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Mara Rosenbloom
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The Mara Rosenbloom Quartet will be performing in Pittsburgh as part of our April 2010 tour! As previous visitors and devoted fans of purgh, we hope this will be the first of many performances in Pittsburgh!
Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
Billy Strayhorn, Art Blakey, Ray Brown
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Pianist and composer Mara Rosenbloom, has cultivated a quartet that “renders believable the future of jazz.” Lyrically contemplative & rhythmically pulsating, the group's sound showcases the candid human honesty, agile interplay, and energetic sense of groove that has always sustained and revitalized the spirit of jazz.

Rosenbloom’s quartet binds together some of New York's most innovative improvisers – Saxophonist Darius Jones (Mike Pride’s Bacteria to Boys, Trevor Dunn’s Period, Cooper-Moore Trio, William Hooker’s Bliss Quartet), bassist Maeve Royce (Rachel Z’s Department of Good & Evil), and drummer Nick Anderson - and offers a fresh perspective on composition and group interplay. After close to 3 years performing together, the Mara Rosenbloom Quartet tells instrumental stories with a sense of organicism and spontaneity that is truly a celebration of community & human interaction.

As the group continues to showcase & celebrate their debut release School of Fish, they are also currently working towards their second album, which will feature more original music by Mara Rosenbloom, delving further into how we forge unspoken bonds, react, drift apart, and out of inherent need, find each other again.
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At 12:21am on April 17, 2010, Nathan Peck said…
Hey, I live in NY too!
Where are you playing in pgh?
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At 11:42pm on April 9, 2010, Lisa L said…
Enjoyed listening to 'Arrival'. Love your music! Hope to be able to see you when are in Pittsburgh!
At 10:57pm on April 8, 2010, PMT Studio said…
thanks for taking time to listen to our playlist (Sacha's last cd "Our Reality") is now reaching #41 on the reverb nation National charts ( after only 6 days since release),he wrote and played all instruments except for 2 guitar lead tracks that a friend from Germany did for us , and i do all the recording engineering and mastering work so i am happy our work is pleasing to your ears ,do keep in touch if you need some mastering or anything else send me a line at Michel@Petulli.com
At 2:05pm on April 8, 2010, Bruce C said…

Mara.....what a wonderful and free spirited voice you are in this world that is JAZZ...saw your calendar and wonder if your quartet plays in the NYC area in May...would love to get to hear you...your artistry is lovely indeed, and it will be wonderful to see where you and your group(s) lead you to developmentally. As a visual artist (primarily...lol) I get to NYC every other month, too shoot for friends and clients...and to jam with friends too...would love to network with you should you ever need imagery to match your musical artistry...my best to you...always b
At 1:36pm on April 8, 2010, Dr. Nelson Harrison said…
Welcome to the great Pittsburgh jazz community. Love your sound. Very original and refreshing. Thanks for posting and we'll share with the members.
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At 3:35am on April 2, 2010, Cindy Devereaux said…
Hi Mara,

Loved listening to "Arrival"....YOU ALL SOUND GREAT! It's nice meeting you on this fabulous site. Please keep in touch.

Happy Spring,

Cindy
At 12:46am on April 2, 2010, CWR (Fan of Culture) said…
Welcome to the party!
At 4:22pm on March 31, 2010, Dr. Martin E. Rosenberg said…
Hi Mara! I am indeed a fan, a player (jazz guitar, arranging and composition, Berklee 74-77), and a scholar who is writing about jazz and cognition, from the perspective of the avant-garde, philosophy and cognitive science. I will keep an eye out for your performance, and if I can, introduce myself. My very best wishes.....mer

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