Ran Blake
"When I play solo piano concerts, I'm in the dark and visions come to me."
My conversation with Ran truly captured the organic sense of relaxing and chatting with an old friend. Somewhere deep in the New England Conservatory, Ran sat on an overstuffed couch, closed his eyes, and provided a glimpse of a deeply sensitive artist and educator.
Few musicians have the reference Ran Blake carries for history and of the influence every other art has on music. He also possesses an uncommon appreciation of diverse music as you hear his reharmonization under Justin Beeber singing Happy Birthday and hear him talk of his acquired appreciation of Mahler and how that blossomed into a solo piano piece he frequently performs.