Results for "Kareem Kandi"

Kareem Kandi

A native of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Kareem Kandi is a performer, composer, and educator, in high demand for his talents both on and off the stage. Kareem is a versatile musician with strong roots in the traditions of Jazz, Blues, Classical and Funk, and has been performing on the scene for years, gaining attention from critics and audiences alike.  While staying true to musical styles of the past, he also keeps an eye towards the future by composing original music as well as new arrangements of timeless songs from the great American songbook. Since 1996, Kareem has been performing both as a bandleader and as a sideman to enthusiastic audiences around the world at concert halls, festivals, and clubs

Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra: Vida

by Jack Bowers
January 2, 2025

As you can't always describe a book by its cover, neither can you invariably pinpoint with accuracy a jazz ensemble's locale by its name alone. The Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra, to choose a random example, is not from Italy--nor from anywhere else in Europe. Although born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cassio Vianna has lived in ...

Vida

By Cassio Vianna

Label: Teal Creek Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Tocando a Vida; Sea-Song; Flight 962; Unwritten Letter; Scrabble; In Her Garden; Choro for My Boys; Mistlike.

Hourglass

By Kareem Kandi

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Impressions; Hourglass; Curvaceous; Stardust; Guess Again; You Make Me Feel So Young

Kareem Kandi Band: Hourglass

by Paul Rauch
May 18, 2017

The jazz organ trio, with saxophone and drums, is an efficient concept in terms of musical identity; it exposes the members to the core of their collective musical being, laying bare the total expressiveness of the players, and the strengths and weaknesses of the collective. It's like a mini-big band, with B3 sounds swirling and creating ...