Young, talented, dedicated & lovely are just a few terms that describe Stephanie Trick. Here is the 1st part of an interview recorded for our I LOVE JAZZ SHOW on HECTV.ORG The entire interview can only be seen on donwolff.com
She is a treasure. And yes many of us can't help but comment on her beauty compared to the men who invented this style-- but remember that a part of the style that she does NOT incorporate (I assume) is the gin and the cigars...
I did not fully appreciate or understand the term "stride piano" until I happened to catch her on RU-vid. Since then, I am fully hooked on her performances. She is mind-numbingly good. Her left hand is a blur. How she can hit the keys this fast and so accurately? Then add her humility and grace ... Paulo is one very lucky man!!!
"A very joyfull art of Music!!". Stephanie's answer to the question of how come a Young Girl like herself chooses such old Music as the stride piano Music and Ragtime and Boogie woogie, all the three of them from the 1920's and 1930's, as her prefered Music. Her playing and this interview show that Stephanie Trick is a unique person and pianist, that USA should be proud of. She is really using and devellopping and spreading the knowledge of this sort of original American music, that this way gets It's deserved rennaisance.
Many congratulations on this beautiful interview to a great pianist! Brava, Stephanie, and thank you for all the happiness and joy you bring with your beautiful stride piano playing!
Like so many brilliant jazz pianists, it comes as no surprise that she had a training in clissical music. Delightful young woman to hear on piano and delightful to look at.
Thanks for this interview. It explains a lot about Ms.Trick's great talent. But I would have liked to know how she practices. How long does it take her to learn a stride piece, for example? Does she go over a few bars of stride music until she gets the left hand up to speed and then proceed to the next few bars? Or does she use another method to learn a stride piece that is pages long? Does she work on the left hand chords and then drop in the right hand notes? etc.
you got it all Stephanie, you've got a good feel when you play piano obvious to me you have natural rythmn. Stride is your trick mate - let me hear chea doi.
Great interview, great player. I'm sure it's out there, but I wonder what's the relationship between stride (NYC?) and boogie-woogie. I love the blues pianists, and it's interesting to think of the great 50s player Otis Spann with the context of the Stride players I have listened to.
beautiful smile.So nice to see you dress not in BLACK! Black is horrible for photography,exploit your beauty,in colour. What would it take to get you to play on a Baldwin?
