Marc Seales
Encyclopedia
Marc Seales is an American
jazz pianist
associated with post-bop
.
As a Professor of Jazz Piano at the University of Washington
in Seattle, Seales has worked with Benny Carter
, Bobby Hutcherson
, and Art Pepper
. His groups include New Stories and the Marc Seales Quartet. Seales won the Earshot Jazz
Golden Ear Award for Best Instrumentalist in 1999.
United States
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jazz pianist
Jazz piano
Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic and harmonic capabilities...
associated with post-bop
Post-bop
Post-bop is a term for a form of small-combo jazz music that evolved in the early-to-mid sixties. The genre's origins lie in seminal work by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock...
.
As a Professor of Jazz Piano at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in Seattle, Seales has worked with Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King...
, Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...
, and Art Pepper
Art Pepper
Art Pepper , born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr., was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist.About Pepper, Scott Yanow of All Music stated, "In the 1950s he was one of the few altoists that was able to develop his own sound despite the dominant influence of Charlie Parker" and: "When Art Pepper...
. His groups include New Stories and the Marc Seales Quartet. Seales won the Earshot Jazz
Earshot Jazz
Earshot Jazz is a regional jazz non-profit organization in Seattle Washington. The organization publishes a free monthly journal in the Seattle area and hosts numerous jazz related events annually. The most prominent annual event is the Earshot Jazz Festival in October and November which started in...
Golden Ear Award for Best Instrumentalist in 1999.
With New Stories
- Circled by Hounds (1995, self-releasedDo it yourselfDo it yourself is a term used to describe building, modifying, or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals...
) - Remember Why (1997, Origin RecordsOrigin recordsOrigin Records is a jazz record label based in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1997. Originally started by Seattle drummer John Bishop, the label was conceived to help with the design, production, and distribution of jazz records made by his own groups as well as artists he's worked with over...
) - Speakin' Out (1999, Origin Records)
- Hope Is In the Air: The Music of Elmo Hope (2004, Origin Records)
Solo
- A Time, a Place, a Journey live CD (2004, Origin Records)
- American Songs: Volume 1;; (2010, self-released)
External links
- [ Marc Seales] on Allmusic
- Article about Seales at Origin Arts
- Faculty Profile at University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...