“It took but a few impeccably shaped phrases to make it plain that Kallor is a formidably well-trained technician and a master of stylish proportion as well.”
A SINGLE NOON is a musical tableau of life in New York City that fuses the classical and jazz traditions Kallor loves into a new, deeply personal language. Weaving improvisation into the fabric of the composed music, the nine movements are evocative snapshots — moments of caffeinated bliss; embarrassing subway mishaps; the buzzing energy of a city driven by dynamic, thoughtful, talented, and slightly crazy people — that coalesce into a more complete story like an album of postcards, or memories. The 45-minute suite can be performed as a stand-alone piece, or set among a seamless blend of music that eliminates the idea of genre.
“A SINGLE NOON is the work of an extraordinary pianist, a composer of great distinction and a true conceptualist... this ambitious and unique suite takes us somewhere that is very deeply heartfelt and dazzlingly executed. This is 21st-century music that has clearly absorbed the past and looks to a bright and borderless musical future.”
“Pianist Gregg Kallor delivered exactly what I want... a compact, emotionally focused program that set notated masterworks by Brahms and Rachmaninoff alongside jazz-rooted contemporary compositions by Fred Hersch, Brad Mehldau, singer songwriter Elliot Smith, and himself.”
BROKEN SENTENCES
88 pianos. 5 boroughs. 1 crazy idea.
ALBUM LEAF/BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
a Scriabin/Simon & Garfunkel mashup
“Kallor played a Bernstein tribute titled “The Answer Is: Yes”... that showed just how fine of a pianist Kallor is.”
ESPRESSO NIRVANA
an ode to caffeine
“A pianist and composer who deftly balances modern-classical and jazz-inspired impulses in his handsomely constructed, approachable and engaging works.”
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live at SubCulture NY
