Pianists on Handful of Keys range from the teenaged Joey Alexander to the nearly 90-year-old master Dick Hyman. The breadth of artistry is similarly wide, from Helen Sung’s stellar McCoy Tyner arrangement to Myra Melford’s rollicking Latin-rooted original, “The Strawberry”. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s own Dan Nimmer closes with a bright swinger, “Temperance”, while brilliant newcomer Isaiah J. Thompson captures the majesty of jazz’s historical sweep in his two selections.
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- 2019
- Ellis Marsalis
- Warren Wolf
- Dexter Gordon
- Benny Benack III