Jacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a German jazz pianist and composer.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jacques-Laurent Terrasson |
| Born | November 27, 1965 Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Blue Note, Impulse! |
| Website | jackyterrasson |
Background
Terrasson's mother is an African-American woman from Georgia, and his father is French.[3][4] From his parents he heard classical music as a child.[4] He began piano lessons at an early age.[4] He became interested in jazz when he heard his mother's albums of Miles Davis and Billie Holiday.[4] Terrasson graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, then performed in clubs as a jazz pianist in Chicago and New York City.[4] In 1993 he won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.[4] As the leader of a trio, Terrasson recorded his first solo album for Blue Note, then recorded with Jimmy Scott and Cassandra Wilson.[4] He has worked with Stéphane Belmondo, Michael Brecker, Mino Cinélu, Ugonna Okegwo, Leon Parker, Michel Portal, Adam Rodgers, and Cécile McLorin Salvant. Los Angeles Times heralds Jacky as "a pianist with a shining improvisational imagination, Terrasson seems clearly determined to follow his own path."[5]
Discography
As leader or co-leader
- Moon and Sand with Tom Harrell (Jazz Aux Ramparts, 1991)
- Jacky Terrasson (Blue Note, 1994)
- Reach (Blue Note, 1995)
- Rendezvous with Cassandra Wilson (Blue Note, 1997)
- Alive (Blue Note, 1998)
- What It Is (Blue Note, 1999)
- A Paris... (Blue Note, 2000)
- Kindred with Stefon Harris (Blue Note, 2001)
- Smile (Blue Note, 2002)
- Into the Blue with Emmanuel Pahud (Blue Note, 2003)
- Mirror (Blue Note, 2007)
- Push (Concord Jazz, 2010)
- Gouache (Universal, 2012)
- Take This (Impulse!, 2015)
- Mother with Stéphane Belmondo (Impulse!, 2016)
- 53 (Blue Note, 2019)
As sideman
With Ry Cooder
- Music from the Motion Picture Primary Colors (MCA, 1998)
- Chavez Ravine (Nonesuch, 2005)
- My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch, 2007)
With others
- Seth Air, Wallace Roney (Muse 1991)
- As We Speak, Jesse Davis (Concord Jazz, 1992)
- Ray Brown's New Two Bass Hits, Ray Brown (Capri, 1992)
- Wailin' at the Vanguard, Art Taylor (Verve, 1993)
- When the Time Is Right, Javon Jackson (Blue Note, 1994)
- Freedom Jazz Dance, Eddie Harris (Venus, 1997)
- Telepathy, Cindy Blackman (Muse, 1994)
- Quiet After the Storm, Dianne Reeves (Blue Note, 1994)
- Above and Below, Leon Parker (Epicure, 1994)
- The Traveler, Antoine Roney (Muse, 1994)
- For One Who Knows, Javon Jackson (Blue Note, 1995)
- Heaven, Jimmy Scott (Warner Bros., 1996)
- In the Now, Cindy Blackman (Highnote, 1998)
- Fascinoma, Jon Hassell (Water Lily Acoustics, 1999)
- Stefano di Battista, Stefano di Battista (Blue Note, 2000)
- Live at the Blue Note, Irvin Mayfield and Jaz Sawyer (Half Note, 2000)
References
- "Jacky Terrasson". Blue Note. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Jacky Terrasson - Steinway & Sons". Steinway & Sons. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Himes, Geoffrey (15 December 2019). "Jacky Terrasson: Sourire de Francais". JazzTimes. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Skelly, Richard. "Jacky Terrasson". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- "Jacky Terrasson music @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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