• Joe Solomon,  Mike Kanan,  piano accompaniment

    Hangin’ with Mike Kanan pt 2

    For those of you digging on some of Mike’s little gems of advice you will have an opportunity to receive them yourself in person if you are in the New York area on Sunday, October 19th. The Art of Accompanying and the Art of Being AccompaniedMaster Class with Alexa Fila & Mike KananJoe Solomon Studio 1133 Broadway, 6th fl (at 26th St) Room 621, NYCphone: 212 741-2839email: joesolomio@yahoo.com Brief description: …“A Full set with these two wonderful artists will be followed by 30min Q&A. The final set will offer an opportunity for vocalists to sit in with Mike. If he or she wishes, each singer may solicit commentary and guidance…

  • Mike Kanan,  piano accompaniment

    Hangin’ with Mike Kanan, partI

    Mike Kanan is a great accompanist. But he’s pretty humble about his achievements in this regard. I personally find accompanying a vocalist extremely challenging and was definitely primed to get some first-rate advice from a pianist gigging with some of the major vocalists out there. But surprisingly his whole approach is very down to earth and his philosophy about it is very practical and has been arrived at by working things out over time, as well as through discussions and experiments with fellow musicians (to be referred to in follow-up parts). As some of his comments might suggest, one of his most important assets may be his grounded personality. Even…