CD Jazz Standard

This duo CD combines Park Stickney’s electric-acoustic harp with the haunting sounds of the Erhu (Chinese traditional violin) played by virtuoso Guo Gan in a fusional exploration of some favorite jazz standards.  The duo first performed together for the 2017 World Harp Congress in Hong Kong, and immediately found that the harp and erhu (and the harpist and erhu-ist) worked really well together, combining the singing tones of the erhu with the harp’s chromatic and rhythmic possibilities.  The Canadian pianist Jessica Yuen joins them on the last track, for a three-continent rendition of Black Orpheus.

Tracks:

1. Summertime
2. Blue Bossa
3. All of Me
4. Lullaby of Birdland
5. In a Sentimental Mood
6. Tea for Two
7. Satin Doll
8. You Must Believe in Spring
9. Black Orpheus