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HAMBONE Apr 15 2013 at 11:55 AM	I had the opportunity to see this amazing pianist last Friday night for the second time and was totally blown away. He played mostly from his new cd Breakthrough with Mike Pope on bass and Ari Hoenig on drums. His command of the keys and ability to change styles mid-stream is spectacular. If you get a chance to see him live, do it and you won’t regret it. Review :http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=468941
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thehague Apr 25 2013 at 3:37 PM	ED can be compared to Hiromi. The difference is: she plays music, he plays notes.
hman01 Apr 24 2013 at 2:27 PM	I don’t think there’s anything wrong with comparing Eldar and Keith at age 26.But,I could do without the moaning.I do like a lot of what Keith does,but I find the moaning more distracting than the occasional cough from the audience.
rose selavy Apr 23 2013 at 11:06 PM	franksexton, why isn’t it fair to compare 26 year-old Eldar to 26 year-old Jarrett?
HAMBONE Apr 23 2013 at 9:33 PM	I’m not comparing him to anyone either,least of all Jarrett. And I don’t hear "filler or fillgree". I hear wonderful playing and beautiful music. All I can say is, if you haven’t heard him, listen for yourself and draw your own conclusion.
franksexton Apr 23 2013 at 9:35 AM	I have his album "Eldar Live at the Blue Note" , which is a trio of covers (Roy Hargrove is on one song also). Good playing on this one. My wife liked him when he was a kid. I don’t think it fair comparing him to Keith Jarrett.
rose selavy Apr 22 2013 at 9:31 PM	HAMBONE, I agree it’s only "too many notes" when the music loses its integrity, substance, or inspiration. As tremendous a technique as Eldar has, or Oscar or Tatum for that matter, I hear a lot of filler and filigree. As opposed to someone like Keith Jarrett, who obviously has an equally tremendous technical facility but it’s almost always in service of integrity, substance, and inspiration. Eldar is 26 now, and for sure he can really play the instrument. But compare to Jarrett’s album Facing You, recorded when he was about 26; a far greater level of artistic maturity is clearly evident.
rose selavy Apr 22 2013 at 9:15 PM	Hey, jnyutah, are you saying Ahmad is somehow related to Eldar? Or are you just talking about the metaphorical "family tree" of all jazz pianists?
jnyutah Apr 19 2013 at 8:59 PM	very cool, i would recommend to check out ahmad jamal if you want to hear a part of the family tree
HAMBONE Apr 19 2013 at 12:48 PM	It’s only too many notes if the music loses it’s integrity. That’s not the case here with Eldar, nor was it with Fats Waller or Oscar Peterson
rose selavy Apr 18 2013 at 1:56 PM	As Emperor Joseph said to Mozart: "Too many notes."
hman01 Apr 18 2013 at 8:49 AM	I sampled him on itunes and all I can say is....Dang!
roxanneivey Apr 17 2013 at 8:27 PM	I had the honor of performing in the same program as Eldar over a decade ago at Unity Village. At the age of 13, he was already a wonder, so I can only imagine how much he has grown as a musician since then. Mike Metheny featured him in an issue of "JAM" that same year, so for anyone interested in Eldar’s back story, this article is a great read. http://www.kcjazzambassadors.com/issues/2001-08/eldar.html
HAMBONE Apr 17 2013 at 12:43 PM	Rose, if he was he’d be a billionaire by the time he was 30!Lightning-fast doesn’t even come close to describing him.
rose selavy Apr 17 2013 at 12:17 PM	Wow, is the dude getting paid by the note?
HAMBONE Apr 16 2013 at 11:54 AM	I see from his website he doesn’t have a lot scheduled right now. But from talking to him after the show he will be touring the US more towards the end of the year. Look for him if he comes your way, you’ll be glad you did!
tiny_tim Apr 16 2013 at 1:17 AM	Why I love this site. So many excellent musical heads ups.
marshall Apr 15 2013 at 7:13 PM	This guy is only 26! Holy cow. Check out Breakthrough here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4VZLnsUrow&hd=1
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