- Larry Goldings
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Name = Larry Goldings
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born =Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
Instrument =Piano
Keyboards
Organ
Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Musician
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URL = [http://www.larrygoldings.com www.larrygoldings.com]Larry Goldings (born in 1968,
Boston, Massachusetts ) is an American jazz pianist, organist, and composer.His father was a classical music enthusiast
, and Larry studied classical piano until the age of twelve. In high school he attended a program at theEastman School of Music . During this periodErroll Garner ,Oscar Peterson ,Dave McKenna ,Red Garland , andBill Evans were prime influences. As a young teenager, Larry studied privately withRan Blake andKeith Jarrett .Larry moved to New York in 1986 to attend a newly formed jazz program under the leadership of
Arnie Lawrence atThe New School . During college he studied piano withJaki Byard andFred Hersch . While still a freshman, SirRoland Hanna invited Larry to accompany him to a three-day private jazz party in Copenhagen. While there, Larry met jazz legendsSarah Vaughan ,Kenny Burrell ,Tommy Flanagan , andHank Jones ; and he also played piano in a band withSarah Vaughan ,Harry "Sweets" Edison , andAl Cohn . Later he went on a worldwide tour withJon Hendricks and worked with him for a year. A collaboration lasting almost three years withjazz guitar legend Jim Hall followed.In 1988, Larry began his development as an organist during a regular gig at a pianoless bar called
Augie's (nowSmoke ) on New York'sUpper West Side . He was featured with several bands, and his own trio with guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummerBill Stewart got its start there. His own first release was Intimacy Of The Blues in 1991. He has released ten or more albums since then, and has appeared as a sideman on hundreds of recordings. Over the course of his career, his distinctive keyboard sound has been sought out more and more by pop and alternative artists, includingDe La Soul ,India.Arie ,Madeleine Peyroux ,Walter Becker ,Till Bronner ,Sia ,John Mayer , andNorah Jones . He has had long term collaborations with diverse artists ranging fromJohn Scofield toMaceo Parker ,Michael Brecker andPat Metheny toJohn Pizzarelli , in genres includingBrazilian jazz , pop,funk and evenfolk music as pianist (since 2001) forJames Taylor .Larry's melodic style of organ playing has often been compared to that of
Larry Young . On organ, Larry cites as his first inspirations the solo piano style of Dave McKenna "who walks his own bass lines better than anyone" andBilly Preston accompanyingAretha Franklin on "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Other influences were theWes Montgomery records featuringMel Rhyne and Jimmy Smith,Shirley Scott ,Chester Thompson ,Joe Zawinul , andJack McDuff .1 Among jazz enthusiasts, Larry's organ trio with Peter Bernstein andBill Stewart has been recognized for charting new ground, with the musicians' synergistic playing and their hard-swinging, yet very thoughtful, music.In addition to performing, Larry is a composer, arranger, and producer of music. His music reflects a wide listening palette, from
Beethoven andGabriel Faure to contemporary artists likeThe Beatles ,Randy Newman , andBjörk . His compositions have been recorded byMichael Brecker ,Jack DeJohnette ,Bob Dorough ,Jim Hall ,John Scofield , andToots Thielemans , among others; and his songs and arrangements appear in the films "Space Cowboys" and John Madden's "Proof." His composing, arranging and producing credits include four albums with the vocalistCurtis Stigers in which one can hear their original co-writes as well as Larry's musical arrangements of a variety of contemporary songs and jazz standards.In 2007, Larry Goldings,
Jack DeJohnette andJohn Scofield , received aGrammy nomination in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group for their performance on the album, "Trio Beyond -Saudades " (ECM). The album captures their live performance in 2004 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Its title is in reference to the musicians' collaboration that began as as a tribute to the music ofTony Williams Lifetime group and has now moved beyond to include original works and other music in a similar vein.He is the perpetrator of the hoax [http://myspace.com/hansgroinerplaysmonk Hans Groiner Plays Monk] , which purports to be the
MySpace page of an Austrian pianist "from Braunau, also the birthplace of Hitler, but please don't hold that against me," who playseasy listening versions ofThelonious Monk tunes.elected discography
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Trio Beyond -Saudades ", 2006, ECM
*"Quartet", 2006, Palmetto
*"Sweet Science", 2002, Palmetto
*"As One" 2001, Palmetto
*"Voodoo Dogs", 2000, Palmetto
*"Moonbird", 1999, Palmetto
*"Awareness", 1997, Warner Bros.
*"Big Stuff", 1996, Warner Bros.
*"Whatever It Takes", 1995, Warner Bros.
*"Caminhos Cruzados", 1994, Novus/BMG
*"Light Blue" 1992, Minor Music
*"Intimacy of the Blues", 1991, VerveWith Chris Potter
*"Pure" (Concord Records 1994)References
1 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/lgoldings.htm
External links
* [http://www.larrygoldings.com Larry Goldings - official website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/music/muze/index.pl?site=radio2&action=biography&artist_id=972198&rand= Larry Goldings - BBC bio]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifixqt5ldae~T4= Larry Goldings sideman discography (partial)]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=20443 All About Jazz Interview with Larry Goldings]
* [http://songwithorange.blogspot.com/2006/12/larry-goldings-features.html KKJZ's 2-part radio interview with Larry Goldings (first aired Dec. 13, 2006)]
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