GABRIEL KAHANE HAS been furrowing his own path in folk, singer-songwriter and compositional circles for years, but he quips – mainly by virtue of his many, many odd time signatures – that he’s“guilty as charged” when it comes to meriting being talked about in the progressive realm.
The American pianist, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist may not be known by the masses, but his prodigious talent deserves a much wider audience – and his penchant for thinking outside the box, peppered with radio-friendly hooks, is abundantly clear.
Take his latest solo album, Magnificent Bird, for instance: the record was the product of a song-a-day writing challenge during one month of a year-long absence from the internet. It’s accessible yet melancholic and multi-layered, with free-roaming piano runs and melodies regularly taking experimental detours;…
You're reading a preview of
Prog Italia (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 146