solo piano

15 MP3 Songs
POP: Piano, JAZZ: Jazz Fusion



Details:
Seth Kaufman developed his solo piano sound in Ithaca and New Orleans. Drawing upon influences in jazz, rock, and minimalism, Kaufman's style has been said to "push the piano's limits" (Times Picayune, New Orleans).

Kaufman's works are often inspired by silent film, art, and experimental theatre productions. His recent "Plum-colored Fields" on Red Descending (1999) was inspired by the Rothko Chapel in Houston.

"Erato" was inspired by the tradition and ghosts of the old Delmonico Restaurant on the corner of St. Charles and Erato which was renovated and reopened by Emeril Lagasse.

"The Orphanage" is an excerpt from the 80 minute solo piano score Kaufman composed for the 1922 silent film Oliver Twist with Lon Chaney as Fagin which was performed live at six screenings in March 1998 in New Orleans.

Seth Kaufman is a Bosendorfer Artist and performs regularly in Boston, New Orleans, NYC and San Francisco. Compartments, his most recent project, is planned for release in January 2007.

A preview of Compartments may be heard online at www.wnyc.org/shows/newsounds/episodes/2006/11/29