David Newton (pianist)
Scottish jazz pianist, accompanist, and educator.
Last updated
He studied piano at Leeds School of Music and later became a principal lecturer there.[1][2] Newton has recorded fifteen albums as a leader and collaborated on over eighty others.[3]
Life and work
Newton played clarinet, bassoon and piano before focusing on jazz piano.[1] After returning to Scotland in the early 1980s, he built a reputation as an accompanist for visiting American musicians.[4] Buddy DeFranco was the artist with whom Newton made his first recording in 1986.[4] During the 1990s, Newton acted as the musical director for singer Carol Kidd.[4]
Leeds College of Music awarded Newton a fellowship in 2003.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Leeds College of Music profile states that Newton began his career in theatre before switching to jazz piano.[3] It notes that his first recording was with Martin Taylor and Buddy De Franco, and that his old Leeds Conservatoire roommate Alan Barnes persuaded him to move to London.[3] The same source reports that Newton has won prizes at the British Jazz Awards thirteen times.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "David Newton (pianist)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261; Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Newton (pianist)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "David Newton", Leeds College of Music (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "David Newton", Leeds College of Music. facts only, no text reused. lcm.ac.uk
- Wikipedia, "David Newton (pianist)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261; Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261; Cook, "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD", Penguin, 1996, p. 982; Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261; Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261; Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261; Cook, "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD", Penguin, 1996, p. 982; Chilton, "Who's Who of British Jazz", Continuum, 2004, p. 261 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article David Newton (pianist) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
More in Candid Records Artists
Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: David Newton (pianist) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced