Lisa Hilton, Author at Lisa Hilton Music

August 13, 2018

IT’S BEEN HOT…..

Hello from the beach! If the weather’s hot, and the water’s warm… better be sure your music matches! Here’s a few selections to take your mind off the thermometer: HEAT WAVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOzyUrtTPQ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heat-wave/286847112?i=286847123 HOT SUMMER SAMBA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_FomY5o6dw https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hot-summer-samba/1300363720?i=1300364357 TOO HOT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaPOGIuQWqk https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/too-hot/506862306?i=506862308 I’ll be in the studio very very soon…. new music coming before the end of the year…. Stay cool! LisaAward winning jazz composer/pianist Photos by David Oscar FloresLisaHiltonMusic.comFacebookInstagramTwitter

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June 14, 2018

Ahhh….summer!

Hello Hello, I couldn’t resist sending this shot out after I recovered it from an old email -it’s really my favorite band shot of all times! That’s saxophonist, JD Allen, bassist Larry Grenadier, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and drummer Lewis Nash with me on a rainy day in 2009 in a photo by David Gordon. The adjectives “hard working” are normally attached to my name, but you can see very clearly we still have time to enjoy ourselves! I loved the […]

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May 10, 2018

Hello, Hello, I hope all is going well for you. I just got back myself from a bit of travels – a meeting at Berklee College in Boston for the Presidents Advisory Committee, a solo show in Chicago and then a trio show with Luques Curtis and Rudy Royston (see photos above), at the Smithsonian in Washington. Great shows and audiences – and TERRIFIC warm weather in DC – hot even! Then a vacay in Japan and a short trip […]

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April 4, 2018

It’s been really nice….

Hi there! Hope you had a nice holiday weekend – I feasted and, I suppose, “Fested” a bit with family and friends but still got a big hike in the Santa Monica Mountains near my home. Our Spring weather in Cali has been a bit erratic, but we are getting some nice days after all the rain we had. Hope your spring is coming too! Thank you to the artists at Junior Blind of America/WayFinder Family Services for the nice oversized card! How […]

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March 14, 2018

TIME FOR SOME ESCAPISM, RIGHT?

It’s A L M O S T Spring! Not quite, but it’s almost here! I know we have needed the rain and cooler weather, but I’m literally thinking about ESCAPISM, (or maybe it’s Spring Breakism), right now! Doesn’t a warm, sandy (dry) spot sound good today? But for now, I’m just about ready to spend time at my beloved piano, thinking about the upcoming nights of ESCAPISM – the performances that is – that are coming up for our […]

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March 13, 2018

Where ESCAPISM began….

Hello Hello, I am thrilled at the support this week for our album, ESCAPISM! #8 on the JazzWeek chart (that posted March 8/Women’s Appreciation Day!), and #8 on the ZMR chart too! That is so wonderful! Thank you very much! We are appreciative of this encouraging news. Thank you! The photo above is of my new studio in the breakfast nook of my new (but vintage) home a short walk from the beach in Malibu, and close by hiking in […]

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February 20, 2018

OH WHAT WONDERFUL SUPPORT! WE LOVE IT! THANK YOU!

Thank you, thank you to radio, streaming, music services and playlists everywhere around the world for your support for our album. We love and appreciate your support! ESCAPISM RADIO REVIEWS “The stark beauty and flowing movement of the (Mojave Moon video) images could hardly suit the music better.” Nate Chinen/WBGO MELTDOWN from ESCAPISM was featured December 2017 on the popular State of Jazz Playlist/SPOTIFY “Hilton is superb as usual. Clear ideas and fine dexterity.” Modern Jazz Today – syndicated “I […]

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February 7, 2018

Hope that you can come!

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February 7, 2018

Escapism Press Reviews

Lisa Hilton/piano JD Allen/sax, Terell Stafford/trumpet, Gregg August/bass, Rudy Royston/drums “Hilton’s music is picturesque and impressionistic…the pianist has excellent technique.” Downbeat “Pianist Lisa Hilton has left an impressive creative footprint…Escapism continues her probing investigation of the American jazz landscape. Hilton has a knack for distillation, which is reducing music to its essences: harmony, melody, tempo, rhythm.” C. Michael Bailey/All About Jazz “Hilton’s writing is quite expansive.” Cadence Magazine “Hilton is a pure original… she has a magical ability to make her piano tell compelling stories. Certainly […]

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January 22, 2018

SO MUCH FUN IN NYC!

With JD Allen, Luques Curtis and Rudy Royston at Carnegie Hall in NYC – photos by Justin Bettman Hi There! It was great to see friends last week in NYC! Thank you to all who made it to our show last Thursday at Carnegie Hall – that was so much fun! (Yes I’m planning something for next January too!) We all enjoyed it – it was my favorite band show I have ever done, and we had a bit of audience […]

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