Results for "Blues"

Gary Van Miert

Born: July 27, 1954

"I saw The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show when I was five years old.  My love for music actually goes back further…my mother told me that when I was a small child, I took 45 rpm records to bed with me instead of a teddy bear. 

After embracing the Beatles, I started tracing the music backwards.  I noticed that the Beatles recorded three Carl Perkins tunes, so I figured this guy must be good if the Beatles covered so many of his songs.  After becoming a Carl Perkins fan, I learned that he was influenced by Hank Williams, so I started listening to Hank.  The Rolling Stones named their band after a Muddy Water’s song, so I knew I should check him out as well. And on and on….

Michael Rosen

Brian Ward

Born: September 30, 1969

Brian Ward is a keyboardist, recording artist, composer, arranger, and educator. Ward has performed with Talya Groves, Bobby Watson, Will Matthews, Leroy Vinnegar, Bobby Torres, Shirley Nanette, Dee Daniels, Curtis Salgado, Obo Addy, The Oregon Symphony, The Spokane Jazz Orchestra, and others. Brian helped create the "City of Roses" arrangement by Esperanza Spalding, which won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for Vocal Performance in 2013. Ward received the 2022 Andrew B. Cius Jr. Award for outstanding student composer at the University of Kansas School of Music. Brian currently lives in Kansas City, where he is active on the jazz scene, performing jazz and blues

Brian D Ward

Born: September 30, 1969

Brian Ward, D.M.A., is a keyboardist, recording artist, composer, arranger, and educator from   the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Ward has performed with Bobby Watson, Will Matthews, Leroy Vinnegar, Bobby Torres, Shirley Nanette, Dee Daniels, Curtis Salgado, Obo Addy, The Oregon Symphony, The Spokane Jazz Orchestra, and many others. Brian helped create the arrangement for "City of Roses" by Esperanza Spalding, which won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for Vocal Performance. Brian currently lives in Kansas City, Kansas, where he enjoys performing jazz and blues weekly.

Nastassia Moore

Born: April 17, 1985

Nastassia Moore is a rising upright bassist, singer, songwriter. She started out performing live as a jazz vocalist, singing jazz standards. She released an album of jazz standards in 2015 called "Moonlight" which saw some press and stayed #5 on Seattle's Jazz Charts. "Solitude" came after her relocation from Seattle to Chicago. During the peak of the pandemic, she took up acoustic bass for amusement which quickly turned into a calling and passion. Writing songs since grade school, she is inspired by life, poetry, philosophy, spirituality, and the human condition

Jazztopia

Active since: 2006

Origins

Jazztopia is a mythical island of passion, swing and joie de vivre, South Atlantic, close to the Guanabara Bay, somewhere over the rainbow... Do you remember Thomas Morus’ 1516 book inspired by the tales of discoveries along the Brazilian coastline by Amerigo Vespucci?

History

Jazztopia is also a combo which originated in 2006 as the house band of "Jazz at the Maze" - Rio's most unusual jazz night, hosted by British-Indian artist, film-maker, polymath and singer Bob Nadkarni at The Maze Inn.

Walter Baco

Baco is an artist, active in several art movements. Living in Vienna, he works as a pianist, composer, author, creator of radio dramas, director and conducts a dance theatre company (Carousel Theater). He creates timeless art for savourers, beyond all fashions and styles. Baco has been composing since the age of five - yet hardly using music paper, he simply improvises. He gains inspiration out of every moment, living in and from the flow. During live-performances he often combines several art movements to one holistic experience. Besides commissional compositions for TV, film and stage he also realises cooperations with companies, the media, communities and institutions and is engaged in social and peace activities. Several times Baco has already been working as Artist in Residence and is invited to play concerts and guest performances on various official occasions.The artist has written several books and has released audio books as well as music CDs.

Aaron Parnell Brown

With his trailblazing, instantly memorable songs and gritty, unvarnished vocals, Aaron Parnell Brown is among the most extraordinary artists in Jazz, Soul, and Blues. Since the 2012 release of his self-released debut, Sing, Brown's rise from playing small clubs in Northeastern Pennsylvania to playing live on the iconic NPR roots music show Mountain Stage is nothing short of phenomenal. With accolades like winning an Independent Music Award and Soul/R&B Artist Of The Year (Tri State Indie Music Awards) he continues to be an artist to watch.

Ben Higham

Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor

Born: June 6, 1968

Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor is a multi-award-winning performer, composer, writer, and scholar, whose illustrious career has spanned decades and genres. His journey in the music industry began at a remarkably young age, starting as a session player for EMI at just 16, where he added intricate string parts to various productions. His early experiences laid the foundation for his diverse and expansive musical career.

As his career progressed, Mwalim honed his skills further by undertaking session work at the renowned Jazzy J Studios in New York City, showcasing his versatility as both a keyboard player and percussionist. His contributions to numerous projects and collaborations with industry stalwarts solidified his reputation as a talented and sought-after musician.