Cello / Piano
Music by Waldir Azevedo, Jacob do Bandolim, Maurice Ravel, Richard Rodgers, Ernesto Nazaré, Eugene Friesen and Tim Ray
From Eugene:
Over the past thirty years of touring and recording, I’ve been exposed to some great music and musicians. Playing with drummers from Brazil, Africa, Cuba, India and the Middle East, improvising in inspiring natural places and cathedrals, and working with musical giants like Paul Winter, Oscar Castro-Neves, Paul Halley, Glen Velez, Howard Levy, Jamey Haddad and many others, have all contributed to my desire to use my cello and voice in new ways.
I fell in love with the sound of cello and piano while playing sonatas by Brahms, Beethoven and Debussy. Infusing that with the flexibility of improvisation and the rhythmic energy from folk, jazz and world music is like heaven for me. Colorful Transitions features what’s become the trademark of my repertoire and sound: improvisation in a wide variety of compositional environments.
The album includes five choros from Brazil. These are instrumental pieces normally played by guitars, mandolins, percussion, and sometimes flute or clarinet. The cello is fun to use in this music since it can play the melodies but also be part bass, guitar and percussion.
Order your copy here:
Over the past thirty years of touring and recording, I’ve been exposed to some great music and musicians. Playing with drummers from Brazil, Africa, Cuba, India and the Middle East, improvising in inspiring natural places and cathedrals, and working with musical giants like Paul Winter, Oscar Castro-Neves, Paul Halley, Glen Velez, Howard Levy, Jamey Haddad and many others, have all contributed to my desire to use my cello and voice in new ways.
I fell in love with the sound of cello and piano while playing sonatas by Brahms, Beethoven and Debussy. Infusing that with the flexibility of improvisation and the rhythmic energy from folk, jazz and world music is like heaven for me. Colorful Transitions features what’s become the trademark of my repertoire and sound: improvisation in a wide variety of compositional environments.
The album includes five choros from Brazil. These are instrumental pieces normally played by guitars, mandolins, percussion, and sometimes flute or clarinet. The cello is fun to use in this music since it can play the melodies but also be part bass, guitar and percussion.
Order your copy here:
About Eugene Friesen and Tim Ray ...
"A breath of fresh air as the cello sings into the world of Brazilian choro!"
-- Mike Marshall
-- Mike Marshall
"The music is beautiful and so is the playing."
-- Yo Yo Ma
-- Yo Yo Ma
"And that Tim Ray at the piano -- he slays me every single night."
-- Bonnie Raitt
-- Bonnie Raitt
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