CRITIC'S QUOTES
“Mr. Haney is a pianist drawn to experimental settings, and he creates a promising one here.” The New York Times
“One of the most inventive pianists in the USA...”
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
“a pianist whose accomplishments far outranks his public profile..”
Peter Monaghan, Earshot Jazz
"Haney's classical training enables him to expose the innards of composition while highlighting stylistic interconnectedness in a unique and resourceful manner." Elliot Simon, All About Jazz, New York
"It's about excursions in sound as much as it is playing tunes. Pianist Haney reaches inside and plucks his strings when inspiration strikes." The Village Voice
"Masters at work and play, whose music is irrepressibly individual without ever being about their mastery or individuality." Cadence Magazine
"music that invites repeated deep listening: beautiful and challenging." Bill Barton, Coda Magazine
"Haney's jagged and contemplative clusters of notes, sometimes creating a brooding, pensive mood reminiscent of a Jackson Pollack painting and other times setting forth a forward momentum that reminds you that this music comes from that essential kernel of jazz creation: swing." ICE Magazine
"At times, Haney's dexterity can sound like piano for four hands, or more accurately music for piano and percussion, though never in overwhelming fashion; he frequently takes momentary pauses like a saxophonist's breath connecting short runs of notes. This is modern music in the minimalist vein, rarely swinging but proving that swing-ing is certainly not as essential as the improvising element to be a qualifier for jazz." Laurence Donohue-Greene, All About Jazz, New York
"grounded, mercurial, mysterious" All About Jazz, Italy
"Compatable, neo-free meets bebop." Jazz Dimensions, Germany
"Master constructionist and abstractionist." Bad Alchemy, Germany
"Haney works his spells in a relaxed and intimate climate," Cesar Pradines, La Nacion, Argentina
"an economy of notes, a predomination of rhythms, in a territory between jazz and contemporary music" Jazz e Arredores, Portugal
"like sunrise finally breaking through after a sleepless night." Touching Extremes
“...one of the very few post-Cecil Taylor pianists on record.”
Nic Jones, Jazz Wise
"Haney's resume includes liturgical and chamber works, hybrid jazz/classical improvisations and music for ballet."
Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz
"...his playing reveals an attractively individual style. " Steven Lowey, All Music Guide
"Pianist Haney has played inside and out, from Bud Shank to John Tchicai." The Village Voice"
"A bright light on the modern jazz scene. A serious and interesting young man on the leading edge of jazz composition."
Judy Hamill, CBC Radio
"at the forefront of his style." Nathan Skidmore, The Oregonian
"Haney is worth your time." Jason Bivens, Cadence Jazz and Blues Journal
"Music that has absorbed the lessons of Art without forgetting the play of Jazz." Cadence Magazine
"Haney is a firm believer in the spontaneous approach to music making,"
Andrew Gilbert, Contra Costa Times
"Pianist Haney's got hands like ballerinas have feet."
John Graham, Willamette Week
"Pianist David Haney seems to get off most on....collective improvisations rooted in the moment."
Derk Richardson, San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Haney's minimalistic approach, which is primarily rhythmic, veers away from any melodic content, and produces some wonderful interplay through his unaccompanied solos, especially with the relentless beats of Bennink. The percussive rhythmic interplay with Bennink is often reminiscent of Hasaan Ibn Ali and Max Roach's classic session from 1963, (The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan)."
Laurence Donohue-Greene, One Final Note
"He challenges Bud Shank and other first string collaborators he brings together (including, in the past, Han Bennink and Julian Priester) with his instant compositions that mix the kinetic energy of music-in-the-moment with harmonic structural touchstones."
Bill Smith, Willamette Week
"Although there are some hints of blues and swing, the sound speaks more to the classical. Haney has successfully blended these forms in energetic and intelligent pieces.
Paula Payerman, Fast Forward Weekly
"Combining simple, often lyrical lines with complex group improvisation, the music is both edgy and inviting, developing beautifully flowing themes." Andrew Gilbert, Contra Costa Times
"...a welcome invitation to grab your passport and be swept away on a journey. The music transported you into uncharted, yet familiar mindscapes. And what places they were!"
Diane Worley, Jazz Notes
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DAVID HANEY studied composition for six years with Czech composer, Tomas Svoboda. After several years of working with the Society of Oregon Composers, Haney began applying his skills as a working jazz artist, often paired up with some of the greatest minds in jazz improvisation, such featured artists as Andrew Cyrille, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Bud Shank, Bernard Purdie, Buell Neidlinger, Julian Priester, Han Bennink, Obo Addy, Wilbert de Joode, Gerry Hemingway, Wolter Weirbos, Perry Robinson, and Johannes Bauer. Haney has recorded 15 albums in ten years for C.I.M.P. Records and Cadence Jazz Records. David has also collaborated on 14 albums on other labels worldwide. He has received grants and commissions for his creative work from the U.S. State Department; Alberta Film Works; and the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Haney was awarded a travel grant from the U.S. State Department to present the music of composer Herbie Nichols in concerts throughout Argentina and Chile. Haney's piano/trombone work Ota Benga of the Batwa was included in the critics pick for best Jazz Album of 2007 (Coda Magazine). “Conspiracy a go go" and "Clandestine" were both selected Top Ten Jazz Albums of 2009 (Cadence Magazine). David’s next release “Solo” received top ten honors in 2014 (Cadence Magazine). The Penguin Guide to Jazz has a half page entry on several David Haney albums.
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS/PRESENTATIONS
David Haney at the Bright Moments Cafe, Feb 23, 2025
Two Album REVIEWS April 2024 New York City Jazz Records
Two Album REVIEWS July 2024 New York City Jazz Records
INTERVIEW - October 2022 Features in "The Jazz Room"
INTERVIEW - October 2022 Features in "The Jazz Room" PART 2
iNTERVIEW - JEFFREY SEIGEL STRAIGHT NO CHASER David Haney - New York Jazz Stories
CASCADIA COMPOSER MONDAY PRESENTATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
THE INSIDE STORY: David Haney and CIRCADIAN WORLD CLOCK
David Haney, September 4, 2021
David Haney and Dave Storrs, March 26, 2022
David Haney, April 6, 2024