 New release: "NY Trios Vol 3 Night Whispers" with Drew Gress and Bill Stewart
"The piano whisperer." "A true master of enchantment...This CD proves anew that Marc Copland is one of the most important pianists of our time." /Rondo (Germany)
"A modern
masterpiece...Not since Bill
Evans has a pianist so thoroughly exposed himself through his music.
Every understated note or chord is full to the brim with unspoken emotion.
His music is dynamic without exhibitionism or brashness. It builds from some
deep and hidden source that allows him to express himself so beautifully."
"You will be blown away... I cannot say enough here about the musicianship captured on this recording....Copland is just an astonishingly talented player and a musician in every sense of the word. This trio is endlessly creative and original."/bass musician magazine (USA) "When Marc Copland plays, your hair lifts off of your arms!! One of jazz piano's hidden treasures, a true master of our beloved art form." /Cabaretexchange.com "Spontaneous, tasteful, goal-driven and now in his prime, Marc Copland’s work has grown to the point where he is one of the leading jazz pianists of his generation." /jazzreview.com (USA) "A watershed, a career milestone...it would be almost criminal were this group to be but a one-time affair. "/AAJ.com 2009 "Very modern, timeless, respectful, mysterious, impressionist...has revived the piano trio, and with Night Whispers created another masterpiece."/Jazz Podium (Germany) "The most exciting and versatile contemporary jazz pianist...."/Jazzzeit (Austria) "It’s jazz at its absolute finest."/jazzreview.com "His harmonic ingenuity is amazing....Copland is rightly considered one of the most important jazz pianists of the decade.."/Dresden Morning Post (Germany) "An introverted genius, intuition leads him everywhere...a highly sensitive musician, a totally independent harmonic concept. Despite previous great recordings with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian, the current trio with Bill Stewart and Drew Gress seems to be his ultimate dream team--the three work together perfectly."/Jazz Thing (Germany) "I don't know about you, but I love the unexpected. Taking a musical masterpiece to places previously unkown is the sign of someone unsatisfied with playing by rote. Copland and his New York Trio take this music out for a long and rewarding walk. I suggest you tag along."/jazz.com (USA) "This multifaceted album proves that Copland is rightly considered one of the most important jazz pianists of this decade."/Jazz Zeitung (Germany) "Five stars....Copland, Gress and Stewart are masters of fine nuances." /Concerto (Germany) "finds him at another career high point... contemporary and deeply personal"/AAJ.com 2008 Marc Copland is a Wild West pioneer quietly redefining jazz piano and the art of the trio on the cutting edge.." /Allaboutjazz.com,2008 "This is a pianist with a probingly original mind... full of interesting twists and turns yet flowing as incessantly onward as the jazz piano trio tradition itself—which Marc Copland continues to enrich with each new release."/jazz.com 2008 "Copland is the perfect leader in every moment. His accompaniments, so complex and just as captivating as his solos, infect his personality in every second and transform him into the kind of captain who commands the crew without commanding and who runs the ship just by being there."/Cuadernos de Jazz (Spain), 2008. "A monument of impeccable sophistication, this album has what it takes to make the listings of best album of the year."/Jazz.pt,(Portugal), 2008" "Jazz the way it was meant to be...makes one realize how ordinary, how formulaic, so much of the rest of today's music has become….these guys don't need a leader." /Boston Globe (USA), 2007
"Ne cherchez
plus, l'art du trio, c'est ca. Look no further for the art of the
trio, this is it."/Jazz Magazine (Fr), 2006 " Best Acoustic Pianist of 2006." /Tribuna da Imprensa (Brasil) "La rencontre est exceptionelle, la musique miraculeuse. The
encounter is exceptional, the music miraculous."/Jazzman (Fr), 2006 "Classic, modern, timeless, heartfelt, irreverent, enigmatic, intimate, Modinha is a CD of the year---this year or any other." /Jazzearredores.blogspot.com (Portugal), 2006 "A veritable poet of the piano." |
Marc Copland "The Piano Whisperer"
RELEASES FROM 2005-2007:
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"Modinha"--NY Trios Vol 1 with Gary Peacock and Bill Stewart click here for press and booking info.
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