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Catherine Smet, a pianist to discover!

"Playing solo on the piano constitutes the ABA in classical and contemporary music. In jazz, not all pianists have tried it. Personally, if I do not like Ahmad Jamal in a trio, I have seen him solo in Flagey and he was dazzling there, to the extent of his reputation. Likewise for Jarrett and Petrucciani, if in trio or quartet, they leave me indifferent, solo, I revere them. A jazzman like McCoy Tyner is as fabulous in a group as he is. solo piano, and Oscar Peterson had made it a specialty, although he might not be appreciated, given his pianistic extravagance.

Catherine Smet, a Belgian pianist. For those who know her background, we can say that she is multifaceted and versatile {in the English sense of the term}. After solid classical studies in Antwerp and Brussels, jazz lessons given by big names on the Belgian scene, stays in Buenos Aires and Cuba, we saw and heard her in free, mainstream jazz (cf. 'Solar Conversations' album), alternative rock (group Moving Tones), and Latin music which serves as the basis of what she likes and plays most often (in Tango 02 sextet or in Rueda Libre groups, Cantango or Urbango.). And, always also at ease whatever the chosen musical form.

Catherine Smet is a versatile pianist, an excellent composer and designer, expressing herself intelligently and in a multifaceted way through music mainly of South American essence, to be discovered or rediscovered. Everything is very good. I pin it in absolute highlights Claudinha, Ilusiones, Carioca, Madrugada de Otoño and Milonga de la Colorada. The other tracks on the record are by the way not trivial, far from it! The quality of the piano and the recording are second to none. "Roland Binet

29/08
2020
17:00

Catherine Smet solo piano

Catherine Smet, piano

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Catherine Smet solo piano

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