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Welcome to
the official web home of Cyrus Chestnut. New CD
Available from the Cyrus Chestnut Trio 'Journeys'
"I like to construct melodies that tell stories, based on what
I've seen, what I feel and what I hear," Chestnut explains. "If
I can connect to what I'm playing, then I'll be able to share
it. That's why you may think that some of what I do seems
simple, but when you get into it, it's not as simple as you
think."
— Cyrus Chestnut |
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| “The pianist Cyrus Chestnut is one of jazz’s most convincing
anachronisms. His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected
harmony evokes another era, sometime before the ascent of Bill Evans and
McCoy Tyner, to say nothing of Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. But
unlike the typical nostalgist, who pines for the past partly because of
a queasy discomfort with the present, Mr. Chestnut appears comfortable
with his placement in time. What makes his music fly is a complete
security in his style, and that sense of untroubled self-assurance.”
— New York Times |
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| Chestnut continually tours with his
trio, playing live at jazz festivals around the world as well as clubs
and concert halls. With his hectic schedule, Cyrus has also found the
time to get into jazz education, doing seminars worldwide and also on
occasion, educating students in jazz at Middlebury College in Vermont
during the winter months. FULL BIOGRAPHY |
