David Kikoski
David James "Dave" Kikoski (born September 29, 1961 in New Brunswick ) is an American jazz pianist and keyboard player .
Live and act
Dave Kikoski learned to play the piano from his father. As a teenager he played in bars with his father. In the early 1980s, Kikoski studied at Berklee College of Music . In 1985 he went to New York City and toured mainly with Roy Haynes (from 1986), Randy Brecker (1986-88), Bob Berg (1988) and Billy Hart (1989). He also played with George Garzone , Barry Finnerty , Red Rodney , Craig Handy , Ralph Moore , Didier Lockwood , Joe Locke and the Mingus Big Band . At the beginning of 2011, Kikoski will play again with Randy Brecker and his wife, the saxophonist Ada Rovati, Dave de la Spina and Adam Nussbaum . Kikoski occasionally tries his hand at the alto saxophone .
Since 1989, Kikoski has recorded a number of albums for the Criss Cross Jazz and DIW Records label , on which musicians such as Seamus Blake , Scott Colley , Larry Grenadier , John Patitucci and Jeff Tain Watts played.
Discographic notes
- Presage ( Freelance Records , 1989)
- Inner Trust (Criss Cross, 1998)
- Almost Twilight (Criss Cross, 2000)
- Surf's Up (Criss Cross, 2001)
- Comfortable Strange (DIW, 2002)
- Combinations (Criss Cross, 2002)
- Details (Criss Cross, 2004)
- Limits (Criss Cross, 2006)
- Mostly Standards (Criss Cross, 2009)
- Live At Smalls (SmallsLive, 2010)
- Consequences (Criss Cross, 2012)
- Phoenix Rising (HighNote, 2019)
credentials
- Mark Gilbert, "Dave Kikoski". Grove Jazz online.
- Discography in the All Music Guide
Remarks
- ^ To Kunzler Jazzlexikon in Milltown, New Jersey
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Kikoski, David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kikoski, David James (full name); Kikoski, Dave (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Brunswick |