French pianist Jacky Terrasson’s boldly physical playing makes him "one of the few post-bop pianists whose amiable virtuosity can recall Oscar Peterson", while echoes of Ahmad Jamal inform his almost impossibly light touch and "sublime sense of space"
Date/Time: Jun 27 2016, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, The Christ Church CathedralCost: 446.00
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Between the sly eclecticism of his jazz and pop re-interpretations, the virtuosity of his rhythmic variations, and his infectious energy, Terrasson is a joyfully masterful artist that blurs lines and stirs souls! With Burniss Travis bass, Jamire Williams drums.
Thanks to Consulat General de France à Vancouver. This show is part of our "Spotlight on French Jazz"
“It takes sharp musical intelligence as well as chutzpah to make Duke Ellington’s Caravan morph into Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough. Jacky Terrasson has both in spades. – The Telegraph
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