PIANIST, EDUCATOR, ARRANGER, PRODUCER, Leader of Gerard Hagen Trio
Pianist GERARD HAGEN lives in Paris France with his wife, vocalist Leslie Lewis. In 1995 while living in California he formed his trio with bassist DOMENIC GENOVA and JERRY KALAF drums. Their recordings have received international jazz radio airplay, critical acclaim and have been distributed in the U.S. as well as Japan and Europe. Gerard has performed extensively. His tours have taken him to Europe, Asia, Africa and throughout the U.S. including venues in London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
RECORDINGS - Producer/Arranger/Pianist
Gerard is active as an arranger, producer as well as musical director for vocalist Leslie Lewis. Her debut recording “Of Two Minds” was released on the SSL label in Japan and received 5 stars in “Swing Journal” magazine. “Keeper Of The Flame” was featured on SiriusXM Radio as well as several nationally syndicated radio shows.
Gerard Hagen Trio “Far Horizons” (Resurgent Music) 1998 Gerard Hagen Trio “Stay Tuned” (Sea Breeze Jazz) 2000 Saddleback College Jazz Faculty Recording 2006 Leslie Lewis’ “Of Two Minds” (Surf Cove Jazz) 2008 Leslie Lewis’ “Keeper Of The Flame” (Surf Cove Jazz) 2010 Leslie Lewis’ “Midnight Sun” (Surf Cove Jazz) 2011 Dan Jacobs Quartet “Play Song” (Metro Jazz Records) 2011 SSJ All-Stars “From California With Love” (SSJ-USA) 2011 Gerard Hagen Trio “Song For Leslie” (Surf Cove Jazz) 2012 Leslie Lewis' “Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen in New York” (Surf Cove Jazz) 2013 Leslie Lewis' “Fragile” (Surf Cove Jazz) 2017
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PERFORMANCE VENUES-(partial list) include: Royal College of Music, London, UK (w Musique Sur La Mer) Pizza Express Jazz Club SoHo, London UK Lehman College Jazz Festival, New York, NY Trumpets Jazz Club, Montclair, NJ Sunside-Sunset Jazz Club, Paris, FR Jazz Club Etoile, Paris FR Chez Papa Jazz Club, Paris FR Café Laurent, Paris FR La Caveau de la Huchette, Paris FR Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, FR Autour de Midi, Paris FR La Closerie des Lilas, Paris FR Satin Doll, Tokyo, JP Adirondack Cafe, Tokyo, JP Life Time Cafe, Shizuoka, JP Far Out, Yokohama, JP Ksar Char-Bagh Marrakech, Morocco Jazz a Conakry Conakry, Guinea The Bop Stop Cleveland, OH Los Angeles County Museum of Art Jazz Series, Los Angeles, CA Jazz at Pearl’s, San Francisco, CA The Culver's Club For Jazz, Los Angeles, CA House Of Music & Entertainment, Beverly Hills, CA Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill, Hollywood, CA Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club, Studio City, CA Spaghettini Grill and Jazz Club, Seal Beach, CA Disneyland, Anaheim, CA Steamer's Jazz Club, Fullerton, CA Dana Point Jazz Festival Dana Point, CA The Artists Quarter, Minneapolis/St.Paul MN Cerritos Center For Perforrming Arts, Cerritos CA (w Jazz Tap Ensemble) California Music Teacher’s Convention, San Diego CA Terrace Theater Long Beach CA Mukenthaller Art Center, Fullerton CA Long Beach Museum of Art CA Walter Annenberg Estate, Rancho Mirage CA Queen Mary Long Beach CA Riverside Community College, Riverside CA Clairmont College, Clairmont CA La Costa Resort, La Costa CA Bowers Museum, Santa Ana CA Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles CA Santa Ana Performing Arts Center, Santa Ana CA The Outpost, Albuquerque NM Harwood Museum, Taos NM “Jazz At The Center” Concert Series, Santa Fe, NM “Geniuses Of Jazz” Concert Series, Albuquerque, NM
CONCERT AND JAZZ FESTIVAL APPEARANCES: (partial list) Séjour Impérial Annecy Festival Annecy, FR Le Caillou du Jardin Botanique Bordeaux, FR Jazz à Brignoles Brignoles, FR Jazz Session de Pierrelaye-La Mezzanine Pierrelaye, FR Auditorium d'Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les Moulineaux, FR Espace Culturel Bondues, FR Laguna Beach Live Jazz Series — Laguna Beach, CA Jazz At The Merc — Temecula, CA La Baule Jazz Festival — La Baule, FR Colombes Jazz — Colombes, FR Jazz a Conakry — Conakry, GN Pavillons Jazz Festival — Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, FR City Jazzy Concert — Saintes, FR Catinallegra — Auxerre, FR Jazz Á Ratigny — Ville de Ratigny, FR Jazz En Touraine — Montlouise-sur-Loire, FR Centre Culturel — Serris, FR Jazz En Sol Mineur — Gréasque, FR Sunny Live Jazz Festival — Paris, FR Sancy Snow Jazz Festival — Le Mont-Dore, FR Jazz au Conservatoire — Saint-Quentin, FR Théâtre Rutebeuf — Clichy, FR L’Espace Culturel Dispan de Floran — L’Haÿ-les-Roses, FR Espace Concorde — Arpajon, FR L’Entrepôt du Haillan — Le Haillon, FR Epace Carpeau Cabaret Jazz Club — Courbevoie, FR Cercle Suédois — Paris, FR Festival Jazz’tittudes — Laon, FR Jazz à L’Orangerie — Eaubonne, FR Festival La Légende Des Siècles — Ville de Monteux, FR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR of JAZZ PIANO Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA. PROFESSOR International Music Educators of Paris College of Music Paris, FR.
Gerard was an Associate Professor of Jazz Piano at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA from 2004 to 2012. His teaching duties included jazz piano classes, private instruction, evaluation of jazz combos, and evaluation of applied jazz students. In addition he performed in concert with the Jazz Faculty Combo and served as a faculty member for the Saddleback College Summer Jazz Program. Gerard currently teaches jazz piano, jazz history and repertoire at International Music Educators of Paris College of Music. His educational background includes a Bachelor Of Arts degree in piano performance from the University of Mary and a Masters of Music Ed. degree from Northern Michigan University.
His performances and recordings have received critical praise in the Los Angeles Times, Jazz Times Magazine, Los Angeles Jazz Scene, Jazz Improv Magazine, Cadence Magazine, Cashbox, All About Jazz, All Music Guide, etc. Recordings have been featured on Bob Parlocha's and Jim Wilkie's Syndicated Jazz Radio Shows as well SiriusXM radio. Show less
