Symphronica
Symphronica fuses jazz piano and the symphony orchestra into new, irresistible, music. Eight original works by celebrated pianist-composer Ron Davis, and four other pieces, make up Symphronica. The orchestrators of the music for Ron's trio and full orchestra are sensational emerging composers: Caitlin Smith, Jason Nett, Jeffrey Smallman, and Tim Berens.
Rich. Multi-layered. Not jazz with orchestral accompaniment. Not classical played in a jazzy way. Symphronica is tuneful and groovy music. It's the jazz trio integrated into the orchestral palette. Jazzfused new symphonic music.
Symphronica is different, but familiar. Concert music, but Popsfriendly. Rich, but entertaining. The audience will hear tunes presented innovatively, and still be able to hum them. For Ron Davis, it's a dream come true - building on his renown in jazz, while returning to his classical roots.
The 12 pieces of Symphronica are not the old warhorses. They're fresh tunes. Tomorrow's standards:
Allelujah: a gospel waltz, gets a majestic treatment.
Rhythmaron: a lightning fast barnburner.
The Climb: a swirl of energy over a recurring bass line.
Mache Dich mein Herze rein: from Bach's St. Matthew Passion.
The Way You Look Tonight: Jerome Kern's classic, done up.
Danza Daniela: a gorgeous ballad, written for Ron's wife.
Thomachonga: pure Latin percussive fun.
Le Reel de Pointe-au-Pic: the rollicking Québecois fiddle tune.
Pawpwalk: a rockin' boogaloo.
Dror Yikrah: a driving Sephardic song à la Stravinsky.
Sashagraha: a cool Henry Mancini-esque feel.
Sergei's Shuffle: a blues shuffle, as Prokofiev might have written it.
Ron Davis has worked closely with veteran conductor, and Windsor Symphony Orchestra Music Director, John Morris Russell on Symphronica. He is available to collaborate in performances of Symphronica. A full library of ready-to-play, bowed parts is available. No music need be rented.
Symphronica unites the richness of classical, and the energy of jazz. It caters to music-lovers eager for an experience both fresh and entertaining. Symphronica is a journey of enjoyment into new musical realms. It's what audiences have been looking for: new music they can enjoy, that will both satisfy and excite them. A sound new feeling.
CONTACT
bookings@rondavismusic.com
USA: +1 646 808 0639
Canada: +1 416 653 8085
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RON DAVIS is a pianist in the great virtuoso tradition.
His music is rooted in swing and post-bop jazz. Active and popular on the jazz scene, Ron has played across the world. In Canada, Ron's home, he is known as a dazzling musician, and entertaining performer.
Ron's 6th recording, 2008's
The Bestseller, has been generating lots of buzz. "Splendid... killer playing!" -Toronto Sun. Best of 2008:
JAZZ.FM, Soundproofmagazine. No. 1 on Earshot's and ChartAttack's national jazz radio charts.
Ron's other recordings have been internationally acclaimed. His 2007
Subarashii Live is a nod to Japan, where Ron spent several months as a Visiting Scholar and an Arts Fellow. Number 1 on ChartAttack's national jazz radio charts. "Overall rating: awesome!" -WholeNote Magazine.
Shimmering Rhythm (2005), a brilliant blend of jazz, classical, klezmer and world music, is "A tour de force ten times over!" -All About Jazz, "Outstanding, fresh and life affirming ... one of the most enjoyable jazz releases of 2005" -Zeitgeist. Top 10 of 2005 -CBC,
JAZZ.FM, CODA Magazine.
Mungle Music (2004): "A brilliant album!" -The Live Music Report. Best of 2004 -CBC Radio and CODA Magazine. So Much (2003) with singer Lori Cullen: nominated Jazz Recording of the Year for the Canadian Independent Music Awards.
Cdbaby.com chose it as a "jaw dropping" front page choice.
Ron hosts and performs in the influential jazz series
Ron Davis and Friends at Canada's historic Old Mill Inn. He writes the keyboard column for
Canadian Musician magazine, while overseeing his
Playing Along to Surpass business workshops (
www.playingalongtosurpass.com). Ron has begun
Symphronica (
www.symphronica.com), new collaborations with symphony orchestras that bring a new dimension to his unique sound.
Ron studied music in his teens with the late Darwyn Aitken, a pupil of classical great David Saperton and jazz legend Oscar Peterson. Ron also studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Ron has had other lives: as a lawyer, and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, where he earned a PhD in French linguistics.
Ron's community work includes serving on the Executive of the Glenn Gould Foundation. He is involved in many charities, including Peacebuilders International, and Feed the Hungry, and as co-Producer of Jazz for Herbie, an annual benefit the SickKids Hospital Foundation, helping for children in medical need.
For further information visit www.rondavismusic.com
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