Danny Grissett
Univ.-Prof. for Piano (Faculty of Music Education)
Head of Institute for
Keyboard Instruments
(Faculty of Music Education)
Artistic Major(s):
Piano
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Artistic or pedagogical education
- Certificate of Completion, Thelonius Monk Institute, 2001
- Master of Fine Arts Jazz Keyboard Performance, California Institute for the Arts, 2000
- Bachelor of Arts Music Education, California State University Dominguez Hills, 1998
Teaching & Research
Teaching
- Tutor at JAM MUSIC LAB Private University for Jazz and Popular Music & at Gulda School of Music since 2014
- Prince Claus Conservatory, Groningen, Netherlands, Artist in Residence, Jazz Piano Lessons, Ensemble Coaching, Masterclasses in Composition and Improvisation 2020, 2021, 2022
- Paekche Institute for the Arts, Seoul Korea, Improvisation Workshop, 2015
- JazzInty International Music Workshop, Slovenia, Jazz Piano Lessons, R&B/Soul Ensemble Director, Rhythm Section Master Class, 2012 & 2014
- New School University, New York, Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Piano Lessons 2005 - 2012
- Eastman School of Music, New York, Artist in Residence, Jazz Piano Lessons, Ensemble Coaching, 2011
- California State University Dominguez Hills, Jazz Ensemble Director, 2001 - 2003
Research
- Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Contemporary Comping – Evolution and Expansion of Harmony, Rhythm and Musical Dialogue, 2022
Publications
- Lukas Oravec Quartet, Moving Spirit, 2021
- Anne Mette Iversen, Racing a Butterfly, BJU Records, 2020
- Pee Wee Ellis, In My Ellingtonian Mood, Minor Music Records, 2018
- Anne Mette Iversen, Roundtrip, BJU Records, 2017
- Danny Grissett, Remembrance, Savant, 2017
- Tom Harrell Quartet, Moving Picture, Highnote, 2017
- Steve Nelson, Brothers Under the Sun, Highnote, 2016
- Danny Grissett, The In Between, Criss Cross, 2015
- Danny Grissett, Stride, Criss Cross, 2011
- Danny Grissett, Form, Criss Cross, 2009
- Danny Grissett, Encounters, Criss Cross, 2007
- Danny Grissett, Promise, Criss Cross, 2005
Further work experience
- member of the band, Featured Soloist/Big Band RTS, Belgrad Serbia, 2018
- member of the band, Klavier/Tom Harrell, 2004 - 2022
- member of the band, Klavier/Vanessa Rubin 2003 - 2023