D.D. Jackson
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
Read moreTags
Download Review
Album Review
- Suite For New York by Nic Jones
- Sigame by AAJ Staff
- Sigame by Jim Santella
- Sigame by Jim Santella
- Rhythm-Dance by AAJ Staff
- Peace-Song by AAJ Staff
- Anthem by John Sharpe
- Anthem by Mark Corroto
- ...So Far by Glenn Astarita
August 02, 2007
D.D. Jackson at Mec/Jazzy Jazz Festival in Rare Organ Appearance
July 24, 2007
A Family Focus for Upcoming D.D. Jackson Trio MOMA Performance
October 20, 2005
D.D. Jackson Trio at the Jazz Gallery (NYC) Nov. 1 plus Living Jazz...
Primary Instrument
Piano
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
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
Photos
Albums
Similar

piano

guitar

piano

piano

bass, acoustic

piano

piano

bass

guitar, electric

trumpet

bass, acoustic

saxophone, tenor

piano

piano

piano

piano