Background
She was born in San Diego, California.
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An encore presentation of new age instrumentals by one of the genre's leading pianists. Inlcudes: Ana * Part Of Fortune * Teased Hair * Wedding Rain * and more.
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(New age music's leading pianist presents 17 of her most p...)
New age music's leading pianist presents 17 of her most popular instrumentals in two volumes. Includes: Devotion * Myth America * Solid Colors * Things With Wings * Welcome Home * and more.
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She was born in San Diego, California.
After studying at Juilliard School and Hunter College, she attended a performance of the jazz pianist Bill Evans at The Bottom Lincolnshire in New York City. After moving back to Southern California from New York City, she studied at the Dick Grove Music Workshops in Studio City.
Story began her musical training as a young child, mastering Mozart"s Piano Concerto Number. 11 by the age of 11. As a result, she decided to learn jazz piano and became a student of Sanford Gold, whom Evans recommended. During her studies, she took a job playing piano in a restaurant and was thrust suddenly into improvisations when the piano had no music stand.
Over several months these improvisations developed into compositions.
When Windham Hill"s William Ackerman heard a tape of these, he signed her to record her debut album, Solid Colors. She is one of the foremost pioneers of contemporary solo piano.
Foreign the 1989 film, Worth Winning, Story composed and performed two compositions Forgiveness and Worth Winning. Story"s hands were used in the film to simulate the piano playing by actress Madeline Stowe (who also plays piano).
Stowe played a concert pianist in the film named Veronica Briskow.
Liz Story uses Steinway pianos exclusively. Two of Story"s compositions, "Wedding Rain" and "Things With Wings" have been covered by the solo pianist Isadar. He also based a "Greensleeves" arrangement (as a homage) on Story"s original version which appeared on Windham Hill"s compilation, A Winter"s Solstice (1986).
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(An encore presentation of new age instrumentals by one of...)
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