SOJA "Jazz in the Home" house concert Series Sunday, April. 18, 2010, 5 PM
Traveling South
jazz pianist, Takana Miyamoto
and vibraphonist, Christian Tamburr
This will be an opportunity to hear their new work in an intimate listening space.
The Place : The Home of Pawel & Renata Pliszka
The Address: 3220 West Roxboro Rd , GA 30324
(Located close to the Lenox Marta Station, look for a red brick house with wooden windows)
*** There is some on street parking only on Woods Cir, and on Lenox Mall. Also we will try to arrange for pickup from Lenox Mall and Lenox Marta Station at 4:30 PM. Please arrive prior to 5PM ***
Performing will be: jazz pianist, Takana Miyamoto and vibraphonist, Christian Tamburr . This will be an opportunity to hear their new work in an intimate listening space.
The RSVP: Due to limited space, you'll need to RSVP to Renata reniafka@yahoo.com to reserve a seat (404 8925288)
The Donation: $20 for adults and $10 for students/artists and children, which includes light bites and beverages.
What people are saying about Takana...
"Fingers Magillacutty!!" - George Benson
"Takana is a piece of art at the piano" - Laura Derocher, Certified Sound Healer
"Rising star pianist ....luxurious and stylish harmonies." - Bill King, The Jazz Report
"Her honesty of conviction, integrity, and passion about her music is self-evident .....the highest standard of musical excellence .... the best friend a song ever had" - Frank Spena, Jazz critic, Program Director Emeritus of the Clearwater and Hollywood Florida Jazz Festivals
"Spare, but exquisite piano playing." - Don Heckman, Los Angels Times
"Her new CD 'Tree Song' is very unique and original ..... from a simple and theraputic tune to an uplifting Jamaican groove." - Kazuko Takizawa, Yomiuri Shimbun
"Her presence on and off the stage is one of sincerity and exuberance. She has that "thing" in her music that says she LOVES life, she LOVES people and she LOVES to play music." - Marcus Printup, Blue Note Recording Artist
"New, innovative figure in Jazz" - Kazunori Fujisaki, Ibaraki Shimbun
"Fastest growing musician I've ever seen" - Kiyoshi Koyama, Jazz critic, NHK-FM
"A pianist whose character and personality are apparent in her music." - Woody Williams, Wholistic Drummer/Faculty of Jazz Percussion, Georgia State University
"Sensational...Check her out." - Takahiro Misawa, Swing Journal editor
"An extremely talented and accomplished musician" - Brent Campbell, Director of Brandon Jazz Festival
"Playful ...Miyamoto's definitely having fun playing." - Dean Smith, The Charlotte Observer
"New jazz legend we were waiting for." - Toshio Miki, Tokyo FM
"Works of such imagination, originality, expressiveness and artistry - 'beyond category'." - Aaron Sanders Jr., A Sanders Promotion West
"A Renaissance lady" - Glenn Gerber, Chris' Jazz Cafe owner, Philadelphia
What people are saying about Christian Tamburr
"Tamburr and his Group are well within the jazz tracdition. He sets the pace of collective improvistaion with never-ending energy, with the mallets going from a slow feathery touch to a blurring speed. His Phrasing when soloing is thoughtful and slowly simmers as he resolves his musical ideas."- Jack McCrayThe Post and CourierCharleston , SC"I love this CD. I can't hear enough of it. It gets to the end and I just push play again..."- Penn from Penn and Teller"Fans of the vibraphone are probably familiar with the names Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Victor Feldman and Gary Burton. In the near future they will most likely add the name Christian Tamburr to their list of favorite vibraphonists."- Jeff EasonWatauga Mountain TimesBlowing Rock NC"One of the most inventive and creative vibraphonists I have heard in years."- Eric Cohen, WAER Jazz 88"Like Stefon Harris, Tamburr has helped to inject young blood into the art of vibes and marimba performance. Assisted by bassist Elisa Pruett, drummer Justin Varnes and pianist Oscar Perez, Tamburr parades his talents as an improviser of note with cascading arpeggios and near-perfect articulation." - John Stevenson, ejazznews.com"The groove of the piano-drums-bass is the perfect road for the vibes to follow the best emotions of our listening heart."- Scazzola Giovanni Pietro, Radio Gold Popular Network, Italy"...world-class jazz in every way"- Tommy Saville, BBC Radio Nottingham"Slick and completely surprising. Admittedly not my usual cup of tea however, I'm a convert! This album is fantastic!"- Jason Wellwood, Musical Director, CILU 102.7FM Ontario Canada"What a great album!! I have enjoyed the variety of jazz styles on the album and have appreceited the range of both playing and performing styles that Christian demonstrates. From the uptempo sound of \"Esque\" to the two standards the he plays \"Taking A Chance On Love\" & \"That\'s All\" to the fun \"Spagetti & MeatBalls At Sullies\" the whole album is just great!! A very listenable album and one which will be receiving more airplay from me over the coming weeks. I look forward to hearing more of Christian\'s music over the coming times."- Terry Neal, Radio Logan Inc 101FM, Australia"The moment i received this CD it was started to listen to it and.....Man what a skills on these tracks, great stuff! The variety in tracks and tempochanges is a pleasure to listen to next to the enthousiasm of the musicians who softly in the background accompany the music with softspoken phrases make this CD on every track a surprising experience..."- Joost an Steen, host/producer Jazz & Blues Tour ASFM 105.4, The Netherlands
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