Month: September 2020

Ryan Cohan: Originations

Pianist and composer Ryan Cohan brings in the Kaia String Quartet of Victoria Moreira/v, Naomi Culp/v, Amanda Grimm/va and Hope DeCelle/cel to rich effect as it blends in with his jazz combo to rich satisfaction. The team of John Wojciechowski/cl-fl-afl-ts,…

Tigran Hamasyan: The Call Within

Having previously melded Armenian liturgical tones with modern jazz, pianist/composer Tigran Hamasyan creates a rich mosaic of poetry, post bop piano and themes from his Byzantine culture. Hamasyan plays piano and keyboard aw well as multitracking his voice to create…