Pianist Gordon Lee Finds Space for Self-Expression in Dark Places on "How Can It Be?," Arriving June 16 on PJCE Records
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RICHMOND, Calif., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Deep catharsis is the order of the day on "How Can It Be?," the seventh album by pianist and composer Gordon Lee, set to drop June 16 on PJCE Records. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the album's nine originals—performed by the Portland, Oregon-based Lee and his quartet with tenor saxophonist Renato Caranto, bassist Dennis Caiazza, and drummer Gary Hobbs—reflect the leader's urgent need to express powerful emotions at a time when musical performance was limited at best.
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- RICHMOND, Calif., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Deep catharsis is the order of the day on "How Can It Be?," the seventh album by pianist and composer Gordon Lee , set to drop June 16 on PJCE Records.
- In addition to inspiring this rich set of compositions, those challenging days were also the direct catalyst for the quartet's formation.
- is also a testimony to the discipline and mastery of Caranto, Caiazza, and Hobbs as well as Lee.
- Gordon Lee will be performing CD release shows at The 1905, Portland, on Sunday, 7/2, and at Christo's, Salem, OR, on Thursday, 7/13.