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Andy McWain
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Andy McWain Quartet - Starfish (CD)
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"Pianist Andy McWain leads his quartet thru ten pieces that
offer an enlightening mix of modern jazz, interspersed with cunning
dialogues and excursions into the free zone. Simply stated, the musicians
demonstrate a rather uncanny mechanism for blending the best of both
worlds into a unique sound and style that hits home in a huge way.
Thus, a major and altogether delightful surprise."
-Glenn Astarita, allaboutjazz.com
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| Boston-born pianist/composer Andy McWain fuses his improvisations with
elements from post-bop jazz, contemporary concert music, and modern creative
music. McWain has performed, recorded, and/or collaborated with such
diverse artists as Tiger Okoshi, Assif Tsahar , John Dirac, Bruce Gertz,
Dino Govoni, Jim Robitaille, Royal Hartigan, Albey Balgochian, Hafez
Modirzadeh, Hilary Noble, Todd Baker, Dave Zinno, Marcelle Gauvin, Semenya
McCord, David Bindman, Bobby Greene, the Artie Shaw Orchestra (led by
Dick Johnson ), and the Zen Bastards, among others. His debut CD as
a leader, Andy McWain Quartet: STARFISH , has received airplay throughout
the U.S., and in Canada and Greece. Cadence Magazine 's Jay Collins called
the recording a "convincing debut", and Dan McClenaghan ( allaboutjazz.com
) wrote that "McWain and crew are a phenomenon, a very exciting
discovery." |
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| McWain earned his master's degree in composition from the New England
Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied with modern composer
Lee Hyla. He has studied improvisation with Bobby Greene, Anders Bostrom,
and Charlie Banacos. McWain has received grants from the American Music
Center , the American Composers Forum , and Meet the Composer/New England
, and he participated in artist residencies at the Atlantic Center for
the Arts (FL), Yaddo Colony (NY), and the Akiyoshidai International Art
Village (Japan). His Starfish CD features McWain on acoustic piano, Assif
Tsahar on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Noah Jarrett on acoustic
bass, and Chris Poudrier on drums and percussion. |
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