The list has to have Jean-Michel Pilc. And he may not have left enough of a mark but how about Claude Bolling? His Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio made quite a splash, though I wonder if that would have been the case if it had a lesser know flute player attached to it.
Leif Asp, Christian Chevallier, Ewald Heidepriem, Herbie Helbig (Canadian), Jancy Korossy, Wolfgang Lauth, Bernard Peiffer, Andre Persiany, Marius Popp, and Armando Trovajoli.
As a former jazz journalist from Finland, I began pondering about Finnish jazz pianists. One name I like to mention, is the late Jarmo Savolainen.
P.S. I did write some reviews about Mr. E. Iverson, and The Bad Plus. In Swedish, to the oldest daily paper in Helsingfors (Helsinki in Finnish). Sweet.
A few have mentioned him already, but Monty Alexander! I think he's one of the finest of all jazz pianists. His swing factor, pianism, and the sophistication of his improvisations and arrangements are second to none. His style is also highly original and personal.
Nahum Perferkovich - emigrated from the Soviet Union to Israel in the early 1970s and was one of the pioneers of the Israeli jazz scene. Accomplished pianist / composer / arranger and teacher (I studied briefly with him in the 1990s)
Would you consider Renee Rosnes (Canadian though long time NYer as you know), Junko Onishi (Japan) I enjoyed her series of Blue Note albums, Fabian Almazan (Cuba).
Giovanni Guidi and Romain Collin are two pianists in heavy rotation in my world. Bobo Stenson. I never, ever tire of his ECM trio recordings. I’ve seen him a couple of times. First with Charles Lloyd in the 1990s and most recently with his trio featuring Anders Jormin & Jon Fält. Outstanding. The 2005 record with Jormin and Paul Motian is particularly fine.
Two full fledged maestros Omar Sosa and Arturo O'Farrill, plus one young maestro in the making Jorge Luis Pacheco.
Barney McAll (Australia]
The list has to have Jean-Michel Pilc. And he may not have left enough of a mark but how about Claude Bolling? His Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio made quite a splash, though I wonder if that would have been the case if it had a lesser know flute player attached to it.
Stan Tracey
1950s
Leif Asp, Christian Chevallier, Ewald Heidepriem, Herbie Helbig (Canadian), Jancy Korossy, Wolfgang Lauth, Bernard Peiffer, Andre Persiany, Marius Popp, and Armando Trovajoli.
And then; Tigran Hamasyan from Armenia?
As a former jazz journalist from Finland, I began pondering about Finnish jazz pianists. One name I like to mention, is the late Jarmo Savolainen.
P.S. I did write some reviews about Mr. E. Iverson, and The Bad Plus. In Swedish, to the oldest daily paper in Helsingfors (Helsinki in Finnish). Sweet.
A few have mentioned him already, but Monty Alexander! I think he's one of the finest of all jazz pianists. His swing factor, pianism, and the sophistication of his improvisations and arrangements are second to none. His style is also highly original and personal.
I know Alexander was born in Jamaica but he has lived here in New York for many years?
Oh, one more: Fabrizio Puglisi.
Nahum Perferkovich - emigrated from the Soviet Union to Israel in the early 1970s and was one of the pioneers of the Israeli jazz scene. Accomplished pianist / composer / arranger and teacher (I studied briefly with him in the 1990s)
Agustí Fernandez (Spain) & Jorge Lima Barreto (Portugal).
Happy to see Django Bates on the list!
Would you consider Renee Rosnes (Canadian though long time NYer as you know), Junko Onishi (Japan) I enjoyed her series of Blue Note albums, Fabian Almazan (Cuba).
Stan Tracey
Giovanni Guidi and Romain Collin are two pianists in heavy rotation in my world. Bobo Stenson. I never, ever tire of his ECM trio recordings. I’ve seen him a couple of times. First with Charles Lloyd in the 1990s and most recently with his trio featuring Anders Jormin & Jon Fält. Outstanding. The 2005 record with Jormin and Paul Motian is particularly fine.
From Barcelona, Ignasi Terraza.