Pianist/Composer Yelena Eckemoff Presses Forward with Her Bold, Conceptual Vision of Jazz on "Lonely Man and His Fish," Due April 28
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RICHMOND, Calif., March 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff's body of elaborate, ambitious jazz concept albums reaches a new virtuosic summit with "Lonely Man and His Fish," to be released April 28 on her own L&H Production label. A double-CD set, the album is also a long-form parable, a story of deep affection between a human and his beloved pet. An all-star lineup—cornetist Kirk Knuffke, flutist Masaru Koga, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Eric Harland—helps Eckemoff breathe life into the tale.
Key Points:
- A double-CD set, the album is also a long-form parable, a story of deep affection between a human and his beloved pet.
- An all-star lineup—cornetist Kirk Knuffke, flutist Masaru Koga, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Eric Harland—helps Eckemoff breathe life into the tale.
- Eckemoff, who is an artist and poet as well as a pianist and composer, typically creates imagery and text to augment her programmatic music.
- Her unique, sophisticated, and highly expressive music continues to draw support and creative energy from the finest musicians in the world.