I love the way this woman shows a piano who's boss. She plays straight-up jazz adjusted for a 21st century ear and sensibilty. She's amazing.  Adjust your speakers and click on the player below for her complete SonicBloom concert from the 2009 Newport Jazz Festival.  It's good from the start, and builds in intensity as it moves along:

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You can purchase tracks from the equally cool studio album below. The CD and DVD are in the column to the right.

 

Also check these out: Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk.

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