Antoine Silverman on the World Wide Web



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Antoine Silverman, hailed as one of New York City's premier versatile violinists, performs regularly as a jazz violinist, bluegrass fiddler, Broadway soloist and orchestral musician.

Of his album, The New York Times says, "Mr. Silverman displays a masterful and winning command of his instrument . . . [he] certainly deserves the spotlight it is afforded here."

Joel Roberts of All About Jazz says, "Antoine Silverman's singular gifts as a musician, as well as his choice of the violin as his musical voice, lend his work both a freshness and a familiarity that reaches well beyond a traditional jazz audience."

Miles Jordan of Jazz Times says, "I'm pleased to add this remarkable CD to my collection of jazz violinists and recommend that you do, too."

Dainon Moody of Pop Matters Review says, "If you really strain your ears enough, you'll swear you can hear Ella singing softly. Strain a bit closer still and discover it's really his violin."

What's New:

Antoine is now playing concertmaster in "Legally Blonde, the Musical" on Broadway. He also plays mandolin and violin for the show's lead star, Laura Bell Bundy, and will be playing with her in Austin this season in the festival "South By Southwest"

Antoine is also playing mandolin and violin with folk singer David Lutken and the Seat of the Pants Band, performing in Vero Beach, FL and Monroe, LA this season.

Antoine also played Principal 2nd Violin with Barbra Streisand's Orchestra for the 2006-2007 world tours. She is planning to go back out to Asia and South America in the next calendar year.

Antoine is proud to endorse D'Addario Strings.

Antoine's 2nd book, Fiddle Tunes: Basic and Beyond, was just released by Warner Bros. It is an educational guide to learning the style of fiddling, knowing the standards and improvising in one detailed volume. The instructions are concise, clever and logical. Musical examples are interspersed with interesting historical information. String players have been awaiting this helpful book for some time!

The movie Across the Universe is now out in theaters, featuring Antoine as violin soloist and orchestral contractor. It is a beautiful, musical love story accompanied by incredible renditions of Beatles songs arranged by Elliot Goldenthal and Teese Gohl. Directed by Julie Taymor.