Results for "Gary Meek"

Gary Meek

Born: March 16, 1961

Gary Meek is an American jazz and fusion saxophone and keyboard artist. As a featured artist or session musician he has contributed to more than 200 albums

Gary Meek was born in 1961 in Encino, California. His father played piano recreationally. Meek attended El Camino Real High School, where he was active in the music department on clarinet, saxophones and keyboard. After high school he enrolled in the Dick Grove School of Music Professional Instrumental Program.

Meek began his career in the early 1980s playing woodwinds in the big bands of the Los Angeles Jazz Workshop, and keyboards and woodwinds for local club dates, weddings and private parties. In the mid-’80s he toured with Dionne Warwick, playing keyboards.

Next Steps

By Lawson Rollins

Label: Infinita Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Spring Awakens; Bach to Brazil (Sarabande From Violin Partita No. 1); High Line Passage; Jubilation; Next Steps; Paradise Cay; Speed of Life; In Orbit; Finding the Light; Morning to Night; Sunset Glow.

Lawson Rollins: Next Steps

by Dean Nardi
April 29, 2026

Next Steps is a mainstream but delightful mix of jaunty and splendid originals from gifted North Carolina acoustic guitarist Lawson Rollins, continuing his steady rise into the ranks of the finest contemporary musicians. These are ingenious transformations of his eleven heady compositions into rich improvisations in the company of fine musicians who have played with him ...

Classics from Paul Chambers, Eddie Jefferson, and Others With New Music from Joe Gransden, Pat Bianchi and More

by David W. Daniels
March 24, 2026

Artists named above, plus classics from Betty Carter, Big John Patten, and others. New music from Marques Carroll, Ron Carter with Ricky Dillard, and more. Birthday recognition for Charles Lloyd, Nat King Cole, Gary Meek, and others.Playlist Grachan Moncur III “New Africa"--from Exploration (Capri) 00:00 McCoy Tyner “Little Madimba"--from Time For Tyner (Blue Note) ...

Smile

By Tawanda

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Smile/I'm All Smiles; Out of This World; Bridges; Sister Moon; What a Little Moonlight Can Do; I'm Okay; A Child is Born; Lucky to Be Me; Sack Full of Dreams; Bring Back my Dreamer; You And the Night and the Music; Smile - Outro (A Cappella).

Sister Moon

December 13, 2022

Album: Smile
By Tawanda
Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 05:43

Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album 'Smile' on Resonance Records

September 29, 2022

On October 28, 2022, Resonance Records, the acclaimed jazz label, will issue the first album by one of the most promising young jazz singers to emerge in years: Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, known simply as Tawanda. The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer, effortless but unfussy jazz feeling, immaculate musicianship, and ...

David Binney, Damien Erskine, James Francies, Per Mathison and Percy Jones

by Len Davis
January 2, 2022

Continuing our look at new releases from 2021. Music from David Binney, Damien Erskine, Gary Meek, Burnt Belief and Percy Jones. Playlist David Binney"Modern Courtesy" from Aerial 2 (Mythology) 00:00 Damien Erskine"Beatrice" from In This Moment (Self Produced) 05:14 James Francies “713" from Purest Form (UMG) 10:18 Gary Meek “Move Out" from Monterey Groove ...

Monterey Groove

By Gary Meek

Label: Autumn Hill
Released: 2021
Track listing: For A Long Time; Power Station; Midnight Sky; Monterey Groove; Bosphorous Blues; The Hope; Move Out!; Shuffle This; Cannery Row; Horizon; Jenna's Song.

Live in St. Louis at the Chesterfield Jazz Festival

By Dave Weckl

Label: Autumn Hill Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: The Zone; Big B, Little B; Mud Sauce; 101 Shuffle; Tribute; What Happened to My Good Shoes; Song for Claire; Rhythm-A-Ning; Synergy; Tower '99; Access Denied.