Stephanie Trick

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Stephanie Trick
Born1987 (age 37–38)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Instrument(s) Piano, pipe organ [1]

Stephanie Trick (born 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States) is an American stride, ragtime and jazz pianist.

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Biography

Trick is the daughter of late I/T professional Allen Trick (1952-2012) and Filipina-American nurse Alina (Marcilla) Trick of St. Louis. [2] Stephanie began playing piano at the age of five. [3] Her interest outside classical music began at the age of ten, when her piano teacher introduced her to ragtime. [4] She received her BA degree in music with honors from the University of Chicago in 2009. [3] Trick demonstrates piano performance and composition styles of stride, ragtime and jazz piano from the 1900s to the 1940s. [5] She emphasizes jazz standards, stride and boogie-woogie tunes with an accent on her specialty of Harlem stride. [6] [7] Trick and her husband, pianist Paolo Alderighi, reside in both St. Louis and Milan, Italy, his home town.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Bach Prelude and Fugue (A Min.) on Rockefeller Chapel Organ on Stephanie Trick's YouTube Channel
  2. ↑ "In Memoriam—Allan Trick". Sacramento Ragtime Society. 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Stephanie Trick". www.stephanietrick.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Stephanie Trick Biography From West Coast Ragtime Festival". Westcoastragtime.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Peters, Bill (April 16, 2010). "Great Strides at the Piano: Stephanie Trick re-ignites interest in Ragtime, Stride and Jazz Piano". Peter's Music News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ Wolff, Don (May 11, 2010). "Interview and Classic Jazz with Stephanie Trick". DonWolff.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ "la jeune "polyvalente" du Harlem stride" (the Harlem stride young versatile), in 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 267. ISBN   978 2 3505 5192 0


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