Michael Kanan - The Gentleman is a Dope

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 113,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Tautology
(6:05)  2. Adorée
(5:31)  3. Ghost of Yesterday
(6:04)  4. Unbelievable
(4:22)  5. The Gentleman is a Dope
(4:51)  6. I Don't Know Where to Turn
(4:52)  7. The Blues at Roslyn's Court
(6:59)  8. Red on Maroon
(5:09)  9. Thelonious

Michael Kanan hails from Boston, Massachusetts where he first began to play the piano at age 7. He started improvising at the keyboard early on, and by age 10 he was listening to jazz. His first instructor was pianist Harvey Diamond, a student of jazz innovator Lennie Tristano. During his years at Boston College, Michael had the opportunity to perform with several jazz greats including Tal Farlow, Lee Konitz, Al Cohn, and Alan Dawson. After graduating college and doing some freelance work around Boston, he moved to New York in 1991 to study with another Tristano student, the pianist Sal Mosca. He established himself in New York, playing and recording with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, and Jorge Rossy, among others. He also developed a growing reputation as a vocal accompanist. In 1996, he joined the band of legendary singer Jimmy Scott, touring the US, Europe, and Japan and recording 4 CDs. In 2001, Michael became the accompanist and arranger for one of today's most celebrated vocalists, Jane Monheit. With Ms. Monheit's group, he has toured all over the world, recorded several CDs and DVDs, and made many TV appearances, including The David Letterman Show and The Conan O'Brien Show. When not on the road with the Monheit band, Michael performs and records with his own groups. He has made two trio recordings for Barcelona's Fresh Sound New Talent label: "Convergence" and "The Gentleman Is A Dope", both featuring bassist Ben Street and drummer Tim Pleasant. He has also recorded a duet with his longtime collaborator, alto saxophonist Nat Su, entitled "Dreams And Reflections". He can be heard around New York with his trio featuring guitarist Greg Ruggiero and bassist Neal Miner. Today, Michael lives in Brooklyn, and is a student of classical piano teacher Sophia Rosoff. http://www.michaelkanan.com/bio.htm

Personnel: Piano – Michael Kanan; Bass – Ben Street; Drums – Tim Pleasant

The Gentleman is a Dope

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Michael Kanan Trio - Convergence

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1999
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 56:39
Size: 92,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:27)  1. Crosscurrent
(7:41)  2. A Family Song
(5:02)  3. Victory Ball
(7:55)  4. Ghost of a Chance
(6:03)  5. Leave Me
(4:39)  6. Subconscious-Lee
(6:38)  7. Stardust
(7:33)  8. Ablution
(5:38)  9. You Do Something to Me

Michael Kanan hails from Boston, Massachusetts where he first began to play the piano at age 7. He started improvising at the keyboard early on, and by age 10 he was listening to jazz. His first instructor was pianist Harvey Diamond, a student of jazz innovator Lennie Tristano. During his years at Boston College, Michael had the opportunity to perform with several jazz greats including Tal Farlow, Lee Konitz, Al Cohn, and Alan Dawson. After graduating college and doing some freelance work around Boston, he moved to New York in 1991 to study with another Tristano student, the pianist Sal Mosca. He established himself in New York, playing and recording with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, and Jorge Rossy, among others. He also developed a growing reputation as a vocal accompanist. In 1996, he joined the band of legendary singer Jimmy Scott, touring the US, Europe, and Japan and recording 4 CDs. In 2001, Michael became the accompanist and arranger for one of today's most celebrated vocalists, Jane Monheit. With Ms. Monheit's group, he has toured all over the world, recorded several CDs and DVDs, and made many TV appearances, including The David Letterman Show and The Conan O'Brien Show. 

When not on the road with the Monheit band, Michael performs and records with his own groups. He has made two trio recordings for Barcelona's Fresh Sound New Talent label: "Convergence" and "The Gentleman Is A Dope", both featuring bassist Ben Street and drummer Tim Pleasant. He has also recorded a duet with his longtime collaborator, alto saxophonist Nat Su, entitled "Dreams And Reflections". He can be heard around New York with his trio featuring guitarist Greg Ruggiero and bassist Neal Miner. Today, Michael lives in Brooklyn, and is a student of classical piano teacher Sophia Rosoff. http://www.michaelkanan.com/bio.htm

Personnel:  Michael Kanan, piano; Ben Street, bass; Tim Pleasant, drums

Convergence

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Jorge Rossy, Michael Kanan - Bud

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:17
Size: 131,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:25)  1. Blue Pearl
(4:25)  2. Monopoly
(6:39)  3. I'll Keep Loving You
(5:22)  4. Tempus Fugit
(4:10)  5. Parisian Thoroughfare
(4:32)  6. Celia
(3:53)  7. Hallucinations
(3:13)  8. Willow Groove
(3:09)  9. Dusk in Saudi
(6:06) 10. The Fruit
(4:56) 11. Un Poco Loco
(5:22) 12. Bouncing with Bud

"For this third offering by our quartet, we have once again chosen the work of a single composer. Bud Powell is widely acknowledged as one of the great pianists in jazz history. His compositions, like his playing, are innovative, sophisticated, lyrical, and swinging. Playing with Jimmy Wormworth and Putter Smith really made this possible. They are both part of thegeneration for whom swing is naturaland having an individual voice is a mandate." ~ Michael Kanan https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/jorge-rossy-michael-kanan-albums/6700-bud.html

Personnel:  Jorge Rossy (vibraphone & marimba);  Michael Kanan (piano);  Putter Smith (bass);  Jimmy Wormworth (drums)

Bud

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Rossy & Kanan Quartet - Play The Music Of Harold Arlen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:05
Size: 121.5 MB
Styles: Vibraphone jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[6:12] 1. It's Only A Paper Moon
[6:30] 2. Ill Wind
[4:57] 3. Let's Fall In Love
[5:15] 4. I've Got The World On A String
[4:41] 5. Accentuate The Positive
[6:44] 6. Come Rain Or Come Shine
[5:08] 7. If I Only Had A Brain
[8:44] 8. The Man That Got Away
[4:49] 9. Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

Contrabass – Putter Smith; Drums – Jimmy Wormworth; Piano – Michael Kanan; Vibraphone, Marimba – Jorge Rossy. Recorded by Adrián Mateo at "Bon Repos" Begues, Barcelona, August 11 & 12, 2016.

That incredible musician Jordi Rossy has continued to surprise us ever since he decided to call time on his stint as a drummer with Brad Mehldau’s trio. Now he presents his new project as a vibraphone player with a top-class international quartet. He is accompanied by the pianist Mike Kanan (Jane Monheit) along with the veterans Jimmy Wormworth (Lou Donaldson, Charlie Rouse) and Putter Smith (Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey). The same line-up with which last year he offered us a very particular review of the work of George Gershwin now looks at another classic: Harold Arlen.

Play The Music Of Harold Arlen               

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