Over the course of his career, John Escreet has earned a reputation as one of the most active and diverse pianist/composers working in jazz and improvised music. His prolific output is reflected over the course of 8 diverse and critically acclaimed albums, the most recent being his 2018 release Learn To Live, an epic and wide-ranging program of electronic and acoustic explorations.

The Café Royal Cultural Foundation NYC has awarded a 2019 Fall music grant for John to complete his work on a yet unnamed recording project by the John Escreet Group.

Over the years, John has worked with other international artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, David Binney, Amir ElSaffar, Alex Sipiagin, Wayne Krantz, Adam Rogers, Marcus Gilmore, Eric Harland, Tyshawn Sorey, Greg Osby, Dan Weiss, Matt Brewer, Jamie Baum, John Hébert, Evan Parker, Will Vinson, Seamus Blake, Logan Richardson, Jim Black, Nasheet Waits, Justin Brown, Ari Hoenig, Harish Raghavan, Nir Felder, Nate Wood among many others.

John is also an active educator, and has given clinics and classes at institutions across the globe. He has been in residence as a professor at Siena International Summer Workshop (Italy), Langnau Jazz Nights (Switzerland), International Jazz Platform (Lodz, Poland), Mahidol University (Thailand) among others. John continues to forge ahead with multiple projects and recordings, ranging from his Trio, to his Quintet (known as The John Escreet Project).

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