My core group is myself: pianist/composer; Dafnis Prieto - drums and Ugonna Okegwo on bass, but I have lots of different groups in different configurations (see ddjackson.com)
Influences
Don Pullen, Jaki Byard, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Vladimir Horowitz, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Hannibal Peterson, John Adams, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Samuel Barber, Stephen Sondheim, A.R, Rahman, Steve Coleman, Esbjorn Svennson Trio (E.S.T.), Pat Metheny, Marc Johnson, Bill Frisell, Prince, Tori Amos, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Samual Barber, Aaron Copland...
Sounds Like
Don Pullen, Jaki Byard, Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ibrahim, Dollar Brand, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Randy Weston, Michel Camilo, Esbjorn Svennson Trio, Thelonious Monk
featuring:
D.D. Jackson - pianist/composer, Dafnis
Prieto - drums,
Ugonna Okegwo - bass with
special guests: Christian
Howes - el. and acoustic
violins Dana
Leong - cello/trombone and Sam
Newsome - soprano sax Available
now at http://ddjackson.com
D.D. Jackson is an award-winning Canadian-born, New York City-based jazz pianist/composer whose work spans 12 CDs as leader or co-leader (including two for the major label RCA Victor/BMG) featuring almost entirely original material. His most recent CDs are Serenity Song (2006 Justin Time), and Suite for New York (2003 Justin Time), a meditation on the events of 9/11. His theatre work includes an upcoming opera entitled Trudeau: Long March/Shining Path on the former Canadian Prime Minister and the musical-comedy Depressed, Depressed written with Chicago City Limits veteran Carl Kissin (a historic, New York City-based improv comedy group for which Jackson also currently serves as Music Director). Jackson performs all over the world with his groups and has also appeared and recorded with some of the most distinguished names in jazz including saxophonists David Murray and drummer Jack Dejohnette. He is also an accomplished classical pianist and recently released a recording of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue on Summit Records. Jackson also writes a regular column for Downbeat magazine entitled Living Jazz and maintains the related D.D. Jackson Living Jazz Podcast. For more on D.D., visit his Artistshare-powered website at: ddjackson.com where you can listen to his Podcasts, download more music, purchase his CD's, become an Artistshare Participant and more.
JFJO returns to NYC this FRIDAY (JULY 18th) for an 11:30pm set at Joe's Pub! Come check out the new quartet lineup as they destroy Joe's on a Friday night!
Advance tickets are still available.
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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to NYC on SAT. JULY 18th for a show at JOES'S PUB!
Come celebrate life with JFJO!
| JFJO | Live @ Joe's Pub |
| Sat. July 18th | @ 11:30pm |
I hope you'll forgive a bit of shameless merchandising. My new CD is out. Still doin' the Jazz thing, but this is definitely not your father's organ trio!
CD Baby's got it; there are samples, links & digital downloads on my Myspace page.
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This brand new release features 2 original tracks by Jazzy Burn's and 2 remixes by east coast DJ and producer ATOM. Funky electro fusion house beat with that sophisticated style that only Jazzy knows how.
p.s. Everytime I hear SUMMER...I get sooo sentimental. Reminds me of our summer last year here in Chicago w/the fam. reunion. Can't wait til next year.!!!!!
What's up?! Just dropping by to see how you're doing. Hope all is well at your end! :)
So... Where has your music exploration taken you in the last month?? Net radio; Terrestrial radio; Music subscription service; Record store; Big-box retailer; Friend recommendation; Live show; MySpace surf???? What's the breakdown? I'm curious, so let me know by dropping a Comment on my page please! :)
