Thursday, February 8, 2007

A Magazine You Can Play!

Here's a nice magazine with a little something for all tastes, including music that you can play in each issue.  Granted, there are only 4 issues per year, but it reminds me of the old Keyboard Magazine, or Jazz Pianist, or something like that that I used to subscribe to.

In fact, I just subscribed myself!  Check it out:

http://www.pianotoday.com/

For pianists with an interest in Classical Music and Jazz, our publication is filled with intriguing things to play: great pieces from all eras and styles, jazz arrangements by today's top artists, inside stories, lessons and playing tips, and a whole section just for beginning level. It's a masterpiece of a magazine!

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This Crazy Italian Guy Seems To Be Making A Splash!

I keep seeing Stefano Bollani's name in the news and watched is "Maple Leaf Rag" video that was in a previous article posted.  I must say that I may have to buy his CD.  I wish I could have seen the performance talked about in this NY Times article.  Sounds like he's gonna cause some trouble for the pop and jazz purists by "playing outside the box."


From Italy, a Pianistic Palette With Playful Dashes of Humor

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/arts/music/08boll.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin

American jazz audiences best know Stefano Bollani as the pianist of choice for the trumpeter Enrico Rava, Italy’s most accomplished jazz musician. In Italy Mr. Bollani is considerably more: a novelist, a media personality, almost a comedic brand. His first ECM album as a leader, “Piano Solo,” arrived in the United States this week; when it was released in his own country six months ago, it breached the Top 20 on the pop charts.

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