Tamir Hendelman had just flown to LAX from England, and bassist Marco Panascia from New York, to meet drummer Lewis Nash on the bandstand at the Sherman Oaks club and restaurant (since closed). Photo: Patrick Schneider
They became fast friends. In Hendelman's words, "We just made it happen. One magical night, boom, and then the next day we were in the studio." Their studio session became Hendelman's new album, Destinations, and JazzSet has the live set.
As the pianist in the L.A.-based Jeff Hamilton Trio and Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Hendelman is alert, his antennae and fingers dancing to the nuances of every situation. A fellow CHJO member notes that John Clayton's dynamic orchestral writing influences Hendelman's outstanding trio arrangements.
(Scoop: Clayton has rearranged "Rhapsody in Blue" as "Rap-City in Blue," and the CHJO with Tamir Hendelman will premiere it in Japan soon.) And, to top Hendelman's own credibility as one of the busiest pianists in L.A., Barbra Streisand hired him for one night at the Village Vanguard in 2009, which is now documented on DVD.
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