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| Pianist Oscar Rossignoli's Second Solo Album: LEVITATIONS Recorded live on March 16, 2023 at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center, and released June 24, 2025, Levitations is an improvised performance that revealed itself as a 7-part suite, closing with "El Mar" ("The Sea") by Guillermo Anderson, a composer who holds an important place in Honduran music history. For this performance, I wanted to focus on the exploration of pure sound through improvisation. By letting sound dictate the arc of each piece dynamically and texturally, I discovered surprising structures begin to emerge, changing the way I experience the making of music. Improvising out of nothing in front of people is something I've done since I started playing the piano. As my relationship with music deepened, it became a way of listening, responding, and discovering in real time. The creation of spontaneous music is a practice of deep listening. When in that state—fully connected—peace arises, lightness emerges. Levitations feels like a window into my inner world in that moment in time, making it one of my most personal performances recorded to date. Live recording and mixing by Brian Seeger Album Cover: art by Alexa Maithé Recorded Live at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center on March 16, 2023 for the concert series "Musical Excursions". Tracks 1.Levitations, Pt. I (Live) 11:55 2. Levitations, Pt. II (Live) 06:32 3.Levitations, Pt. III (Live) 05:11 4. Levitations, Pt. IV (Live) 09:12 5. Levitations, Pt. V (Live) 08:22 6. Levitations, Pt. VI (Live) 03:45 7. Levitations, Pt. VII (Live) 07:57 8. El Mar (Guillermo Anderson) 07:16 write your comments about the article :: © 2025 Jazz News :: home page |