“This disc features jazzy, lyrical, bluesy musical moments captured spontaneously in live concert recording.”
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PRAISE FOR AN IMPROVISATIONAL JOURNEY
“What pianist and spontaneous composer Steven Schoenberg does in his own ‘interactive’ An Improvisational Journey, is start a piece with an eye blink, a deep breath, and a long, integral, creative exhalation with a beginning, a middle and an end.”
“Mixing cerebral, near-classical passages with forays into Broadway, jazz, blues and boogie, Schoenberg never stops thinking, as one idea swiftly leads him to another.”
“Live performances always have a life of their own, an aura of awe or waves of raw energy. In my experience so far, that’s hard to capture on CD or DVD. But, it was accomplished for me on Steven Schoenberg’s release, Live: An Improvisational Journey. These songs, all improvised in concert, still feel as if they are coming to life for the first time no matter how many times you listen to them.”
“He dodges. He weaves. He’s playful. He’s dissonant. He evokes a range of American piano music and pianists, from Fess to Fats. He plays stride. He plays blues…”
“Schoenberg remembers the grace of timing, rhythm, and most of all melody. He can go off on a tangent without forgetting a song’s underlying theme. Schoenberg may have entered this concert not knowing where he was going, but he packed the essentials for the journey.”
“Steven Schoenberg gives you everything you ask for in a solo, improvisational jazz piano album – music with passion, fury, creativity, imagination, and heart.”