Aaron Goldberg / Guillermo Klein

Aaron Goldberg / Guillermo Klein: Bienestan

by Mark F. Turner
July 24, 2011

Collaborations between two jazz pianists on the same recording are rare. Yet in the case of rising stars Aaron Goldberg and eclectic composer Guillermo Klein's Bienestan--whose title means “a place of well-being"--the collaboration works on many levels and translates into a rewarding experience.Their connection began at Berklee in the 1990s. Goldberg played piano in Klein's big band as Klein was studying composition and ironically had not yet started playing piano. Each artists' career developed through notable works including ...