Results for "Soundscapes"

Tomasz Kiebzak

Born: May 5, 1952

Born in Detroit and raised in the Midwest Heartland, Tom began as a jazz trumpet, flugelhorn musician and composer. Equipped with a B. S. in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse and Masters work in jazz improvisation at North Texas State University, Tom incorporates the ethereal sounds of minimalism and the rigors on contemporary composition in a music that jumps and breathes in a new way.

Today, Tom stays creative in a venture called I HEAR THINGS that celebrates the art of creating highly improvised tapestries of sound. 

Take a listen ... Tom, owner of BeyondBop Productions, is truly setting new standards in sound engineering and improvisation: www.beyondbop.com

Peter Knoll

Born: January 4, 1965

GERMAN - AMERICAN GUITARIST PETER KNOLL Winner of GuitarPlayerZen Magazine’s Award (November 2008)... „Peter is a world class player, and even better, he has his own unique style and voice. Something that rarely one finds.“ His improvisational playing is truly inspiring!" Working with greats like Bassist Mark E. Peterson (Cassandra Wilson, Lyle Lovett, Joan Baez) as well as Percussionists Hahlil (Roberta Flack), Gerardo Velez (Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Spyro Gyro) and Mike D. (Beastie Boys). On a rare occasion, he has been performing for German Countess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis

Michael William Gilbert

Born: August 17, 1954

Michael William Gilbert grew up in Connecticut and Brussels, Belgium. While living in Europe he first encountered the music of Varese, Stockhausen, and Pierre Henry, as well as music of India, Africa, and Japan. After studying electrical engineering at MIT, he continued studies in music at the Boston School of Electronic Music, later as a teacher and designer of synthesis systems. He graduated with a degree in music from Hampshire College, and shortly thereafter became the technical director of electronic music studios at Amherst College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has since taught electronic music at Hampshire College, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Holyoke Community College. 

Jack Taylor

Born: March 18, 1994

Jack Taylor is a professional guitarist based in the North West of England. As a successful international and national touring musician, Jack has played over 500 gigs in 4 different countries. This includes performances at: Liverpool Sound City Festival, Liverpool, UK Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Nepal House of Music, Kathmandu, Nepal Pro Music, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Manicomicos, Sao Joao Del Rei, Brazil Liverpool International Music Festival, Liverpool, UK Threshold Festival, Liverpool, UK Albert Dock, Liverpool Boomtown Fair Festival, Winchester, UK University of Chester, Queen’s Park Campus, Chester, UK National Urdd Eisteddfod, Cardiff, UK Powis Castle, Welshpool, UK As well as this, Jack leads a busy life as a professional musician and tutor working for a variety of higher education institutions in the UK. Jack has been teaching and playing the guitar for over 10 years and has a diverse background of national and international teaching, touring and performing

Soundscapes

By Bob Mintzer

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2021
Track listing: A Reprieve; The Conversation; Stay Up; Montuno; Whack; Canyon Winds; Herky Jerky; New Look; One Music; VM.

Bob Mintzer: Soundscapes

by Richard J Salvucci
October 10, 2021

Well, what is your pleasure? Swinging charts? You have them. A tight big band? Yes, that certainly, and more. Terrific soloists? In abundance. A blend of genres that go from straight ahead to Latin to funk? That is all here too. The only thing absent, and all respect to Bob Mintzer, is excitement. To be honest, ...

Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band Cologne: Soundscapes

by Jack Bowers
August 3, 2021

Saxophonist Bob Mintzer, a New Yorker who left home long ago to see the world, is a professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and chief conductor of the world-class WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany, with whom he has recorded Soundscapes, a luminous showcase for his singular talents ...

Soundscapes

By Hector Rodriguez

Label: Jazz Fusion Producciones
Released: 2020
Track listing: Antares ; Fugaz ; Nuevos Cielos; Topacio

Nebula

Nebula is a young band from Groningen, The Netherlands, playing entirely improvised music. The quartet likes to dive into the alchemy of sounds and discover new possibilities within the realm of instant composing. The band got together whilst studying Jazz at the Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen, with the desire to improvise without any rules or restrictions. Letting go of the concepts and ideals they were taught enabled them to cultivate their own sound. Naturally, the focus of Nebula has always been live shows. The purpose of the band is to go into a new auditory universe, bringing their audiences with them. Describing their sound can be quite difficult because of the eclectic and ever-changing character of the music

Felipe Mendoza

Born: May 23, 1988

Músico nacido el 23 de Mayo de 1988. Su incursión a la música no es la usual. A pesar de estar inmerso en ella desde pequeño con los discos de música clásica, boleros, música colombiana y demás que había en su casa y de tomar ocasionalmente clases de piano y guitarra en escuelas de barrio, no descubre el jazz, específicamente a John Scofield, hasta cuando entró a la universidad estudiando otra carrera. En el 2009 conoce al maestro Óscar Acevedo quien por un tiempo le ofrece guía en el género, y que posteriormente le presenta al maestro Enrique Mendoza, con quien estudia durante la mayor parte de su carrera en la Javeriana, iniciada en el año 2012