D.D. Jackson

I am a two-time Emmy Award-winning composer, producer, and Juno Award-winning jazz pianist and educator. As a composer, I specialize in writing, arranging, and producing memorable, custom-made music for t.v., film & other media. I consider myself an "artistic problem solver": I strive to get to the essential conceptual truth of what the client is looking for - and to express it in a creative and supportive way. [READ MORE] or [BIO]

 

"CANADIAN INSPIRATIONS"
 

I had the pleasure of doing a series of annual solo piano concerts at the Barrie Jazz Festival over several years covering a wide range of musical subject matter. Here are some excerpts from one such concert, entitled "Canadian Inspirations" - my take on the music associated with or written by Canadian artists, plus a couple of originals from what was originally my "A Canadian in New York" suite, commissioned by Celebrate Brooklyn. Also included at the end are a couple of tracks I recorded for CBC radio in tribute to fellow Ottawa native Alanis Morrissette:

Improvisations on Bach's Goldberg Variations (tribute to Glenn Gould)
J.S. Bach/D.D. Jackson
Hopes and Dreams (solo piano perf. from the Barrie Jazzfest)
D.D. Jackson (originally from my suite "A Canadian in New York")
Brooklyn Lullaby (solo piano perf. from the Barrie Jazzfest)
D.D. Jackson (originally from my suite "A Canadian in New York")
Ohio (solo piano perf. from the Barrie Jazzfest)
Neil Young
Head Over Feet - INTRO (CBC radio)
D.D. Jackson
Head Over Feet (solo piano perf. by D.D. Jackson originally aired on CBC radio)
Alanis Morrissette (arranged by D.D. Jackson)
Hand in my Pocket - INTRO (CBC Radio)
D.D. Jackson
Hand in my Pocket (solo piano perf. by D.D. Jackson originally aired on CBC radio)
Alanis Morrissette (arranged by D.D. Jackson)