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A Single Noon

Track List:

  1. A Single Noon

  2. Broken Sentences

  3. Night

  4. Straphanger's Lurch

  5. Found

  6. Espresso Nirvana

  7. Giants

  8. Things to Come

  9. Here Now

all music composed and performed by Gregg Kallor

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 creates a seamless blend of music that eliminates the idea of genre.

Broken Sentences

88 pianos. 5 boroughs. 1 crazy idea.

Espresso Nirvana

an ode to caffeine

Found

live at SubCulture

“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.”
— Fred Hersch
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Time Out New York

"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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          The Cross-Eyed Pianist 

"The entire album resonates with the contrasting energies and vibes of the city, from the sun breaking over the park in the morning, to subway journeys and sidewalk strolls, caffeine-fueled conversations, and mellow evenings. Played with technical assurance, dramatic flair and sensitively nuanced shadings, Kallor subtly blurs the edges between improvisation and composed sections, classical and jazz, to provide a haunting and vivid portrait of "a life in the day" of the buzzing metropolis."

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All About Jazz

"Kallor's compositions and his touch are absolutely exquisite. The word "refinement" keeps coming to mind, and it is a refinement touched with imagination, verve and vision. Gregg Kallor, with this New York suite, A Single Noon, has crafted a compelling and beautiful work of art."

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Classical Net

"[A SINGLE NOON] is a thoroughly inspired creation. The more I listen... the more I sense that Kallor is a rare talent."

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Jazz Times

"Gregg Kallor is one of the bright stars on the horizon. Both his versatility as player and genius as composer are enough to get sophisticated music enthusiasts salivating for more."

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Downtown Magazine

"[A Single Noon] achieves a passionate urgency coupled with unexpected moments of peace, a true emulation of the fast-paced lifestyle New Yorkers lead. His tracks "Espresso Nirvana" and "Things to Come" are perfect examples, revealing Kallor's appetite for quickness while also showing off his flawless technique."