John Escreet

The Antonio Sánchez Quartet (Sanchez, David Binney, Matt Brewer, John Escreet) performing at Musig-im-Ochsen , Muri, 2014

John Escreet (born August 18, 1984 in Doncaster , South Yorkshire ) is a British jazz pianist , keyboardist and composer .

Life

Escreet moved to New York in 2006, where he studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Kenny Barron and Jason Moran and received his Masters in 2008. Since then he has played a. a. with David Binney and Alan Ferber ; In 2008 he presented his debut album Consequences (Posi-Tone), on which Ambrose Akinmusire , Matt Brewer and Tyshawn Sorey also participated in addition to Binney . In the field of jazz he has been involved in many recording sessions since 2008. a. also with Zack Lober , Lars Dietrich , Jamie Baum , Amir ElSaffar and Antonio Sánchez . Escreet uses influences from Cecil Taylor , Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton , Herbie Hancock , McCoy Tyner , Andrew Hill and Paul Bley in his playing . In 2019 he belongs to the Alex Sipiagin Quintet and toured a. a. with Antonio Sánchez .

Discographic notes

• Consequences ( Posi-Tone , 2008)
• Don't Fight the Inevitable (Mythology, 2009), with Ambrose Akinmusire, David Binney, Matt Brewer, Nasheet Waits
• The Age We Live in (Mythology, 2010), u. a. with David Binney, Wayne Krantz , Marcus Gilmore , Tim Lefebvre
• Exception to the Rule ( Criss Cross Jazz , 2011), with David Binney, Eivind Opsvik , Nasheet Waits
• Sabotage and Celebration (Whirlwind, 2012), u. a. with Shane Endsley , Josh Roseman , David Binney, Chris Potter , Adam Rogers , Matt Brewer, Garth Stevenson
• Sound, Space and Structures ( Sunnyside Records , 2013), with Evan Parker , John Hébert , Tyshawn Sorey
• The Unknown (2016), with Evan Parker, John Henert, Tyshawn Sorey

Web links

• Web presence of the musician
• Andrew Luhn: John Escreet: Sabotage and Celebration (2013) in All About Jazz
• John Escreet at Allmusic (English)
• John Escreet at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nate Chinen: CRITICS 'CHOICE; New CDs: John Escreet . New York Times. December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 16, 2014)
3. ↑ Review of Alex Henderson's album Consequences at Allmusic (English). Retrieved October 14, 2014.