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Michael Kanan, Jazz Pianist |
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| Location: | BROOKLYN, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 7, 2008 (562 days back) |
About Me |
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| Michael Kanan hails from Boston, Massachusetts where he first began to play the piano at age 7. He started improvising at the keyboard early on, and by age 10 he was listening to jazz. His first instructor was pianist Harvey Diamond, a student of jazz innovator Lennie Tristano. During his years at Boston College, Michael had the opportunity to perform with several jazz greats including Tal Farlow, Lee Konitz, Al Cohn, and Alan Dawson. After graduating college and doing some freelance work around Boston, he moved to New York in 1991 to study with another Tristano student, the pianist Sal Mosca. He established himself in New York, playing and recording with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, and Jorge Rossy, among others. He also developed a growing reputation as a vocal accompanist. In 1996, he joined the band of legendary singer Jimmy Scott, touring the US, Europe, and Japan and recording 4 CDs. In 2001, Michael became the accompanist and arranger for one of today's most celebrated vocalists, Jane Monheit. With Ms. Monheit's group, he has toured all over the world, recorded several CDs and DVDs, and made many TV appearances, including The David Letterman Show and The Conan O'Brien Show. When not on the road with the Monheit band, Michael performs and records with his own groups. He has made two trio recordings for Barcelona's Fresh Sound New Talent label: "Convergence" and "The Gentleman Is A Dope", both featuring bassist Ben Street and drummer Tim Pleasant. He has also recorded a duet with his longtime collaborator, alto saxophonist Nat Su, entitled "Dreams And Reflections". He can be heard around New York with his trio featuring drummer Eliot Zigmund and bassist Lee Hudson.Today, Michael lives in Brooklyn, and is a student of classical piano teacher Sophia Rosoff. | |
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Music:Member Since: 11/6/2007Band Website: michaelkanan.com Band Members: On "The Gentleman Is A Dope", "You Do Something To Me", and "Subconscious Lee" and "Crosscurrent" Ben Street plays bass, and Tim Pleasant plays drums. On "Introspection" and "I'll Be Seeing You" Nat Su plays alto saxophone. Influences: Cy Walter, Hank Jones, Jimmy Rowles, Bud Powell, Lennie Tristano, Sal Mosca, Warne Marsh, Teddy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Jeri Southern, Frank Sinatra, Art Tatum, etc. Record Label: Fresh Sound New Talent Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz) |
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Neal Miner, jane monheit, Abigail Riccards, Michael Petrosino, rickymonts, Joe Martin, Tal Ronen, Clovis Nicolas, Ben Waltzer, Satoshi Inoue, Marion Cowings, Dena DeRose, Champian Fulton, Stefan Schatz, Martha Argerich, Johnson Silva, TONY, claire daly, ERIC, HYENA Records, Elona, Alfons Bertran, Marc Ayza, Ernesto Aurignac, Dwight S. Huggins, Lowell, Sara Jones, Andrea Favera, Singer, Sam Kulok, Johnson Lee, Jon Raney Trio, ZOE MIRACLE, Richard Eady, Rita Gaebelein, Celia_Mur, Werner Zangerle, The jteam, Meynspace, Iván Rojas, Santi Navalón, Eva Novoa, Elisabet Raspall, Tommaso Cappellato, Jon-Erik Kellso, shawn, Mike Melito
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