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Instruments
  
Piano

Name
  
Rick DellaRatta

Genres
  

Rick DellaRatta wwwrickdellarattacom2001Photojpg

Born
  
October 23, 1961 (
1961-10-23
)

Origin
  
Schenectady, New YorkUnited States

Occupation(s)
  
Pianist, composer, vocalist, activist

Labels
  
ACM Records, Stella Records Inc.

Website
  
www.rickdellaratta.com, www.jazzforpeace.org

Role
  
Pianist · rickdellaratta.com

Education
  
New England Conservatory of Music

Albums
  
Jazz for Peace, Jazz at Christmas Time, Wonderful Winter

Similar People
  
Eddie Gomez, Lenny White, Paquito D'Rivera

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The American jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Rick DellaRatta not only performed and innovated in the jazz world for over three decades but also founded the social justice organization Jazz for Peace. You can find more information about the biography of Rick DellaRatta at the Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Rick was born in Schenectady NY on October 23, 1961, the oldest of five children. Rick studied at the New England Conservatory, earning a Bachelors in Piano Performance, and a Masters in Jazz Composition. He studied jazz piano with Jackie Byard, Kenny Werner, Charlie Banacos, and Richie Bierach and classical piano with Thomas Stumpf and Stanley Hummell. He studied composition with William Thomas McKinnley. He has studied voice with John Mase, Carlton Doctor and Ilene Bush.

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In 1997 Rick DellaRatta with bassist Eddie Gomez, saxist Dave Liebman and drummer Lenny White, released the album Thought Provoking (Stella). Jason Koransky of Downbeat Magazine considered this album to establish the long-time sideman and solo pianist/vocalist as a leader.

In 2000 Rick was nominated for a MAC award for Recording of the Year

Rick DellaRatta - Moon & Sand


Discography

  • Take it or Leave it (1995)
  • Thought Provoking (1997, Stella Records Inc.)
  • Live in Brazil and The Blue Note (1998, Stella Records Inc.)
  • Alone Together (2000)
  • Jazz at Christmas Time (2001)
  • Via Brasil - All Stars (2003)
  • Jazz for Peace (2004)
  • Improvisation (2009)
  • References

    Rick DellaRatta Wikipedia


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