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New age pianist Jim Brickman brought his 2011 holiday tour to the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts Friday evening -- or as the performers repeatedly referred to it: "Christmas Eve-eve." They engaged in much verbal repartee, at times leaving the crowd rolling with laughter. Brickman played the comedic foil to his "guests," being the punch line of one joke after another. It was great fun and the audience clearly adored it.
The music was far from laughable. Brickman stated: "If you're lucky enough to have hits, you should play them at your concerts." What followed was an impeccable assortment of hits mixed with holiday favorites. Of his guests, appearing first was electric violinist Tracy Silverman, who plays a six-string amplified violin fed through a vast array of guitar effects.See the full content of this document
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Brickman Taps Holidays for a New Age
He performed a breathtaking, unaccompanied solo based on holiday themes. The use of distortion and wah-wah pedal combine...
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