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about
Recorded February 2021
Montreal, Canada
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released June 7, 2023
Jeff Johnston - piano
Jean-Marc Beauchamp - piano restoration and technician
recorded on a Yamaha CF 9 ft Concert Grand piano
Recorded just one week after the passing of jazz piano legend Armando "Chick" Corea, this is a very personal album for me. For many jazz musicians of my generation, Chick was an inspiration, a role model and a true piano hero. I was lucky enough to see him perform on several occasions, and I am genuinely grateful for that. His generosity during the pandemic’s first year, with impromptu online piano concerts, Q and As, and informal practice sessions, were an amazing gift and a unique glimpse into his artistry and musicianship. I dedicate this music to his memory and his legacy as one of the greatest musicians of our time.
Jeff
Two time Juno nominee Jeff Johnston is a Canadian based composer of music for film and media. His music has been heard on PBS, CBC-TV, CBC Newsworld, The Documentary Channel, Teletoons, CTV, Global TV and he has scored numerous films for the National Film Board of Canada. With musical beginnings as a jazz pianist and recording artist his works are infused with alluring harmonies, lush textures, rhythmic inventiveness and spontaneity. Chuck Berg of Jazz Times Magazine wrote "This is music, that while at the contemporary cutting edge, is both immediately and immensely satisfying." Johnston's trio and quartet recordings established him as a respected pianist and composer leading the Toronto Star's Geoff Chapman to deem Johnston as "clearly in Canada's top ranks" and the Globe and Mail's Mark Miller to say " This is Canadian jazz at it's best". Johnston has recorded and performed with some of the biggest names in jazz including John Abercrombie, Sheila Jordan, Dave Liebman and Kenny Wheeler.
Along with his busy schedule of performing and composing, Johnston also teaches piano, arranging, composition, and coaches ensembles at McGill University's Schulich School of Music. He has conducted workshops and guest lectured at universities across Canada.
Jeff Johnston sits on the Board of Directors of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada and is a member of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers, Academy of Scoring Arts, SOCAN, The American Federation of Musicians, and McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union.
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