Month: February 2015
Come hear Yoko at Highland Jazz on March 21!
Yoko plays Highland Jazz on March 21. For more than 30 years, the nonprofit Highland Jazz has presented the cream of the crop of the jazz world. The concert takes place at Newton South High School at 8 pm. Get your tickets now!
It’s the day after Mardi Gras: Let’s listen to some pianists from New Orleans
Yesterday was Mardi Gras, which here in the US is a holiday primarily celebrated in New Orleans and a few other southern cities. And there’s no better way to get in the spirit of New Orleans than to listen to some of that city’s great piano players, past and present. Jelly Roll Morton Any list…
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The art of the ballad
I would say that as a pianist, Bill Evans approach to playing ballads had a huge influence on my own ballad playing. I think if you really want to get inside a ballad, you have to listen to singers. Lester Young stressed the importance of knowing the lyrics to a song. He used to say,…
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