90.3 WCPN ideastream®: Rag, Monk and Moonlight
Rag, Monk and Moonlight
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Topics: Arts
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Pianist Matthew Skitzki’s disc Skitzki covers a lot of ground. He plays his own ragtime tune, unlocks the chromatic key of Thelonious Monk’s “Straight, No Chaser,” makes “Moonlight in Vermont” a haunting sight and plays some original tunes that give a nod to Chopin, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles. Skitzki talked to ideastream’s Dan Polletta about this eclectic first effort.
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