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#68 - Interview with Pianist Danny Holt Dress Rehearsal
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My guest on the 68th episode of "Dress Rehearsal" is Pianist Danny Holt, who has been called “phenomenal” by the late music critic Alan Rich and hailed as one of the “local heroes” of the Los Angeles music scene, pianist Danny Holt brings his boundless energy and wit to unique interpretations of new music, 20th-century music, and obscure, unusual, and neglected repertoire from past centuries. Holt performs around the globe in concert halls (Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl), clubs (Joe’s Pub, The Blue Whale, Copenhagen Jazzhouse) art galleries (MASS MoCA, Hammer Museum), churches, living rooms, and wherever else he can find a piano and someone to listen. Danny is also a fine percussionist, composer, teacher, and scholar and he splits his time between Maine, Los Angeles and Desert Hot Springs, in California, where he runs Desert Hot Springs Classical Concerts, an annual concert series for residents and visitors to the Palm Springs area. During the hour we will talk about Danny's latest CD release, published by Innova Records, featuring piano music by Mike Garson, a classically trained pianist (and a composer) who is mostly known for his collaboration with David Bowie. Mike Garson's extreme virtuosity and improvisatory style, requires a delicate process of transcription featuring a Yamaha Disklavier Grand Piano that can "record" and notate what Mike plays. Over the years Mike has collected several pieces using this process and later Danny recorded them, and during the hour we will have a chance to hear a few of them. Mike's music is very improvisatory in breath and requires a monster technique, which Danny has no problems in displaying. Don't miss this very exciting podcast and a chance to hear great piano music.
My guest on the 68th episode of "Dress Rehearsal" is Pianist Danny Holt, who has been called “phenomenal” by the late music critic Alan Rich and hailed as one of the “local heroes” of the Los Angeles music scene, pianist Danny Holt brings his boundless energy and wit to unique interpretations of new music, 20th-century music, and obscure, unusual, and neglected repertoire from past centuries. Holt performs around the globe in concert halls (Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl), clubs (Joe’s Pub, The Blue Whale, Copenhagen Jazzhouse) art galleries (MASS MoCA, Hammer Museum), churches, living rooms, and wherever else he can find a piano and someone to listen. Danny is also a fine percussionist, composer, teacher, and scholar and he splits his time between Maine, Los Angeles and Desert Hot Springs, in California, where he runs Desert Hot Springs Classical Concerts, an annual concert series for residents and visitors to the Palm Springs area. During the hour we will talk about Danny's latest CD release, published by Innova Records, featuring piano music by Mike Garson, a classically trained pianist (and a composer) who is mostly known for his collaboration with David Bowie. Mike Garson's extreme virtuosity and improvisatory style, requires a delicate process of transcription featuring a Yamaha Disklavier Grand Piano that can "record" and notate what Mike plays. Over the years Mike has collected several pieces using this process and later Danny recorded them, and during the hour we will have a chance to hear a few of them. Mike's music is very improvisatory in breath and requires a monster technique, which Danny has no problems in displaying. Don't miss this very exciting podcast and a chance to hear great piano music.
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