{"id":1584,"date":"2015-05-19T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T07:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/folkwaves\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2015-05-19T08:14:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T07:14:03","slug":"stephen-j-wood-by-stephen-j-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/folkwaves\/stephen-j-wood-by-stephen-j-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Gathering for Piano by Stephen J. Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scottish-Gathering-for-Piano\"Skye Boat Song is the first single taken from composer-pianist Stephen J. Wood\u2019s stunning CD album \u2018Scottish Gathering for Piano\u2019 released this Spring (Eklectica Records). A frequent visitor to family and friends in the Western Isles and Scotland over many years, Stephen J. Wood has drawn his inspiration for this album from live traditional musicians and archived collections, adding his unique twist of jazz and contemporary classical to create a musical \u2018gathering\u2019 of sophisticated and smooth jazz arrangements.<\/p>\n

His fresh and enchanting arrangement of this traditional gem is typical of his \u2018Third Stream\u2019 approach to music writing – an approach which has led to several commissions by young Scottish traditional and classical pianists, listing as SQA performance repertoire and top prizes in the Royal National M\u00f2d piano competitions, as well as being performed in concerts and festivals throughout Scotland and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cSkye Boat Song is laid out with arpeggiated tactile delights that celebrate the glory of piano colour\u2026 Wood knows how to set off a melodic line so that the harmony does not interfere with the organic beauty it adorns. His work is distinctively practical and immediate\u2026 a love of pianistic beauty and elegance always shines through.\u201d (Murray McLachlan, concert pianist, author and educator)<\/p>\n

\u201cOur beautiful melodies are in safe hands with Stephen J. Wood\u2026..[the arrangements] reflect his own eclectic musical taste \u2013 but discreetly and always with respect,\u201d says Anne Lorne Gillies (singer, writer, broadcaster).<\/p>\n

This track makes mesmerizing listening.<\/p>\n

As a \u2018Third Stream\u2019 pianist, composer, arranger and producer, Stephen J. Wood sits stylistically, somewhere between classical and jazz, but is also well-known in Scotland as an innovative arranger of traditional Scottish and Gaelic songs and tunes for solo piano.<\/p>\n

Stephen J. Wood trained at Chetham\u2019s School of Music in Manchester, England in the late Seventies as a classical pianist, while immersing himself in the music of great jazz pianists such as Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson. He made a name for himself both as a pianist and jazz organist, performing with many UK and American artists including jazz guitar legend Jack Wilkins. Steve\u2019s work has been presented on numerous shows on BBC radio and independent radio stations such as Jazz FM.<\/p>\n

As a composer, his other work includes Sketches Books 1 and 2 (2001) and his acclaimed Hinterland album (2008) all for solo piano and available as books, CDs and downloads. Most recently he has been commissioned to write for the ABRSM piano exam syllabus. In 2008 Steve launched Eklectica Records and Eklectica Publishing and continues to teach classical and jazz piano privately in the North-West of England.<\/p>\n

Artist website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.stephenjwood.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Single title:<\/strong> Stephen J. Wood
\nAlbum title:<\/strong> Scottish Gathering for Piano
\nRelease Date:<\/strong> 11\/05\/2015
\nSingle artist:<\/strong> Stephen J. Wood
\nSingle duration:<\/strong> 2:21
\nRecord Label:<\/strong> Eklectica Records
\nCatalogue No:<\/strong> ERCD2
\nWriters:<\/strong> Stephen J. Wood
\nPublishers:<\/strong> Eklectica Publishing
\nExplicit?: No<\/strong><\/p>\n

Search Terms:<\/strong> Third Stream – Celtic Crossover<\/p>\n

Follow these topics: contemporary<\/a>, piano<\/a>, Releases<\/a>, Scottish songs<\/a><\/p>

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