finished jon sandler‘s new album, “Late Night Champ”. super proud of this one, so stay tuned for a release date.
finished work with tim and the space cadets. full length childrens music concept album on the way. it won’t disappoint.
currently in the middle of a full-length record with jem warren . it was recorded at dreamland studios, in upstate new york. a truly beautiful studio, with great sounds!
working on an EP with singer-songwriter and cellist, dan charness. some great songs in the work.
beginning production with vocalist, Cara Samantha. check out her kickstarter and help make her first EP!
lots of big things coming up for you to hear, so stay tuned.
also, april 1st will be an exciting event, as i DJ the afterparty for Shayna Zaid and the Catch’s CD release show at Crash Mansion. stay tuned for details…
thanks to all those in upstate ny who attended the performance at the van dyck. it got some great press from nippertown, here’s the review:
Niskayuna homeboy Dominic Fallacaro’s return to the area last Saturday night was a bit different from his previous homecoming visit, a CD release party for his album, “Collected,” at Proctors’ GE Theatre a year ago.
At the Van Dyck in Schenectady, he wasn’t cranking out an array of jazz standard-type tunes. Rather, he was experimenting on the keyboards and pushing the boundaries of the instrument right along with his bandmates.
Saturday’s scheduled 7pm show didn’t begin until way past 7:30, and the house was chockful with spectators filling every seat. Barely acknowledging the audience, Fallacaro perched atop the stool facing a triple stack of keyboards and began a set-long suite which incorporated several originals – including “A Hundred Miles From Christmas,” “The Short Road Is the Long Road” and “Block Party” – and a truck-load of improvisation inbetween.
Fallacaro’s band mates – solid drummer Aaron Steele and saxophone blaster Tyler Schwartz – hung onto every note and navigated every musical curve, as they followed their leader into instrumental smooth-jazz, soul, funk and jam-band territories with aplomb.
The key word for the night was “improvisation” and the evening’s performance was brimming over with turn-on-a-dime changes and a musical free-flow directed by glances and nods from Fallacaro to his fellow musicians. For example, if Schwartz was cooking on all four burners during a solo, then the musicians let the energy flow, allowing him more time to complete him musical ideas. The same went for Fallacaro at the keys.
When you get down to it, of course, improvisation is what jazz is all about, and Dominic Fallacaro certainly knows that. The encore was pure jazz improvisation based on an expanded riff or two. And it just doesn’t get any better than that…
in case you missed it, the jazz publication All About Jazz enjoyed my debut release. here is a the review:
Pianist Dominic Fallacaro doesn’t just write music, he produces movies for the imagination.
Every track on Fallacaro’s debut album Collected has a definite beginning, middle, and end; they’re not merely a series of repetitive notes. Fallacaro works with a wide palette, allowing for an impressively diverse range of tones and textures. Each song breathes its own distinct air, has a different story to tell. What unifies them is the breadth of Fallacaro’s imagination.
Fallacaro’s compositions are continually evolving, relentlessly changing their skin like a chameleon. Such unpredictability may initially be jarring. On the opening “Pause,” Fallacaro’s softly played intro quickly builds up speed as Mike McGarril’s sun-drenched saxophone soars into the skies. What may have seemed like a warm caress is suddenly jolted by an infectious burst of energy. “False Idol” takes things a step further. Like “Pause,” it opens quietly, with Fallacaro’s piano playing delivering a calming effect. But then it roars into high gear as Stuart Bidwell’s frenzied drumming creates a turbulent back-beat, slowing down midway in a brief moment of near-silence before Travis Reuter’s electric guitar sprays fuzz-drenched shrapnel. The swaggering groove that ends “False Idol” alone solidifies Fallacaro as a young talent to watch, brimming with new ideas and unafraid of challenging the status quo. It’s no wonder that Fallacaro’s hometown of Brooklyn, New York is already heralding the twenty-something pianist as a Next Big Thing, the pianist already performing with jazz greats such as Kevin Mahogany and Freddy Cole.
The self-confident strut of “Natural Nuclear Waste” and the autumnal radiance of “John Doe” beam the spotlight on the creative depth and technical precision of Fallacaro’s playing. There isn’t a wasted or dull note to be found. Fallacaro closes the album with the 17-minute title track, which carries the emotional weight of a good book–a real page-turner, whose ending actually marks a new beginning.
–Robert Sutton
if you’d like to preview or purchase the album, please visit the “Listen” page.
friends, i’m very excited that my CD release event for my debut album, “collected” will be held at the prestigious Iridium Jazz Club on Saturday, October 16th at 11:30pm.
tickets through the club are listed at $20, but if you make sure to RSVP on facebook, you can get discounted admission for the show, letting you in for only 10 dollars! click here to RSVP on facebook.
if you’d like to preview the album, feel free to listen to it on iTunes.
