Ann Tappan - jazz pianist ⋅ composer ⋅ arranger ⋅ educator
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Ann Tappan

Jazz pianist * composer * arranger * educator

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Tappan’s tunes reflect her affinity for complex harmony, a love for varied rhythms, and a decidedly romantic sensibility. Seventy-Five opens with a softly stated guitar introduction and then plows fearlessly forward, shifting between 6/8 and 4/4 meters.
State of the ArtMissoula, MT
Spider Bite – crunch! Ann Tappan spanks it hard with this piece, and the group not only bites, but bites hard.
New Perspective MagazineBozeman, MT
The unusual Great Grey is a piece in the wandering glacial quality of an ECM record.
Cadence Magazine
Ann Tappan has a strongly elegant touch on the piano.
Le Jazz HotParis, France
Tappan offers subtle and inventive chord changes.
Jazz Improv MagazineGrafton Vermont
Ann Tappan…the receptive embodiment of this project. Both hummingbird and orca…
New Perspective MagazineHelena, MT
Ann Tappan has a smooth and lyrical style on the piano, a very sensitive and intuitive touch.
Bozeman Daily ChronicleBozeman, MT
Ann Tappan makes every note count.
5/4 MagazineSeattle
Tappan proves what a short trip it is for her to move into uncharted territory.
JazzNow MagazineSan Francisco
Ann Tappan is not just another endangered jazz species from Montana. She displays superb phrasing and a Shearing-like minimalist style.
Jazzscene MagazinePortland, OR
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