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I would say that as a pianist, Bill Evans approach to playing ballads had a huge influence on my own ballad playing. I think if you really want to get inside a ballad, you have to listen to singers. Lester Young stressed the importance of knowing the lyrics to a song. He used to say,…
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Boston is such a transient place, people come and go here all the time. Pianist Harvey Diamond is a local legend who has lived here for 50 years, even after all that time he too is leaving — relocating to Asheville, NC. Harvey is one of legendary pianist Lennie Tristano’s last prize students. Harvey has…
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Living in Boston and enduring the long, cold winters makes me wonder what it’s like to live in a place that’s always warm. As appealing as it may be, I realize my behavior has some positive changes in the winter. I compose music and practice piano more, I read more books and cook more at…
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