Carmen Staaf Musician – All About Jazz
‘Winner of the festival’s piano competition last year, Staaf could have earned a small slot on the program on the strength of her technique alone. What stood out, though, were her compositions, particularly the fanciful “Merry Go Round,” and her trio’s fresh interpretation of Denzil Best’s “45 Degree Angle,” a Williams favorite.’ – David Malitz, […]
Sounding Line album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Carmen Staaf: Sounding Line ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Thelonious Monk (1917 -1982) was often grouped with the bebop pianists of the late 1940s and early 1950s. But he was not bop. He was a pianistic world unto itself. Quirky, dissonant, often playful. Mary Lou Williams piano1910 – 1981 ” […]