Solomon Cannizzaro Duo
On Sunday, I performed with vibraphonist Nicola Cannizzaro in a new duo collaboration. Nic is a percussionist and timpanist with whom I have played in various orchestras for ten years or more, but it was the first time we performed as a duo. The program featured some of my compositions, …
Dave Bryant and friends – “The Garden of Equilibria”
Dave Bryant and friends – a special edition with two saxophones, two drummers-percussionists, bass, cello – and me! You have to hear it to believe it. I’m lucky to have been asked to contribute to this very large ensemble. Saturday, September 26 at 8:00$10 suggested donationHarvard-Epworth United Methodist Church1555 Massachusetts …
Atlantic Canada Suzuki Institute 2015
This past week, I attended the Atlantic Canada Suzuki Institute in St. John’s, Newfoundland, as both visiting faculty and teacher trainee. In my seminars with Paule Barsalou, we talked a lot about body mapping, the technique taught by Jennifer Johnson. I was especially impressed by Paule’s ability to make big changes …
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Back in January weekend we teamed up with percussionist Regan Gibson to record my song “Brass Berries” for the Tiny Desk Concert Contest. This is an original song that we’ve been playing for a while, but it’s much more fresh with percussion. Thanks to Regan and also to Marc Raila …
Dave Bryant and Friends
Join me on another Monday night for Dave Bryant and Friends at Outpost 186 in Cambridge. Dave is a true mad scientist of the keyboard and has to be heard to be believed. With Dave Bryant, keyboard, Jeff Song, cello, and Jacob William, bass.
Gabriel Solomon Quintet
I was fortunate to be joined by an outstanding group of musicians for my performance on Winchester Community Music School’s 2014-2015 Faculty Recital Series. We performed a range of music, from traditional Balkan dance music to jazz standards, songs from John Zorn’s Masada songbook, and original compositions by myself, Tev …
Suzuki:MA Festival 2015
On Sunday, I had eight of my students, including four from the Winchester Community Music School Suzuki Program, attend this year’s MA Suzuki festival. It was a long day, but a very exciting one, with fiddler Brian Wicklund and many Suzuki clinicians including master teacher Teri Einfeld. Thanks to all the …
Mendenhall Benefit Concert 2015
I will be performing with musicians from the Waldorf School of Lexington this Saturday March 7 at 7:00 at our annual Mendenhall Benefit Concert. This concert is the single fundraiser for the school’s music scholarship, which provides funding for private music lessons, and commemorates former music director Robert Mendenhall. The …