Studio Sessions
Reflections in D
Junior year I worked with my piano teacher on several different pieces to perform in a trio. This is Reflections in D by Duke Ellington.
Cheesecake
For the studio session second song I selected an upbeat piece called Cheesecake. I liked it’s pace…..
Like Someone in Love
The third and final piece of these sessions reminded me of everything I love about Jazz because ……
Performance Recordings
Workshop
In Fall Semester of Junior year I was a TA for the Jazz Workshop. This our performance of “I Can’t Get Started With You” by Vernon Duke.
Paranoid Solo
Our Jazz Ensemble performed an 8 minute symphony rendition of Radiohead’s Paranoid Android. This was my piano solo which featured complex modulations and challenged my performance aspects as the entire piece consisted of several time changes.
Foolish Trio
I had the honor of performing this rendition of “My Foolish Heart” by Bill Evans with bassist and drummer. Bill Evans is one of my favorite pianists so this was special for me.