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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Richard „Rick“ Germanson</b> (* <a href="29._Mai" title="29. Mai">29. Mai</a> <a href="1972" title="1972">1972</a> in <a href="Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>) ist ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazzmusiker</a> (<a href="Klavier" title="Klavier">Piano</a>, auch <a href="Orgel" title="Orgel">Orgel</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-smalls_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smalls-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben_und_Wirken">Leben und Wirken</h2></div>
<p>Germanson begann schon früh mit dem Klavierspiel und wuchs in der Jazzszene Milwaukees auf. Er studierte am <i>Wisconsin Conservatory of Music</i> in Milwaukee und schloss 1996 mit einem Bachelor der <a href="University_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Wisconsin">University of Wisconsin</a> ab. Im selben Jahr erhielt er bei der Jazz Piano Competition den Großen Preis der <i>American Pianists’ Association</i>; anschließend zog er nach New York City. Dort besuchte er 1998 das Masterprogramm der <a href="Manhattan_School_of_Music" title="Manhattan School of Music">Manhattan School of Music</a> und studierte bei <a href="Jaki_Byard" title="Jaki Byard">Jaki Byard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hartt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hartt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>1999 entstanden erste Aufnahmen mit <i>George Gee and the Jump</i> sowie <i>Jivin’ Wailers Swing Orchestra</i>. Unter eigenem Namen spielte er 2001 für <a href="Fresh_Sound_Records" title="Fresh Sound Records">Fresh Sound New Talent</a> sein Debütalbum <i>Heights</i> ein, an dem <a href="Brian_Lynch_(Musiker)" title="Brian Lynch (Musiker)">Brian Lynch</a>, <a href="John_Webber_(Musiker)" title="John Webber (Musiker)">John Webber</a>, <a href="George_Fludas" title="George Fludas">George Fludas</a> und <a href="Luis_Diaz_(Perkussionist)" title="Luis Diaz (Perkussionist)">Luis Diaz</a> mitwirkten. In den folgenden Jahren arbeitete er mit einem eigenen Trio, mit dem er in Jazzclubs der Stadt wie dem <a href="Smoke_(Jazzclub)" title="Smoke (Jazzclub)">Smoke</a>, <a href="Smalls_(Jazzclub)" title="Smalls (Jazzclub)">Smalls</a>, The Kitano und im <a href="Fat_Cat_(Jazzclub)" title="Fat Cat (Jazzclub)">Fat Cat</a> auftrat; weitere Engagements hatte er im <a href="Blues_Alley" title="Blues Alley">Blues Alley</a> in Washington D.C.
</p><p>Zwischen 2003 und 2008 tourte er mit <a href="Pat_Martino" title="Pat Martino">Pat Martino</a>. Zudem spielte er in <i>The Cannonball Legacy Band</i> (mit <a href="Louis_Hayes" title="Louis Hayes">Louis Hayes</a>) und arbeitete mit <a href="Russell_Malone" title="Russell Malone">Russell Malone</a>, <a href="Papo_V%C3%A1zquez" title="Papo Vázquez">Papo Vázquez</a>, Lance Bryant, <a href="Jeremy_Pelt" title="Jeremy Pelt">Jeremy Pelt</a>, <a href="Wayne_Escoffery" title="Wayne Escoffery">Wayne Escoffery</a>, <a href="Elvin_Jones" title="Elvin Jones">Elvin Jones</a>, <a href="Joe_Chambers" title="Joe Chambers">Joe Chambers</a>, <a href="Regina_Carter" title="Regina Carter">Regina Carter</a>, <a href="George_Coleman" title="George Coleman">George Coleman</a>, <a href="Tom_Harrell" title="Tom Harrell">Tom Harrell</a>, <a href="Slide_Hampton" title="Slide Hampton">Slide Hampton</a>, <a href="Frank_Morgan" title="Frank Morgan">Frank Morgan</a>, <a href="Eric_Alexander" title="Eric Alexander">Eric Alexander</a>, <a href="Frank_Lacy" title="Frank Lacy">Frank Lacy</a>, <a href="Jimmy_Cobb" title="Jimmy Cobb">Jimmy Cobb</a>, <a href="T._S._Monk" title="T. S. Monk">T. S. Monk</a>, <a href="Steve_Nelson_(Musiker)" title="Steve Nelson (Musiker)">Steve Nelson</a>, <a href="Marlena_Shaw" title="Marlena Shaw">Marlena Shaw</a>, <a href="Kevin_Mahogany" title="Kevin Mahogany">Kevin Mahogany</a>, <a href="Grady_Tate" title="Grady Tate">Grady Tate</a>, <a href="Steve_Davis" title="Steve Davis">Steve Davis</a>, <a href="Donald_Harrison" title="Donald Harrison">Donald Harrison</a>, <a href="Jim_Rotondi" title="Jim Rotondi">Jim Rotondi</a>, <a href="Duane_Eubanks" title="Duane Eubanks">Duane Eubanks</a>, <a href="Charles_McPherson" title="Charles McPherson">Charles McPherson</a>, <a href="Charles_Davis_(Saxophonist)" title="Charles Davis (Saxophonist)">Charles Davis</a>, <a href="Craig_Handy" title="Craig Handy">Craig Handy</a>, <a href="Cecil_Payne" title="Cecil Payne">Cecil Payne</a>, Carolyn Leonhart und der Bigband <a href="Mingus_Dynasty_(Band)" title="Mingus Dynasty (Band)">Mingus Dynasty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-smalls_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smalls-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zu hören ist er auf Russell Malones Album <i><a href="Time_for_the_Dancers" title="Time for the Dancers">Time for the Dancers</a></i> (2017).
</p><p>Des Weiteren unterrichtete Germanson an der <a href="New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a>, <a href="Juilliard_School" title="Juilliard School">Juilliard School</a>, <a href="Jazz_at_Lincoln_Center" title="Jazz at Lincoln Center">Jazz at Lincoln Center</a>, am <i>New Jersey Performing Arts Center</i> und am <i>McNally-Smith College of Music</i> in St. Paul. Gegenwärtig (2019) lehrt er als <i>Senior Artist Teacher</i> <a href="Jazz-Piano" title="Jazz-Piano">Jazz-Piano</a> am <i>Jackie McLean Institute</i> der <i>The Hartt School of Music</i> an der <a href="University_of_Hartford" title="University of Hartford">University of Hartford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hartt_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hartt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-smalls_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smalls-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
Im Bereich des Jazz war er zwischen 1999 und 2017 an 43 Aufnahmesessions beteiligt.<sup id="cite_ref-lord_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskographische_Hinweise">Diskographische Hinweise</h2></div>
<ul><li><i>You Tell Me</i> (Fresh Sound, 2005), mit <a href="Gerald_Cannon" title="Gerald Cannon">Gerald Cannon</a>, <a href="Ralph_Peterson" title="Ralph Peterson">Ralph Peterson</a></li>
<li><i>Off the Cuff</i> (Owl, 2009), mit Gerald Cannon, Louis Hayes</li>
<li><i>Live at Smalls, Featuring Dr. Eddie Henderson</i> (SmallsLIVE, 2013), mit <a href="Eddie_Henderson" title="Eddie Henderson">Eddie Henderson</a>, Paul Gill, <a href="Lewis_Nash" title="Lewis Nash">Lewis Nash</a></li>
<li>Russell Malone, Rick Germanson, Luke Sellick, <a href="Willie_Jones_(Schlagzeuger%2C_1968)" title="Willie Jones (Schlagzeuger, 1968)">Willie Jones III</a>: <i>All About Melody</i> (High Note 2016)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rickgermanson.com/">Webpräsenz</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/-mn0000854247">Rick Germanson</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Rick+Germanson">Rick Germanson</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-smalls-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-smalls_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-smalls_1-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-smalls_1-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.smallslive.com/artists/116-rick-germanson/"><i>Rick Germanson.</i></a> Smalls, 1. Januar 2019,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 1. Januar 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARick+Germanson&rft.title=Rick+Germanson&rft.description=Rick+Germanson&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smallslive.com%2Fartists%2F116-rick-germanson%2F&rft.publisher=Smalls&rft.date=2019-01-01&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Hartt-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Hartt_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Hartt_2-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r261891140">
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