Atmospheric Piano
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Sospirando e Sospeso — Improvisation in D Dorian ♯4 & B Dorian
For this improvisation, I decided to explore the Dorian sharp 4 mode — a mode I have never explored before,… Read More
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Other, Part II — Improvisation in B Aeolian, B♭ Lydian ♯ 2 & A Phrygian Dominant
This improvisation was very experimental and a bit of a risk — it was much more freeform than usual. I… Read More
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Rhapsody in D — Improvisation in D Mixolydian ♭6 & D Aeolian, With F Major
Mixolydian & Mixolydian ♭6 Trilogy Lately I have enjoyed exploring the lyrical sweetness of the Mixolydian mode, but today I… Read More
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Intermezzo in B♭ – Improvisation in B♭ Mixolydian & G Aeolian, With E♭ Lydian
Mixolydian & Mixolydian ♭6 Trilogy This improvisation was unplanned (as is often the case) — I had a few ideas… Read More
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Displaced — Improvisation in F Mixolydian & Mixolydian ♭6, With E♭ Dorian
Mixolydian & Mixolydian ♭6 Trilogy This improvisation is part of a series of three pieces that belong together. The other… Read More
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Remnant — Improvisation in E Aeolian & D Mixolydian ♭6
Remnant unfolds in layers — ascending and descending arpeggios and broken chords, trills, and subtle modal changes between E Aeolian… Read More
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Aeolian Nocturne in G — Improvisation with G Aeolian, Dorian and Phrygian Modes
Aeolian Nocturne explores a night-like journey in miniature — a lyrical improvisation moving through G Aeolian, Dorian, and Phrygian modes.… Read More
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Orbit – Improvisation in F Aeolian, D♭ Lydian and A♭ Ionian
Here is another unplanned, unexpected improvisation — as usual, unedited and recorded in a single take. This improvisation begins with… Read More
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Mirror Tetraptych — Improvisation in C Dorian, Phrygian, Mixolydian ♭6, and A♭ major
Piano improvisation in C Dorian, C Phrygian, C Mixolydian ♭6, A♭ major, and C minor. Read More
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Triptych in B♭ – Improvisation in B♭ Mixolydian ♭6 and Dorian
This was another unplanned improvisation. I sat at the piano not knowing what would emerge. The title was something I… Read More
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Threshold in D – Piano Improvisation Through Shifting Modes
Modal Piano Improvisation through Mixolydian ♭6, Aeolian, Dorian and Major/Ionian This improvisation began, as many do, without a plan, literally… Read More
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Through Line – Improvisation in C Dorian, C Mixolydian ♭6, and C Lydian Dominant
Through Line – Modal Piano Improvisation Improvisation has become, for me, a way of expressing things that words can’t quite… Read More
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