| Alan Broadbent | |
| Birth Name: | Alan Leonard Broadbent |
| Birth Date: | 1947 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician, arranger, composer |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Years Active: | 1974–present |
| Label: | Granite, Trend, Concord Jazz |
| Associated Acts: | Charlie Haden, Natalie Cole |
Alan Leonard Broadbent (born 23 April 1947) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer known for his work with artists such as Sue Raney, Charlie Haden, Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Natalie Cole, Warne Marsh, Bud Shank, and many others.[1]
Born in Auckland in 1947, Broadbent studied piano and music theory in his own country, but in 1966 went to the United States to study at the Berklee College of Music.[2]
During the 1990s, Broadbent recorded on Natalie Cole's album Unforgettable... with Love, then became her pianist and conductor for the tour. His arrangement for her video "When I Fall in Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal.[3] During the 1980s and 1990s, he recorded with Charlie Haden's Quartet West.[4] Around this time he won a Grammy Award for his arrangement of Leonard Bernstein's "Lonely Town" that was recorded by Shirley Horn. He wrote arrangements for Glenn Frey's album After Hours and for Paul McCartney's album Kisses on the Bottom. He has worked as conductor for Diana Krall.
In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Broadbent was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to jazz.[5]
In the November 2013 issue of Down Beat magazine, his solo piano album Heart to Heart received a five-star rating.[6]
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979? | Palette | Granite | With big band | |
| 1981 | Continuity | Revelation | Duo, with Putter Smith (bass) | |
| 1984? | Song of Home | Kiwi Pacific | Trio | |
| 1985? | Further Down the Road | Tartar | Trio | |
| 1986? | Everything I Love | Discovery | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Frank Gibson Jr. (drums) | |
| 1987? | Another Time | Trend | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Frank Gibson Jr. (drums) | |
| 1989? | Away from You | Trend | Trio | |
| 1991 | Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Fourteen | Concord Jazz | Solo piano; in concert | |
| 1993 | Concord Duo Series, Volume Four | Concord Jazz | Duo, with Gary Foster (tenor sax, alto sax) | |
| 1994? | Over the Fence | Ode | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Frank Gibson Jr. (drums) | |
| 1995 | Pacific Standard Time | Concord | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Frank Gibson Jr. (drums) | |
| 1996 | Personal Standards | Concord Jazz | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Frank Gibson Jr. (drums); Grammy Nomination for Best Composition "Every Time I Think of You" | |
| 2002 | You and the Night and the Music | A440 Music | Trio, with Brian Bromberg (bass), Joe LaBarbera (drums); Grammy Nomination for Best Improvised Solo "What's New" | |
| 2003? | Fine and Dandy | Manu | Quartet, with George Chisholm (trumpet, flugelhorn), Andy Brown (bass), Frank Gibson Jr. (drums) | |
| 2005 | 'Round Midnight | Artistry Music | Trio, with Brian Bromberg (bass), Joe LaBarbera (drums); Grammy Nomination for Best Improvised Solo "Round Midnight" | |
| 2005? | With Strings | King | ||
| 2006 | Every Time I Think of You | Artistry Music | With Brian Bromberg (bass), Kendall Kay (drums), Tokyo Strings | |
| 2009? | Together Again | |||
| 2009? | Moment's Notice | Chilly Bin | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Kendall Kay (drums) | |
| 2010 | Live at Giannelli Square, Vol. 1 | Chilly Bin | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Kendall Kay (drums); Grammy Nomination for Best Improvised Solo "Solar" | |
| 2012? | Live at Giannelli Square 2 | Chilly Bin | Trio, with Putter Smith (bass), Kendall Kay (drums) | |
| 2012 | Heart to Heart | Chilly Bin | Solo piano; in concert | |
| 2013 | Just One of Those Things | Edition Longplay | Solo piano; in concert; limited edition LP | |
| 2014? | America the Beautiful | Jan Matthies | with the NDR Bigband | |
| 2015 | Developing Story | Eden River | With Harvie S (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), London Metropolitan Orchestra; released 2017 | |
| 2015–16 | Songbook | Roomspin | With Georgia Mancio (vocals), Oli Hayhurst (bass), Dave Ohm (drums, percussion) |
With Natalie Cole
With Michael Feinstein
With Charlie Haden
With Scott Hamilton
With Woody Herman
With Irene Kral
With others