Results for "jazz"

Jeff Miley

Always a willing collaborator, guitarist Jeff Miley has partnered up with a slew of talented artists over the past few decades - resulting in a steady stream of original music releases from the likes of The Odd Dogs, bug, Suburban Alphabet, Code 3, The Three Jazzmen, Inga Swearingen, and Altered. Reviews of his music and his guitar playing have appeared in JazzWise Magazine (U.K.), Guitar Player Magazine (in which he was a Spotlight Award Winner), Gendai Guitar (Japan), and The Himalayan Times (Nepal), among others. He has performed all over the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Asia.  Jeff received his Bachelor of Music Degree from California State University, Northridge, where he was a recipient of the Andres Segovia Performance Award from the American Guitar Society. During this time he was also a member of the first guitar ensemble to ever perform at the Tokyo International Chamber Music Festival.  In addition to his original projects, he has enjoyed performing with a wide-array of other artists, including Ron Miles, Tim Ries, Jon Anderson (Yes), Ernie Watts, Bob Sheppard, Bobby Shew, Andy Martin, Diane Schur, Adam Benjamin, Mitch Forman, Bob Reynolds, and many others.  

John Patrick Douglas

Born: September 11, 1966

I play saxophone, clarinet, and flute. I play various genres - jazz, big band, funk/rock/pop, Brazilian, and others.

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, studied with Ben Meltzer and Mary Fettig. I'm currently teaching music in public schools, taking woodwind students in my private studio, and working as a freelance musician around the Bay Area. I've recorded on projects with Marcie Brown, Carrie Lyn Souza, and on True Vibes Records.

Look out for a quartet project as a leader - coming soon!

Matt Malanowski

Born: September 11, 1996

New York City-based jazz pianist Matt Malanowski has been fully immersed in music since the age of four. Having attended the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, Matt has had the opportunity to learn from many great musicians, including Jeremy Manasia and Stefon Harris. Matt has performed at numerous prestigious venues and festivals across Europe, Brazil, and the United States, including Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Birdland Jazz Club, the Salzburg Jazz in the City festival, and São Paulo's Auditório Ibirapuera, to name a few. Matt has just released his debut album entitled "Solo, Volume One" which is a solo piano album.

Sarah James

Born: July 1

Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in the NY metro area, Ms. James came from a family with musical influences from her grandfather, who came from County Cork, Ireland, and played traditional Irish music on accordian and parents who were big jazz fans with an extensive record collection of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Huddie Leadbetter, Lightnin' Hopkins and Frank Sinatra recordings. Piano lessons started at 10 and as a child listening to William B. Williams and his "Make Believe Ballroom" on radio, and DJ's such as Allison Steele, "The Nightbird" and Jonathan Schwartz, the music of the big bands and the Great American Songbook informed her sensibility

Tomer Sasson

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1994, Tomer Sasson is an accomplished young guitar player living and working in Tel Aviv, Israel. As a highly sought-after sideman, Tomer has been a frequent band member with many notable Israeli musicians such as Dan Benedikt (drums), Gadi Stern (piano), Alon Benjamini (drums), and many more. Sasson is currently collaborating with the acclaimed award-winning international band Salosh as part of a weekly residency at Tassa club in Tel Aviv. In addition, Sasson is an artist in residence at the prestigious Israeli world-renowned venue Beit-Haamudim (one of the best jazz clubs in the world, according to DownBeat) and at the Jazz Mirage Kissa club