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At a recent appearance at New York’s legendary Birdland Jazz
Club, where Adrian was ac-companied by jazz luminaries Alan
Broadbent, Jay Leonhart and Obed Calvaire, reviewer Andrew
Portez described Galante as “an extraordinary musician who
appears to be equally gifted as a clarinettist as he is a pianist.”
“Adrian Galante is a force... he is one of the greatest clarinettists
ever’ says bassist Jay Leonhart “I have worked with most of the
great clarinet players of the last century, including Benny
Goodman, Buddy DeFranco, Artie Shaw, Ken Peplowski and
Eddie Daniels. While Adrian Galante is still very young, he will
surely become a member of this esteemed club in the years to
come (you can’t join until you’re 40). As a pianist he can only be
described as brilliant and imaginative”.
Adrian had the great fortune of traveling to the United States to
hear and spend time with jazz greats such as Tony Bennett,
Marian McPartland, and Sonny Rollins. Though initially drawn to the acrobatic playing of Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and other clarinet virtuosi as a young student of the instrument, Adrian soon found himself wanting to emulate the sounds of the great vocalists he heard. “I’ve always been very influenced by great singers...” says Adrian. “I remember hearing Tony Bennett talk about the way Bing Crosby revolutionized popular singing, getting right up close up to the microphone making a very intimate sound. I like to approach the clarinet in the same way, using that principle of playing at a softer volume and really using the microphone to help illuminate all the very subtle nuances and details of the sound.”
“I’ve heard all the great jazz clarinet players and Adrian doesn’t
really sound like any of them, he really has a sound all of his own,” says music critic and co–author of Tony Bennett’s auto-biography, Will Friedland. Adrian’s upcoming debut album ‘Introducing Adrian Galante’ is set for release in early 2025. Recorded in Hollywood, California, the album features pianist Tamir Hendelman (known for his association with Barbra Streisand and the Jeff Hamilton trio) and longtime drummer for Tony Bennett and in Bill Evans’ final trio, Joe LaBarbera. Adrian will be accompanied on this session by some illustrious local musicians including the sensational Bronton Ainsworth on drums.
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Fremantle Park Club, 33 Ellen St, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia,Perth, Western Australia, Fremantle
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