Who's Who - Professional Pianists on Piano World Member Recordings - Non Classical Pianist CornerĮVENTS! Piano Concerts, Recitals, Competitions.įun Stuff! - Parties, Tours, Projects & More.įorum Members Parties, Tours, Cruises, & M. MY NEW PIANO or KEYBOARD! - Share Your Story! I’m sure you can feel his love for classical music.ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. Anyway he got the first prize and performed Rachmaninoff piano concerto. Of course his parents were fiercely against it at first. To her surprise he eagerly embraced the challenge. She knew it was up to him but she wanted to give him the last chance. He was one of the very few non conservatory graduates. He had been a constant entrants for it since childhood but this time she asked if he wanted to try for the special class (for young professional pianists). The biggest National piano competition (It’s all classical) was approaching. He seemed to have a promising career but she had a plan. Once he went into workforce, this is the end of his piano - at least the path to become a concert pianist would be closed. She said she could not sleep thinking about him. By looking at how happy he was, his teacher said she teared up. He played mostly classical music there and looked so happy. He invited his teacher to a street piano concert when his graduation is approaching. He did many other things musically but I believe classical was his main thing. There are serious classical performance video’s remaining from those days. But he wound up playing the piano much more than before in college. He had a hard time to decide going to conservatory or Tokyo University(basically Japan’s Harvard) but decided not to go to conservatory. Anyway, in Japan, boys are encouraged to take piano as a hobby but not as profession because it is very difficult to make living with music in Japan. According to his piano teacher, his mother once told her not to encourage him too much because he is good with hard facts (math and science). He has been studying classical music with a prominent piano teacher for 21 years. His mother is a piano teacher educated in Japanese conservatory of music. Your original question of LOVES them equally has now morphed into the impossible PLAYS them equally □įrom what I read he loves classical music. Jarrett is not anywhere near outstanding as a classical pianist as he is as a jazz pianist. On the reverse side Keith Jarrett has released classical albums to decent reviews.I think Thibaudet just plays transcriptions of Bill Evans or some other jazz great. Jean Yves Thibaudet comes closest to mind. On the reverse side Keith Jarrett has released classical albums to decent reviews. Personally I have not seen yet someone who can be a top notch classical pianist and be also equally good and active in pop or jazz. The only issue for someone that young is that I am not sure he can perfectly assimilate what it takes to play Chopin at the ultimate level of refinement, because he is also spending quite some time on completely different styles. Or maybe he actually prefers the music he plays on his site to Chopin? Do you think someone can love classical and non classical equally? My guess is for the style of music he plays on his site he is among the best in the world, but I wonder if he plays that style mostly because he can(I think?) make a significant amount of money from the site since it is popular with so many viewers. the kind of music he plays on his YouTube site which is quite heavily non classical. He was featured on Tom Waits’s 1975 album Nighthawks at the Diner and played talking drum on the song “Crown of Creation” by Jefferson Airplane.īeginning in 2000, he taught at William Paterson University in New Jersey.The thing I wonder about Sumino(Cateen) is how much he loves classical music vs. Handy Jazz All-Stars with guitarist Mundell Lowe, guitarist Tom Wolfe, pianist and vocalist Johnny O’Neal, pianist and vocalist Ray Reach, and drummer Chuck Redd. Handy Music Festival for many years, serving as a member of the W. He has been a featured performer at the W. He has performed with Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Jim Hall, Bobby Hutcherson, June Christy, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Mose Allison, and The Manhattan Transfer. He worked with Woods for forty years as a drummer and record producer, winning three Grammy Awards. In 1974, he became a founding member of the Phil Woods Quartet. After three years with Burton, Goodwin settled in the Pocono Mountains and worked in hotels and resorts. Joining the performing ensemble of vibraphonist Gary Burton brought him to the East Coast in 1969. Bill Goodwin began his professional career at the age of seventeen with saxophonist Charles Lloyd. During the 1960s, he worked with Mike Melvoin, Art Pepper, Paul Horn, Frank Rosolino, Bud Shank, George Shearing, and Gabor Szabo.
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