Dyad Plays Jazz Arias Concert Excerpts

Alto saxophonist Lou Caimano and pianist Eric Olsen are among the most innovative musical talents to fuse the two great art forms, opera arias and jazz. On their newest CD, Dyad Plays Jazz Arias, they transform well-known operatic arias into uniquely imaginative jazz compositions.
Dyad Plays Jazz Arias features favorite operatic arias re-imagined with brilliant originality and breathtaking skill. Veteran jazz masters Randy Brecker on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Ted Nash on tenor saxophone, join Eric and Lou on this exemplary recording. Arias from Bizet's Carmen to Mozart's Champagne Aria are among the featured arrangements.
Dyad Plays Jazz Arias is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.
This video features live concert excerpts of DYAD in action!
More information at www.olsensoundscape.com. DYAD Plays Jazz Arias may be purchased at CD Baby.