".. . quite a bit more than a tribute to J.S. Bach, whose Well-Tempered Clavier, an exploration of all the major and minor keys, serves as his model. Mr. Ryzuk has so perfectly absorbed the intricate craft of Bach that he has undertaken to compose his own set of preludes and fugues and has developed them with great ingenuity and invention as well as a mastery of Bachian counterpoint. Altogether, this is a daring undertaking for the 1990's and one richly realized in the composer's own piano performance."
- Dick Hyman

"Regan Ryzuk is a remarkable musician. His talents bridge the distance between inventive jazz piano and classical composition. Even as daunting a form as ‘Inventions and Fugues In All Keys,' which Bach employed to establish our tonal system, poses no apparent problem to Mr. Ryzuk's abilities. Using contemporary harmonies to bring this idiom into our times, his inherent melodic sense produces forty-eight moving pieces of music. If you have not heard Regan Ryzuk, prepare yourself for a treat.
-Judd Woldin

"In the case of Regan Ryzuk's ‘New Contrapuntal Piano,' the patterns that emerge – especially rhythmic patterns – bring to mind Baroque models, while its harmonic colors often reflect the workings of a more contemporary sensibility.
"What are we to make of the combination? Perhaps it can be seen as a kind of fugue between two worlds, the more contemporary chasing the older, as it flees farther into the past. In history, as in music, the circle continues."
-Stuart Isacoff

"Very nice. When will you write the second set like J.S. Bach?"
-Herbert Blomstedt - San Francisco Philharmonic Artistic Director

• OCTOBER EVENTS (Tri-State Area):
  NJ Ballet Show       Summit        10/2
  Shanghai Jazz        Madison        10/14
  The Shirelles          Philadelphia  10/15
  Springfield Library  Springfield    10/23
  Trumpets               Montclair      10/26


• RECORDING NEWS:
  New 4-CD set of Piano Sonatas in production.
  
  New Regan Ryzuk Septet CD to be released


• TOUR INFO:
  Tour of Russia and Japan scheduled for March 2012. Check back for details.