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Amanda Whiting: Lost In Abstraction
by Gareth Thompson
Ahh, the angelic harp, a symbol of celestial beings, Biblical healing, Irish identity and a rubbish lager. In jazz terms we think of the instrument in relation to Casper Reardon, Dorothy Ashby, Alice Coltrane and more recently Deborah Henson-Conant. A noble list of names if not exactly boundless. The harp is, after all, much less portable ...
Carol Robbins: Moraga
by Hrayr Attarian
The harp is certainly rare in jazz and so its role in a traditional combo is not well defined. Alice Coltrane, for example used it as a supplement to her keyboards, while Adele Girard, played it like a boogie woogie piano. Others like Janet Putnam and Betty Glamann were relegated to a rhythm guitar role in ...
Edmar Casteneda: Entre Cuerdas
by Woodrow Wilkins
The harp is a jazz instrument? Though not as widely appreciated as, say, the saxophone, a few daring souls have taken this classical instrument into the world of improvisation--among them, Dorothy Ashby, Deborah Henson-Conant and Lori Andrews. Colombian-born Edmar Casteneda is another in their ranks. Casteneda began playing harp at age 13. His career ...
Electric Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant NYC Concert Friday, March 21st
Known as the “wild woman of the harp," Grammy-nominated composer/performer Deborah Henson-Conant brings her fusion of music, theater, stories and humor to Manhattan's Symphony Space. The self-produced One Way... and Another showcases two separate concerts: One Way @ 7:30pm featuring her favorite works from the past 15 years; and ...and Another @ 9:30pm premiering new pieces. ...
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