BOBBY AVEY
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop • United States

Praised by the New Yorker magazine as, “A young pianist of invention and refinement,” Bobby Avey has established himself as an emerging star in the jazz community. In 2011, he won the esteemed Thelonious Monk Competition for composition.  This award followed his 2010 debut record as a leader, A New Face, lauded by the NY Times as “A promising debut.” In 2005, while a student at the Purchase Conservatory of Music, he was invited by NEA Jazz Master David Liebman to adapt and arrange art songs from the Classical and Romantic eras for reinterpretation, creating a vehicle for improvisation. The project, which culminated with the album Vienna Dialogues, was released in 2006 on ZOHO to rave reviews.   In 2011, Avey received the New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development grant from Chamber music America.  The grant enabled Avey to travel to Haiti to record a Vodou Ceremony in the read more...