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SXSW Recap: Reviews
7 April, 2009
During the Playboy Jazz Festival press conference, Alfredo was fortunate enough to receive wondeful reviews from the press. After having performed at Quincy Jones’s keynote address at SXSW and at the Elephant Room, Alfredo has been warmly received by SXSW-goers too. In “My SXSW Experience: Day 2 (Music Publishing & Quincy Jones) Creative Loafing’s“, Creative Loafing commented on Alfredo as a “former Cuban national, now defected and a bad ass piano player.” Prefix Mag was there to report on Alfredo’s performance in “SXSW MIssive: Day 2“. ”Rodriguez himself played an impassioned, stunning arrangement on the waiting Steinway grand. A great way to start the afternoon!” Savvant Music was there to see Alfredo perform at both the SXSW Keynote address and the Elephant Room. Savvant Music announced: “Get ready for it, because Quincy Jones has a new protégé, Alfredo Rodriguez – a pianist so intense, so beautiful and so emotive you never, ever want the music to stop.” We were humbled by Anny’s words from Savvant Music, who commented on Alfredo’s Elephant Room performance as:
“amazing improvisational skills and beautiful artistic soul. Part of Rodriguez’ genius is his ability to be so playful and simple interspersed with moments of exquisite emotional intensity. He takes a melody and weaves it in and out of harmony and discord while maintaining the pure integrity of the melody and the feel of the song.”
At the end of Alfredo’s encore performance at The Elephant Room, Quincy Jones stood up to say some very inspirational words about Alfredo: “this young man makes me even happier than I already am to be alive” and finally adding “This is what music is about.” Alfredo was also kindly referenced (out of the hundreds of artists that could have been mentioned) by The New York Times, in their SXSW article. Stay tuned for more!