Scot Ranney
Music
- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
2,714 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
331 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
164 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
3,030 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
1,082 plays
General Info
-
Genre: Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Psychedelic
Location BELLINGHAM, Washington, US
Profile Views: 25349
Last Login: 5/24/2011
Member Since 7/31/2006
Website http://www.learnjazzpiano.com
Type of Label Major
-
Bio
.. .. ..New CD released: My First Piano.. .. .. ..Go Here for the LearnJazzPiano.com Practice Cam.. .. .. I play solo piano and put together groups for any kind of event from Vancouver, B.C. down to Portland, Oregon. Go to ..http://www.scotranney.com.. for more information or to contact me about availability. .. .. I recently published a jazz piano exercises and etudes book: ..http://www.lulu.com/content/2111021.. .. .. I'm a pizza fanatic, it's almost a religion, definitely a way of life. I'm all about the simple pleasures. Pizza in the morning. .. .. Sometimes you just have to take a dandelion break. In the meadow or in a crack of a sidewalk, sometimes that's just what you have to do. .. .. We sought it with thimbles, we sought it with care; .. We pursued it with forks and hope; .. We threatened it's life with a railroad share; .. We charmed it with smiles and soap. .. .. I don't really like poetry, unless it's kind of dirty and has clever rhymes, those kind are almost always fun. .. .. "But what really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in this world more helpless and irresponsible... and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next gas station." .. .. In addition to all those things that keep my tendrils of curiosity waving crazily like a giant worm covered Medusa head, I enjoy music, playing it, writing it, listening to it. .. .. I'm pretty sure music is a verb. .. .. I play music for all kinds of reasons and enjoy solo piano as much as playing with a group. The music is fun and full of life, with just as many unanswered questions and unplanned adventures. .. ...... .. .. .. ...... Layout by ..CoolChaser.. Background from ..flickr user.. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ...... -
Members
.. If I have a jazz gig, a piano trio or quartet, some of my favorite bass players to call are Andrew Simmons, Chuck Kisler, Ev Stern, Doug Miller, Larry Halloway, Jeff Cook, Tom Anastasio, Jeff Johnson, and I'm sure I've forgotten a few. .. .. For drums, first on the list are guys like D'vonne Lewis, Scott Mercado, Grant Wilson, Jeremy Jones, Cary Stevens, Mike Bajuk, Jud Sherwood, and all those others. .. .. Sometimes I get calls for quartets or larger groups and the first guy I call is my brother Travis Ranney who is well known in the musician world as being one of the top sax guys around. If he can't make it there are a handful of other people I'd call, but this rarely happens because I usually can sell the trio gig. Who needs a horn when a trio can give you more? .. -
Influences
.. Walking down a sunset boardwalk with a beer in one hand and a bottle of mezcal in the other. .. .. A little it of this, a little bit of that, don't eat too much or you'll be a big, fat, cat. .. -
Sounds Like
.. Well, if I'm playing jazz piano, it sounds like me playing jazz piano. If I'm playing Mozart piano, it sounds like me playing Mozart piano. Same with funk, reggae, and everything else piano. .. .. I guess it just sounds like me playing music. .. .. Music for me is based on rhythm first, melody second, harmony third. More music can come out of one note being played rhythmically than can come out of a symphony orchestra losing time. A lonely melody (Rite of Spring, anyone?) can be the most poignant voice in a piece of music, yet played in a haphazard way, rhythmically, it would lose everything. As will a good harmony. If the melody isn't played with harmony in mind, whether you're reading music or improvising, then both rhythm and melody might be wasted. .. .. Success is through finding balance, not only in music, but in everything. .. .. I look at the piano like a chromatic percussion instrument, but one that is sensitive enough to evoke any emotion so that something soft and sweet is just as powerful as a ten minute double time reggae funk jam with a band. ..
Stream
No recent updates in this category.
Music
-
19 Songs | Jun 6, 2010
Comments
Bio:
New CD released: My First Piano
Go Here for the LearnJazzPiano.com Practice Cam
I play solo piano and put together groups for any kind of event from Vancouver, B.C. down to Portland, Oregon. Go to http://www.scotranney.com for more information or to contact me about availability.
I recently published a jazz piano exercises and etudes book: http://www.lulu.com/content/2111021
I'm a pizza fanatic, it's almost a religion, definitely a way of life. I'm all about the simple pleasures. Pizza in the morning.
Sometimes you just have to take a dandelion break. In the meadow or in a crack of a sidewalk, sometimes that's just what you have to do.
We sought it with thimbles, we sought it with care;
We pursued it with forks and hope;
We threatened it's life with a railroad share;
We charmed it with smiles and soap.
I don't really like poetry, unless it's kind of dirty and has clever rhymes, those kind are almost always fun.
"But what really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in this world more helpless and irresponsible... and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon. Probably at the next gas station."
In addition to all those things that keep my tendrils of curiosity waving crazily like a giant worm covered Medusa head, I enjoy music, playing it, writing it, listening to it.
I'm pretty sure music is a verb.
I play music for all kinds of reasons and enjoy solo piano as much as playing with a group. The music is fun and full of life, with just as many unanswered questions and unplanned adventures.
Member Since:
July 31, 2006Members:
If I have a jazz gig, a piano trio or quartet, some of my favorite bass players to call are Andrew Simmons, Chuck Kisler, Ev Stern, Doug Miller, Larry Halloway, Jeff Cook, Tom Anastasio, Jeff Johnson, and I'm sure I've forgotten a few.
For drums, first on the list are guys like D'vonne Lewis, Scott Mercado, Grant Wilson, Jeremy Jones, Cary Stevens, Mike Bajuk, Jud Sherwood, and all those others.
Sometimes I get calls for quartets or larger groups and the first guy I call is my brother Travis Ranney who is well known in the musician world as being one of the top sax guys around. If he can't make it there are a handful of other people I'd call, but this rarely happens because I usually can sell the trio gig. Who needs a horn when a trio can give you more?
Influences:
Walking down a sunset boardwalk with a beer in one hand and a bottle of mezcal in the other.
A little it of this, a little bit of that, don't eat too much or you'll be a big, fat, cat.
Sounds Like:
Well, if I'm playing jazz piano, it sounds like me playing jazz piano. If I'm playing Mozart piano, it sounds like me playing Mozart piano. Same with funk, reggae, and everything else piano.
I guess it just sounds like me playing music.
Music for me is based on rhythm first, melody second, harmony third. More music can come out of one note being played rhythmically than can come out of a symphony orchestra losing time. A lonely melody (Rite of Spring, anyone?) can be the most poignant voice in a piece of music, yet played in a haphazard way, rhythmically, it would lose everything. As will a good harmony. If the melody isn't played with harmony in mind, whether you're reading music or improvising, then both rhythm and melody might be wasted.
Success is through finding balance, not only in music, but in everything.
I look at the piano like a chromatic percussion instrument, but one that is sensitive enough to evoke any emotion so that something soft and sweet is just as powerful as a ten minute double time reggae funk jam with a band.





















Richard Harris
6 months ago
Richard Harris
6 months ago
Richard Harris
7 months ago
Richard Harris
7 months ago
Richard Harris
8 months ago
Richard Harris
8 months ago
Richard Harris
8 months ago
Richard Harris
9 months ago
Richard Harris
10 months ago
Richard Harris
11 months ago
10 of 100MoreLOCK YOUR DOORS, BOLT YOUR WINDOWS and PREPARE YOURSELF for HALLOWEEN NIGHT!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Scot,
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE WOLF MAN ...
"Even a man who is PURE IN HEART
and says his PRAYERS BY NIGHT
may become a WOLF when the WOLFBANE BLOOMS
and the AUTUMN MOON is BRIGHT."
~ The Legend of "The Wolf Man"
BEWARE OF THE BRIGHT FULL MOON!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR this HALLOWEEN NIGHT Scot!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HALLOWEEN ...
"Tis the night - the NIGHT
Of the GRAVE'S DELIGHT,
And the warlocks are at their play;
Ye think that without
The WILD WINDS shout,
But no, it is THEY - it is THEY."
~ Arthur Cleveland Coxe
SHADOWS OF A THOUSAND YEARS RISE AGAIN
UNSEEN. VOICES WHISPER IN THE TREES,
"TONIGHT IS HALLOWEEN!"
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Have a SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN Scot!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER
"Darkness falls across the land
The MIDNIGHT HOUR is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of BLOOD
To terrorize Y'AWL'S NEIGHBORHOOD
And whosoever shall be found
Without the SOULD for GETTING DOWN
Must stand and face the HOUNDS OF HELL
And ROT inside a CORPSE'S SHELL
The foulest stench is in the air
The FUNK of FORTY THOUSAND YEARS
And GRIZZLY GHOULS from every tomb
Are closing in to SEAL YOUR DOOM
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to SHIVER
For no MERE MORTAL CAN RESIST
The EVIL OF THE THRILLER."
~ Vincent Price rap in Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
HAVE A FRIGHTFULLY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Feel the PASSION Scot!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LOVE AND PASSION ...
"The LOVE between man and woman
is the GREATEST and MOST COMPLETE PASSION
the world will ever see."
~ D.H. Lawrence
PASSION IS THE FIRE THAT BURNS FROM
A HEART IN LOVE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
I'm sending LOTS OF LOVE to you Scot!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE'S CHALLENGES ...
“LIFE'S CHALLENGES are not supposed to
PARALYZE YOU, they're supposed to help you
DISCOVER
WHO
YOU
ARE."
~ Bernice Johnson Reagon
CHALLENGES MAKE YOU DISCOVER THINGS
ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOU NEVER
REALLY KNEW!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
The SECRET TO HUMOR is SURPRISE Scot!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SURPRISES ...
"LIFE is FULL
of CHALLENGES and SURPRISES."
~ Jil Sander
SURPRISES ARE FOOLISH THINGS. THE PLEASURE
IS NOT ENHANCED, AND THE INCOVENIENCE IS
OFTEN CONSIDERABLE.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
The MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD
Plays Trumpet Scot!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PLAYING TRUMPET ...
"Playing the TRUMPET is such an intangible experience.
The player is compelled to start FROM THE BEGINNING
and build anew each day. It isn't like building a house,
where we can RESUME BUILDING where we left off
the previous day's accomplishments. EACH NEW DAY
we must rebuild the foundation of our musical structure."
~ Armando Ghitalla
IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU HAVE TO
PLAY YOUR BEST WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR WORST.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
You Think YOUR JOB IS TOUGH Scot?
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...
"The BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE is the one on which you decide YOUR LIFE is your own. No APOLOGIES or EXCUSES. No one to LEAN ON, RELY ON, or BLAME.
The GIFT OF LIFE is YOURS; it is an AMAZING JOURNEY; and YOU ALONE are responsible for the quality of it. ”
~ Dan Zadra
IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING A DOORMAT ~ THEN
GET OFF THE FLOOR! YOU ARE TOUGHER AND
STRONGER THAN YOU THINK!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
ENJOY Your SUMMER Scot!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SUMMER ...
Happy 4th of July Scot!
"What good is the WARMTH OF SUMMER,
without the COLD OF WINTER
to give it SWEETNESS."
~ John Steinbeck
IT'S A SMILE, IT'S A KISS, IT'S A SIP OF WINE ...
IT'S SUMMERTIME!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Live THE GOOD LIFE Scot!
I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE GOOD LIFE ...
"Thank you, GOD,
for this GOOD LIFE
and FORGIVE US
if we do not LOVE IT ENOUGH."
~ Garrison Keillor
THE GOOD LIFE IS ONE INSPIRED BY LOVE
AND GUIDED BY KNOWLEDGE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com