Results for "jazz"

Brandon Evan Moulden

Born: March 8, 1991

Brandon Evan Moulden is a singer-songwriter and song stylist of substance and eclecticism. Rooted in the jazz idiom, soul influence, and pop sounds of old and new, his voice and music captivate with the ability to place both the lyric and the listener in a bed of thought and emotion. 

Not only has he led his own band over the years, he has also had the opportunity to share the stage with Temple University’s Jazz Lab Band, Vertical Current, Ginger Coyle, Josh Collins, Shelia "Lee Mo" Moser, Rhodney Miller, Raw Beauty and Brittanie Thomas, among others.

Eduardo Rojo

Born: February 13, 1979

His work is characterized by the influence of different kind of music, principally folk, classical and jazz music. He has worked with Mr. Dennis Mackrel (Count Basie, Maria Schneider, Mel Lewis Orchestra…), Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Franco D’Andrea, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, AKOM Ensemble, the flamenco guitarist Gerardo Núñez, the flamenco dancer Carmen Cortés, Codarts Big Band, Peter-Jan Wagemans, Paul M. Van Brugge, Tim Kliphuis, Barga Jazz Orchestra, Canary Islands Big Band, The New Music Ensemble of Rotterdam and Sole Giménez, among others.

Max Holmberg

Max Holmberg is a Seattle based drummer, bandleader and educator. He first started getting to know the drum set at his grandpa's house at age two. Born into a family of actors and musicians, it's no surprise that the first music he remembers listening to is Count Basie. Max got his fist real taste of jazz playing in the jazz programs at Eckstein Middle School and Roosevelt High School in Seattle. Max then moved to Boston for four years where he completed his B.M. at Berklee College of Music. Upon completion, he returned to Seattle where he currently resides and can be found performing in person and on the radio with many diverse projects and bands including the Alex Dugdale Band, Mark Hunter Quintet, Jacqueline Tabor Jazz Band, 200 Trio, Danny Quintero Band, The Arsonists, the Eric Patterson Band, The Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and the Kareem Kandi Band, as well as teaching out of his studio and at the Seattle Drum School. Max hosts the Sunday night jam session at the Angry Beaver in Greenwood, co-runs the podcast Jazztalk Seattle, and runs the Secret Jazz Club on Airbnb. 

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Sam Weber

Born: March 9, 1988

Sam Weber is an acoustic and electric bassist, composer, and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. 

Since his arrival in New York City in 2012, Sam has been in constant demand as a sideman, performing with an eclectic community of musicians ranging from singer-songwriters to contemporary theater artists, dancers, rappers, crooners, avant-garde improvisers, and rising stars of the NYC jazz scene. Highlights from the past year include performances at top jazz venues such as The Blue Note, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Smalls, and The 1905, historic rock and folk venues such as The Grand Ole Opry, Club Passim, The Bitter End, and Cafe Wha, national and international jazz festivals, and many many others.

Gardyn Jazz Orchestra

Composed of world-class musicians from across the Philadelphia region, the Gardyn Jazz Orchestra has an unmistakable style and ability to inspire people - with enthusiasm, virtuosity and incredible sounds from each chart played. Experiencing the band live is always a trip! Each show is juiced with hip arrangements, strong musical soloists, and unkempt hard groovin’ swing provided by the rhythm section. Derived from the Saxon words GAR, meaning "a weapon", and DYN meaning "sound or alarm", combined with the termination ER gives the name "Gair-den-er", which means "a warrior"

The Beatnik Preachers

Active since: August 14, 1962

Musically Exquisite, Lyrically Explicit - Artistically Evocative, Socially Provocative -  the Beatnik Preachers meld a blistering style of jazz with original beat-poetry to form a unique ensemble that provides a palette for both the ears and the mind.

Anthony Norris (trumpet and spoken word) joined by Rob Burke (sax) gather the funky drumming of  Miles Henry and the groove of bassist Nick Haywood to drive a quintet allowing the sublime piano of Joel Louis to evoke and provoke both melody and harmony. Norris and Burke are melodically divine yet technically elaborate, thereby adding a unique interplay of risk and trust within the ensemble that is joyous and raucous. Firmly in the spirit of jazz whilst celebrating the human condition and investigating issues that currently face each and every one of us.

David Seymour

Born: September 29, 1961

I am a songwriter and composer based in North London, where I have been involved in the music scene of this global city since my days at the African and South American arts centre Jenako Arts in the early 80s. That was where I introduced London to Capoeira music by bringing over a master from Brazil, and promoted interest in the Kora by bringing Sanjali Jobarteh here from Senegal. We also provided some of the acts for the first Womad festivals, the Nimes festival of Street Music and other events. If you were in London in the 80s you will remember all the free music festivals that used to happen in parks around London. Jenako Arts brought Arrow (Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot) to the UK, as well as Ruben Blades, Yemaya and others. It was also where I worked closely with the Goan jazz guitarist Amancio D'Silva and the leader of Orchestra Jazira, Folo Graff - a collaboration that lasted many years.

Mboya Nicholson

Mboya Nicholson has performed from Japan to Brazil. His touch at the piano has been applauded by the Consul General of the Netherlands in Canada and the Ambassador to the Vatican in Italy. During the seven years he spent living in New Orleans, Nicholson studied with pioneers of the Crescent City's post World War II jazz scene. While in New Orleans Nicholson received his Masters Degree in music, from the University of New Orleans (UNO). Campus performances afforded him the chance to play with various lumiaries including Jason Marsalis, Sonny Fortune, Wes Anderson and Victor Goines. Currently residing in Toronto, Nicholson teaches piano and has released a self-titled CD

Lorenzo Cellupica

Born: August 16, 1992

Lorenzo Cellupica was born in 1992 in Frosinone (Italy). He’s a pianist, keyboardist, composer and music teacher from Isola del Liri (Frosinone). He began to study at a local music school and carried on his own from the age of 13 till 25. His studies ranged from classical music to jazz, from rock to pop. In 2011 he won a contest for emerging bands in Alvito (FR) called Non solo Jazz (“Not Only Jazz”) with his band Yellowcake. In 2015 he was chosen as the best musicians by the newspaper TG24 for partecipating at a contest organised by the music school Industrie Sonore in Isola del Liri, where he played some original compositions for piano solo