David Kikoski

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Dave Kikoski (born September 29, 1961) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist.

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Biography

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Kikoski learned piano from his father in Milltown, New Jersey, and played with him in bars as a teenager. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in the early 1980s, then moved to New York City in 1985, touring and recording subsequently with Roy Haynes (from 1986), Randy Brecker (1986–88), Bob Berg (1988), and Billy Hart (1989). He has also played or recorded with George Garzone, Barry Finnerty, Red Rodney, Craig Handy, Ralph Moore, Didier Lockwood, Joe Locke, Olivier Ker Ourio and Mingus Big Band. Kikoski won a 2011 Grammy Award with the Mingus Big Band for the Best Live Jazz Ensemble Album, "Live at the Jazz Standard". He also had a Grammy nomination with Roy Haynes for the "Birds of a Feather" CD.

Kikoski has been a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey. [1]

Discography

As leader

Year recordedTitleLabelNotes
1989Presage Freelance Trio, with Eddie Gomez (bass), Al Foster (drums) [2]
1991Persistent DreamsTrilokaWith Randy Brecker (trumpet), Cecilia Tenconi (flute), Dave Jensen (tenor sax), Vadim Zilbershtein (guitar), Ed Howard (acoustic bass), James Genus (electric bass), Billy Hart and Ben Perowsky (drums), Alex Acuña (percussion), Vera Mera (vocals) [2]
1994Dave KikoskiEpicTrio, with Essiet Essiet (bass), Al Foster (drums) [2]
1997Inner Trust Criss Cross Trio, with Ed Howard (bass), Leon Parker (drums) [2]
1998The MazeCriss CrossQuartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Scott Colley (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
1999Almost TwilightCriss CrossTrio, with John Patitucci (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2001Surf's UpCriss CrossTrio, with James Genus (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2001The FiveDIWQuintet, with Alex Sipiagin (trumpet), Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Boris Kozlov (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2001Comfortable Strange DIW Trio, with Boris Kozlov (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2001CombinationsCriss CrossWith Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Boris Kozlov (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2003DetailsCriss CrossTrio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Bill Stewart (drums) [2]
2005LimitsCriss CrossQuartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Larry Grenadier (bass), Bill Stewart (drums) [2]
2006Lighter WayApriaTrio, with Ed Howard (bass), Victor Lewis (drums) [2]
2008Mostly StandardsCriss CrossTrio, with Eric Revis (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2008Live at Smalls Smalls Live Trio, with Hans Glawischnig (bass), Obed Calvaire (drums); in concert [2]
2012ConsequencesCriss CrossTrio, with Christian McBride (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) [2]
2013?From the HipBFMQuartet
2016KayemodeCriss CrossTrio, with Joe Martin (bass), Justin Faulkner (drums) [3]
2019Phoenix Rising HighNote Quartet with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) [4]
2021Sure ThingHighNoteDuo with Boris Kozlov (bass) [5]

with BeatleJazz

with Opus 5

As sideman

With Roy Haynes

With Billy Hart

With others

References

  1. ↑ "The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats", The Star-Ledger , September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Dave Kikoski -- An invigorating pianist and composer, Kikoski lives in Jersey City."
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "David Kikoski Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Criss Cross Jazz 1394 CD". crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Phoenix Rising –David Kikoski at AllMusic . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Sure Thing –David Kikoski at AllMusic . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Vacher, Peter (December 2023 – January 2024). "Richard Baratta: Off the Charts". Jazzwise . No. 291. p. 34.


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