Vana is a highly polished technical whiz, whose vocabulary is brimming with complex lines, flourishes, runs
that traverse the range of the piano, and contemporary harmonic approaches. Jazz Improv Magazine
press
Vana is a highly polished technical whiz, whose vocabulary is brimming with
complex lines, flourishes, runs
that traverse the range of the piano, and contemporary harmonic approaches. Jazz
Improv Magazine
Vana’s sublime melody “Healing In Foreign Lands” [...]
divine [...] and a luminous
testimony to Gierig’s sizable [...] talent. Downbeat
Magazine
Imagine recombining
the musical DNA of Herbie, Keith, and Chick with a samba band and you’ve
got a
notion of what piano phenom Werner “Vana” Gierig’s latest
CD is like. Keyboard Magazine
...his abilities
to compose songful, optimistic melodies and subject them to subtle yet
ingenious transformations. JazzTimes
Magazine
Following is selected press material. We are still working on this page. International reviews are in their respective original language (click on English where available). Contact us for additional press, as well as translations).
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Il Secolo XIX, Italy, feature article, March '10 | |
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photo: Liz Norden |
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Augsburger Allgemeine, Germany, Jan. '09 Vana
Gierig and Vinicius Barros prove the diversity of the Vana Trio plus Brazilian Percussion concert at Birdland in Neuburg.
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feature article, La Jornada, Mexico City, Nov. '08 Jazz is a democratic music, where communication is essential, says Vana. Vana
Trio featuring Paquito D'Rivera |
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feature article, Il Milenio, Mexico City, Nov. '08 Vana
Trio featuring Paquito D'Rivera |
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La Gaceta, Argentina, Sep. '08 concert at
Música Setiembre Festival. |
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O Tempo, Brazil, Sep. '08 Savassi Jazz Festival, Brazil. |
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Estado De Minas, Brazil, Sep. '08 concert
at Teatro Museu de Arte de Pampulha. |
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Vana "A New Day" wins CD of the Month, April '08, Germany. | |
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Reforma, Mexico City - concert review - Oct. '07 UNAM's “Jazz, Tango & Latin American Rhythms” series at Anfiteatro Simon Bolivar (Colegio San Ildefonso). |
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Reforma, Mexico City - feature article - Oct. '07 |
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"live" CD review, Holland, '07. | |
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Jazz Improv Magazine - interview - New York '06. click here for page 2. |
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festival concert review coming soon (Germany, Oct. '06) | |
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La Nazione, Italy, Aug. '06. feature article, concert, Seravalle Jazz Festival |
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Il Corriere, Italy, July '06. feature article, concert, Oltrarno Music Festival, Florence, Italy.
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Burghausen Jazz Festival review, '06, Germany. | |
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feature article, '06, Germany. | |
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German Consular Press, '06. concert, New York City. |
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Vana with Eddie Gomez concert review, Jazz Improv Magazine, Aug. '05. 3 nights at the Iridium in New York. |
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feature, Vana with Eddie Gomez 3 nights at the Iridium in New York, Aug. '05.
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concert at the Blue Note in New York ('05). | |
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Jazz Festival review, Dec. '04, Deidesheim, Germany. | |
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Vana receives SESAC jazz award in New York ('04). | |
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article on Vana's commission by the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts at Michigan State University. He premiered the piece, Morning Cadence, at The Wharton Center, in April '04. | |
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feature, JazzTimes | |
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concert review , Downbeat | |
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Keyboard Magazine | |
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article on Vana's commission by the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts at Michigan State University. He premiered the piece, Açaí, at The Wharton Center, in Oct '02. | |
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feature on Vana's piece Açaí, commissioned by the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts at Michigan State University. Lansing State Journal, Oct. '02. |