Results for "jazz"

Lilly Hertzman

Born: August 4, 1973

Lilly Hertzman is a Danish singer, songwriter and producer, who has received great reviews for creating evocative songs and soundscapes of a rare kind and with a personal expression and sound. Her inspirations are many and goes across multiple genres with jazz and singer- songwriter as the main ones. Her origins also cross borders, with a mother from Japan and a father from Denmark. She has played, recorded and collaborated with some of the finest, most talented and versatile creative musicians in Scandinavia, Europe and US.

She returns this Spring with her sixth studio album, Heartshaped, a deeply personal offering with roots reaching back more than a decade. Recorded in New York, Heartshaped (April 17th, 2026) revisits a set of eight unrecorded originals, brought to life alongside acclaimed pianist Aaron Parks, his longtime bass collaborator Thomas Morgan, and award-winning Korean drummer Jongkuk Kim.

Todd Bordonaro

Born: December 29

Todd B is an exceptionally talented guitarist and composer known for his captivating musical expression and innovative approach to composition. With a diverse musical background and an insatiable passion for exploring new genres, Todd has garnered widespread acclaim for his unique sound and distinctive style.

Todd B’s formal musical education solidified his technical proficiency and honed his artistic vision. He has studied jazz at The Frost School of Music (UVM), The Mannes School, Berklee College of Music and The New York Jazz Academy.  His time at school has provided him with invaluable opportunities to collaborate with fellow musicians and showcase his talents in various performance settings. Todd has studied privately with renowned teachers Peter Prisco, Jack Wilkins and Steve Rochinski.

Whitney Marchelle Jackson

Born: March 23, 1960

Whitney Marchelle is a Internationally distributed recording and performance artist in Jazz, Pop,and Blues. Performances in 5 Star Hotels,Festivals, award winning venues like Carnegie Hall (New York Jazz Academy,United Nations, The Velvet Note (GA),Minton's Harlem,Jazz Foundation Events, NYC Blue Note,and Cotton Club to name a few. Over 30 years experience. see. www.whitneymarchelle.com National commercials under her belt including Spike Lees State Farm Insurance. Write-ups in New York NETWORK JOURNAL, Jazztimes, Jazziz, NYC Times,City Newspaper,Maxx Myricks's Maxx House , NYCHot House

Jason Arce

Born: July 18, 1984

Jason Arce is an in demand saxophonist currently residing in Virginia Beach. He has performed with Weezer, Cece Winans, Joe Jonas, Blood Orange, Cory Henry, Kindness, Porches, The Curtis Brothers, and Soul Cycle among many others.

Jason is a proud endorser of Cannonball Saxophones, BG France Ligatures, Gonsalez Reeds and Bettersax mouthpieces.

Ray Seol

Born: December 1, 1973

Ray Seol is an Associate Professor of Professional Music and a Fulbright Scholar, as well as a distinguished jazz bassist and producer. He began shaping his musical identity at The New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, studying under legendary bassists Reggie Workman and Buster Williams.

His ability to fuse sound and color through synesthesia led to pioneering work in sonic visualization, developed during his master’s studies in music technology at New York University. This concept evolved into Interactive Jazz: Jazz as a New Visual Art, which has been showcased in galleries across New York and Seoul.

Since 2007, he has released five studio albums and performed at major international jazz festivals, collaborating with artists such as Jason Moran, Marta Gómez, Scott Robinson, Art Hirahara, and Takuya Kuroda

Armen Donelian

Born: 1950

For fifty years, pianist, composer and Fulbright Scholar ARMEN DONELIAN has distinguished himself in 25 countries as a performer, recording artist, producer, educator and with his published writings. Donelian’s music is a distinctive blend of influences including his Armenian origin, his Classical technique, and his association with some of the biggest names in Jazz. And, according to Metronom, he achieves this fusion “in such a natural way that one can tell it’s a master’s work.”

As a child, Armen absorbed the sound of Armenian, Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern music at social gatherings and from records his father played at home.

Oscar Laven

Born: May 30, 1991

Oscar Lavën is an acclaimed saxophonist/bassoonist/clarinettist/multi-

instrumentalist, composer and arranger based in the beautiful city of

Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. A busy performer across many

genres presenting an impressive array of performances, Oscar Lavën

has played on stages around the world with many famous artists such as

Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, John Beasley's Grammy-winning MONKestra,

James Carter, Dennis Chambers, Gregg Bissonette, Lalah Hathaway,

Robben Ford, Chris Cain, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra,

STROMA, Hollie Smith, Rhombus, The Rodger Fox Big Band and many

Jonas Larsson Band

Jonas Larsson Band is a high-energy jazz-fusion group drawing strong inspiration from 1970s and 1980s jazz, rock, and blues. Their music blends the era’s powerful grooves—driven by pronounced guitar and keyboard riffs and heavy, dynamic bass lines—with complex, virtuosic improvised solos that push the sound into bold, modern territory.

Jonas Larsson is a Swedish musician, composer, and visual artist based in the UK. His work spans music, visual art, and literature. He has composed music for stage productions and television, exhibited visual artwork in London and Paris, and published books in both Swedish and English

Milos Bosnic

Miloš Bosnić is a Serbian bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Belgrade. He is the founder of Bosque Sound Community (BSC), a jazz-fusion/world-jazz ensemble recognized for blending modern jazz language with cinematic storytelling, strong rhythmic identity, and genre-crossing arrangements.

He studied double bass at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade, completed a Higher National Diploma in Jazz Bass Guitar & Music Production at the London Centre of Contemporary Music (LCCM), and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Audio & Video Design at the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in Belgrade.

The Inter Section

Active since: 2024

The Inter Section is a collective of musicians from around the world recording contemporary jazz that is melodic and easily approachable. The songs meld the sounds and rhythms of Pop, R&B, Soul, Latin and World music and presents them in a jazz context.

The Inter Section's music is written and produced by Steve Ehrlich from his (necessary) sofa as he suffers from Chronic Lyme Disease. He offers an example for others with similar limitations of what is possible even when their everyday lives have been turned upside down.

Proceeds from the sale of The Inter Section's music are donated to lymedisease.org and Bay Area Lyme Foundation.