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Jacky Terrasson |
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Ever since pianist extraordinaire Jacky Terrasson burst upon the jazz scene in 1993 by winning the Thelonious Monk Piano Competition, he has consistently recorded richly refined and remarkably free-spirited music. Jacky is a two time Grammy nominee (“Kindred,” Best Jazz Album, 2001 and “Into The Blue” (2004) with Emmanuel Pahud). In 2003 he earned Best Jazz Artist of the Year (Prix Django Reinhardt, Academie de Jazz), Best Jazz Album of the Year for “Smile” (Victoire de Jazz) and two Django d’Or awards for Best Jazz Album and Best Artist. Earlier this year Jacky debuted on Concord Jazz with his 11th CD, “Push,” which has received critical acclaim. The new CD moves forward with a program of lively new repertoire and standards that combine the familiar with the unlikely, including a salute to Michael Jackson and features his newest trio of drummer Jamire Williams, a Vail Jazz Workshop alumni, and bassist Ben Williams, last year’s winner of the Thelonius Monk competition. |