PANCAKES AND SERENADES ON CHRISTMAS DAY: Spend Christmas Day at the Blue Note with Svetlana & The New York Collective for Special Holiday Jazz Brunch, Presented by WBGO Watch Svetlana’s video for “All I Want” here and “Baby It’s Cold Outside” here “Upper echelon of joy” – PopMatters “Energetic” – The Wall Street Journal “NYC darlings” … Read More
New York City Jazz Record, March 2022 Review by Anna Steegmann – Adi Meyerson – I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise of Life – Page 17 Review by Mark Keresman – Roxy Coss – Disparate Parts – Page 18 Review by Ken Dryden – Deanna Witkowski – Force of Nature – Page … Read More
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly “The combination of the inspiring subject matter, the adroit mixing of solos and themes as well as the kaleidoscopic changing of moods made for an exhilarating absorption of sounds and atmospheres. Suitable for listening or framing.” Read the full concert review here.
By Bass Player The upright bassist returns with a new compositional style inspired by visual arts and synesthesia, and explains her method for us. Read more here.
by Ron Schepper, Textura In their Best 30 Jazz Albums of 2021, Textura nods to Jalen Baker’s This Is Me, This Is Us, Jihye Lee Orchestra’s Daring Mind, Adi Meyerson’s I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise of Life, Adam Moezinia’s Folk Element Trio, Tomoko Omura’s Branches Vol. 2, Sam Pilnick’s The Adler … Read More
by Mark Holston, Jazziz “Attending an exhibition by Japanese abstract artist Yayoi Kusama several years ago proved to be much more than just a pleasant Manhattan afternoon for bassist and composer Adi Meyerson. The painter’s bold palette overwhelmed the musician’s senses in ways virtually incomprehensible to other gallery patrons — the Israeli-born Meyerson has synesthesia, … Read More
By Dave Sumner, Bandcamp Adi Myerson channels the work of multimedia artist Yayoi Kusama, offering up a musical interpretation of Kusama’s art in the hopes it can serve as a spiritual refuge for the listener. Read more here.
By Ron Schepper, Textura “After making an auspicious debut with her 2018 release Where We Stand, Adi Meyerson takes a significant artistic leap forward on her follow-up. Original, ambitious, imaginative, adventurous—I Want To Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life is all that and more. “ Read the full review here.
By Phil Freeman, Stereogum “Bassist/composer Adi Meyerson’s second album is a tribute to Japanese visual artist Yayoi Kusama, whose repetitive patterns of dots and curved figures are intended to provide a kind of utopian space into which the viewer can escape.” Read the full review in Stereogum’s August 2021 “The Month In Jazz” here.
by Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise “..there’s an upbeat and affirmative tone to her music, both in style and content. Meyerson has chosen like-minded collaborators too, each showcased in turn across this six-part suite.” Adi Meyerson’s new release I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise of Life has been included in Jazzwise’s September 2021 Editor’s … Read More
