Multireedist marty ehrlich and pianist myra melford share more than a virtuosic touch and rugged lyricism. No weak points, though, on this delightful disc, which is opened and closed by. Upon returning to the states, melford lived at an upstate new york ashram, and then began recording and releasing music informed by her travels and studies, beginning with the 2004 arabesque release where the two worlds touch by myra melfords the tent, inspired by the poetry of th century sufi mystic jalal aldin muhammad rumi and featuring. Marty ehrlich download all jazz songs marty ehrlich. Myra melfords snowy egret taps into dreams several years ago the pianist and composer myra melford formed the snowy egret quintet, its title inspired by a dream. On the pathway to another of her landmark working groups, be bread, she released albums by myra melford s crush, with takeishi and drummer kenny wollesen, and myra melford and the tent, a quintet featuring speed, takeishi, wollesen and trumpeter cuong vu. At the keyboard, melford recasts the blues and boogiewoogie of her chicago hometown, folds in elements of the music of eastern europe and india, and blends them with the rangy, percussive avantgarde stylings.
A host of performers during the first three evenings also performed exemplary festival sets. The first recording of music by bernadette speach, a student of morton feldman, nicolas roussakis and lejaren hiller. Myra melford live at the stone, nyc play all during late march of this year, i performed a 12show retrospective at the stone in nyc, which gave me a chance to revisit many of my projects from the. Snowy egret myra melford free internet radio slacker radio. A 20 guggenheim fellow, melford was described by the san francisco chronicle as an explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and who can make the piano stand up and do things it doesnt seem to have been designed for. In a sense, the album presents melfords artistry in its boldest relief to date, with her pianism unmediated by other musicians yet there is another presence here.
Get help with managing your account, topping up your mobile and billing queries. Morning edition for october 30, 2007 hear the morning edition program for october 30, 2007. Chicago blues, architecture, jazz and experimental music inspire her work. The title tuned boots ably evokes the sound of the magnificent trio of irene schweizer, rudiger carl, and louis moholomoholo. Click on the panels for a better view or to download jpg artwork. Myra melford solo piano and andrea keller her quartet. Festival cheltenham jazz fesitval cheltenham various venues, uk 05052020 10052020 festival other minds festival 25. Marty ehrlich emergency peace with the dark woods ensemble.
Also busy as a sideman, he could be heard during this period on recordings by patricia barber, myra melford, anthony braxton, and john zorn particularly the latters original masada quartet, among others, and the trumpeter continued such collaborations until the end of the new millenniums first decade. The music for the group was a response to something more literary. A 2000 fulbright scholarship provided melford with the opportunity to study the harmonium in north india for nine months, and that journey informed the early music of be bread, whose 2006 debut, the image of your body, presented the lineup of melford, takeishi, drummer elliot humberto kavee and either vu or guitarist and banjoist brandon ross. Melfords, myra snowy egret w miles ellman takeishi. Having studied classical piano into her teens, she had no real exposure to jazz until college. Throughout, the best part is the bands protean interactivity stirred up by ms. Myra melford feel the blues with all that jazz and more. The album begins with the reflective an unexpected visitor by melford and concludes with goldbergs romantic anymore, which has faint echoes of. Aug 11, 2017 myra melford, zeena parkins, miya masaoka.
Myra melford biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Listen to snowy egretby myra melford on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Myra melford s snowy egret taps into dreams several years ago the pianist and composer myra melford formed the snowy egret quintet, its title inspired by a dream. You can buy latest album line on love 2003 marty ehrlich. As francis davis noted, myra melford is the genuine article, the most gifted pianistcomposer to emerge from jazz since anthony davis. Keyboard virtuoso myra melford has done the impossible. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Upon returning to the states, melford lived at an upstate new york ashram, and then began recording and releasing music informed by her travels and studies, beginning with the 2004 arabesque release where the two worlds touch by myra melford s the tent, inspired by the poetry of th century sufi mystic jalal aldin muhammad rumi and featuring. Morning edition for october 19, 2007 hear the morning edition program for october 19, 2007. Myra melford is an american avantgarde jazz pianist and composer.
Chicagos pianist myra melford 1957, who moved to new york in 1984, debuted with the solopiano meditations one for now august 1986 but established herself as a poignant composer in the vein of henry threadgill with a trio that recorded jump june 1990, now and now august 1991 and the live alive in the house of saints february 1993. Here you can buy and download music mp3 marty ehrlich. Their work embodies a singleminded approach to duo playing that lends an air of cohesion to the most abstract improvisation, allowing their ideas to blend to the point where ehrlichs tone becomes a growling, vibratoladen extension of melford s sensitive voicings and provocative. Oct 19, 2007 morning edition for october 19, 2007 hear the morning edition program for october 19, 2007. Download not available released after a quarter century of recordings as a bandleader or collaborator, 20s life carries me this way is myra melfords first solo piano album.
The image of your body cryptogramophone, 2006 with be bread. No weak points, though, on this delightful disc, which is opened and closed by two amazingly different versions of ehrlichs hymn. Pianist myra melford, a crafty original whose playing is filled with muscle, brains and poetic spark, invites a host of talented friends to join her at a sixni. Firehouse 12 records welcomes esteemed pianistcomposer myra melford to its roster with the release of the whole tree gone fh12 0401012, her first. Memory of fire, the threevolume history of the americas by eduardo galeano. Myra melford frankfurt 2016 no label, 1cd 47 deutsches jazzfestival, hrsendesaal, frankfurt, germany. This is stomping martial music made with exquisite nuance. In a sense, the album presents melford s artistry in its boldest relief to date, with her pianism unmediated by other musicians yet there is another presence here. Myra melford performs as part of the jazz in the target. She has found a spark of recognition in sources as diverse as the writings of the. Download not available released after a quarter century of recordings as a bandleader or collaborator, 20s life carries me this way is myra melford s first solo piano album. Bassist rufus reid led a strong bopbased sextet featuring saxophonists bobby watson and jd allen. Melfords, myra snowy egret w miles ellman takeishi sorey.
Myra melfords snowy egret on the other side of air, the latest from this pianistled quintet, there are slyly creeping rhythms and drifts of attenuated sound and champing little teteatetes over a fastmoving beat. You can buy album new york child 1996 marty ehrlich. If you know the account number, you can make a payment without logging in. Pianist myra melford joins frequent collaborators, double bassist joelle leandre and flutist nicole mitchell, in a live performance at galerie zurcher, in paris in 2016, for a set of spontaneous improvisations with a warm chamber jazz feeling of masterful dialog. Myra melford is an avantgarde jazz pianist and composer currently based. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Alternately elated and stern, sparse and surging, this criminally underknown album never settles into a predictable groove and showcases new sides of all. Myra melfords snowy egret quintet featured ethereal dialogues between the pianist and ace cornetist ron miles on aug. Their work embodies a singleminded approach to duo playing that lends an air of cohesion to the most abstract improvisation, allowing their ideas to blend to the point where ehrlichs tone becomes a growling, vibratoladen extension of melfords sensitive voicings and provocative.
Marty ehrlich relativity with peter erskine, michael. The alpha demo for sparkour just went out for everyone to download and enjoy. Her music fuses many influences the gentleness and spareseness of feldman with the sound of modern jazz. Marty ehrlich, myra melford on allmusic 2007 as jazz is an instrumental medium, its a. Join facebook to connect with myra melford and others you may know. Oct 30, 2007 morning edition for october 30, 2007 hear the morning edition program for october 30, 2007. New york child 1996 jazz marty ehrlich download jazz. Myra melford s snowy egret on the other side of air, the latest from this pianistled quintet, there are slyly creeping rhythms and drifts of attenuated sound and champing little teteatetes over a fastmoving beat. Weve made some changes and you now need to sign in with your email address. Six years after yet can spring, myra melford piano and marty ehrlich sax release a. The best music site on the web there is where you can read about and listen to blues, jazz, classical music and much more. In a sense, the album presents melford s artistry in its boldest relief to date, with her pianism unmediated by other musicians yet there is another presence here, that of sacramento artist don reich, a kindred. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. An exemplary creative jazz pianist, composer, improviser, collaborator, and bandleader whose music spans the.
If you havent guessed from the name, its a competitive first person action racing parkour game where you and your friends, strangers or bots not ingame at the moment compete against each other to win and get first place. I cant think of a better compliment that i could give. She has released over 40 recordings, including more than 20 as a leader or coleader, and maintains three bands. On tracks, none longer than six minutes, melford and goldberg anticipate and bounce off each others ideas and mutually adjust the shapes, spaces, colors, and textures they create. Myra melford, zeena parkins, miya masaoka m z m 2017, cd.
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