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Beka Gochiashvili: Beka Gochiashvili
by Edward Blanco
An amazingly talented prodigy from Tbilisi, Georgia, sixteen year-old Beka Gochiashvili is nothing short of extraordinary, emerging as the latest piano virtuoso to hit the jazz circuit with an impressive self-titled debut sure to turn some heads and garnish well-deserved attention. Keyboardist Chick Corea's influence permeates the album, beginning with performances from Return To Forever band mates, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White. It was White who came across this young man, who he found to be musically mature ...
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by Dan Bilawsky
Those who toil in the jazz trenches often spend a lifetime trying to develop their own sound and acquire a high-level understanding of this music, but a select few seem to be born into the fold. Drumming innovator Tony Williams, guitar sensation Julian Lage and pianist Eldar Djangirov were playing at an über-proficient level as children and each brought something unique to this art form; pianist Beka Gochiashvili can now be added to this list. Gochiashvili, who ...
read moreBeka Gochiashvili Trio Plays Limerick, Dublin, March 25-27
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Ian Patterson
Teddy D Productions proudly present The Beka Gochiashvili Trio, Dolan’s Limerick, Wednesday March 25, 8pm and Dublin, St. Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Friday 27, 8pm. “Beka Gochiashvili is a brilliant young piano prodigy. You’ll be seeing a lot more of him in the next few years" —Chick Corea, 2010 Line-Up: Beka Gochiashvili (Piano), Marty Jaffe (Bass), Jimmy MacBride (Drums) The young Georgian sensational pianist Beka Gochiashvili will be appearing in Ireland during March to play three very special concerts in ...
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"Beka Gochiashvili" as Told by Bill Milkowski
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Two for the Show Media
By Bill Milkowski At a recent showcase in New York, long-time friends and collaborators Stanley Clarke and Lenny White introduced 16-year-old piano phenom Beka Gochiashvili to an unsuspecting crowd of jazz fans at the Blue Note. In simple terms, the kid completely blew me away. His time was flawless, his technique impeccable, his touch and intuitive sense remarkably developed. And as a soloist, he had a killer instinct that belied his gentle demeanor. Truly this was an old soul living ...
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Lenny White Introduces Piano Prodigy Beka Gochiashvili
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Two for the Show Media
Self-titled debut, scheduled for September release, features special guests Stanley Clarke, John Patitucci, Gil Goldstein, Victor Bailey and Wallace Roney “The best debut of a young musician since Tony Williams with Miles Davis" —Stanley Clarke Once in a generation a talent like Beka Gochiashvili comes along. An extraordinarily gifted prodigy from Tbilisi, Georgia, the 16-year-old pianist plays with a kind of improvisational authority and depth of maturity that belie his young age. As drummer-producer-talent scout Lenny White says of his ...
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