Darrell Grant

is a creative artist who harnesses the power of music to create change.  Whether through performing, composing, teaching, or organizing musical initiatives around community, sustainability or social justice, he seeks to leverage a deeper level of engagement and connection.

“I didn’t know jazz piano could be this good; the gorgeous harmonies, subtle nuances, uplifting swing, brilliantly re-composed standard themes, and the range and depth of feelings were a revelation.”
— The Evening Post, (Wellington, New Zealand)

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Seventy Minutes
Seventy Minutes

It’s not jazz. At least not as I would usually define it. It’s all in one key. There are no chord changes, no sliding away into dissonance and distraction. It is improvised, but the composer’s original theme, his “prime” motive, is ever-present.

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It's About Time
It's About Time

I didn’t know about Juneteenth.

Not as a boy growing up in the late 1960’s in suburban Lakewood, Colorado. Not as a college student at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Miami in the 1980’s. Not as a young jazz musician in New York City in the 1990’s. It wasn’t highlighted on the news, or taught in school. To my knowledge, my parents never mentioned it either. They weren’t much for secular holidays. And rather than reliving the past, we were raised to look to the future.

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THOUGHTS & INSPIRATIONS 

Darrell enjoys finds inspiration in the words of fellow artists, thinkers and makers. Here he shares some of his favorites.

Neil Gaiman Speech London Book Fair Full TranscriptioN
- Jenn Falls

After researching reactions to Neil Gaiman‘s keynote speech at the Digital Minds Conference for the 2013 London Book Fair with the transcript of its conclusion that I posted yesterday, I felt like most critics of what Gaiman states are taking things out of context. In one commentary, it even asked why there wasn’t a full transcription of the speech available. In the process of trying to deconstruct it for myself, I found myself transcribing the whole in order to apply context to Gaiman’s overall message.

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Leverage, Picking Yourself and
The Art of Getting Paid
- Mission Paradox Blog

I love it when issues of artist compensation are discussed.  I have a particular passion for helping artists get more money for the work . . . so let's talk about getting paid.

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