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Nikki Iles won the British Jazz Award for piano in 2017, and The Ivors Academy Gold Badge 2019

Edited and compiled by Nikki Iles

Grooves for Two + CD

Seven pieces for piano four-hands

Forces or Category: Piano duets (4 hands)

Nikki Iles Jazz series

Newly commissioned pieces by Chris Batchelor, Pete Churchill, John Crawford, Nikki Iles, Liam Noble, Pete Rosser, and Jonathan Taylor
First piano part suitable for pianists at intermediate level (approx. ABRSM Grades 4-6); second part for teachers or more advanced students
Wide range of styles, including Latin, gospel, rock, township jazz, and swing
Optional improvisation sections, with guide pitches, for simple solos and playing by ear
Stylish foot-tapping grooves, with recorded demos and backing tracks to support learning
Edited and recorded by pianist Nikki Iles, celebrated jazz educator and performer, and advisor to ABRSM

Nikki Iles won the British Jazz Award for piano in 2017, and The Ivors Academy Gold Badge 2019

Grooves for Two + CD

Seven pieces for piano four-hands

Edited and compiled by Nikki Iles

Description

Grooves for Two is a collection of seven groovy pieces for piano four-hands, written by leading pianist-composers working in jazz and other popular styles. Designed for teacher-pupil duos, the pieces provide foot-tapping fun while exploring rhythmic styles often reserved for bands, encouraging good ensemble playing and a strong sense of beat. To heighten the creativity, the collection includes optional improvisation sections, and a CD of demo performances and practice backing-tracks. This is piano-duet playing at its coolest...

Nikki Iles won the British Jazz Award for piano in 2017, and The Ivors Academy Gold Badge 2019

Grooves for Two + CD

Seven pieces for piano four-hands

Edited and compiled by Nikki Iles

Nikki Iles Jazz series

Grooves for Two + CD

Seven pieces for piano four-hands

Edited and compiled by Nikki Iles

Nikki Iles Jazz series

Composer Information

Edited and compiled by Nikki Iles (b.1963)

Multi award-winning jazz pianist and composer, Nikki Iles, was a founder member of the innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra. She has a busy freelance career, with over 25 CDs recorded over 3 decades, and has been described as the Heroine of British Jazz. Composition remains a major part of her musical life with commissions from The London Sinfonietta, the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers, and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra. With a parallel career as a much loved and respected teacher, Nikki is also Professor of Jazz Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall Music and Drama. Recent awards that Nikki has won include the Ivors Academy Gold Badge for exceptional contribution to music (2019), the Jazz Education award, The Parliamentary Jazz Award (2019), and the Nikki Iles Big Band won Jazz Ensemble of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards (2020).

Nikki Iles' website

Nikki Iles won the British Jazz Award for piano in 2017, and The Ivors Academy Gold Badge 2019