New video by Gildas Boclé about Vana’a new CD recording, rehearsal and interview….filmed in the studio, as well as at Paquito D’Rivera’s house.
Vana Gierig — piano
Paquito D’Rivera – clarinet
Matthew Parrish – bass
Sean Conly – bass
Marcello Pellitteri – drums (all but “Morning Cadence”)
Gene Jackson – drums (“Morning Cadence”)
Vinicius Barros – percussion
Jane Hunt – violin (CD)
Pauline Kim – violin (video)
Wolfram Koessel – cello
Vana will release his new CD “Making Memories” on June 11th, 2013 (ENJA Records), featuring all new music written by Vana, an eclectic mix of Jazz with Spanish, Middle Eastern, Brazilian, even Gypsy elements, sometimes all mixed up in one single composition. Some are like suites…others some more cinematic, such as his tribute to the city of Rome, as well as a piece commissioned by the Wharton Center of Performing Arts at Michigan State University, which he had never recorded. Vana recorded everything live in the studio, both with the larger group, as well as with his core trio. Marcello Pellitteri plays drums on all but one track, which features Gene Jackson. Sean Conly and Matthew Parrish both play bass on the CD, and Vinicius Barros plays percussion. Paquito D’Rivera, who has been performing with Vana as a special guest on many international occasions, is a featured guest on the CD – his clarinet playing simply sublime. And on 3 arrangements, Vana added violin (Jane Hunt) and cello (Wolfram Koessel) to the clarinet…. a natural choice, since he had been writing for that instrumentation for a while.
In Moscow with Ute Lemper (vocal), and Tito Castro (bandoneón), performing an Astor Piazzolla program at the Operette Theater for 2 nights (4/15 & 16).
At SF Jazz Center performing the Bukowski Project. Vana is a co-composer/arranger for this project.
come on out Yardley, PA tonight and hear the Philly Legends of Jazz…
Vana Gierig Quartet opening for Dave Liebman tonight at the 4th annual Nublu Jazz Festival in New York City (62 Avenue C), featuring Ole Matthisson (sax), Matthew Parrish (bs), Marcello Pellitteri (dr)….come on down 
Stuck in traffic on a highway on Kyushu Island during the Japan Tour. We were late for the next concert and nothing was moving, so we had to get out of the car, cross the highway and wait for another car…
Vana with Jiro Yoshida & “Ponta” Murakami in Japan.
the amazing Shinkansen coming into the station
with the quartet in Real del Monte…
for those here in Milan, come on down tonight for our Blue Note performance….
come on out the to the Mt. Gretna Playhouse in in Mt. Gretna, PA tonight and hear the Philly Legends of Jazz…
