PRESS REVIEW

Deutsch

„Dieser „Drive“ regte den Vollblutmusiker Andy Miles immer mehr an, seine meisterhafte Spielkunst virtuos vorzuführen - da stimmte einfach alles“ Westf. Volksblatt
 
„Die Zuhörerschaft zurecht in euphorischer Wallung, wer konnte diesem superzarten Pianissimoklang widerstehen?“ Mindener Tageblatt
 
„Mit geschlossenen Augen spielte er den schwelgerischen ersten Satz des Copland-Konzertes und verzauberte das Publikum von der ersten Minute an.“ Süddeutsche
 
„Für einen Moment hält Andy Miles die Zeit und das ergriffene Publikum den Atem an, bevor der Solist mit Ovationen überschüttet wird.“ FAZ
"Nun kehrte der Musiker, der für deine Brückenschläge zwischen Jazz und Klassik berühmt ist, für "Jazz at the Philharmonic" nach Duisburg zurück und wurde in der Mercatorhalle mit Ovationen geradezu überschüttet" WAZ
 
"Miles legte Astor Piazzolla und Benny Goodman seine Verehrung zu Füßen, mit träumerischen Passagen und butterweichem Ansatz" Kölner Stadtanzeiger
 
"Allen voran der Klarinettist Andy Miles, der mit pfiffigen Bearbeitungen barocker Werke von Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach und Antonio Vivaldi begann und sich mit Rolf Kühns "Interchange" und Artie Shaws Clarinet Concerto von einem Höhepunkt zum anderen steigerte"
NRZ
 
"Kantabel, mit ungeheuer weichem Ansatz und beseeltem Ausdruck realisierte der Klarinettist Andy Miles den Solopart von Carl Maria von Webers Klarinettenkonzert Nr. 1 in f-moll.  Auch hier war offenbar - vor allem im Bereich der klanglichen Valeurs - sehr gute vorbereitende Arbeit geleistet worden. Die Zugabe erinnerte daran, daß Miles auch in anderen Stilrichtungen zu Hause ist: "Somewhere" aus Leonard Bernsteins "West Side Story", wundervoll gesetzt für Klarinette solo."
FAZ Kultur

“The glowing sound of his clarinet simply warms the soul”
Argus, Capetown

"Die  Begegnung mit dem Klarinettisten Andy Miles wird immer wieder zum eindrucksvollen Erlebnis. Miles, der auf der Klarinette zaubert: klassisch, rockig, jazzig, mal rauchig cool... "
Flensburger Tageszeitung

„Andy Miles bezauberte durch lupenreine Tongebung, virtuose Technik und grandiose Pianokultur.“
Taunuszeitung

„..verträumt-expressiv, feurig-virtuos oder einfach schön – nichts scheint diesem Musiker schwerzufallen“
Weser Kurier

„Die seltene Klangschönheit seiner Klarinette, die erstrahlt und schmeichelt. Mitreißt und inspiriert, ist bezeichnend für seine außergewöhnliche Inspiration“
Süddeutsche Zeitung

„Erstklassig und mitreißend musiziert! Tonlich und technisch beherrscht dieser Solist sein Instrument mühelos“  
Ruhr Nachrichten


Bei Andy Miles mischten sich auf virtuose Weise klassische Klarinette mit Jazz und einem Einschlag Klezmer. Das Adagio von Vivaldi entwickelte sich im Zwiegespräch zwischen der Flöte von Adik Abdourachmanov und Andy Miles Klarinette zu einer eindrucksvollen Demonstration von Musikalität, aber auch der Möglichkeiten moderner Adaption alter Musik.  Carl Phillip Emanuel Bachs "Solfeggietto" zeugte von der halsbrecherischen Virtuosität des Klarinettisten Andy Miles."
Schwäbische Zeitung

Zu einem fulminanten Dialog zwischen Orchester und Solisten gestaltete Inbal das Klarinettenkonerzet von Weber. Andy Miles bezauberte durch lupenreine Tongebung, virtuose Technik und grandiose Pianokultur.  Die hinreißende Zugabe "Somewhere" aus der Westsidestory von L. Bernstein setzte im Nichts an, um in vollkommener Klangschönheit aufzublühen.  Die Zuschauer dankten es durch Bravo-Rufe.
Taunuszeitung

Andy Miles brillierte auf seinem Instrument, dem Lieblingsinstrument Mozarts, in allen Facetten und Nuancen.  Laut und leise, schnell  und verhalten, aggressiv und zärtlich.
Schwäbische Zeitung

Neben Rene Giessen wird die Begegnung mit dem Klarinettisten Andy Miles zum eindrucksvollen Erlebnis, die durch die Uraufführung von "Mandragora" zusätzlich Glanz gewinnt.

 

English

„This "Drive" encouraged the full-blooded musician Andy Miles more and more to show his breakneck virtuosity - this soloist effortlessly masters his instrument.“ Westf. Volksblatt
 
„The audience was in euphoric emotion, who could resist this super soft Pianissimoculture?“ Mindener Tageblatt
 
„With closed eyes, he played the first movement of the Copland Concerto and enchanted the audience from the very first instant.“ Süddeutsche
 
„Andy Miles stopped the time for a moment. The audience holds its breath before the soloist was showered with ovations.“ FAZ
"Lyrical, with an incredibly soft attack, and inspired expression, the clarinettist Andy Miles performed the solo part of Carl Maria von Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in f-minor. Here, too, it was clear – especially in the area of tone colour – that he was very well prepared. His encore reminded us that Miles is also at home with other musical styles: Somewhere form Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, wonderfully arranged for solo clarinet."
FAZ Kultur
 
"Miles laid his respect at the feet of Astor Piazzolla and Benny Goodman, with dream-like passages and a buttery approach."
Kölner Stadtanzeiger
 
"Especially the clarinettist Andy Miles, who began with clever arrangements of Baroque works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Antonio Vivaldi and then went on to Rolf Kühn's Interchange and Artie Shaw's clarinet concerto, outdoing himself, exceeding each highpoint with the next."
NRZ
 
"The musician, famous for his bridge building between classical and jazz music, returned to Duisburg for Jazz at the Philharmonic and was greeted in the Mercatorhalle with ovation after ovation."
WAZ
 
"The rare beauty of tone of his clarinet – shining and caressing, electrifying and inspiring – is representative of his exceptional inspiration."
Süddeutsche Zeitung
 
"Any encounter with the clarinettist Andy Miles is an impressive experience. Miles, the magician of the clarinet: classical, rocking, jazzy, sometimes smoky and cool ..."
Flensburger Tageszeitung
 
"Andy Miles enchants with his immaculate intonation, virtuoso technique and grandiosely cultured piano dynamics."
Taunuszeitung
 
"First-class and stirringly played! Tonally and technically, this soloist effortlessly masters his instrument."
Ruhr Nachrichten
 
"Andy Miles presents a virtuoso mix of classical clarinet with jazz and a touch of klezmer. Vivaldi's Adagio – a conversation between Adik Abdourachmanov's flute and Andy Miles's clarinet – was an impressive demonstration of musicality, but also of the possibilities of modern adaptations of old music. Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach's Solfegietto demonstrated clarinettist Andy Miles' breakneck virtuosity."
Schwäbische Zeitung
 
“The glowing sound of his clarinet simply warms the soul”
Argus, Capetown

 
"the brillant sound of his clarinet is an inspiration'.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
 
„A first class musician! A master of his instrument!"  
Peking News

What people say...

I'm a fellow clarinet player and I wanted to say you sounded fantastic in the nightclub 1960 video...  Thank you,
Kevin Schaffter, UNICEF Representative


Wow...Congratulations for your fantastic career and great successes!!! I wish you always the very best and I it was really an inspiring experience to work with you!

Andrea Marcelli

 

Hi! My name is Or Sidi and I am a 22 year old clarinet player, originally from Israel (where I studied with Eva Wasserman) but currently attending Arizona State University, where I am studying with Bob Spring, whom you probably know.
I am writing to you because I happened to see your recording of Piazzolla's "Oblivion" on YouTube, and it was so beautiful, that I felt like I just had to write something.
This was one of the most beautiful, soulful recordings I have ever heard. Your style of playing is exactly what I have always aspired to sound like and become as a professional musician. I have always said that my goal is to be able to play and perform pieces that are mixed with classical and jazz influences, such as the Copland Conerto for Clarinet, which is my favorite piece for clarinet, and in fact - what got me to Arizona on full scholarship.
When I think, hear or play Piazzolla pieces, the way I want to sound, or the way I would have liked it to be performed by others - is exactly how you played. This rarely happens to me since us, as clarinetists, tend to be quite judgemental of other clarinetists when they perform, but again - your "Oblivion" was simply breath taking to me.
You are really an amazing player, thank you for this.
Sincerely,
Or Sidi.

 

The beauty of Andy's playing is that it uses all the quality of the Würlitzer clarinets(projection,dark tone etc) and just sounds like any french system player. The same goes for George Pieterson former Solo clarinet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam.

klarinetaa, on Youtube about Tribute Charlie Parker

 

Love this!

infinityquintet on Youtube about Oblivion with Aurynquartet

 

By far the best video on herer of the Shaw concerto. People saying that the tone is wrong are nuts. This guy has taken the peice and made it not only fun, but sensical and musical.
AND he has the right instrumentation behind him for a Shaw tune!
Plus improvisation, you people that criticized him need to maybe try practicing instead of being a critic. I've been critical of some Shaw videos on here, but this is the best and deserves a little respect.

threejoneses on Youtube about Artie Shaw clarinet concerto

 

Many people like to find errors in this video, but i think they wouldn´t play this as good as him..

jesuavr on Youtube about Artie Shaw clarinet concerto

 

Finally somebody who actually improvised something other than grace notes.

tech502  on Youtube about Artie Shaw clarinet concerto

 

I've watched Benny Goodmann's tribute video and it's simply amazing! Congratulations for your work! I am a bass player and I've just begin to study jazz theory...hope in some years to be able to develop my music knowledge.
Sincerely,Thanos