The Brazilian sound is music to pianist ‘s ears
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- Sun Herald – 12/22/06
The Brazilian sound is music to pianist ‘s ears
Boston Globe – Dec 22, 2006
The Brazilianness so to speak surfaces gradually in the solos by Matta guitarist Romero Lubambo and percussionist Duduka da Fonseca and in the underpinning the rhythm section provides to Barron’s surges and contemplations. Playing with Brazilians Barron offers “is a chance to see what it really feels like. It’s different from jazz music. “He explains: “They have this sense of harmony. The way they move chords it’s unique. It’s particular to Brazilian music the way the harmony moves. It’s very sensuous and lush.
More holiday music
USA Today – Dec 22, 2006
•Aly & AJ Acoustic Hearts of Winter: Promising teen duo sandwiches a pair of original tunes around a batch of standards. •Jon B Holiday Wishes From Me to You: Veteran R&B singer mixes traditional and newer songs. •David Berger & the Sultans of Swing The Harlem Nutcracker: Jazz group (no relation to Dire Straits) filters Tchaikovsky’s seasonal classic through music composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. •Boston Brass & the Brass All-Stars Big Band Present the Stan Kenton Christmas Carols: New interpretations of jazz great Stan Kenton’s big-band charts for Christmas standards. •Moya Brennan An Irish Christmas: Clannad singer (and Enya’s sister) tells the nativity saga from a Celtic perspective with songs such as The Wexford Carol and In the Bleak Midwinter. •Broadway’s Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure Vol. 8: 2-CD set of seasonal songs sung by the casts of top Broadway shows.
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New York Post – Dec 22, 2006
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As the mridangam played jazz
Hindu – Dec 22, 2006
Venue: The recording studios of All India Radio Madras. The famous jazz quartet featuring pianist Dave Brubeck and drummer Joe Morello was visiting town. Excited programme executives had arranged for the guest artistes to perform with the mridangam maestro Palani Subramania Pillai. The warming up session began. Within minutes the jazz musicians stopped playing listening awe-struck as the maha vidwan launched into stunningly intricate nadai variations. Gradually the mood lightened and a wonderfully spontaneous exchange was under way with free flow of ideas making for an unforgettable programme broadcast with the announcement `When the mridangam played jazz!’ Years later when Tiruchi Sankaran eminent mridanga vidwan professsor of Indian music at the York University and disciple of Pillai met Joe Morello the iconic drummer exclaimed “How could I forget? Encountering your guru’s artistry was a humbling experience!” “That was probably one of the earliest instances of fusion” reminisces Sankaran… Narayanaswami and Palghat Raghu at Wesleyan University sparked an interest that intensified when I visited India. ” Hameenniemi adds “It is a very structured way of making music. For instance there are similarities in the development of ideas between a Tyagaraja kriti and a Beethoven composition. ” For Higgins the defining moment was the synergy generated in a T. Viswanathan concert. How did they begin the learning process? It’s been 38 years of exploration starting with the initial three years at the Carnatic Music College studying under wonderful generous gurus.
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New York Times – Dec 22, 2006
Cleaver’s ballads represented the set’s strongest parts. Here the music smoothly changed character through writing: its gestures went from jazz to soul to a kind of art song. In other places the music grew note-filled and surging its textures rough and its gestures fast and intense a little like.
Sun Herald – 12/22/06
Charlotte Sun-Herald – Dec 22, 2006
He is referred to as “the great performer” and is one of the nation’s most successful jazz pianists topping the charts with “The In Crowd” “Hang n Sloopy” and “Wade in the Water”. He has three Grammy Awards and seven gold records to his credit. This is really an opportunity to hear one of the jazz greats live here in downtown Punta Gorda. As well as the music there’ll be food and wine included in the ticket price Each restaurant will be providing signature dishes from their selection that will be accompanied by quality wines from around the world. I for one can’t imagine a better place to be that day that sitting by the waterfront enjoying such a wide variety of food and wine washed down by some of the best live jazz music around today. Tickets are now on sale. The $100 tickets are now sold out.