Songs Without Words is a collection of instrumental compositions by pianist Chris Welch.
The CD features piano solos and duets with Rob Davis (soprano saxophone), Michael Gotz (guitar) and Evan Buehler (vibraphone).
"...shimmering romantic melodies. Welch has a magnificent touch, lyrical, open and light."
- Chris Lunn, Victory Review
"Whether effevescent and bubbly ("Jiggity Gigue" and "Maddie's Dream"), somber and reflective ("Late Autumn" and "Painting at the Train Station"), or softly romantic ("Floating on the Sea" and "Summer Solstice") Chris and the other musicians handle each song with grace and charm. Recommended for fans of melodic piano-led music."
- Bill Binkelman, Editor, Wind and Wire: The Magazine of New Instrumental Music
CHRIS WELCH BIO:
Chris Welch is a composer and producer of instrumental music for TV, film, and the internet. In 2011, Chris's music has been heard in the Paramount movie No Strings Attached, and many television shows, including Parenthood (NBC), Let's Make A Deal (CBS), Brighton Beach Patrol (Channel 5, UK), HawthoRNe (TNT), The Dr. Oz Show (syndicated), Auction Kings (Discovery Channel), Pretty Little Liars (ABC), The Arrangement (Logo TV), Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth Reichl (PBS), NICU (Discovery Health), My First Home (TLC), and Weeds (Showtime).
Chris is “a pianist-for-all-reasons-and-seasons” (Victory Music Review). He grew up playing classical and popular music, earned his music degree at the University of Washington, and has played thousands of gigs and sessions with a variety of artists. Chris has played jazz, rock, reggae, ska, calypso, fusion, classical music, Latin music, country, folk and more with The Groove, Ted Kamp, Scott Lindenmuth, Eduardo Mendonça and Show Brazil, Calypso Blue, Cabaret Productions, The Washingtonians, Evan Buehler, Xebec, Sonando, Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, Northwest Girlchoir, The Christopher Gross Ensemble, ACT Theatre... and scores of other artists and organizations. Chris leads groups of various size and instrumentation that perform at clubs, festivals, weddings, and private parties. Chris has performed at most Pacific Northwest music venues.
Chris has contributed piano, keyboards, compositions, and arrangements to may recordings, including:
•Chris Welch: Night Music (“A damn good album” – Wind and Wire)
•Chris Welch: Songs Without Words (“a great album – completely infectious” – Solo Piano Publications)
•Say It by singer/songwriter Kevin Joyce
•Pitch Black Mile by singer/songwriter Karyn Kupferman
•Urban Christmas by XEBEC
•Destiny by Seattle reggae/soca/ska band The Groove
•543 by jazz vibraphonist Evan Buehler
•Many other CDs, soundtracks, demos, infomercials…
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