I gave a concert at the Reykjavik Jazz Festival last Monday. I was presenting my new album "The Dream" with an Icelandic version of the quartet. Scott and I had 3 rehearsals with bassist ÞorgrÃmur Jónsson and saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson. When you change half the members of a jazz quartet the music unavoidable takes on a new shape with the personalities of the new members, (and these guys have great personalities). Therefor there was a sense of freshness and excitement around the performance.
The Joy of Music
August 18, 2010 2:47 pm | Filed under: Music | Comments (0)
Tags: Nordic House, Óskar Guðjónsson, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, Scott McLemore, The Dream, ÞorgrÃmur Jónsson
Why a Pianist Brings a Roll of Toilet Paper to a Gig
March 11, 2010 12:59 am | Filed under: Music | Comments (3)
Tags: Gigs, Scott McLemore, ÞorgrÃmur Jónsson
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Last week I performed all original, unreleased music with my trio. It had been months since we'd played together. We were offered this gig with only a few days notice and I thought it would be a good opportunity to get us going again, especially since I want to record the trio this summer. (read more…)
