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

D.D. Jackson: Unreleased Live Performances

Album Reviews

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

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