I'm a big fan of Jackson Browne as well as Joni, but I don't really think their piano styles are alike, although I like his very much. There is a kind of melancholy mood in Joni's playing that is reflective, a little other-wordly, whereas, in my opinion, Jackson Browne's piano is more down-to-earth. Joni's music also sounds to me like she is constantly changing keys alot, but Browne is pretty much in one key at a time per song, with minor modulations. One artist I think sounds a bit like Joni in his piano playing is Marc Cohn. I'm curious if he is a fan of hers or not, because I think I hear a similarity there on some of the tracks from his three albums. It always bugged me a bit, though, when he mentions W.C. Handy in "Walking in Memphis", because it makes me think of Joni's line, "W.C. Handy, I'm rich and I'm...." from "Old Furry Sings the Blues." Did he mention W.C. Handy because he got the idea from her? I wonder. Abbymusique
