David Hazeltine & The Battle Featuring: Vincent Herring & Eric Alexander at Tucson Jazz Festival at Leo Rich Theater

DAVID HAZELTINE is the most recorded contemporary jazz pianist of our time, having recorded thirty five cd’s as a leader and hundreds more as a sideman. At an early age he grabbed the attention and respect of jazz legends like Sonny Stitt and Chet Baker, who urged him to make the move to New York City. He has since become one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique, to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. With a style that appeals to a wide range of musical tastes and levels of sophistication, his melodies and harmonies are beautifully complex and memorable, a signature style that is readily recognizable...

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DAVID HAZELTINE is the most recorded contemporary jazz pianist of our time, having recorded thirty five cd’s as a leader and hundreds more as a sideman. At an early age he grabbed the attention and respect of jazz legends like Sonny Stitt and Chet Baker, who urged him to make the move to New York City. He has since become one of a handful of contemporary pianists who has mastered all of the major musical skills, from improvisation and technique, to accompaniment, arranging, and composition. With a style that appeals to a wide range of musical tastes and levels of sophistication, his melodies and harmonies are beautifully complex and memorable, a signature style that is readily recognizable. HAZELTINE comes to the Tucson Jazz Festival with tenor sax great, ERIC ALEXANDER and alto and soprano sax legend VINCENT HERRING. As long-time collaborators, they have attained immense critical acclaim with their impressive discography, and live concerts worldwide including appearances at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival.

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