Eliane Elias – Dance of Time (Concord Jazz, 2017) USA-based Brazilian pianist and vocalist Eliane Elias has become of the most familiar names in the…
Eliane Elias Celebrates Her Roots
Tag: piano
Lush Observations
Tigran Hamasyan – An Ancient Observer (Nonesuch Records, 2018) Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you heard a piano recording? Seriously, when…
Artist Profiles: Pablo Ziegler
The internationally acclaimed Argentine pianist and composer Pablo Ziegler has been hailed as one of the world’s leading proponent of the nuevo tango. A classically…
Rising Flamenco pianist Alfonso Aroca to Perform in Chicago and New York
Flamenco pianist Alfonso Aroca will debut in Chicago on March 10, 2017 with his project Orilla del mundo (Shore of the World). The following day,…
Artist Profiles: Ignacio Nachito Herrera
Recognized as a young genius, Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera stunned Cuban audiences at the age of 12, performing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 with the Havana Symphony…
Artist Profiles: Henry Gray
Henry Gray was born on January 19, 1925, in Kenner, Louisiana. He created the outline for post World War II Chicago blues piano. Playing for…
Piano Day in Cracow
“Why does the world need a Piano Day? (…) because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders,…
Where World Music Intersects World Jazz
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita – Transparent Water (Ota Records, 2017) Music fans should settle in and enjoy the sumptuous ride that is Transparent Water.…
Artist Profiles: Dr. John
Dr. John, or Mac Rebennack as known to friends and family, stands alongside of Louis Armstrong and Fats Domino as one of New Orleans’ all-time…
Artist Profiles: Dorantes
Flamenco pianist David Peña Dorantes was born in Lebrija (Sevilla province), Spain in 1969. He has become a flamenco piano innovator, incorporating jazz, classical music…