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Pianist Marc Copland, recognized as an innovator with a unique grasp of harmony and color, is perhaps the foremost proponent of the lyrical school of jazz pianism today. The most prolific pianist of the new millenium, Copland has 13 critically acclaimed releases to his credit since the year 2000 – and another three releases scheduled for 2005.
September 2005 marks the Pirouet records release of his eagerly-awaited return to the classic piano trio format– in which he played so beautifully on „Haunted Heart and Other Ballads“ (Hatology). With Drew Gress and Jochen Rueckert, Copland brings a unique sense of romance and beauty to songs of the heart. This trio has been hailed as „discovery of the year“ (Die Zeit/Germany), „gold record of the month“ (Diapason/France), „publisher’s pick“ (AllAboutJazz.com/USA), etc.
„Time Within Time“ (Hatology/April 2005), the sequel to his solo piano masterpiece „Poetic Motion,“ is a poignant remembrance, echoing the bittersweet events of the new millenium as only this pianist can. His solo work has established him as „a veritable poet of the piano“ Repetoire/France), a jazz pianist presenting „a real piano recital“ (Telerama/France).
This summer, in a nod to the „cookin’“ days of his all-star quintet of the nineties, Copland reunites with two master trumpeters, Randy Brecker (Nagel-Heyer) and Tim Hagans (Pirouet), on two quartet cds which capture both the power and beauty this brass instrument can project.
In January of 2005, Challenge records released „BrandNew,“ the sequel to the 2001 cd „That’s ForSure“ by the chamber-jazz trio of lyrical masters Copland, Ken Wheeler and John Abercrombie.
„…His harmonic sophistication, his touch, and control of dynamics with the foot pedal have all become–well–the stuff of legend. There are actually stories of young piano players who go to a Copland gig and then sit right near the stage to stare at his feet, to observe the nuance of how he works the damper pedal of the piano.“ (AllAboutJazz.com)
Born 27 May 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Copland was a part of the vibrant music scene in Philadelphia as a saxophonist before going to New York where he met John Abercrombie and also played with Chico Hamilton, and others. He experimented with the electric alto but gradually became dissatisfied with the direction his music was taking and, leaving New York, quit playing the sax in order to study piano. He was gone for almost a decade but upon his return to the jazz world in the mid-80s his piano playing was a revelation, his own vividly original style firmly in place. As a sideman he played with Bob Belden, Jane Ira Bloom, Joe Lovano, Tim Hagans, James Moody, Wallace Roney and many others.
But his career as a sideman in the Apple was relatively short-lived; Copland began recording and touring in trio with Gary Peacock and Billy Hart (At Night/Sunnyside, Paradiso/Soul Note) In the nineties, his reputation spread owing to three legendary recordings with the Savoy label, which put him on the road in an All-Star quintet (Randy Brecker, Bob Berg, and Dennis Chambers), and later in quartet with guitarist John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, and drummer Hart.
Copland has enthralled audiences not only in trio and as a solo pianist, but also as a duo partner without peer–as attested by his duo recordings with Greg Osby(Night Call, Round and Round/Nagel-Heyer) and Gary Peacock (What It Says/Sketch).
„A quiet giant of his instrument…the stuff of legend.“–AllAboutJazz.com (USA)
„Unbelievable imagination, a lesson in harmonic drama.“ –Rondo (Germany)
„Thrills from start to finish.“ –Telerama (France)
Booking in collaborazione con BlueArt Management
Marc Copland solo
Marc Copland Trio with Drew Gress (bass) / Billy Drummond (drums)
Marc Copland Quartet: with Robin Verheyen (sax) / Drew Gress (bass) / Mark Ferber (drums)
Marc Copland Quartet: with Mark Feldman (violin) / Drew Gress (bass) / drummer TBA
Marc Copland Quartet: with Jean-Charles Richard (sax) / Stephane Kerecki (bass) / Daniel Humair (drums)
“ZENITH” – MARC COPLAND QUARTET
InnerVoiceJazz (IVJ 101, 2016)
Copland (p), Ralph Alessi (tp), Drew Gress (b), Joey Baron (dr)
Sun at the Zenith / Mystery Song / Air We’ve Never Breathed / Waterfall / Best Bet / Hurricane
“NOW THIS” – GARY PEACOCK TRIO
ECM (2015)
Copland (p), Gary Peacock (b), Joey Baron (dr)
Gaia / Shadows / This / And Now / Esprit de Muse / Moor / No Blues / Christa / Vignette / Gloria’s Step / Requiem
“39 STEPS” – JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTET
ECM (2013)
Abercrombie (g), Marc Copland (p), Drew Gress (b), Joey Baron (dr)
Vertigo / LST / Bachrach / Greenstreet / As it Stands / Spellbound / Another Ralph’s / Shadow of a Doubt / 39 Steps / Melancholy Baby
“SOME MORE LOVE SONGS” – MARC COPLAND TRIO
Pirouet (2013)
Copland (p), Drew Gress (b), Jochen Rueckert (dr)
I don’t know where I stand / My funny valentine / Eighty-one / Rainbow’s end / I’ve got you under my skin / I remember you / When I fall in love
“SPEAK TO ME” – COPLAND & ABERCROMBIE DUO
Pirouet (2013)
Copland (p), Abercrombie (g)
Left behind / Speak to me / Seven / If I should lose you / Blues conntations So Long / Falling again / Talkin blues / Witchcraft
“CROSSTALK” – COPLAND, OSBY, WEISS, LEWIS
Pirouet (2011)
Marc Copland (p), Greg Osby (as), Doug Weiss(b), Victor Lewis (d)
Talkin’ Blues / Diary of the Same Dream / Ozz-thetic / Tenderly / Crosstalk / Slow Hand / Hey It’s Me You’re Talkin’ to / Three Four Civility / Minority
“ALONE” – COPLAND PIANO SOLO
Pirouet (2010)
Marc Copland (p)
Soul Eyes / I Don’t Know Where I Stand / Night Whispers / Into The Silence / Rainy Night House / I Should Care / Fall / Blackboard / Michael From Mountain / Hi Li Hi Lo
“INSIGHT” – COPLAND & PEACOCK DUO
Pirouet (2009)
Marc Copland (p), Gary Peacock (b)
All Blues / The Wanderer / Blue In Green / Rush Hour / River’s Run / Matterhorn / The Pond / Goes Out Comes In / Late Night / Cavatina / In Your Own Sweet Way / Benediction / Sweet And Lovely
“NIGHT WHISPERS/NY TRIO RECORDINGS VOL. 3” – MARC COPLAND TRIO
Pirouet (2009)
Marc Copland (p), Drew Gress (b), Bill Stewart (d)
Emily / The Bell Tolls / Night Whisperers / Emily / So What / Like It Never Was / Space Acres / Emily / Scattered Leaves / I Fall In Love Too Easily
“ANOTHER PLACE” – MARC COPLAND QUARTET
Pirouet (2008)
Marc Copland (p), John Abercrombie (g), Drew Gress (b), Billy Hart (d)
Like You / River Bend / Dark Horse / Car Blue Lady / Another Place / Ballad In Two Keys / Everything I Love
“VOICES/NY TRIO RECORDINGS VOL. 2” – MARC COPLAND TRIO
Pirouet (2007)
Marc Copland (p), Gary Peacock (b), Paul Motian (d)
Vignette / Albert / River’s Run / Voices / Runner / That’s it? / All Blues / At Night
“MODINHA/NY TRIO RECORDINGS, VOL. I” – MARC COPLAND TRIO
(Pirouet PIT3018, 2006)
Marc Copland(p) / Gary Peacock (b) / Bill Stewart (d)
Half a Finger Snap/Modinha/Flat Out/Rain/Slap Happy/Sweet Peach Tree/Aglasia/Yesterdays/Taking a Chance on Love
“BOTH/AND”
(Nagel-Heyer 2067, 2006)
Marc Copland (p) / Randy Brecker (tp, fl) /Ed Howard (b) / Victor Lewis (dr)
Through the Widnow/I Loves You Porgy/Over the Hills/The Sidewinder/Both/And/Around the Horn/When the Wind Stops/Bookends
“NO CHOICE” – COPLAND AND CARROTHERS PIANO DUETS
(Minium MIN004, 2006)
Marc Copland (p), Bill Carrothers (p)
Lonely woman/You and the Night and the Music/The Needle and the Damage Done/Dim Some/Take the A Train/Blue in Green (Chorale)/ Blue in Green (Theme and Variations)/Masqualero/Bemsha Swing/Lonely Woman
“SOME LOVE SONGS” – MARC COPLAND TRIO
(Pirouet PIT3015, 2005)
Marc Copland (p) / Drew Gress (b) / Jochen Rueckert (d)
Rainy Night House/Round She Goes/Time Was/Glad to be Unhappy/Spartacus Love Theme/Footprints/My Foolish Heart
“TIME WITHIN TIME” – SOLO PIANO
(Hatology 619, 2005)
Marc Copland (p)
Some Other Time (C Major)/River’s Run/Pirouette/Footprints/Some Other Time (D flat Major)/Time Was/Round She Goes/Django/ Some Other Time (G Major)/All Blues/You Can’t Go Home Again/Some Other Time (C Major)
“BRAND NEW”
(Challenge CHR 70122)
Marc Copland (p) / John Abercrombie (g) / Kenny Wheeler (tpt & flugel)
Monk Spring/Lights Out/Jive Samba/Reach for that Other Place/Take Four/Brand New/Odyssey/Watching Simona/ Taking a Chance on Love
“WHAT IT SAYS” – DUO WITH GARY PEACOCK
(Sketch 333040, 2004)
Marc Copland (p), Gary Peacock (b)
Ladder/vignette/Watching the Silence/Around in the Air/Colors of Hue/Talkin’ Blues/Calls and Answers/In a Dance/From the Well/Skim/Requiem/Vignette (solo)
“NIGHT CALL” – DUO WITH GREG OSBY
(Nagel Heyer 2048, 2004)
Marc Copland (p), Greg Osby (as)
Autumn Wind/Cyrille in Motion/Echoes of Another/Night Call/Cire/Skippin’ Around/A Time Ago/Forge/Soul Eyes
“MARC COPLAND AND…” – MARC COPLAND
(Hatology, 2003)
Michael Brecker (ts) / John Abercrombie, (g) / Drew Gress (b) / Jochen Rueckert (dr)
Old Friends / See You Again / Blue in Green / Balloonman / Old Friends 2 / Air Conditioning / Spring Song / Canteloupe Island / You and the Night and the Music / Old Friends 3
“ROUND AND ROUND” – DUO WITH GREG OSBY
(Nagel Heyer, 2003)
Marc Copland (p), Greg Osby (as)
Silent Attitude/Balloonman/Round She Goes/Mentor’s Praise/Whatever the Moon/The Wizard/Copious/Deed-Lee-Yah/Easy Living
“BOOKENDS” – COPLAND / LIEBMAN DUO
(Hatology 2-587, 2002)
Marc Copland (p) / David Liebman (ts, ss)
CD 1: Bookends I / The Searcher / Blackboard / Lester Leaps In / When Your Smilin’ / In Your Own Sweet Way / Nadir / Bookends II
CD 2: Cry Want / Maiden Voyage / Impressions / WTC / Blue in Green
“POETIC MOTION” – MARC COPLAND, SOLO PIANO
(Sketch 333020, 2001)
Marc Copland (p)
Second Sight / Blackboard / Not Going Gently / Nevertheless / Spartacus Love Theme / When We Met / Bittersweet Road / Dark Territory / Naima
“LUNAR” — MARC COPLAND
(Hatology 583, 2001)
Marc Copland (p) / David Liebman (ts, ss) / Mike McGuirk, (b) / Tony Martucci (dr)
Cry Want / Lunar / Pirouette / You and the Night and the Music / All That’s Left / Standoff / Brother Ernesto / Naima
“HAUNTED HEART AND OTHER BALLADS” – MARC COPLAND TRIO
(Hatology 581, 2001)
Marc Copland (p) / Drew Gress (b) / Jochen Rueckert (dr)
My Favorite Things 1 / Crescent / Dark Territory / Greensleeves / When We Dance / My Favorite Things2 / Soul Eyes / It Ain’t Necessarily So / Easy to Love / Haunted Heart / My Favorite Things 3
“THAT’S FOR SURE” – A COOPERATIVE TRIO
(Challenge Records 70098, 1999)
Marc Copland (p) / John Abercrombie (g) / Kenny Wheeler (tp)
That’s for Sure / Haunted / Neba / How Deep is the Ocean / One Fourteen / New Song / Kind Folk / Monk’s Spring / Dark Territory / Played Straight
“DOUBLE PLAY”
(Steeplechase 31509, 2001)
Marc Copland (p) / Vic Juris (g)
Who Can I Turn To / I Loves You Porgy / Dark Territory / Stella by Starlight /
Vaults / Jive Samba / I Concentrate On You / Blackbird / Twenty-Five / Con Alma
“BETWEEN THE LINES”
(Steeplechase 31-488, 2000)
Marc Copland (p) / Tim Hagans (tp)
Nefertiti / Passing Giants / Three In One / I Loves You Porgy / When Will the Blues Leave / Estate / Green Dolphin Street / Rainy Night House / Canteloupe Island
“SOFTLY”
(Savoy / Denon CY10876, 1998)
Mike Brecker (ts), Joe Lovano (ts), Tim Hagans (tp), Gary Peacock (b), Bill Stewart (d)
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise / I Love You / Country Home / So In Love / Blue / What’s Goin On / Not a Ballad / Three Stories / My Foolish Heart
“SECOND LOOK”
(Savoy / Denon CY18001, 1996)
John Abercrombie (g), Drew Gress (b), Billy Hart (d)
Second Look / Happy Stance / Timeless / Snowfall / Au Privave / Dark Territory / Suite Sixteen / Amie / If I Should Lose You
“STOMPIN’ WITH SAVOY”
(Savoy / Denon CY75853, 1995)
Randy Brecker (t), Bob Berg (ts), James Genus (b), Dennis Chambers (d)
Equinox / I Got Rhythm / I Loves You Porgy / Footprints / Easy to Love / Lover Man / Woody’n You / Blue in Green / One Finger Snap / All Blues
“PARADISO”
(Soul Note 121283-2, 1995)
Marc Copland (p) / Gary Peacock (b), Billy Hart (d)
Bloomdido / Billy’s Bounce / Hiding Place / Lovers and Other Strangers / Lover Man / Dark Territory / But Not Forgotten / Paradiso
“SONGS WITHOUT END”
(Jazz City Spirit TKCB-70405, 1994)
Marc Copland (p) / Ralph Towner (g)
Nardis / Zingaro / Tern / Goodbye / Freebop / All That’s Left / Jamaica Stopover / Snowfall / Blue in Green
“NEVER AT ALL”
(Future Music Records 05-28193, 1992)
Copland, piano and string synthesizers with Stan Sulzmann, winds
Sirens of the Deep / Never at All / New-ness / Rainforest / Harri / Phobos and Diemos / Eris / Journey / Guinevere
“AT NIGHT”
(Sunnyside 1059D, 1992)
Gary Peacock (b), Billy Hart (d)
All That’s Left / Estate / All of You / At Night / Trading Places / Rain / Milestones / Masqualero
“ALL BLUES AT NIGHT”
(Jazz City PCCY00244, 1989)
Tim Hagans (tp), Gary Peacock (b), Bill Stewart (d)
On Green Dolphin Street / All Blues / At Night / Lunar / Estate / For the Music / Think Before you Think / My One and Only Love
“MY FOOLISH HEART”
(Jazz City D28Y0206, 1988)
John Abercrombie (g), Gary Peacock (b), Jeff Hershfield (d)
Snowfall / My Foolish Heart / Walkin’ / So Long Age / I Fall in Love Too Easily / When Will the Blues Leave / At Night / Mash / Just In Time / In Blue