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JACKY TERRASSON
BUSTY AND THE BASS
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Born in Berlin to an American mother and a French father, Jacky Terrasson is the most widely travelled of all jazz pianists. Called the “piano player of happiness” by Telerama magazine in France, he is an exhilarating musician, one of those who play the audience straight to euphoria. If we were to describe his playing, we would compare him to Bud Powell for his carefully controlled velocity on the piano keys, and to Ahmad Jamal for his sense of phrasing and knowledge of the great French composers Ravel, Fauré and Debussy. Through his fingers, Jacky mingles and melts the colours and the inventions of the great pianists of yesterday and today. He creates his own style, subtle and freshly played with facility and ease, pushed by the desire to rewrite and reinvent, again and again, every day and forever. In 2012, the former Thelonious Monk competition winner signed with Universal Jazz France after more than a decade on the Blue Note label. His first album with the label, Gouache, was a joyous celebration of his 20 year career. Terrasson’s most recent release on the Impulse! label, 2015’s Take This!!, captures the essence of his multifaceted musical makeup, which often draws upon modern post-bop, pop, hip-hop, European classical and African and Afro-Caribbean rhythms and melodies.
BUSTY AND THE BASS CABARET SERIES | OSPAC | SET 1: 8:00PM | SET 2: 9:30PM TICKETS: $23 PER SET | TWO SETS FOR $36 SCOTT BEVINS: TRUMPET | MIKE MCCANN: TRUMPET CHRIS VINCENT: TROMBONE | LOUIS STEIN: GUITAR NICK FERRARO: SAXOPHONE & VOCALS | MILO JOHNSON: BASS JULIAN TRIVERS: DRUMS | ERIC HAYNES: PIANOS & KEYBOARDS ALISTAR BLU: KEYBOARDS, SYNTHS & VOCALS Busty and the Bass is an irresistible electro-soul collective that draws on the talent of nine young musicians. Sharing a passion for good times and great music, the group formed during their first week at McGill University. When these nine young gentleman hit the stage, something primal emerges - an identity, a harmony, an underlying power. With their new EP GLAM set to drop in June on Indica Records and perpetual touring on the horizon, things are looking up for this budding 9-piece.
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