Notice: Aaron Diehl’s Forthcoming Album, “The Bespoke Man’s Narrative,” Rescheduled for 2013 Release

Tags

Aaron Diehl, DL Media, Mack Avenue Records, Piano

Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man’s Narrative

Mack Avenue Records announces the rescheduling of Aaron Diehl’s forthcoming album, The Bespoke Man’s Narrative, for a tentative February, 2013 release. Diehl’s label debut was previously announced for a July 31, 2012 release. Please stay tuned for further developments.

The highly anticipated release from Diehl (first place winner of the 2011Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz Competition of the American Pianists Association), features an array of rising jazz all-stars. Vibraphonist and Mack Avenue recording artist Warren Wolf, bassist David Wong and drummer Rodney Green contribute to the captivating new album comprised of five originals and five new arrangements.

Pianist Aaron Diehl To Make Mack Avenue Records and Studio Debut with Captivating New Album, The Bespoke Man’s Narrative ~ Available July 31

Tags

Aaron Diehl, African American, Composer, Piano

Aaron Diehl, The Bespoke Man’s Narrative

In fashion circles, the adjective “bespoke” denotes custom-made suits and shirts and signifies the person who designs and constructs them. On The Bespoke Man’s Narrative, his brilliant Mack Avenue Records debut, pianist Aaron Diehl extrapolates this notion to matters of musical invention.

“A smart young pianist with a fastidious grasp of jazz traditions…” – The New York Times

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM THE BESPOKE MAN’S NARRATIVE

“The idea for the metaphor was that the composition and concept were specifically for these musicians,” Diehl says, referring to his working quartet of 30-ish all-stars – vibraphonist (and Mack Avenue artist) Warren Wolf, bassist David Wong and drummer Rodney Green – that interprets the five originals and five arrangements comprising the program. “There’s a sequence, an arc, a beginning, middle and end. Each piece has something to do with my musical development.”

Aaron Diehl Trio [-] LIVE AT THE PLAYERS [Aaron Diehl Trio]

Tags

Aaron Diehl, African American, Jazz, Piano

Aaron Diehl Trio - LIVE AT THE PLAYERS

Aaron Diehl Trio [-] LIVE AT THE PLAYERS – [Aaron Diehl Trio, 2011]

Engaged. That’s how I felt during every minute of the set of music you will encounter in this major statement by a young artist and master of musical legerdemain whose motto is “I am an unapologetic perfectionist.”

And he is. Aaron had many laudable qualities when he entered Juilliard’s nascent jazz program in 2003, but the predominant one was his seriousness about the task at hand: mastering jazz. Already an accomplished classical pianist, he was mentored by Wynton Marsalis (even making a short tour with the master’s band just before starting at Juilliard), and excelled not only in his music courses, but in academics as well, garnering Lincoln Center’s prestigious Martin E. Segal award in 2004.

Basic facts: Richard and Estelle Diehl’s son Aaron was born on September 22, 1985 in Columbus, Ohio. Inspired early on by his grandfather, who played trombone and piano, Aaron studied with a variety of teachers, including Mark Flugge, Bobby Floyd, and Paula Radzynski. Meeting Eldar Djangirov in 1998 at an Interlochen summer camp session was a significant moment and helped steer Aaron, who was there as a classical pianist, towards jazz.

AMERICAN PIANISTS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES AARON DIEHL AS 2011 COLE PORTER FELLOW IN JAZZ

Tags

Aaron Diehl, American Pianists Association, Jazz, Piano

(L-R) Winner Aaron Diehl, President/CEO/Artistic Director Dr. Joel Harrison, Vocalist/NPR "JazzSet" Host Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Indianapolis Mayor Gregory A. Ballard, pictured after the Finals. Photo Credit: Mark Sheldon.

American Pianists Association is proud to announce pianist Aaron Diehl as the winner of the 2011 Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz competition. The announcement was made after the final round of performances on Saturday, April 16 at Indianapolis’ Athenaeum Theatre, which concluded the organization’s Jazz Discovery Week.

25 year-old Diehl, selected from a field of five finalists, was granted a cash prize of $50,000, the largest prize in the world for a young jazz pianist. Additionally, over the course of two years, Diehl will receive in-kind career development with the value of an additional $50,000.

AMERICAN PIANISTS ASSOCIATION 2011 COLE PORTER FELLOWSHIP IN JAZZ FINALIST – AARON DIEHL –

Tags

Aaron Diehl, Danilo Pérez, Geri Allen, Jazz, JOHN TAYLOR, NATE CHINEN

PERFORMED AT INDIANAPOLIS’ JAZZ KITCHEN IN JANUARY, PART OF THE REI REAL ESTATE SERVICES JAZZ PREMIERE SERIES

FINAL COMPETITION TO BE JUDGED BY
GERI ALLEN, DANILO PÉREZ, JOHN TAYLOR,
NATE CHINEN AND AL PRYOR
AT JAZZ DISCOVERY WEEK, APRIL 10-17, 2011

L-R) Indianapolis Mayor Gregory A. Ballard, Finalist Aaron Diehl, and APA President CEO-Artistic Director Dr. Joel Harrison, pictured after Diehl's performance. Photo Credit. Mark Sheldon.

American Pianists Association 2011 Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz Finalist Aaron Diehl recently performed at Indianapolis’ Jazz Kitchen this past January, as a part of the REI Real Estate Services Premiere Series. The series showcases each of the five Finalists in their own fully-produced set leading up to the finals competition.

Previous performances featured this year’s Finalists: Emmet Cohen (September), Zach Lapidus (November) and Glenn Zaleski (December), respectively. Finalist Jeremy Siskind will conclude the series, with a performance on February 26.

The Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz, with its cash prize of $50,000 to the winner of the competition, is the largest prize in the world for a young jazz pianist. According to Dr. Joel Harrison, President/CEO and Artistic Director of the American Pianists Association, the jury heard and reviewed, in anonymous fashion, CDs submitted by 40 pianists nominated for the awards before selecting these five finalists. Judges for the final rounds of the 2011 Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz are pianists Geri Allen, John Taylor and Danilo Pérez, New York Times music critic Nate Chinen, and Mack Avenue Records Executive Vice-President Al Pryor.

AMERICAN PIANISTS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE DATES FOR 2011 COLE PORTER FELLOWSHIP IN JAZZ FINALISTS

Tags

Aaron Diehl, Emmet Cohen, Glenn Zaleski, Jazz, Jeremy Siskind, Piano, Zach Lapidus

The Jazz Fellowship Awards

FINALIST EMMET COHEN TO KICK OFF
THE REI REAL ESTATE SERVICES JAZZ PREMIERE SERIES
@ INDIANAPOLIS’ JAZZ KITCHEN ON SEPTEMBER 18

FINAL COMPETITION TO BE JUDGED BY
GERI ALLEN, DANILO PÉREZ, JOHN TAYLOR,
NATE CHINEN AND AL PRYOR
AT JAZZ DISCOVERY WEEK, APRIL 10-17, 2011

Honorary Chair: Dave Brubeck

Beginning in September, five Finalists will compete for the $50,000 prize and the title of 2011 Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz of the American Pianists Association. Having been selected as finalists, each of the five pianists will perform as part of The REI Real Estate Services Jazz Premiere Series in their own fully-produced set at Indianapolis’ Jazz Kitchen.