• Dueler's Dance (Chris Ziemba)

  • Sep 28 2020
  • Length: 6 mins
  • Podcast

Dueler's Dance (Chris Ziemba)

  • Summary

  • Chris Ziemba is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator based on the East Coast. He holds Bachelors of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media as well as Music Education from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with pianists Harold Danko and Paul Hofmann. He also holds a Masters of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media from Eastman. Before leaving Rochester to establish himself in New York City, Ziemba won first place in the 2011 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. In New York, he earned an Artist Diploma in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School, where he studied with pianist Frank Kimbrough, famed for his work as a leader as well as with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra. In 2013 he recorded Chakra with the Ted Nash Big Band. He has also performed with the Grammy-winning Gil Evans Project, led by Ryan Truesdell. Other highlights of his time in New York include performances with such renowned artists as Kurt Elling, Carl Allen, Marcus Printup, Ron Blake, and Karrin Allyson, among others. In 2016, Ziemba released his debut album, Manhattan Lullaby. The album features his original compositions and arrangements as played by saxophonist Michael Thomas, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Jimmy Macbride. In 2017, Ziemba became the pianist for the Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force Band based in Washington, D.C. He continues to regularly perform and record. Website: https://www.chrisziemba.com Manhattan Lullaby (debut album): https://tinyurl.com/y252qpum Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/gDrH2f For more information, visit www.chrisziemba.com
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