BOB ABANESE
Genres: Post Bop, Hard Bop • United States

Pianist, composer, educator Bob Albanese, a native of Newark, New Jersey, is one of the most versatile voices in jazz and contemporary music on the New York scene today. His music has been received by audiences from Europe to Japan and has been described as swingin', inspired, , laced with humor, effortless and beautiful. One listener recently commented about a live solo recording from a Hawaii Public Radio performance he gave in 2002, "This recording has had a positive influence on my emotional life". The legendary pianist and composer, Clare Fischer, after hearing a solo performance Bob gave in Los Angeles in 2006, said that he thoroughly enjoyed Bob's originality, harmonic and rhythmic depth, and fluency of ideas. The Kansas City Star wrote of Albanese in performance with a formidable jazz orchestra, "the light fluid touch of pianist Bob Albanese, who deserved more solo space, was outstanding and notable". Equally read more...