CABARET TONIGHT IN NYC: LUKE CELENZA AT THE BLUE NOTE
Pianist and composer Luke Celenza performs at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592 - ) on Monday, August 12th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Celenza speaks about the music on his independently released debut album, Back & Forth, with a clarity and equanimity that defies his young age. He only recently turned 21-years-old, and it has already been almost ten years since he was accepted into the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) Pre-College Jazz Division. Additionally, GRAMMY and two-time Latin GRAMMY winner Dominican pianist and composer, Michel Camilo was a friend of the family and a key influence in his development. Such credentials might spark a young musician to intently compose complex music. However on Back & Forth, the 12 original compositions, including two three-song suite-like pieces, often sound deceptively simple. The original concept of the title piece is a rhythmic dialogue between groove and swing. "It's a verse-chorus-verse-chorus form, taking pop music and taking swing and putting them together. And at the end, we have a release after a constant back and forth conversation." "Jupiter and Mars" is a sly, and personal, commentary on the "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" notion and plays with the idea of being both in a major and a minor key. There is a $10-$15 cover.copyright 2011-13 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE - YOU ARE WELCOME TO POST YOUR COMMENTS BELOW
