Jazz Articles about Frederick Moyer

About Frederick Moyer

Album Review

Frederick Moyer: When Summer Comes

Read "When Summer Comes" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
May 9, 2013

A homage in all but name by American concert pianist Frederick Moyer to one of his heroes, Oscar Peterson. All the songs, save two, formed a regular part of the late, great Canadian's repertoire. The closing number, Moyer's own composition, “Gospel" bears a striking resemblance to Peterson's “Hymn To Freedom." Interestingly, Moyer claims to have written it before he ever heard the Peterson number, basing it on a phrase in Felix Mendelssohn's “Capriccio Brillante." ...

Album Review

Frederick Moyer: When Summer Comes

Read "When Summer Comes" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
May 9, 2013

A hardened cynic might think it could be a “grass is greener" rationale for a world-class concert pianist to take on a slew of GAS and jazz standards and record them in a solo format. “Ego-brushing," might also be tossed about. However, in the case of When Summer Comes a fine solo effort by Frederick Moyer, both descriptions are wildly off-base.Moyer, well-known throughout the concert performance world, is indeed a keyboard virtuoso. His classical repertoire specialties are the ...