Archive for Mike Garson
Celebrating Blues and Jazz!
15% off all in-stock titles Doug MacLeod’s Break The Chain has won a 2018 Blues Music Award for best Acoustic Album of the Year! Doug MacLeod was also nominated for Best Acoustic Artist, and Break the Chain drummer Jimi Bott earned his 19th nomination! Jazz pianists Mike Garson and Dick Hyman are busy out on the road. Mike is touring with former Bowie bandmates with music of David Bowie while NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman…
Mike Garson Keeps the Bowie Celebrations Alive
L.A. Weekly interviewed pianist Mike Garson about his current “Celebrating Bowie” tour and his future plans to pay homage to the music of David Bowie: “Basically I just made this commitment to myself that 50 percent of my musical output moving forward would be his music,” Garson tells me by phone. He’s currently traveling with Celebrating Bowie, the 27-city tour with the departed icon’s former bandmates playing his works (at the Wiltern on Feb. 28).…
Mike Garson Featured In Upcoming David Bowie Tribute
January 8, 2017 will feature a series of performances around the world in honour of what would have been David Bowie’s 70th Birthday. The “Celebrating David Bowie” event in London will be led by Gary Oldman and former David Bowie band members, including RR artist Mike Garson!More information is available on TheGuardian.com Mike Garson in the notes for his RR recording The Bowie Variations: “When I met David, I sensed that he was an immense…
Bowie at The GRAMMYs
Rolling Stone Magazine published the news that Lady Gaga will pay tribute to the late David Bowie by performing of a medley of his songs at The Grammys on Monday. But this isn’t the only Bowie tribute featured in Rolling Stone recently, RR artist and longtime David Bowie pianist Mike Garson also talked about working with David Bowie and his music in a Rolling Stone fantastic interview. Shortly after the interview was published, Mike Garson…
Mike Garson Offers A New Tribute To David
Mike Garson released a Tribute to David on his RR recording The Bowie Variations in 2012. This weekend, on Periscope, he offered a new tribute to David Bowie along with memories and a rendition of the David Bowie song Space Oddity:
Remembering David Bowie
Longtime David Bowie pianist, and RR artist, Mike Garson offers his thoughts, remembrances and a photo after the news of David Bowie’s passing: My deepest condolences are with David's family – Iman, Lexi and Duncan. The music we shared through the years is eternal and so is David and another beautiful spiritual phase awaits David. My love to you all. Posted by Mike Garson – Official on Monday, January 11, 2016 The Bowie Variations Mike Garson…
New Mike Garson Biography
The first-ever biography of RR artist Mike Garson, Bowie’s Piano Man has been announced! “He’s played with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails and is an accomplished session musician, yet until now little has been written about him. Now a soon-to-be published biography uncovers the life story of Mike Garson and his musical career from New York jazz pianist to his collaboration with Bowie and beyond. Written by Clifford Slapper, himself a pianist who’s played with…
Looking Ahead to Newport this weekend
There are a lot of things to look forward to at The Home Entertainment Show in Newport Beach, CA this weekend — seeing friends, fans, music sales, finding great new equipment, and of course seeing Mike Garson performing with Tierney Sutton! Here’s a quick teaser… Mike Garson will be performing along with a jazz quintet and Tierney Sutton! When: Shows will be Friday and Saturday nights at 6:15pm and 8:30pmWhere: Hilton Hotel: Orange County Airport,…
Mike Garson at THE Show Newport
We’ve got some details about Mike Garson at The Home Entertainment Show in Newport coming at the end of the month: Mike Garson will be performing along with a jazz quintet and Tierney Sutton! When: Shows will be Friday and Saturday nights at 6:15pm and 8:30pmWhere: Hilton Hotel: Orange County Airport, 18800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, California, United States 92612 Mike Garson and Reference Recordings will be available for purchasing CDs, and Mike Garson will be…
RR and Mike Garson at THE Show: Newport!
You may have already known (or guessed) that RR will have staff on hand as an exhibitor at The Home Entertainment Show in Newport Beach, CA June 1-3, but the RR booth won’t be our only presence — we just caught wind that RR artist Mike Garson will be part of the great lineup of live jazz at the show! Just check out the 2012 T.H.E. Show lineup of entertainment: Mike Garson, Tierney Sutton, Audra…
Going Thru Vinyl Mike Garson Interview Finale
We’ve come to the finale in our Going Thru Vinyl interview series with Mike Garson. We want to thank the blog for the wonderful content and for letting us share it with you here! Listen to (part 4 of 4) – Mike Garson Sticks His Neck Out To Protect Our Country Listen to parts one, two, and three! MIKE GARSON The Bowie Variations RR-123 “Whatever Mike lends his hands to invariably becomes something magical.”–David Bowie.…
Going Thru Vinyl Mike Garson Interview Part Three!
We’re up to Part Three of Going Thru Vinyl’s Interview/Concert with Mike Garson! (Listen to parts one and two) Listen here! Follow along with this podcast series on Going Thru Vinyl! MIKE GARSON The Bowie Variations RR-123 “Whatever Mike lends his hands to invariably becomes something magical.”–David Bowie. Beginning in 1972, super-versatile pianist Mike Garson performed, toured internationally and recorded with one of the most creative figures in popular music, David Bowie. Having played the…
Part Two of Going Thru Vinyl’s Interview with Mike Garson
Last week we pointed you to GoingThruVinyl.com for their new podcast featuring Mike Garson, and we’re happy to share the second part of that lengthy interview and concert. Quite the revealing interview for Bowie fans in particular! Listen to Part Two of Going Thru Vinyl’s Mike Garson Interview! Follow along with this podcast series on Going Thru Vinyl! MIKE GARSON The Bowie Variations RR-123 “Whatever Mike lends his hands to invariably becomes something magical.”–David Bowie.…
Mike Garson With Keyboard Magazine on Improvisation
Stephen Fortner has a wonderful interview with Mike Garson on the Keyboard Magazine’s website talking about jazz, improv, The Bowie Variations and more. read through a sample of the interview here, and read the full thing on KeyboardMag.com! From Keyboard Magazine: “‘Within 20 notes we knew he was the guy,’ said David Bowie about Mike Garson in our January 2004 article. He was recounting Garson’s 1972 audition with the Spiders From Mars, which led to…
HiFi News Reviews The Bowie Variations
UK’s HiFi News published a review of Mike Garson’s The Bowie Variations in their December issue. “What will either delight or shock Bowie’s hardcore following is the way their hero’s material can sound as if it was composed by Erik Satie…there’s gorgeous sound, an exquisite recording and an intellectual challenge.” – HiFi News Get The Bowie Variations and more for 20% during our Holiday Sale when you buy two or more items! Visit ReferenceRecordings.com today…