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Article: The Jazz Session

Misha Piatigorsky: From Russia With Love

by Jason Crane
July 3, 2007

On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews pianist Misha Piatigorsky. Misha fled with his family from Russia during the height of the Cold War and ended up in New Jersey. A classically trained pianist, he discovered jazz and fell in love with the music, ending up at Rutgers studying with Kenny Barron. ...

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Article: Album Review

Misha Piatigorsky: AYA

by Mark F. Turner
June 21, 2007

Pianist Misha Piatigorsky absorbs his heritage, environment, and experiences, to deliver the very hip and accessible AYA. Born in Moscow, the active New York musician is also a producer and composer (winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Composers Competition). This recording is his second to be released in 2007 and is a slight ...

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Article: Album Review

Misha Piatigorsky: Uncommon Circumstances

Read "Uncommon Circumstances" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
April 28, 2007

One could make an interesting case for pianist, composer and bandleader Misha Piatigorsky. He is a Russian émigré (1981), an accomplished musician, a student of pianist Kenny Barron with a Master Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and, not lastly, the winner of the Thelonious Monk 2004 BMI Composers Composition. Piatigorsky also has recorded with ...

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Article: Album Review

Misha Piatigorsky: Uncommon Circumstances

Read "Uncommon Circumstances" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
March 6, 2007

Mother Russia has given birth to some of the greatest musical and literary talent of the 20th and 21st centuries. Add to this mammoth list the name of pianist, composer and producer Misha Piatigorsky, a native of Moscow who now makes his home in New York City. Piatigorsky's resume includes a Bachelors Degree from Rutgers University ...