Results for "Electric Guitar"

Nadav Peled

Born: January 17, 1988

Nadav Peled is a guitarist and composer whose music blends elements of jazz, soul, R&B, funk, and various other styles. He has carefully crafted his musical style and curated his artistic exploration into a successful music career.

His debut album- Anbessa Orchestra was dedicated to combining elements of Ethiopian music with a dose of American jazz. Anbessa Orchestra is an innovative project with a high acclaim and an integral part of New York’s groove scene.

His music has been featured in commercial campaigns for Coca-Cola and United Airlines, he has also contributed and recorded music for Apple TV’s, Lady in The Lake working with acclaimed musical producer Bekon (Kendrick Lamar/ Hozier).

No-Mads

Active since: 2019

A unique take on American and European Music

The No-Mads are guitarist Ned Boynton, organist / accordionist / pianist Robert Kennedy, and often their musical guests. In 2015, Robert got the call to play organ on one of Ned’s gigs, and the two quickly discovered a shared taste for TV themes, rock anthems, hot-club tunes, Italian folk music, popular music of Europe and the Americas, novelty songs, and jazz standards.

For several years Ned and Robert freelanced on guitar and organ in each other’s groups and occasionally crossed paths as hired guns in other bands. Adding to his focus on piano and organ performance, Robert got serious about accordion in 2018, joining the nascent Mission Hot Club, where Ned occasionally subbed on guitar. An accordion / guitar collaboration was natural for Ned thanks to his long history with accordionists in Los Pinkys, Surfer Roma, and The Caffè Trieste Family Band, so the composite sound of accordion and guitar easily became the foundation of The No-Mads. Robert and Ned worked regularly together as an accordion / guitar team during 2019 and early 2020, and then…

Danny Kerner

Danny Kerner is a guitarist and composer who is currently based in Austin, TX. Over the last 14+ years, he has played with a variety of bands such as The Sahara Quartet, Indestructible Now, Cazayoux, The Sidepiece Collective, Zoumountchi, The Sahara Allstars, and artists including Robert Plant's piano player/collaborator John Baggott, free-jazz trumpeter Rob Mazurek, Chicago blues stars Little Ed, Smilin' Bobby, and Mary Lane, jam-band godfather Colonel Bruce Hampton, and The Allman Brothers Band's late, great drummer Butch Trucks.

Danny's own band, The Danny Kerner Group, plays his original music, which combines elements of rock and jazz with Latin, classical, urban, and pastoral undertones (it is best to hear the music without any preconceived ideas of what to expect).

Flown

Crossover music project from Italy

Elia Casu

Born: March 11, 1986

Elia Casu is a musician, composer, and producer. His work moves
between experimentation and sound research, combining prepared
guitars, electronics, and improvisation to explore sonic landscapes
where groove, minimalism, and ambient textures coexist. Originally
from Sardinia, he began playing guitar at a young age and later
earned a degree in jazz guitar.
Since 2016, he has been pursuing a solo career in electronic
music, developing a personal language that runs alongside and
through his many collaborations. He has contributed to over twenty
albums with various groups (including OnGaku2, PER, Takoma,
Nick Rivera, ARE, and the Rural Electrification Orchestra) and is
also active as a sound designer in the media field

Julian Woods

Julian Woods is a musician, composer and improviser based in London. He recently graduated with a distinction in Jazz Performance from the Guildhall School of Music in London, and has recently performed at the Vortex Jazz Club, Cafe OTO, Wigmore Hall, Porgy & Bess (Vienna), INNtoene Jazz Festival, and Pizza Express. He performs on guitars (microtonal or regular), bass guitars (fretted or fretless), and double bass.

Julian's musical interests include microtonality, free improvisation, polystylism and maximalism. His influences include John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Anton Webern, Gyorgy Ligeti, Harry Partch, John Cage and Alex Paxton. He is involved in a variety of projects, including co-directing the London Improvisers Orchestra, leading his own original music ensembles, collaborating with the Guildhall New Music Society, playing and writing for Sam Eastmond's Composers Workshop Big Band, and being a member of the Vortex Jazz Club's Whirlpool Collective.

Neil D Speers

Born: November 28, 1959

Neil D Speers is a guitarist who brings the cool vibes of 50s jazz and the soul of blues into every performance. With over 20 years of experience and influences from Hendrix to Coltrane, his music is a journey through timeless sounds. Known for his spontaneous, immersive performances, Neil weaves jazz, blues, and rock into a soundtrack that resonates across generations. Catch him live and feel the music that’s both classic and fresh.

Oavette

“Oavette conjures elaborate landscapes.”
— Aakaash Israni (Dawn of Midi)

Oavette is an instrumental band from Japan. Their music embodies a unique blend of intelligence and primal energy, characterized by minimalism that is both emotional and dynamic. Percussive guitars intricately intertwine with complex drum patterns, while the bass line steadily builds tension, maintaining a stoic presence until the very end of each song.

Groovosophers

The Groovosophers band was formed in Krakow in March 2023, continuing the tradition of the Goddard Quartet/Quintet band, founded in 1997 at the jazz workshops in Chodziez. Over the years, musicians have met in various lineups and musical genres, and in 2023 they decided to fulfil their dreams and combine their strengths, creating their own energetic material together.

In July 2023 and 2024, the band played at the Night of the Museum at the medieval castle Pieskowa Skała in Sułoszowa. In April 2024, Groovosophers was a part of the celebration of the opening of the Improwizacja Jazz Club in Krakow and as guest, Leszek Żądło on soprano saxophone joined the band on stage. In September 2024, the band played as a headliner on the 8th Hammond Kielce Festival. The band plays energetic concerts in jazz clubs around.

Since When?

Born: March 15

Since When? was formed by guitarist, bassist and composer Terence Culpepper . Their music is a fusion of jazz, rhythm & blues and Brazilian styles which reflect the range of influences Mr. Culpepper has been exposed to throughout his musical career. Since When? also performs arrangements of songs written or performed by the artists who haveinfluenced Mr. Culpepper's own compositional style which includes Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sade, The Rippington's and others. Remarks Mr. Culpepper on his approach to covering other composer's songs:

"When we begin to do another composer's song, I don't want the audience to recognize the song untilabout the 16th to 24th bar!"