Results for "Clarinet"

Souren Baronian and "Taksim"

Souren Baronian - G-clarinet, saxophone, kaval, duduk, riq Haig Manoukian - 'oud Lee Baronian - darbukkeh Mal Stein - drums, percussion Sprocket Royer - double bass Tickets: $15 available at door or online here. (A surcharge applies, use printout as your ticket.) Souren Baronian grew up in Spanish Harlem riding two powerful currents of his creativity: his ethnic Armenian heritage, and jazz. His own music is an authentic organic hybrid of those two idioms. The sound of his band is truly unique, applying a jazz vocabulary and the bebop sensibility of Charlie Parker and Lester Young to Middle Eastern rhythms on traditional instruments such as the oud, kaval, dubek, G-clarinet and dumbek

Brian Walsh

Born: May 21, 1978

Brian Walsh is a musician who is interested in sound and communication, regardless of genre. He specializes in performance on the clarinet and bass clarinet. He seeks to redefine the role of these instruments in contemporary classical music, jazz, and world music. Mr. Walsh is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts. Mr. Walsh frequently performs with such diverse groups as Wild up Modern Music Collective, gnarwhallaby, The New Century Players, The California E.A.R. Unit and is a member of Creative Underground Los Angeles. He also leads Walsh Set Trio, a jazz ensemble focusing on the performance of his own compositions

Frank Glover

A National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Performance Award recipient, Glover's debut at Carnegie Recital Hall received a standing ovation and accolades from listeners and critics alike. Best known for his jazz clarinet recordings, Glover’s compositions range from small choral pieces to large works for symphony orchestra, and have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe. His recordings have been mentioned alongside those of some of the best of Indiana's other well-known jazz artists, including Wes Montgomery and J.J. Johnson.

Glover writes with carefully orchestrated colors, and cites Bela Bartok and Toru Takemitsu as two of his influences. Well-known in Italy and Japan for his clarinet artistry, he continues to push the boundaries of the clarinet in contemporary settings.

Liviu Maxim

Born: December 3, 1966

Bonjour, Clarinettiste et saxophoniste de jazz, né aux confins de l'Europe, fan inconditionnel de Stan Getz et attiré très jeune par son jeu, je n’avais que 17 ans quand je suis monté sur scène pour jouer. Passionné par mon métier, je me suis entouré de musiciens de différentes sensiblités et de différents horizons, enrichissant ainsi au cours des ans, mon style et mon jeu. Aujourd'hui, il m'arrive plus souvent de me produire seul avec bandes sons. Entre standards de jazz, swing, bossa nova et variétés, j'aime communiquer mon immense sensibilité, ma finesse mais aussi mon goût pour la simplicité et la perfection. J'ai eu le bonheur de participer à l'émission "Si bémol & fadaises" de M

Joachim Badenhorst

Born: October 13, 1981

Born in Antwerp, Belgium. studied classical clarinet during his childhood. Studied at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague with jazz clarinettists John Ruocco and Michael Moore. Obtained his master degree at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague in 2005. Collaborations all over Europe as a co/leader of bands such as Red Rocket (Ireland), Mogil (Iceland), Rawfishboys (France), Ploug-Pettersen-Badenhorst (Denmark), Skakk (Norway), Os Meus Shorts (Belgium), Martin Schoenlieb (Austria). Joachim moved to New York beginning 2009. He is currently living in Brooklyn with his girlfriend. Joachim is part of the Han Bennink trio, the first group that the legendary Dutch drummer leads under his own name

Richard Lund

Born in Austria and raised in Germany, Richard grew up taking classical clarinet lessons and performing in various roles in school productions. After attending a local Jazz concert around the age of 15, he and a few co-students spontaneously founded a Dixieland band and ended up playing together for 8 years. At the age of 20, he begged a Jazz band from Munich take him along on their trip to New Orleans where he had his first taste of the kindness of the musicians there and purchased an old metal clarinet that he still plays today. Since 2001, Richard has been living in Minneapolis with his wonderful wife, and in 2013 (some 19 years after his first visit), he finally made it back to New Orleans.

At this time, Richard is not performing.

Jim Brimer

I am Jim Brimer a jazz clarinetist that leads a group called Jim’s Jazz Band which plays traditional jazz music residing in Fort Worth, Texas. Brian Harvey of EuroClub de Jazz in the United Kingdom says “The Jim of Jim’s Jazz Band is the highly experienced and very talented clarinetist Jim Brimer who’s been around the Texan jazz scene for many years. Together with the other players of his band he plays down home classic jazz”. The group Jim’s Jazz Band, due to economical issues, can perform for you as a single with an E-Trio, a duo, a trio, or a quartet. Also, Jim’s Jazz Band can be the ‘original size’ jazz band of six players

David Irwin

Born in Atlanta, David Irwin attended Florida State University and the Yale Music School. He has performed with the Arkansas Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Sarasota Symphony. He has recorded with jazz band SHIM and with the McCormick Duo.

James Danderfer

Born: 1977

“One of the best kept secrets in Canada, … a truly remarkable musician.” (- Bill King, Jazz Preview, Jazz FM91.1) Originally from Vancouver, Canada, jazz clarinetist/composer James Danderfer has been traveling, studying and performing around the world since the age of 16. His travels first began when he was accepted into the prestigious Interlochen World Center For The Arts high school (USA) to study with renowned clarinetist Richard Hawkins. James attended the University of North Texas and later received a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from Western Michigan University where he was a featured soloist and composer in both concerts and recordings

Derek James Else

Born: July 30, 1937

Semi-retired really. I am now running a quintet playing local gigs only. Clarinet,Piano, Double Bass, Drums, Vocalist. We only do about two gigs every year. I have for many years played Alto Sax. as well but do not play it at the moment. I have been working on the London & Home Counties scene for over 40 years playing with many different bands on an amateur basis. For fifteen years I have been the Treasurer and Membership Secretary of the Duke Ellington Society UK (DESUK). All for the love of Duke!