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Artist
Laurie Altman
12+ albums
Classicaljazzcrossoveramericangammarec
about
Composer and Pianist LAURIE ALTMAN was born and raised in New York City. He attended the Mannes College of Music in New York, majoring in composition which included studies with William Sydeman and Lester Trimble. Laurie Altman has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including the Mason Gross Fellowship, a Lincoln Center Composers Forum Award, a Woodrow Wilson Composers Residency, and a University Professors Citation of Excellence from Tufts University in Boston. He received, as well, five Composition fellowships from the New Jersey Council of the Arts, and was a panelist for the New York Council of the Arts. An Assistant Professor at Westminster Choir College/ Rider University in Princeton New Jersey for many years, Laurie Altman pursued an extensive career as a performing jazz pianist with his quintet in New York City at such places as the Blue Note, Seventh Avenue South and Soundscape, as well as clubs and festivals in Russia, Helsinki and Germany. Since moving to Switzerland in 2010, he has had two European premieres at the Musikverein in Vienna, as well as performances in Zurich. His CD On Course appeared on Albany Records, and in November 2013 saw the release of his CD Convergence, on NEOS music, followed in April of 2014 with another NEOS release, Divergence, featuring the Plattform K+K String Quartet and musicians from Wien. Laurie Altman lives with his wife, pianist and photographer Jeannine Hummel in Spiez and in Zurich. Laurie Altman is a consumm
top songs
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Come Dance With Me
792South of New Jersey
213J.B. Accordingly
194Three Miniatures for Solo Piano: As in a Dream
185A Tune for Miles Davis
176Three Miniatures for Solo Piano: After John Taverner: Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas
177Last Set Samba
168Diva’s Prelude for Solo 13 String Guitar
169Three Miniatures for Solo Piano: After Orlando di Lasso Motet: Cum essen parvalus
1610Waiting for You for Solo 13 String Guitar
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