Immer dann, wenn in Filmen eine der Figuren im Morgenmantel auftaucht, ist klar: Es folgt ein Ausschnitt, der in der Realität ganz sicher ohne Publikum stattfinden würde. Chilly Gonzales Markenzeichen ist der Morgenmantel, er trägt ihn sogar bei Auftritten mit großem und ehrbarem Orchester. Und selbst wenn es sich hier natürlich ebenfalls – wie im Film – um ein Kostüm handelt, lässt ihn das unmaskiert und nahbar erscheinen. Weiterlesen
Chewing on the Stereogum Interview
T. Cole Rachel’s interview with Gonzales is a captivating read. Admitting that Solo Piano II was his “most played” record of 2012, Cole goes on to elicit detailed comments from Gonzales. It appears that Cole is more than happy to prod from time-to-time, letting Gonzales’ train of thought run its natural course. Weiterlesen
“Gonzified” Piano Lesson Videos
About a year ago, Gonzales was in London to record a series of “Piano Lessons for Lapsed Students”. At that time, he asked the Twitterverse what topics they would like covered in piano lessons and received a number of responses (most were covered). Later, during a rapid-fire Twitter interview session, he indicated that the lessons would be available in summer: Weiterlesen
Solo Piano II: Simultaneous #1
It’s a veritable Gonz-festival at the Canadian iTunes store! Here are the current (Dec 18, 2012) Gonzales chart positions:
Classical
Solo Piano II: #1 album
Solo Piano: #11 album
Othello: #3 song
Jazz
Solo Piano II: #1 album Weiterlesen
Gonzales on “Le Mouv”
On Dec 14, 2012, Chilly Gonzales paid a visit to the French radio station Le Mouv to give an in-depth interview and piano lesson to Christophe Crénel; host of the “Rodéo sur le Mouv” show. Over the course of the one-hour interview Christophe and Gonzales cover a very wide range of topics, and play a few songs: Weiterlesen
Chilly Gonzales: Global Canadian Ambassador
Recently, a considerable amount of interest was generated when it was revealed that musician, and sometimes piano-battler Andrew W.K. was being ‘groomed’ as U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain. Weiterlesen
Intro to SoloGonzales Twitter Graphs
One of the unique features of SoloGonzales is the interactive Twitter graphs. They aren’t displayed on the front page due to space limitations, but can conveniently be found under the “Tweets->Twitter Social Network” menu item. If you haven’t used the Twitter graph feature before, here’s an overview. Weiterlesen
Rezensionen rezensiert: Chilly Gonzales polarisiert in München und Karlsruhe
„Der vielleicht beste Entertainer, den es gibt“ – so bezeichnet sueddeutsche.de Chilly Gonzales am Tag nach seinem Konzert im Münchener Prinzregententheater. Als besseren „Klavierlehrer“ stellt ihn die schnarchlangweilige Tageszeitung meiner Heimatstadt Karlsruhe, Badische Neueste Nachrichten (BNN), nur zwei Tage später dar. Weiterlesen
4 Chilly Wishes (x2)
The holiday season is upon us, which means that children all over the world are busy jotting down their wish lists. At sologonzales, we have wish lists of a slightly different kind: wishes for things that don’t even exist yet! Weiterlesen
Gonzales “Gets Back” to Liverpool
Two great concert reviews from Liverpool a.k.a. the “World Capital City of Pop” Weiterlesen