1991
Search results
Todd Cochran (born September 3, 1951) is an American pianist, composer, keyboardist, essayist and conceptual artist. Early in his career he was also professionally known as Bayeté. Cochran started his career as a teenager with saxophonist John Handy. [1]
With years devoted to classical music study followed by the tutelage of American jazz masters, pianist and composer Todd Cochran’s music reflects a wide-ranging musical palette.
Jun 17, 2021 · There’s a pretty good reason you might not have heard of pianist Todd Cochran, even though he’s been “on” the scene for decades. He took a number of years off to raise his son-not a bad call at all, and God’s rewarded his fatherly instincts with a sizzling trio album with bassist Jeff Leftwich and drummer Michael Carvin.
Todd Cochran (born September 3, 1951) is an American pianist, composer, keyboardist, essayist and conceptual artist. Early in his career he was also professionally known as Bayeté. Cochran started his career as a teenager with saxophonist John Handy.
- Acclaimed Pianist, Composer, Electronic Musician, Producer
- Jazz Apprenticeship – Early Recordings
- Automatic Man – The Band
- Los Angeles & The Studios – Sessions Arranging Composing Producing
- Film and TV Composing
- Circling Back to Jazz – Live Performances
- Infinite Variations – Chamber Music – Asia
- Hiatus
- IPFH
- Creating Short Films
ACCLAIMED PIANIST, COMPOSER, ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN AND PRODUCER Todd Cochran has experienced music as a way of life and being in a myriad of settings. The piano is something he has always known as a way into other worlds, early on recognizing it as a portal through which to escape the confines of youth, expand curiosities, and gain wide-ranging knowl...
At age 17 Todd officially began his apprenticeship, playing for 2 years with master jazz alto saxophonist John Handy – featured alumni of the Charlie Mingus band and renowned for his “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” performance on Mingus’ lodestar album “Um Huh” produced by Teo Macero. Roughly a mile from Todd’s high school and bordering Lake Merced (a fresh...
The identity emerging from Todd’s – pka Bayete’s – musicianship was swiftly evolving; he was distinguishing himself with a reputation of being an artistically curious adventurer. Pink Floyd, Richie Havens, The Who, Gil Scott Heron established a precedence of setting literary messages to well-conceived, musically captivating pop; and people were lis...
With the legitimacy Todd had established via his associations and recordings with a number of art rock projects, upon returning to the states he became an in-demand keyboardist, synthesist, arranger, and later producer. On the recordings he made in England with artists Jim Capaldi (Traffic), Bill Bruford (Yes) Phil Collins (Brand X), The Real Thing...
There is a difference between seeing a flower and dreaming about a flower, seeing a mountain and dreaming about a mountain, and then experiencing how someone else envisions that flower or mountain. The sequence of Todd becoming something of a cinéaste began with his family during his youth. His father was a photography hobbyist who for years had a ...
Moving between behind-the-scenes gigs kept Todd very busy. Years composing for film and producing albums for other artists proved to be an important and fruitful stretch for him professionally. Still, the impulse to conceptualize, record, and perform his own music was steadily shifting from the background to the forefront. While the engagement and ...
There is a certain quality, and an allure to the music of artists who create with the goal of reaching people. Technical displays of raw virtuosity, while captivating and brilliant, unescapably sacrifice the emotional charms of a poet. Making music that is open and inviting, where nothing is relegated secondary, is the fodder of continuous experime...
Seismic events never wait for a best time, they just happen. Often the worst times are later understood as best of times. Major changes took hold of Todd’s personal life, casting him into the role of being a full-time single dad for his then 2-year-old son. Meanwhile his mother had entered the debilitating stages of Alzheimer’s and the complexities...
Todd’s French horn project with Bob Watt (assistant principle horn in the Los Angeles Philharmonic ret.) had a quiet beginning, all while in the background an auspicious moon was rising. Long phone conversations led to its inception, conversations that started with nothing specific, but an affinity that centered around the varied experiences of two...
Sometimes we fall into a process without there being a clearly defined plan to do so. Todd’s creating short films and videos was not a deferred ambition but was sparked while filming the “making-of” video for the re-release of his “Worlds Around The Sun” album. “On the second day of filming a performance video for my “Worlds Around The Sun” reissue...
Aug 18, 2021 · Three Days Before – Todd Cochran –TC3 OFFICIAL. A SHORT FILM BY TODD COCHRAN Portrayed in the video are the metaphors of jazz, contemporized possibilities of the art, and the journey/quest...
- 18 min
- 820
- Todd Cochran
People also ask
Who is Todd Cochran?
What makes Todd Cochran's music unique?
What did Todd do for a living?
What was Todd's first big stage performance?
If the writer is skilled, the music can tell a story of love, pain, struggle, triumph – and that story can circulate in our minds during the day with a melody and a rhythm. That musical impact can also cross national boundaries, customs, politics, religion, economic status, and languages to communicate a message.
