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Lenore Raphael
Jazz writer John Gilbert has called Lenore "Simply one of the best pianists in our art form...she always swings." Critics have used words like "swinging", "emotional" and "artistically subtle" when describing Lenore's playing.
Swinging has always been of major importance to Lenore since she listened to her idols Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson. So is "telling the story". She strives to be in touch with the intent of the tune when she plays.
Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, Lenore started at the age of 3 by playing everything she heard by ear. Lenore studied classical piano with concert artist Beulah Eisenstadt. By the age of seven she was featured in recitals and performed at Carnegie Hall. Even then, she heard different things in the classical music she was playing and started embellishing and improvising on Mozart, Chopin, etc.
Lenore Raphael Releases Several Singles Of Standards And Other Beautiful Music
Lenore Raphael is an internationally renowned jazz pianist, Steinway artist, radio host and jazz teacher and has been critically acclaimed as one of the best pianists in the jazz mainstream today. Critics, jazz hosts and jazz lovers all agree that she is one of the most swinging mainstream pianists. Influenced by Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and ...
George Coleman, Reggie Watkins, Leon Anderson & Sean Nelson
by Joe Dimino
The 899th episode of Neon Jazz kicks off with a blast of energy, as trombonist Sean Nelson leads the charge with the New London Big Band, setting the tone with a fiery track from his brand-new 2025 album, Don't Stop Now. From there, we pay tribute to one of Sean's greatest inspirations--the legendary Harry James--before diving ...
Celebrating Jazz Geminis Valaida Snow and Memphis Minnie Among Others
by Mary Foster Conklin
The first hour celebrates the birthdays of Valaida Snow, known as “Little Louis" and “Queen of the Trumpet," a nickname given to her by W.C. Handy — a virtuoso jazz entertainer who became an internationally celebrated talent. Also in the spotlight is Memphis Minnie, a blues guitarist, and songwriter married to Joe McCoy and later Ernest ...
Turn The Hose on Me Boys, I'm Burnin' Up Again
by Mary Foster Conklin
This week the playlist includes new releases from vocalists Rebecca Dumaine, Chanda Rule, Amanda Ekery, harpist Brandee Younger, the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra, clarinetist Anat Cohen and The Hot Sardines, with birthday shout outs to guitarist Memphis Minnie, trumpeter Valaida Snow, vocalists Dakota Staton, Boz Scaggs, saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, and pianists Hazel Scott and Mala Waldron, ...
Gerry Mulligan, Adam Price & More
by Joe Dimino
This week we begin with a profile of a the fresh jazz sounds out of the United Kingdom with The Beats and Pieces Big Band featuring the group's leader Ben Cottrell off their latest commemorative CD simply entitled Ten. It celebrates a full decade of their groundbreaking jazz groove. The hour continues with a mincing of ...
Lenore Raphael On Tour In California With Howard Alden
Pianist Lenore Raphael celebrates her recording Loverly with guitarist Howard Alden with a tour of Southern California. Starting on Thursday, February 21. they appear at The Merc for jazz adding bassist Jim De Julio to the performance. The Merc is located on Main Street, Temecula California. On Sunday, February 24th, the duo join the steady rhythm ...
Lenore Raphael & Friends In New Jazz Concert Series In NYC
Renowned jazz pianist/Steinway Artist Lenore Raphael is heading up a new jazz series on Manhattan's West Side. Having had a full house at a concert in May, a series was the best way to constantly feature great jazz by world-class artists at affordable prices. Co-produced by “West 64th Street Jazz" and The New York Society for ...
Lenore Raphael featured in All-Steinway weekend (August 27) in Clarksburg, WV
Internationally renowned jazz pianist/Steinway Artist Lenore Raphael will headline an All-Steinway event. On Friday August 26 , Raphael performs in concert at The Bridgeport Conference Center in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Accompanying her on this concert will be Herman Burney on bass and Roger Humphries on drums. Ms. Raphael has been called “Simply one of the best ...
