Harold Danko
Harold Danko (born June 13, 1947 in Sharon (Pennsylvania) ) is an American modern jazz pianist .
Live and act
Danko, who grew up in Ohio , played the piano from the age of five. After graduating from Youngstown State University , he joined the army and played in an army band. He then became a member of Woody Hermans Thundering Herd and moved to New York City , where he worked with Chet Baker , Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz and played in the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra . He founded his own quartet, with which he regularly submitted albums, and worked there with Rich Perry , Michael Formanek and Jeff Hirshfield .
In addition, Danko taught at the New School, the Manhattan School of Music and the Eastman School of Music , where he has been a professor since 1998 and currently (2016) heads the department for jazz and contemporary media. He also wrote a regular column for Keyboard Magazine and published an instructional video on Jazz Keyboard Techniques .
Discographic notes
- Mirth Song (Sunnyside, 1982) with Rufus Reid
- After the Rain ( SteepleChase , 1994) solo
- Tidal Breeze (SteepleChase, 1995/96), Stable Mates (SteepleChase, 1997) with Rich Perry, Scott Holley , Jeff Hirshfield
- Prestigious (SteepleChase, 2001) with Dave Ballou , Michael Formanek
- Trilix (SteepleChase, 2004)
- Unriched (SteepleChase, 2012) with Jay Anderson , Jeff Hirshfield
Lexigraphic entries
- Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
Web links
- Biographical entry at the Eastman School of Music
- Biography at Allmusic
- Harold Danko at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Danko, Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sharon (Pennsylvania) , USA |