Alan working with jazz pianists.
Born in Montreal in 1955 Alan Fraser studied piano but also delved into composition, cello, classical singing and had several stints as a pop musician. Alan’s main pianistic influence was the pioneering research of Phil Cohen who studied alongside Ronald Turini, Andre Laplante and Janina Fialkowska with Yvonne Hubert, who had been Cortot‘s assistant in Paris. Alan spent several years with Cohen after an apprenticeship with two former Cohen students, Alan Belkin and Lauretta Milkman.
Could arm weight be beneficial to jazz pianists if explained well?
Eliminating negative stacking effect of weight on piano
Alan is helping Marvin find that weighted touch that still allows him to move
of the weight technique
Hand hip joint, curled thumb
Alan talks more about how to become confident at the piano
Also, never stop moving the sound (Alan)
Send the energy in the right way
Two way exchange between the player and piano is what we are after
A few small yet crucial changes in hand can unlock great piano sonority
