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Julian Waterfall Pollack Trio
“… TO ME, FEELING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MUSIC. THIS IS WHY MUSIC EXISTS …”
…says someone who should know. Having just turned 25, the pianist and composer is regarded as one of the great up-and-coming talents on the American jazz scene. Marian McPartland, the legendary pianist, saw it coming in 2006 after she had invited Pollack to appear on her celebrated radio programme, NPR’s Piano Jazz. She was bowled over by his masterly, emotive playing. “A wonderful new player on the jazz scene,” raved the grand old lady of the piano - even then.
Now, seven years on, Julian Pollack, together with the bass player Noah Garabedian and the drummer Evan Hughes, presents his second album.
Julian Waterfall Pollack gets known in the US as extraordinary pianist, composer and arranger. Studying his timeline of musical life you don't wonder why. His new Album „Waves Of Oblivion“ was released in 2013 by german jazz and classic record label „Berthold Records“. The listener can expect all original compositions including a fantastic, intense interpretation of the evergreen Amazing Grace.
Prodigy is a well-worn term, but it certainly applies to Julian Pollack. His mother a concert pianist, his father an orchestral conductor – were parents who took care of the early musical education of their offspring. They introduced him to jazz, classical music and the pop gems of the Beatles. At the tender age of five his mother gave him his first piano lessons and it did not take long before he could play technically complex classical compositions with uncanny ease. His role models were Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Duke Ellington – all three of them masters of the keyboard and great arrangers.
In 2006 – having just graduated from Berkeley High School – Pollack risked taking the big step: moving from the Bay Area to the jazz metropolis of the world – New York City. There he studied piano and composition at New York University and soon became involved in the local jazz scene. His mentors included the likes of Kenny Werner, Brad Mehldau, John Scofield and many others. By the time Pollack graduated from NYU with a Master’s Degree in piano and composition, he had performed in numerous legendary Jazz clubs such as The Blue Note, Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, and The Village Vanguard.
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How does Pollack make his piano playing sound so mature and give his compositions such emotional depth? “There is no formula that we use,” he says, “we just stay true to ourselves. It works out as long as we play what we want to hear.” Should Pollack and his fellow-musicians continue along their unflinching path – much will be heard from them.
Noah Garabedian – bass I Julian Waterfall Pollack – piano I Evan Hughes – drums
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