About Heather Taves
Gifted in multiple genres, Heather showcases her gifts as improvisor, composer, and writer. She is composing music for an event titled Painted Dances, joining forces with the popular Propeller Dance Company which includes wheelchair dancers, artist Julea Boswell, and emerging filmmaker Aaron Daniels Casey. As an improvisor, she plays keyboard in the Scott Parsons Band which presents stories of Black history to communities large and small. She has performed music by diverse living composers such as Israeli composer Oded Zehavi, Palestinian-Canadian composer John Kameel Farah, Turkish composer Can Kazaz, and British jazz pianist Julian Joseph. Her vision is to share music in all its diverse facets as a powerful force to bring people together.
A composer says…
- —George Crumb
Reviews
- —Stephen Preece, for The Record
- —Today’s Zaman, Turkey
- —The Telegraph-Journal
- —The Guardian (Canada)
- —La Nacion (Costa Rica)
- —Colleen Johnson, for The Record
- —The Nelson Daily
- —The Brock Press