Music composed by Jeff Kier (keys/bass) - accompanied by Mike Hershenson (guitar), and Lanny Grilly (Drums)

4 HORSPOWER

"The Grilly Brothers & Jeff Kier are all Chicago…Lanny on drums and Dave on reeds first put their quintet together in 1979…  The Grilly Brothers Band opened for Ahmad Jamal at the second Chicago Jazz Festival in 1980, and a bunch of fine players, better-known today, came through the ranks: guitarists Fareed Haque and Henry Johnson, bassist Steve Hashimoto, vibist Kathy Kelly, Mucca Pazza bandleader Mark Messing, to name just a few.  And also Mike Arnopol, the brainy bassist who acted as musical director for the original Grilly Brothers before gaining fame for his work with Patricia Barber.  Well, Arnopol is back for this recording, along with the Bros. themselves; they’re the originals.  Add in Nick Drozdoff on trumpet – classical and jazz virtuoso… , veteran percussionist Eddie Mason; and then the keyboards whiz Jeff Kier, who wrote all the tunes for this disc; and now you’re getting back to it, to the hard-swinging funkified hard-bop of the 60s and 70s, which inspired them all in the first place,… the Grilly Brothers still fit Chicago like a fur-lined Isotoner glove.”  Neil Tesser, Nationally renowned jazz critic,

Goin' Places

Serengeti

The Grilly Brothers Symphonic Project had Jeff Kier's compositions  scored for a 60 piece Symphonic Orchestra by Mike Hartigan. Featured soloists from our sextet:  Dave Grilly-woodwinds, Lanny Grilly-drums, Jeff Kier-piano, Nick Drozdoff-brass, Mike Arnopol-bass, and Eddie Mason-percussion.

Elegant Valley Master

This is a Tribute to Dave Brubeck's landmark addition to bringing world rhythms to Jazz

Pick Up Sticks (6/4 time signature)

King For A Day

Everybody's Jumpin'

Eleven Four (11/4 time signature)

Blue Rondo A La Turk (9/8 time signature)

The Jeff Kier Quartet features the unique chemistry between pianist/composer Jeff Kier, guitarist Mike Hershenson and drummer Lanny Grilly.  
They have performed together in Chicago for several decades.  With the addition of renowned bassist Rafe Bradford (who has played with such notables as McCoy Tyner, Stanley Turrentine, Nancy Wilson and Aretha Franklin),
The Jeff Kier Quartet seeks to exhilarate their audience with indelible melodies, solid grooves and seductive world rhythms.

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