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Lisa Hilton

Born: January 5

Laced with a pulsating West Coast cool energy, the award-winning composer and acclaimed pianist Lisa K. Hiltons’, recordings are imbued with subtle historical references from a wide variety of genres and eras, sounding distinctly twenty-first century and uniquely of her own style. Her compositional inspirations do spring from jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Horace Silver and Duke Ellington, but they also include her favorite bluesmen, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, touches of minimalism from the likes Steve Reich, rhythmic swatches from modernists such as Prokofiev and Bartok or chords from rockers like The Black Keys or Green Day – they all hold sway in Hilton’s imagination when she composes.

Originally from a small town on California’s central coast, Hilton studied classical and twentieth-century piano formally from the age of eight, where she was inspired by her great uncle, Willem Bloemendall, (1910-1937), a Dutch piano virtuoso

Lisa Hilton: California-Based Jazz Pianist, Composer, Bandleader & Producer

by Doug Hall
May 1, 2024

Wendell Harrison, Rudy Royston, Grant Green & Vin Venezia

by Joe Dimino
March 3, 2024

From guitarist Vin Venezia, we begin the 844th Episode of Neon Jazz with music from his 2024 album The Venetian. We then get into his primary influence with Wes Montgomery. From there, we explore an impressive array of new jazz from the likes of Molly Miller, Cliff Beach and Lori Bell. We also hear new music ...

New Releases By Ada Rovatti, Christie Dashiell, Birthday Shoutouts To Etta James, Barbara Carroll & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 5, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Allison Adams Tucker, Ada Rovatti, Christie Dashiell, Danette McMahon and Joel Tucker Commodore Trio plus preview singles from Norah Jones and Lizz Wright, with birthday shoutouts to Etta James, Pureum Jin, Barbara Carroll, Alexis Cole, George Evans and Kaisa Maensivu, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists ...

New Releases, Birthday Shoutouts, 50th Anniversary of Court and Spark & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 29, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Rose Mallett, Tony Jones and Jessica Jones, Ian Shaw, Lisa Hilton,{Kristen R. Bromley, Jo Harrop plus preview singles from Kelly Green and Andrea Wolper, with birthday shoutouts to Max Roach (100!), Cheryl Bentyne, Kate McGarry, Peter Eldridge, Chelsea McBride and Sade , among others. At the close of the 2nd ...

Coincidental Moment

By Lisa Hilton

Label: Ruby Slippers Productions
Released: 2023
Track listing: Anxiety Society; Jagged Lil' Blues; Happily Go Luckily; Blue Tropics; Blue In Green; Enigmatic Adventure; Multiple Perspectives; West Coast; Coincidental Moment; Everyday Anthem; Uncommon Poetry.

Recent And Forthcoming Releases From Playfield, Mauricio Dawid, Armando Luongo, And More

by Bob Osborne
December 28, 2023

On this show we present recent and forthcoming releases from Brunswick Street Parade, Mauricio Dawid, Armando Luongo, Bruno Parrinha Vine Leaf, Nelson Montana, the trio of Gordon Grdina Mat Maneri & Christian Lillinger, Liba Villavecchia, HIIT, Lisa Hilton, Miho Hazama, Rob Luft, Lucia Fodde, and Daniel Carter's groundbreaking Playfield ensemble, Playlist Show Intro 00:00 ...

Everyday Anthem

December 22, 2023

Album: Coincidental Moment
By Lisa Hilton
Label: Ruby Slippers Productions
Released: 2023
Duration: 05:31

Everyday Anthem

Featuring the music of Lisa Hilton
Duration: 5:46
December 22, 2023

Mike Jurkovic's Best Albums Of 2023

by Mike Jurkovic
December 14, 2023

Led by Veronica Swift and Lakecia Benjamin, 2023 spotlighted some brilliantly moving new music in a year of previously unheard masterpieces. If music soothes the savage beast, this was a great year to be listening. John ColtraneEvenings At The Village Gate Impulse! Records