The Carlberg/Urie City Band is dedicated to playing the music of Frank Carlberg and Nicholas Urie. The band recently released "My Garden"-Nicholas Urie (Red Piano Records) to critical acclaim. The recording features Urie's settings of texts by Charles Bukowski. Richard Kamins says: “My Garden” is overflowing with ideas, strong playing and singing, plus the feeling that Nicholas Urie is going to be a major voice in creative music for decades tocome.”
Originally a native of Helsinki, Finland, Frank Carlberg’s groups include the Frank Carlberg Quintet (performing settings of a wide variety of texts including poems by poets) and the Tivoli Trio (aclassic jazz piano trio playing an eclectic mix of Carlberg's compositions drawn from cinematic and circus inspirations). His own bands aside, the Brooklyn-based pianist has been involved in many crossover projects throughout the years. Some of his most notable collaborations have included performances and recordings with the likes of saxophonist Steve Lacy, trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler.
Nicholas Urie's music has been heard internationally at festivals and concerts in Peru, Syria, Spain, England, Germany, Holland, Denmark and the United States. Nicholas' music has been performed by: Bob Brookmeyer,Vince Mendoza, the Metropole Orchestra, Kurt Elling, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the Clazz Ensemble, the NDR, the Klüvers Big Band, A Far Cry chamber orchestra, Ximo Tebar/Granada Jazz Festival Big Band and the Berklee Chamber Orchestra, among others. Nicholas also composes for his own large Jazz Ensemble whose first record Excerpts From an Online Dating Service garneredcritical acclaim from the international press.
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