Wayne Gratz

• Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
• Genres: New Age
• Instrumental, Solo Instrumental, Chamber Jazz Instrument: Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
• Representative Albums: "A Place Without Noise", "Panorama", "Moonrise
• Representative Songs: "Circus", "Pathway to Waterrock", "Dark Eyes

Biography

For much of the 1990s, pianist Wayne Gratz delivered one elegant new age-inflected, quiet piano album after another, each with a different mood and accompanying theme. Gratz's presence on the Narada roster gave him substantial equity in terms of name recognition, helping him become one of the more recognized and best-selling artists working within his niche. Critics slammed him for being less inspired than insipid and bitterly reproached his accessible, mass market approach. The artist dismissed such criticism and continued releasing albums at a prolific rate -- this being most evident in 1997, when he cranked out four LPs. Gratz always focused on a particularly appealing motif -- for example, some albums were interpretations of popular music, others odes to particular locales. While the pianist often focused his efforts on composing and playing both the piano and synthesizers, he would also collaborate with a variety of musicians for each album, infusing eclectic sounds and styles into his accessible approach. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Soul to Soul Buy this CD	Somewhere in Time: Songs of Endless Love Buy this CD	Simple Gifts: Songs of Inspiration Buy this CD	Place Without Noise Buy this CD	Sleepy Baby Suite Buy this CD
From Me To You: Love Songs Of Lennon & McCartney Buy this CD	Music of the Night: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Buy this CD	Light, Lands and Shoreline Buy this CD	Island Sanctuary Buy this CD	Christmas Remembered Buy this CD

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