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Blake Meister
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Meister began on electric bass, later honing his skills on the double bass (and piano) in college. A member of the first full class to matriculate in Peabody's jazz studies department, Meister attracted attention as a student, receiving both the Alice and Leary Taylor and Richard Franko Goldman awards in performance, as well as multiple career development grants. He went on to earn a master's degree in orchestral studies at Catholic University's Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, under a full-tuition scholarship. Before joining the conservatory faculty, Meister served on the faculty of the preparatory division at Peabody, helping to develop a more comprehensive and cohesive jazz studies program as co-coordinator.
Known for his uncanny facility and distinct approach to improvisation, Meister is quickly garnering recognition among musicians and critics alike. In addition to Septagon, Meister can be heard as a sideman on several other releases, most recently including Andrea Wood's Dhyana and Todd Simon's Simon Sez.
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Larry Willis: I Fall in Love Too Easily
by Jack Bowers
I Fall in Love Too Easily is subtitled The Final Session at Rudy Van Gelder's," as it is not only descriptively but literally the last recording session by veteran pianist Larry Willis, who died at age seventy-six in September 2019, one year after the album was completed at the renowned Van Gelder studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The occasion also represented a homecoming of sorts for Willis who launched his six-decades-long career at that same studio in 1965, cutting ...
read moreBlake Meister: Septagon
by John Ephland
Well-played, with an internal sense of melody that everyone gets. That's bassist Blake Meister's Septagon in a nutshell. And that everyone" includes a crew worth paying attention to: pianist Marc Copland, drummer Ralph Peterson, guitarist Paul Bollenback and reed player Gary Thomas. They pretty much all get room to solo as they tackle the charts, the songs full of twists and turns. What Septagon doesn't have is a strong enough musical identity to keep you humming well after the music ...
read moreBlake Meister Releases Debut CD "Septagon" on Inner Circle Music
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Michael Ricci
Jazz bassist and composer Blake Meister has released his debut album, Septagon. The album consists entirely of original compositions, ranging from the off-center blues of the title cut to the evocative imagery of Sunset" and the engaging tone poem Market East." Blake Meister's debut release is filled with inspired writing performed by dedicated educators who are providing the next generation a clinic on how to properly communicate the lexicon of Jazz!!" —Jeff Duperon, WRTI FM, Philadelphia, PA The stellar ...
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