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Ray Angry in the MCG Jazz Spotlight — WZUM Jazz Pittsburgh
Marty Ashby is joined by pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer, and arranger, Ray Angry, MCG Jazz's Artist-in-Residence for the 38th season. Ray performs this Weekend for two shows with other Late Night TV stars: guitarist Felicia Collins, bassist Will Lee and drummer (and Indiana, PA native) Jo
Obituary: Howard Riley - Jazz Journal
“Only posterity will show whether Howard Riley is a European Cecil Taylor, an avant-garde John Lewis, a jazz Stockhausen or the Howard Riley” reported Martin Davidson after hearing the pianist at the Purcell Room with Barry Guy and Paul Lytton in 1972, and it’s with sadness that Riley’s death was announced on 8 February, at […]
New Album: John C Buttigieg - 'Perspectives - Solo Piano'
John C Buttigieg crafts a gorgeous collection of piano music within Perspectives – Solo Piano, an album recorded at his home studio in Shepperton, UK. The British-Maltese neoclassical artist, broadcast composer, and contemporary solo pianist excels with an aesthetic that embraces meditative introspection — reflective of life’s many emotions, from melancholy to joy and hope. Whilst embracing a minimalist lushness, tonally, the album tracks compel with dynamic structural shifts — often navigating both serene quaintness and powerful ardency with cohesive artfulness. An understated, twinkling piano exudes a wintry glow on the opening “Misty Moorland.” A vibrant, sunshine-like quality emanates prior