Performing my piece "Piano Music" live at The Stone in NYC. Subscribe for a new music video every week this summer: bit.ly/1S8mBVl
Drummer Allison Miller and I have had a special musical chemistry from the first time we played together 12 years ago. This concert at the Stone was a our first duo concert, ever, though weâve played now for the past few years in her band, Boom Tic Boom.
Allison is such a great listener and a powerful player. But itâs the energetic hook-up that I love the mostâlike throwing a spark in a pile of tinderâthe whole place goes up in flames!
In this video, we're playing my composition, "Piano Music". It was originally written for solo piano, and is based on a drawing by my late friend, visual artist Don Reich. It's a vibrant mash-up of colors and shapes that practically jump off the wall.
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During late March of this year, I performed a 12-show retrospective at The Stone in NYC, which gave me a chance to revisit many of my projects from the past 25 years.
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I was joined by a full roster of amazing musicians including Matt Wilson, Dave Douglas, Allison Miller, Mary Halvorson, Tyshawn Sorey, Erik Friedlander, Cuong Vu, Chris Speed, Miya Masaoka, Ron Miles, Stomu Takeishi, Lindsey Horner, Marty Ehrlich, Nicole Mitchell, Ben Goldberg, and more.
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Myra Melford is an avant-garde jazz pianist and composer currently based out of Berkeley, California.
