David Newton (pianist)

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David Newton
Born (1958-02-02) 2 February 1958 (age 66)
Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, educator
InstrumentPiano
Labels Linn, Candid
Website davidnewtonjazzpiano.com

David Newton (born 2 February 1958) is a Scottish jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator.

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Early life

Newton was born in Glasgow on 2 February 1958. [1] He "played clarinet, bassoon and piano before specializing on piano at the Leeds School of Music". [1]

Later life and career

Newton had a trio in Bradford in 1978 and worked in a theatre in Scarborough. [1] He returned to Scotland in the early 1980s. [1] He "established a considerable reputation as an accompanist to visiting American musicians before he launched his own solo career". [2] In 1986, he made his recording debut, with Buddy DeFranco. [1] He moved to London the following year, "worked with Alan Barnes, then toured with Martin Taylor's Quartet (including [a] trip to India) from 1989 to 1991." [1] He was vocalist Carol Kidd's musical director in the 1990s. [1] [2] He also accompanied several other singers. [1]

Newton recorded three albums as a leader for Linn Records in the early 1990s: the trio records Eyewitness and Victim of Circumstance, and the solo piano Return Journey. [2] He then moved to Candid Records and recorded another trio album, In Good Company, for them in 1994. [2] He had a solo piano tour the following year and toured with Bud Shank. [1] In addition to leading his own bands of various sizes, he has also done a lot of freelance playing. [1] In the early to mid-2000s, he also recorded for Bright New Day, including one album with an orchestra. [3]

Newton became a fellow of Leeds College of Music in 2003, where he is a principal lecturer in jazz piano. [4]

Discography

As leader

Year recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes
1990Eyewitness Linn Trio, with Dave Green (bass), Allan Ganley (drums)
1990Victim of Circumstance Linn Trio; most tracks with Alec Dankworth (bass), Clark Tracey (drums); one track with Dave Green (bass), Allan Ganley (drums)
1992Return Journey Linn Solo piano
1994In Good Company Candid Trio, with Dave Green (bass), Allan Ganley (drums)
1995Twelfth of the Twelfth Candid Solo piano
1996DNA Candid With Iain Dixon (tenor sax), Matt Miles (bass), Steve Brown (drums)
1996Meets Brian Lemon to Play Hoagy CarmichaelZephyrDuo, with Brian Lemon (piano)
2000?Halfway to Dawn Concord Jazz Trio, with Matt Miles (bass), Steve Brown (drums)
2002?Bootleg EricASC
2003Pacific HeightsBright New DayTrio, with Dave Chamberlain (bass), Colin Oxley (guitar)
2004InspiredBright New DayTrio, with Matt Miles (bass), Steve Brown (drums)
2006Portrait of a WomanBright New DayWith Jim Mullen (guitar), Andrew Cleyndert (bass), Steve Brown (drums), orchestra
2011?Inside OutWoodville
2013?Out of This WorldTrio, with Andrew Cleyndert (bass), Colin Oxley (guitar)

As sideman

With Stacey Kent

With Ray Gelato and Claire Martin

Sources: [2] [3] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Chilton, John (2004). Who's Who of British Jazz (2nd ed.). Continuum. p.  261.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 982. ISBN   978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 1077–1078. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ "David Newton". Leeds College of Music. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "David Newton | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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