Don Alberts
"Intuition" This new CD From Donnie Alberts is a chart buster. Strong Piano sound with Drums, Bass, and congas and percussion by Curt Moore of Soul Sauce. Intuition has been enjoying great success on internet radio and airplay on San Francisco stations as well as popularity in Europe and Japan. Get a taste of this spicy Latin Jazz by Don Alberts and the group. You won't be sorry!
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
BIO
DON ALBERTS
High style Trio and Solo interpretations of Standards,
rich with extensive harmonies and colorful improvisation and a brilliant delivery. A must for piano lovers.
Don Alberts is more than a pianist, hes a piano stylist in the finest and most classical tradition of Jazz. His style is reminiscent of the dignity and panache of Duke Ellington and the eloquence of Bill Evans, yet clearly contemporary, and clearly his own.
Don has developed his music through gigs with well known musicians and performers; Leroy Vinnegar, Chet Baker, Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank, recordings with renowned Portland bassist David Friesen, and house pianist at the famous Bop City in San Francisco.
A native of the San Francisco area, he attended San Jose City College as a music major and studied with Thomas Ryan at San Jose State. Don has appeared in many JAZZ venues and major festivals throughout the Northwest and Canada including the Mount Hood Festival Of Jazz in Portland, Oregon. He also has gained note as a composer. His works are performed by his own trio and quintet and by other notables; trumpeter Al Molina, Tom Harrell, Graham Bruce and Saxophonist Francis Vanek
Don perfected his skills playing the San Francisco clubs which exposed him to the challenging music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bud Powell, much of which became part of his foundation and style rooted deeply in bebop and the blues. The romantic side of his playing comes from the influence of pianist Bill Evans with whom he exchanged some key compositions. Don is included in the famous San Francisco photo Giants of Jazz- Don now lives in San Diego.
Don Alberts 510-367-9081
email: jznotes@yahoo.com
PUBLISHED BY: CHILL HOUSE MUSIC ASCAP
CDs and downloads available on these internet sites:
cdbaby, chillhousemusic, Apple iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Musicmatch, NetMusic, BuyMusic, Lindows, AudioLunchbox, DiscLogic, MusicNet, Emusic, Emepe3.com, TriaSite, QTRnote, Etherstream ....
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
The band plays live in San Francisco at Shanghai 1930...
Your musical influences
McCoy Tyner, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Mulgrew Miller, Barry Harris, Chic Corea..These are my guys. I also like Mark Levine and the Latin Tinge.
Anything else?
New CD coming out in May or June.."Avende Miles" Straight ahead jazz Quartet with all original music and two classics; "Tune For a Lyric," Bill Evans, and "Goodbye," a standard by Gordon Jenkins...download samples tracks available
