Results for "Ambient"

Seamus O'Muineachain

Born: February 25, 1988

Seamus O'Muineachain is a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer from Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland. Born in the U.S.A. to an Irish father and Italian mother, O'Muineachain relocated to rural Ireland with his family as a child. As a teenager, he was an amateur boxer who won four national titles and represented Ireland internationally. However, his love for music and theatre put him on a different path. In 2010, O'Muineachain enrolled in a Performing Arts course run by his local arts centre, Aras Inis Gluaire. Here, he met songwriter and musician Tony Conway of the English 80s band Mood 6, who was a teacher on the course

Zosha Warpeha

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

Jakob Rehlinger

Born: November 30, 1972

Jakob Rehlinger is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser living in south Etobicoke, ON. His music is typically somber in tone and draws inspiration from early electronic musicians and ambient new age artists as well as Scandinavian jazz and 20th century minimalist composers. Previously he performed and released music as BABEL until 2018 when he chose to abandon the moniker and operate under his own name. From 1999 to 2019 he ran the boutique micro-label Arachnidiscs Recordings which featured an array of international artists working in similarly textural and adventurous instrumental music styles

The Howard Hughes Suite

Reclusive, lone, multi-instrumentalist. Bottleneck slide guitar and pedal steel alchemy. ♣️♦️♠️♥️

Brian Eaton

Born: 1966

Listen/Buy All The Earth Will Mourn

"All The Earth Will Mourn is a beautiful sounding album that will take its listeners on a wonderful musical ride..." — Paul Wertico, Seven-Time Grammy Winner (Pat Metheny Group)

From sitting in on drums at an L.A. jazz club at age nine to jamming with  Gilby Clarke  (former Guns ‘N Roses guitarist) in his older brother’s band at 11, Brian Eaton found the spark in a pair of sticks that ignited his passion at an early age. The Allegra Drums Artist, musician, composer/songwriter, engineer, and producer has gone on to be a multi-genre force in jazz fusion, prog, and rock, who uses the studio as the ultimate instrument to wield his imaginative creativity. Eaton has been featured in Bass Musician Magazine, All About Jazz, World of Jazz, and more, and has received praise from jazz greats {{m: Jean-Luc Ponty = 10360}}, {{m: Paul Wertico = 13447}} ({{m: Pat Metheny Group = 136726}}), and {{m: Frank Catalano = 16992}}.

Alix Tucou

Born: July 28, 1981

(…) "With my own compositions, I research ways to stimulate Imagination mainly. I see Imagination as another sense of perception of reality “ {…)(ArtNowAFterHours Interview 2021)​ In this 2021 interview , Alix resume in fact one of the main conceptions he explores with his Bass Trombone and compositions for more than 25 years. The discovery of many different styles of music since age 21 after he finished his Undergraduate Studies in the Bordeaux Conservatory , is a endless source of inspiration to craft his sound at the same time as his personality. From 1999 , from reggae to funk, he ends up playing and interpreting the music of Frank Zappa (LPJZ feat Ike Willis)

Al Swainger

Born: June 5, 1972

Al Swainger is a musician who happens to be a bassist. He is also a composer, improviser and FX enthusiast. His eclectic tastes have led to making music in a wide variety of genres over the years with literally hundreds of musicians. Covering ground from pop to progressive rock , traditional to modern jazz and fully improvised soundsculpture. Al is always keen to explore new musical territory. Currently he is focusing his unique style on his own experimental composition project Pointless Beauty. An album (After & Before) is due for release later this year featuring Neil Yates, Mike Outram, George & Mark Whitlam. Other current projects include recordings with omnifusion trio Snow Giants – UN (Mike Outram, 05Ric), the Art Trip – The Music of Art Pepper (Alan Barnes, Craig Milverton, Nick Millward) and art-rock band GRICE – Alexandrine (featuring Grice, 05Ric, Luca Calabrese, Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Hossam Ramzy, Steve Bingham, B.J.Cole)

Maggie Moor

Born: March 9, 1980

Maggie Moor’s sultry alto blends original poetry, scat and improv through jazz and blues inspired ambience. Maggie Moor embodies the jazz feel of the sexy siren, and features legendary soloists. What says more than what they all say about Maggie Moor's music? “Maggie Moor’s jazzy torch songs showcase her deep, sensuous singing style and cinematic lyrics...” David Sanborn, Grammy winning saxophonist "Listening to Maggie Moor’s voice put me in a trance… I almost forgot to play my horn…” Richie Cannata (Billy Joel) Grammy Winning Saxophonist “True talent always shines and Maggie Moor is certainly glowing!” (Steve Boyer, Grammy winner for Eric Clapton, Unplugged) “Maggie Moor’s vocals are incredibly sophisticated and the production is impeccable!” Kerry Leigh, Sacramento CA Rock/Blues producer “Maggie Moor is that rare style of jazz singer who puts her deepest emotions into her song writing and then is brave enough to let those emotions come through on stage.” Mc Glaughlin Maggie Moor has recorded with musicians, David Sanborn, Buddy Williams, Kenny Rampton, Rob Paparozzi, George Laks, George Naha, Jeff Ganz, Mark White, Eddie Ojeda, Marty Dunayer

Kjetil Jerve

Born: August 28, 1988

Norwegian piano player, father of triplets. Based in Oslo, working internationally. DUGNAD rec artist and maker of #DailyPiano videos on Facebook and Instagram. Born 1988 in Ålesund. Played in Åse Skolekorps Marching Band. Got a really great Swedish piano teacher at age 10, who encouraged to pursue all music, not just classical. Got heavily into early Elton John, soul, funk, fusion, jazz and avant-garde - still studying George Gershwin & Béla Bartók. Played in the local Big Odd Band, leading to The Middle Norwegian Youth Big Band (Midtnorsk ungdomsstorband), meeting future collaborator Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø, Kristoffer Eikrem and Dan Peter Sundland. Went to the Sund Folk College's jazz class (check that thing out!) and got to consistently playing piano with other people in bands for the first time