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Event Type Description
Each week we upload a free Mini-Lesson to our YouTube channel featuring one of our Presenting Artists.
Topic
Creative Approaches To Chamber Ensemble Orchestration
Description
Pianist, composer, & author Jeremy Siskind explores creative instrument roles and combinations in small ensemble chamber composition using three pieces performed by his Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant winning trio "The Housewarming Project."
About the Presenting Artists(s)
Jeremy Siskind is the rare musician whose imaginative albums land on “best of” lists while his ground-breaking instructional books populate “best-seller” lists. A top finisher in national and international jazz piano competitions, Siskind is a two-time laureate of the American Pianists Association and the winner of the Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition. A sought-after educator, Siskind has published more than 20 instructional books, including Playing Solo Jazz Piano, with an introduction by Fred Hersch, and the ground-breaking Jazz Piano Fundamentals series. Besides Siskind’s own YouTube channel, which boasts over 33 thousand subscribers, Siskind is frequently seen teaching on digital platforms like Tonebase, Open Studio, and Piano with Jonny. His new album, "Seeking Balance," features new arrangements and compositions performed British vocal legend Claire Martin, Bill Evans drummer Joe LaBarbera, and Los Angeles stalwart bassist Darek Oles.
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