His emotional, passionate music–he calls it Teshmusic–is a mix of pop and classical, infused with international flourishes for One World. The album, released last March, embraces and celebrates diverse musical cultures, from Native American to Irish, Spanish to Italian, classical to pop, from soul singer James Ingram to flamenco dancer Arleen Hurtado.

     "This album isn't World Music, but it is worldly," says Tesh. The project, which yielded both a CD and PBS special, took a year to plan and months longer to shoot and edit, saw Tesh and his band perform in such locations as Rome, Ireland, Vienna, and atop a 1,200 foot mesa in Monument Valley, UT.

     "I won't soon forget seeing my nine foot grand piano being lowered by helicopter onto that mesa. It was a lot of work, but once you get there, it's a lot of fun."

merican Yamaha artist Ronnie Foster joined forces with Canadian artist Carol Welsman to create a jazz album using a Disklavier® DGT2. Production of the CD, currently titled Tesoro, began in early 1999 at Foster's private studio in Thousand Oaks, CA. The finishing touches on the CD will be added at O'Henry Studios in Burbank, CA, where the DGT2 sequence will be transferred to a Disklavier Pro. Tesoro will be released in early 2000 on Bethlehem Records, a former jazz label that has recently been revived. Welsman is one of the first artists to record under this label since its revival.

     Foster plays the keyboard on all the albums he produces. His most recent accomplishment includes the CD Both Sides in conjunction with Roger Smith. Released in early 1999, this jazz album reached number one on the Record and Review chart and number six on the contemporary jazz chart for Billboard magazine.

     Foster also worked with vocalist Will Downing and saxophonist Gerald Albright to produce Pleasures of the Night, which was released in late 1997. Recorded on the Disklavier Pro, this album maintained its position as number one on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart for 13 consecutive weeks.

Gershwin and Disklavier Play the Hollywood Bowl

eorge Gershwin performed at the Hollywood Bowl last September, thanks to the wonder of a Yamaha Disklavier® DCFIIIS. On stage, Gershwin's original piano rolls were accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in "The Party of the Century," a traditional fireworks display tied in with a pre millennium bash that featured guests from the past, present, and future. More than 50,000 people attended the three sold out shows.

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