Jazz Articles about Joel Weiskopf

About Joel Weiskopf

Liner Notes

For better or worse, it seems that any artistic endeavor that involves the true expression of raw human experience and emotion is destined to have appeal to only a small and select audience. This dilemma becomes even more daunting for the artist in today's technology-laden society where electronic communication has taken the place of face-to-face conversation. Where the musician or painter seeks to express himself by exposing passion in its natural form, so many in today's society function at a ...

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Album Review

Joel Weiskopf: The Search

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 1, 2000

The time was ripe for 37-year-old pianist Joel Weiskopf to make his maiden voyage as a leader. Known as the younger brother of tenor phenom Walt Weiskopf, Joel's seasoned experiences in music include nine years of training in classical piano, graduation from the New England Conservatory of Music, and gigs with Teddy Kotick, George Garzone, Tim Hagans, and Woody Herman. All this in addition to his much-valued contributions to brother Walt's Criss Cross catalog and a few other dates for ...