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| Jazz Pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen Releases 88 Fingers Eyran Records announces the release of pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen's highly anticipated new solo album, 88 Fingers (Eyran Records 9008. Street date: April 1, 2009). With 88 Fingers, Katsenelenbogen continues his journey through the landscapes of the American Songbook, offering new interpretations that range from whisperingly romantic to thunderously rhapsodic and displaying the acclaimed virtuosity recently compared to that of Art Tatum. Featured on 88 Fingers are jazz classics such as Lover (Rogers & Hart), Mack The Knife and September Song (Weill), Groovin' High and A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie) and The Summer Knows (Legrand), plus Latin-Jazz and Hip Hop inspired improvisations on two classical themes from Chopin and Mussorgsky. The song Dream A Little Dream, which opened Eyran's 2002 album It's Reigning Kats & Dogs & Bogen, is revisited with new musical techniques and sensibilities. "The defining moment for me, the heartbeat at the core of 88 Fingers, is the transition from the softest pianissimo note that concludes What'll I Do to the explosive rendition of Those Were The Days" – Eyran Eyran Katsenelenbogen continues his international touring with The 88 Fingers Jazz Solo Piano 2008-09 World Concert Tour and with his Pictures at an Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration with renowned Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Venues included on these tours are Bechstein Centrum (Hamburg), Stephen Joseph Theater (Scarborough, UK), Marcellus Theatre (Rome), The Mirrors Hall (St. Petersburg), Iridium (New York) and Jordan Hall (Boston). Recent Reviews: EjazzNews: "Eyran goes through sixteen charts in creative fashion displaying complete command of the instrument playing like there's no tomorrow. An enchanting album that one can listen to all alone and enjoy the energy and the warmth of Eyran Katsenelenbogen's 88 Fingers." - Edward Blanco Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany): "And so the world premiere [Pictures at an Exhibition] begins… Eyran Katsenelenbogen answers each picture with a jazz improvisation to the classic setting of Andrei Ivanovitch: Breathtaking, brilliant and exciting… an absolute sensation in the history of special concert events." - Bettina Stenftenagel All About Jazz: "Based on hearing Eyran Katsenelenbogen's new solo record, I have no choice but to say that Art Tatum's spirit inhabits this phenomenal musician. Solotude displays pianism of the highest order, combined with deep musicianship and extremely fast musical reflexes." -Budd Kopman write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |