Jazz in Springtime + CD 9 pieces for jazz piano

This stylish piano album takes players on a musical tour of springtime, presenting well-loved jazz standards such as 'April in Paris' and 'Honeysuckle Rose' alongside cool original compositions by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. The nine pieces present a variety of jazz styles, including swing, folk, samba, and contemporary, drawing inspiration from the likes of Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, and Chick Corea. With fully notated rhythms, grooves, and improvisations, Jazz in Springtime is the perfect collection for pianists looking for that authentic jazz sound. Contents: Honeysuckle Rose, Fats Waller/Andy Razaf, arr. Nikki Iles May Song, Trad. English, arr. Nikki Iles I've got the world on a string, Harold Arlen/Ted Kohler, arr. Nikki Iles Mwanzo, Nikki Iles It might as well be spring, Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Nikki Iles April in Paris, E. Y. Harburg/Vernon Duke, arr. Nikki Iles Up on the Hill, Nikki Iles Spring can really hang you up the most, Fran Landesman/Tommy Wolf, arr. Nikki Iles Flores, Nikki Iles

Fats Waller/Andy Razaf, arr. Nikki Iles: Honeysuckle Rose; Trad. English, arr. Nikki Iles: May Song; Harold Arlen/Ted Kohler, arr. Nikki Iles: I've got the world on a string; Nikki Iles: Mwanzo; Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II, arr. Nikki Iles: It might as well be spring; E. Y. Harburg/Vernon Duke, arr. Nikki Iles: April in Paris; Nikki Iles: Up on the Hill; Fran Landesman/Tommy Wolf, arr. Nikki Iles: Spring can really hang you up the most; Nikki Iles: Flores

Multi award-winning jazz pianist and composer, Nikki Iles, was a founder member of the innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra. She has a busy freelance career, with over 25 CDs recorded over 3 decades, and has been described as the Heroine of British Jazz. Composition remains a major part of her musical life with commissions from The London Sinfonietta, the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers, and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra. With a parallel career as a much loved and respected teacher, Nikki is also Professor of Jazz Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall Music and Drama. Recent awards that Nikki has won include the Ivors Academy Gold Badge for exceptional contribution to music (2019), the Jazz Education award, The Parliamentary Jazz Award (2019), and the Nikki Iles Big Band won Jazz Ensemble of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards (2020).