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Jeff Bjorck returns with IMPRESSIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE, his third Pure Piano release. Whereas nature inspired his first two CDs, this third effort’s compositions sprang primarily from Jeff’s imagination and a colorful palette of childhood memories. The liner notes tell the stories behind each piece, and Bjorck encourages his listeners to read them while playing the CD for a richly nostalgic experience. The shift from nature to imaginative impressions is also reflected in the departure from colorful panoramic photos which graced his previous CDs. For this new disc, Bjorck digitally created an impressionist piano image in black and white, but he insists that “the music is always in full color!” Recorded primarily in 2004, these eleven pieces were composed over the past four years with two exceptions: All I See Is Air (1977) and Return To Catskill Meadow (1998). Played softly, IMPRESSIONS presents fresh "quiet music to calm the heart in a noisy world." Many pieces on this new disc are more vibrant, however, and the listener is encouraged to turn up the volume on occasion for optimal enjoyment! Jeff notes, “I hope that these IMPRESSIONS will give my listeners the emotional, classically styled music they have come to expect, while gently introducing them to my more energetic side!”
"...Bjorck's instrumental compositions and playing reflect a vibrancy and radiance that set him apart." -- Louis R. Carlozo, Christian Century Magazine, June 14, 2005"Bjorck's touch...and songwriting skills show such love and heart, listening to his music is like falling in love again!" -- Renee Gelpi, Galaxie CBC Digital Radio Network"Jeff Bjorck plays lovely piano that evokes warm memories from days gone by." -- Marius-Christian Burcea, Producer/Host"Jeff Bjorck's Pure Piano is perfect for those craving peace and contemplation in a frenetic world." -- Capt. Christopher, Cheezmuzik Director, WTUL Radio, New Orleans
Born to two artists, Jeff Bjorck began creating music when he was ten years old. He also loves composing through the media of photography, illustration, painting, and poetry. As a clinical psychologist, researcher, and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary's Graduate School of Psychology, Dr. Bjorck's multifaceted vocation typifies his love for a Renaissance man's approach to life. Jeff's nontraditional method of composition has remained basically the same throughout his life. He sits at the piano, plays spontaneously from the heart, and stops to develop any musical themes that surprise him. He confesses, "I often feel like a third party, listening to the whole process as an interested observer!" When asked to describe the source of his musical inspiration, he notes, "My faith and relationship with Jesus Christ provide vision and give my life its meaning. My creativity merely imitates the Creator." When not working or enjoying time with his wife, Sharon, Jeff enjoys occasionally scaring their two cats with his clarinet renditions of 30's and 40's big band tunes. He also loves to seek creative inspiration for new music by hang gliding high above the mountains of Southern California.