Catherine Marie Charlton, pianist, composer, improviser

Where There Is Light is released on Spotted Peccary

video of live piano/flugelhorn improvisation

So, this coming week I have been invited to “take over” the Brandywine River Museum of Art Instagram feed with my #wyethwalk photos for a full week. And, it just so happens that my 250th Wyeth Walk will post on the museum’s page. 250!!

The New York City Jazz Record review

This is a remarkable record. Each score contains richly expressive material that tests the concentration of the performer. As led by meticulous attention to rhythm, balance and harmonic implications, Catherine Marie Charlton produces performances that are fresh, articulate and extremely poised. Each is a marvel of liquid flow amid vast reservoirs of sound, well recorded by Eric Troyer and mastered by Phil Nicolo. If only more recordings were produced with such meticulous care for production values.

Excited to announce that Catherine Marie Charlton will be performing music from Maiden's Voyage with her trio, Steve Meashey double bass and J. Jody Janetta, drums/percussion at the Metropolitan Room in New York City, on Friday, November 20, 9:30 PM. Cover charge $15, two drink minimum. Buy tickets today!

Today, Maiden's Voyage reached #1 on the Amazon.com Hot New Releases for Avant-Garde & Free Jazz. And, the first review is in, from Paula Edelstein at axs.com. "Charlton is significant innovator... Maiden's Voyage will touch you deeply."

CMC is pianist/piano arranger on several tracks of Jeff Oster's album "next", which also features Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Will Ackerman, Ricky Kej, Philip Aaberg, Tony Levin, and more. A recent review by GAIA Prime Radio said this about CMC's piano intro on "Heroes": "The opening, with an interweaving of Charlton’s piano and Tabaloff’s mellow saxophone, provides one of the most interesting passages on the entire album." Review of the Album “Next” by Jeff Oster http://www.gaiaprimeradio.com/review-of-the-album-next-by-…/ …