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I"ll be teaching at the Berklee Percussion Festival 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts from June 23-27. The curriculum will include clinics, concerts, classes and ensembles for mallet players, drummers and percussionists. As part of Percussion Week, I'll be performing music from Depth of Emotion along with flautist Matt Marvuglio, bassist Bruno Raberg, drummer Mark Walker and myself on vibes and piano. The concert will take place on Tuesday, June 24th in the David Friend Music Hall (921 Boylston Street) from 7-8. Admission is free. _________________________________________________________
I now have a MySpace page that showcases some tracks from the new recording Depth of Emotion, a photo slideshow, relevant professional links and biographical information. Please feel free to visit the page at:
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The recording Depth of Emotion featuring Dave Liebman and myself has been receiving good airplay and some nice reviews. The recording features primarily my originals that I wrote for the session as well as my reharmonized versions of "Moon River" and "Green Dolphin Street". The CD's lead track, "The Last Goodbye" was written in honor of legendary jazz educator and trumpeter Herb Pomeroy who recently passed away. For more information, MP3s and a list of online retailers and download sites, please go here.
Depth of Emotion has been shipped to jazz trade magazines, jazz critics, internet sites and radio stations throughout the U.S., Europe, South America and Japan as part of a promotional campaign supervised by World Improvised Music. Press and radio station inquiries should be directed to Ed Saindon at edsaindon@comcast.net
Here is some more information from the liner notes:
Depth in Emotion features the blend of Dave Liebman’s soprano along with Ed Saindon’s vibes, piano and marimba. The quartet’s focus is on group dialogue, improvisation, and spontaneity played with an extreme dynamic range. The repertoire focuses on original compositions that evoke a wide range of emotions for the listener. The music can best be described as contemporary jazz that ranges from delicate lyricism to intense, virtuosic displays played with abandon.
“The aspect of this recording that impressed me the most is the incredible uniformity of the compositions; yet within each tune, there are different sets of musical challenges especially in the harmonic realm. The combination of the vibes with the soprano is a lovely texture that I had never before explored. Ed’s music is very listenable, and at the same time quite sophisticated.” Dave Liebman
REVIEWS:
ejazznews distritojazz.com (Spain) VortexJazz (UK)
All Music Guide The Northern Echo (UK) JazzChicago.Net
Depth of Emotion was pick of the week on the show Jazz Jury, broadcast by The Jazz, UK's leading jazz radio station. The panelists included former Yes drummer and Earthworks leader Biil Bruford.
JazzJury - Depth of Emotion pick of the week
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Advance Music out of Germany
recently released my new book Rhythmic
Exploration in Rhythm, Rhythmic Phrasing in Improvisation
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I am currently testing out a prototype mallet for my signature mallet that will be manufactured and distributed by Vic Firth. Once the design is approved, the mallets will be available through Vic Firth. Vic Firth recently created an artist page featuring videos from my PASIC 2006 clinic as well as soundclips from the CD Key Play which features pianist Kenny Werner and myself on vibraphone. To check it out, please go to this link:
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Additional videos have been added to my YouTube page. Among the videos that have been added include: footage from a Berklee concert that featured Herb Pomeroy, Mick Goodrick, David Clark and myself. 8 clips of standards with pianist Dick Whittington and myself on vibes from a concert in 2006 at the JazzSchool in Berkeley, Californina. A recent Berklee Performance Center concert featuring music from Depth of Emotion. Here's the link to check out the videos:
http://www.youtube.com/edsaindon
I'm working on a recording with clarinetist Harry Skoler along with
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The February issue of the Percussive Arts Society magazine Percussive Notes features my article "The Art of Composition" which discusses the process and elements of composition. Also included in the article is my composition "The Last Goodbye", the lead track from Depth of Emotion.
The February issue of Berklee Today features an article I wrote titled "Got Rhythm?" based on my book Exploration in Rhythm, Volume 1, Rhythmic Phrasing in Improvisaton published by Advanced Music.
Both articles, as well as many of my other previous articles published in Percussive Notes, can be viewed here.
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10 of my original compositions are now available for download in a PDF format. The compositions are from Key Play with Kenny Werner and Depth of Emotion with Dave Liebman. To view the list of compositions available for download, please go here.
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