“Lyddon
combines hands with heart and mind. The sensibility here is one
of
enormous breadth, encompassing the unearthly beauty of Romantic and
Impressionistic Imaginations, the classic American song form,
and the
harmonic innovations of the post-bop era. ”
Larry
Nai (ejazznews)
In
Losangeles,Tim studied with Clare Fisher, Charlie Shoemake, Terry
Trotter
and Lyle (Spud) Murphy. He led his trio at Dontes,
lunaria and many other
venues, playing with Dick Berk, Chuck Flores,
Bob Summers, Kim Richmond,
Darek Oles and others.
In 1994, Tim received a scholarship from the Manhattan School of music
and
moved to New York. There he studied with Jaki Byard
and Harold
Danko. He
also was a sub for Harold Danko and taught a jazz combo every
semester which
included players like Jason Moran. The Tim Lyddon trio
perforrmed at
Birdland, Sweet Basil, Cornelia St. Cafe, Deerhead Inn
and the knitting factory
as well as many other clubs. He released 2
CD’s which received high praise
and radio play.
“All three musicians, Tim Lyddon on piano, Tom Hubbard on
bass,
and Scott
Latzky on drums, have come together again as one entity that
reveals just how dynamic
an entity can be.” says WBGO’s Dan
Karcher.
"I've traveled so far is the
best jazz piano trio recording in recent
years. It's
distinctive from everything else."
Daniel Karcher -
WBGO (Americas' jazz
station)
"The
pianist has a light touch that allows for a certain resonance, meaning
that his
lines- often little snippets of pure melody -are flecked with
intrigue."
James Macnie –
Village Voice
In
NYC, Tim played with Eliot
Zigmund, Tony Moreno, Jeff Hirshfield, Scott Lee,
Bill Goodwin and many
others.
The
pianist has been on tour in Houston and phoenix recently.