Results for "Fusion"

Carlos Fischer

Born: February 21, 1983

Carlos Fischer, born in Santa Cruz is a composer and guitarist, is one of the most relevant figures of Bolivia in the world of jazz fusion. The music played by his band, Carlos Fischer Band, is composed entirely by Carlos Fischer. It is a music full of stories and emotions, it combines pieces that highlight the inspiration of its melodies, the intense harmonic work and virtuosity, also taking us through other styles such as contemporary instrumental music and progressive rock. Carlos Fischer studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, and graduated as a professional musician at the School of Contemporary Music in Buenos Aires, Argentina

John Mailander

Born: January 31, 1991

John Mailander is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist who moves listeners in concert halls, festivals, and music camps at home and abroad. A sought-after performer, teacher, producer, and recording artist, John is known for his deeply rooted voice on the fiddle, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. John is a member of Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers. He has toured and performed with some of the greatest names in the acoustic music world and beyond, including Billy Strings, Darol Anger, Molly Tuttle, Joy Williams, Sierra Hull, Jacob Jolliff, Tony Trischka, Ruth Moody, Col. Bruce Hampton, Joe K

Marco Pacassoni

Born: June 12, 1981

MARCO PACASSONI is graduated cum laude at "G. Rossini" conservatory and in Professional Music at Berklee College of Music of Boston cum laude. He studied with Gary Burton, Ed Saindon, Victor Mendoza, Daniele Di Gregorio, Eguie Castrillo, John Ramsey, Steve Wilkes. On 2005 Marco wins the award of the best jazz italian talent at "Chicco Bettinardi Competition" organized by Piacenza Jazz Festival. Marco has been played with Michel Camilo, Alex Acuna, Horacio "el negro" Hernandez, Steve Smith, John Beck, Amik Guerra, Trent Austin, Greg Hutchinson, Chihiro Yamanaka, Bungaro, Malika Ayane, Petra Magoni, Raphael Gualazzi, Luca Barbarossa, Francesco Cafiso, Massimo Manzi, Massimo Moriconi, Filippo Lattanzi, Daniele Di Gregorio, Paolo Belli, Luca Colombo, Cesare Chiodo, THE BEST OF and many others..

Kurt Leege

Born: June 3, 1972

Raised a classical pianist, Kurt Leege learned to read music at the same time he learned to read. By the time he was in high school he developed a desire to write music, but found himself trapped in his classical training. As a means to express the music in his head, he taught himself to play guitar and he's been doing that ever since. At Swarthmore College, he studied jazz with John Alston and later played in his jazz ensemble, among other more pop music projects. During this time he also developed an affinity for skronk guitar from listening to the likes of Sonic Youth, MBV and Robert Quine

Robert Castelli

Born: April 7

Born into a family of drummers (a grandfather, two uncles & his father), Robert learned the basics from his father, who, along with his Uncle, were lifetime members of the NYC Musicians Union, AFM Local 802.

By high school, having started private lessons as well as classes in music theory, he was playing professionally all over the NY/Tri-State area. He went on to study Theory & Composition, Piano, Guitar, Orchestra Percussion & Drums at the Westchester Conservatory of Music, State University of NY at New Paltz, and Drummers Collective NYC. Over the years he has studied with some of the most well known drummers in New York & the world including, Ed Soph, Gary Chester, Kim Plainfield, Tony “Thunder” Smith, Robbie Gonzalez, Robbie Ameen, Horacio el Negro Hernandez, and Joe Ascione

Scott Jones

Born: May 18, 1966

My name is Scott Jones. I’ve been a full time pro musician (guitarist, composer, arranger) for about 4 decades, residing in the St. Louis area.

My contemporary jazz album “Fictional Characters” is released in association with Michael Silverman and Autumn Hill Records.

Featuring myself as composer and guitarist, along with musicians Steve Hunt, (long time keyboardist for the late guitar legend Allan Holdsworth), as well as drummer Archibald Ligonnière and bassist Romain Labaye, (both of whom have been renowned guitarist Scott Henderson’s band* on his recent tours and latest album “People Mover”, *which was just voted Best Jazz Fusion Group by Jazz Times Magazine’s 2020 Reader’s Poll)

Travis Brant

Born: November 29, 1974

Travis Brant is an American drummer, composer, co-founder of the band Axon Radio, and Billboard / Mediabase Top 40 recording artist.

CIRILIC

Born: September 18, 1988

Igor Willcox

Born: January 6, 1981

Considered one of the most important Brazilian drummers, Igor Willcox has achieved great notoriety in the instrumental music scene with his group Igor Willcox Quartet, standing out and performing in the most important Jazz clubs around the world such as Blue Note, Yardbird Suite (Edmonton - Canada), Bourbon Street, The Jazz Room (Waterloo - CA), Frankie’s Jazz (Vancouver- CA), Bucking Jam Palace (Calgary - CA), The Rex (Toronto-CA), and Jazz Festivals such as,  North City Jazz Festival (Serbia), Bansko Jazz Festival (Bulgaria), Nisville Jazz Festival (Serbia), Summer Jazz Festival (Slovenia), Panama Jazz Festival, Santos Jazz Festival (Brazil), Play Jazz Festival (Brazil), MB Jazz (Souza Lima Berklee), etc.

Philippe Coignet

Born: May 19, 1953

NEW ALBUM : EHA PARIS RIO NEW YORK ‘' A MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS, AN ALBUM THAT TRANSCENDS ALL STYLES’' For EHA’s 3rd album Paris Rio New York guitarist and composer Philippe Coignet has brought together a very international and exceptional line-up: Mike Stern (USA, guitar), Cacau de Queiroz (Brazil, saxophones, flute), Minino Garay (Argentina, percussions), Michel Alibo (Martinique, bass), Andy Narell (USA, steel pans), Leandro Aconcha (Switzerland, keyboards), Damien Schmitt (France, drums), Mario Contreras (Chile, percussions, tiple), Juan Manuel Forero (Colombia, percussions, vocals), Lionel Segui (France, trombone, tuba), Sulaiman Hakim (USA, saxophone), Rubinho Antunes (Brazil, trumpet) Very representative of the multi-cultural musical scene in Paris, EHA plays a unique blend of World Music, Jazz and Funk served by brilliant instrumentalists who bring their musical touch, colors and talent to the guitarist’s compositions in a very successful and tasteful mix of acoustic and electric sounds ‘’ POWERFUL, INVENTIVE AND SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL, THE BEST OF WORLD JAZZ … EXPLOSIVE ‘'