Danny Grissett

Danny Grissett

Grissett in 2010
Background information
Born 1975 (age 40–41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano, Fender Rhodes
Years active Early 2000s–present
Labels Criss Cross
Associated acts Tom Harrell
Website dannygrissett.com

Danny Grissett (born 1975) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.

Early life

Grissett was born in Los Angeles in 1975.[1] He first played the piano at the age of five, taking classical music lessons.[2] He graduated with a B.A. in Music Education[1] from California State University, Dominguez Hills,[2] then completed a two-year master's degree in jazz performance in 2000 at the California Institute of the Arts.[1][2]

Later life and career

After playing around Los Angeles he moved to New York City in 2003.[1] He became trumpeter Nicholas Payton's keyboardist early the following year, and has been a regular member of trumpeter Tom Harrell's band since 2005.[2] Grissett released his first album as a leader in 2006, on the Criss Cross label, for whom he has continued to record.[1] Promise and his following album, Encounters, were trio recordings with Vicente Archer (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums).[2] His next album, Form, from 2008, added saxophonist Seamus Blake, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, and trombonist Steve Davis to the trio.[2]

Playing style

A Down Beat reviewer in 2010 commented that Grissett employed "strategies drawn from Mulgrew Miller, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Clark to tell cogent stories that carry his own harmonic and rhythmic signature."[2]

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2005 Promise Criss Cross Trio, with Vicente Archer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums)
2007 Encounters Criss Cross Trio, with Vicente Archer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums)
2008 Form Criss Cross Sextet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), Vicente Archer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums)
2011 Stride Criss Cross Trio, with Vicente Archer (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums)
2015 The In-Between Criss Cross Quartet, with Walter Smith III (tenor sax), Vicente Archer (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label
2006 Greene, JimmyJimmy Greene Gifts and Givers Criss Cross
2006 Harrell, TomTom Harrell Light On HighNote
2006* Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen This Is My House Okapi
2007 Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt November Max Jazz
2007 Lund, LageLage Lund Early Songs Criss Cross
2007 Kitagawa, KiyoshiKiyoshi Kitagawa I'm Still Here Atelier Sawano
2008 Nakamura, KengoKengo Nakamura Generations 55
2008 Harrell, TomTom Harrell Prana Dance HighNote
2008* Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen Best of the West Brooklyn Jazz Underground
2009 Harrell, TomTom Harrell Roman Nights HighNote
2009 Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt Men of Honor HighNote
2010 Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt The Talented Mr. Pelt HighNote
2010 Harrell, TomTom Harrell The Time of the Sun HighNote
2011 Harrell, TomTom Harrell Number Five HighNote
2011 Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt Soul HighNote
2011* Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen Milo Songs Brooklyn Jazz Underground
2011* Musluoğlu, OzanOzan Musluoğlu 40th Day Equinox Music & Entertainment
2012* Fatien, LaïkaLaïka Fatien Come a Little Closer Universal
2014* Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen Double Life Brooklyn Jazz Underground
2014* Guarna, TomTom Guarna Rush Brooklyn Jazz Underground
2015* Odman, FeritFerit Odman Dameronia With Strings Equinox Music & Entertainment

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Collar, Matt. "Artist Biography – Danny Grissett". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Panken, Ted (April 2010). "Danny Grissett – Leader's Languages". Down Beat. p. 22. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

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