Liz began her musical training as a young child, mastering Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 11 by the age of 11. When her family moved to Germany during her teens, she added languages, philosophy, and poetry to her studies. She was classically trained, studying music at Hunter College and Juilliard in New York City.
She lost interest in a music career until she saw Bill Evans play one night at The Bottom Line in New York. She met Evans after the show and, at his suggestion, she began to study jazz piano with Stanford Gold. Evans remains a major inspiration to her and she has recorded a number of his compositions.
She later moved back to Southern California, where she studied at the Dick Grove Music Workshops in Studio City. During her studies, she took a job playing piano in a restaurant and was unexpectedly thrust into improvisations when she realized the piano she was to perform on had no stand for her music! Over several months these improvisations developed into compositions. When Windham Hill’s Will Ackerman heard a tape of these, he signed her to record her debut album, “Solid Colors,” in 1983.
Her musical style defies traditional description and has inspired countless musicians. With a dozen albums to her credit, her works cross many musical genres and paint a spectacular musical panorama.
For more information about Liz Story, contact Vision Quest Entertainment at 303-979-7011.
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