Russ Lossing
| Russ Lossing | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | russlossing.com |
Russ Lossing is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Life and career
Lossing was originally from Columbus, Ohio.[1] He has been part of the New York jazz scene since 1986.[1] Lossing played with drummer Paul Motian over a period of 15 years and recorded a tribute album to him in 2011.[2]
Playing style
Scott Yanow, reviewing Lossing's As It Grows, commented that the pianist "is influenced by modern classical music to an extent but his playing is not unremittingly atonal. Instead, he leaves his impressionistic music open to all possibilities, mostly emphasizing dramatic ideas and unexpected silences."[3]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999* | Change of Time | OmniTone | Trio, with Adam Kolker (tenor sax, bass clarinet), John Hébert (bass) |
| 2000* | Dreamer | DoubleTime | Trio, with Ed Schuller (bass), Paul Motian (drums) |
| 2000 | Metal Rat | Clean Feed | Trio, with Mat Maneri (viola), Mark Dresser (bass) |
| 2002 | As It Grows | HatOLOGY | Trio, with Ed Schuller (bass), Paul Motian (drums) |
| 2004 | Phrase 6 | Fresh Sound | Trio, with John Hébert (bass), Jeff Williams (drums) |
| 2005 | All Things Arise | HatOLOGY | Solo piano |
| 2006 | Line Up | HatOLOGY | Duo, with John Hébert (bass) |
| 2006 | Oracle | HatOLOGY | Trio, with Masa Kamaguchi (bass), Billy Mintz (drums) |
| 2009 | Personal Tonal | Fresh Sound | Quartet, with Loren Stillman (alto sax), John Hébert (bass) Eric McPherson (drums) |
| 2011 | Drum Music: Music of Paul Motian | Sunnyside | Solo piano |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | Blaser, SamuelSamuel Blaser | Consort in Motion | Kind of Blue |
| 2012* | Bates, MichaelMichael Bates | Acrobat: Music for, and by, Dmitri Shostakovich | Sunnyside |
| 2012* | Davis, JeffJeff Davis | Leaf House | Fresh Sound New Talent |
| 2013* | Bates, MichaelMichael Bates and Samuel Blaser | One from None | Fresh Sound New Talent |
| 2014* | Knuffke, KirkKirk Knuffke | Chorale | SteepleChase |