James Maurice Hurt Jr is an American jazz pianist.
Hurt had early training as a drummer. [1]
Hurt was a member of Sherman Irby's quartet that played regularly at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City in the late 1990s. [2] Gregory Tardy wrote a song after him, entitled "Mr. Hurt"; [3] the pair played with Rashied Ali in 1999. [4]
In the 1990s, Hurt played on albums with Antonio Hart (Here I Stand), [5] Abbey Lincoln ( Wholly Earth ), and Russell Gunn. [6]
His own first album was Dark Grooves – Mystical Rhythms on Blue Note Records in 1999. [7] [8] In a review of the album, James Lien of CMJ New Music Report called Hurt "one of the more adventurous young pianists to recently emerge on the New York scene." [9] Calvin Wilson of The Kansas City Star described the album as "at once boldly experimental and totally accessible." [10]
James has played with Elizabeth Kontomanou, [11] Graham Haynes, [12] DJ Logic, [13] and composer, percussionist, and conductor Adam Rudolph (as a percussionist), [14]
Hurt has made guest appearances with Donald Edwards, [15] Stacy Dillard, [15] and Rudresh Mahanthappa. [16]
Hurt has been a piano tutor at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. [17]
As leader
As sideman
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
