Chilly Gonzales (Jason Beck) - pianist

[BigH]

McCoy - et. al.,

Ever hear of Chilly Gonzales??? Heard any of his music such as Solo Piano II album? Your thoughts?

(I can't watch the YouTube videos - blocked)

Cheers

 

[Mccoy]

BigH, never heard of him but I'll be listening to some samples and tell you my impressions soon

 

[Mccoy]

Listened to him, he doesn't play jazz but is a formidable performer and composer, very pleasant solo piano, with or without classical slant, very good harmonies, eclectic personality, a Canadian musician who hasn't been very much appreciated in his own country.

 

[BigH]

That is not surprising - Canadians don't appreciate much except for hockey players!

 

[Mccoy]

BigH, that's not big deal, even in Italy often I feel like Italians don't appreciate much except for soccer players. And in the musical field just their Italian pet singers.
Getting back to the canuck pianists, you know well the jazz pianists like oscar Peterson and Renee Rosnes I wonder though if you know one absolute monster of a classical pianist, Marc Andrè Hamelin (from Montreal if I'm not wrong).

 

[BigH]

Not heard of him . . . but we also have the jazz pianist Bernie Senensky (or something like that) - I heard him at George's Spaghetti House (now defunct - but for many many years a dinner place with very good jazz groups playing - also heard Moe Koffman). Bernie did a few recordings for a Dutch label years ago . . . which doesn't seem to be on the disography noted in the link below.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/bernie-senensky

 

[BigH]

Bernie's on the Timeless Label - I have Wheel within a Wheel - very nice.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bernie-senensky-mn0000760209

 

[Mccoy]

Excellent pianist, he has lots of youtube videos, some of'em in Toronto's clubs, very good concert with Charlie McPherson at the alto sax, I'm enjoying that (sorry bigH that you can't watch them, I'm not trying to unnerve you on purpose, I swear!)

 

[BigH]

Aw Mccoy - I have seen him close up and in person! - no more than 5 to 6 m away!

 

[Mccoy]

bigH, now YOU are unnerving me on purpose Lol!!