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Name
  
Jade Simmons

Role
  
Classical pianist

Albums
  
Revolutionary Rhythm


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Occupation
  
Concert pianist, author, lecturer

Website
  
Official Jade Simmons Website

Education
  
Rice University, Northwestern University

Similar People
  
Tania Leon, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Van Cliburn, John Corigliano

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Jade Simmons, is an American classical concert pianist, author, arts presenter, lecturer, and arts entrepreneur branded by the Washington Post as "A clear, powerful pianist with a magnetic personality...worth seeing any time." Simmons was crowned Miss Chicago and Miss Illinois in 1999 and was named first runner-up at the Miss America 2000 pageant.

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Career

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In 2004, Simmons founded the Impulse Artists Series which was the 2009 winner of the Houston Press Best Non-Profit Arts Series. In 2011, Simmons published the eBook Emerge Already!: The Ultimate Guide to Career Building for Emerging Artists, titled after her Emerge Already! project of the same name. Simmons' first album was titledRevolutionary Rhythm (2009). In 2012 she released the single "Boss's Nova", and the Playing With Fire EP in September 2012, followed by a second full release on E1 (formerly Koch Classics) entitled #PaganiniProject in February 2013. She has begun writing as a contributing author to the Huffington Post.

Discography

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  • Revolutionary Rhythm: Rhythm Project Released March 2009 by E1 (formerly Koch Classics)

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    Track listing:

    1. Russell Pinkston: Talespin: Telltale
    2. Russell Pinkston: Talespin: Hot Topic
    3. Russell Pinkston: Talespin: Blissful Ignorance
    4. Russell Pinkston: Talespin: Morning After Songs
    5. Russell Pinkston: Talespin: Still Spinning
    6. Russell Pinkston: Talespin: Picking Up The Pieces
    7. Samuel Barber: Sonata For Piano, Op. 26: Allegro Energico
    8. Samuel Barber: Sonata For Piano, Op. 26: Allegro Vivace E Leggero
    9. Samuel Barber: Sonata For Piano, Op. 26: Adagio Mesto
    10. Samuel Barber: Sonata For Piano, Op. 26: Fuga: Allegro Con Spirito
    11. John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy For Solo Piano: Etude No. 1: For The Left Hand Alone
    12. John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy For Solo Piano: Etude No. 2: Legato
    13. John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy For Solo Piano: Etude No. 3: Fifths To Thirds
    14. John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy For Solo Piano: Etude No. 4: Ornaments
    15. John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy For Solo Piano: Etude No. 5: Melody
    16. Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR): Hip Hop Studies & Etudes: Hip-hop Study & Etude In D-sharp Minor
    17. Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR): Hip Hop Studies & Etudes: Hip-hop Study & Etude In D-Minor
    18. Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR): Hip Hop Studies & Etudes: Hip Hop Study & Etude In B Minor
  • Playing with Fire
  • #PaganiniProject

    • References

    Jade Simmons Wikipedia
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