stride piano
nounDefinition of stride piano
: a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand alternates between a single note and a chord played an octave or more higher
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For his part, Fortner smoothly interjected a few bars of stride piano and some Thelonious Monk-like abstractions. — Dan Emerson, Twin Cities, "Cecile McLorin Salvant gives a nimble performance at the Dakota," 19 June 2019 In mid-career performances like Silent Tongues, a glimmer of Fats Waller–style stride piano will occasionally shine through, then fade, grinning, back into the foment of the music. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "The Deceptively Accessible Music of Cecil Taylor," 10 Apr. 2018 And Oscar had one foot steeped in the pre-1940s stride piano tradition, and the other in bebop and swing. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown, two giants of jazz, to be saluted at concert by musical disciples," 17 Feb. 2018 For his part, Fortner smoothly interjected a few bars of stride piano and some Thelonious Monk-like abstractions. — Dan Emerson, Twin Cities, "Cecile McLorin Salvant gives a nimble performance at the Dakota," 19 June 2019 But its title track, combining stride piano, strings and an evocative lyric, displays a subtlety Dr. John wouldn’t fully commit to again. — Morgan Enos, Billboard, "R.I.P. Dr. John: 10 Essential Cuts from the Soul, Funk and Boogie Woogie Great," 7 June 2019 In mid-career performances like Silent Tongues, a glimmer of Fats Waller–style stride piano will occasionally shine through, then fade, grinning, back into the foment of the music. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, "The Deceptively Accessible Music of Cecil Taylor," 10 Apr. 2018 What do ragtime and stride piano, two early forms of jazz, have to do with the Cuban rhythm also known as the tango? — Brian Seibert, New York Times, "Review: Tapping Out Some New World Rhythms," 5 Mar. 2018 And Oscar had one foot steeped in the pre-1940s stride piano tradition, and the other in bebop and swing. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown, two giants of jazz, to be saluted at concert by musical disciples," 17 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stride piano.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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