Russian cellist Ian Maksin & Romanian guitarist Gabriel Datcu perform live at City Winery Chicago. June 5 2016. From Bach to Bossa, From Duke Ellington to James Brown and from Sting to Game of Thrones, they play it all and they play it funky!

"Game of Thrones"  Theme

FYC in the 60th Grammys (R) 
Best American Roots Song 
Best American Roots Performance 
Best Arrangement, Intrumental and Vocals

Atmospheric Ballad Soulful Healing.

" Martha's music transcends tradition and language in a way that is moving, honest, and rare. Each song feels as though she's written it just for you--to tell you something important about life". ... Gregg Braden, NY Times best selling author

"….you stole my heart immediately with your soulful sound! I appreciate your lyrics so much, but then it's all delivered with grace, beautiful voice, rich harmonies and instrumentation!" Danaë Vlasse, Composer


‘The River’, 2017 Bronze Global Music Awards winner and Hollywood Music in Media Nominee, metaphorically speaks of an internal journey and the complex emotions regarding aging, the search for ones' true purpose and hope.
We are of the the earth and water, and intrinsically connected to nature and it's perfect cycles. 
It takes a conscious decision to care for our natural world, as we would ourselves and all we hold precious and love.

Written and performed by Martha Reich
Vocals and Piano: Martha Reich
Cello: Michael Kott
Recorded and  Engineered at Frogville Studios, Santa Fe, NM
Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering
(ASCAP)(c) Released 5/25/17
A portion of the proceeds from this song will benefit the organization www.AmericanRivers.org

LYRICS

I thought I was crazy
I realized I was alive
My mind’s like a spiraling shell on the changing tide
and I’m just waiting here for the moon to rise

I was born as a raindrop in a storming october sky
and down below me the land was eternally dry
and I’m just waiting for the right time to fall down

I am the river that flows by your door
when your praying for something
and you get so much more
oh I am, I am your flood

I am the tear that falls from your eyes
when your feeling the pain and you don’t know why
oh I am, I am crying

I am the water that runs through your veins
I am that feeling when your cold and insane
I am the winter that lives in your bones
oh I am the longing you knew me when I wasn’t so old

I am the rainbow that hides in the clouds
when the thunder comes out and the sun is loud
Oh I am, I am your hope

I am the wine that flows through your blood
I am the longing we all know of
I am the wind that blows through the trees
Oh I am the river,
Please don’t forget me

The River

J.S. Bach: Suites For Mandolin, Volume One

Suite 3 Gigue

Suite 3 Bourees

Suite 3 Sarabande

Suite 3 Courante

Suite 3 Allemande

Suite 3 Prelude

Suite 2 Gigue

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Russian-born, American-based cellist, composer and  multi-lingual vocalist who has created his own unique blend combining different genres from classical and jazz to world music with cello's soulful sound as the center element.