Richard Crandell

2007-12-31T12:19:00.000-08:00

photo by Paul Carter

Performances

2007-12-15T07:55:00.000-08:00

February 28, 2008
10:00 p.m.
THE STONE
Corner of Avenue C & Second Street
New York City
Mbira magic

March 1, 2008
(K-RAA-K)3 FESTIVAL 2008
Brussels, Belgium

March 2-3-4, 2008
TBA
Paris, France

March 16, 2008
2:00 p.m.
DAFFODIL FESTIVAL
Junction City, Oregon

April 19, 2008
12:00 Noon
SATURDAY MARKET
Eugene, Oregon

June 7, 2008
10:00 AM
SATURDAY MARKET
Eugene, Oregon

July 12th, 2008
11:15 AM
Oregon Country Fair, Hoarse Chorale Stage

July 13th, 2008
11:15 AM
Oregon Country Fair, Shady Grove Stage

August 8th ,2008

time tba

The Bite of Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Reviews and News

2007-11-01T14:16:00.000-07:00

News

12/12/06 Richard jams with Stanton Moore at the WOW hall! In this rare live performance, Richard and Stanton (with Brian Coogan and Will Bernard) pay tribute the Zimbabwean songwriter and activist Thomas Mapfumo. Listen closely as Richard takes his unusual Mbira style to a new level by turning the instrument into an amplified woodblock and playing with his knuckles. Download the track from archive.org here: http://www.archive.org/download/smt2006-12-12/smt2006-12-12d2t04_vbr.mp3

11/06 Richard's acclaimed guitar album "One on One" is now available for download on www.indiependencemusic.com. This new music site does a lot to help out the artists and connect musicians with fans. You can listen, rate songs and download - knowing that 75% of your money goes directly to the artist. This is a great opportunity to support Richard's music. Check out "One on One" here: http://www.indiependencemusic.com/albums.php?artistId=976

Reviews

1. Mbira Magic takes #2 spot in the top 10 albums of 2004 in the Washington Post.
by Mark Jenkins
"Using a modified version of a traditional Zimbabwean instrument, this veteran upstate New York composer plays ringing, rippling improvisations that evoke Bali, the Andes, and Mozart."
December 30, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36276-2004Dec30.html

2."Mbira Magic, is a testament to the ideal of liberation through restriction."
by Liam Singer at pitchforkmedia.com
http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/crandell_richard/mbira-magic.shtml

3. "Mbira Magic offers a fresh reflection on the great tradition of this ancient and simple instrument, but also on its endless possibilities in the hands of a mature musician like Crandell."
By Eyal Hareuveni at allaboutjazz.com
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17791

4. " If I could afford to take off and float endlessly on a river somewhere in the tropics, I would definitely want this playing on my headphones."
By Rob Hatch-Miller at othermusic.com
http://www.othermusic.com

5. "Crandell's tightly designed and salubriously executed works are an absolute wonder, primarily because they're so damned beautiful to listen to....Crandell manages to sidestep both cliché and obviousness by exploring variable timbres, tunings, and tendencies."
http://www.squidco.com/cgi-bin/news/newsView.cgi?newsID=618
by Darren Bergstein - The Squid's Ear
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Downloads

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Contact

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For booking information and press inquires:

Richard Crandell
541-689-9494
artist@richardcrandell.com

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Images

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Videos

2006-06-01T08:04:00.000-07:00

Richard's 65th birthday at tsunami books-march 30th 2008
Eugene, Or

Watch Richard's Segment from OPB's "Oregon Artbeat" :

Download and view quicktime here:
http://www.justinfrancese.com/crandell.mov
(7 minutes, 49 seconds, 18.5 megabytes)

(to download: first 'right-click' in windows or 'ctrl-click' in Mac OS and then select 'save link target as')
http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Recordings

2006-02-22T15:55:00.000-08:00

Spring Steel

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Mbira Magic
produced by John Zorn

"This is indeed a magic CD. It reminds me of the sound of a waterfall - cascading notes, soothing and calming with subtle variations. The more you listen, the deeper you get drawn in. Great for meditation, massage and making love." —Bill Baars, Portland, Oregon

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One on One

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In The Flower of Our Youth

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High Places

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Oregon Hill

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