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Acclaimed jazz pianist and Origin Records recording artist Danny Green has earned recognition as a bandleader, performer, arranger, and composer, known for his introspective yet dynamic musical narratives. Green’s portfolio of vibrant sounds – an enchanting mix of jazz, classical, pop and Brazilian music – has captured the attention of critics around the world, including DownBeat Magazine, Jazziz, The Boston Globe, and Public Radio International.
Green revealed his unique talents on his 2009 debut recording With You in Mind, which rose to #18 on the Jazz Week Charts and won “Best Jazz Album” at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards. In 2012, Green released A Thousand Ways Home, featuring Justin Grinnell on bass, Julien Cantelm on drums, with special guests including Peter Sprague, Chico Pinheiro, Claudia Villela, Eva Scow, and Dusty Brough. Two years later, Green’s Trio released After The Calm on Origin Records, which won “Best Jazz Album” at the 2015 San Diego Music Awards and was nominated for “Album of the Year.” In 2016, Green’s trio teamed up with producer Matt Pierson to record Altered Narratives at NYC’s famed recording studio, Sear Sound. Three of the songs featured string quartet – a concept which Green would revisit for the entirety of his critically acclaimed 2018 release, One Day It Will. In 2026, Green released his first solo piano album entitled Let the Music Happen.
In addition to leading his own trio, Green co-leads LP And The Vinyl – a group that combines forces of Green’s trio along with vocalist Leonard Patton. Their debut album, Heard And Seen was released in April 2020 on Origin/OA2 Records and features music by The Beatles, Quincy Jones, Tears for Fears, David Bowie, Oasis, as well as jazz standards, and original songs. Between the two groups, Green has toured throughout the United States and Canada, playing at major venues and festivals. Outside of his own projects, Green plays on a regular basis with guitarist Peter Sprague, and has performed with a number of other note-worthy musicians including Paquito D’Rivera, Chico Pinheiro, Charles McPherson, Claudia Villela, Pacho Flores, and The San Diego Symphony.
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Press Quotes
- “The Trio displays admiral cohesion. The pieces often flow, and there can be a natural, unforced quality to Green’s writing.” – DownBeat Magazine
- “Green’s eloquent eclecticism – a gift that includes writing anything from celebratory blues to meditative reflections to composing for a string quartet – illuminates his sparkling new trio release, Altered Narratives.” – WNPR
- “Altered Narratives is one of the most intriguing, evocative, intelligent, creative, and haunting albums I have ever heard.” – The Jazz Owl
- “Music as beautiful as beautiful music can be.” – Jazz da Gama
- “The tunes themselves are like short stories, with each and every tale branching off, sometimes sincere and in ernest, sometimes playful and adventurous, yet always with a consummate skill and passion.” – UK Vibe
- “The field of piano trio recordings is a densely crowded one, and standing out in it is tremendously difficult. Danny Green sounds like he’s doing so almost without effort.” – CD Hotlist
- “Altered Narratives proves that combining elements of jazz with classical music can work extremely well, showing that both genres can have more in common than perhaps many people would presume.” – Love London Love Culture
- “With Altered Narratives, Green and company show that they can go two-for-two in producing first-rate piano trio jazz, again on a set of tunes penned by pianist Green.” – All About Jazz
Notable Venues Where Danny Green Has Performed
- Telluride Jazz Festival
- San Jose Summer Jazz Fest
- Vail Jazz Festival
- Blue Note, NYC
- TEDxSan Diego – Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego
- Huntington Summer Arts Festival
- Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
- The Blue Whale, Los Angeles
- Frankie’s Jazz Club – Vancouver
- Anthology/The Music Box, San Diego
- The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, San Diego
- The KSDS Jazz 88.3 Ocean Beach Jazz Festival, San Diego
- Integrity Jazz Festival, Minot, ND
- CSU Summer Arts, Monterey
- An Die Musik Live! – Baltimore
Awards
- 2023 Jazz Road Tours Artist
- Best Jazz Artist – 2017 San Diego Music Awards
- Best Jazz Album (After The Calm) – 2015 San Diego Music Awards
- Best Jazz Album (With You In Mind) – 2009 San Diego Music Awards
- 2013 Alumni To Watch – San Diego State University, Music Department
- 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student in Performance – San Diego State University
- 2004 Cheatham Prize – University of California San Diego
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