ALL ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS, EXCEPT BACH KEYBOARD CONCERTO and SCHUMANN NOVELETTEN. Cease To Resist: Exist & Losing You featuring: George Marsh (d); Alone Together: Miles Wick (b), Bryan Bowman (d); Blood Work, as a part of special tribute concert to Mel Graves, featuring: Bob Afifi (flt), Matt Rothstein (t.sax), Miles Wick (b), Alex Aspinall (d); The Neighbor is a setting of a Rilke poem for soprano, violin, piano featuring Christa Durand, Aaron Fidler and Lemish accordingly; Pity the Planet is a setting of a Robert Lowell poem for SATB featuring: Christa Durand, Amy Row, Devan Paddock and Paul Ammerman;
Influences
I'm grateful to all of my teachers past and present. Israel days: Danny Pasternak, Itay Shuv-Ami, Opher Brayer, Avner Dorman and Yonatan Bar-Yohosafat. In California: W.A. Mathieu, George Marsh, Will Johnson, Mel Graves and Marilyn Thompson. Also ,thank you to all of the terrific musicians I have been fortunate enough to collaborate with. They consistently inform and deepen my musicianship. Beyond this, the list of artistic, intellectual influences is too elaborate to list here.
American-Israeli pianist and composer Noam Lemish (b.1982) began his classical and jazz studies in Israel. Following his high school studies, he settled in Sonoma County, California where he has quickly become one of the leading young jazz pianists in the Bay Area. A graduate of Sonoma State University, Lemish has appeared in countless performances across the San Francisco Bay Area, Israel and beyond. Lemish has performed with such musicians as: John Handy, Billy Hart, James Newton, Julian Lage, George Marsh, Mel Graves, Dayna Stephens, Babatunde Lea, Mel Martin, Shea Breaux Wells and many others. He appears on Shea Breaux Wells' debut album, "Piece Of The Light" (2006). In addition to his original projects and work as a sideman, Lemish has also toured with The San Francisco Mime Troupe (2003) and has composed music for theater and dance productions, most notably: UBU RULES! (2005) and Verlaine: Muse and Music Maker (2005). Lemish is currently partnering up with percussionist George Marsh on a duo project featuring original compositions and improvisations.
Noam thanks so much for coming, it was great seeing you there. Your pieces are absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to play with you, already thinking about ideas!
Finally! Bloodwork still in the lead for my favorite - with Max in close second... Pat, Breaux & her daughter & gf are coming tomorrow...what about Sunday?
I talked to Lilly from Art and Soul music earlier today, and she said her husband Benjie will be calling you soon, hopefully offering you some students.
it was cool to see you at the black cat, hope we hang out soon!
I just received your new cd in the mail yesterday! It's fantastic - the music is so accessible. The Seattle NPR station plays a lot of new jazz cds and promotes them. Have you thought about seeing how you can get your cd on a station like that? It's much more interesting than most of the selections I have heard so far up here. How have sales been doing?
