The Sky Remains by Josh Nelson

Josh Nelson

The Sky Remains

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558274121
Catnr: ORIGIN 82741
Release date: 03 November 2017
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Origin Records

UPC
0805558274121

Catalogue number
ORIGIN 82741

Release date
03 November 2017

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Josh Nelson's series of interactive multi-media projects over the last several years have focused on space (2015's "Exploring Mars") and science fiction ephemera (2011's "Discoveries"). The latest manifestation of "The Discovery Project" comes back to earth with "The Sky Remains," Josh's love letter to Los Angeles, where he was born and raised. Avoiding the many cliches surrounding its culture, Josh presents stories that reveal a fascinating history, from forgotten architecture and landmarks that shaped daily living, to the abundant wealth of creative and inspired individuals who have flocked to and defined life in LA over the last century. With vocalists Kathleen Grace & Lillian Sengpiehl and a stellar ensemble featuring guitarist Anthony Wilson, Josh's thoughtful musical framing of its ongoing story adds another chapter to Los Angeles' cultural anthology. "Too often we tear down and forget to make way for a re-imagined tomorrow, but the sky remains the same."

Josh Nelsons interaktive Multimediaprojekte der letzten Jahre konzentrierten sich auf den Weltraum (2015er "Exploring Mars") und Science-Fiction (2011er "Discoveries"). Die jüngste Manifestation von "The Discovery Project" kehrt mit "The Sky Remains", Joshs Liebesgabe an Los Angeles, wo er geboren und aufgewachsen ist, auf die Erde zurück. Josh vermeidet die vielen Klischees, die seine Kultur umgeben und präsentiert Geschichten, die eine faszinierende Historie offenbaren: von vergessener Architektur und Sehenswürdigkeiten, die das tägliche Leben prägten bis hin zum Reichtum an kreativen und inspirierenden Persönlichkeiten, die im Laufe des letzten Jahrhunderts nach LA hereinströmten und das Leben definiert haben. Mit den Sängerinnen Kathleen Grace & Lillian Sengpiehl und einem herausragenden Ensemble um den Gitarristen Anthony Wilson fügt Josh's durchdachtes musikalisches Konzept seiner aktuellen Geschichte der kulturellen Anthologie von Los Angeles ein weiteres Kapitel hinzu. "Wir lassen uns zu oft niederdrücken und vergessen, Platz zu machen für eine neue Vorstellung vom Morgen, aber der Himmel bleibt derselbe."

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Josh Nelson (piano)

Born and raised in Southern California, Josh Nelson maintains an active schedule as a pianist, composer, touring and recording artist, and educator. Josh has recorded on countless albums, films, and television, but also focuses on his own projects: Anticipation (2004), Let it Go (2007), and I Hear a Rhapsody (2009). Discoveries (2011) signaled a change in artistic direction with the unvieiling of "The Discvoery Project", an exploration into the world of live music with interactive visual multi-media components. His new album Exploring Mars (2015) ventures to the Red Planet. At 36 years old, he has already performed with some of the most respected names in jazz, including Natalie Cole, Anthony Wilson, Benny Golson, Sheila Jordan, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Richard Galliano, Dave Koz, Seamus Blake, Matt Wilson, Sara Gazarek, Grace Kelly, Jack Sheldon, Tom Scott, and Peter Erskine. Josh studied with pianist Cecilia Coleman at Long Beach State. Josh's compositions and performances have earned him many awards, scholarships, and accolades over the years, some of which include the Louis Armstrong Award, the John Philip Sousa Award, and as a semi-finalist in the prestigious 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.

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