I have always felt that the end of each calendar year is a good time to reflect on the events of the previous twelve months and set goals for the 365 days ahead. But instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I simply choose a word to serve as my compass for the year. And my […]
LASTING IMPRESSIONS by Lisa Swerdlow
Pianist and composer Lisa Swerdlow’s single release “Lasting Impressions” is also her first venture into arranging. The piano is joined by violin, cello, percussion and bass guitar and the result is fabulous. Swerdlow says that this music was inspired by the many people – lovers, friends and teachers – and places that have left a […]
THE 52 by Rachel LaFond
Composer and pianist Rachel LaFond has challenged herself to release one new piece every week for a year. This project, aptly titled “The 52,” began on March 4, 2019 with the release of “She Dreams in Flight;” new music comes out every Monday. LaFond’s goal was to find new ways to think “outside the box” […]
DEVOTION by Dulce Joya
Classically trained from the age of six, Cuban born pianist and composer Dulce Joya has studied, performed and taught music in Colombia, Austria, and Germany, where she currently resides. Her 2017 release, “Reality of Dreams,” was an fascinating musical journey through the boundaries between fantasy and reality. Her latest release, “Devotion,” further displays the artist’s […]
SPETTRO by Milana Zilnik
“Spettro,” a collection of fifteen piano pieces that musically describe various colors, is the twelfth release from the multi-talented and wonderfully creative pianist and composer Milana Zilnik. “Chromesthesia” is the technical term for the phenomenon of people seeing sounds in shapes and colors; in this project, Milana uses the piano to evoke specific characteristics of […]
LOVE THEMES FOR SOLO PIANO by Dan Chadburn
“Love Themes for Solo Piano” is a collection of thirteen pieces exploring and affirming love in its many forms. Recorded at Joe Bongiorno’s Piano Haven Studio in Sedona, Arizona on a Shigeru Kawai, the sound is amazing. Several tracks on the album were improvised on the spot in the studio and recorded in single takes […]
Music Everywhere!
Is this festive season as crazy busy for you as it is for me? My to-do list seems to grow faster than I can cross off completed tasks! But my winter break from teaching starts TODAY – the perfect time to share some relaxing holiday music with YOU! First, there’s a new video on my […]
JAZZY KID SONGS 2 by John Paris
“Jazzy Kid Songs 2” is composer and arranger John Paris’s twelfth album to date and the follow-up to his 2017 release “Jazzy Kid Songs.” Dedicated to “the kid in all of us” and with the smiling faces of Paris’s five grandchildren (and one grandpup!) beaming on the cover, one might conclude that this is an […]
SING ME OF WINTER by Lisa Swerdlow
“Sing me of Winter” is a brand new holiday single by the gifted composer and talented pianist Lisa Swerdlow. According to Swerdlow, this music was inspired by her friend Paul Landry who advised her NOT to do yet another cover of an existing Christmas song but instead to write one of her own. And I […]
ART ON THE PIANO by Holly Jones
Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Holly Jones began studying violin at age three, piano at eight, and creating compositions on the piano by nine. Years of training, including many years of private study as well as private piano and composition lessons at Indiana University, followed. Holly’s solo piano debut album, “Traveler” was released in 2003. Her […]