Riza Printup
Riza Hequibal Printup (born March 20, 1972 in California ) is an American jazz harpist .
Riza Printup first studied at the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana (1990-93) with Susan McDonald. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Music (1994) from Columbia College, Chicago, she continued her jazz studies at Georgia State University 's School of Music, where she a. a. studied with Deborah Henson-Conant , Stella Castellucci and David Baker and earned her Masters. In the 2000s she worked with her husband Marcus Printup , on whose albums Bird of Paradise (2007), Ballads All Night (2010) and A Time for Love (2011) she can be heard. She also played with Kenny Werner ( No Beginning , 2010) and was the assistant to Wynton Marsalis in his orchestral work Two in 3 . In 2011 she performed with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Chick Corea , as well as with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble.
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- ↑ After the recordings of the harpist Betty Glamann with Kenny Dorham on his album Jazz Contrasts (1957), Marcus Printup is considered to be the first jazz trumpeter to combine his music with the harp. See Kevin Whitehead Angels Play the Harp, Printup Plays the Trumpet (2011) in NPR Jazz
- ↑ Portrait at All About Jazz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Printup, Riza |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Printup, Riza Hequibal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz harpist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | California |