Beverly Ritz BUDDY AND ME

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Beverly Ritz is a highly respected pianist, composer, and recording artist. Born in Washington, D.C., she grew up listening to beautiful music. When her father drove her to school, she was inundated with the sounds of classical music. In the house, her mother listened to the songs of Jobim and Mancini on popular radio. Beverly began to write down the music she heard in her head even before starting piano lessons at the age of 8. By the time she was in 3rd grade, Ritz realized she had a God-given mission to write, record, and perform music that would transform the moods and lives of its listeners. Her album Buddy and Me is featured on BEAUTIFULinstrumentals.com and LIVE365 jazz ambiance stations..

Laura Sullivan’s piano; instrumental album Love’s River

New Music in 2013: Laura Sullivan’s piano; instrumental album Love’s River, featuring top music professionals Will Ackerman, Nancy Rumbel, Eugene Friesen, Jill Haley and Jeff Oster.

Laura Sullivan is foremost a gifted composer and pianist, but her new album Love’s River is also my first album review for 2013. Laura Sullivan has had an illustrious career and her achievements as soloist and concert pianist are showcased in Love’s River  her latest album which has a setting of beautiful harmony with a pleasingly calm atmosphere, surely destined to be a popular album in 2013! The instrumental bliss of Love’s River bestows a wonderful collection of peaceful songs everyone is sure to find enjoyable. Comparable to album Pianoscapes: Trails of North America, Laura Sullivan’s 2013 release Love’s River is an exceptional album with acoustic guitar, cello, English horn, oboe, flugel horn, and trumpet. It is currently featured on Internet streams; www.beautifulinstrumentals, www.radionuages, and easy listening radio, and others.

Eliane Lust pianist

Concert pianist Eliane Lust (Eli-aan Loost) was recently praised by the Chicago Tribune as "...a pianist of extraordinary range, emotional depth and intelligence...a musician of the highest order." and “a true artist whose first language is music” by France's La Depeche. Critically acclaimed throughout the world by masters of the classical profession as well as esteemed critics for several decades now, Eliane has also been the recipient of such prestigious awards as performances at Carnegie Recital Hall, the Paderewski Festival, the Villa Montalvo Discovery Series, the Dame Myra Hesse Series and the Lagesse Foundation. Additionally, the California Arts Council Touring Roster has given her special award recognition for her innovative solo programming and dedication to new American piano music. Eliane's recital and master class tours throughout North America, Europe, French Polynesia and Asia have included the Tanglewood, Aspen, Banff-Canada, Ernen-Musikdorf, Hereford-UK and Spoleto-Italy Music Festivals, among others.
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Matthew Mayer new CD Remember Your Waltz

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Remember Your Waltz is Matthew Mayer's 9th Solo Piano Album (and his first all-original solo album since 2003). Released in the Fall of 2011, the CD is comprised of 11 original solo piano compositions.

Matt's song "No Regrets" (from the Beyond album) has been chosen to be in the soundtrack of a motion picture currently in production (2009) titled "Earthwork." Starring John Hawkes (American Gangster , The Perfect Storm) and Zach Grenier (Fight Club, Rescue Dawn), "Earthwork" (Directed by Chris Ordal) portrays the heartfelt true story of Earthwork Artist, Stan Herd, and his compelling journey.

Along with his love for composition, Matt is also a dynamic performer. His performance resume includes NBC's Access Hollywood's 2002 Christmas Party, several appearances at Washington D.C.'s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, The Mall of America, Georgetown University Conference Center, the 2006 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Event, McKennan Park, Festival of Cultures, Minneapolis' International Airport, Washington Pavilion, and USD's Farber Hall.

Acoustic piano of Joey Curtin on acoustiCDigest and beautifulinstrumentals.com Internet radio

Joey Curtin began her musical career in the San Francisco Bay area. She has performed at the Sheraton Palace, Union Square, the Stonestown Galleria, the Ahwahnee Hotel and the Olympic Village Inn at Squaw Valley. Her cd "RIVER OF LIFE" is featured at the ANSEL ADAMS GALLERY in California.

Internationally, Joey has traveled to Ireland, Scotland, Italy, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Ethiopia to perform and speak. Her music has been part of Peace/Reconciliation meetings in Northern Ireland.

Joey's trademark sound is the weaving of acoustic piano with synthesizers into stories beyond words. She is joined by friends on strings and percussion on "RIVER OF LIFE".... JASMINE KINNEY plays violin on various tracks; and GARTH WEBBER (who toured with Miles Davis) plays electric guitar on track 6 for a mystical arrangement of the ancient Irish melody "Be Thou My Vision"






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Janice Faber pianist Carried Away

“To be carried away by music... what a gift,” states solo pianist Janice Faber. “Music can take us to a different place in our mind or create a feeling we didn’t have just moments before. Music can bring us peace, and touch our spirits like nothing else can. That's the beauty of music; it can simply carry us away.”

On her third album, Carried Away, Faber musically captures a wide variety of emotions, images and moments inspired by people, places and even different times of the day. The music on this recording, and from her previous CDs Measures of Grace and Rest Assured - Hymns on Piano, is available at CDbaby.com, Amazon.com and a wide variety of on-line digital download sales sites such as iTunes, Rhapsody and eMusic. More information about Faber is at her website (jancefaberpiano.com).
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NEW CD Reflections by Kelly Andrew

Kelly Andrew is an accomplished musical artist, composer, pianist, producer, and sound engineer diversified but mainly in both the Contemporary Instrumental and Trance genres.

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CHUCK CAPE ~ In The Spirit of Christmas

A Wonderful contemporary interpretation of classic Christmas songs and carols. Chuck Cape writes: Like the little tree on the cover that is similar to, but not exactly like all the other trees, so goes this collection of carols. One might even say that the little tree with the green lights is “In The Spirit Of A Tree”. That is, it has the same essence as a tree, but is different enough to stand apart from the rest of the forest. That thought was the inspiration for this collection.
Each carol in this collection, while in the spirit of the tunes on which they are based, often deviate from the original form and go to some very unusual places. From memories of Christmas mornings with my girls (“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”), to my own ‘Christmas mornings’ growing up (“The First Noel”), from the view of a snowy mountain scene (“For The Beauty Of The Earth”) to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at their annual Christmas concert (“O Come All Ye Faithful”), all of these arrangements were inspired by scenes from my Christmas seasons past.
And of course, the originals were also inspired by real events in my life and are, somehow, related to Christmas. From the first Christmas after my Mom passed away (“The Remembrance Carol”) to trips home for the Holidays (“A Christmas Homecoming” and “The Long Journey Home”) to the numerous Candlelight services I’ve attended (“A Winter’s Hymn”), each of these songs represent a part of my heritage.

Steven C ~ On Christmas Night

On Christmas Night features Steven C's trademark piano arrangements of the most beloved Christmas music. Subtle percussion, bass, keyboards and vocal textures complete this sound tapestry, however aside from his talent, Steven's 9 foot Bosendorfer Grand piano is the shining star!

Minnesota Public Radio: One of the biggest dreams and challenges for any artist is to to make a living from their art alone, and relatively few succeed. St. Paul musician Steven Anderson, or Steven C., as his stage name goes, is an exception. Anderson has built a thriving behind-the-scenes career in the "New Age" music industry as a producer and pianist. Now he's stepping out of the shadows with a new CD....More

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Evan Wish CD Forget-Me-Not, Blue

Forget-Me-Not, Blue is a superb rendering of piano with strings that can be listened to anywhere at any time. One does not have to be in any particular mood to appreciate its elegance and the way each song easily paints a picture in your mind's eye.


This is highly recommended for those that listen to instrumental music with the piano as the featured instrument and anyone in need of stress relief.


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GAIA by Michael Brant DeMaria

Michael Brant DeMaria, Ph.D. is an American psychologist, author, speaker and Grammy nominated recording artist....

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Gaia is the third in Grammy-nominated composer/musician Michael Brant DeMaria’s Healing Sound Project. Two years in the making, DeMaria’s multi-instrumental work takes us on a musical world tour exploring earth (Gaia) as a living presence and chronicling her awakening on down through time. DeMaria’s instruments of choice are Native American flutes, but he also performs on an impressive array of other instruments - Xiao, Shakuhachi, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, world percussion, and his own voice. Native flutes have a haunting quality to begin with, and DeMaria’s expressive playing makes this music unique and deeply emotional.