Travelogue Danny Grissett

• 1 The Long Way Home 05:24
• 2 Wonder Wander 04:46
• 3 Interlude: Inbound 02:43
• 4 The People in the City 07:07
• 5 Picture in Picture 05:16
• 6 Whisper Not 04:34
• 7 Interlude: Outbound 02:00
• 8 The After Hours 05:19
• 9 Here's That Rainy Day 05:21
• 10 Spin Cycle 06:23
• Total Runtime 48:53

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Der Pianist Danny Grissett ist bekannt für seine Musik, die eine raffinierte Balance aus Swing, Lyrik und harmonischer Raffinesse verkörpert. Er wurde von Legenden wie Herbie Hancock, Mulgrew Miller und Cedar Walton beeinflusst. Grissetts Ansatz zeichnet sich durch einen kristallklaren Anschlag, flüssige Phrasierung und ein tadelloses Rhythmusgefühl aus. Ob er als Leader oder an der Seite von Jazzgrößen wie Tom Harrell, Nicholas Payton und Jackie McLean auftritt, Grissetts Musik strahlt Wärme, Eleganz und Integrität aus.

Auf „Travelogue“ bietet Grissett eine Setlist mit überwiegend Eigenkompositionen, die vom Leben und den Überlegungen eines reisenden Jazzkünstlers inspiriert sind. Zusammen mit dem Schlagzeuger Bill Stewart und dem Bassisten Vicente Archer spielt das Trio die fantasievollen Strukturen und lyrischen Melodien dieser neuen Werke mit überzeugender Hingabe und Einsicht. Travelogue“ erweitert Grissetts beeindruckende Diskografie und nimmt den Hörer mit auf eine Reise durch eine bunte musikalische Landschaft innovativer Kompositionen.

Danny Grissett, Klavier
Vicente Archer, Bass
Bill Stewart, Schlagzeug

Danny Grissett
is a pianist/composer of rare elegance, known for combining technical brilliance with a deep, soulful touch. A Los Angeles native, he has been a defining presence on the international jazz scene for over two decades. During his years in New York, he quickly became a first-call sideman, performing with jazz luminaries such as Vincent Herring, Nicholas Payton, Jeremy Pelt, Benny Golson, Russell Malone, and Vanessa Rubin.

His long-standing collaboration with legendary trumpeter Tom Harrell spanned more than 15 years and included contributions to seven of Harrell’s last thirteen albums. Grissett’s collaborations and recordings have solidified his reputation as a masterful interpreter and improviser, effortlessly blending modern innovation with the depth of jazz tradition.

He launched his solo career in 2006 with Promise, his acclaimed debut on Criss Cross Jazz. Critics lauded the album, with All About Jazz calling it "one of the best maiden voyages that I have heard in years," and AllMusic praising his "effortless brilliance," recognizing him as "one of the top three young pianists on the contemporary scene."

Over the next decade, Grissett released six more recordings, balancing his trio projects with sideman work alongside jazz greats and contemporaries such as Louis Hayes, Lenny White, Buster Williams, Lage Lund, Marcus Strickland, and Jimmy Greene.

Now based in Vienna, Grissett continues to perform internationally while dedicating himself to jazz education. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at The New School in New York, a guest lecturer at the Eastman School of Music, and has led masterclasses worldwide — including in Japan, Italy, South Korea, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Denmark. He is currently a professor at JAM Music Lab University in Vienna.

His 2017 album Remembrance, released on Savant Records, earned a 4-star review from DownBeat Magazine. His highly anticipated new release, Travelogue (out May 30 on Savant), showcases a fresh set of original compositions and reaffirms his place as one of today’s most expressive and forward-thinking jazz pianists and composers.

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