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Cyrus Chestnut

サイラス・チェスナット　/　さいらす・ちぇすなっと

American pianist

January 17, 1963 (age 63)　・　Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Maryland
pianist
jazz musician
composer

My Take

The line that sticks with me about Cyrus Chestnut is the critic's claim that his greatness lies in a willingness to abandon notes and play space. That is a rare kind of courage. Most pianists fill silence because emptiness is terrifying; Chestnut trusts the gaps to carry meaning. Coming out of Baltimore and trained at Berklee, he has the technique to overplay, which makes his restraint feel earned rather than timid. I tend to prize jazz that breathes over jazz that dazzles, and by that measure he is exactly my kind of musician, a master of the pause as much as the phrase.

Overview

Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space."

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cyrus Chestnut
Name (Japanese): サイラス・チェスナット
Reading: さいらす・ちぇすなっと
Born: January 17, 1963 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rabbit
Origin: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist / jazz musician / composer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Berklee College of Music

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.CyrusChestnut.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8A%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

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