Trio Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Andrew Hill and Jason Moran put on a great show at Merkin Hall last night.Except for one solo number each,this was indeed a duo performance as advertised.It was interesting for me how the individual style and personality of each artist came through,but in a very complimentary way.I did not detect any overt upsmanship or egos showing,although I might add that Andrew in particular was much more active last night,he was all over the keyboard,and playing with more energy than I have seen recently. As for the tunes,the only melodies I recognized outright were"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas",Jason's "Gentle shifts down south" and perhaps a one other.I think most of the pieces were probably originals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Two pianos I'm assuming?? Or piano four-hand?? Or both?? Wow, I woulda given my right arm to hear this show. I love Hill's solo piano work, and Jason too for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trio Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Rooster, Yes,two(2) Steinway's facing each other.BTW,this was the first in a series of duo performances at Merkin Hall.Next up is Randy Weston and Rodney Kendrick in Feb,and Hank Jones and Benny Green on 3/22. I hope that Andrew and Jason will do this again,but I kind of doubt that it will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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