Results for "Composer"

Audrey Powne

UK-based Naarm/Melbourne artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Audrey Powne is a creative force carving out a distinctive path in the future jazz and soul world. Having honed her craft in the vibrant Melbourne music scene, Powne can now be found performing in some of the most visionary musical circles globally.

Described as "The Very Brilliant Audrey Powne," by legendary BBC Radio 6 presenter and tastemaker Gilles Peterson, Powne is known equally for her extraordinary technical skills and creative inventiveness, and for being unafraid of pushing the boundaries while simultaneously keeping musical traditions alive.

Eric Todd

For two decades, Eric collaborated with Grammy and Clio-winning creatives and C-suite executives in strategic development, A&R, and creative capacities. A career highlight includes a recent UN 2030 SDG music initiative consultancy to engage Gen Z.

Music aspirations came to life in a move to NYC at eighteen with multiple artist development deals, including a career-changing pivotal connection with Julian Lennon, son-of-a-Beatle. An early jazz record deal with iconic artist Chuck Mangione's management team and Columbia Records landed before age twenty, yet stardom was not in the cards. Focus shifted to the business side of music to develop a successful twenty-year consultancy, while producing and discovering emerging talent.

Eric is a Wipf & Stock Books published author, a former recording artist (REX Records), composer, producer, artist manager to emerging jazz artists, Corinne and Audrey Kreitner, and founder of iProdigy.

Jose Luis Castro

I am a musician, producer, sound designer and composer for video games, film and television. I was born in Mexico City. At an early age I learned to play  guitar on my own and a couple of years later I started taking music theory and performance classes with the maestro Roberto Méndez.

In 2012 I continued my theoretical and practical studies in Pasadena, California where I was a student of virtuoso guitarist Uros Raskovski and legendary vocalist Oren Waters, who has sung on records such as Muse's The 2nd Law and Michael Jackson's Thriller.

In 2013 I continued my studies at Berklee College of Music in the city of Boston. Focusing on arrangement, composition, production and sound design.

Guillermo Nojechowicz

Born: October 30

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Guillermo Nojechowicz is the percussive drive behind his band EL ECO’s elegant fusion of Brazilian Argentinean jazz. Combining samba and the 3ghter lines of straight-ahead jazz, he is a master of all the idioms, including Cuban, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Funk – and of course, tango. A drummer who plays with the ear of a composer, Nojechowicz wrote most of the material on the band’s long-awaited new CD, Puerto de Buenos Aires 1933 (Zoho Music), which features Grammy Award winner trumpeter Brian Lynch.

Nojechowicz has also performed with Claudio Rodi3, Donny McCaslin, Jon Faddis, Danilo Perez, Airto Moreira, Romero Lubambo, and Carly Simon

Gregory Golub

Born: April 7

Gregory Golub is Israeli composer, jazz pianist and songwriter, born in the USSR. Gregory is a self-taught pianist from the age of 12. He received a formal musical education in Russia and Ukraine, participated in a Jazz Festival in Russia and received an excellence prize for the best original jazz compositions. Gregory lives in Israel since 1990, where he has written and composed numerous multi-genre musical compositions, songs and philosophic and poetic texts. In 2004 his album “Idioms” was released comprising original instrumental jazz compositions, including piano and vocal jazz improvisations

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Trevor Warren

Born: April 22, 1966

Trevor has been playing guitar since 1982, largely self taught, exploring rock, jazz, world and folk idioms. Currently preparing the release of a collaborative album with Count Dubulah (aka Nick Page - Transglobal Underground etc.) In 2012 he travelled to Kenya to record and produce the album Kodhi together with Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada (1956-2019). Kodhi was released on Long Tale Records in 2015. Ayub Ogada's final album, Omera, was released in 2022 on Long Tale. Founder and bandleader of jazz rock band DISASSEMBLER and the world jazz DEVA. Winner best foreign band award with Dissasembler in the Granada Jazz festival 2009

Andréa Lisa

Born: August 1

Andréa Lisa, the South African-born and New Zealand-raised artist, is a musical powerhouse driven by personal experiences and her deep-rooted inspirations. As a singer, guitarist, composer and producer, Andréa's diverse talents shine through in every aspect of her music.

Her journey in music began at a young age, with soul, jazz, and R&B sounds infusing her daily life. At 15, she started crafting her own music and lyrics, setting her on a path of artistic exploration. A graduate of the New Zealand School of Music with a major in jazz guitar and vocals, Andréa's passion for composition led her to create a rich assembly of genres that blend into a unique and captivating artistic alchemy. 

Tal Mashiach

Tal Mashiach, a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist and composer, is a prominent voice in the NYC jazz/world music scene. Raised in the natural beauty of the village of "Harashim" in northern Israel, Mashiach moved to New York in 2015. There, he shared the stage with artists such as Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen (Trumpet), and Mulatu Astatke at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, and more. In 2021, he released his debut solo guitar album, "Tiyul," presented by Anzic Records.

Jeremy Wilms

Born: November 2, 1972

Atlanta, GA based multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter. After a 20 year career as a recoding and touring musician in NYC working with artists as diverse as NEA Jazz legend Chico Hamilton, to Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto, to Beyonce and Patti Labelle, Wilms stepped away from the grind of the city and moved back to his hometown of Atlanta. There he returned his focus to stripped down honest songwriting and conveying stories. His latest release “The Fighter” is available at Bandcamp and other streaming platforms.
In the meantime he keeps busy working as a sideman in both NYC and ATL, scoring for film and other media, and teaching.