Pianist David Ian has become a specialist in jazz interpretations of Christmas music. As well he should. After performing as the lead guitarist in several groups, one of which received a Grammy nomination, Ian adopted an entirely different approach to jazz piano. Bill Evans’s influence led Ian to investigate more …
So I was levitating from the sheer beauty of a performance by The Fred Hersch Trio during a concert in Ohio when all of a sudden Hersch drew appreciative applause from the audience when he introduced his new composition, “West Virginia Rose.” The applause arose not only because of the …
NEW CD RELEASE: AMANDA TOSOFF TRIO | LIVE AT THE CELLAR (2013) (Oceans Beyond Records) Released August 2013 “This group exemplifies so many of the great and positive things that young jazz musicians have going for them: compositional talent, instrumental talent, and devotion to the music and one another” – …
