Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with German Jazz Pianist & Singer Jacky Terrasson .. We caught up with him in late April 2020 during the Coronvirus lockdown to talk about his latest 2019 CD 53 .. He has been hailed as one of the bright young lions on the traditional jazz scene since he captured everyone’s attention when he won the Thelonious Monk Competition in 1993. Born in Berlin to a French mother and an American father, his distinctive piano style reflects his old and new influences .. He studied jazz at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with many other new traditionalists as classmates like Danilo Perez.