Germanson started playing piano at a young age. After winning the grand prize at the American Pianists Association's Jazz Piano Competition in 1996, he left Milwaukee for New York City.[1]
^Siders, Harvey (25 April 2019). "Rick Germanson Quintet: Heights". JazzTimes. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^Dryden, Ken. "Off the Cuff". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
January 01, 1970
rick, germanson, born, 1972, american, jazz, pianist, from, milwaukee, wisconsin, born, 1972, 1972, milwaukee, wisconsin, genresjazzoccupation, musician, composer, arrangerinstrument, pianoyears, active1996, presentlabelsowl, fresh, sound, smallslive, w3jwebsi. Rick Germanson born May 29 1972 is an American jazz pianist from Milwaukee Wisconsin Rick GermansonBorn 1972 05 29 May 29 1972 age 51 Milwaukee Wisconsin U S GenresJazzOccupation s Musician composer arrangerInstrument s PianoYears active1996 presentLabelsOwl Fresh Sound SmallsLive W3JWebsiterickgermanson wbr comCareer editGermanson started playing piano at a young age After winning the grand prize at the American Pianists Association s Jazz Piano Competition in 1996 he left Milwaukee for New York City 1 Since 2001 Germanson has been a member of the Cannonball Legacy Band which is led by Louis Hayes who was a drummer for Cannonball Adderley He has toured with Pat Martino s tribute to Wes Montgomery 2 He has worked with Elvin Jones Regina Carter Tom Harrell Slide Hampton Frank Morgan Eric Alexander Frank Lacy Marlena Shaw Donald Harrison Brian Lynch Jim Rotondi Charles McPherson Charles Davis Craig Handy Cecil Payne George Gee Gerald Hayes Joe Magnarelli Ian Hendrickson Smith and Gerald L Cannon Since 2014 Rick has been professor of jazz piano at the Jackie McLean Institute Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford Discography editHeights Fresh Sounds 2003 You Tell Me Fresh Sounds 2005 Off the Cuff Owl 2009 Live at Smalls Smallslive 2011 Turquoise Twice WJ3 2019 References edit Siders Harvey 25 April 2019 Rick Germanson Quintet Heights JazzTimes Retrieved 12 May 2020 Dryden Ken Off the Cuff AllMusic Retrieved 12 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Germanson amp oldid 1187758120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
