I am fortunate to collaborate with the following incredible musicians/people: Makaya McCraven (drums), Tristan Gutner (double bass), Jon Fisher (drums), Bill Chapman (drums), David "Goody" Goodrich (guitar), Angel Rodriguez (percussion), Matty Sullivan of the Todd Matthews Project, Joe Cardozo (bass) and Platypus Complex (vocals) of Cold Duck Complex, Rick Titunjian (tenor sax), Gary Culver (double bass), Andrew DiRuzza (guitar), Ed Byrne (trombone)
Influences
brad mehldau, paul simon, the beatles, oscar peterson, andrew bird, radiohead, keith jarrett, bill evans, chopin, ben folds, yusef lateef, cannonball adderly, thelonious monk, aretha franklin, donny hathaway, danilo perez, ray charles
Jeff D'Antona, 25, is a gifted pianist, improviser, and composer/arranger. Jeff's inventive compositions, equally arranged and improvised, wrap classically-inspired melodic themes and rich jazz-influenced harmonies in irresistible Afro-Cuban and hip-hop rhythms. D'Antona's repertoire choices are as unique as his original music. On any given night, his trio performs their creative renditions of pieces by a broad array of composers, ranging from Rodgers and Hart to Thelonious Monk to Radiohead. Whether improvising over his own piece, a well-known jazz standard, or a contemporary pop song, D’Antona sensitively uses his musical facility to convey a full range human emotion.
The Jeff D'Antona Trio, featuring Jeff D'Antona on piano and Fender Rhodes, Makaya McCraven on drums, and Tristan Gutner on bass, have been exhilarating audiences with their dynamic live performances since the Summer of 2007. Their first CD, Offering, is a live recording of their January 2007 performance at the Pushkin Gallery in Greenfield, MA. Jeff and his trio play to a consistently packed house of dedicated fans for a weekly residency at Amherst Coffee in Amherst, MA, as well as other shows throughout the Northeast. They are currently working on their second full-length CD, which will be released in Fall 2008.
If someone's playing piano in the woods, and a bird perches on their shoulder and nobody's looking....?...Has it ever really happened at all? ofcourse, who do you think our god is anyway?!
hey jeff, long time, no talk. i sat in with leah's band not too long ago and dave and i started talking about what a blast it is to play ballads with you. hopefully we'll do it again sometime soon.
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce) Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Lettuce) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
i was just listening to one of your songs its really good. "Daylight" good song. the way the intro brings in a certain feel to the music. i was actually wondering though seems to be a very progressive song and very strong in feeling..
well jeff.. howdy.. I am going to see a wonderfull concert on sept. 23, 2007 7:30pm at the latchis theater in brattleboro.. suszane Vega is playing.. you should check it out..
hey there buddy...great profile pic....i really like that hat..is it new??? hahaha it was great to see you, you can come sit on my porch anytime...love you :-)
