Composer · Producer · Jazz Pianist

D.D. Jackson

Emmy-winning · Juno-winning · Educator

"He's lost none of his brilliance, whether mad-dashing across the keyboard…comping with deep lyricism, or…well, anything the occasion demands."

— Fred Kaplan, Stereophile

Photo: Keith Getter

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Saltwater Spirituals & Uppity Blues

Aug. 2, 2026 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. D.D. presents his songs commissioned by Canada’s former Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, with lyrics by prominent African-Canadian poets. D.D. Jackson — piano with Shanice Skinner — vocals.

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Poetry Project

Original songs set to text commissioned by George Elliott Clarke from a diversity of Canadian poets. Supported by a Canada Council Grant.

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