Lisa Hilton
Lisa Kristine Hilton (born in San Luis Obispo ) is an American smooth jazz - pianist , composer and music producer .
Lisa Hilton grew up in a musical family in Southern California ; one uncle was a Dutch pianist. Lisa Hilton started playing the piano at the age of five, and began composing her first songs as a teenager. After a classical piano lessons she performed with a program of jazz standards and blues - riffs on, stylistically oriented towards jazz pianists such as Dave Brubeck , McCoy Tyner , Bill Evans or Brad Mehldau . Since 1997 she has been producing her music on her Ruby Slippers Productions label , mostly solo albums with jazz standards and her own compositions. Her album The New York Sessions was created in 2007 with an all-star band made up of Steve Wilson , Jeremy Pelt , Christian McBride and Lewis Nash . Lisa Hilton lives and works in Malibu, California .
Discographic notes
- Playing by Heart (1999)
- Cocktails at Eight ... (2000)
- Midnight in Manhattan (2006)
- The New York Sessions (2007)
- Twilight & Blues (2009)
- Chalkboard Destiny (Ruby Slippers, 2020)
Web links
- Web presence
- Discographic information from Allmusic (accessed on August 4, 2010)
- Portrait at All About Jazz (accessed August 4, 2010)
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SURNAME | Hilton, Lisa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hilton, Lisa Kristine (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American smooth jazz pianist, composer, and music producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Luis Obispo |