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David Haney

David Haney, born in Fresno, California, grew up in Calgary, Canada. He began classical piano studies at age eight, adding guitar at age 15. He studied jazz piano with Eddie Wied in Portland Oregon , and composition with Czech American composer Tomas Svoboda. His early works were performed by the Society of Oregon Composers. David has received numerous commissions from private individuals as well as for ballet and film. He has performed in concert with many of the world's greatest improvisers including Obo Addy, Bud Shank, Roswell Rudd, Han Bennink, Julian Priester, Andrew Cyrille, John Tchicai, Gerry Hemingway, Wolter Weirbos, and many others. David has also performed many live performance/interviews on radio and television throughout North America, Argentina, Chile and Europe.

In 2001, Cadence Jazz Records released, Caramel Topped Terrier - The David Haney Quartet" and For Sale, Five Million Cash in 2005.

Some recent performance tour stops have included: The Jazz Gallery, New York; Porgy and Bess, Vienna, Austria; RadioFrance, Paris, France; Yoshi's, Oakland, CA; Festival de Jazz de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile; La Plata Jazz Festival, La Plata, Argentina; Calgary International Jazz Festival, Calgary, Canada; Pacific Rim Chamber Music Festival, Tofino, Canada; BlaaJazz, Oslo, Norway. He has presented workshops in improvisation at Portland State University; Western Washington State University; Conservatory of Music, Ghent, Belgium; Museum of Modern Art, Passau, Germany; Teatro Colon, Centro de Experimentacion; EMU School of Music, La Plata, Argentina, Hot Club de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.

He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Album Review

David Haney: Stix and Stones (Piano and Drum Duets)

Read "Stix and Stones (Piano and Drum Duets)" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Il sessantenne pianista californiano David Haney raccoglie in questo album fresco di stampa una serie di duetti unicamente con batteristi, per l'esattezza cinque, riunendo incisioni realizzate fra il 2003 e il 2014 in Belgio, Canada e ovviamente Stati Uniti. Di quasi tutto il materiale, il pianista è anche autore o coautore (di regola col batterista di turno, quindi in più che probabili duetti del tutto improvvisati), con due brani ("Pretty Prancing Woman" e “House Party Starting"), invece, provenienti dal songbook ...

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Primitive Arkestra: Dolphy’s Hat

Read "Dolphy’s Hat" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Il rimando a due iconoclasti DOC quali Eric Dolphy e Sun Ra già ci avvicina al cuore di questo album (in realtà c'è anche Nino--ribattezzato Nina--Rota), la cui natura parrebbe squisitamente orchestrale (e non di rado le sonorità, e lo stesso impianto, procedono in tal senso), mentre gli undici pezzi che vi sono raccolti (registrati nell'arco di un quinquennio, dal 2008 al 2013) coinvolgono sì una trentina di elementi, però scissi in organici che svariano per lo più dal sestetto ...

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Multiple Reviews

David Haney: Blue Flint Girl and Live from Yoshi's

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David Haney TrioBlue Flint GirlCIMP2009 The David Haney CollectiveLive from Yoshi'sCadence Jazz Records2009 The center of the jazz world is still considered to be Gotham, even though one can pretty much do whatever one wants musically in any location (witness the recent relocation of Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten to Austin, Texas). The West ...

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David Haney Trio: Blue Flint Girl

Read "Blue Flint Girl" reviewed by Lyn Horton


Pianist David Haney pulls together a trio with two bassists--Michael Bisio and Adam Lane--on Blue Flint Girl. Not only does this unusual instrumentation peak curiosity, but it also leads to an uncommon sound. The beauty of recording for CIMP is that the music grows like a flower. The seeds are planted before the music starts and then it just goes. The water pours from the imaginations of the musicians. In the liner notes, Haney describes Blue Flint Girl as the ...

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David Haney / Andrew Cyrille: Clandestine and Conspiracy A Go Go

Read "David Haney / Andrew Cyrille: Clandestine and Conspiracy A Go Go" reviewed by John Sharpe


Perhaps because the piano can be a percussive instrument, piano/drum duets don't have a huge list of practitioners, with the honorable exception of Cecil Taylor. There's a Taylor link on these two recordings by Washington-based pianist David Haney and master drummer Andrew Cyrille, who had a 10-year tenure with Taylor from 1965. Haney is a percussive player, but he's not a Taylor clone. He shows more affinity with the obliqueness of early 1980s Andrew Hill, or more latterly Matthew Shipp, ...

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Multiple Reviews

David Haney: Blues Royale and Ota Benga of the Batwa

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David Haney Trio Blues Royale CIMP 2007 David Haney & Julian Priester Ota Benga of the Batwa CIMP 2007 Pianist David Haney first came to the attention of the creative improvised music crowd through collaborations with trombonist Julian Priester. In addition to a variety of well-honed skills and fertile imagination, Haney's classical training ...

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David Haney Trio: The Music

Read "The Music" reviewed by Derek Taylor


David Haney has a talent for concocting recondite tune titles. The five-part “Pteradactyl Lunchbox cycle on the pianist's debut CIMP session is only one reflection of a remarkable intellect that revels in both humor and hand-spun absurdism. The disc's title is another, distilling its contents down to a most basic signifier and eschewing any sort of promotional embellishment. Musically, Haney and his A-list colleagues, Julian Priester and Adam Lane, are less difficult to draw a bead on. The program, which ...

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Performance / Tour

David Haney And Bernard Purdie Bring New York Jazz Stories To Joe’s Pub On April 6

David Haney And Bernard Purdie Bring New York Jazz Stories To Joe’s Pub On April 6

Source: GoMedia PR

On April 6, pianist and composer David Haney and legendary drummer Bernard Purdie will bring another performance of New York Jazz Stories to Joe’s Pub. New York Jazz Stories combines swinging, electrifying music, featuring Bernard Purdie and company along with some highly entertaining stories retold by David Haney. These are real stories told directly to Haney, transcribed and brought to life with a sound track by “Pretty” Purdie, bassist Adam Lane, Steve Swell on trombone; violinist Jason Kao Hwang, Melanie ...

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Book / Magazine

Pianist David Haney Purchases Cadence Magazine

Pianist David Haney Purchases Cadence Magazine

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene

It has been a busy summer for David Haney, pianist, composer, and sometimes Seattleite. In July, he completed his 13th and 14th albums for the New York-based C.I.M.P. Records and Cadence Jazz Records, featuring drum legend Andrew Cyrille and bassist Dominic Duval. He was also featured on the July cover of Cadence magazine. Not long after, Haney purchased Cadence upon learning that it had plans to cease publication. Cadence is a thorough on-going documentation of the improvised music scene for ...

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Recording

David Haney: Two New CDs and June Tour

David Haney: Two New CDs and June Tour

Source: Michael Ricci

Live from Yoshi's David Collective Cadence Jazz Records featuring John Tchicai, Duck Baker, Mat Marucci, Adam Lane, and Rob Scheps.

Blue Flint Girl David Haney Trio C.I.M.P. Records featuring Michael Biseo and Adam Lane.

David Haney grew up in Calgary, Canada and has come onto the scene in the past few years with a prolific, well received series of recordings for Cadence Jazz and CIMP. He is in ...

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Recording

David Haney Trio - Blue Flint Girl (Cimp)

David Haney Trio - Blue Flint Girl (Cimp)

Source: Master of a Small House

Canadian pianist David Haney isn't reticent about diving into the deep end when it comes to challenging settings for his instrument. He's regularly explored novel combinations, notably a duo with trombonist Julian Priester, along with the conventional context of bass and drums accompaniment. Even in familiar piano trio surroundings, his approach avoids the easy or ordinary. Additional mitigating factors for this particular date included regional record highs in heat and humidity and a recording space that offered only minimal ventilation. ...

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Education

Music Empowerment Program for La Paz, Bolivia

Music Empowerment Program for La Paz, Bolivia

Source: All About Jazz

David Haney Presents a Two Week Workshop in Improvisation for Orphaned Boys Ages 14-18 in la Paz, Bolivia

THE PROGRAM In conjunction with Creative Corners of London, England, David Haney, a Seattle based pianist, improviser, and composer will teach a two week residency at the State Orphanage in La Paz, Bolivia. During the two week period, boys ranging in ages from 14 to 18 will learn the basics of improvisation and musical dialogue. Using specific rhythms from around the world ...

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Performance / Tour

David Haney Upcoming Appearances

David Haney Upcoming Appearances

Source: All About Jazz

October 8, 2004 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES November 5, The Jazz Spot 9pm (375 KOSCIUSZKO STREET ENTRANCE AT 179 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD (BETWEEN DEKALB & KOSCIUSZKO) BROOKLYN, NY November 6, The Five C Cultural Center 68 Ave C at 5th Street CD Release- For Sale, Five Million Cash (Cadence Jazz Records) David Haney (Cadence Jazz Records) with Jimmy Bennington (Origin Records) Pianist David Haney is joined by drummer Jimmy Bennington for two nights of improvised acoustic music. Gleaning ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Stix and Stones...

Slam Productions
2016

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Dolphy’s Hat

Slam Productions
2014

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Day for Night at...

Slam Records
2013

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Blue Flint Girl

CIMP Records
2010

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The Music

CIMP Records
2007

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Blues Royale

CIMP Records
2007

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