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Take Five With Deanna Witkowski
by AAJ Staff
Meet Deanna Witkowski: Winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling" playing and her “boundless imagination" (All Music Guide). Her brand new fourth release, From This Place, focuses on her sacred jazz material with musicians including ...
Mike Barone / National Youth Jazz Orchestra / Vaughn Wiester / Dutch Jazz Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Mike Barone Big Band Class of '68 Rhubarb Recordings 2009 While some may deem composer / arranger / trombonist Mike Barone's latest album gratuitous, those who were introduced to Barone's music via the band's superb recording Live at Donte's, 1968 should take enormous pleasure in hearing further inspired ...
Deanna Witkowski CD Release Concert
Pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski releases her awaited fourth album From This Place this April with a CD release concert being held Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm at Saint Peters Church, located at 619 Lexington Avenue, New York. Following this event will be a special meet the artist reception. Witkowski will be performing with her quartet featuring ...
Deanna Witkowski: Length of Days
by Jerry D'Souza
Deanna Witkowski marches on to the sound of some well-crafted tunes on her latest release, Length of Days. The pianist/vocalist blends standards, her own compositions, and a chilled-out, laid-back, and unusual, but endearing version of “Hi-Lili Hi-Lo, to winning effect. Witkowski plays with clarity, never rushes, and keeps away from a welter of notes ...
Length of Days
Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2005
Track listing: Beautiful Hands; Hi-Lili, Hi-LO; Straight, No Chaser, Length of Days; Prayer for Linda; In the Still of the Night; Feed the Birds; Song for Sarah; I'm Beginning to See the Light.
Deanna Witkowski: Length of Days
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Deanna Witkowski began her musical journey on the classical side, studying piano and flute. In college jazz called, first on the saxophone, then through piano lessons from Chucho Valdes and Hilario Duran. Length of Days, Witkowski's third release as a leader, opens with “Beautiful Hands," inspired by a compliment given to her by Billy Childs. ...
Deanna Witkowski: Length of Days
by John Kelman
Brian Camelio's ArtistShare model, allowing music to be distributed without the inherent loss of profitability that comes from dealing with all manner of middle men, has taken off in the past two years, with releases by artists like Maria Schneider, Jim Hall, and Cuong Vu. By placing more control in the artist's hands, he's made it ...
Wide Open Window
Label: Khaeon World Music
Released: 2003
Track listing: All Through the Night; New August Tune; Wide Open Windows; From This
Moment On; A Rare Appearance; Speak My Name; Just One of those
Things; You and the Night and the Music; A Wonderful Guy; Sanctus.
Deanna Witkowski: Wide Open Window
by Dan McClenaghan
New York-based pianist Deanna Witkowski opens up Wide Open Window with the first of three Cole Porter tunes, a trio workout of "All Through the Night" with enough harmonic liberties to rend the tune nearly unrecognizable; but it's still a lovely, energetic rendition, an up-tempo romp over a flexible rhythm. It's a trio again for "Just ...
Deanna Witkowski: Wide Open Window
by Jerry D'Souza
This is Deanna Witkowski’s second album. Her debut was Having To Ask, and if anything, it proves she has abundant talent as a pianist and as a writer. Witkowski sets her path with an accent on lyricism. Even when she deconstructs the melody, there is a sense of time and space and beauty. Add her sense ...
