Results for "Korey Riker"

Korey Riker

Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, Producer & Educator Korey Riker has had the honor of working with The Roots, John Legend, Mary J Blige, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Ursula Rucker, Eric Roberson, Fantasia, Chrisette Michelle, Jennifer Hudson and many others. About "Prehumous": "Prehumous", the debut album from Philadelphia saxophonist, Korey Riker, features eight original compositions supported by a cutting-edge ensemble. Lending their talents are Luke O'Reilly on piano and Fender Rhodes, upright bassist Nimrod Speaks and the first studio recording from Branford Marsalis's new drummer, Justin Faulkner

Lili Añel: Better Days

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 19, 2020

Singer-songwriter Lili Añel and Better Days sound cut straight out of the northeast US. It's more than the geographic location of Añel's birth (Spanish Harlem, “El Barrio," in New York) or where she was raised (South Bronx), and it's more than where she has based her career (Philadelphia, PA). It's in the sound and attitude of ...

Innervisions, Improvisations and Other Jazz Fevers

by Chris M. Slawecki
April 30, 2020

Lili Añel Better Days Winding Way Records 2019 Singer-songwriter Lili Añel and Better Days sound cut straight out of the northeast US. It's more than the geographic location of Añel's birth (Spanish Harlem, “El Barrio," in New York) or raised (South Bronx), and it's more than ...

Morning In Yerevan

By Samvel Gasparyan

Label: Universal Music Group
Released: 2019
Track listing: 1) Paco De Lucia 2) Morning In Yerevan 3) Pt1 Forgotten Dream 4) Pt2 Changing Universe 5) Drunk Dragon 6) On The Way To Sevan

Coltrane at 90: A week long celebration for John Coltrane in Philadelphia

September 21, 2016

Philadelphia Jazz Project in collaboration with Temple University Libraries, WRTI, PhillyCAM, Jazz Near You and other partners will celebrate John Coltrane's 90th Birthday with nine days of FREE events. These events will take place between September 17th to 25th, 2016. One of the most important artists of the 20th century was our neighbor. He walked among ...

Sittin' In with Korey Riker at the Kimmel Center

by Geno Thackara
March 14, 2016

Korey Riker SEI Innovation Studio @ The Kimmel Center Sittin' In jny: Philadelphia, PA March 9, 2016 It's what jazz is all about: sharing the experience, connecting face-to-face and not knowing exactly what's coming. Philadelphia's Kimmel Center supports the tradition with an almost-monthly free showcase called Sittin' In--an unpredictable combination ...

Kimmel Center Announces Jazz Residency Artists For 2015–16 Season

February 18, 2016

NEW WORK BY KOREY RIKER AND A COLLABORATION BETWEEN KENDRAH BUTLER AND SHAMIKA BYRD WILL BOTH PREMIERE IN JUNE 2016 The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 2015–16 Season Jazz Residency Artists; individuals whose involvement in this prestigious program will result in World Premieres in June 2016 at the Kimmel Center’s SEI Innovation ...

Melody Gardot at the Merriam Theater

by Victor L. Schermer
October 19, 2015

Melody Gardot Merriam Theater Philadelphia, PA October 9, 2015 In this highly touted concert, Philadelphia born and bred vocalist Melody Gardot made a return visit to her home town after several years on the road in Europe and other destinations where her stunning voice and soul-stirring original songs have grabbed ...

Quartet of nightclubs take part in inaugural (Philadelphia) Center City Jazz Festival

March 26, 2012

Four downtown nightclubs in Philadelphia will be hosting a jazz festival on April 28. The Center City Jazz Festival, a one-day event, will feature dozens of musicians spread over several blocks. Most of the performers will be younger talent who missed Philadelphia's jazz heyday of the '70s and '80s, with a few old heads to hold ...

Korey Riker Releases Debut Recording "Prehumous"

January 25, 2011

Korey Riker has had the honor of working with The Roots, John Legend, Mary J Blige, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Ursula Rucker, Eric Roberson, Fantasia, Chrisette Michelle, Jennifer Hudson and many others. About Prehumous Prehumous, the debut album from Philadelphia saxophonist, Korey Riker, features eight original compositions supported by a cutting-edge ensemble. Lending their talents are ...