Hey Friends,
Popping in to share some exciting news with you:
All posters by Chien-An Yuan
Next month: Just me, the piano, and YOU. I hope to see you if you’re in one of these cities. Preorders for tickets are now live. If you’re in one of these cities I hope to see you.
DETROIT
Wednesday March 5
Doors 7:00pm/Music 7:30pm
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
Detroit, MI
WEST MICHIGAN
Sunday March 2
Doors 1:00pm/Music 2:00pm
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
CHICAGO
Saturday March 1
Music 7:00pm
Horatio N. May Chapel at Rosehill Cemetery
With Twilight Choir (Erez Dessel)
For me, solo piano has always represented both the minimum requirement and the highest bar. Meaning: when someone asks you what you do and your answer is “I’m a pianist,” you need to be able to sit down and play the piano. Plain and simple. But also, it is the hardest, rawest, riskiest thing I will ever do as a musician. So it’s somehow the price of admission and the whole show. It’s a fascinating and maddening format, and I’ve been gearing up to enter it’s swarming tempest. I hope you join me for it.
For those of you who aren’t in any of these areas or can’t make these shows,
here’s a list of quick-hitters of what I’ve been up to:
MAKING: I just finished tracking on a new album (!), produced by Chris Koltay at High Bias in Detroit. This record embeds the piano into rich textures of electronics, samples, and drum machines. We’ll begin mixing soon, and I’m hoping to have it out by the end of 2025 or early 2026.
READING: I’ve been enthralled with this book. Has anyone read this? If you have, let’s talk about it.
LISTENING: This has been sort of my path-setter for the solo concerts I have coming up.
That’s all for now. Peace and blessings to you all in these chaotic times. I’m visioning a better way forward than whatever we’re doing now, and I’m sure you are too. I hope you’ll share that vision with me someday.
Best wishes, and thanks as always for your support,
-Michael