Stanley Cowell

The late Stanley Cowell was co-founder of the legendary Strata-East record label, a Professor Emeritus of Jazz Piano at Rutgers-Mason Gross School of the Arts, a Steinway Artist and founder of The Piano Choir, both a music group of several grand pianos playing at once. Stanley Cowell performed and recorded as a solo pianist, in diverse ensemble formations from duos to orchestras, in jazz venues and concert halls.

He has an impressive list of recordings as a composer and pianist, having performed with Max Roach, Miles Davis, Charles Tolliver, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, The Piano Choir, Nasheet Waits, Roy Haynes, Art Pepper, Jimmy Heath, and many more. You may hear Stanley Cowell's music in Spike Lee movies, various other films and TV shows, as well as his music being sampled by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, the Pharcyde, J Dilla, and many others.