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CITY'S Year in (Music) Review
12/15/23
12/15/23
"There is such amazing joy to the music that local pianist Laura Dubin and her husband, longtime musical partner and percussionist Antonio Guerrero, play, which has such thought and care put into every turn of the phrase. Their latest project is a match made in heaven: Dubin and Guerrero play the music of Claude Bolling...This is the feel-good music to keep you smiling into the new year."
-Mona Seghatoleslami, WXXI
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-Mona Seghatoleslami, WXXI
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Taking flight with harmonious mastery
6/26/23
"Dubin may as well be a [Marian] McPartland historian...Dubin's commitment to keeping
McPartland's memory and spirit alive in her presentation of these songs is evident."
-Jess Williams, Rochester Beacon
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McPartland's memory and spirit alive in her presentation of these songs is evident."
-Jess Williams, Rochester Beacon
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One year in, Virtual Jazz Club continues its streak of nightly concerts
3/16/21
"As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, Dubin and Guerrero decided to play a 45-minute, live-streamed set on March 16, 2020 (...) Exactly 365 days of consecutive online concerts later - dubbed Laura & Antonio's Virtual Jazz Club -
the duo has been a constant source of live music at a time when such events have been all but nonexistent."
-Daniel Kushner, City Newspaper
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the duo has been a constant source of live music at a time when such events have been all but nonexistent."
-Daniel Kushner, City Newspaper
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Laura Dubin Trio's Pieces of Paris is a charming jazz travelogue
7/10/20
"If there was ever a need for some musical escapism, now feels like the time. Thankfully, Rochester jazz pianist Laura Dubin
and her husband, drummer Antonio Guerrero, have come through with 'Pieces of Paris.' (...) In your mind's eye you can
practically see the reel-to-reel projector, rolling black-and-white film of pre-war Paris when listening to this album."
-Daniel Kushner, City Newspaper
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and her husband, drummer Antonio Guerrero, have come through with 'Pieces of Paris.' (...) In your mind's eye you can
practically see the reel-to-reel projector, rolling black-and-white film of pre-war Paris when listening to this album."
-Daniel Kushner, City Newspaper
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Couple brought together by music plays at jazz festival
6/17/19
"Two young people from different backgrounds meet and fall in love -- and society tears them apart.
You may recognize that as 'West Side Story.' Here's another story: Two young people from different backgrounds
meet and fall in love -- and end up making music together all over the world."
-Mona Seghatoleslami, WXXI
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You may recognize that as 'West Side Story.' Here's another story: Two young people from different backgrounds
meet and fall in love -- and end up making music together all over the world."
-Mona Seghatoleslami, WXXI
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Laura's Rhapsody
3/8/18
"Pianist Laura Dubin has a new trio album, and it is both swinging and lovely.
As is often the case with the talented young woman, the music is a blend of originals,
rethought jazz standards and freely interpreted Bach and Beethoven pieces from the classical repertoire."
-Jack Garner, Democrat & Chronicle
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As is often the case with the talented young woman, the music is a blend of originals,
rethought jazz standards and freely interpreted Bach and Beethoven pieces from the classical repertoire."
-Jack Garner, Democrat & Chronicle
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
"An impressive talent, who would grace any jazz festival or concert hall.
Dubin's wit and invention absorb and synthesize her familiarity with (seemingly) the whole tradition of jazz piano
into something new and distinctive."
- Glyn Pursglove, MusicWeb International
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Dubin's wit and invention absorb and synthesize her familiarity with (seemingly) the whole tradition of jazz piano
into something new and distinctive."
- Glyn Pursglove, MusicWeb International
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
3/2/17
"Here's an artist that is a blue plate special for mainstream trio lovers. (...)
Her touch exudes both confidence and clarity on all moods;
is she heading out to LA anytime soon?"
- George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
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Her touch exudes both confidence and clarity on all moods;
is she heading out to LA anytime soon?"
- George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
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The Many Colors of Jazz from Cincinnati, Rochester and South Africa
to England, Canada and Connecticut
2/28/17
"Dubin is an extraordinarily facile pianist, seemingly blessed with 10 fingers on each hand."
- Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly
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February 2017: Laura Dubin Trio Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
2/6/17
"The musicmaking is of highly serious quality, but the mood is pure exhilaration and joy. Strongly recommend to all collections."
- Rick Anderson, CD HotList
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- Rick Anderson, CD HotList
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Music Reviews: Laura Dubin Trio Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
2/5/17
"Dubin crosses over genres and weaves them together, making for innovative creations with a charm and savvy that delights audiences worldwide. Taking phrases from swing, bop, blues, stride, cabaret, boogie-woogie, ragtime, Flamenco, and classical compositions, Dubin shows her astuteness as a multi-diversified musician with the aptitude to create something
greater out of bits and pieces of material extracted from the archives of history.
Transcending generations of music, Dubin's craftsmanship...is the work of brilliance in motion."
-Susan Frances, Blogcritics
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greater out of bits and pieces of material extracted from the archives of history.
Transcending generations of music, Dubin's craftsmanship...is the work of brilliance in motion."
-Susan Frances, Blogcritics
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
1/6/17
"Here is a live set that will come as a refreshing antidote to the sometimes ponderous search for significance that pervades many contemporary releases. In the space of twenty-one tracks Laura Dubin thrills her audience with music that effectively assays the entire jazz piano scene taking in boogie-woogie, barrelhouse, stride, swing and bebop as well as more modern modal and ostinato driven styles whilst weaving in references to some familiar classical pieces with staggering verve and laugh out loud wit."
- Euan Dixon, Jazz Views
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- Euan Dixon, Jazz Views
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
1/4/17
"Everything on this recording rewards our ears and places the big "S" firmly in grooves that "Swing" non-stop. Bravo!
This is a concert you will want to attend over and over again."
- Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs Blog
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This is a concert you will want to attend over and over again."
- Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs Blog
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
1/4/17
"Laura Dubin is in a class by herself and it takes mere minutes into her performance to take you to feel her firm grasp of jazz piano history, from the majesty of ragtime to a cheeky, jitterbugging stride, to death-defying swing, and the angularity and slippery art form of bebop to the audacity of free improvisation...this recording establishes her as the nonpareil of young jazz players. Of course time will tell where she could take her art. On current evidence it is going to be a very short ride to that rarefied realm,
where there's room for but a few musicians."
- Raul da Gama, JazzdaGama
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where there's room for but a few musicians."
- Raul da Gama, JazzdaGama
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
1/3/17
"Ambition is certainly in no short supply for pianist Laura Dubin...On 21 cuts, she not only surveys an exceptional range of jazz piano styles, from stride to bebop to modal; she also brings in the classical tradition, with jazz-inflected pieces from Beethoven and Mozart (among others) making appearances. There's something here for everyone...Dubin's originals are consistently
thoughtful and inventive, so there's good reason to expect her to continue making an impact in the years to come."
- Troy Dostert, All About Jazz
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thoughtful and inventive, so there's good reason to expect her to continue making an impact in the years to come."
- Troy Dostert, All About Jazz
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Laura Dubin : Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
12/29/16
"The most striking impression gleaned from this inclusive recital is that Dubin is a perceptive, well-schooled pianist, able to bestride all manner of precepts and patterns without flinching, as well as a gifted composer and arranger. She plays with maturity and erudition beyond her years, understanding and respecting jazz tradition while at the same time bringing to bear an ample measure of acuity and resourcefulness. In other words, a special talent who is definitely worth keeping an eye on."
- Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
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- Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
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Laura Dubin Trio: Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
12/23/16
"Dubin herself is equally accomplished as a pianist and composer and most importantly this trio can swing and keep the audience,
their enthusiastic applause frequently heard at the conclusion of tracks, in rapt attention."
- Roger Farbey, All About Jazz
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their enthusiastic applause frequently heard at the conclusion of tracks, in rapt attention."
- Roger Farbey, All About Jazz
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Music Review: Laura Dubin Trio - "Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival"
12/16/16
"Whether this reflects my personal tastes or my discernment, I can't say (you'll have to listen for yourself),
but I CAN say that this is my favorite jazz album this year."
- Jon Sobel, Blogcritics
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but I CAN say that this is my favorite jazz album this year."
- Jon Sobel, Blogcritics
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LAURA DUBIN TRIO/Live at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
12/9/16
"Leading a smoking piano trio that heightens her pianistics whether delving into chestnuts, classics or originals, this is a savvy
crew that is here to play and here to play for your enjoyment...this is a girl and her gang that you have to hear to believe."
- Chris Spector, Midwest Record
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crew that is here to play and here to play for your enjoyment...this is a girl and her gang that you have to hear to believe."
- Chris Spector, Midwest Record
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Laura Dubin to Release Two-Disc Set from Jazz Fest
10/16/16
"Dubin enthusiastically embraced this major step in her career, and goes all out,
amply demonstrating strong versatility, with ability in a wide range of styles -
from hard bop to gentle lyricism to stride piano to classical competence."
-Jack Garner, Democrat & Chronicle
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amply demonstrating strong versatility, with ability in a wide range of styles -
from hard bop to gentle lyricism to stride piano to classical competence."
-Jack Garner, Democrat & Chronicle
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Jazz Fest 2016, Day 9: Ron reviews the Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban
Experience, Brian Dickinson, and Laura Dubin
"I've heard at least half a dozen world-class pianists at the festival this year and
Rochester's own Laura Dubin fit right in, playing with her trio at Xerox Auditorium."
- Ron Netsky, City Newspaper
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Rochester's own Laura Dubin fit right in, playing with her trio at Xerox Auditorium."
- Ron Netsky, City Newspaper
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XRIJF Day 9 - Laura Dubin
7/3/16
"Rochester native Laura Dubin was a big surprise...Dubin's set, which featured many pieces that were inspired and dedicated to her influences, was quirky, inventive, and fun, and highlighted her technique and unique sensibility toward jazz."
- Dan Gross, dan-gross.com
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- Dan Gross, dan-gross.com
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City Newspaper Jazz Festival Guide: Laura Dubin
6/15/16
"At the Xerox Auditorium, Dubin will play two completely different shows with (Antonio) Guerrero on drums and Kieran Hanlon on bass. Along with originals and standards, she'll perform some classical-jazz fusion involving
Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Ravel and Debussy."
-Ron Netsky, City Newspaper
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Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Ravel and Debussy."
-Ron Netsky, City Newspaper
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Laura Dubin Plays Great American Songbook with Fresh Insight
7/23/15
"Dubin plays as if she's a seasoned veteran from another era, as if she understands the lives inspired by
and described in these amazing standards beyond the obvious interpretations."
-Carol Banks Weber, AXS
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and described in these amazing standards beyond the obvious interpretations."
-Carol Banks Weber, AXS
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Album review: Laura Dubin Plays the Great American Songbook
7/1/15
"...so many albums are filled with standards that the artists have to bring something new to the table if they want to stand apart.
In the case of pianist Laura Dubin, it's a combination of superb technique and an imaginative approach to every tune
that makes her new CD vibrant from start to finish."
-Ron Netsky, City Newspaper
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In the case of pianist Laura Dubin, it's a combination of superb technique and an imaginative approach to every tune
that makes her new CD vibrant from start to finish."
-Ron Netsky, City Newspaper
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Laura Dubin: Silver lining in a sea of gray jazz
5/19/15
"For Dubin, who studied classical piano from the age of six before discovering the jazz of Charlie Parker at 10,
Introducing (the Laura Dubin Trio) is the perfect showcase to grant her entry into the hallowed halls of the next festival
and most certainly bigger venues dying to hear her speak in a variety of tongues."
-Carol Banks Weber, AXS
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Introducing (the Laura Dubin Trio) is the perfect showcase to grant her entry into the hallowed halls of the next festival
and most certainly bigger venues dying to hear her speak in a variety of tongues."
-Carol Banks Weber, AXS
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Swinging Trios: Laura Dubin Trio
10/9/14
"Someone brought up the young lady Laura Dubin right. Her musical instincts on this debut album (...) are spot on, mixing influences of Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson and Red Garland into a hard bop heaven...You're gonna like this one!
-George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
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-George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
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Critics Playlist: Laura Dubin- Introducing the Laura Dubin Trio
9/2/14
"Thanks to Gap Mangione for introducing me to this pianist, the latest keyboard gem to emerge from Rochester,
by way of education and work in Michigan, Mexico City, world cruises and more..."
-Jack Garner, Democrat & Chronicle
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by way of education and work in Michigan, Mexico City, world cruises and more..."
-Jack Garner, Democrat & Chronicle
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CDs of Note- Short Takes: Laura Dubin, Introducing the Laura Dubin Trio
9/2/14
"Rochester NY-based pianist and composer Laura Dubin has chops and then some..."
-Ken Franckling, Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
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-Ken Franckling, Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
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Music Review: The Laura Dubin Trio - Introducing the Laura Dubin Trio
8/22/14
"Despite all the gloom and doomsayers, as long as there are creative young talents like pianist Laura Dubin
keeping the jazz flame going, there is hope for the future..."
- Jack Goodstein, Blogcritics
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keeping the jazz flame going, there is hope for the future..."
- Jack Goodstein, Blogcritics
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FAME Review: The Laura Dubin Trio - Introducing the Laura Dubin Trio
8/19/14
8/19/14
"The nimblefingered and lightspirited Laura Dubin, a whiz on the ivories, was more than ready, given the work in this CD, for her debut, and Introducing The Laura Dubin Trio establishes the young woman as a formidable presence..."
- Mark S. Tucker, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
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- Mark S. Tucker, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
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Top Five 2014 Summer Releases to Groove On
7/22/14
"She’s only 24?! Hard to believe listening to the mature wanderlust of her debut album. Even more amazing, 10 of the songs
are all her own marvelously astute invention. She gets it..."
- Carol Banks Weber, AXS
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are all her own marvelously astute invention. She gets it..."
- Carol Banks Weber, AXS
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