We are exploring how Alan's ideas have an impact on jazz players.
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.
Structured vs relaxed hand and the sound we get (bone connections
Is it a good or bad thing? Video quality is a bit low (technical difficulties while recording)
helps a great deal when playing chords
And that goes for everything you play
Maybe your hand structure is really good but if it doesn't move, your fingers are blocked
Great lesson on inner workings of the hand given to a jazz pianist. From Alan's institute in Novi Sad, 2018.
Alan is explaining how to create open, singing sound
