“Alan Storeygard is truly a special renaissance man. He is without a doubt a doctor who cares for his patients with the same passion that he approaches his art. He has often entertained my guests who along with me think he is the best jazz pianist west of the Mississippi.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Storeygard is a genius, a renaissance man – a world-class pianist, composer, physician, and artist. While he’s been influenced by Ramsey Lewis, Dave Brubeck, and Oscar Peterson, and Bill Evans, his own unique style has emerged which rivals all of these jazz greats.”
Garrick Feldman
“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.”
“I have all of Alan’s works and enjoy his musical creativity – teasing resolution with a certain chordal dissonance that is enjoyable listening for the professional or non-professional music lover.”
“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.”
“Great Music! I have two of Storeygard’s CDs. Every track is a winner. I would highly recommend “Church Jazz”to anyone. By the way Storeygard’s LIVE performances are exquisite.
“Alan Storeygard’s new CD is easy listening in the best sense of the phrase. He has an easy, relaxed style that invites the listener to come on in and spend some quality time enjoying good music together. There are echoes of one of his music heroes Ramsey Lewis, as well as the great Horace Silver, and many others that make Alan’s pianism as easy and enjoyable as an old friendship.”