Results for "Keyboard"

Richard B

Born: July, 1943

Started out on trumpet and played with local bands for 10 years before going back to college in 1978 for a degree in music. Switched to keyboard in 1982.

Jeff Babko

Pianist/keyboardist Jeff Babko is a native of Southern California, and has remained on the west coast throughout his career.  Babko constantly balances many musical and professional hats, as an in-demand recording musician and touring keyboardist.

After graduating from the University of Miami’s distinguished Frost School Of Music, Babko began working with international superstar Julio Iglesias on a series of worldwide tours.  He also appeared in Iglesias' "Tango" longform video.

After leaving Iglesias, Babko began regularly touring Asia and Europe super-drummer Simon Phillips. Soon after, he joined guitarist Robben Ford's band, and later extensively toured and recorded with Larry Carlton.  With Carlton, Babko performed for the King and royal family of Thailand in Bangkok's royal palace.   Listeners can enjoy Babko's recorded work with Ford and Carlton on their joint effort, Live In Tokyo, as well as on some of their individual recordings (see "other people's rekkids" section).  Babko also backed Carlton with Japanese B'z guitar superstar Tak Matsumoto on their Grammy award winning recording.

Dillon Paige

"Dillon Paige was born in Southern California. His mother, a pianist, singer and dancer, taught Dillon early on to love music. He started playing piano at age 4. At 13 he was playing in various community symphony orchestras within the Los Angeles and Ventura County areas. When Dillon was 17, he was already working professionally. Dillon has recorded in studios throughout the world, including Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago, Washington DC, Norfolk, New York City, as well as Amsterdam, London, Paris and Munich. While in the U.S. Navy, Dillon played cocktail/jazz piano at formal dinners, ceremonial and diplomatic functions

Esther James

Esther James graduated in April, 2004 from Wesley Institute with a Bachelor of Creative Arts, majoring in Music Performance. She specialised in Jazz piano with her second instrument being Voice. Since then, Esther has gone on to pursue a music career that has progressed in leaps and bounds. Before she had graduated, she was head-hunted by the Mosman Baptist Church and invited to come on board as pastoral staff to be their Worship Pastor in December 2003, where she worked until 2005. After that, she went on to work at St John's Anglican church in Willoughby in 2006. Esther has a passion for training musicians and vocalists to produce excellent music, and helps them to develop and hone their skills in music and creative arts

Sam Yahel

One of the more distinctive voices among a new breed of Hammond B-3 organ players on the jazz scene, Sam Yahel has earned the top spot in Down Beat's annual International Critics Poll as a Talent Deserving Of Recognition for the past four consecutive years. Since moving to New York in 1990, Yahel has worked with a string of notable jazz artists including tenor saxophonists Joshua Redman and Eric Alexander, former James Brown sideman and alto sax great Maceo Parker, guitarists Peter Bernstein and Bill Frisell, trumpeters Ryan Kisor and Jim Rotondi, vocalists HYPERLINK Norah Jones (on her Grammy-winning Come Away With Me), Lizz Wright, and Madeleine Peyroux. But it has been as a solo artist in his own right that Yahel has made his most personal statements as both composer and player. On Truth and Beauty, his fourth outing as a leader, Yahel joins with longtime colleagues Joshua Redman and drummer Brian Blade in rekindling the potent chemistry they generated as Yaya3, a collective group that was an outgrowth of a residency they had at Small's nightclub in New York

Nick Manson

Born: 1963

A talented jazz pianist and keyboardist, the two time Emmy Award winning multifaceted Nick Manson is also a composer, arranger and producer who has excelled in several fields. His piano playing is swinging, lyrical, consistently inventive, and quite individual. Throughout his career, Nick's performances are both accessible and creative, appealing to a wide audience yet remaining true to himself.

Born and raised in the Seattle area, Nick remembers his early years. "My grandfather was a classical pianist so I heard classical music early on. When I was ten I switched from a home organ which I hated to the piano, having nine years of classical piano lessons

M T Glass

M.T. Glass ♪ Performer, Entertainer, Master of Ceremonies

MT Glass played his first professional gig in 1974. [He’s no longer a “weekend warrior” and limits his bookings primarily to private events and repeat performances for long-time clients -ed].

Looking for an elegant piano performance for your cocktail hour? A small jazz combo for your private party? Ceremony music for your wedding? A swinging big band for your dancing pleasure? Karaoke night, or popular songs performed by your favorite artists? Trying to decide among a piano player, band or DJ?

Will Minting

Born: September 27, 1970

Following in the footsteps of his Grandfather, big band leader Billy Minting (Sax, Clarinet), and rock'n'roll father Mike Minting (guitar), Will Minting (keyboards, guitar, vocals) studied piano from age 6, before becoming a Cathedral Chorister under the direction of Stephen Darlington, at St Albans in 1978. It became clear from early jamming sessions with his brother, Stuart Minting (Bass) that Will's musical ambitions were heavily influenced by the virtuosity of his Los Angeles session musician heroes. Having recorded vocals on 5 albums and, on several occasions in the late 1970's and early 1980's performing live on BBC radio, Will Minting also notably performed at international Festivals, at Notre Dame in Paris, at St Paul's Cathedral, and featured in an ITV documentary

Rodney Thompson

Born: August 29, 1974

..Although Texas is known for its blues and country artists, talented keyboardist Rodney Thompson shows it may be a great melting pot for jazz as well. His “Define Smooth” album is exactly that, smooth and filled with hints of gospel, soul, and R&B. “Forever in Your Eyes” features an alluring sax which is gracefully layered with smooth and silky vocals. Blending R&B with the sounds of Thelonious Monk, “749” features some of Thompson’s best keyboard work and highlights that classic jazz songwriting form that separates this genre from blues or rock. Whether you are just looking to relax or hear some exceptional keyboards playing, then “Define Smooth” should be your next CD purchase. ..-Shaun and the Radioindy

Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator living in Prescott Arizona. His big-band charts and dance scores have been heard on three continents. He has performed at the Prescott Jazz Summit, the Chandler Jazz Festival, Sedona Jazz on the Rocks, and many other jazz venues around Arizona.