Janeway cites pianists Bill Evans and Denny Zeitlin as influences, though Interchange leans toward the Zeitlin side. His sound—in his teaming with bassist Harvie S and drummer Steve Johns—has a brightness and buoyancy, even on his ballad "Return," that Evans might have turned into a brooder.

There’s a little more to Distant Voices... David Janeway, for example, is endlessly varied in his approach to each of these songs. These are fingers that have spent a lifetime on the keys, discovering new ways to say things while echoing the greats.

In 2017 pianist David Janeway offered his Secret Passages, a trio outing featuring bassist Frank Tate and drummer Chuck Zeuren. He proves, in 2021, that he can change partners without losing an ounce of swing or even a shot glass of verve.

Four Stars; Sail twenty miles up the Hudson River from New York City and you find Hastings-On-The-Hudson, a vibrant artists’ colony situated on the river’s shore. Among the town’s artists you’ll find jazz pianist David Janeway, a New York City transplant via Detroit, Michigan.

New York City jazz pianist David Janeway and his trio sound as if they're trying to be a force for good in the universe. Secret Passages rides a relentless traditional momentum, rolling along with a positive vibe under the influence of a big push on the refresh button. Oscar Peterson and Bud Powell operated this way, with distinctively different styles.

David Janeway’s first recording as a leader first released on LP (New Direction, 1986) and reissued on CD (New Direction 2016), features two sessions; one recorded in NYC with Bob Berg, Steve Berrios and Lee Smith and in Detroit with another stellar band featuring Marcus Belgrave on trumpet.

Pianist David Janeway, with only a handful of albums under his belt, bursts out of the pack with the exciting Excursion. He is accompanied by veteran bassist Harvie S and drummer Steve Davis. Excursion also features a guest appearance from trumpeter Charles Moore, who provides an eerie and effective Miles Davis vibe on Janeways's ballad, "Another Chance".

The former Detroit-to-Lansing based pianist, now in New York working as a psychiatrist and jazz musician, has this, his second CD released on the Dutch based Timeless label. It features six originals and one standard, the delicate, "Three Little Words."