Alan and his friends play extremely well and this CD is a wonderful result of that. They immediately set up an atmosphere rich with flavor. Dr. Storeygard is a multi-talented artist always eager to explore, share, while creating his own musical language in the competitive world of the jazz scene. With brooding melodies, a swing that defines the life of melodies, space that allows music to unfold on its own terms. Alan knows when to step aside and allow another to enter, and each musician shines as part of it. Alan’s music is a generous search on a quest for the divine.”
Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti President & Founder, IBLA Foundation & IBLA Grand Prize International Music Competition -2014 New Directions April 27, 2014
New Directions
Top Notch
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
“Thoroughly enjoyed this album. “New Directions” is mainly an instrumental offering, with fantastic vocals on a few songs. The musicianship is top-notch and so is the sound and production. The songs flow seamlessly into each other. It works beautifully as an easy listening album. I would highly recommend this album.”
Ricky Kej 2015 Grammy Winner for Best New Age Album “Winds of Samsara.” New Directions CD February 27, 2014
Masterful Pianist
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
“Alan Storeygard is a masterful pianist, and this collection really demonstrates his marvelous abilities. Highly recommended.”
Laura Sullivan 2014 Grammy Winner for Best New Age Album “Love’s River.” 2014, Pianist, composer for TV & Film, commenting about “New Directions” January 27, 2014
Vibrant and Eclectic
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
” A vibrant and eclectic recording, played with honesty and sincerity. Alan Storeygard is spreading his wings with no shortage of exuberance, and he invited us to come along for the fun ride.”
Christopher Tin 2011 Grammy Winner for Best Classical Crossover Album & and for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist, “Calling All Dawns commenting about “New Directions” 2014 January 24, 2014
Soulful and Brilliant
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
“You are a soulful and brilliant musician. I felt the arrangements transported me to a different realm altogether…… Words fail me……..You moved me so.”
Chandrika Tandon 2011 Grammy Nominee in Contemporary World Music 2014 commenting on “New Directions.” January 20, 2014
Music To Soothe The Soul
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
“It takes a bit of artistic nerve to program an album without a truly up-tempo selection until Track 14! Alan Storeygard does this and pulls it off amazingly well with a wonderful collection of beautifully selected, performed, and recorded tunes from the jazz, classical, and popular worlds, his own harmonically lush imagination, and, of course, Ramsey Lewis. Beauty, inspiration, and music to soothe the soul are all here – and we’re the better for it.”
Jeff James Jeffery James Art Consulting, President – 4 Tay Records 2014 commenting about “New Directions” January 18, 2014
Swings and Grooves
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
“Alan Storeygard presents a wide variety of interesting and compelling material on this CD. His music speaks of sensitivity both to the tradition and richness of jazz and classical music, and yet it swings and grooves in all the right places.”
Scott Healy 2014 Grammy Nominee for Best Instrumental Composition for “Koko on the Boulevard from “Hudson City Street,” by the Scott Healy Ensemble 2014 commenting on “New Directions” January 16, 2014
Magnificent Fusion
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzJune 22, 2017
“WOW!” “That’s what I said to my wife as we listened to “New Directions.” I’ve been writing and recording children’s songs for 43 years, and I like listening to different styles of music when I’m not working. “New Directions” is one of the most unusual jazz albums I’ve ever heard. The fusion of so many styles of music on this disc is magnificent. “Dancing With the In Crowd” defies any listener to stand still. The rhythmic pianos came smoking through my speakers. The entire album will lift you up, ease you down, and you’ll want to play it again and again. I take my hat off to Alan, his trio, and his friends.”
Bobby Susser 5 Million CDs sold, 43 National Awards, Member of The Recording Academy, Recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Teachers College, Columbia University January 14, 2014
This is Fun
Posted on by Tim VahsholtzApril 27, 2017
“As soon as that first note strikes our ears, one feels the passion. At the same time, one can tell that these musicians are having fun. This is fun. “New Directions” is an album filled with creativity, taking us different paths, whether it would be expressed through jazz, classical, or a liturgical idiom….a reflection of musicians who clearly embrace life and music fully.”
Vicente Avella pianist, member of The Recording Academy, 2013 Global Music Award Winner for “All the Days of My Life.” Winner for Best Solo Piano Album by One World Music, Nominee for Best Album of the Year by solopiano.com January 12, 2014