DANNY GRISSET - pianoforte
originario di Los Angeles, California, pianista / compositore è relativamente nuova aggiunta al New York scena jazz. Ha iniziato a suonare il pianoforte a cinque anni con lo studio classico. Ha continuato la sua formazione classica attraverso la scuola e università, laureandosi in educazione musicale nel 1998, sviluppando un amore per il jazz lungo il percorso. Completa gli studi presso il prestigioso Thelonious Monk Institute nel 2001 con maestri come Barry Harris, Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, Bobby Watson, Jimmy Heath e Carl Allen. In questo periodo è stato sulla scena LA Jazz con la guida di uno dei suoi mentori, il batterista Billy Higgins ed ha iniziato a suonare con artisti come Billy Higgins, George Coleman, Jackie McLean, e Ralph Moore. Nel 2002 è entrato a far parte con il batterista Roy McCurdy nel trio di John Heard, (ex bassista con il trio di Ahmad Jamal e Oscar Peterson.) Il prezioso tempo trascorso con Heard e McCurdy, parlando di musica e la scena in NY, ha dimostrato di essere uno strumento per crescere sempre più. In estate del 2003 Danny si trasferisce a New York, e già dai primi mesi divenne un Sideman di scelta per artisti come Vincent Herring e Vanessa Rubin. Dopo il suo arrivo a NY, egli ha tenuto concerti a livello internazionale e partecipato a festival jazz club in Italia, Francia, Germania, Giappone, Sud Africa, Colombia, e in molte città degli Stati Uniti. Ha suonato con tali notabili come Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, La Mingus Big Band, Marcus Strickland, Russell Malone, Steve Nelson, Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton, Buster Williams, ed è un membro del quintetto di Tom Harrell.In 2006, Danny made his recording debut as a leader with the critically acclaimed Promise on the Criss Cross Jazz label. Encounters his second cd as a leader was release in February 2008. Nel 2006, Danny ha fatto la sua registrazione di debutto come leader con i premiati dalla critica Promise sulla Criss Cross Jazz etichetta. Incontri suo secondo CD come leader di rilascio è stato nel febbraio 2008.
Originally from Los Angeles, California, pianist/composer Danny Grissett is a new addition to the New York jazz scene. He started playing the piano at age five, and began studying classically when he turned six. Danny continued his classical training through high school and college, earning his B.A. in Music Education in 1998, while developing a love for jazz along the way.
He further explored his love for jazz in graduate school, earning his M.F.A in Jazz Performance from Cal Arts in 2000, then an advanced performance certificate from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute in 2001. There he studied with jazz masters such as Barry Harris, Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, Bobby Watson, Jimmy Heath and Carl Allen. Also during this time he began to establish himself on the LA Jazz scene with the guidance of one of his mentors, drummer Billy Higgins. He began performing more often with distinguished local and touring artists such as Billy Higgins, George Coleman, Jackie McLean, and Ralph Moore. In 2002 he joined drummer Roy McCurdy in the trio of John Heard, (bassist formerly with the trios of Ahmad Jamal and Oscar Peterson.) The invaluable time spent with Heard and McCurdy, playing clubs frequently, talking about music and the scene in NY, proved to be instrumental in cultivating Grissett’s ever increasing thoughts about moving east.
In the summer of 2003 Danny moved to New York, and within the first few months of Grissett’s arrival, he became a sideman of choice for artists such as Vincent Herring, Vanessa Rubin. You can hear Danny on Vincent Herring’s last three recordings, (Mr. Wizard, and Ends and Means on High Note, and Live at the Bird’s Eye.) Since his arrival to NY, he has performed internationally at jazz festivals and clubs in Italy, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Colombia, and many cities within the US. He has performed with such notables as Freddie Hubbard, Steve Wilson, The Mingus Big Band, Marcus Strickland, Russell Malone, Jeremy Pelt, and is a member of the Tom Harrell quintet. Currently he works and tours with Nicholas Payton’s new quartet.
Most recently Danny recorded his first cd as a leader. Promise on the Criss Cross Jazz label was release in May 2006.
