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Nocturnes - piano improvisations

by Chris Conway

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Time To Go 03:02

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My previous 3 piano improvisation albums had concepts of scale or a ritual involved in the performance. When recording A Full Moon Summer Night’s Dream - a single restrained spacious piece on the edge of tonality, in a candlelit ritualised atmosphere of a full moon at midnight, it was a powerful experience, and I felt i had taken that as far as I could.

I decided to simply record short pieces again, as I had done on my Glisten album 9 years ago. As then, I only recorded only 1 or 2 a day so I would arrive to the keyboard with a fresh mind. I thought of the album as a letter home, reflecting “how things are” with me, in life and musically.

I find recording these albums quite an emotional experience. I have been improvising at the piano since childhood and playing has become a largely subconscious experience with just the occasional steer from the conscious - the music seems to come from somewhere else. But I can also hear the myriad of little references, influences, and techniques gathered over these many years. I can hear “how things are” with me in ways I am not conscious of, but I’m still not sure where all this music comes from.

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released May 5, 2019

Chris Conway - piano

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Chris Conway Leicester

Chris Conway is a superlative jazz pianist.
Modern, atmospheric ECM, blues, Latin and other styles mix, match & alternate.

He also is a wonderful jazz singer and writer of jazz songs.

In jazz he has worked with Guy Barker, Andy Sheppard, Stan Sulzman, Martin Speake and the legendary Finnish sax player Sakari Kukko (leader of Piirpauke band) amongst others.
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