Born: January 25, 1967 Primary Instrument: Piano
D.D. Jackson is an award-winning jazz pianist/composer whose work spans 12 CD’s as leader or co-leader (including two for the major label RCA Victor/BMG) featuring almost entirely original material. His most recent CDs are Serenity Song (2006 Justin Time), Suite for New York (2003 Justin Time) (a meditation on the events of 9/11), and Sigame, a Latin-tinged work featuring drummer extraordinaire Dafnis Prieto. A member of the prestigious Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, Jackson's theatre work includes an upcoming opera entitled Trudeau: Long March/ Shining Path on the former Canadian Prime Minister and the musical-comedy “Depressed, Depressed” written with Chicago City Limits veteran Carl Kissin. Jackson performs all over the world with his groups and has also appeared and recorded with some of the most distinguished names in jazz including saxophonists David Murray and drummer Jack Dejohnette. He is also an accomplished classical pianist and recently released a recording of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on Summit Records. Jackson also writes a regular column for Downbeat magazine entitled “Living Jazz” and maintains the related “D.D. Jackson Living Jazz Podcast”. For more on D.D., visit ddjackson.com
Primary Instrument:
Piano
Location:
Jackson Heights, NY
Willing to teach:
Intermediate to advanced students
Credentials/Background:
Author of "Living Jazz", Downbeat magazine, a column that has been running bi-monthly for 5 years
covering all aspects of being a jazz musician in this day and age, from performance/composition, to
business and everything in between and associated D.D. Jackson's Living Jazz Podcast"
Adjunct Professor, Long Island University; 2005-present
Private lessons (composition/jazz piano performance): 1990-present
Workshops/masterclasses/panels: all over the world from 1994-present
I teach intermediate to advanced students privately out of my home in jazz piano performance and
composition, $80/hour
Contact me directly at: dd@ddjackson.com
