Results for "Contemporary"

Mike Shapiro

Born: June 4, 1968

Drummer/percussionist/producer Michael Shapiro has a very diverse career in the music buisness. He acts as producer for his wife, vocalist Kevyn Lettau. He maintains a very active touring schedule with many artists in a variety of genres and he spends time in the studios of L.A. lending his sound to many recordings. Some of the artists Michael has recorded and toured with include: Debby Boone, Brian Bromberg, Bobby Caldwell, Nell Carter, Dori Caymmi, Eliane Elias, Pete Escovedo, Frank Gambale, Jimmy Haslip, Al Jarreau, L.A. All Stars, Kevyn Lettau, Armando Manzanero, Maureen McGovern, Sergio Mendes, Airto Moreira, John Patitucci, Flora Purim, Lee Ritenour, Michael Ruff, Brenda Russell, Bud Shank, Andy Summers, Toots Thielemans, Randy Travis, Sadao Watanabe and many others. Michael currently teaches Ensemble Workshops, Latin Drumming, Funk Drums, Groove Class, and Music Listening. He has played venues from C.B.G.B.'S to Carnegie Hall in the U.S

Marcia Miget

Born: July 2, 1956

CEO of Miraflores Music since 1981 and Member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Marcia Migét’s performance pedigree includes multiple appearances with Carlos Santana, and legends such as Freddy Redd, Larry Ridley, Voices of Latin Rock, Jimmy Cobb, Buddy Baker, Kenny Barron, Orestes Vilato, Frank Foster, Pete Escovedo, Donald Byrd, Tyrone Hill of Sun Ra’s Arkestra, Malo, Garth Webber, Anthony Brown and the Asian American Orchestra, Carl Perazzo, Wayne Wallace’s Rhythm and Rhyme, John Santos, Babatunde Lea, David Hardiman, Harold Jones, Gabriel Manzo, Bill Ortiz, Marcos Reyes, Patrick Maier and Smackdab, Larry Vann, Kash Killion, Dartanyan Brown, Spencer Allen, Montclair Women’s Big Band, Abel Sanchez with Jorge Santana and the SF Kids, and son, drummer Jaimeo Brown to name a few

Sasha Mashin

Born: November 23, 1976

Sasha Mashin was born in 1976 in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1991 he joined the Kvadrat jazz-club where he met many jazz musicians of St. Petersburg.After studying for two months at the Musorgsky Music University, he decided to start his professional career as an artist and quit the university.

In 1998 moved to Moscow where he kept busy collaborating with some of Russia’s best jazz musicians.

In 2005 Sasha Mashin participated in the educational program Open World Program USA in New York and played with such legends as Clark Terry, Kenny Barron and Jimmy Heathat the Blue Note Jazz Club.

Solon McDade

Solon McDade grew up in a musical environment constantly surrounded by music and musicians. He began playing the washtub bass as soon as he was big enough to pick it up, and later moved on to the larger upright bass. He and his siblings were trained as musicians from a young age and exposed to their parents’ extensive and eclectic record collection. They were soon playing alongside their parents in the McDade Family Band, a group that toured Canada with their own brand of Canadiana folk music at festivals and theatres throughout the 1980s and 1990s. These gigs and particularly the late-night jam sessions at folk festivals left a lasting impression on Solon

Polygon Quartet

Polygon launched their first album "Monkey Puzzle" at the 2017 Manchester Jazz Festival. They are a jazz saxophone quartet made up of 4 internationally award winning saxophone players. With original material written by Tom Thorp (Soprano/Alto) and Kyran Matthews (Baritone) Polygon blend the complex interplay of classical chamber music with fiery and virtuosic jazz improvisations. Their energetic performances see them journey through the realms of free improvisation to classic be-bop styles, alongside elements of classical music, funk and contemporary European jazz, using a variety of sax groupings

Vladimira Krckova

Born: February 9, 1983

VLADIMIRA KRCKOVA (SHORT BIOGRAPHY)

VLADIMIRA KRCKOVA (also known as VLAD.) is an independent singer, poet, bandleader, composer, producer, actress, director, dancer, choreographer and visual artist living in London, United Kingdom.

Ms Krckova was exposed to all kinds of music very early in life. Then, at the age of six, she started to study music theory and play the accordion and shortly afterwards the piano, too. Her studies of modern dance as well as participation in choirs made her dive very deeply into music in every possible ways, founding a great love for writing music but also experimenting as a choreographer.

At the age of 16, she was accepted to study musical and dramatic arts at the famous Conservatory in Brno, Czechia