Jeff Gardner

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Jeff Gardner (* 1953 in New York ) is an American pianist and composer of modern jazz as well as a university professor and author.

Life

Jeff Gardner studied with Jaki Byard , Don Friedman and John Lewis as well as harmony with Nadia Boulanger , later worked with Steve Lacy ( Futurities ), Kenny Wheeler ( California Daydream , 1991) and with Rick Margitza ( Game of Chance , 1996), as well as with Norma Winstone , Eddie Harris , Freddie Hubbard , Clark Terry , Slide Hampton , Sheila Jordan , Ron McClure , Ndugu Chancler and Charlie Mariano .

With Rick Margitza and Nelson Varas , Riccardo Del Fra and Simon Goubert , he recorded the album in 1994 under his own name Second Home for the Musidisc label ; The Music Must Change followed in 1999 : Jazz Compositions Inspired by the Works of Paul Auster in trio, quartet and quinet with Margitza, Ingrid Jensen , Drew Gress and the drummer Tany Jefferson with titles based on works by Paul Auster, such as "Ghosts" , "The Music of Chance", " Mr. Vertigo " and "City of Glass". In 2001 Gardner recorded the piano solo album Spirit Call , followed in 2002 in a trio line-up with Billy Hart and Eddie Gomez Continuum . In 2002 he moved to Brazil and worked there with Brazilian musicians such as Victor Assis Brasil, Dori Caymmi and Karim Ziad. In 2006 the duo album Alchemy was created with bassist Gary Peacock .

Gardner Active also taught at New York University and gave various workshops; He is the author of the music books "Jazz Piano: Creative Concepts and Techniques", "Sentimento Brasilieiro", "Jeff Gardner's Blues Book" and "Easy Jazz Preludes" (by Editions H. Lemoine, Paris), "24 Jazz Preludes" (by Terramar Music) and is co-author with Niels Lan Doky of the work “Jazz Transcription” (Advance Music). He also published articles on jazz and Brazilian music in Keyboard Magazine .

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SURNAME Gardner, Jeff
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pianist and composer of modern jazz as well as university professor and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH new York