In 2009, she released Johnny Mercer: A Centennial Tribute, paying refreshing homage to the Savannah native’s timeless songbook.
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The ballad of Gabriela Montero
There is, of course, a certain fearlessness necessary when one chooses a life on the stage. In a sense, musicians are opening themselves up for all to see, saying “Here […]
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Billy Joel & Twyla Tharpe’s Movin’ Out
Billy Joel & Twyla’s Tharpe’s Movin’ Out While I can’t deny that Billy Joel certainly has a way with a melody, and —at times— a knack for penning lyrics that […]
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Sounding like one pianist rather than two
MARINA LOMAZOV BELIEVES SHE KNOWS the reasons so many classical musicians find themselves romantically linked to others in the same profession: proximity, opportunity and a sense of simpatico. “Young people […]
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Complete Lomazov/Rackers Interviews
HERE ARE THE COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTS of my recent conversation with married concert pianists Marina Lomazov and Joseph Rackers: You’ve been described by one newspaper as a “diva of the piano.” […]
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‘We just let it flow’
JAZZ PIANIST Eric Mintel has performed in all manner of venues: from small clubs and restaurants to the Kennedy Center (11 times!), and from large theatres and festivals to the […]
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Pianist Marcus Roberts once more graces the SMF
ONE OF THE MOST GIFTED and highly regarded stride and jazz pianists of his generation, Marcus Roberts made a name for himself at a relatively young age by reinterpreting the […]
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Japanese piano virtuoso Yu Kosuge’s Savannah debut
THE PHENOMENAL, AWARD-WINNING, TOKYO-BORN Yu Kosuge gave her first piano recitals at the tender age of nine, and by ten was studying under some of the finest instructors in Germany […]
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‘The Officer’s Ball’
When the Savannah Music Festival announced that The Police’s drummer Stewart Copeland was among the internationally-known musicians slated to appear at their 2008 event, it was widely perceived as a […]