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New Albums from Top-Drawer Vocalists Andrea Wolper and Roxana Amed

Two accomplished female vocalists, Andrea Wolper and Roxana Amed, backed by superlative musicians, each have a new album in which they address the pleasures and pains of being human.

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Diane Moser’s ‘Birdsongs’ Takes Flight

Anton Denner, Ken Filiano, Diane Moser

A 2008 residency at the MacDowell Colony, an artist retreat, in New Hampshire put pianist/composer Diane Moser in touch with avian composers with whom she engaged in a musical give-and-take, responding on the piano to their birdsongs in back-and-forth improvisations that she recorded. In the evening, she’d transcribe these sessions, and over the years, she has performed these tunes in a wide variety of styles, from acoustic to electronic, solo piano to big band. Since 2013, she has been playing them in a trio setting with Anton Denner (flute, piccolo) and Ken Filiano (bass). Birdsongs, her latest release, features performances from this remarkably synched trio and on solo piano that carry the invigorating scent of the New England woodlands.

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