Results for "Berlin"

Kristinn Kristinsson

Born: 1990

Kristinn Smári Kristinsson (b.1990) is an Icelandic guitarist, composer and improviser, currently living and working in Berlin. He is a co-founder of HOUT records and a member of the bands Monoglot and Minua. He has performed in various projects in Iceland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic and China. In Reykjavík Kristinn began his music education playing the cello from age 5 but picked up the guitar 12 years old. There he studied at the FIH School of music with some of Iceland’s finest jazz players. After gradation in 2011 Kristinn moved to Switzerland for further studies in the Music University Basel with prof

Paul Peuker

Born: December 12, 1987

Born in 1987, Paul Peuker studied jazz guitar and composition at the HfM Dresden and is now based in Berlin. He leads his own ensembles "Axiom" and "Peuker8", and is a sideman of several ensembles like the free-improv-trio "Das Eismeer". He is composing for various settings from string trio to bigband and stageplays as well. So far, he has released 7 albums under his own name.

Dustin

Born: February 4, 1979

Dustin Drews is a soprano, tenor, and alto jazz saxophonist - arranger, composer, and educator. He received his Bachelor’s degree at the University Of Miami Frost School of Music and his Master’s degree at the University of Northern Colorado. He currently resides in Berlin, Germany. Born in Houston, Texas, Dustin Drews received his early education at the famed High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, whose jazz program was, during his time, under the direction of Robert “Doc” Morgan. Before furthering his studies at the University of Miami, where he received a full scholarship, Drews studied shortly with David Liebman

Alejandro Coello

Born: July 25, 1989

Alejandro Coello Calvo (born 25 July 1989 in León, Spain) is a Spanish percussionist and composer. Known for a rich diversity of genres and a delicate style, Alejandro has been illuming the percussion world both nationally and internationally. His works have been premiered in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Berliner Philharmonie. He has been invited to perform, lecture, teach masterclasses and serve as jury in competitions by prestigious organizations from Asia, Latin America and Europe.​ His most recent project, the music album "One Minute Later" — a collaboration with Diego Barber, Eric Harland and Ben Williams — has just introduced him into the jazz scene. Currently he teaches at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar and runs an arts management, music and film production company Art Government which he co- founded.

Marithe Van der Aa

Born: August 5

Marithé Van der Aa is a young jazz vocalist. She was born in Belgium, but spent most of her childhood in England, where she studied at a school in Brentwood, Essex. In these early years of her life, she was active as a student at the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art and as a member of a youth choir. After she had moved back to Belgium, she started taking both singing and music theory lessons at a music academy. After doing that for three years, she decided to start taking private, classical singing and piano lessons as well. At the age of sixteen, she started art school (HKJ in Hasselt), where she studied jazz vocals

Niogi

Niogi is a contemporary jazz duo who performs original pieces using a combination of acoustic instruments and synthesizers. Soulful, beautiful, and passionate is how the music of Niogi is described. The music that Niogi produces features a perfect balance of acoustic and electronic jazz. Guy Shkolnik and Omri Abramov of Niogi have been both composing music together since 2012. Both create pieces that are unique, and they always bring the right kind of energy to every stage they set foot in. "I saw Niogi at the Ingolstadt Jazz Festival and loved their sound, compositions and overall performance

Milo Lombardi

Born: August 9, 1988

Milo Lombardi (born August 9, 1988 in Fano, Italy) is an Italian saxophonist, composer and innovator in the modern music scene.

Renowned for his captivating fusion of jazz and meditative music, his distinctive sound is energetic, intense, and soothing all at once.

With his exceptional performances on prestigious stages worldwide, Lombardi has garnered
critical acclaim and amassed a devoted fan-base.

Notably, he has made groundbreaking contributions to blockchain music releases through
his solo project, Nifty Sax, and as a co-founder of Nifty Music, generating over $1 million in
music sales. 

Chris Reinhardt

Chris Reinhardt was born in Berlin, Germany. Influenced by his own blend of jazz, with a touch of soul, r&b and pop, he brings his fresh, elegant sax grooves to create his own twist on the contemporary jazz genre. After his 2010 collaboration with soul singer Bashiyra 'The Voice' (UK) on her single "It's Working Out" and the appearance as a 2011 semi-finalist of the ISC International Songwriting Competition in the jazz category (Nashville, TN.) alongside competition winner and celebrated artist Gregory Porter, he has been in the studio crafting his solo debut album. "Mind Evolution" featuring jazz/soul vocalist Rogiérs (US) (former keyboardist and background singer of multi-platinum Grammy winner Alicia Keys), produced by LA/Miami transplant and label head Astral 22 was the first teaser release of his album titled "Inside Identity - A reflection on the cycles of love"

Residents Of The Future

Residents Of The Future perform original tunes written and arranged by guitarist and band founder Yuval Ron. The music reveals influences of modern jazz-rock icons, and a mixture of many other contemporary artists from the progressive rock, fusion and metal genres. The music places a constant emphasis on harmonic richness, rhythmical sophistication, dialogue between the players and an extensive use of synthesizers, laptops and other electronic instruments. Yuval Ron & Residents Of The Future are based in Berlin, Germany, bringing together four internationally rising talents from the next generation of electric Jazz. The material blends fascinating compositions and spectacular solo improvisations and leads to a musically electrifying experience

Detroit Gary Wiggins

Born: November 10, 1952

Gary Wiggins - on of the last Survivors of traditional Blues Saxophone Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Gary Wiggins nis having a long and successful career as a saxophonist. He is known for his soft tone and his very own soulful warm, energetic and recognizable Style to blow his Lupifaro Tenor Platinum Saxophone and Soprano. He also plays Alto Saxophone. Gary crossed the globe bringing with him his personal sound and influence to the music of his culture. During a quarter century residing in Europe he has perform countless music festivals, jazz and blues clubs, many private events, television, radio, cinematic film, theater, and public speaking