Results for "Darren Litzie"

The Falconaires, Triple Blind, Diane Marino, Monika Herzig and more

by Benjamin Boddie
March 5, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by LehCats, The Falconaires, Triple Blind, Diane Marino, Monika Herzig, Dana Legg, Sam Robinson, Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, The Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Darren Litzie, Donald Harrison, Dave Slonaker Big Band, Bob Reynolds, Lisanne Lyons, Steven Husted, Nicole McCabe, Mitch Dalton, Anna Kolchina, Hindy Bare, Dave Stryker, Eddie Allen & ...

Darren Litzie: On My Own Time

by Don Ball
February 25, 2026

Pianist Darren Litzie's sophomore release as a leader, On My Own Time, eschews the horns of his first release and takes a simpler approach, with bassist Chris DeAngelis and drummer John Riley providing the solid rhythm backing. Litzie also wrote two-thirds of the tunes and shows an imaginative approach to composition, writing in different beat-centric genres ...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jeff Beck, and Dave Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
February 25, 2026

This episode features music from Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Jeff Beck, Joe Lee Wilson, and Dave Wilson. Due to equipment malfunctions, there are brief interruptions in the show's flow at the 30-and 90-minute marks. Despite that, I was able to play almost everything I originally intended.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get ...

My Horizon

By Darren Litzie

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Cole Porter), My Horizon (Darren Litzie), Up, Up and Away (Jimmy Webb), Faded Portrait (Darren Litzie), Blues for 3 (Darren Litzie), Question and Answer (Pat Metheny), Lucky Guess (Darren Litzie), Before Too Long (Darren Litzie), I Have Dreamed (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II), Hackensack (Thelonious Monk)

Darren Litzie

Born: July 2, 1987

Pianist/Composer Darren Litzie has been performing professionally in a wide variety of settings for over fifteen years. He holds a Master of Music in Jazz Studies Degree from The Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford, and a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance Degree from Western Connecticut State University. While completing his graduate studies, Darren was nominated by The Hartt School faculty for membership in the Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society for achieving musical and academic excellence.

Darren has had the privilege of studying with Javon Jackson, Jim McNeely, Mike Holober, Dr. Rex Cadwallader, Jimmy Greene, Peter Tomlinson, and Jamie Begian. He has performed and recorded with world-renowned artists such as John Riley, Dave Santoro, Jon Wikan, Jeff Fuller, Marlene VerPlanck, Mike DiRubbo, Andrew Beals, Frank Basile, Chris Morrison, Nick Biello, Harvie S, Phil Palombi, Tom Melito, and many others.