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| Judi Silvano And Michael Abene Celebrate Their New Release At Mezzrow In New York Judi Silvano "My Dance" CD Release Show with Michael Abene Monday, July 27th Judi Silvano has toured and recorded with artists including Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Abene, Steve Swallow, Tim Hagans, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, Mal Waldron, Larry Goldings, Vic Juris, Victor Lewis, Rufus Reid, Dick Oatts, Ingrid Jensen, Janice Friedman, Allison Miller, George Garzone, Michael Formanek, Gerry Hemingway and Newman Taylor Baker. She has penned over 40 songs and chamber music compositions which reflect her broad imagination. Ms. Silvano sings from the heart! Her lucid virtuosity and increasingly mature lyric interpretation engages the listener in any setting from duo to large ensemble. She has sung in ensembles conducted by Gunther Schuller, Robert Shaw, Manny Albam, Byron Olson and Justin DiCioccio among others and Lori Dobbins composed "Sketches For Silvano" for her. Silvano also plays flute/alto flute and paints in Oil, Watercolor, Pastel and Encaustics. "My Dance" is her 11th recording as a leader. For more, visit www.judisilvano.com Michael Abene's bio reads like the history of 20th century American music while he continues bringing his enormous contributions into the 21st century as Arranger, Conductor and Pianist. His youthful post for the Maynard Ferguson Jazz Orchestra at the age of 18 as Pianist and Arranger catapulted him into the world of large ensembles where he continues to excel to this day. Michael has worked with such artists as: Liza Minnelli, Patti Austin, Randy Brecker, Maceo Parker, Eddie Daniels, Tom Harrell, Paquito D'Rivera, Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, Judi Silvano, Fay Claasson, New York Voices and Joe Lovano, with whom he collaborated on the Grammy nominated CD "Symphonica" and released on Blue Note Records. Mr. Abene has been Musical Director and Arranger of Cologne, Germany's world-reknown WDR Big Band for the past 10 years, the Associate Music Director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, Associate Professor of Jazz Composition at Manhattan School of Music in New York City and is presently Professor of Ensemble Conducting at KUG Jazz Institute in Graz, Austria. Mr. Abene is also an accomplished and swinging pianist as is evidenced on this recording. For more, visit www.michaelabene.com PRESS QUOTES: …peerless improvisations…memorable lyrics… Tom Cunniffe, Jazzhistoryonline.com Silvano has a steady steam of ideas…all her tunes deserve lyrics that would permit them to catch on as future standards. This is an intriguing set. Scott Yanow, Downbeat Her songs are exultant…joyous…exhilarating…swirling…finesse… Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes Like an exotic butterfly, Judi Silvano's voice soars with the melodic lines., and the movement of her voice itself is a fascinating dance. Her talent is part of the beauty she describes in "Our World". Leonid Auskern, Jazz-square Russia, jazzquad.ru Judi Silvano's MY DANCE is festive, bluesy, impressionistic, postbop and pop-ish, featuring all originals. Silvano shows her talents as a lyricist and her expressive scatting moves into Brazilian territory reminiscent of Flora Purim or Tania Maria while "It's So Amazing" reminds one of Carole King's pen. My Dance is a consistently pleasant surprise from this veteran singer. Alex Henderson, New York City Jazz Record, March 2015 Judi Silvano sings lines like pearly gossamer, making sure each note counts; as if she were inventing a new language. So life altering is this album that it is hard to imagine where Judi Silvano will take her artistry next. Raul da Gama, Jazzdagama.com write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |