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Zenith, Marc Copland (innerVoice Jazz)
Marc Copland knocked me out when he appeared at the Outpost last year in John Abercrombie’s quartet. He was so keyed into what the moment needed from him, and he…
Solo concert in Boston (Cambridge)
Sat., Dec 15, 7.30 pm, at the New School of Music, 25 Lowell St., Cambridge. A Boston CD release gig for the new disc “Gary,” on Illusions records… a program…
Marc Copland was writing music with chords that were more and more complex: New live full video 2018
27.05. – Happy Birthday !!! Born 1948 in Philadelphia, Marc Copland began to study piano at the age of seven, but abruptly stopped at age ten when his local school…
Pianist/Composer Marc Copland Reaches New Heights With Zenith
The definition of zenith is “the highest point reached in the sky by any celestial object.” Over the years I have always enjoyed Mr. Copland’s work. I identify deeply with…
Bobby Avey – Inhuman Wilderness album review: fearless, exhilarating, multilayered
New York pianist Bobby Avey is a musician on several missions. As an improviser, he is fearless, prepared to face the unknown (and even sometimes the downright ugly) in search of his…
Marc Copland’s ‘Zenith’ frees jazz with intentional feeling
From the first note of Marc Copland’s “Sun At The Zenith,” it’s clear this is no ordinary jazz quartet replicating standards. There is one exceptional standard by Duke Ellington covered…
Indie Life
In his prodigious output as a leader (more than 40 albums to date) and as a highly valued sideman (Gary Peacock Trio, John Abercrombie Quartet), Marc Copland always seeks a…
Piano: The Environment External & Internal
Since his recording debut in 2006 with reed master Dave Liebman (“Vienna Dialogues“), pianist and composer Bobby Avey has built quite an impressive resumé. He won the Thelonious Monk Composition in 2011, just months after…
Among the great American pianist’s extensive discography, his new quartet album is one his best.
Zenith (InnerVoice Jazz) Marc Copland On pianist Marc Copland’s new disc Zenith, the simpatico between him and trumpeter Ralph Alessi is so striking that I had to ask Copland just how much playing…
Marc Copland’s Zenith
Until Zenith, the first release on his own label, Inner Voice Jazz, pianist Marc Copland had never played with trumpeter Ralph Alessi, but they prove an ideal match. Joined by bassist Drew…