Jeremy Darrow

Jeremy Darrow is a pianist/composer of classical and jazz. With over eleven years of piano study, he has performed as a solo classical pianist and collaborated with numerous jazz ensembles and combos. In 2023, he received first place in the Small Jazz Combo category of the DownBeat Student Music Awards, following Outstanding Performance awards in both 2021 and 2022 for Large Jazz Ensemble and Small Jazz Combo.
	Immersed in both jazz and classical traditions, Darrow regularly performs with the APU Jazz Ensemble and presents his own classical piano compositions. In 2024–2025, the APU Jazz Ensemble premiered and recorded his big band composition I’ll Take What I Can Get. In 2025, he completed The Divine Suite, a cycle of three solo piano pieces.
	His jazz playing is influenced by Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and Fred Hersch, while his classical composing reflects the colors and harmonic language of Debussy, Ravel, and Messiaen. Darrow currently studies classical under Dr. Andrew Park.