Results for "jazz fusion"

Karl Clews

Karl began his musical odyssey at the age of 8, on the classical guitar. Having achieved a distinction at grade 8 and a Performer’s Diploma by the age of 16, Karl turned his attention to the bass guitar: ‘I was heavily into soul, funk and fusion as a teenager,’ he states, ‘and I quickly realized that it was the bass guitar that really drove and directed this kind of music.’
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Influenced by such virtuoso bass players as Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Louis Johnson, Armand Sabal-Lecco and Mark King, Karl developed a distinctive percussive and rhythmic style that quickly established him as an in-demand player for jazz, blues and soul bands whilst still at university in Oxford

Dennis Haklar

Dennis started performing music at Rutgers University. He joined the Improvising Structures Ensemble lead by minimalist composer Dan Goode. The group performed the music of John Cage, Terry Riley and others, it also gave Dennis  the opportunity to hear his original compositions played by a large ensemble. This group also featured jazz saxophonist Eric Kloss. After a few years playing with this ensemble Dennis left to work as a session guitarist at Pyramid Recording Studio. It was there that he became fully immersed in the world of 24 track, 2” analog tape recording. He experienced  sounds that he never heard before, so big, so warm, so clear

Cody Steinmann

Born: June 28, 1993

Cody Steinmann has been performing and teaching professionally for over 10 years. He attended Milwaukee Area Technical College where he completed an Associate’s degree in Music Occupations and later won a Rita Tallent Picken scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Cody has studied extensively with Steve Peplin, Russ Johnson, Solomon Parham, JD Allen, Jesse Catalino Montijo and James Crowley, DM. He has also taken lessons with Ari Honig, Johannes Weidenmueller, Scott Hesse, Pete McCann, and Aaron Gardner.

An outstanding improviser and composer, Cody has become a fixture on the Twin Cities jazz scene since settling in Minneapolis. Cody has performed with JD Allen, Solomon Parham, Javier Santiago, Russ Johnson, Chris Bates, JT Bates, Abinnet Berhanu, Anthony Fung, Max Gerl, Kevin Washington, Bryan Murray, Fode Bangoura, L.A. Buckner, Jake Baldwin, and Nelson Devereaux. In September 2019, under his producer name C0D3 7, he released his debut album 7 a musical chronicle of Cody’s youth. He then released his second album, Sightless Quartet Live, in May 2021. Sightless Quartet is the first group Cody formed upon moving to the Twin Cities, dedicated to exploring the intersections between jazz, metal, and hip hop.

Yves Nadeau

YVES NADEAU - Guitarist/Composer www.yvesnadeau.com

Yves Nadeau got a bachelor’s degree in musical interpretation from theUniversité de Montréal in 1991, and has been dividing his time between hiscareer as a professional musician and teaching music at College Marie-Victorin.

Yves has been on the professional music scene since 1986 alternately as astudio musician, arranger, composer, producer, and bandleader. He hasworked on different projects with musicians like LARRY CORYELL, TERRYCLARKE, Alain Caron, Michel Donato, James Gelfand, Paul Brochu, Jean-PierreZanella, André Leroux, Frédéric Alarie, Muhammad Abdul Al-Khabyyr, andFrançois Cousineau. Yves has also been appearing at JAZZ FESTIVALS allacross Canada, in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg,Montreal, Rimouski, Quebec City… either as leader of his own group or asaccompanist for artists such as Oliver Jones, Carol Welsman, Paolo Ramos,Rémi Bolduc… to name but a few. On the popular music scene, he has playedwith world renown French and Canadian stars Patricia Kaas, Natasha St-Pier,Michel Rivard, Nanette Workman, Isabelle Boulay, and Bruno Pelletier. Yveshas participated in a great number of recordings (radio, television, andalbums), and has traveled to many countries on international tours (France,the Netherlands, Egypt, Israel, Senegal, Kenya, Haiti, and the US).

Darren Leonidas

Born: February 6, 1969

Born in NYC in 1969, Darren Leonidas first began playing guitar at the age of 11 years old. Growing up in a household with numerous musicians and surrounded by music for most of his life, Darren credited Eric Clapton as the reason he originally began playing guitar. Along with Clapton, Darren was deeply inspired by other 60s and 70s era rock-and-roll bands like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.

After moving to New Jersey in his teenage years, Darren discovered Jazz and quickly became engrossed with the genre. Albums from notable artist such as George Benson, David Sanborn, and Pat Metheny caught his interest. After graduating high school, Darren studied jazz at William Paterson University, studying under Jazz Virtuoso Vic Juris. It was here where Darren developed a deep appreciation for Modern Contemporary Jazz and instilled an overall drive to seek out all forms of music.

Kyle Cervantes

Kyle Cervantes resides in Denver, CO as a robust, active, saxophonist. He is both a bandleader, and has collaborated with many notable groups in Colorado, including: The Denver Jazz Orchestra, The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Sarah Mount & the Rushmores, and The Academy Jazz Ensemble. Currently, Kyle is touring with the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra as their baritone saxophonist. He has also had the pleasure of sharing the stage with musicians such as Adam Nussbaum, Randy Brecker, Bob Shephard, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Kyle is a former member of UNC's Downbeat award-winning Lab I, and travelled the world as a cruise ship musician before settling back down in the front range.

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Josh Machiz

Born: April 16, 1985

Josh Machiz is a Philadelphia & NYC-based comedian, musician and composer who's been confusing and delighting audiences across North America for over 2 decades. He's a 2-Time Barrymore Award Winner and co-recipient of an American Composers Forum Grant. He has created and produced works in a myriad of mediums including comedy, ballet, circus, theater, music, augmented reality, etc. 

The New York Times described his music as “What the mail sounds like,” dosage Magazine calls him "Philadelphia's giant musical force." Josh's music has been featured on NPR's Jazz Night in America and his comedy is featured on Amazon Prime

Well Tempered Madness

Based in Las Vegas, Well Tempered Madness is the brainchild of guitarist Steve Fansler, who has worked with jazz greats Tony Guerrero, Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Ed Shaughnessy, and Louis Belson, and is inspired by many different genres and all of the music that he's had the chance to play. Two years ago, the band played their first live gigs and their self-titled debut album was recorded in 2023. Well Tempered Madness features Stephen Fansler on guitar and vocals; Uli Geissendoerfer on piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond, and synths; Tom Bolton on drums; Mike Merritt on bass; Jeanette Jurado (a member of the multi-platinum group Exposé) on vocals (tracks #2 and #5) and Jose "Pepe" Jimenez on percussion.
 

Mr GONE

Active since: 2013

Mr. GONE is a 4 piece ensemble exploring the groove based music of early electric jazz

(fusion), focusing on the groundbreaking music of Weather Report and Herbie

Hancock’s Headhunters & Mwandishi bands, as well as original compositions.

Referencing the origins of the jam band movement, they connect the past with the future,

opening a window on the historical significance and influence of this music. Mr Gone is

the brainchild of Peter Furlan (saxes, Dizzy Gillespie, 10,000 Maniacs, Frank Foster)