Dan Tepfer
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 8, 1982 |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sunnyside Records |
| Associated acts | Lee Konitz, Ben Wendel |
| Website | www.dantepfer.com |
Dan Tepfer (born 1982 in Paris, France) is a French-American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his 2011 album Goldberg Variations/Variations.
Biography
Dan Tepfer grew up in Paris, France in a musical and scientific family. He received a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in jazz piano performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston.[1] He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he works as a pianist and composer.[2] He tours around the world, with frequent appearances in Europe in particular.[3] Since 2009, he has released a series of critically acclaimed [4] recordings on Sunnyside Records, working in trio, duo and solo formats. He is also known since 2007 as one of the most frequent collaborators of jazz icon Lee Konitz.
Honors
- 2006: Montreux Jazz Festival Bösendorfer Solo Piano Competition, First Prize and Audience Prize
- 2007: American Pianists Association Jazz Piano Competition, First Prize, Cole Porter Fellowship
- 2011: CHOC Jazz Magazine (France) for "Goldberg Variations / Variations"
- 2011 - 2013: Rising Star Pianist, Downbeat Magazine
- 2012 - 2013: Rising Star Pianist, JazzTimes
- 2014: American Academy of Arts and Letters Charles Ives Fellowship
Discography
- 2005 : Before the Storm, Dan Tepfer Trio, with Richie Barshay and Jorge Roeder (DIZ)
- 2007 : Oxygen, Dan Tepfer Trio, with Richie Barshay and Jorge Roeder (DIZ)
- 2009 : Twelve Free Improvisations in Twelve Keys, solo piano (DIZ)
- 2009 : Duos with Lee, duo with Lee Konitz (Sunnyside Records)
- 2010 : Five Pedals Deep, Dan Tepfer Trio, with Thomas Morgan and Ted Poor (Sunnyside Records)
- 2011 : Goldberg Variations/Variations, solo piano (Sunnyside Records)
- 2013 : Small Constructions, duo with Ben Wendel (Sunnyside Records)
With Billy Hart
- Sixty-Eight (SteepleChase, 2011)
Film Score
- Movement+Location[5] (Harmonium Films, 2014)
External links
References
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