Results for "Experimental Jazz"

Amy Aileen Wood

Amy Aileen Wood is a Grammy Award winning drummer and producer based in Los Angeles. In addition to her work behind the drum kit, Wood is a composer, engineer and mulit-intrumentalist. 

Her percussive sounds can be heard on Fiona Apple’s 2020 record Fetch the Bolt Cutters, which Amy co-produced. Most recently, she composed the score for the Netflix documentary White Hot and released her debut album The Heartening on Colorfield Records.

Over the past decade, Amy has performed live or recorded with a variety of artists including
Fiona Apple, David Garza, Tired Pony, Shirley Manson, Blake Mills, Lucy Woodward, Ultan Conlon, The Donnies The Amys.

Serra Bilgincan

Born: February 10, 1998

Serra Bilgincan is a composer and vocalist of jazz music based in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2017, she got accepted to Berklee College of Music, but decided to take a non-academic and more intuitive route into music and studied architecture at Central Saint Martins instead. Having trained in classical piano at her young ages, she became a fan of jazz music in her teen years. After some years of personal practice, her debut single 'Transience' has just been released. Three other tracks (Strange Proximity, Convergence, and EXCR) are currently undergoing mixing and mastering, and all four will make up her first EP project 'Disintegration'.

Hill Collective

Active since: 2023

Hill Collective is a jazz ensemble based in Brighton, UK. Led by saxophonist and composer Pete Piskov, the group offers a fresh musical attitude, employing modern improvisation techniques and nuanced compositions - a soulful, avant-garde addition to the bustling UK jazz landscape. 

Clara Green

Born: February 12, 1985

Clara Green is a Swedish jazz vocalist, composer and educator based in London, UK.

Growing up in Stockholm, Sweden, Clara was singing and performing from an early age. She gained classical vocal training through immersion in the strong Scandinavian vocal tradition by attending choir school - a formative experience that has strongly influenced both her vocal and compositional style.

Now based in London, Clara holds a bachelor's degree in Jazz Voice from Middlesex University London (where she studied with Ian Mckenzie and Nikki Iles), and a distinction level Master of Music in Performance (Jazz Voice) from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. During her time at the Guildhall School Clara studied with singers Sara Colman and Brigitte Beraha.

Dave Solazzo

Born: December 21, 1972

Dave Solazzo has been a mainstay of Central New York's music scene for over two decades. Much in demand as a soloist and sideman, Dave has worked with artists from a wide mix of genres - jazz, fusion, R&B and beyond. He has performed and recorded with major jazz figures like Chuck Mangione, Larry Coryell, Joel Frahm, Dick Oatts, Jerry Weldon and Joe Magnarelli at venues like The Flatiron Room (NYC), Troy Music Hall, the Savannah Jazz Festival and the Syracuse Jazz Fest.

In addition to his work as a sideman, Dave leads his own trio, playing modern interpretations of jazz standards and original compositions in the spirit of Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau.

Dave was educated at Berklee College of Music and SUNY Purchase College

Freysteinn Gíslason

Born: May 20, 1982

Freysteinn is a talented musician who has dedicated his career to mastering the art of double bass. He began his studies at Félag Íslenskra Tónlistarmanna (FÍH) in Reykjavík, Iceland and completed them in 2012. The following year, he traveled to Holland to pursue a Bachelor's degree in music for double bass at The Royal Conservatorium of Den Haag, which he successfully completed in 2016.

Not content with just a Bachelor's degree, Freysteinn continued his studies at the Escola Superior De Música De Lisbon ESML in Portugal, where he started his Master's degree in Double Bass.

Alexander Kelley

According to the Sound

Active since: 2019

Adam and Patrick met as composition students in their first week at Birmingham Conservatoire. Since then, they have worked consistently, writing, and recording music in a variety of musical styles ranging from Jazz (mainly) to electronica and rap. A key feature of their music is their close collaboration with musicians in Bristol and in the US, particularly in New York and their consistent use of Studios in Bristol, in London (Premises studio, Alchemy mastering) and New York (The Bunker studio) in order to focus their sound. They are currently working on their third album.

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Mark Kramer

Born: November 3, 1945

Mark Kramer is a Philadelphia jazz musician born on November 3rd, 1945. Although not widely recognized, he is highly regarded among fellow musicians for his talent and skill on the piano. Critics have compared his style to that of other famous jazz pianists like Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Herbie Hancock, but his unique harmonic vocabulary and pianistic style (as reviewed) set him apart. As of 2023, Mark Kramer's projects tend to intertwine elements of structured and free jazz, combining sparseness and complexity to create emotionally-driven strories /"tunes".

Kramer began his musical training on the violin with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of six, but later shifted his focus to bass, saxophone, and piano in mid- teens. He then played piano regularly with other local jazz legends such as Randy and Mike Brecker, Charles Fambrough, Stanley Clarke, Eric Gravatt, and Sonny Fortune. Many musicians would gather at Kramer's apartment for jam sessions and recordings, creating an unwritten piece of jazz history.

David G Bailis

Born: January 27, 1979

--DAVID BAILIS is a multi-talented musician best known for his skills as a guitarist and bassist. Equally accomplished as a composer, producer and educator, David has showcased his musical talents throughout the world, performing to sold out crowds at a range of venues from Carnegie Hall to Golden Gate Park.

In addition to touring as a guitarist for numerous artists, David was a longtime member of the renowned electro funk band Pimps of Joytime.
He is the former guitarist of Grammy-nominated singer/emcee and Fugees alum John Forte’s band and currently is the musical director and guitarist for Sierre Leone hiphop superstar Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew. David has been featured in a wide range of publications including Bass Player Magazine and the New York Times.