Body and Soul Marian Petrescu

• 1 Beautiful Love 08:43
• 2 Corcovado 04:47
• 3 Funk 2000 05:55
• 4 Body and Soul 07:29
• 5 Mr Pc 06:26
• 6 Here's That Rainy Day 06:59
• 7 Marylebone Road 05:33
• 8 Lover Man 06:23
• 9 If I Should Loose You 06:34
• 10 There's No Greater Love 11:18
• 11 Indiana 04:26
• Total Runtime 01:14:33

Info for Body and Soul

Marian Petrescu is a classically trained Romanian pianist with dazzling technique - often compared to Oscar Peterson & Art Tatum. Marian's own swinging virtuoso style of playing impresses jazz fans all over the world, but surprisingly "Body And Soul" is Marian's first CD, under his own name. On this quartet album he is joined by the acclaimed young swing guitarist, Andreas Oberg.

Born in 1970, he studied at music conservatories in Sweden & Finland. He was already playing to jazz audiences at 15. He has won a number of jazz festival prizes, has appeared across Europe and has worked with many big names : Arturo Sandoval, Toots Thielemans, Al Jarreau, Didier Lockwood, Richie Beirach, Tony Williams, Ulf Wakenius, Ray Charles band, Lars Danielsson, Ron McClure, etc. In 1989 he was called "the Horowitz of Jazz Piano" by his mentor, Martial Solal. Nowadays, Marian also runs his own jazz & classical music school.

Andreas Oberg, guitar
Marian Petrescu, piano
Mihai Petrescu, bass
Håkon Mjåset Johansen, drums

Marian Petrescu
was born in Bucharest in 1970, and comes from a large family of musicians. He began to play the piano at the age of four and studied in the classical and jazz conservatory in Sweden, followed by the Sibelius Academy of Helsinki. With his background of solid classical training, dazzling technique and dynamic interpretation, Marian Petrescu then got passionately interested in jazz, and the adventurous world of improvisation.

He made his debut at the Pori Jazz festival at the young age of 15. Since then his career has been characterized by international success; in the Martial Solal Jazz piano competition (2nd prize in 1989) and Bucharest jazz festival (1st prize in 1992). Appearances include the Montreux, Paris, The Hague and Copenhagen, jazz festivals in Finland such as Pori, April Jazz, Baltic Jazz etc.Marian has played with many stars; Arturo Sandoval, Toots Thielemans, Al Jarreau, Didier Lockwood, Jon Larsen, Richie Beirach, Tony Williams, Ulf Wakenius, Ray Charles band, Lars Danielsson, Riccardo Del Fra, Ron McClure, Hot Club de Norvege, etc. Today Marian has his own music school, which provides both classical and jazz training, and teaches at the conservatory. Marian’s style is eclectic, and he enjoys all styles of jazz, from ragtime to modern.

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