Andy Laverne discusses the effect of personal maturity on performance

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Andy Laverne discusses solo piano

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Andy Laverne discusses the appeal of solo projects

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Q: “Solo piano playing is something your really have to learn again, isn’t it? You start by yourself…”

A: “It's a different concept. I mean, you do start by yourself and then as you go on, you know, you add a bass player, and then you add a drummer and then saxophone player and then … and what it does to the pianist is it confines you more and more into the center of the instrument and you're playing a lot less. Because, obviously, you know, if you play too much, you're going to get in the bass player's way or saxophone player's way or guitar player's way, so you find yourself really being very selective on what you play and then all of a sudden, "Hey, I got a solo piano gig for you." Okay, you go in and you don't know what to do, you know. It's really funny, but fortunately, over the last few years, I've had quite a bit of an experience playing solo and I really enjoy it very much.”