Cyrus Chestnut

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.

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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)

Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Occupation

pianist / jazz musician / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

University

Berklee College of Music

• Official sitehttps://www.CyrusChestnut.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus%20Chestnut
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1148918

Tags

• Maryland
• pianist
• jazz musician
• composer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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