I love piano trios!

[Jazzdude]

Piano is my favorite instrument and trio is my favorite format. I'm always on the look out for any new or little known exciting pianists on the scene. Can anyone hip me to some fresh faces? I especially, but not exclusively by any means, dig standards.

Here are some of my current long-time favorites:

McCoy Tyner,

Keith Jarrett,

Chick Corea,

Jason Moran,

Andrew Hill,

Bill Evans,

Lynne Arriale,

Horace Silver,

Jessica Williams,

Fred Hersch,

Randy Weston.

Bill Charlap

New ones I've recently discovered:

Chano Dominguez (fuses flamenco and jazz) ,

Junko Onishi (altho I heard she went back to Japan),

Don Friedman,

Warren Bernhardt,

Peter Malverneri (spelling is wrong).

I read somewhere about an Argentinian pianist who combines jazz and tango. His last names starts with an "I". Anyone ever hear of him?

Any other suggestions?

Edited July 27, 2004 by Jazzdude

[BFrank]

How about:

Jacky Terrasson

Benny Green

Cyrus Chestnut

[Jazzdude]

Oops, I forgot about them. I have most of Jacky Terrasson discs, two Chestnuts and two Green CDs. Of the three Terrasson is my fave. Green doesn't do much for me. Chestnut I like, too. How about some pianists on some independent labels who are not well known but still very good.

[brownie]

Don't overlook:

Paul Bley

Marylin Crispell

Tete Montoliu

Jean-Michel Pilc

Martial Solal

And trust you know all about these giants:

Hank Jones

Tommy Flanagan

Hampton Hawes

Cedar Walton,

etc.

[Dan Gould]

Michael Cochrane has some excellent CDs on Steeplechase. Start with Gesture of Faith and Footprints, a tribute to Wayne Shorter's compositions.

[Big Wheel]

Marc Cary

Kevin Hays

Jaki Byard

Walter Norris

Hal Galper

Marcus Roberts

No Bud Powell or Herbie Hancock on your list??

[ADR]

How about:

Bill Carrothers

Myra Melford

Steve Kuhn

Mulgrew Miller

Simon Nabatov

Matthew Shipp

Geri Allen

[couw]

Iancsi Körössy!

[undergroundagent]

Don't forget Junior Mance's Jazzland material. Nice piano trio stuff.

[JSngry]

Frank Hewitt.

[JSngry]

Nat Cole

Bub Powell

Art Tatum

Elmo Hope

Hassan

Geri Allen

Francesca Tanksley

Duke Ellington

Herbie Nichols

Teddy Wilson

Amina Claudine Myers

Sonny Clark

[Man with the Golden Arm]

  Jazzdude said:

I read somewhere about an Argentinian pianist who combines jazz and tango. His last names starts with an "I". Anyone ever hear of him?

Obviously not who you are asking about but check Pablo Zeigler.

John Lurie's brother Evan has some very nice Jazz Tango Italiatarentella going on.

Edited July 27, 2004 by Man with the Golden Arm

[catesta]

New blood.

I enjoy the hell out of this guy's playing.

Tamir Hendelman

[ralphie_boy]

Don't forget Ahmad Jamal's trios.

[jlhoots]

Sir Roland Hanna

John Di Martino

[wolff]

Phineas Newborn Jr.

[sal]

Frank Kimbrough

Ed Simon

Vijay Iyer

Denny Zietlin

Kenny Kirkland

Edited July 27, 2004 by sal

[catesta]

  wolff said:

Phineas Newborn Jr.

[couw]

and if you like Hill, maybe even Cecil, check out that Valdo Williams disk on Savoy

[catesta]

Erroll Garner

[Dan Gould]

  Jazzdude said:

Piano is my favorite instrument and trio is my favorite format. I'm always on the look out for any new or little known exciting pianists on the scene. Can anyone hip me to some fresh faces?

Garner? Mance? Newborn? Jamal? Tatum, for heaven's sake?

We need to brush up on reading comprehension.

[catesta]

  Dan Gould said:

  Jazzdude said:

Piano is my favorite instrument and trio is my favorite format. I'm always on the look out for any new or little known exciting pianists on the scene. Can anyone hip me to some fresh faces?

Garner? Mance? Newborn? Jamal? Tatum, for heaven's sake?

We need to brush up on reading comprehension.

Details...., details...

Blame, Sangrey.

[Gary]

  Jazzdude said:

Can anyone hip me to some fresh faces?

Eternally fresh

[Jim R]

  Jazzdude said:

Piano is my favorite instrument and trio is my favorite format. I'm always on the look out for any new or little known exciting pianists on the scene.

Eddie Higgins ain't new, but he's relatively little known. He's also playing better than ever, IMO.

Lou Levy isn't new (isn't even with us anymore, unfortunately), but I think he's always been underappreciated.

Just in case you hadn't checked them out... B)

[wolff]

Mike Strickland: JAZZ, BLUES AND BOOGIE

Just in case you like solo piano, also. Not a heavy weight by any stretch. This is just a fun CD. Mike's done other CD's(to pay bills), but this about only one that I like. Cool and bluesy, yet elegant and classy -very accessible.