Neil Dorval - 1 from the Nation’s Greatest Keyboard Players of This Era

Neil Dorval is among the best pianists of our time. There exists essentially no argument for this simple fact. He or she is widely accepted and appreciated by way of a jury of his achieved performer friends.


Neil managed to graduate pretty much 30 several years ago from Temple University’s Songs School, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. It definitely is one of your very best Universities for New music Reports, in the U.S.



In the time of 1976, Neil Dorval grew to become a severe highly coordinated musician executing the complicated,
concerned and demanding will work of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).


Sometime in 1979, Neil began to pursue his doing skills as an extremely proficient, high-end, excessively talented Keyboard Gentleman, wannabe to become arranged with all the greats, like pianists/ singer-songwriters, Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Dr. John, Elton John, Billy Joel, Billy Payne Chuck Levell, Harry Connick, Diana Krall, Theoloneous Monk …



In 1979. Neil carried out for Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, at a Grassroots political occasion at Temple U. Through these decade, Neil appeared anyplace close to Philadelphia, racking up airplay, media interviews, public appearances, and many performances at several audio sites.


Through now period of time by means of 1989 Neil also established the group “Olde City”, working musicians highlighting Nashville born and based “Country” expertise “Scott Whitehead’ (a James Taylor clone & CMA nominee “Hometown News” - ).


They recorded one Vinyl record, consisting of 1/2 dozen trax. They were executing frequently, to adult contemporary audiences, in clubs, public places, large conclude establishments, and leisure locations. Neil’s band, “Olde City” was just perfectly received.


Prior to leaving Philadelphia, Neil was making friends at new music audio parties with Patti Labelle, Julius Erving, Darryl Hall, Suzanne Vega, Mick Taylor, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Hornsby



In 1989, Neil Dorval transfered to Southern California, to go after a singer-songwriter vocation, and accomplish a whole on twenty-four track distribution completely ready master recording project, sponsored by private shareholders cash , and such as top L.A. studio musicians, and Grammy Merit Winners. An 8 year+ project, using a $100,000 cost.


Even though carrying out in La, the following skills have been noticed with Neil:


Richie Sambora(Bon Jovi giutarist), Grammy Merit Winners Grover Washington Jr. &
Paul McCartney guitarist, Lauerence Juber, smooth Jazz Veteran Peter White(composer of “Time Passages, sax recording artist Warren Hill, superstar pianist radio a lot, John Tesh, performers Connie Sellicca & Heather Lockleir, 50‘s pop star Frankie Valie(The Sopranos), Frankie Avalon, Davy Johnstone (guitarist; Elton John) Abraham Laborial. Jr. (Drummer; Paul McCartney), Nikki Harris… Danny Glover, Donald Sutherland, Sally Kellerman, Paul Williams, the late Buddy Epson, Main League Baseball gamers Mike Lieberthal and Todd Zeal…


In 1993, Neil invested time with Jackson Browne, included in his studio in Santa Monica, through the background vocals for Jackson’s “My “Problem is You”. Neil was shipped to the session by Sweet Pea Atkinson (lead singer of “Was Not Was”), & popular background singer with Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Elton John, and Willie Nelson).


Sweet Pea was producing vocals on plenty of Neil’s debut singer-songwriter CD, earlier than Neil concentrating on a solitary piano vocation.



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