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Stephen Scott (jazz pianist)

American jazz pianist (born 1969)

Summary

American jazz pianist (born 1969)

Field	Value
name	Stephen Scott
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_date
birth_place	Queens, New York, U.S.
genre	Jazz
occupation	Musician
instrument	Piano
years_active	mid-1980s–2008
label

Stephen Scott (born March 13, 1969) is an American jazz pianist.

Scott played piano from the age of five. While attending New York's High School of the Performing Arts, he was introduced to jazz by alto saxophonist Justin Robinson, in particular, the music of Wynton Kelly and Red Garland. Later, he took private lessons at the Juilliard School of Music.

In 1986, he received the Young Talent Award from the National Association of Jazz Educators, and within the year, was hired as accompanist to singer Betty Carter. Scott was soon playing with bands led by Kenny Barron, Terence Blanchard, Ron Carter, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Craig Handy, Roy Hargrove, the Harper Brothers, Joe Henderson (appearing on the Grammy-winning tribute to Billy Strayhorn, Lush Life), Jon Hendricks, Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Lewis (appearing on ), Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, and Bobby Watson.

Discography

As leader

Something to Consider (Verve, 1991)
Aminah's Dream (Verve, 1993)
Renaissance (Verve, 1994)
Beautiful Thing (Verve, 1996)
Vision Quest (Enja, 1999)

As sideman

With Betty Carter

Look What I Got! (Verve, 1988)

With Ron Carter

Eight Plus (Victor (Japan), 1990)
The Bass and I (Somethin' Else, 1997)
Orfeu (Somethin' Else, 1999)
When Skies Are Grey... (Somethin' Else, 2001)
Dear Miles (Somethin' Else, 2007)
Jazz & Bossa (Blue Note, 2008)

With Ray Drummond

1-2-3-4 (Arabesque, 1999)

With Frank Foster

Leo Rising (Arabesque, 1997)

With Roy Hargrove

Public Eye (Novus/RCA, 1991)

With Joe Henderson

Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (Verve, 1991)

With Freddie Hubbard

MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (Music Master, 1995)

With Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins + 3 (Milestone, 1995)
Global Warming (Milestone, 1998)
This Is What I Do (Milestone, 2000)
Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert (Milestone, 2001) With others
Justin Robinson, Justin Time (Verve, 1991)
Parker's Mood (Verve, 1995) – with Roy Hargrove and Christian McBride

References

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