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David Hazeltine
Background information
Born	(1958-10-27) October 27, 1958 (age 66) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger, educator
Instrument	Piano
Years active	1990s–present
Labels	Sharp Nine, Chesky, Criss Cross, Venus, Smoke Sessions
Website	www.davidhazeltine.com

David Perry Hazeltine (born October 27, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator.

Early life

Hazeltine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 27, 1958. He began studying the piano at the age of nine, and first performed professionally when he was thirteen. He attended the Wisconsin College Conservatory of Music from 1976 to 1979.

Later life and career

1980–1992

Hazeltine worked around Chicago, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee, and was the regular pianist for the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery. He obtained a BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1991. After performing with Chet Baker at the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery, the trumpeter suggested he should move to New York City, which he did in 1981. After two years, "domestic considerations prompted a return to his home town". He returned to the Wisconsin College Conservatory of Music, and was the chairman of the jazz department from 1985 to 1992. In 1992, he returned to New York.

1993–present

In New York, Hazeltine led a trio that included Peter Washington on bass and Louis Hayes on drums. He also worked with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Slide Hampton's big band, and the group One for All. His first solo album, Four Flights Up, appeared in 1995.

He has spent time composing, but has stated that he does not find it easy. Although he is a pianist, he feels influenced more by saxophonists, particularly Charlie Parker.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

With Eric Alexander

• Temple of Olympic Zeus (HighNote, 2007)

With Javon Jackson

• Sugar Hill: The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (Chesky)

With Jesse van Ruller

• Here and There (Criss Cross, 2002)

References

1. ^ Crowther, Bruce (October 16, 2003). "David Hazeltine: Making It Mean Something". All About Jazz.
2. ^ Kennedy, Gary W. (2003), Hazeltine, David (Perry) , Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J588600
3. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "David Hazeltine". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 677–678. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "Alice in Wonderland". venusrecord.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
6. "Alfie". venusrecord.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
7. Drouot, Alain (June 2014). "George Mraz/David Hazeltine Trio: Your Story". DownBeat. Vol. 81, no. 6. p. 75.

External links

• Official site
• One for All at AllMusic

• Musicians from Milwaukee
• Wisconsin Conservatory of Music alumni
• American jazz pianists
• American male jazz pianists
• 1958 births
• Living people
• Chesky Records artists
• 20th-century American pianists
• 21st-century American pianists
• 20th-century American male musicians
• 21st-century American male musicians
• One for All (band) members
• Smoke Sessions Records artists
• Criss Cross Jazz artists