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Andy LaVerne - piano Gary Versace - organ Danny Gottlieb - drums Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Andy LaVerne studied at Juilliard, Berklee, and the New England Conservatory, and took private lessons from pianist Bill Evans. The list of musicians with whom LaVerne has worked reads like a Who's Who in jazz: Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Lionel Hampton, Michael Brecker, Elvin Jones, and numerous others. A prolific recording artist, his projects as a leader number over 40, among the most recent is a quartet recording featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Al Foster, Four Miles (Polygram), which reached the top ten on the Gavin Jazz Chart. Pianissimo (SteepleChase) his latest CD, is a collection of ballads. LaVerne is also a prominent jazz educator, having released a series of instructional videos, Guide to Modern Jazz Piano, Vols. 1 &, 2, and Jazz Piano Standards (Homespun Tapes), featuring the Yamaha Disklavier, as well as the video, In Concert (Homespun), with John Abercrombie. He is the author of Handbook of Chord Substitutions, Tons of Runs (Ekay), The Music Of Andy LaVerne (SteepleChase Publications), and 19 Solo Piano Arrangements of Compositions by Bill Evans (Hal Leonard). Countdown To Giant Steps (Aebersold Jazz) is a two CD play-a-long with companion book, of which LaVerne served as player/producer/writer. Tunes You Thought You Knew (Aebersold Jazz) is a LaVerne play-a-long CD/book set. Secret of the Andes is a new Aebersold playalong which is a collection of Andy LaVerne compositions. Andy is the recipient of five Jazz Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a winner of the 2000 John Lennon Songwriting contest for his tune Shania. He has appeared at concerts, festivals, and clubs throughout the world, and has also given clinics at universities, colleges, and conservatories around the world. LaVerne is professor of Jazz Piano at The Hartt School, The University of Hartford. He has recently been recording and touring with legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka. Check out the artist's website: http://www.clavebop.com Track List: 1. Epiphany 2. Antipathy 3. Creature Comforts 4. This Just In 5. The Day After Tomorrow 6. Deja New 7. Big Time 8. Resolve 9. Omnipotent 10. Tear Drop Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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