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| Harold O'Neal - Piano Cinema Album Launch Event  Piano Cinema is the second solo piano release for Harold O'Neal. He says it is his statement of a signature piano style that he calls by the same name. Piano Cinema was released on May 14, 2018 (Omomuki Foundation)."Piano Cinema is how I describe my genre of music. It's equally a balance of improvisations and well thought-out compositions. Some pieces were composed and constantly reworked. While others, like 'The Magic Hour', were completely improvised. My goal is to share this vision with the world." Harold O'Neal, a pianist, composer, actor, dancer, and speaker, hails from Kansas City, Mo. via Arusha, Tanzania. His last solo piano album, Marvelous Fantasy, marked a revival of what would seem to be a long-lost tradition of solo piano compositions, all while paving the way for his own style and sound. "A piece of work that seems to be out there on its own. I have an idea where the music comes from, but I'm not hearing it anywhere else." - Ben Ratliff - The New York Times "Shows his cunning as a player..." - Kevin Whitehead - NPR's Fresh Air "Pianist, composer and renaissance man..." - John Schaefer - WNYC Soundcheck Date: Friday, July 6th from 7-9pm Location: SAP Next-Gen at SAP Leonardo 10 Hudson Yards, Floor 48 New York, NY 10001 write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |