Michel Petrucciani

February 25, 1986 – Huey Lewis & The News, a-ha, Sting, Phil Collins plus an All-Star Jam Session gathering B.B. King, Tony Williams, Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, Michel Petrucciani, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Burrell, Stanley Jordan, Bobby Hutcherson), Gary Burton, Jon Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie , Gerry Mulligan, David Sanborn and Buddy Rich plus Sarah Vaughan, Diana […]

February 22, 1985 – for the relaunch of the Blue Note Records label, its President Bruce Lundvall has summoned the Jazz Gotha at The Town Hall in New York City (USA). Consider this : Art Blakey, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Michel Petrucciani, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, McCoy Tyner and Grover Washington, […]

Michel Petrucciani, Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Ramsey Lewis, Milt Jackson, Benny Golson, Art Farmer & Nhøp, Lalo Schifrin, The Bad Plus, Stan Kenton, Count Basie. They are the “Jazz Legends” selected among the 219 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited […]

February 8, 1998 – the Michel Petrucciani Trio – that is Michel Petrucciani (p), Anthony Jackson (b) and Steve Gadd (d) – performs at the Kultur Und Kongresszentrum Liederhall in Stuttgart, Germany

This day (January 6, 1999), in New York City, died Michel Petrucciani, a French jazz pianist. Tracklist : September Second . Documentary (1997) . In a sentimental mood (1993) . w/ Jim Hall – Beautiful Love . w/ Roy Haynes & Gary Peacock – One for us (1988) . w/ Jim Hall – My Funny […]

Dr. Lonnie Smith, James Carter Organ Trio, Chris Potter, Michel Petrucciani, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Art Blakey ＆ The Jazz Messengers, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Mccoy Tyner, Erroll Garner, The Timex All Star. They are the “Jazz Legends” selected among the 147 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in […]

Joe Lovano’s ‘From the Soul’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1991 with Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell and released in 1992 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Evolution (Joe Lovano) – 08:59 . 2.Portrait Of Jenny (Gordon Burdge, J. Russel Robinson) – 07:56 . 3.Lines And Spaces (Joe Lovano) – 06:20 […]

Michel Petrucciani’s ‘Pianism’ is an album recorded on December 20, 1985 and released in 1986 By Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.The Prayer (Michel Petrucciani) – 11:05 . 2.Our Tune (Michel Petrucciani)– 06:51 . 3.Face’S Face (Michel Petrucciani) – 04:37 . 4.Night And Day (Cole Porter) – 09:20 . 5.Here’S That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van […]

July 20, 1997 – Pianist Michel Petrucciani, bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Steve Gadd perform together at Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, Germany

Michel Petrucciani, Keith Jarrett, Count Basie, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdés, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Pérez, Chano Dominguez , Eliane Elias, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Joe Zawinul. They are the “Jazz Legends (Special Pianists)” performers selected among the 280 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Michel […]

Michel Petrucciani’s ‘Power Of Three’ is an album recorded on July 14, 1986 at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter and released in 1987 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Limbo (Wayne Shorter) – 07:57 . 2.Careful (Jim Hall) – 06:49 . 3.Morning Blues (Michel Petrucciani) – 08:15 . 4.Waltz New […]

Bassist (and contra bassist) extraordinaire, Anthony Jackson, who turns 66 today – Happy Birthday – has been for almost 50 years a “top session bassist”. Very much in demand, Anthony has played on numerous albums and behind the greatest (you want to verify ? click on http://go.rvm.pm/anthonyjackson). The ‘Three Concerts with Anthony Jackson‘ are with […]

June 15, 1996 – the Michel Petrucciani Trio – that is Michel Petrucciani (p), Detlev Beier (b) and Manu Roche (d) – plays at Große Konzertscheue in Salzau, Germany for Jazzbaltica

‘Michel Petrucciani & NHOP’ is a collaboration album between Petrucciani, the pianist and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, the bassist recorded on April 18, 1994 at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse and released on March 24, 2009 by Dreyfus Records. Track Listing : 1.All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein Ii,Jerome Kern) – 06:43 . 2.I Can’T Get Started […]

This day (March 13, 1925 ), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Roy Owen Haynes, an American jazz drummer.

Michel Petrucciani’s ‘Solo Live’ is a piano album recorded on February 27,1997 in Frankfurt and released in 1998 By Dreyfus. Track Listing : 1.Looking Up (Michel Petrucciani) – 04:24 . 2.Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velázquez) – 04:03 . 3.Rachid (Michel Petrucciani) – 02:22 . 4.Chloe Meets Gershwin (Michel Petrucciani) – 04:08 . 5.Home (Michel Petrucciani) – […]

From ‘Trouble in school’ to ‘September Song’, we have mixed 17 ‘Jazz‘ tunes around the theme of ‘September‘. It has Deborah Cox, Hank Jones, Harry James, Charles Mingus and many more.

From ‘El Satelite’ to ‘Saturday Night On Saturn’, we have mixed 17 ‘Jazz With a Slice Of Pop‘ tunes around the theme of ‘Stars, Planets And Other Sky Items‘. It has Benny Carter, Pat Metheny, Gene Ammons With Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Dinah Washington and many more.

From ‘Ain’t That A Kick In The Head’ to ‘Get On The Good Foot’ , we have mixed 20 ‘Jazz & Soul‘ tunes around the theme of ‘Soccer‘. “Kicks on My List” has John Coltrane, Art Van Damme, Otis Redding, Michael Buble and many more.

From ‘Shout for joy’ to ‘Sometimes I’m Happy’, we have mixed 18 ‘Jazz‘ tunes around the theme of ‘Joy & Happiness‘. It has Tony Bennett, Rigmor Gustafsson, Bobby Timmons, B.B. King and many more.