Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is joined by singer-songwriter Tift Merritt on the album NIGHT,
a great collaboration that incorporates folk, rock and classical styles. The album combines new songs written especially for the duo by Brad Mehldau and Patty Griffin, as well as Merritt’s own songs and classical selections. Merritt & Dinnerstein are launching a tour for the album - see their websites for details.
Of
the process of creating this work together, Merritt says, “We were
coming from completely different directions...We both felt very exposed
and vulnerable but in very opposite ways and places. But we really
challenged each other and pulled new places out of each other. And that
risk, ultimately, was really exciting.”
Dinnerstein
adds, “This album has been about pushing our creative boundaries....I love the idea
that a song by Billie Holiday can speak to a song by Purcell, and that
each one can influence the way we hear the other.”
I loved this album. I have very eclectic tastes, as does my husband - both of us are classically trained, but appreciate folk, jazz, and much more. So I enjoy tastefully done crossover and blended albums, and this was no exception.
About Tift Merritt:
The New Yorker
has called Tift Merritt “the bearer of a proud tradition of distaff
country soul that reaches back to artists like Dusty Springfield and
Bobbie Gentry,” a standard upholding that got underway in earnest with Bramble Rose, the 2002 solo debut that put her on the Americana map forever.
About Simone Dinnerstein:
American
pianist Simone Dinnerstein is a searching and inventive artist
motivated by a desire to find the musical core of every work she
approaches. The New York-based pianist gained an
international following because of the remarkable success of her
recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, released in 2007.
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