As a pianist, Fazil Say has effectively straddled the worlds of classical music and jazz with successful releases of music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Ravel, and Bartók under his belt, as well as frequent appearances at major international jazz festivals. As a composer, Say has had numerous performances and commissions by prestigious orchestras to establish his credibility in the classical world, but the character and style of his own music is far more slanted to jazz than classical. He cites Bartók and Stravinsky as ...
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As a pianist, Fazil Say has effectively straddled the worlds of classical music and jazz with successful releases of music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Ravel, and Bartók under his belt, as well as frequent appearances at major international jazz festivals. As a composer, Say has had numerous performances and commissions by prestigious orchestras to establish his credibility in the classical world, but the character and style of his own music is far more slanted to jazz than classical. He cites Bartók and Stravinsky as significant influences, and it's easy to hear that in his fluency with modern techniques, but the sound of the music itself is often closer to Art Tatum (or Turkish and Middle Eastern folk traditions and popular song) than to the classical side. The piano solos like Black Earth and Paganini Variations and the chamber pieces like the Sonata for violin and piano and Dervish in Manhattan have a fluidity that makes them sound like the transcriptions of improvisations. Say puts a distinctive...
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