Results for "jazz fusion"

wessmithjazz

Born: 1984

Wes Smith is an in-demand musician who has performed with legendary names like Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Booker T Jones and Poncho Sanchez.  He has recorded commercially for artists like Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya.  His woodwinds can be heard frequently in the Film/TV world.

Smith’s musicianship has taken him around the globe - from the Hollywood Bowl, to palaces in Udaipur, to the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia.  One of his noted career highlights was performing at the White House in Booker T Jone’s band with President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance.  He was also featured in the finale of the Academy Award winning feature film, ‘Whiplash.’

Zen Zadravec

Born: July 11, 1974

Zen Zadravec is a jazz pianist, saxophonist, and composer who views all music as a form of creative communication. His goal is to create music rooted in human experience—absorbing and expressing as much as possible through the lens of Humanism inspired by the philosophies of Nichiren Buddhism. Ultimately, Zadravec strives to craft music that inspires, encourages, and touches the heart.

A true musical chameleon, Zadravec moves effortlessly between jazz, R&B, funk, rock, and pop—bringing freshness and confidence to every style. A natural innovator and leader, he leads two groups of his own: The Zen Zadravec Quartet and his fusion ensemble Human Revolution.

Gonzalo Teran

He was Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1972. At an early age he had a great amount of musical influence from his brothers and parents. He studied classical music at the National Conservatory Carlos Lopez Buchardo in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He also sutdied popular music and jazz with Fernando Zaldivar and Gustavo Pires, among others. He acquired mastery in arrangements, programming, and music production with the great Máximo Pera Renauld.
In August of 1998 he migrated to the U.S. and settled in Miami. Today he works with different emerging artists and professionals from the Latin, European, and American backgrounds as an independent producer working on diverse genres

King Llama

Right out of the starting gate, it’s apparent that the eagerly awaited new King Llama album, fata implexis (translating to “fate intertwined”), is something special, commanding and category-elastic. The fiery and whip smart instrumental band’s tune “Lora Ky” packs an immediate and visceral punch, within its sophisticated changes, spidery guitar riffs, tricky unison lines and mosaic-like structure, built from material conjured up by guitarist-songwriter Ryan T. Bailey. The song serves as a prelude and on-ramp to the electrifying journey unfolding over six tracks—including the multi-sectional 11-minute epic “Sir Isaac.”

Dom Palombi

Born: February 4, 1994

Dom Palombi, Professional Drummer, Composer/Arranger, Educator, and Streamer, has been thriving on the musical journey for 20+ years. After finishing a Bachelor's Degree of Jazz Performance at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ (2012-2016), Dom has been fortunate to perform, educate, and explore a multitude of opportunities as a full-time freelance musician. During his time at Rutgers, Dom studied with legendary jazz drummers Victor Lewis and Robby Ameen. Since graduating, Dom is an active Dance Accompanist for the Mason Gross Dance Department (2017-Current). He’s also accompanied dance classes for Drew University. Dom has also been working with Jazz at Princeton University (2021-Current) filling in/performing with some of their student ensembles as a guest.

Margee Minier-Tubbs

Born: February 1

Margee Minier-Tubbs, Executive Producer, Writer, co-Composer, Lyricist and Vocalist for Oneness-World, is a multi-faceted bi-lingual, (French) European/American artist with a diverse international background and prolific career. As well as being an innovative songwriter & lyricist, she holds a degree in Fashion Design from The Fashion Institute of Technology in N.Y., studied at La Sorbonne in Paris, France, is a French translator, lived and worked in 21 countries. After a decade of creating international fashion trend reports for Saks Fifth Avenue and The IWS Woolmark Company, promoting Paris Fashion around the world, Margee created Margétoile Records & The Margétoile School of Fashion Design, she mentors in the Sustainable Fashion movement globally. Margee worked as a translator in the Music Industry at MIDEM, the International Music Conference in Cannes, France, attended World Music Festivals and worked with musicians and composers from around the world. She studied classical and jazz piano throughout her life, ballet and modern dance for 15 years.

Andrea Zacchia

Andrea Zacchia, born in 1984, is a jazz guitarist and composer who seamlessly blends melodic sensitivity and innovative sound research. He honed his craft at the University of Music in Rome and Fonderia delle Arti, developing a distinctive musical language that effortlessly spans modal jazz, post-bop, and contemporary influences. As a leader, Zacchia has two albums to his name and a track record of diverse collaborations. He has graced stages and studios alongside esteemed musicians and has collaborated with diverse  Italian brands of music gear.

Dré Matsumoto

Born: June 21, 1972

Dré Matsumoto (aka André Marcel Ajamu Akinyele) is an American-Canadian residing in Yokohama. The bassist and multi-instrumentalist is known for his jazz-fusion-funk. His inspirations include Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, and Ron Carter, to name a few. He was born in San Pablo, California as André Marcel Wilson, and changed his name to André Marcel Ajamu Akinyele in 2004. Why the name Dré Matsumoto? He stated that “Dré is half my name André, and Matsumoto is a Japanese name that I love the sound of.” A native of the San Francisco bay area, he currently resides in Toronto, Ontario Canada and Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan

Nikola Spasojevic

Born: May 17, 1999

Nikola Spasojevic (US, RS) is a saxophonist and composer based in New York. Spasojevic brings an eclectic combination of influences to his improvisations and compositions expressed through the language of contemporary jazz. Nikola began playing classical saxophone when he was just 9 years old in Subotica (RS). Later, he moved to Rotterdam (NL) to pursue his undergraduate degree at Codarts University of the Arts. In 2022 he came to New York City to continue his studies with a master’s at New York University. While at NYU, he has had the opportunity to perform at well-known venues like the Blue Note with the Dezron Douglas ensemble, the Frederick Loewe Theater with the NYU Jazz Orchestra and the Provincetown Playhouse with the David Liebman ensemble

Aiskander

Born: September 12, 1973

AISKANDER is a Polish jazz composer, arranger, reharmonizer, as well as guitarist, improviser, and music producer. He founded the Wrocław-based vocal and instrumental ensemble Mistrz Allegro, and is also the owner and founder of the Polish independent record label illumination Music. The artist mainly performs instrumental jazz-funk, jazz fusion, and world music.

The willingness to improve the creative process inspired Aiskander to work on his own material. In mid-2009 Aiskander recorded his first solo album Tysięczna część radości. The opening songs Róża wiatrów, Fantazja and twelve other compositions woven around the melodic sound of a classical guitar announced the direction continued in the next two albums. His third long-play and the albums: Idylla, Furta and Nostalgia stand out because of the multitude of instruments used to record them. Apart from the well-known ones it is worth to mention: the marimba, the English horn, the Chinese violin - Erhu, or the Persian santoor. According to Aiskander the use of unconventional instruments is inspiring and has a significant impact on the audience.