Results for "Broadway"

Jaylen Petinaud

Instrumentalist Jaylen K. Petinaud is thriving on the music scene as one of the most sought out drummers and composers in the entertainment industry. He is currently on tour with Herbie Hancock, Kenny Garrett and Theo Croker. His style and execution formulate an unleashed technique that uplifts soulful harmonies. His infusion of worldbeat rhythms into contemporary funk celebrates a revolutionary tune. Jaylen is versed in multiple genres such as jazz, gospel, pop, classical, hip-hop, and r&b but is ready to produce a brand of his own.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, the young talented drummer grew up playing in the church and followed the lead of many trailblazers. He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 2016 and earned a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz studies at SUNY Purchase College in 2020. He studied with jazz greats Jon Faddis, Kenny Washington, and Matt Wilson. As Jaylen transitioned into his career, he developed a forward-thinking signature. Mentored by Zane Mark, his guidance helped Jaylen navigate to a different plateau.While he’s no stranger to the Broadway scene, Jaylen made his official Broadway debut as an arranger and composer of the recent Tony-nominated revival, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuff” under the direction of Camille A. Brown. Along with his contribution, he has done extended work with her company, “Camille A. Brown & Dancers” doing residencies and workshops. Simultaneously, he worked on the new musical, “Black No More” starring Tariq Trotter, known as, Black Thought from hip hop group “The Roots”. In addition, he’s been working on pre-productions of “A Wonderful World” and Disney’s “Aida”. He frequently performs with Broadway stars Joshua Henry, Amber Iman, and Brandon Victor Dixon. From Broadway to Television, Jaylen played live on PBS network with Brandon Victor-Dixon & went back to his roots playing the drums in a church scene on the Season 4 premiere of “The Last O.G.” starring Tracy Morgan. Jaylen is currently working on “THE HARDER THEY COME” at The Public Theater in NYC.

Julie Benko

Born: March 24

Julie Benko is an actress, singer, and writer based in New York City. She has performed on Broadway, national tours, and in regional theaters across the country. Her debut album, Introducing Julie Benko, was released on October 20, 2017. Her next recording, "Hand in Hand," a duo effort with jazz pianist (and her spouse) Jason Yeager, will be released summer 2022 on Club44 Records. Career highlights include performing in Broadway revivals/national tours of Funny Girl, Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, and Spring Awakening, as well as off-Broadway and regional productions of Once (Wilde Award, Best Actress in a Musical), The Fantasticks (nomination, Best Actress in a Musical, BroadwayWorld Award), Rags (nomination, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Theatre Bay Area Awards, SF Critics Circle Awards), Goldstein, Bar Mitzvah Boy, Our Town, The Golem of Havana, and more

Richie Pratt

Born: March 11, 1943

Beginnings - Kansas City Richie Pratt (March 11, 1943 – February 12, 2015, born Richard Dean Tyree) was an American jazz drummer. He embarked upon a career as a professional musician on the New York scene in the early 1970s, it was as much due to an unanticipated sporting injury as anything else. Pratt was born into a musical family (his mother was a church pianist and a brother is saxophonist, Chris Burnett) and grew up in the Kansas City metro city of Olathe, Kansas. He first studied music via the piano, as well as, attended various music camps as a youth prior to attending college as a music major at the University of Kansas. Prolific Years - New York City Richie Pratt’s prolific tenure as a first-call percussionist on the highly competitive New York City music scene began after he suffered a career-ending injury during his second season with the Giants

Dan Redner

Dan is an active musical director, pianist, & educator in the Austin community and the owner of Dan Redner Music LLC, teaching weekly piano lessons to 60+ students of all ages and experience levels, in addition to presenting various concerts and clinics to students at schools and universities.  Dan is active nationally as a contributing member to the Austin District Music Teachers Association (ADMTA), the Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA), the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the Jazz Education Network (JEN), the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and American Artists Project (AAP).  Recent performances include the National Broadway Tour of Disney’s the Little Mermaid, Disney’s Aladdin the Musical, and Tina Fey’s smash hit Mean Girls the Musical at Bass Concert Hall, in addition to newly released albums The Heights Life and Redner/Durham/Parks Live to Two.  Last summer, Dan performed at the famed Rose Theater @ Jazz At Lincoln Center in NYC as the MD & Pianist for the Broadway musical revue, Sing out. 
 
As a 2007 alumnus of Grand Valley State University (hometown - Grand Rapids, Michigan), Dan was a founding member of the New Music Ensemble.  Their album of Steve Reich’s composition Music for 18 Musicians, (Innova Recordings label) was named among the top recordings of 07’ by the New York Times, L.A. Weekly, The Rest Is Noise, and New York Magazine while reaching the top of iTunes’ and Amazon’s classical charts and spending eleven weeks on Billboard’s top 25 classical crossover chart.  The ensemble performed at the 2007 “Bang on a Can” New Music Festival at the World Financial Center in NYC and are featured on National Public Radio.
 
Previously, Dan performed around the world for 6+ years with Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Azamara Cruises, directing various Broadway, revue, and cabaret shows.  In August 2011, Dan relocated to Austin, Texas in pursuance of a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies & Performance from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin.  Dan can be heard performing solo, with the Dan Redner Trio, the Gil Del Bosque Quintet, and with Austin’s premier 10-piece funk, soul, & Motown group the Matchmaker Band.
 
Credits include: Maria Schneider, Ann Hampton Callaway, The Drifters, The Coasters, Tony Tillman, Yakov Smirnov, Marty Allen, Lenny Welch, Toby Beau, Pearl Kaufman and countless other singers, comedians, and stage acts.  Dan continuously shares the spotlight with the best musicians Austin has to offer, performing at weddings, receptions, churches, clubs, restaurants, theaters, and more. A tour schedule, media, lesson information, and more can be found via www.danrednermusic.com. 

Broadway Orchestra

Meet Abby London Crawford

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
July 31, 2017

Abby London Crawford is just the sort of Super Fan this column was created for. A jazz hero, she can be seen all over New York city at live music events, radiating love and positivity. But being a listener alone has never been enough for Abby, who's found numerous ways to nurture and support the music ...

Music from West Side Story

By Broadway Orchestra

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004

Broadway: Music from West Side Story

by Jack Bowers
April 3, 2004

A pleasant enough hour of songs gleaned from Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical of 1957 and gracefully performed by Broadway, a well-ordered quartet whose melodic aspects rest largely in the capable hands of flautist Ali Ryerson. While I’d have preferred to hear the occasional fanfare for brass and winds, or romantic interlude for full string section, ...

Broadway

By Count Basie

Label: Victor
Released: 2002

Broadway

By Richard "Groove" Holmes

Label: 32 Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Broadway; Everything Must Change; Ode to Larry Young; Moon River; Katherine; Plenty, Plenty Blues.