Comments on: Astor Place http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:18:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katie http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3429 Katie Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:34:59 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3429 My boyfriend Ed, improv-ing on the Astor Place piano <!-- video_comment_id: 804 --> My boyfriend Ed, improv-ing on the Astor Place piano

]]> By: Ann http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3392 Ann Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:59:08 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3392 Albert Cardone, 9, of Staten Island "I had to play fast because my dad was parked at a bus stop" ..."I could feel the subway trains under the street, it was really cool" <!-- video_comment_id: 786 --> Albert Cardone, 9, of Staten Island “I had to play fast because my dad was parked at a bus stop” …”I could feel the subway trains under the street, it was really cool”

]]> By: James Manzello - Piano City http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3256 James Manzello - Piano City Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:43:41 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3256 Hello again. This is a reposted version of the video below. That one doesn't playback correctly. Please watch this one. Thanks! :) Note: Whoever has the power to take down the video below, please do so - thanks! And again, this project was so much fun! Hope you like it. <!-- video_comment_id: 700 --> Hello again. This is a reposted version of the video below. That one doesn’t playback correctly. Please watch this one. Thanks! :)

Note: Whoever has the power to take down the video below, please do so – thanks!

And again, this project was so much fun! Hope you like it.

]]> By: MaDDan http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3190 MaDDan Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:32:35 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3190 very nice n jazzy this cat was a strong player and great attitude...play on bro play on... <!-- image_comment_id: 1861 --> very nice n jazzy this cat was a strong player and great attitude…play on bro play on…

]]> By: MaDDan http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3189 MaDDan Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:31:22 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3189 this duet didn't mind me lending an ear as i waited my turn...it was cool to watch them work it out...dig the shades man... <!-- image_comment_id: 1860 --> this duet didn’t mind me lending an ear as i waited my turn…it was cool to watch them work it out…dig the shades man…

]]> By: Jim Duffy http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3142 Jim Duffy Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:51:13 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3142 At Astor Place, that spinet piano had such a nice psychedelic paint job, and on July 4 the hippie coffee truck was parked nearby. So I had no choice but to play Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" and Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women." Thanks to everyone who made this project such a success in so many ways. More notes here: http://www.3dotsmusic.com/blog.html/play_me_im_yours/ At Astor Place, that spinet piano had such a nice psychedelic paint job, and on July 4 the hippie coffee truck was parked nearby. So I had no choice but to play Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” and Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women.”

Thanks to everyone who made this project such a success in so many ways.

More notes here:
http://www.3dotsmusic.com/blog.html/play_me_im_yours/

]]> By: Ting http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3112 Ting Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:11:16 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3112 hadn't touched a piano in ages after playing for nearly 15 years since age 5! felt really inspired by this project. <!-- image_comment_id: 1810 --> hadn’t touched a piano in ages after playing for nearly 15 years since age 5! felt really inspired by this project.

]]> By: Sandy Santra http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3076 Sandy Santra Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:36:25 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3076 "Play Me, I'm Yours" was a dream come true for me: playing piano on the streets of New York in just about every location imaginable. I can't thank Luke Jerram, sing for hope, and all the volunteers enough for pulling off this special event. It was amazing to see so many pianists come out and play, and especially touching to hear so many gifted and talented children step up to what is a very challenging instrument (and play it in public on one of the world's biggest stages). In the beginning, I set out to play all five boroughs, but soon realized my day job wouldn't easily accommodate all the travel and logistics involved. So I reset my sights instead on playing every available Manhattan piano (and a few in Brooklyn and Queens). By the end of two weeks I had achieved my goal. My pieces are all improvisations, so playing on the streets of New York allowed me to share my spontaneous, energetic music with a city whose rhythms and tones have informed and influenced my music for years. The chance to publicly give back to a city whose people, music, and spirit have brought me joy for decades was the opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks for watching and listening. From the heart, Sandy Santra <!-- video_comment_id: 646 --> “Play Me, I’m Yours” was a dream come true for me: playing piano on the streets of New York in just about every location imaginable. I can’t thank Luke Jerram, sing for hope, and all the volunteers enough for pulling off this special event. It was amazing to see so many pianists come out and play, and especially touching to hear so many gifted and talented children step up to what is a very challenging instrument (and play it in public on one of the world’s biggest stages).

In the beginning, I set out to play all five boroughs, but soon realized my day job wouldn’t easily accommodate all the travel and logistics involved. So I reset my sights instead on playing every available Manhattan piano (and a few in Brooklyn and Queens). By the end of two weeks I had achieved my goal.

My pieces are all improvisations, so playing on the streets of New York allowed me to share my spontaneous, energetic music with a city whose rhythms and tones have informed and influenced my music for years. The chance to publicly give back to a city whose people, music, and spirit have brought me joy for decades was the opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks for watching and listening.

From the heart,

Sandy Santra

]]> By: Vadim Ghin http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3055 Vadim Ghin Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:20:39 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3055 To view a montage of Chopin's Minute Waltz played by Vadim Ghin on all the street pianos from "Play Me I'm Yours - NYC 2010" please visit: www.theNYCminute.com <!-- image_comment_id: 1764 --> To view a montage of Chopin’s Minute Waltz played by Vadim Ghin on all the street pianos from “Play Me I’m Yours – NYC 2010″ please visit: http://www.theNYCminute.com

]]> By: Max from Georgia http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/pianos/astor-place#comment-3034 Max from Georgia Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:03:11 +0000 http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/?page_id=844#comment-3034 Max played There's a Hole in my Bucket on way to Blue Man Group. <!-- image_comment_id: 1744 --> Max played There’s a Hole in my Bucket on way to Blue Man Group.

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