Clifford Korman

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Born: March 14    Primary Instrument: Piano

An accomplished jazz pianist and highly regarded educator and researcher, Cliff Korman has developed numerous jazz projects featuring Brazilian and American musicians and presenting a variety of original compositions and arrangements. His understanding of the diversity of sound, instrumentation and harmonic patterns of Brazilian music of the twentieth century enables him to continuously explore the complex interconnections that link the music of the Americas. His recording Migrations (Planet Arts Recordings, 2005) has garnered critical acclaim from Jazz Times, Cadence Magazine and Ben Ratliff in The New York Times.

His duo record Mood Ingênuo: Pixinguinha Meets Duke Ellington (Jazzheads, 1999) with Grammy Award winner Paulo Moura represents one of the first cross-cultural explorations of jazz and choro.

He has performed and recorded with many Brazilian artists including Astrud Gilberto, Toninho Horta, and Leny Andrade, and was featured in a two-piano production with Wagner Tiso and Milton Nascimento at the International Festival of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) in São Paulo.

Korman produced the recording Entre Amigos (Chesky, 2003) which pairs Brazilian vocalist Rosa Passos with American bass master Ron Carter.

His tutorial book “Inside the Brazilian Rhythm Section” in collaboration with Brazilian guitarist Nelson Faria is published by Sher Music. His work as a scholar in the fields of Jazz and Brazilian music has received prestigious recognition, including a Chamber Music America Residency Grant (2006-07), Fulbright Lecture/Research grant to Brazil (1999), the publication of an article on the music of Thelonious Monk in the Annual Review of Jazz Studies (2000), a presentation of his lecture “Jazz & Brazilian Instrumental Music: Common Roots, Divergent Paths” at the Jazz Research Roundtable at Rutgers University (2000), and presentation and publication of his research paper “Choro: Brazilian Popular Instrumental Improvised Music” as part of the 2003 IAJE convention. Cliff is currently a candidate for the DMA in Advanced Jazz Studies at the Manhattan School of Music, where he teaches a course in Brazilian Popular Music History and leads the Brazilian Jazz Combo. He is a frequent guest instructor at music schools and universities in Brasil.

Last Updated: April 7, 2013
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY As Leader “Migrations” (Planet Arts, 2004) Cliff Korman and the Brazilian Tinge “Bossa Jazz” vol 1. 2 (independent, 2006, 2001) “Gafieira Dance Brasil” (independent, 2000) Brazilian Ballroom dance w/ Paulo Moura "Mood Ingênuo: Pixinguinha Meets Duke Ellington” (Jazzheads, 1999) duo w/ Grammy Award winner Paulo Moura As Arranger/Producer “Entre Amigos” (Chesky 2003) Pairs Brazilian vocalist Rosa Passos with American bassist Ron Carter “The Feeling’s Back” (Chesky 1999) Chuck Mangione with Brazilian/Latin grooves “Blue Bossa” (Chesky 2001) Brazilian vocalist Ana Caram “I Thought About You” (Chesky 1997) Jazz vocalist Christy Baron As Sideman W/ Astrud Gilberto “Jungle” (2002) Temperance” (Pony Canyon, 1997) w/ Toninho Horta “Foot On The Road” (Verve Forecast)

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Primary Instrument:
Piano

Location:
Brooklyn, NY

Willing to teach:
Intermediate to advanced students

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Planet Arts (2005)

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