David Kikoski
{{short description|American jazz musician}}
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Dave Kikoski (born September 29, 1961) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist.
Biography
Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Kikoski learned piano from his father in Milltown, New Jersey, and played with him in bars as a teenager. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in the early 1980s, then moved to New York City in 1985, touring and recording subsequently with Roy Haynes (from 1986), Randy Brecker (1986–88), Bob Berg (1988), and Billy Hart (1989). He has also played or recorded with George Garzone, Barry Finnerty, Red Rodney, Craig Handy, Ralph Moore, Didier Lockwood, Joe Locke, Olivier Ker Ourio and Mingus Big Band. {{citation needed span|date=June 2025|Kikoski won a 2011 Grammy Award with the Mingus Big Band for the Best Live Jazz Ensemble Album, "Live at the Jazz Standard".|reason=Grammy website does not confirm. Please see talk page.}} He also had a Grammy nomination with Roy Haynes for the "Birds of a Feather" CD.
Kikoski has been a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080927062323/http://www.nj.com/greatday/stories/more.html "The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats"], The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Dave Kikoski -- An invigorating pianist and composer, Kikoski lives in Jersey City."
Discography
= As leader =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year recorded !Title !Label !Notes |
| 1989
|Presage |Trio, with Eddie Gomez (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1991
|Persistent Dreams |Triloka |With Randy Brecker (trumpet), Cecilia Tenconi (flute), Dave Jensen (tenor sax), Vadim Zilbershtein (guitar), Ed Howard (acoustic bass), James Genus (electric bass), Billy Hart and Ben Perowsky (drums), Alex Acuña (percussion), Vera Mera (vocals) |
| 1994
|Dave Kikoski |Epic |Trio, with Essiet Essiet (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1997
|Inner Trust |
| 1998
|The Maze |Criss Cross |Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Scott Colley (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 1999
|Almost Twilight |Criss Cross |Trio, with John Patitucci (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 2001
|Surf's Up |Criss Cross |Trio, with James Genus (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 2001
|The Five |DIW |Quintet, with Alex Sipiagin (trumpet), Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Boris Kozlov (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 2001
|Comfortable Strange |DIW |Trio, with Boris Kozlov (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 2001
|Combinations |Criss Cross |With Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Boris Kozlov (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 2003
|Details |Criss Cross |Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Bill Stewart (drums) |
| 2005
|Limits |Criss Cross |Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Larry Grenadier (bass), Bill Stewart (drums) |
| 2006
|Lighter Way |Apria |Trio, with Ed Howard (bass), Victor Lewis (drums) |
| 2008
|Mostly Standards |Criss Cross |Trio, with Eric Revis (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) |
| 2008
|Live at Smalls |Trio, with Hans Glawischnig (bass), Obed Calvaire (drums); in concert |
| 2012
|Consequences |Criss Cross |Trio, with Christian McBride (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums){{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=David Kikoski Discography |publisher= |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/david-kikoski/discography/ |website=jazzdisco.org |accessdate=February 3, 2019}} |
| 2013?
|From the Hip |BFM |Quartet |
| 2016
|Kayemode |Criss Cross |Trio, with Joe Martin (bass), Justin Faulkner (drums){{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Criss Cross Jazz 1394 CD |publisher= |url=https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1394.html |website=crisscrossjazz.com |accessdate=February 3, 2019}} |
| 2019
|Phoenix Rising |Quartet with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Peter Washington (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums){{AllMusic | id= phoenix-rising-mw0003280403 | title= Phoenix Rising{{snd}}David Kikoski | access-date= January 8, 2025}} |
| 2021
|Sure Thing |HighNote |Duo with Boris Kozlov (bass){{AllMusic | id= sure-thing-mw0003469667 | title= Sure Thing{{snd}}David Kikoski | access-date= January 8, 2025}} |
= with BeatleJazz =
- A Bite of the Apple (Zebra, 1999)
- Another Bite of the Apple (Zebra, 2001)
- With a Little Help From Our Friends (Lightyear, 2005)
- All You Need is Love (Lightyear, 2007)
= with Opus 5=
- Introducing Opus 5 (Criss Cross, 2011)
- Pentasonic (Criss Cross, 2012)
- Progression (Criss Cross, 2013)
- Tickle (Criss Cross, 2014)
- Swing On This (Criss Cross, 2021)
= As sideman =
With Roy Haynes
- True or False (Evidence, 1986)
- When It's Haynes It Roars! (Dreyfus Jazz, 1992)
- Homecoming (Evidence, 1994)
- Te Vou! (Dreyfus Jazz, 1994)
- Praise (Dreyfus Jazz, 1998)
- Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (Dreyfus Jazz, 2001) – Grammy nominated
- Love Letters (Eighty-Eight's, 2002)
With Billy Hart
- Amethyst (Arabesque, 1993)
- Oceans of Time (Arabesque, 1997)
With others
- Richard Baratta, Off the Charts (Savant, 2023){{cite magazine |last=Vacher |first=Peter |date=December 2023 – January 2024 |title=Richard Baratta: Off the Charts |magazine=Jazzwise |issue=291 |page=34 }}
- Bob Berg, Another Standard (Stretch, 1997)
- Pe De Boi, Power Samba Band (Arkadia Jazz, 1998)
- Craig Handy, Introducing Three for All + One (Arabesque, 1993)
- Toninho Horta, From Ton To Tom (VideoArts Music, 1998)
- Dave Lisik, Bonnie and Clyde (SkyDeck Music, 2017)
- Ralph Moore, 623 C Street (Criss Cross, 1987)
- Pat Martino, Remember: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery (Blue Note, 2006) – rec. 2005
- Alexander Claffy, Standards: What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? (SMK Jazz, 2018)
- Klemens Marktl Trio Live In Austria(Fresh Sound Records 2021)
- Pulse Smack Dab (Fresh Sound New Talent 2025)
References
{{Reflist}}
- Mark Gilbert, "Dave Kikoski". Grove Jazz online.
- [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p10952/discography|pure_url=yes}} Discography] at Allmusic
External links
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Category:American jazz pianists
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Category:People from Milltown, New Jersey
Category:Musicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
Category:Musicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey
Category:Criss Cross Jazz artists
Category:20th-century American pianists
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Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:21st-century American male musicians