Results for "Folk"

Glass Key Trio

The Glass Key Trio

Based in Santa Fe, NM and led by Jeremy Bleich’s eclectic guitar and compositional style,

The Glass Key Trio produces and explores compositions inspired by Americana, Balkan, Arabic

and contemporary classical music and film noir.  Each composition is a vehicle for spirited dialogue between the players ushering the listener into a narrative exploration of musical landscapes. 

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GKT has been nominated for two 2023 New Mexico Music Awards including Best Jazz Album and

Østerlide

Østerlide swept onto the Norwegian folk music scene in late 2020, and quickly received international acclaim for their eponymous debut album. Their unusual arrangements of the traditional folk melodies give new perspectives and display a wide range of moods and textures - from a mere whisper to the brutally noisy. Through open musical landscapes, or cramped and claustrophobic musical spaces, the listener is always carried on by the tireless and timeless folk melodies that have been shaped and honed through the centuries.

Claudia Vorbach

Claudia Vorbach is a singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Tübingen, Southern Germany. Her music blends jazz, folk, and blues, creating a unique sound that reflects her diverse influences. Claudia grew up in a musical home surrounded by jazz and classical music. She took piano lessons early on and later taught herself to play the guitar. Her vocal development was guided by various teachers, most notably jazz vocalist Freddy Wilkes and Fola Dada, both based in Germany.

"Miss Authentic," a nickname given to her by one of her fellow musicians, captures a key aspect of her music. This moniker reflects the emotional intensity with which Claudia delivers her songs. The way she sings allows listeners to feel the deep passion she has for her music, creating an intimate connection with the audience. For Claudia, each song has its own unique impulse, which drives her during the composing process. This ethos pushes her to cross musical and stylistic boundaries in her work.

Christopher Dominique

Born: October 22, 1979

On the borders of Pop and Cool Jazz is where you find Mighty Terror, The Solo Debut from pianist Christopher Dominique.

It´Jazz for everybody. It doesn’t exclude, It is composed to bring all listeners pleasure and joy.

The personnel consist of pianist Christopher Dominique, international guitar legend Georg “ Jojje “ Wadenius ( Blood Sweat and Tears, the SNL band…) , Swedish Trumpet star Peter Asplund, Tenor-saxophonist Inge Petterson – Lindbäck, Trombonist Ola Åkerman, Björn Edqvist on Trumpet and the superb rhythm section with Rasmus Kihlberg on drums and Johnny Åman on double bass.

Joe Robson

Born: July, 1990

Catriona Bourne

Catriona Bourne is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who has performed at venues and events including London Jazz Festival, Wilderness Festival, Sinfonia Smith Square, Kings Place and Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. She has experimented with flute and live electronics, recently performing a solo set of her own arrangements and improvisations in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall.  Although she studied classical harp throughout school, Catriona is most excited by the opportunities to improvise and compose for the harp. She has always had an interest in folk, and combines this with her love of jazz through her original compositions.

Anais Drago

Anaïs Drago is an Italian violinist and performer, born in Biella in 1993.

Winner of Top jazz 2022 (referendum organized by Musica Jazz magazine) in the new proposals section, she moves between the sounds of free improvisation, electroacoustic music, jazz, pop.

Awarded with first prize in Seifert Competition 2024, international contest dedicated to jazz string players, her name was included in 2023 and 2024 annual poll by New York-based magazine Downbeat as rising star in violin section.

She has performed as a leader on some of thee most important jazz festivals’ stages in Italy, including Umbria Jazz, Time in Jazz, Turin Jazz Festival, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Casa del Jazz, JazzMI, Fano Jazz by the sea, Novara Jazz, and abroad, as for Münster Jazz Festival (DE) and Canal Street Festival (NO).

Boris Grubesic

Born: July 24, 1991

Boris Grubesic, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is a guitarist and songwriter whose music blends folk, jazz, improvisational elements and pop. Influenced by guitarists and composers like Marc Ribot, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Leo Kottke, Barney Kessel, and Agustin Pereyra Lucena, Boris creates a unique musical narrative.

His debut solo album, 'Stundom,' released on June 19th, 2024, features a collection of guitar compositions with short tunes and improvisations.

Boris is also a member of the bands Mata Kopa and Smiling Man.

Matt Hayden

F. August Bish