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  Jai Jeffryes, Pianist - NYC

El Brown

10/14/2011

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Louis Brown says that after opening his recording studio, L. Brown Recording, he began receiving calls from people who presumed he was Mexican. He wondered why. They asked, "Well, aren't you 'El Brown?'"

I recorded my first session at L. Brown Recording.  The piano is glorious. It's a rebuilt 1881 nine-foot Steinway D Centennial Edition concert grand, painstakingly maintained by Marc Weinert. And the studio is in the Film Center Building in Hell's Kitchen, steps away from my home.

Louis knows what he's doing. He doesn't merely "roll tape." He is a producer who collaborates in the creative process, and the results are better for it. We recorded Schubert's Op. 90 Impromptus. Next up, either the Sonata in A Major, D. 664, or Debussy's Images, Book 1. We're targeting a CD release for the middle of next year.

Here is an interesting formula. 30 minutes of recorded music equate to 3 hours of studio time. That allows for discussion, listening back where appropriate, and multiple takes.
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R Frank Myers
10/15/2011 02:04:54 am

Hey Jai, I still remember you playing piano in a Troy High School talent show, circa 1977. I was amazed to hear the song made famous in a Paul Newman movie. Marvin Hamlisch tune, right? Well, great to see you doing well with your piano talents. Good luck my friend!

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Michael Meza link
12/31/2020 10:08:56 am

This wass a lovely blog post

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