Glenn Zaleski is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger.
Glenn Zaleski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 or 1988[1] Boylston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards |
| Labels | Sunnyside |
| Website | glennzaleski |
Early life
editZaleski was born and raised in Boylston, Massachusetts.[2] His parents were Bob and Barbara Zaleski.[1] He has an older brother, Mark, who plays the saxophone.[2] Glenn took piano lessons from the age of seven.[2] He played in an elementary school jazz band.[2] While at high school, he had gigs in the Worcester, Massachusetts area.[1] In 2004 he attended the Brubeck Institute's Summer Jazz Colony.[1] He graduated from Tahanto Regional High School in 2005.[3][4]
Zaleski received a two-year fellowship to study at the Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific (2005–07), then completed his degree at The New School.[5] In 2006 he played with Dave Brubeck at the Monterey Jazz Festival.[5]
Later life and career
editZaleski appeared on two trio albums with bassist Rick Rosato and drummer Colin Stranahan.[5]
Zaleski's My Ideal, released by Sunnyside Records, contained both standards and Zaleski originals.[6] Nate Chinen, reviewing My Ideal for The New York Times, wrote that some of the playing was "a little too close to the aesthetic territory of Brad Mehldau. [...] But if there is any unfinished business on this accomplished first outing, it involves a stronger claim to originality."[7]
He played piano and keyboards on violinist Tomoko Omura's Roots.[8] As of 2015, Zaleski is based in New York City.[9]
Playing style
editZaleski acknowledges Bill Evans as an influence on his playing style.[6] Chinen noted Zaleski's "subtleties of touch [...] along with his fluent but unhurried sense of phrase".[7]
Discography
editAn asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
edit| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | Duet Suite | Duo, with Mark Zaleski (sax) | |
| 2011* | Anticipation | Capri | Trio, co-led with Rick Rosato (bass), Colin Stranahan (drums) |
| 2013* | Limitless | Capri | Trio, co-led with Rick Rosato (bass), Colin Stranahan (drums) |
| 2014 | My Ideal | Sunnyside | Most tracks trio, with Dezron Douglas (bass), Craig Weinrib (drums); one track quartet, with Ravi Coltrane (tenor sax) added |
| 2017 | Fellowship | Sunnyside | Trio, with Dezron Douglas (bass), Craig Weinrib (drums) |
| 2020* | The Question | Sunnyside | Most tracks quintet, with Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), Lucas Pino (tenor sax), Desmond White (bass), Allan Mednard (drums); one track sextet, with Yotam Silberstein (guitar) added; one track nonet, with Nick Finzer (trombone), Andrew Gutauskas (baritone sax), Alex LoRe (alto sax), Andrew Renfroe (guitar) added[10] |
As sideman
edit| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015* | Isaac Darche | Team & Variations | Challenge |
| 2015* | Tomoko Omura | Roots | Inner Circle |
| 2015* | Lucas Pino | No Net Nonet | Origin |
| 2016* | Scott Tixier | Cosmic Adventure | Sunnyside Records |
| 2017* | Lucas Pino | The Answer Is No | Outside In Music |
| 2021* | Gabriel Vicéns | The Way We Are Created | Inner Circle Music |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Simas, Art (May 25, 2005) "The Kid's Got the Goods". Telegram & Gazette. p. 133.
- ^ a b c d Bhatia, Rafiq "Glenn Zaleski: 'A Sound'" Archived 2018-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. The Jazz Gallery.
- ^ Duckett, Richard (November 24, 2008) "Brothers in Concert". Telegram & Gazette. p. E1.
- ^ Keenan, Kevin (June 6, 2005) "Tahanto Graduates Urged to Take Risks While They Can". Telegram & Gazette. p. B1.
- ^ a b c Dryden, Ken (April 2015) "No Net Nonet Lucas Pino (Origin) My Ideal Glenn Zaleski (Sunnyside)". The New York City Jazz Record. p. 17.
- ^ a b Garelick, Jon (May 2015) "Glenn Zaleski – My Ideal". Down Beat. p. 59.
- ^ a b Chinen, Nate (March 16, 2015) "New Albums From Sirens, Zaleski and Miller" Archived 2017-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (April 2015) "Tomoko Omura – Roots". Down Beat. p. 62.
- ^ Booth, Philip (May 6, 2015) "Glenn Zaleski – My Ideal". JazzTimes.
- ^ "The Question CD". glennzaleski.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.