D. D. Jackson

DD Jackson ( born January 25, 1967 in Ottawa ) is a Canadian jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and band leader of the avant-garde jazz.

DD Jackson studied at New York's Manhattan School of Music and Indiana University. At the beginning of his career as a musician, he worked with Billy Bang and Big Band projects of David Murray, Kip Hanrahan, Hamiet Bluiett and with the World Saxophone Quartet. Since the mid- 1990s, Jackson took over as leader of his own formations with musicians like Murray or Jack DeJohnette a series of albums, like the two -part work paired down from 1996/97, on the duets with James Carter, Don Byron, Hugh Ragin he, Ray Anderson, Murray, Billy Bang and others played. In the album Suite for New York ( 2003) he worked musically his impressions on 11 September 2001. Moreover, Jackson worked with Bob Weir, former member of the band Grateful Dead together. As a member of the formation Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, he wrote the opera Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path on the former Canadian prime minister. With Carl Kissin, he wrote the musical comedy depresses, Depressed. In addition, Jackson works as a regular author of the column Living Jazz in Downbeat. He lives near New York City.

Jackson processed in his personal style influences of Thelonious Monk, Don Pullen and Jaki Byard and connects it by Richard Cook and Brian Morton tradition and innovation.

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Recordings as a leader

  • Peace Song ( Justin Time, 1994) with David Murray
  • Rhythm Dance ( Justin Time, 1995)
  • Paired Down Vol 1 & 2 ( Justin Time, 1997)
  • So Far ... (RCA Victor, 1999)
  • Anthem ( RCA Victor, 1999) with James Carter, Jack DeJohnette
  • Sigame ( Justin Time, 2001)
  • Suite for New York ( Justin Time, 2003)
  • Serenity Song ( Justin Time, 2006)

Recordings as a sideman

  • Billy Bang: Bang On ( Justin Time, 1997)
  • Hamiet Bluiett: Same Space ( Justin Time, 1997)
  • World Saxophone Quartet: M'Biko ( Justin Time, 1998)

Links / sources

Downbeat Artists Profile

  • Homepage of D.D. Jackson
  • Entry on D. D. Jackson in allaboutjazz.com
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