Denman Maroney
Born in 1949, New York City-based acoustic pianist Denman Maroney heard the innovators of bop, but was more drawn to 20th century composers, creative improvisers, and natural urban and rural sounds. His formal music studies after high school took place at the Bennington College in Vermont (1969-1971), Williams College (1971), and the California Institute of Arts (1972-1974). The master musicians he was instructed by include Bill Dixon, Jimmy Garrison, James Tenney, John Bergamo, Ingram Marshall, and Morton Subotnick. This wide range of innovative teachers led him to the concept of utilizing extended bowing and sliding techniques on the strings of the piano by manipulating certain objects on them while playing the keys to create different resonances and dissonances. Dubbing the technique "hyperpiano," Maroney has experimented with and refined this inside-out concept to achieve unique voicings now extrapolated upon by others. He is also fond of mixed or odd-metered time signatures, often juxtaposing them. Though he was not the first to do this -- Cecil Taylor, Burton Greene, and Fred Van Hove come to mind -- Maroney has achieved admiration for pioneering and extending this approach. He has received numerous grants and commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, the New York State Council for the Arts, and others. Musicians with whom he has collaborated include Mat Maneri, Leroy Jenkins, Mark Dresser, Ned Rothenberg, Dave Ballou, Earl Howard, Dave Douglas, Gerry Hemingway, Robert Dick, Kevin Norton, Tim Berne, and Min Xiao-Fen.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Aquifer
Mark Dresser Trio, Mark Dresser, Denman Maroney, Matthias Ziegler
Jazz - Released by Cryptogramophone on 1 jan. 2006
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Duologues
Klassiek - Released by Les Disques VICTO on 1 jan. 2001
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Hyperpiano Studies
Alternative en Indie - Released by Denman Maroney on 25 nov. 2019
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All Strung Out
Alternative en Indie - Released by Kadima Collective Recordings on 24 okt. 2011
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Hyperpiano in Church
Klassiek - Released by Denman Maroney on 24 sep. 2022
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Domicil Solo (Live)
Klassiek - Released by Denman Maroney on 19 okt. 2017
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Gleam
Miguel Frasconi, Denman Maroney
Jazz - Released by Porter Records on 15 jun. 2010
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Denman Maroney: Fluxations
Jazz - Released by New World Records on 1 jan. 2003
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Covid Variations
Moderne jazz - Released by Denman Maroney on 14 jul. 2021
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Fuse (feat. Jack Wright & Reuben Radding)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Denman Maroney on 21 jan. 2019
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Unknown Unknowns (Live)
Denman Maroney, Leroy Jenkins, Rich O'Donnell
Jazz - Released by Denman Maroney on 22 jul. 2018
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Fold and Unfold (Live)
Klassiek - Released by Denman Maroney on 7 nov. 2017
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Igloo
Alternative en Indie - Released by Denman Maroney on 27 jan. 2018
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Four on the Loose
Free jazz & Avant-garde jazz - Released by Denman Maroney on 3 dec. 2023
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Immanence
Ursel Schlicht, Denman Maroney
Klassiek - Released by Acheulian Handaxe on 1 okt. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo