D.D. Jackson

D.D. Jackson
Born: Jan 25, 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Styles: Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Biography: Influenced by his mentor Don Pullen, D.D. Jackson helped the ailing Pullen complete his final work, "Earth Eagle First Circle," in 1995. Jackson started on the piano when he was six and, after growing up in Canada, he earned degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (in jazz) and Indiana University ...Read full biography
Peace-Song
Released: 1994
Label: Justin-time Records
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On his debut as a leader, 27-year-old pianist D.D. Jackson often plays overcrowded chords in catchy rhythmic phrases that are very reminiscent of the late great pianist Don Pullen, although on some of ...Read full review
...so far
Released: 1999
Label: RCA Victor Group
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This solo recording for the Canadian pianist is dedicated to his many classical and jazz influences in quite the manner of his mentor, the late Don Pullen. But Jackson is emerging as an original expressionist ...Read full review
More D.D. Jackson albums: Main Albums (7), Compilations (2)
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