Results for "flute"

Jeremy Steig

Born: September 23, 1942

In his entire career as an improvisational flutist Steig has challenged the boundaries of conventional categories in music. In his first album Flute Fever (Columbia Records 1963) Steig established himself as one of the most important voices in contemporary music, setting new standards in the performance and appreciation of the flute as improvisational instrument. Steig's openness to all kinds of music is the key that attracts audience to his music. In his newest CD, Steig teams up as a duo with the prominent guitarist and composer, Vic Juris. Their collaboration covers everything from jazz, blues, rock, free music and even some classical pieces that have been reworked to include improvisation. Improvised, Steig and Juris' first CD together, is a dynamic sonic adventure

Debra Manzella

Born: April 28

Have played for about 30 years. Studied with Jaki Byard, Frank Wess and other great musicians. Played or performed with Sam Jones, Jaki Byard, Kenny Barron, Henry Butler, Stanley Cowell, Jimmy Heath, Charles Eubanks, Charles Persip, Warren Smith and many more. Also vocal and keyboard skills. Currently studying for Bachelor's in Music ed.

Rowland Sutherland

Rowland Sutherland '...improviser of real character'. John Fordham - THE GUARDIAN Flautist, Rowland Sutherland enjoys an international career in many different fields of music. He regularly performs in Jazz groups as well as with various non-Western groups, new music ensembles, symphony orchestras, pop outfits and as a soloist. He has composed and arranged music for groups, ensembles and for the BBC. Composition commissions include those written for the percussion quartet "Ensemble Bash", the contemporary music group "New Music Players" and Lontano and the Fidelio Trio. Rowland studied flute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama mainly with Kathryn Lukas and studied jazz with the late Lionel Grigson in the mid 1980s. Rowland Sutherland fronts his own band, the critically acclaimed Mistura, who perform Brazilian jazz fusion alondside Afro-Cuban and pan African grooves

Alejandro Santos

Born: April 11, 1956

Alejandro Santos is steadily working with Al Di Meola

Jan Leder

Born: May 19, 1958

A born-and-raised New Yorker, Jan Leder decided to pursue her love for improvisation after twelve years of studying classical music. She studied for three years with the late pianist Lennie Tristano and then continued her jazz studies with pianist Connie Crothers for over ten years. A self-styled course of study in jazz history at SUNY Purchase led to her compilation of the first comprehensive history of women in jazz entitled Women in Jazz: A Discography of Instrumentalists 1913-1968 (Greenwood Press 1985). Ms. Leder has enjoyed teaching jazz improvisation, although teaching has not figured prominently in her career. In 1999 Jan recorded Nonchalant (A-Records 2000), a collection of mostly original melodies

Ze Luis Oliveira

Born: December 17, 1957

Jose Luis Oliveira a Rio de Janeiro born artist that goes by Ze Luis is a multi instrumentalist, composer and producer that have credits in more than 260 albums. In his homeland during the eighties he was a member of the band of Caetano Veloso for seven years and scored with Gilberto Gil the movie "A Subway to the Stars" directed by Carlos Diegues, one of the most prestigious directors from Brazil. In a more recent event, he released his first album titled Guarani Banana (Malandro Records/Trama), which was acclaimed, by critics and reviewers through out USA including Saxophone Journal, Down Beat (Players), and Rhythm among others. Fresh out of the musical direction for Bebel Gilberto Ze went back to school in order to study classical composition with Stanley Wolfe at Juilliard where he was an A student. Now after finish his new album, Ze is ready for another round

Walter Bell

Born: October 31, 1959

Walter is currently carrying on the tradition of Herbie Mann,Hubert Laws,Yusef Lateef and Rhasaan. He is one of the top flutist in the country with 9 cds to his credit .Also ,Walter Bell is a pure Flutist and dosent "double on saxes",only various flutes and plays the entire family from bass to piccolo. He is a jazz and latin virtuoso and works the hell out of ballads etc. Walter is the founder and co owner of his own small label, Reika Records,named after his daughter,Reika Tiana...and that is also one of his earliest compositions. He travels nationally and has over 30 players that he chooses from to fill his group, the Latin Jazz Unit

Kristian Sensini

Born: November 18, 1976

He is a Piano and Flute player with Classical and Jazz Background studies, with credits for Movies and Tv shows, Documentaries, Animation projects. From 2010 Sensini received a total of 9 Nominees for Best Score (categories Feature Film, Documentaries, Promotion, Best Song, Best Short) at the Jerry Goldsmith International Film Music Award. In 2013 he won the Global Music Award for the soundtrack of the horror movie “Hyde’s Secret Nightmare” In 2014 he won the ColonneSonore Award for the soundtrack of the Animation Movie “Rocks in My Pockets”. The movie and his soundtrack were candidates at the 2015 Academy Awards. In 2020 he won the Global Music Award for his solo album “KuartetS” Sensini studied at Conservatory “G

Jim Newsom

Born: February 9

Jazz flutist/guitarist/vocalist based in Norfolk, Virginia, with four CDs so far. Leads the Jim Newsom Quartet and also performs in a duo setting with trumpeter Ron Hallman. Jazz journalist who writes primarily for Port Folio Weekly and has also written extensively for the All Music Guide.

Gabriel Juncos "El Corto"

Born: May 14, 1967

Born in Cordoba, Argentina, Gabriel Juncos he is one of but the great Argentine flute players. At the moment it accompanies to the guitarist Luis Salinas Actually, leading your band, as called "La Banda del Corto"