Debussy: Jazz Impressions

Debussy’s exotic harmonies have had a long and lasting influence on jazz’s piano greats, including Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, and Fred Hersch. Hervé Sellin, professor of jazz at Debussy’s alma mater, the Paris Conservatoire, has also fallen under the Impressionist composer’s spell, using the most famous works as a springboard for inspired improvisations, including the infectious swing of “La fille aux cheveux de lin” and the Sarabande from Pour le Piano, performed in the brash but brilliant style of the late, great Michel Petrucciani.