Label: ACT music
Format: CD
Barcode: 0614427983923
Catalog number: ACT 98392
Releasedate: 05-05-17
Format: CD
Barcode: 0614427983923
Releasedate: 05-05-17
- ACT Jubilee Release
- On May 23rd Richie Beirach is 70
- Both men share the imperative to combine the European classical canon with modern jazz
When it comes to jazz musicians improving with age, the pianist Richie Beirach is a perfect example. With the release of “Live at Birdland New York” the pianist-composer is celebrating his 70th birthday, and demonstrates he’s still at the top of his game alongside his congenial partner of two decades, the Stuttgart-born, New York based violinist Gregor Huebner. Another birthday boy, Huebner is also celebrating a milestone, reaching half a century on May 23, the exact same day as Beirach. As a tribute, Munich-based jazz label ACT releases an album featuring highlights recorded in 2012 from their decade long annual week’s “live” residence at the illustrious Birdland in New York, in which they are joined by the high caliber lineup of bassist George Mraz, trumpeter Randy Brecker, and drummer Billy Hart. It’s through the development of their own uniquely imaginative version of ‘third stream,’ the absorption of elements of the European ‘classical’ music tra