Monthly Archives: December 2012

THE ART OF THE PIANO: ROBI BOTOS AND HILARIO DURAN reviewed by Stanley Fefferman with photos by Eric Fefferman

Gallery 345, Toronto. December 18, 2012 Picture yourself part of a gathering seated in an elegant ‘L-shaped’ salon with two grand pianos tucked in the angle. You are about to enjoy a keyboard conversation between Hilario Duran and Robi Botos, … Continue reading

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Lee and Eagle’s SECRET OF THE SEVEN STARS reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Secret of the Seven Stars. Music of Hope Lee and David Eagle. Centrediscs, 2012. Indispensible and illuminating liner notes remind us that this is “the third joint recording featuring the music of Hope Lee and David Eagle.” I had the … Continue reading

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Recording Roundup 3 by Stanley Fefferman

Dani & Sageev Oore. RADICAL CYCLE.  (www.oore.ca) Here is another recorded performance of improvisations on classical themes, also involving Schumann and his “Traumerei,” this time by the singular saxophone and piano duo of the brothers Oore, Dani and Sageev. The … Continue reading

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Recording Roundup 2 by Stanley Fefferman

Torben Waldorf. WAH-WAH. ArtistShare. 2012. Torben Waldorf, Gary Versace, Matt Clohesy, Jon Wikan. Danish guitarist Torben Waldorf is making a virtue of necessity in his fourth album for ArtistShare: he’s taken the saxophone out of the sonic picture and is … Continue reading

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