Results for "Isaiah J. Thompson"

Isaiah J. Thompson: The Power of the Spirit

by Neil Duggan
March 28, 2023

Isaiah J. Thompson is one of the leading pianists of his generation. In 2023, 25-year-old has a background that is already hugely impressive. This includes his debut album as a leader, Isaiah J. Thompson Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery (WJ3), in 2020. His accolades have included earning the 2018 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, second ...

Generations

By Steve Turre

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Planting the Ceed; Dinner with Duke; Blue Smoke; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; Don D.; Pharoah's Dance; Flower Power; Good People; Sweet Dreams; Resistance.

Mathis Picard, Deanna Witkowski, Aki Takase, Anna Webber & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 17, 2022

Modern piano rooted in the tradition, timeless playful tongue-in cheek elegance, and two tributes to the great Herbie Nichols in this set.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mathis Picard feat. Savannah Harris “Woodland Fantasy [Live]" Live at the Museum (Outside In) 0:16 Host talks 5:43 ...

Meet Trumpeter Anthony Hervey

by Sanford Josephson
April 4, 2022

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Anthony Hervey was in the sixth grade when he discovered jazz. “My mother encouraged me to play trumpet because my grandfather played trumpet," he said. “I was very reluctant to do so, but she convinced me to do it and said I could quit after a ...

Isaiah J. Thompson, Guano Padano, Camille Bertault, Rope & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 11, 2021

Enjoy a playlist which starts with Larry Goldings getting scary and ends with Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass confirming they're extraordinary.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Scary Goldings “Hi Ho Silverstein" IV (Pockets) 0:16 Host talks 3:24 Isaiah J. Thompson “Mikula Blues" Composed in ...

Kaja Draksler, Frank Kimbrough, Berta Moreno, Julien Lourau & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 21, 2021

This week's exploration of new and upcoming releases continues with a special focus on the late Frank Kimbrough through a preview of his posthumous CD Ancestors and some of the best renditions that appear on the monumental tribute conceived by pianist and producer Elan Mehler, Kimbrough, one of the best releases of the year. Punkt vs. ...

The Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition presents The Finalists

Label: Nu Jazz Records/Nu Jazz Entertainment
Released: 2020
Track listing: 1. Street Light Serenade (Original) -Joshua Espinoza; 2. Saint Mark's Place (Original) - Ben Paterson; 3. Mambo Inn - Arcoiris Sandoval; 4. Mozartin - Isaiah J. Thompson; 5. Walking To New Orleans - Oscar Rossignoli; 6. Cochise - Rina Yamazaki; 7. Confirmation - Dave Meder; 8. Just Squeeze Me – Joshua Espinoza feat Camille Thurman; 9. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - Ben Paterson; 10.. Fox Hunt - Arcoiris Sandova; 11. IT Department (Original) - Isaiah J. Thompson; 12. Heart Beat (Original) - Oscar Rossignoli ; 13. My Funny Valentine – Rina Yamazaki; 14. After - Dave Meder

Isaiah J. Thompson

From West Orange, NJ, Isaiah began studying piano classically at the age of five, and eventually branched out to other styles and genres. After discovering how much fun it was to play jazz, he began to study jazz privately and was soon performing with Jazz House Kids and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra. Isaiah is a 3-time winner for Outstanding Achievement from the Music Educators Association and an Outstanding Soloist at both the Essentially Ellington and Mingus competitions. In recent years he has participated in the 2014 Vail Jazz Workshop, the 2015 GRAMMY Jazz Combo and was invited to participate in the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) 2015 inaugural Summer Jazz Academy by Wynton Marsalis

Jazz House Kids: The House that Jazz Built

by Bob Kenselaar
April 6, 2018

When we think of jazz education, we might first think about what's developed at the college level and at music conservatories over the last fifty years or so, and then maybe consider how jazz instruction and jazz bands have flourished at the high school and middle school levels a little more recently. But beyond these settings, ...

Blue Engine Records Announces The Release Of "Handful Of Keys" From The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

September 19, 2017

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records today announced the release of Handful of Keys on September 15, 2017, a live recording of performances that captured 100 years of jazz piano in one night in Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Today, the first single from Handful of Keys, “The Strawberry,” is available ...