Results for "Piano Player"

Katrina Van Humbeck

Born: December 17, 1967

Katrina Van Humbeck is a vocalist, composer, piano player, clinician, and educator based in Winnipeg, MB. She creates her own unique brand of Jazz Fusion, with a dose of Inspiration. Her music has earned her nominations with the GMA Canada (Gospel Music Awards 2022- Jazz Artist of The Year), and with the WCMA (Western Canadian Music Awards 2020- Spiritual Artist of The Year).

Katrina has three studio recorded albums of original songs to her credit: Stronger Still; her sophomore album, Doing A New Thing; and her debut album, Blue & Beyond; all of which reflect influences of the jazz greats and her background in various musical genres.  Katrina is thrilled to be releasing next album, ‘Only Love,’ in Spring of 2025, which is a collection of classic jazz standards and original compositions.   

Steve Blanco

Born: August 3, 1973

STEVE BLANCO is a Nashville-based dynamic multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, and filmmaker who thrives at the intersection of music and cinema. Raised in a creative environment with a Moroccan belly dancer mother and a father who was a NYC cinematographer, Steve's early exposure to the arts deeply influenced his path. Growing up alongside a mentally disabled brother instilled in him a profound empathy and a drive to express himself through music and filmmaking.

Starting as a trumpet player and later mastering drums, piano, and electric bass, Steve's passion for creativity expanded when he discovered filmmaking through his father's super 8mm camera. He honed his musical talents further, earning a B.F.A. degree in piano performance from Purchase Conservatory of Music.

Dulce Resillas

Born: January 17, 1986

Mexican pianist graduated from the Higher School of Music (INBA) who has performed in various National and International Jazz Festivals (Philippines, Bolivia). She in international independent performances as well as classical music festivals (Montrèal, France and Italy). She has collaborated with the Panamerican Big Band Jazz, with the JazzFest AC Foundation Ensemble and various independent projects. She has 2 jazz record productions titled "Hilando Lunas" (2010) and "Leitmotiv" (2015) by Resijazz where she composed pieces made for Big Band, quintet, sextet and trio. She is the creator of Jazz en Movimiento in Querétaro (JEM) where she currently resides, that she is dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of this genre. She is currently developing her career as a composer, pianist and arranger.

Andrea Pagani

Born: October 2, 1970

ANDREA PAGANI Born in Rome, pianist, composer, arranger. Live and studio session man for many italians and international artist, like Roberto Ciotti, Enrico Montesano, Acustimantico, Frank Catalano, Enzo Scoppa, Massimo Moriconi, Francesca De Fazi, Randy Roberts, Claudia Marss, U.S.Z., Blue Joshua Band, José Martillotta, Joe De Vecchis. He played in many Jazz and Blues Festival around the world, among which: "Pistoia Blues" (2000), "Jazz & Image" a Villa Celimontana, Rome (4 years, 2000/2003), "Umbria Jazz Winter"(2001/02), "Philips Dubai Jazz Festival"( UAE-2003), "Jazz Tage Lichtensteig" (Suisse-2003), "Isola Liri Blues"(2004), "Nokia Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival" (UAE 2006), "Roma incontra il mondo-Villa Ada (Rome 2006/2007), "Out of the Blue's Festival" (Samedan, Svizzera - 2007), "Stadio della Pallacorda" (Roma, 2008) “FestambienteSud” (2008), “Notti d’estate a Castel S.Angelo, “Auditorium Ara Pacis”( Rome 2012)

Piano Player

By Bill Evans

Label: Birdology
Released: 1998

Bill Evans: Piano Player

by Douglas Payne
October 1, 1998

At first it's hard to tell if Piano Player is a quickie compilation or a never-issued recording. But it's a bit of both. It's a hodgepodge, really, consisting of eight never-before released songs enhanced by the Miles Davis quartet's 1958 performance of “My Funny Valentine" and two of five tracks from vibraphonist Dave Pike's ...