Eyran Katsenelenbogen - Piano Sessions

A woman is singing into a microphone while sitting at a piano.

Photo of Eyran Katsenelenbogen in the WUSF Studio. Photo by Jazz on Arts Axis Florida

Eyran Katsenelenbogen is a pianist who has performed throughout the world. In 2019 he released his latest solo album, titled Outstandards, with a concert tour that included venues in the U.S., Europe and Israel. Since 2020 Katsenelenbogen is a member of the Recording Academy.


Katsenelenbogen's recordings have been reviewed by jazz publications such as Jazziz, JazzTimes, Jazz Journal International and All About Jazz, which stated in its review of Eyran’s previous release: "88 Fingers is truly a virtuoso's work. Perhaps Katsenelenbogen is most in league with [Art] Tatum for this fact: he sets the bar towards which other pianists must strive."


A classically trained pianist with a jazz style, Katsenelenbogen has performed and recorded in venues such as the Iridium Jazz Club, New York; Teatro di Marcello, Rome; the Tel-Aviv Jazz & Blues Festival; Bechstein Centrum, Hamburg; Mirrors Hall, Saint Petersburg; Scullers Jazz Club, Boston; Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA; Saint Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, UK; and the Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto. Radio and TV appearances include WGBH, WERS and WHRB, USA; BBC Radio York, UK; Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA); and Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Belgium.


In addition to solo touring, Katsenelenbogen has also performed with his Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz collaboration with Russian classical pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Following performances in Germany and Russia, the American premiere of Pictures At An Exhibition: Classical Meets Jazz took place at Jordan Hall in Boston on May 24, 2009, and was released on DVD the following year.


Personnel: 

Eyran Katsenelenbogen - piano

Warren Buchholz - camera & editor

Jackson Harpe - sound

Chandler Balkcom - setup 


Set List:

1. "In a Sentimental Mood" by Duke Ellington

2. "La Fiesta" by Chick Corea

3. "How my Heart Sings" by Earl Zindars

4. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" by Jimmy McHugh


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