Comments on: Chelsea: 14th and 9th

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:48:51 +0000

Albert Cardone, 9, of Staten Island …”The tops of the keys are missing!!!!” but it played well

By: Sandy Santra

Sandy Santra — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:10:31 +0000

“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: MaDDan

MaDDan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:50:37 +0000

think he was late for a tennis session so he just “lobbed” a few notes and bopped…

By: MaDDan

MaDDan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:48:00 +0000

do my bit for Ray Charles fan club…baby what I say….ha ha ha

By: MaDDan

MaDDan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:46:10 +0000

he’s no fool he is playing it cool …smile

By: Vadim Ghin

Vadim Ghin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:24:45 +0000

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: Jun Qin Wu

Jun Qin Wu — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:51:02 +0000

me again!

By: pianoman

pianoman — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:35:27 +0000

As only a Jimmy Adventure could call for, this day was ridiculous. 8 hours of walking, train and bus rides, and searching Manhattan for pianos for the “Play Me, I’m Yours” piano installation in NYC. Empire State of Mind Part 2 by Alicia Keys was the song of choice and was quite fitting to the day. Thanks to the people of NYC who filmed for me and Harrison for filming pianos 24 and 25. Enjoy!

By: Canaan

Canaan — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:57:04 +0000

The piano is pretty beat up but the location is great, right on the curb. The taxi drivers roll down the window and make comments while they’re waiting for a red light. Very New York. I love it!

By: Alexandra Kelly

Alexandra Kelly — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:30:50 +0000

Singer/Songwriter Alexandra Kelly playing her song “Nothing At All” Thursday afternoon….accompanied by horns, pigeons and wind.
Pretty piano though the keys are worn…the sound gets better after the beginning.

Played inside at Chelsea Market earlier….wished she could have gone to more.
maybe another day…