www.jazzweek.com review of "Serenity Song"
D.D.JACKSON is next from his new SERENITY SONG cd. We
played the bright “Love Theme From Quebecite. from the
opera. Jackson performed it at the Quelph Jazz
Festival in Canada. It's a beautiful lyrical piece,
typical of Jackson leading you into a remarkable
series of romantic counter plays and laying on some
heavy melodic chordation. Remember, he was taught by
one of the great rebels of bop piano, Jaki Byard.
With “Serenity Song” don't be at all surprised by
Jackson's remarkable range of dynamics on this CD.
Once you're inside you're enthralled with this music.
Sam Newsome on soprano sax is amply prevalent
especially on “The Con” and Christian Howes violin
offers a balance, remarkable could be classical, a
ballet, opera maybe, but it's not, it's jazz in
variant forms on this CD.
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archives
12/20/2007 - www.jazzweek.com review of "Serenity Song"
11/29/2007 - Young Stars of Jazz at Yoshi's
11/8/2007 - D.D. Jackson interview for Edmonton Journal
9/26/2007 - Chinese fest at Pier 21 a cultural cornucopia
8/2/2007 - NEWS RELEASE: D.D. Jackson at MEC/Jazzy Jazz Festival in Rare Organ Appearance
7/24/2007 - NEWS RELEASE: A Family Focus for Upcoming D.D. Jackson Trio MOMA Performance
6/15/2007 - "Making Trudeau Sing!"
5/31/2007 - RADIO: interview I did with CBC about my new Trudeau opera
12/5/2006 - Harbourfront Centre’s inaugural New World Stage International Performance
11/29/2006 - Jazz Fan Ends Up on Star's Website
11/29/2006 - Jazzreview.com review of "Serenity Song"
11/5/2006 - The Voice 88.7 fm review of "Serenity Song"
10/20/2006 - Coda magazine review of "Serenity Song"
10/10/2006 - Downbeat magazine [four star] review of Serenity Song
9/19/2006 - All Music Guide review of Serenity Song
9/19/2006 - Pittsburg Tribune-Review review of Serenity Song
9/8/2006 - Finding Serenity In Queens: The D.D. Jackson Interview
8/4/2006 - Buffalo News review of Serenity Song
7/19/2006 - Opera about Pierre Elliott Trudeau to have comedy, drama, sorrow
7/12/2006 - Trudeau perfect subject for new opera, Clarke says
3/2/2006 - Montreal Gazette review of Suite for New York
3/2/2004 - Jazz Journalists International review of Suite for New York
11/18/2003 - Coda Magazine review of Suite for New York
10/16/2003 - "Québécité Is Opera for the Modern Masses"
10/16/2003 - "Quebecite"
10/3/2003 - Jazz Times review of Suite for New York
10/3/2003 - DownBeat review of Suite for New York
10/1/2003 - "Love and Cross-Cultural Struggles in Quebecite"
10/1/2003 - "One World Vibe: Can a Canadian pianist, European bassist, and Cuban drummer play America's music?"
9/1/2003 - "Definitely Not Your Parent's Opera"
8/30/2003 - "Québécité celebrates festival's 10th year", Kitchener Waterloo Record
6/13/2003 - Buffalo News review of Suite for New York
6/12/2003 - Toronto Globe and Mail review of Suite for New York
6/1/2003 - All About Jazz review (#2) of Suite for New York
6/1/2003 - Toronto Star review of Suite for New York
4/3/2003 - All About Jazz review (#1) of Suite for New York
3/5/2003 - Barnes & Noble online review of Suite for New York
3/4/2003 - Jazzreviews.com review of Suite for New York
2/3/2003 - "Jackson Breaks Free to Follow Jazz Whim"
12/11/2002 - "Restless Talent Alights Here"
11/1/2002 - "Improvisational Pianist Among World's Best"
11/1/2002 - Jazz Journal International review of Sigame
6/24/2002 - "Jackson in Action: New York based pianist protects his sound by going with a small label"
4/1/2002 - "Crossing Borders: Reflections on the 30th Annual IAJE Conference"
3/1/2002 - "Traditions: A Settling Storm"
9/2/2001 - CDNOW review of Sigame
Quotes
"D.D. Jackson is, at his best, the most inventive pianist under 50, dashing across the keyboard with preternatural speed yet never losing his classical grace and precision or his left-hand bluesy roots...."

-- - Fred Kaplan, The Absolute Sound
Suite for New York:
An impressive montage of controlled chaos, exciting solo work and promise of things to come: a febrile fusion of futuristic jazz, contemporary classical, streetwise funk and Afro-Cuban sensuality.

-- - Jazz Times Magazine
Quebecite:
"The score is a powerful, identifiably Jacksonesque effort full of energy, rhythm, and flourish..."

-- - Mark Miller, the Globe and Mail
Sigame:
"Swinging, immediate and risk-taking, Sigame is everything a great jazz album should be."

-- - Pulse magazine
"They should have called it "Stand Back, Here Comes D.D. Jackson." This passionate young Canadian pianist sounds like a state-of-the-art player piano exceeding the limits of human performance. "......So Far" is clearly a contender for jazz record of the year. Don't miss it."

-- Steve Guttenberg, Audio magazine