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2007-03-07
7:30PM
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"If jazz piano recordings make your world go around, this will be spinning in your player for quite some time. The tight interplay amongst Gardony, Lockwood and Israel is impressive, and careful listening reveals numerous subtleties of rhythm and arrangement…it is a great American-derived jazz trio outing"
— Global Rhythm Magazine
“It’s full of deft percussive touches and an abiding romanticism that marks Gardony an original”
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FEATURING:
Laszlo Gardony - piano
Yoron Israel - drums
John Lockwood - bass
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Join jazz pianist/composer LASZLO GARDONY as he performs music from his latest release, “Natural Instinct” (Sunnyside) at the Regattabar, One Bennett St. at the Charles Hotel, Cambridge on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. Joining Gardony are the members of his working trio — John Lockwood on bass, and Yoron Israel on drums. Tickets are $14.
A critically acclaimed artist, Gardony has dazzled audiences in 23 countries with his virtuosity and soulful, eloquent improvisations in concert and on CD. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, he has released seven albums as a leader collaborating with Dave Holland and Miroslav Vitous among others. His latest CD "Natural Instinct"(Sunnyside) has reached No. 2 on the Jazz Week College Radio Chart and No. 25 on the Jazz Week Jazz Chart. It features his working trio of bassist John Lockwood and drummer Yoron Israel. Gardony has performed with the David “Fathead” Newman Quintet as well as with Randy Brecker, Dave Liebman and John Blake who all appeared as guest soloists with his trio. Gardony also performed with the Utah Symphony, the Boston Pops and the Wayfaring Strangers. He is a Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music.
Gardony has been praised for his “fluid pianism” by the New York Times and for his “uniformly high quality of compositions” and “harmonic complexity” by All About Jazz Magazine. AAJ went on to describe “Natural Instinct” as “a mix of original tunes and covers, the latter rendered with Gardony's subtle yet signature reharmonizations and melodic embellishments. The pianist's chops are flawless, making his complex rhythmic permutations and fleet lyricism sound effortless and off-the-cuff. Never overplaying, Gardony offers up short and succinctly constructed solos that serve the tunes. Drummer Israel is the consummate accompanist, generously supporting the pianist with an understated eloquence that, ironically, makes it easy to understand why he may be one of the most underrated drummers in the biz. Lockwood, too, says more with less; subtle and supple, he steps out briefly for a few moments, particularly on ‘Thinking of Stella’, where his counterpoint is uncannily empathetic. Without forcing the issue, Gardony and cohorts have allowed a wonderful collaboration to take place, like a conversation between old friends who are not in a hurry to talk each other's ears off.”
www.laszlogardony.com
www.sunnysiderecords.com |
