Jazz on! Classics
A Series of Original Classical Piano Music
and
Jazz Variations / New compositions based on them
by
MICHAEL PUBLIG
Jazz on! BACH
Jazz on Bach & Schumann-Demo-Medley | (Bach/Publig)
Praeludium C-Dur (BWV 939) | (Bach)
Be-Bach-Bop (to Bud Powell) | (Publig)
Fuge c-Moll (WTK I) / Bachiana Chorando (to Alegre Corrêa & Marcelo Onofri) | (Bach)
Corrente & Praeludium c-Moll | (Bach)
Oscar´s Bach Blues (to Oscar Peterson) | (Publig)
Bourrée e-Moll | (Bach)
Bach in Paris (to Jacques Loussier) | (Publig)
Baja Flamenca (to Paco de Lucía) | (Publig)
Badinerie (aus der Orchester-Suite D-Dur, BWV 1068) | (Bach)
Keith´s Airy Introduction (to Keith Jarrett) | (Publig)
Air | (Bach)
Bossa Baroque (to Tom Jobim) | (Publig)
Cembalokonzert d-Moll (BWV 1052) / Jazz Concerto (to Chick Corea) | (Bach/Publig)
published at Doblinger; order no. 01 412. It can be ordered here:
Jazz on! SCHUMANN
Von fremden Ländern und Menschen | (Schumann)
Of Friends in my Home (Brazilian) (to Cesar Camargo Mariano) | (Publig)
Fröhlicher Landmann | (Schumann)
Swinging through the Countryside (Jazz Waltz) (to Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone) | (Publig)
Klavierquintett | (Schumann)
Blue Life (Jazz Ballad/Bebop) (to Herbie Hancock) | (Publig)
Wilder Reiter | (Schumann)
Horse Back Riding, Yesterday, in Arizona (Swing) (to Diana Krall) |
Fürchtenmachen (Kinderszenen) | (Schumann)
No tengas miedo! (Don´t Be Afraid) (Ballad/Flamenco) (to Roland Batik) | (Publig)
Klavierkonzert / Concierto Latino (Latin/Salsa) (to Michel Camilo) | (Schumann/Publig)
published at Doblinger; order no. 01 415. It can be ordered here:
Jazz on! CLASSICS
A. Vivaldi: Frühling | Primavera Brasileira (to Airto) | (Publig)
W. A. Mozart: Klavierkonzert A-Dur (KV 488) |
The Genius (to Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays) | (Publig)
La Noche del Señor Beethoven (to AstorPiazzolla) | (Publig)
J. Brahms: Klavierquintett |
Watermelon Stomp (to Dave Grusin) | (Publig)
E. Grieg: Solvejg´s Song |
Norwegian Mood (to Bill Evans) | (Publig)
E. Granados: Valses Poéticos |
Looping Waltz (to Chick Corea) | (Publig)
Poem for Scriabin (to Clare Fischer) | (Publig)
A. Scriabin: Prelude op. 11/4 |
Could be Anything (to Warren Bernhardt) | (Publig)
C. Debussy: Le petit Nègre |
Cakewalk Blues (to Art Tatum) | (Publig)
L. v. Beethoven: Rondo aus der “Pathetique” |
Salsa Classica (to Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri) | (Publig)
published at Doblinger; order no. 01 417. It can be ordered here:
Here the balance between the musical claim and the demands on a piano technique also amateurs are able to master was abundantly successful – playing enjoyment is guaranteed!
Piano News 5/2006
Das hört sich an das Who´s who der jeweiligen Musikwelt, und Michael Publig gelingt dieser eigentlich unmögliche Spagat über die Jahrhunderte überzeugend. Da geht es nicht um vordergründige Virtuosität, sondern um den gespürten Kern der Musik. Das Notenbild ist auch in komplexen Passagen gut lesbar, sodass das Fazit nur lauten kann: Kompliment! Angesichts des günstigen Preises sollten ambitionierte Pianisten sich dieses Schnäppchen nicht entgehen lassen.
2008/Keyboards, Wolfgang Wierzyk
Publications:
1. Jazz on! Classics | 2. Jazz Piano Suite | 3. Jazz up! Paganini
4. Other Publications
The perfect introduction into the world of jazz!
Well known classical pieces are the basis for new jazz compositions which will be presented and discussed in this series.
Stylistic analyses of numerous jazz legends: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Tom Jobim, Keith Jarrett, Makoto Ozone, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays and Art Tatum or Bill Evans.
Explanation of the basic principles of several jazz styles such as Swing, Bebop, Stride Piano, Modal Jazz, Salsa and Bossa Nova.
Insight into the basics of jazz harmony, improvisation and jazz phrasing for classical pianists.
These 3 volumes (Bach, Schumann, Classics, each with CD) primarily intended for classical pianists and all people who are interested in jazz, as well as for composition and arrangement students who are intrigued by the variety of jazz music.
EACH ALBUM WITH A FREE CD!
A video on Bach pieces and related Jazz interpretations called «Jazz on! BACH
2. Jazz Piano Suite
LISTEN to Jazz on Bach & Schumann-Fast Forward (Demo of short pieces)
A video on Classical pieces and related Jazz interpretations called «Jazz on! CLASSICS
LISTEN to a variation (dedicated to Teddy Wilson)
It contains all the music and a separate chapter on the masters, including a bio,
a discography, weblinks, analyses with
50 music transcriptions of the jazz masters.
Plus all recordings (free download)
«Jazz Piano Suite» is published
at Doblinger; order no. 01 432
It can be ordered here:
http://www.doblinger.at/de/Artikel/Jazz-Piano-Suite.htm
more info with samples and music:
www.jazzpianosuite.michaelpublig.com
Many thanks for the exquisite «Jazz Piano Suite» both as sheet music and in your own CD recording – masterfully played!
PAUL BADURA-SKODA
Michael Publig hit the jackpot in this charming and instructive work!
With unfailing sense of style, pianistic accuracy
and a good sense of humor he makes most of the unusual and slightly brittle theme.
PAUL GULDA
3. Jazz up! Paganini
«Jazz Up! Paganini» is a virtuoso concert piece specifically written for classical players.
We are about to hear some excerpts of the 6-minute piece to give you some ideas
about Jazz variations on a famous classical theme (Niccolò Paganini’s 24th Capriccio for solo violin).
The inspiration for writing it came from a virtuoso and spirited pianist:
she requested an encore that was supposed to sound like an improvisation for a performance of
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody for piano and orchestra.
I think that this idea is a wonderful opportunity for classical pianists to get acquainted with the world of jazz.
«Jazz Up! Paganini» is a Jazz Piano Suite with variations in the style of famous jazz pianists.
As it turns out, the composition is a virtuosic tour de force through the history
of jazz piano playing in six minutes.
The styles and their protagonists are (in order of appearance in the piece):
Rehearsal letter A: Chick Corea; B: Modern Jazz; C: Michel Camilo;
E: Makoto Ozone (a pianist unfortunately way too little-known);
F: Tango Nuevo (with Pablo Ziegler in mind);
G & H: Brazilian Choro Waltz (also a reflection of Rachmaninoff’s famous 18th variation);
J: Bossa Nova (with Clare Fischer’s harmonies);
K & L: Oscar Peterson; M: Art Tatum.
The whole piece is published at doblinger (order no. 01 442)
and comes along with a mp3 of the complete performance
plus additional improvisation tips.
It can be ordered here:
A video on Paganinis famous theme and Jazz variations called «Jazz up! PAGANINI
Chillin' with Jazzy Feel-Good-Songs
On the Lighter Side (inkl. mp3)
Stressed out? Life too hectic? No time to practice?
The new series «On the Lighter Side» is the musical «chill out» for the amateur pianist.
Easy feel-good songs give you a piano lounge feeling without your having to practice a lot. The short, stylistically varied pieces (Jazz, Blues, Pop, Latin, Classical, Ballads) emphasize the comfort factor.
All pieces have been live recorded and can be listened freely at on the following pages.
more info (with music and samples) at
http://www.lighterside.at/Chillin_%28Audio_+_Notenbeispiele%29.html
4. Other publications
Klick and play Jazz on Schumann:
«Of Friends in my Home» (A Brazilian Choro)
Listen to «Salsa Classica» (based on the Pathetique)
Listen to a demo of «Lighter Side:
Chillin‘ With Jazzy Feel Good Songs
It is published at doblinger (order no. 01 438); it can be ordered here:
http://www.doblinger.at/de/Artikel/Chillin-with-Jazzy-Feel-Good-Songs.htm
Klick and play «Prelude #1»
(with Tomasz Skweres on cello)
time in - time out
Jazz Chamber Music for Piano Trio
The two parts of the title clarify a symbiosis of tonal languages: “time in_time out”, an energetic piano trio, contains contemporary elements before a clearly discernible modern jazz background. One could also call it a “chamber jazz trio”.
“Time” is the most important element of jazz phrasing. To play “in time” is not just playing “in rhythm”, the correct phrasing, the “timing” is essential for the “groove”.
The idea of a symbiosis of tonal languages is not new. For me, successful attempts of joining together the worlds of jazz and chamber music are the works of Chick Corea, Clare Fischer and Billy Childs. It in context with this tradition (that includes the “classical” composers Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Bernstein and Previn) that “time in_time out” must be seen.
It is published at doblinger (order no. 37 230); it can be ordered here:
http://www.doblinger.at/de/Artikel/time-in-time-out.htm
Listen to Kana Matzui (Violin), Piotr Skweres (Cello) and Huihui Weng-Skweres (piano):
Gershwin Preludes. Jazz Chamber Music
arranged for Violoncello und Klavier (inkl. mp3)
is published at doblinger (order no. 33 764); it can be ordered here:
http://www.doblinger.at/de/Artikel/Preludes-Jazz-Chamber-Music.htm