Rick Germanson
Richard "Rick" Germanson (born May 29, 1972 in Milwaukee ) is an American jazz musician ( piano , also organ ).
Live and act
Germanson began playing the piano at an early age and grew up on the Milwaukee jazz scene. He studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor's degree in 1996 . In the same year he received the American Pianists' Association Grand Prize at the Jazz Piano Competition ; then he moved to New York City. There he attended the Masters program at the Manhattan School of Music in 1998 and studied with Jaki Byard .
In 1999 the first recordings were made with George Gee and the Jump and Jivin 'Wailers Swing Orchestra . In 2001 he recorded his debut album Heights under his own name for Fresh Sound New Talent , on which Brian Lynch , John Webber , George Fludas and Luis Diaz participated. In the following years he worked with his own trio, with whom he appeared in jazz clubs in the city such as Smoke , Smalls , The Kitano and Fat Cat ; He had other engagements in the Blues Alley in Washington DC
Between 2003 and 2008 he toured with Pat Martino . He also played in The Cannonball Legacy Band (with Louis Hayes ) and worked with Russell Malone , Papo Vázquez , Lance Bryant , Jeremy Pelt , Wayne Escoffery , Elvin Jones , Joe Chambers , Regina Carter , George Coleman , Tom Harrell , Slide Hampton , Frank Morgan , Eric Alexander , Frank Lacy , Jimmy Cobb , TS Monk , Steve Nelson , Marlena Shaw , Kevin Mahogany , Grady Tate , Steve Davis , Donald Harrison , Jim Rotondi , Duane Eubanks , Charles McPherson , Charles Davis , Craig Handy , Cecil Payne , Carolyn Leonhart and the big band Mingus Dynasty .
Germanson has also taught at New York University , Juilliard School , Jazz at Lincoln Center , New Jersey Performing Arts Center and McNally-Smith College of Music in St. Paul. Currently (2019) he teaches jazz piano as Senior Artist Teacher at the Jackie McLean Institute of The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford . In the field of jazz, he was involved in 43 recording sessions between 1999 and 2017.
Discographic notes
- You Tell Me (Fresh Sound, 2005), with Gerald Cannon , Ralph Peterson
- Off the Cuff (Owl, 2009), with Gerald Cannon, Louis Hayes
- Live at Smalls, Featuring Dr. Eddie Henderson (SmallsLIVE, 2013), with Eddie Henderson , Paul Gill, Lewis Nash
- Russell Malone, Rick Germanson, Luke Sellick, Willie Jones III : All About Melody (High Note 2016)
Web links
- Web presence
- Rick Germanson at Allmusic (English)
- Rick Germanson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Rick Germanson. Smalls, January 1, 2019, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b entry (Hartt School of Music)
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography ( online , accessed January 16, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Germanson, Rick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Germanson, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee |