Chad Lawson

Chad Lawson: Crossing Over and Back

by K. Shackelford
June 18, 2015

Chad Lawson is a compelling musical voice that deserves wider attention. He's a masterful pianist with an extensive jazz background, but has crossed genres taking the beauty of his music into the classical world. Recently, he released The Chopin Variations, arrangements of famed composer Frédéric François Chopin. On the album, Lawson re-contextualizes Chopin's piano solo pieces, particularly by adding two voices--cello and violin--to the mix. Embedded into this trio's sound is an ethos of desire, beauty, and love--creating a heartfelt ...

Chad Lawson Trio: Unforeseen

by Dan McClenaghan
September 6, 2004

Nothing particularly earthshaking or groundbreaking here; just a well oiled piano trio going after an engaging set tunes, melody in the forefront. Pianist Chad Lawson has an ear for fine melodies on this collection that mixes standards, a few rock tunes, and four of his own first rate compositions. The set opens with “Past Reference," a Lawson original: a slightly sad atmosphere with flashes of right hand brightness that sounds like a tune you've heard before, ...

The Chad Lawson Trio: Dear Dorothy: The Oz Sessions

by Jack Bowers
March 1, 2003

The future isn't always as bleak as it so often appears. Amid the welter of rubbish that passes for music these days one can occasionally discern a refreshing ray of sunshine. Here's one--music from MGM's film classic The Wizard of Oz, handsomely arranged and marvelously played by three talented young musicians from North Carolina. The idea for the album, says leader / pianist Chad Lawson, came to him while visiting a friend's house whose daughter was watching the film on ...

Chad Lawson Trio: Dear Dorothy: The OZ Sessions

by Glenn Astarita
October 23, 2002

Summit Records has evolved into one of the finer jazz record labels. They're proponents of worthy, yet at times lesser-known talent, while also recruiting more familiar names for a variety of projects. Here, the Chad Lawson (piano) Trio morph tunes from The Wizard of Oz into mainstream jazz arrangements. The musicians have designed a pleasant outing, marked by their rather good-natured approach to the material. In fact, recordings of this ilk could serve as a good basis for introducing jazz ...

On Achieving DIY Success [Chad Lawson]

Source: HypeBot
November 13, 2015

In this article, award winning composer and pianist Chad Lawson outlines his process for achieving success in the music industry, discussing how one can take advantage of social media in unexpected ways, the importance of good networking, and why it is necessary to remain patient when making a career out of your music. Guest post by Chad Lawson from his CDBaby DIY Conference presentation. These are simply ‘fwiw’. Not everything works for everyone and even for me not every process below results in success. But the ...
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Chad Lawson Trio on Dawson's Creek

Source: All About Jazz
January 21, 2003

The Chad Lawson Trio will be appearing in this weeks episode of Dawson's Creek. Chad, Zack and Al were asked to appear in the episode, while three of Lawson's compositions will be used throughout the show. “Dear Dorothy" and “Are we there yet?" are from their latest release Dear Dorothy: the Oz Sessions (Summit Records), while “Fair Sky in Wichita" is from Chad Lawson's debut release.

Check your local WB network listings for the show. The episode is titled “All ...
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The Chad Lawson Trio Release "Dear Dorothy: The Oz Sessions" on Summit Records

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2002

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