Danny Grissett
| Danny Grissett | |
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Grissett in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1975 (age 40–41) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano, Fender Rhodes |
| Years active | Early 2000s–present |
| Labels | Criss Cross |
| Associated acts | Tom Harrell |
| Website |
dannygrissett |
Danny Grissett (born 1975) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.
Early life
Grissett was born in Los Angeles in 1975.[1] He first played the piano at the age of five, taking classical music lessons.[2] He graduated with a B.A. in Music Education[1] from California State University, Dominguez Hills,[2] then completed a two-year master's degree in jazz performance in 2000 at the California Institute of the Arts.[1][2]
Later life and career
After playing around Los Angeles he moved to New York City in 2003.[1] He became trumpeter Nicholas Payton's keyboardist early the following year, and has been a regular member of trumpeter Tom Harrell's band since 2005.[2] Grissett released his first album as a leader in 2006, on the Criss Cross label, for whom he has continued to record.[1] Promise and his following album, Encounters, were trio recordings with Vicente Archer (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums).[2] His next album, Form, from 2008, added saxophonist Seamus Blake, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, and trombonist Steve Davis to the trio.[2]
Playing style
A Down Beat reviewer in 2010 commented that Grissett employed "strategies drawn from Mulgrew Miller, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Clark to tell cogent stories that carry his own harmonic and rhythmic signature."[2]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Promise | Criss Cross | Trio, with Vicente Archer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums) |
| 2007 | Encounters | Criss Cross | Trio, with Vicente Archer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums) |
| 2008 | Form | Criss Cross | Sextet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), Vicente Archer (bass), Kendrick Scott (drums) |
| 2011 | Stride | Criss Cross | Trio, with Vicente Archer (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums) |
| 2015 | The In-Between | Criss Cross | Quartet, with Walter Smith III (tenor sax), Vicente Archer (bass), Bill Stewart (drums) |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Greene, JimmyJimmy Greene | Gifts and Givers | Criss Cross |
| 2006 | Harrell, TomTom Harrell | Light On | HighNote |
| 2006* | Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen | This Is My House | Okapi |
| 2007 | Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt | November | Max Jazz |
| 2007 | Lund, LageLage Lund | Early Songs | Criss Cross |
| 2007 | Kitagawa, KiyoshiKiyoshi Kitagawa | I'm Still Here | Atelier Sawano |
| 2008 | Nakamura, KengoKengo Nakamura | Generations | 55 |
| 2008 | Harrell, TomTom Harrell | Prana Dance | HighNote |
| 2008* | Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen | Best of the West | Brooklyn Jazz Underground |
| 2009 | Harrell, TomTom Harrell | Roman Nights | HighNote |
| 2009 | Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt | Men of Honor | HighNote |
| 2010 | Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt | The Talented Mr. Pelt | HighNote |
| 2010 | Harrell, TomTom Harrell | The Time of the Sun | HighNote |
| 2011 | Harrell, TomTom Harrell | Number Five | HighNote |
| 2011 | Pelt, JeremyJeremy Pelt | Soul | HighNote |
| 2011* | Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen | Milo Songs | Brooklyn Jazz Underground |
| 2011* | Musluoğlu, OzanOzan Musluoğlu | 40th Day | Equinox Music & Entertainment |
| 2012* | Fatien, LaïkaLaïka Fatien | Come a Little Closer | Universal |
| 2014* | Iversen, Anne MetteAnne Mette Iversen | Double Life | Brooklyn Jazz Underground |
| 2014* | Guarna, TomTom Guarna | Rush | Brooklyn Jazz Underground |
| 2015* | Odman, FeritFerit Odman | Dameronia With Strings | Equinox Music & Entertainment |