J.D. Allen, Larry Genadier, Jeremy Pelt, Lewis Nash and Lisa Hilton
Lisa Hilton Music on
Influences
Brad Mehldau, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock
Lisa Hilton with J.D. Allen, Larry Grenadier, Jeremy Pelt, Lewis Nash
Dave Brubeck
Joe Zawinul
Roland Guerin, Marcus Roberts and Jason Marsalis
Brad Mehldau
Yo Yo Ma
Branford Marsalis
Jean-Michel Pilc
Sounds Like
Hilton has been favorably compared to Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, and George Shearing.
"Diabolically seductive... Ms. Hilton continues to unclog the arteries in Jazz" - Karl Stober, JazzReview.com
"Sunny Day Theory is like a ray of sunshine in these dark times" - Brad Walseth, JazzChicago.net
"Upbeat, cool jazz sounds" - Leigh Ann Stuart, New Orleans Magazine
"A top notch piano player... Sunny Day Theory is music at its finest" - George Harris, All About Jazz
"Hilton takes a refined, understated approach. There is something quite refreshing about this approach to a modern jazz recording" - Dave Miele, NY Jazz Improv
"Sunny Day Theory has a throbbing under current of West Coast cool ala classic Brubeck/Desmond sides" - Chris Spector, Midwest Record
"This beauteous California pianist has some of the better friends you can have in jazz these days. Her quartet here is Parnassian... Hilton has the potential to be almost as hugely popular a jazz pianist as, say Diana Krall is a singer/pianist" - Jeff simon, Buffalo News
"Ace musicianship" - Brian Lush, Rockwired
Passionate pianist, composer and producer, Lisa Hilton grew up in a sleepy Southern California town where instrumental music was always being played at home by her three sisters, as well as by her mother, an accountant. Her father, a college professor, didn’t play an instrument, but her grandfather was a violinist and her great uncle, an accomplished Dutch pianist. Most teens would probably opt for rock concerts, but the first live show Hilton saw was the classic blues duo Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee. “They seemed very old, and really cool by my teenage standards. I was also a big B.B. King fan in those days too.” Originally self-taught on the piano, Hilton began studying classical and twentieth century composers at the age of eight and developed a passion for the blues and jazz in her teens.
In college in San Francisco, the conservative teaching style of the curriculum led Hilton to abruptly quit the piano, and finish with a degree in art instead of music, which led her to a career as an art director. Being an artist remained a goal, and when her love for the piano and composing was reignited by songwriter/producer David Foster, Hilton found a way to combine her long-lost passions into the accomplished artist that she is now. With eleven albums in about as many years, over 140 digital tracks stateside, and two additional CD’s with Evolution/Asia, this prolific composer/pianist is no longer under the radar, and the attention of the media has been aroused. Reviews include “A top notch piano player” All About Jazz, “Refined” NY Jazz Improv, “Her compositional skills are second to none”, The Sounding Board, “Stunning looks and genuine talent” Jazziz, “Throbbing under the current of West Coast cool” Midwest Records, “Impressive talents” JazzChicago.net, “She’s at the top of the jazz piano genre” Wind & Wire, and from JazzReview.com, “Seductive.” Her penchant for playing with some of the greatest names in jazz has also been noted. She has worked with Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Larry Grenadier, Bobby Militello, Tal Bergman, Jeremy Pelt, J.D. Allen, Reggie McBride and Steve Wilson amongst others.
Due to the challenges in her own music education, Hilton is now very committed to music programs for children and teens, especially for those that are blind or visually impaired, such as programs at Perkins School for the Blind in Waterton, Massuchusetts near Boston, the Junior Blind of America's Camp Bloomfield, and The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my site. My new record 'Another Winter' is now available. Please click the player below to sample my music. Thanks and please visit me again. -Michelle
Thank you for your friendship Lisa, I'm very pleased! I wish you the best of luck. I hope that all is going well and that you are having a very enjoyable week! Very creative music, I enjoy it very much.. Take care and God bless! Ramzi..
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