88 Fingers Press Materials: Texts and One Sheet
Follow the links below to download and view the 88 Fingers One Sheet and text files.
For Audio click HERE. For Images click HERE.
Download the 88 Fingers One Sheet (PDF file) (2.62MB). Graphic Design: Abby Getman. Photography: Vincere Sylph
Download the following text files, or scroll below to view them:
1. 88 Fingers Press Release (Word) (48kb) (947 words) PDF
2. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Full Biography (Word) (30kb) (500 words)
3. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Short Biography (Bio-Blurb) (Word) (24kb) (216 words)
4. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Two Sentence Biography (Word) (20kb) (43 words)
5. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Resume (Word) (35kb) (443 words)
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1. 88 Fingers Press Release:
For Immediate Release: Master Jazz Pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen Releases 88 Fingers , his 10th Solo CD.
Contact:
Nick Grondin, Public Relations Director
Eyran Records Management
E-Mail: NGrondin@eyran.com
Phone: 00 1 617-267-2648
Web: http://www.EYRAN.com
Attention: Jazz Broadcast, Print and Online Media
BOSTON , MA - March 7, 2009 - Eyran Records announces the release of pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen's highly anticipated new solo album, 88 Fingers (Eyran Records 9008. Street date: April 1, 2009).
With 88 Fingers, Katsenelenbogen continues his journey through the landscapes of the American Songbook, offering new interpretations that range from whisperingly romantic to thunderously rhapsodic and displaying the acclaimed virtuosity recently compared to that of Art Tatum.
Featured on 88 Fingers are jazz classics such as Lover (Rogers & Hart), Mack The Knife and September Song (Weill), Groovin' High and A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie) and The Summer Knows (Legrand), plusLatin-Jazz and Hip Hop inspired improvisations on two classical themes from Chopin and Mussorgsky. The song Dream A Little Dream, which opened Eyran's 2002 album It's Reigning Kats & Dogs & Bogen, is revisited with new musical techniques and sensibilities.
"The defining moment for me, the heartbeat at the core of 88 Fingers , is the transition from the softest pianissimo note that concludes What'll I Do to the explosive rendition of Those Were The Days" - Eyran
~~~~~~~
Eyran Katsenelenbogen continues his international touring with The 88 Fingers Jazz Solo Piano 2008-09 World Concert Tour and with his Pictures at an Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration with renowned Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Venues included on these tours are Bechstein Centrum (Hamburg), Stephen Joseph Theater (Scarborough, UK), Marcellus Theatre (Rome), The Mirrors Hall (St. Petersburg), Iridium (New York) and Jordan Hall (Boston).
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Recent Reviews:
EjazzNews:" Eyran goes through sixteen charts in creative fashion displaying complete command of the instrument playing like there's no tomorrow. An enchanting album that one can listen to all alone and enjoy the energy and the warmth of Eyran Katsenelenbogen's 88 Fingers ." -- Edward Blanco
Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany): " And so the world premiere [Pictures at an Exhibition] begins... Eyran Katsenelenbogen answers each picture with a jazz improvisation to the classic setting of Andrei Ivanovitch: Breathtaking, brilliant and exciting... an absolute sensation in the history of special concert events." -- Bettina Stenftenagel
All About Jazz: " Based on hearing Eyran Katsenelenbogen's new solo record, I have no choice but to say that Art Tatum's spirit inhabits this phenomenal musician. Solotude displays pianism of the highest order, combined with deep musicianship and extremely fast musical reflexes." -- Budd Kopman
Requests for artist press packet including 88 Fingers review / airplay copy may be directed to Eyran Records Management: mailto:Management@eyran.com
Booking & Marketing Contacts:
Ellie Malick, Concert Manager
Nick Grondin, Public Relations Director
Eyran Records Management
38 Saint Stephen Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Phone 00 1 617 267 2648 - Fax: 00 1 617 262 3166
E-Mail: eyran@eyran.com - Web: www.EYRAN.com
Track List:
1. CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE (THEME FOR 'AGATHA') (JOHNNY MANDEL / PAUL WILLIAMS) WB MUSIC CORP. OBO FIRST ARTISTS MUSIC CO. (4:00)
2. LOVER (RICHARD RODGERS / LORENZ HART) SONY / ATV HARMONY (2:16)
3. MACK THE KNIFE (FROM 'THREE PENNY OPERA') (KURT WEILL / MARC BLITZSTEIN / BERTOLT BRECHT) WEILL-BRECHT-HARMS COMPANY INC. (3:06)
4. GROOVIN' HIGH (JOHN DIZZY GILLESPIE) UNIVERSAL-MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING DIV. OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (2:43)
5. SEPTEMBER SONG (MAXWELL ANDERSON / KURT WEILL) HAMPSHIRE HOUSE OBO PUBLISHING CORP. / CHAPPELL & CO. (5:14)
6. IMPROVISATION ON PROMENADE THEME FROM PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (MODEST MUSSORGSKY / ARR. EYRAN
KATSENELENBOGEN) EYRAN RECORDS PUBLISHING (5:19) (ARRANGEMENT INSPIRED BY AND DEDICATED TO GERHARD HUMMER)
7. MAURA'S TUNE (EARL EGDALL) EYRAN RECORDS PUBLISHING (3:45)
8. IMPROVISATION ON WALTZ NO. 7 IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP. 64: # 2 (FREDERIC CHOPIN / ARR. EYRAN KATSENELENBOGEN) EYRAN
RECORDS PUBLISHING (ARRANGEMENT INSPIRED BY MICHAEL ROCHA) (4:03)
9. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS NEW ORLEANS (LOUIS ALTER / EDDIE DELANGE) SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA OBO
LOUIS ALTER PUBLICATIONS / BUG MUSIC (2:52)
10. WHAT'LL I DO (IRVING BERLIN) WILLIAMSON MUSIC CO. - A OBO IRVING BERLIN MUSIC COMPANY (4:08)
11. THOSE WERE THE DAYS (GENE RASKIN) CROMWELL MUSIC INC. OBO ESSEX MUSIC INC. (5:17)
12. MIDNIGHT WITH THE STARS AND YOU (HARRY WOODS / JIMMY CAMPBELL / REG CONNELLY) WB MUSIC CORP. (3:31) (TO VINCE)
13. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ( WILBUR SCHWANDT / GUS KAHN / FABIAN ANDRE) CROMWELL MUSIC INC. OBO ESSEX MUSIC INC. / ESSEX
MUSIC INC.OBO DON SWAN PUBLICATIONS / WB MUSIC CORP. OBO GILBERT KEYES MUSIC COMPANY (3:00)
14. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (JOHN DIZZY GILLESPIE / FRANK PAPARELLI) UNIVERSAL-MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING DIV. OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (2:50)
15. THE SUMMER KNOWS (FROM 'SUMMER OF '42') (MICHEL LEGRAND / ALAN BERGMAN / MARILYN BERGMAN) WB MUSIC CORP. (5:31)
16. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH (JACOB HOLLAENDER / RIMONA DI-NUR / ARR. EYRAN KATSENELENBOGEN) EYRAN RECORDS PUBLISHING (3:57)
TOTAL TIME: 61:33
Production Information:
Eyran Katsenelenbogen performs on a Steinway CD-327 Hamburg concert grand piano
Recorded and mixed by John Weston at Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA. www.futuraproductions.com
Recording dates: July 6&10, 2006 / May 25, 2007 / July 13, 2007
Mastered by Jonathan Wyner, M-Works, Cambridge, MA. www.m-works.com
Artist Photography by Vincere Sylph, Vincere Sylph Productions, Boston, MA.
Graphic Design by Abby Getman. www.gogogetman.com
Replication by Nimbit, Framingham, MA. www.nimbit.com
Produced by Eyran Katsenelenbogen
eyran@eyran.com
www.EYRAN.com
Barcode: 663330900824
Eyran Records 9008 © 2009 Eyran Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited.
Thanks: Anat Avitan (ACUM), Margaret Clark, Earl Egdall, Hilary Field (NEC), Nick Grondin, Jacob Hollaender, Xiaodan Liu, Ellie Malick.
This project was made possible with funding from New England Conservatory.
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2. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Full Biography
Master pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen continues to thrill and inspire audiences throughout the world. This year, he is releasing his tenth album, titled 88 Fingers, with a concert tour that includes venues in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.
Eyran's previous recordings have been enthusiastically reviewed by major jazz publications such as Jazziz, Jazz Times, Jazz Journal International and All About Jazz, which stated in its review of Eyran's last release, Solotude: "Art Tatum's spirit inhabits this phenomenal musician."
A classically trained pianist with a unique jazz style, Eyran has performed in concerts and on radio and television throughout the world. His recent concerts include Saint Joseph Theater, Scarborough, UK; Bechstein Centrum in Hamburg; Teatro di Marcello in Rome; and Scullers Jazz Club and Steinert Hall in Boston.
In addition to solo touring, Eyran is also continuing his Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration with Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. The German press hailed their groundbreaking interpretation of Mussorgsky's masterpiece, calling it "An absolute sensation in the history of concert events."
Past tours include solo recitals and recordings at the landmark Jordan Hall, Boston; the 5C Cultural Center, New York; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto; the Tel-Aviv Jazz & Blues Festival, Israel; L'inoui, Luxembourg; Conservatory of Zurich, Switzerland. Radio and TV appearances include WGBH, WERS and WHRB, USA; BBC York, UK; Israeli Broadcasting Service (IBS), and Radio Television Belge Francophone, Belgium.
Eyran has received the ASCAP Plus Award for the years 2002-08. He is also named on the Massachusetts Cultural Council Performing and Touring Roster, established by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Since 1996, Eyran has held a faculty position at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education in Boston.
At NEC, Eyran has pioneered innovative techniques for teaching contemporary music performance to students with special abilities and diverse needs. As the first jazz piano teacher of young prodigy Matt Savage, Eyran helped kick off Matt's recording career with their CD One is Not Fun, but 20 is Plenty, which was featured on ABC's 20/20, Good Morning America and People Magazine.
Eyran is passionate about collaborating with his students and colleagues. Recent projects include creating a music library on YouTube documenting performances by his students, and recording one of Eyran's compositions, The Christmas Blues, with his NEC colleague, vocalist Rebecca Shrimpton.
Related to Felix Mendelssohn, Eyran was born in Israel and was first taught by Aida Barenboim, mother and teacher of famed pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim. Eyran went on to complete his music education at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he trained with Ran Blake, Paul Bley, Fred Hersch, Danilo Perez, George Russell and Gunther Schuller.
Eyran has been committed throughout his life to improvisational solo piano. "He is a passionate man who feels deeply, and he has the talent to express those feelings through his playing. You can not help but be moved by his performance." Frank Rubolino, Cadence.
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3. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Short Biography (Bio-Blurb)
Master pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen is celebrating this year the release of his tenth solo piano CD 88 Fingers. The CD includes Eyran's interpretation of beloved songs such as September Song (Weill) and Those Were The Days (Raskin), as well as an improvisation on Mussorgsky's theme from Pictures At An Exhibition.
Eyran recently completed a highly successful tour in Germany with Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Gerhard Hummer conceived the Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration and produced and managed the tour. The German press hailed the groundbreaking interpretation of Mussorgsky's masterpiece by Ivanovitch and Katsenelenbogen, calling it "An absolute sensation in the history of concert events."
Eyran's past tours include concerts and recordings in England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Israel, Canada and the US. His jazz solo piano concerts have been enthusiastically received around the world, in venues such as Saint Joseph Theater in Scarborough, England; Bechstein Centrum in Hamburg; the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival; Boston's Jordan Hall; and the Teatro di Marcello in Rome. Cadence magazine has glowingly reviewed Eyran's recordings: "...his playing... is at times introspective, at times explosive, but at all times dynamic and challenging..."
Eyran is a recipient of the ASCAP Plus Award for the years 2002 - 2008. His upcoming release 88 Fingers was made possible with funding from New England Conservatory.
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4. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Two Sentence Biography
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen has thrilled audiences throughout the world and is releasing his tenth solo piano CD, 88 Fingers, in 2009. He teaches at the New England Conservatory Preparatory and Continuing Education School in Boston. For more information, visit www.eyran.com.
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5. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Resume
Concerts
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA, 2002, 2009
Felicja Blumental Music Centre, Tel-Aviv, 2008
Auditorium Maximum, University of Hildesheim, Germany, 2008
Italian National Festival, Teatro di Marcello , Rome, 2004-08
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, 2008
Steinert Hall, Boston, 2008
Bechstein Centrum, Hamburg, 2007
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, England, 2006
L'inoui, Luxembourg, 2001, 2006
Culture Salon, Sossmar, Germany, 2006
5C Cultural Center, New York, 2005-06
Brigham Young University Center for Near Eastern Studies, Jerusalem, 2005
Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival, Tel-Aviv Cinemateque, Tel-Aviv, 2005
Jerusalem Academy of Music, Jerusalem, 2005
Altstadtrathaus Concert Hall, Braunschweig, Germany, 2004
Conservatory of Zurich, Zurich, 2001
Burgh House, London, 2000
Recordings
88 Fingers , Eyran Records, 2009
Solotude, Eyran Records, 2006
Solotude DVD, Eyran Records, 2005
Just For Fun, Eyran Records, 2005
It's Reigning Kats & Dogs & Bogen, Eyran Records, 2003
Oasis Jazz Instrumentals, Oasis, 2001
Formation, Eyran Records , 2000
One is Not Fun, but 20 is Plenty , Savage Records , 2000
Clouds , Eyran Records, 1999
Solo Piano, Eyran Records, 1998
Live, Eyran Records, 1997
Freedom , Eyran Records, 1996
The Bareback Trio, Eyran Records, 1996
One Time, Jazzis, 1992
Jazzonettes, Jazzis, 1989
Ways Jazz Ensemble, CDI 1989
Reviews
Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, 2008
Jazz Times, 2007
AllAboutJazz.com , 2004, 2006
JazzPolice.com, 2006
All About Jazz - New York, 2006
Altrisuoni.org, 2005
All Music Guide (AMG) , 2002
JazzReview.com, 2001
Listen.com , 2000
Cadence Magazine, New York, 1999
Boston Globe , Boston, 1997
Jazz Journal International , London, 1995
Jazz Hot , Paris, 1994
News , Tel-Aviv, 1993
Media
Interview , WBZ 1030, Boston, MA, 2008
Online i nterview, Sossmar.de, Sossmar, Germany, 2007
Interview, BBC York , UK , 2006
Interview , JazzInk.com, 2006
Artist spotlight, JazzReview.com, 2006
Live interviews, Israeli Broadcasting Service, Jerusalem, 2001, 2002, 2005
Recorded interview broadcast , Good Morning America, ABC, 2002
Live interview, WHRB 95.3 FM Harvard University Radio, Cambridge, MA, 2002
Live performances, WERS 88.9, Emerson College Radio, Boston, MA, 1996, 2002
Educational documentary, The Learning Channel (TLC), CBS P roductions , 2001
Live interview, Radio Television Belge Francophone, Brussels, 2001
Live performances, WGBH 89.7FM, Boston, MA, 1996, 2000
Teaching
Faculty, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, 1996-present
Private Studio, Boston, MA, 2005-present
Private Studio, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1985-92
Awards
ASCAP Plus Awards, 2002 -08
Massachusetts Cultural Council Performing and Touring Roster, 2001 -present
Pi Kappa Lambda, Iota Chapter Award, 1997
Academic Distinction & Excellence in Performance, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1997
National Dean's List A ward and biography publication, 1996-97
Education
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, B.M, Piano Improvisation & Jazz Performance, 1997
Principal Teachers Coaches Ensembles
Ran Blake Danilo Perez Eyran Katsenelenbogen Trio
Paul Bley Bob Moses The Bareback Trio
Fred Hersch Gunther Schuller NEC Contemporary Ensemble
Aida Barenboim George Russell NEC Big-Band
Menachem Wizenberg Hankus Netsky NEC Honors Improvisation Trio
References Available Upon Request
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Follow the links below to download and view the 88 Fingers One Sheet and text files.
For Audio click HERE. For Images click HERE.
Download the 88 Fingers One Sheet (PDF file) (2.62MB). Graphic Design: Abby Getman. Photography: Vincere Sylph
Download the following text files, or scroll below to view them:
1. 88 Fingers Press Release (Word) (48kb) (947 words) PDF
2. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Full Biography (Word) (30kb) (500 words)
3. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Short Biography (Bio-Blurb) (Word) (24kb) (216 words)
4. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Two Sentence Biography (Word) (20kb) (43 words)
5. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Resume (Word) (35kb) (443 words)
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1. 88 Fingers Press Release:
For Immediate Release: Master Jazz Pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen Releases 88 Fingers , his 10th Solo CD.
Contact:
Nick Grondin, Public Relations Director
Eyran Records Management
E-Mail: NGrondin@eyran.com
Phone: 00 1 617-267-2648
Web: http://www.EYRAN.com
Attention: Jazz Broadcast, Print and Online Media
BOSTON , MA - March 7, 2009 - Eyran Records announces the release of pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen's highly anticipated new solo album, 88 Fingers (Eyran Records 9008. Street date: April 1, 2009). With 88 Fingers, Katsenelenbogen continues his journey through the landscapes of the American Songbook, offering new interpretations that range from whisperingly romantic to thunderously rhapsodic and displaying the acclaimed virtuosity recently compared to that of Art Tatum.
Featured on 88 Fingers are jazz classics such as Lover (Rogers & Hart), Mack The Knife and September Song (Weill), Groovin' High and A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie) and The Summer Knows (Legrand), plusLatin-Jazz and Hip Hop inspired improvisations on two classical themes from Chopin and Mussorgsky. The song Dream A Little Dream, which opened Eyran's 2002 album It's Reigning Kats & Dogs & Bogen, is revisited with new musical techniques and sensibilities.
"The defining moment for me, the heartbeat at the core of 88 Fingers , is the transition from the softest pianissimo note that concludes What'll I Do to the explosive rendition of Those Were The Days" - Eyran
~~~~~~~
Eyran Katsenelenbogen continues his international touring with The 88 Fingers Jazz Solo Piano 2008-09 World Concert Tour and with his Pictures at an Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration with renowned Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Venues included on these tours are Bechstein Centrum (Hamburg), Stephen Joseph Theater (Scarborough, UK), Marcellus Theatre (Rome), The Mirrors Hall (St. Petersburg), Iridium (New York) and Jordan Hall (Boston).
~~~~~~~
Recent Reviews:
EjazzNews:" Eyran goes through sixteen charts in creative fashion displaying complete command of the instrument playing like there's no tomorrow. An enchanting album that one can listen to all alone and enjoy the energy and the warmth of Eyran Katsenelenbogen's 88 Fingers ." -- Edward Blanco
Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany): " And so the world premiere [Pictures at an Exhibition] begins... Eyran Katsenelenbogen answers each picture with a jazz improvisation to the classic setting of Andrei Ivanovitch: Breathtaking, brilliant and exciting... an absolute sensation in the history of special concert events." -- Bettina Stenftenagel
All About Jazz: " Based on hearing Eyran Katsenelenbogen's new solo record, I have no choice but to say that Art Tatum's spirit inhabits this phenomenal musician. Solotude displays pianism of the highest order, combined with deep musicianship and extremely fast musical reflexes." -- Budd Kopman
Requests for artist press packet including 88 Fingers review / airplay copy may be directed to Eyran Records Management: mailto:Management@eyran.com
Booking & Marketing Contacts:
Ellie Malick, Concert Manager
Nick Grondin, Public Relations Director
Eyran Records Management
38 Saint Stephen Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Phone 00 1 617 267 2648 - Fax: 00 1 617 262 3166
E-Mail: eyran@eyran.com - Web: www.EYRAN.com
Track List:
1. CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE (THEME FOR 'AGATHA') (JOHNNY MANDEL / PAUL WILLIAMS) WB MUSIC CORP. OBO FIRST ARTISTS MUSIC CO. (4:00)
2. LOVER (RICHARD RODGERS / LORENZ HART) SONY / ATV HARMONY (2:16)
3. MACK THE KNIFE (FROM 'THREE PENNY OPERA') (KURT WEILL / MARC BLITZSTEIN / BERTOLT BRECHT) WEILL-BRECHT-HARMS COMPANY INC. (3:06)
4. GROOVIN' HIGH (JOHN DIZZY GILLESPIE) UNIVERSAL-MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING DIV. OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (2:43)
5. SEPTEMBER SONG (MAXWELL ANDERSON / KURT WEILL) HAMPSHIRE HOUSE OBO PUBLISHING CORP. / CHAPPELL & CO. (5:14)
6. IMPROVISATION ON PROMENADE THEME FROM PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (MODEST MUSSORGSKY / ARR. EYRAN
KATSENELENBOGEN) EYRAN RECORDS PUBLISHING (5:19) (ARRANGEMENT INSPIRED BY AND DEDICATED TO GERHARD HUMMER)
7. MAURA'S TUNE (EARL EGDALL) EYRAN RECORDS PUBLISHING (3:45)
8. IMPROVISATION ON WALTZ NO. 7 IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP. 64: # 2 (FREDERIC CHOPIN / ARR. EYRAN KATSENELENBOGEN) EYRAN
RECORDS PUBLISHING (ARRANGEMENT INSPIRED BY MICHAEL ROCHA) (4:03)
9. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS NEW ORLEANS (LOUIS ALTER / EDDIE DELANGE) SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA OBO
LOUIS ALTER PUBLICATIONS / BUG MUSIC (2:52)
10. WHAT'LL I DO (IRVING BERLIN) WILLIAMSON MUSIC CO. - A OBO IRVING BERLIN MUSIC COMPANY (4:08)
11. THOSE WERE THE DAYS (GENE RASKIN) CROMWELL MUSIC INC. OBO ESSEX MUSIC INC. (5:17)
12. MIDNIGHT WITH THE STARS AND YOU (HARRY WOODS / JIMMY CAMPBELL / REG CONNELLY) WB MUSIC CORP. (3:31) (TO VINCE)
13. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ( WILBUR SCHWANDT / GUS KAHN / FABIAN ANDRE) CROMWELL MUSIC INC. OBO ESSEX MUSIC INC. / ESSEX
MUSIC INC.OBO DON SWAN PUBLICATIONS / WB MUSIC CORP. OBO GILBERT KEYES MUSIC COMPANY (3:00)
14. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (JOHN DIZZY GILLESPIE / FRANK PAPARELLI) UNIVERSAL-MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING DIV. OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (2:50)
15. THE SUMMER KNOWS (FROM 'SUMMER OF '42') (MICHEL LEGRAND / ALAN BERGMAN / MARILYN BERGMAN) WB MUSIC CORP. (5:31)
16. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH (JACOB HOLLAENDER / RIMONA DI-NUR / ARR. EYRAN KATSENELENBOGEN) EYRAN RECORDS PUBLISHING (3:57)
TOTAL TIME: 61:33
Production Information:
Eyran Katsenelenbogen performs on a Steinway CD-327 Hamburg concert grand piano
Recorded and mixed by John Weston at Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA. www.futuraproductions.com
Recording dates: July 6&10, 2006 / May 25, 2007 / July 13, 2007
Mastered by Jonathan Wyner, M-Works, Cambridge, MA. www.m-works.com
Artist Photography by Vincere Sylph, Vincere Sylph Productions, Boston, MA.
Graphic Design by Abby Getman. www.gogogetman.com
Replication by Nimbit, Framingham, MA. www.nimbit.com
Produced by Eyran Katsenelenbogen
eyran@eyran.com
www.EYRAN.com
Barcode: 663330900824
Eyran Records 9008 © 2009 Eyran Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited.
Thanks: Anat Avitan (ACUM), Margaret Clark, Earl Egdall, Hilary Field (NEC), Nick Grondin, Jacob Hollaender, Xiaodan Liu, Ellie Malick.
This project was made possible with funding from New England Conservatory.
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2. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Full Biography
Master pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen continues to thrill and inspire audiences throughout the world. This year, he is releasing his tenth album, titled 88 Fingers, with a concert tour that includes venues in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.
Eyran's previous recordings have been enthusiastically reviewed by major jazz publications such as Jazziz, Jazz Times, Jazz Journal International and All About Jazz, which stated in its review of Eyran's last release, Solotude: "Art Tatum's spirit inhabits this phenomenal musician."
A classically trained pianist with a unique jazz style, Eyran has performed in concerts and on radio and television throughout the world. His recent concerts include Saint Joseph Theater, Scarborough, UK; Bechstein Centrum in Hamburg; Teatro di Marcello in Rome; and Scullers Jazz Club and Steinert Hall in Boston.
In addition to solo touring, Eyran is also continuing his Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration with Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. The German press hailed their groundbreaking interpretation of Mussorgsky's masterpiece, calling it "An absolute sensation in the history of concert events."
Past tours include solo recitals and recordings at the landmark Jordan Hall, Boston; the 5C Cultural Center, New York; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto; the Tel-Aviv Jazz & Blues Festival, Israel; L'inoui, Luxembourg; Conservatory of Zurich, Switzerland. Radio and TV appearances include WGBH, WERS and WHRB, USA; BBC York, UK; Israeli Broadcasting Service (IBS), and Radio Television Belge Francophone, Belgium.
Eyran has received the ASCAP Plus Award for the years 2002-08. He is also named on the Massachusetts Cultural Council Performing and Touring Roster, established by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Since 1996, Eyran has held a faculty position at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education in Boston.
At NEC, Eyran has pioneered innovative techniques for teaching contemporary music performance to students with special abilities and diverse needs. As the first jazz piano teacher of young prodigy Matt Savage, Eyran helped kick off Matt's recording career with their CD One is Not Fun, but 20 is Plenty, which was featured on ABC's 20/20, Good Morning America and People Magazine.
Eyran is passionate about collaborating with his students and colleagues. Recent projects include creating a music library on YouTube documenting performances by his students, and recording one of Eyran's compositions, The Christmas Blues, with his NEC colleague, vocalist Rebecca Shrimpton.
Related to Felix Mendelssohn, Eyran was born in Israel and was first taught by Aida Barenboim, mother and teacher of famed pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim. Eyran went on to complete his music education at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he trained with Ran Blake, Paul Bley, Fred Hersch, Danilo Perez, George Russell and Gunther Schuller.
Eyran has been committed throughout his life to improvisational solo piano. "He is a passionate man who feels deeply, and he has the talent to express those feelings through his playing. You can not help but be moved by his performance." Frank Rubolino, Cadence.
--
3. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Short Biography (Bio-Blurb)
Master pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen is celebrating this year the release of his tenth solo piano CD 88 Fingers. The CD includes Eyran's interpretation of beloved songs such as September Song (Weill) and Those Were The Days (Raskin), as well as an improvisation on Mussorgsky's theme from Pictures At An Exhibition.
Eyran recently completed a highly successful tour in Germany with Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Gerhard Hummer conceived the Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration and produced and managed the tour. The German press hailed the groundbreaking interpretation of Mussorgsky's masterpiece by Ivanovitch and Katsenelenbogen, calling it "An absolute sensation in the history of concert events."
Eyran's past tours include concerts and recordings in England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Israel, Canada and the US. His jazz solo piano concerts have been enthusiastically received around the world, in venues such as Saint Joseph Theater in Scarborough, England; Bechstein Centrum in Hamburg; the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival; Boston's Jordan Hall; and the Teatro di Marcello in Rome. Cadence magazine has glowingly reviewed Eyran's recordings: "...his playing... is at times introspective, at times explosive, but at all times dynamic and challenging..."
Eyran is a recipient of the ASCAP Plus Award for the years 2002 - 2008. His upcoming release 88 Fingers was made possible with funding from New England Conservatory.
--
4. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Two Sentence Biography
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen has thrilled audiences throughout the world and is releasing his tenth solo piano CD, 88 Fingers, in 2009. He teaches at the New England Conservatory Preparatory and Continuing Education School in Boston. For more information, visit www.eyran.com.
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5. Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Resume
Concerts
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA, 2002, 2009
Felicja Blumental Music Centre, Tel-Aviv, 2008
Auditorium Maximum, University of Hildesheim, Germany, 2008
Italian National Festival, Teatro di Marcello , Rome, 2004-08
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, 2008
Steinert Hall, Boston, 2008
Bechstein Centrum, Hamburg, 2007
Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, England, 2006
L'inoui, Luxembourg, 2001, 2006
Culture Salon, Sossmar, Germany, 2006
5C Cultural Center, New York, 2005-06
Brigham Young University Center for Near Eastern Studies, Jerusalem, 2005
Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival, Tel-Aviv Cinemateque, Tel-Aviv, 2005
Jerusalem Academy of Music, Jerusalem, 2005
Altstadtrathaus Concert Hall, Braunschweig, Germany, 2004
Conservatory of Zurich, Zurich, 2001
Burgh House, London, 2000
Recordings
88 Fingers , Eyran Records, 2009
Solotude, Eyran Records, 2006
Solotude DVD, Eyran Records, 2005
Just For Fun, Eyran Records, 2005
It's Reigning Kats & Dogs & Bogen, Eyran Records, 2003
Oasis Jazz Instrumentals, Oasis, 2001
Formation, Eyran Records , 2000
One is Not Fun, but 20 is Plenty , Savage Records , 2000
Clouds , Eyran Records, 1999
Solo Piano, Eyran Records, 1998
Live, Eyran Records, 1997
Freedom , Eyran Records, 1996
The Bareback Trio, Eyran Records, 1996
One Time, Jazzis, 1992
Jazzonettes, Jazzis, 1989
Ways Jazz Ensemble, CDI 1989
Reviews
Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, 2008
Jazz Times, 2007
AllAboutJazz.com , 2004, 2006
JazzPolice.com, 2006
All About Jazz - New York, 2006
Altrisuoni.org, 2005
All Music Guide (AMG) , 2002
JazzReview.com, 2001
Listen.com , 2000
Cadence Magazine, New York, 1999
Boston Globe , Boston, 1997
Jazz Journal International , London, 1995
Jazz Hot , Paris, 1994
News , Tel-Aviv, 1993
Media
Interview , WBZ 1030, Boston, MA, 2008
Online i nterview, Sossmar.de, Sossmar, Germany, 2007
Interview, BBC York , UK , 2006
Interview , JazzInk.com, 2006
Artist spotlight, JazzReview.com, 2006
Live interviews, Israeli Broadcasting Service, Jerusalem, 2001, 2002, 2005
Recorded interview broadcast , Good Morning America, ABC, 2002
Live interview, WHRB 95.3 FM Harvard University Radio, Cambridge, MA, 2002
Live performances, WERS 88.9, Emerson College Radio, Boston, MA, 1996, 2002
Educational documentary, The Learning Channel (TLC), CBS P roductions , 2001
Live interview, Radio Television Belge Francophone, Brussels, 2001
Live performances, WGBH 89.7FM, Boston, MA, 1996, 2000
Teaching
Faculty, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, 1996-present
Private Studio, Boston, MA, 2005-present
Private Studio, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1985-92
Awards
ASCAP Plus Awards, 2002 -08
Massachusetts Cultural Council Performing and Touring Roster, 2001 -present
Pi Kappa Lambda, Iota Chapter Award, 1997
Academic Distinction & Excellence in Performance, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1997
National Dean's List A ward and biography publication, 1996-97
Education
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, B.M, Piano Improvisation & Jazz Performance, 1997
Principal Teachers Coaches Ensembles
Ran Blake Danilo Perez Eyran Katsenelenbogen Trio
Paul Bley Bob Moses The Bareback Trio
Fred Hersch Gunther Schuller NEC Contemporary Ensemble
Aida Barenboim George Russell NEC Big-Band
Menachem Wizenberg Hankus Netsky NEC Honors Improvisation Trio
References Available Upon Request
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