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Adam Nolan: Prim and Primal

Read "Prim and Primal" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
October 1, 2021

Tell you what. A lot of listeners have never been particularly big fans of free jazz. “It is difficult to understand." Really? “Formalism," said Sergei Prokofiev, “is the name given to music not understood on first hearing." This, recall, was a statement made in defense of Dmitri Shostakovich and his Fourth Symphony. This is not to ...

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Yakir Arbib: My Name Is Yakir

Read "My Name Is Yakir" reviewed by Don Phipps

by Don Phipps
December 30, 2019

Clever and entertaining, My Name is Yakir offers a diverse potpourri of jazz standards and original compositions performed by pianist Yakir Arbib. The music contrasts standards from the Dixieland, swing, bebop and hard bop eras with five originals that mix classical idioms with loose jazz structures. Arbib certainly has talent and his technical dexterity permits him ...

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David Krakauer's The Big Picture CD And Cinematic Concert At The Museum Of Jewish Heritage In Downtown Manhattan

January 11, 2014

CLARINET VIRTUOSO DAVID KRAKAUER ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF HIS MOST ADVENTUROUS CD TO DATE “THE BIG PICTURE" AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE FEBRUARY 18, 2014 David Krakauer, clarinet Jenny Scheinman, violin Adam Rogers, guitars Rob Burger, keys, organ, accordion, vibes Greg Cohen, double bass Jim Black, ...