David Hazeltine

{{Short description|American jazz pianist, composer, and educator}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|10|27}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician, composer, arranger, educator

| instrument = Piano

| years_active = 1990s–present

| label = Sharp Nine, Chesky, Criss Cross, Venus, Smoke Sessions

| associated_acts = One for All, George Mraz, Louis Hayes, Peter Washington

| website = {{URL|www.davidhazeltine.com}}

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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.{{cite web |last=Crowther |first=Bruce |date=October 16, 2003 |title=David Hazeltine: Making It Mean Something |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/david-hazeltine-making-it-mean-something-david-hazeltine-by-bruce-crowther.php?page=1 |website=All About Jazz }} He began studying the piano at the age of nine, and first performed professionally when he was thirteen.{{Citation |last=Kennedy |first=Gary W. |date=2003 |title=Hazeltine, David (Perry) [Hazers] |publisher=Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J588600 }} 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.{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |title=David Hazeltine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-hazeltine-mn0000809844/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=October 9, 2017}}

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=

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!Year recorded

!Title

!Label

!Personnel/Notes

1995

|4 Flights Up

|Sharp Nine

|Quartet, with Slide Hampton (trombone), Peter Washington (bass), Ray Appleton (drums){{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |pages=677–678 |title-link=The Penguin Guide to Jazz }}

1996

|The Classic Trio

|Sharp Nine

|Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)

1997

|How It Is

|Criss Cross

|With Jim Rotondi (trumpet, flugelhorn), Steve Wilson (alto sax), Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

1998

|Blues Quarters, Vol. 1

|Criss Cross

|Quartet, with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Dwayne Burno (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

1998

|A World for Her

|Criss Cross

|With Javon Jackson (tenor sax), Steve Nelson (vibes), Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes and Joe Farnsworth (drums; separately)

1999?

|Mutual Admiration Society

|Sharp Nine

|Quartet, with Joe Locke (vibes), Essiet Essiet (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)

1999?

|Waltz for Debby

|Venus

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)

2000

|The Classic Trio, Vol. 2

|Sharp Nine

|Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)

2000

|Senor Blues

|Venus

|Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)

2000

|Pearls

|Venus

|Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2001

|Good-Hearted People

|Criss Cross

|With Steve Davis (trombone), Jim Snidero (alto sax, flute), Jesse van Ruller (guitar), Nat Reeves (bass), Tony Reedus (drums)

2001

|The Classic Trio Meets Eric Alexander

|Sharp Nine

|Quartet, with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Peter Washington (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)

2002

|Manhattan Autumn

|Sharp Nine

|Quartet, with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2003

|Close to You

|Criss Cross

|Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2003

|Alice in Wonderland

|Venus

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Billy Drummond (drums){{cite web |title=Alice in Wonderland |url=http://www.venusrecord.com/v2/release/VHCD-2005.html |website=venusrecord.com |accessdate=December 21, 2018}}

2004

|Modern Standards

|Sharp Nine

|Trio, with David Williams (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2005

|Cleopatra's Dream

|Venus

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)

2005

|Manhattan

|Chesky

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)

2005

|Perambulation

|Criss Cross

|Trio, with Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2006

|The Inspiration Suite

|Sharp Nine

|With Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Joe Locke (vibes), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2006

|The Jobim Songbook in New York

|Chesky

|Trio, with Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2006

|Blues Quarters, Vol. 2

|Criss Cross

|With Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Dwayne Burno (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums), percussion

2006

|Alfie

|Venus

|Trio, with David Williams (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums){{cite web |title=Alfie |url=http://www.venusrecord.com/v2/release/VHCD-3010.html |website=venusrecord.com |accessdate=December 21, 2018}}

2009

|Mutual Admiration Society 2

|Sharp Nine

|Quartet, with Joe Locke (vibes), Essiet Essiet (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)

2010

|Inversions

|Criss Cross

|Quintet, with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Steve Nelson (vibes), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2012?

|The New Classic Trio

|Sharp Nine

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2012

|Your Story

|Cube Metier

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Jason Brown (drums){{cite magazine |last=Drouot |first=Alain |date=June 2014 |title=George Mraz/David Hazeltine Trio: Your Story |magazine=DownBeat |volume=81 |issue=6 |page=75 }}

2012

|Impromptu

|Chesky

|Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Jason Brown (drums)

2013

|For All We Know

|Smoke Sessions

|Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), David Williams (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

2013

|I Remember Cedar

|Sharp Nine

|Trio, with David Williams (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)