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After hearing pianist George Cables play, Rafalides switched to jazz and the vibraphone, moving to Boston to study at Berklee and in New York at the Manhattan School of Music where he learned from Joe Locke.

Since 2002, Christos Rafalides has recorded regularly and worked with top musicians including Ravi Coltrane, Antonio Sanchez, Donny McCaslin, the Charles Mingus Epitaph Band, and some of Greece’s most creative artists.

On this LiveStream from April 6, 2020, Christos Rafalides improvises a few numbers on his solo vibraphone while Irini Rafalides (whose speaking microphone is unfortunately a bit low) draws images that complement his playing.

– Scott Yanow

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Ethan Helm & Owen Broder

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This Livestream features duets by a pair of excellent young saxophonists: Ethan Helm and Owen Broder.

Ethan Helm leads the avant-garde group Wet Electric and has composed and arranged for several genres of music.

Owen Broder has worked with Ryan Truesdell, leads the quintet Cowboys & Frenchmen, and is a member of the Anat Cohen Tentet.

Helm (heard on tenor, bass clarinet and baritone sax), and Brodie (alto and flute) perform melodic music that sometimes hints at Eric Dolphy, and is filled with a variety of tone colors, attractive harmonies, and subtle creativity.

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April 05, 2020

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Goussy Celestin

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A jazz singer, keyboardist and dancer, Goussy Célestin has a beautiful and friendly voice along with a vivid imagination.

Having studied with Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Max Roach, Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, Sheila Jordan and with several dance instructors, she works regularly in New York and the East Coast with a variety of groups; a highlight or her was performing duets with the late pianist John Hicks.

On her LiveStream from May 6, 2020, at first Goussy Celestin playfully pretends to be playing her quilt, singing a different note for each color that she dances on.

She next creates a choir via electronics on an infectious rhythmic piece, plays keyboard on one number which includes a short vocal, and then gives viewers a fine example of her jazz piano playing, wrapping up a spontaneous and solid all-round performance.

– Scott Yanow