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Web Review (musicabrasileira.org) by
Egidio Leitão
(December 31, 2004)
“Migrations is Korman's new album
and another example of his long involvement with Brazilian
music and, in particular, with choro…”
“…Abre Alas 6/8" is
outstanding…Korman takes your breath away in that daring
and effective arrangement. The title track starts off with
Drewes's clarinet solo highlighted by sparse piano notes and
chords. Soon after this brief introduction, the choro ensemble
comes together and sweeps you away with a melody that evokes
the best of traditional choro in some of Rio de Janeiro's old
dance halls in the early 20th century…”
Interview with Randy Morse, Producer/Host
(December 2004)
“The Best of Brazil” KZUM
89.3 FM - Lincoln, Nebraska
...”inspired by an exhibition of
photos by Brazilian photographer Sebastião
Salgado…it tapped into underlying currents of
Korman’s forcibly displaced immigrant family…
uprooting, survival and transformation, on one side, ambiguity,
double identity, and the power of untold stories on the
other…
The songs…are interspersed with
short interludes, with musical motifs appearing and later
re-emerging, sometimes in layers, as the child of forced
immigrants struggles to come to terms with what it all means
and finds resolution…
Newark Star Ledger (January 16, 2005)
“…New York based pianist,
composer and arranger Korman,…creates a fascinating
alternate world where choro (“to cry” in
Portuguese) -- melancholy Portuguese melodies underpinned by
African rhythms -- and other Brazilian dance forms, blends with
jazz improvisation. The expert Brazilian-tinged band
boasts saxophonist and clarinetist Billy Drewes, trombonist
Luis Bonilla, accordionist Rob Curto, percussionists Beto Cazes
and Café, Henrique Cazes on cavaquinho (Portuguese
guitar), a vocal chorus of six, and several
more…”
“Floating on samba, bossa-nova-like
or occasionally march rhythms,
Korman’s melodies –convey a deep
nostalgia...”