Results for "Chamber Jazz"

Anton Dromberg & Anna Berglund

Active since: 2011

Stars – Anton Dromberg & Anna Berglund
Shimmering melodies in exceptional interplay – a long-awaited debut
 

The acclaimed duo is back with their debut album! After the "Vocal and Piano Album of the Year" (Lira, 2021), pianist Anton Dromberg and vocalist Anna Berglund return with their first full-length album Stars (Prophone, Naxos). The first single, Stars, features a sax trio with Fredrik Ljungkvist. The album will be released on November 1st, with a release gig at Jazz i Kärrtorp in Stockholm and Katalin in Uppsala. In the fall of 2024, another single and two live session videos from Riksmixningsverket will be released.

Margaret Slovak

Born: January 8, 1962

Originally from Denver, Colorado, Margaret Slovak is a guitarist, composer and painter. She began playing the guitar at age 11, composing at age 14 and performing professionally at age 16. Margaret studied jazz and classical music and visual art, receiving her BFA in Jazz from the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. She also attended the Kansas City Art Institute, University of Missouri Conservatory of Music and the Banff Centre Summer Jazz Workshop in Alberta, Canada, receiving several scholarships for her studies. Margaret’s teachers included John Abercrombie, Dale Bruning, Hadley Caliman, Jerry Granelli, Jim Knapp, Art Lande, Gary Peacock, Dave Peterson, Julian Priester, Don Thompson, Ralph Towner and Kenny Wheeler.

9 Horses

9 Horses is an improvising chamber ensemble featuring Joe Brent (formerly of Regina Spektor’s band) on acoustic and electric mandolin, 2018 GRAMMY nominee Sara Caswell (Esperanza Spalding) on violin and Hardanger d'amore, and Andrew Ryan (Kaia Kater) on bass. Featuring Brent's original compositions and the incendiary, genre-hopping virtuosity of all three members, the trio at the core of 9 Horses represents their vision of a musical future with no barrier between 'folk art' and 'fine art', and as an ensemble are capable of communicating this idea through musical canvases both great and small.

Allison Au

Allison Au (pronounced "ow") is JUNO award winning saxophonist, composer and arranger. Highly regarded for her distinctive and imaginative voice, Allison has been lauded as “a new jazz ambassador” for Canada.

Born to a Chinese father and Jewish mother, and raised in the multicultural metropolis of Toronto, Allison fell in love with music as a young child. Her father’s eclectic collection of vinyls and CDs exposed her to a wide array of musical styles. Struggling to find a sense of belonging in her biracial identity, the unhinged freedom of improvisation captivated Allison and quickly became her lab for self-expression and exploration. 

Eran Har Even

Born: April 22, 1983

Eran Har Even (born on April 22, 1983) is an Edison nominated Israeli guitarist, composer and music educator residing in Amsterdam. In 2012 Eran completed both his Bachelors and Masters degrees at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He is one of the most active figures of the Dutch jazz scene, recording and performing with some of the finest jazz musicians on the local and international circuits. These include prominent musicians such as Benny Golson, Terell Staford, David Friedman, Harmen Fraanje, Jamal Thomas, Joris Roelofs and Gilad Hekselman, to name a few. 

For a decade Eran has been a faculty member of the Conservatory of Amsterdam - teaching ear training, theory, guitar and coaching ensembles - training the next generation of aspiring Jazz and Pop musicians. Besides, Eran is a guest teacher in music schools and jazz-seminars around the world, while performing regularly in the most renowned venues and festivals.

Jon De Lucia

Born: November 26, 1980

Jon De Lucia is a Brooklyn based saxophonist and composer. Originally from Quincy, MA, Jon has become an integral part of the New York scene. Predominantly a student of jazz, he also has a deep interest in the folkloric music and instruments of Cuba, Japan, Ireland and Italy, having performed on a variety of ethnic flutes, drums and stringed instruments. Jon has led his groups and played as a sideman in Boston, New York and all over Japan with such musicians as Tommy Crane, David Tronzo, Bob Moses, Bob Gullotti, John Lockwood and Thomas Morgan among others. He leads the Jon De Lucia Group, and the baroque improvising Luce Trio

Sarah LeMieux

Sarah LeMieux is a composer, performer, and educator. As a performer, her primary genres are Jazz and Acoustic/Americana, but as a composer she works across genres, from Electroacoustic and Experimental, to Chamber, Bluegrass, Folk and String music. 

Sarah and her ensembles have played at the National Women in Blues Festival, International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Hartford's Infinity Hall, and the historic Oakdale Theater. The Sarah LeMieux Quintet won "Best Jazz" at the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Connecticut Music Awards, with "Moments Musicaux" winning Album of the Year for 2015. Sarah also composes for and performs with the award-winning six piece Americana band The Girls from Ruby Falls, and Madame Thalia's Vaudeville review, as well as creating Electroacoustic music and audiovisual installations. Her original score for “Monday and the Winter Moon” won Best Composer at CIFT Festival of Toronto, was an Official Selection at the Southeast International Film and Music Festival 2020, and was Semi-Finalist, Best Composer, Montreal Independent Film Festival (November 2020).

Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet

Active since: 2021

Leading an ensemble whose members individually excel in several musical genres and, collectively, create a unique and memorable soundprint, saxophonist-flutist Coke and guitarist Michel bring together a group that includes Austin Symphony principal harpist Elaine Barber, pedal steel player Bob Hoffnar (Liminal Sound Series), double bassist James Suter, and percussionist Carolyn Trowbridge on vibes.

Melissa Pipe

Melissa Pipe is a baritone saxophonist, bassoonist, composer and arranger who lives in Montreal. 

As well as leading her own quintet and sextet, she performs regularly with jazz, hip hop, indie, and classical ensembles as a freelancer. A versatile player and writer, she has written for small group, chamber ensemble, big band and symphony orchestra.

Miho Hazama

Born: November 13, 1986

Grammy-nominated composer, Miho Hazama is one of the most promising and talented composers/arrangers of her generation. Lauded in Downbeat as one of “25 for the Future”, Miho developed her signature jazz chamber orchestra “munit”. Now having three full length releases on Universal Music Japan/ Sunnyside Records, Miho has written for and expertly showcased the abilities of guest artists such as Joshua Redman, Lionel Loueke, Stefon Harris, and Gil Goldstein, to name a few. Her debut album received the Jazz JAPAN rising star award, and she has been featured in such influential publications as Downbeat, The New York Times, NPR, JazzTimes among others