Results for "bass, acoustic"

Luke Fowler

Born: July 21, 1984

After spending his formative years in Perth Western Australia, studying at WAAPA until 2005, Luke Fowler moved to the UK where he has spent the last 15 years. Luke opened a Jazz Venue in South London called the Junction which soon became a hub for some of the best musicians in the UK, featuring the likes of Jim Mullin, Dave O’Higgins, Alex Garnett plus some of the new younger sensations coming out of London, including, Emma Rawicz and Rob Luft.

After Graduating with his Masters in Jazz Performance at London’s acclaimed Guildhall of Music in 2020, Luke has been busy running a series of projects which he has presented around London.

Hutchinson Andrew Trio

The Hutchinson Andrew Trio (HAT), is a unique voice on the Canadian Jazz Scene. Over the past 8 years this acoustic piano based trio has been bringing their own sound to the Canadian jazz landscape. The Trio is comprised of three-time Western Canadian Award nominated bassist Kodi Hutchinson, CBC Galaxie Rising Star pianist Chris Andrew, and Downbeat award-winning drummer Karl Schwonik. They are the winners of the 2013 TD Grand Jazz Award from the Montréal International Jazz Festival. HAT’s music can be categorized as contemporary acoustic jazz. They bring their unique Prairie perspective to music mixing elements such as contemporary swing, latin, oddmeter and acoustic groove

Jodi Proznick

Born: October 23, 1975

Jodi Proznick (born October 23, 1975) is a Canadian jazz bassist, composer, educator and producer. In 2019, she was named Jazz Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards and has been nominated for three Juno Awards. She was a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Arts and Music Awards in 2022 for her contribution to music education in British Columbia.

Proznick began playing double bass when she was thirteen and was taught by her father, musician and educator David Proznick. While attending Semiahmoo Secondary, she won the General Motors Award of Excellence in 1993. She attended McGill University from 1993 to 1998, where she met future collaborators such as pianist Tilden Webb, drummer Jesse Cahill and tenor saxophonist Steve Kaldestad. While in Montreal, she also worked with Christine Jensen, Kelly Jefferson, Ranee Lee, André White, Greg Clayton and other prominent Montreal jazz artists. She was a winner of the IAJE Sisters in Jazz Competition in 1998.

Jodi Michelle Proznick

Charlie Channel

Born: November 16, 1944

I was born in Oakland, CA past the middle of WW 2 in 1944.  At that time my paternal grandmother lived in the Fillmore District of San Francisco.  My family, comprised of mother Louise, dad Charlie, Sr. and sister, Jacquelyn ("Jackie") Doloris, and me. We lived in the "Projects" in West Oakland. But, we'd visit grandmother Clemmie for Sunday dinner.

My father worked in Oakland and sometimes in San Francisco, that included chauffering musicians (but that's another story).  And, once he had balconly tickets to a Lionel Hampton band performance. Charlie, Sr.  took my mother, my sister and me to see the show and hear what was going on.  It was there that I saw Lionel Hampton's band at age 5.  The atmosphere was electric and loud and the band swung so hard people were screaming, shouting, dancing in the aisles and jumping for joy. But, when a drum solo errupted, I was immediately imprinted watching Gene Krupa play the drums.  Whatever he was doing, I was hypnotized by the heat of the moment, the incendiary drive of the bass drum kick and fire from the syncopathion snare and toms, ingnited a excitement, awe and a fire that still burns oin the core my being. 

Russell Kranes, Alex Levine, Sam Weber, Jay Sawyer

Since meeting through the New York City jazz scene a decade ago, pianist Russell Kranes, bassist Sam Weber, guitarist Alex Levine, and drummer Jay Sawyer have performed together for thousands of hours across a multitude of musical contexts. In doing so, they have developed deep chemistry and a collective musical identity, all of which is the centerpiece of their debut recording, <em>Anchor Points,<em> released on OA2 records October 20, 2023. The album contains two iterations of the band: a quartet, and a stripped down trio with piano, guitar, and bass - a nod to the classic instrumentation utilized by the likes of Oscar Peterson and Nat King Cole, as well as the instrumentation in which Russell, Alex, and Sam initially played together

Rafael Enciso

Born: September 16, 1999

Rafael Enciso is an award-winning bassist and composer from New York City. He performs at renowned venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, the Jazz Gallery, Dizzy's Club and the Detroit and Rochester Jazz Festival, performing alongside emerging and established artists. As a bandleader, Rafael has presented his original compositions at venues like Bar Bayeux and NuBlu, offering audiences a glimpse into his musical expression.

Zachary McDonald

Jakob Dreyer

Jakob Dreyer is a German jazz musician, bass player, and composer. He appears on over 30 albums as a sideman, and as a leader he has released two albums on Fresh Sound New Talent: Songs, Hymns & Ballads Vol. 1 and Songs, Hymns & Ballads Vol. 2. Both volumes feature Jason Rigby on saxophone, Jon Cowherd on piano, and Jimmy Macbride on drums. Jakob Dreyer has performed with artists such as Steve Wilson, Jochen Rueckert, Mike Holober, Tivon Pennicott, and Manuel Valera, to just name a few, and notable venues he has performed at include the Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C

Lakis Tzimkas

Born: November 14, 1968

Lakis Tzimkas

Lakis Tzimkas was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1968. First study on electric bass at Jazz Conservatory in Thessaloniki. In 1994 further studies at American Institute of Music in Vienna, with Angus Thomas, Jonas Hellborg, Wayne Brasel and others, lead to achieving a Professional diploma. In 1995 studies on jazz contrabass at Art University of Graz, Austria, with Wayne Darling, Ewald Oberleitner and Mark Dresser. In 1996 he had his first solo-bass concert. In June 2000 he finishes the studies and achieves a Master degree. 2008 he took his diploma on classical doublebass from Macedonia University of Thessaloniki.