December 1, 2022
Robert Bush
Interview The New York City Jazz Record
Marc Copland has been creating vital music for more than 40 years and the pianist is arguably at the very top of his game. He is most well known for his long associations with bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist John Abercrombie, issuing several game-changing albums on ECM. Copland is a consummate small-group ally in the duo, trio and quartet formats. His long-running trio with bassist Drew Gress and Joey Baron was consistently delightful and he is hitting the post-COVID landscape with aplomb, releasing Someday, a new quartet session on InnerVoice Jazz
Someday – Space, elegance and heartiness are all at the forefront
The stupendous sound of American pianist Marc Copland is only matched by his immense creativity and originality. For this quartet session, recorded for his own label, the pianist teams up with bassist Drew Gress, a longtime partner in many musical voyages, and two new additions: Belgian-American saxophonist Robin Verheyen and ...
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SE QUALCUNO VI CHIEDE CHE COSA SIA IL JAZZ, RISPONDETE PURE: «SOMEDAY» DI MARC COPLAND QUARTET!
Si potrebbe dire che Marc Copland sia un artista dalla doppia vita. Partito come sassofonista con ottime collaborazioni in qualità di sideman, tra cui Chico Hamilton, Cameron Brown e Jeff Williams e John Abercrombie. Insoddisfatto dei limiti armonici del suo strumento, a metà degli ’70 anni, il giovane Copland lascia ...
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“One of today’s great pianists….Fresh, powerful, sensitive: this is without doubt one of the best quartet recordings in recent memory.”
Marc Copland, at 74 years old, has nothing more to prove. He’s played with the greatest, recorded superb discs and is recognized as one of today’s great pianists. He can play music free of any constraints, and choose his preferred partners. His old friend Drew Gress is on bass here, ...
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“A dream musical partnership, and as always with Marc Copland: exciting!” Jazz Thing
Next stop for the restless adventurer Marc Copland: after his interlude with violinist Mark Feldman, the pianist is back with saxophonists, with whom he has a soulmate-like connection--because that was his original instrument. The first was the Frenchman Jean-Charles Richard (L'etoffe des Reves, La Buisonne) and now it’s the Belgian ...
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Music is magic in this group’s hands, and Marc Copland is the master magician – AllaboutJazz
Marc Copland is a former saxophonist who found his instrument artistically confining for the purposes of expressing his vision. So he called on his childhood piano training (synaptic memories intact) to make the switch to the keyboard. The results have been magic. His artistry with the 88s is second only ...
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London Jazz News Interview SOMEDAY with Robin Verheyen, Drew Gress, Mark Ferber
Jazz writer Philip Watson has described Marc Copland as "a roving ambassador for quietly, intelligent, winningly, complex and wholly engaging improved music." The Philadelphia-born pianist will release a new album on Monday, October 17th. "Someday" features Belgian-American saxophonist Robin Verheyen, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Mark Ferber.
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