Results for "Keyboard"

Rob Mounsey

Born: December 2

New York producer/composer/musician Rob Mounsey is one of the best kept secrets of the music industry. He is well known for his arrangements and performances for such artists as Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Madonna, Paul Simon, Aaron Neville, Eric Clapton and just about any one else you can think of. He is a five-time Grammy nominee and winner of two Emmys.

Nigel Portass

Born: January 23, 1943

Nigel has been playing in bands and groups since the sixties: Performing all over the United Kingdom and playing in backing groups for artists such as Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Tom Jones, Bert Weedon, Joe Brown, Vince Hill, Matt Monroe, Ronnie Scott, Van Morrison etc. Between Gigs, Nigel finds time to run his own music business in the form of Portass and Carter music shop in Sutton Bridge, who are now the longest established music shop in the area. Selling all types of musical instruments and giving personal tuition on most instruments from beginners to advanced students.

Michael Yates McFadden

Born: April 7, 1956

Biography - Michael McFadden Musician/Composer/Keyboardist "Music is a gift from God and the desire of my heart & spirit" Music began early in the McFadden home. All three of my brothers and myself took piano lesson at an early age. It stuck with me, and I later found out that my father was a musician, a piano player. After high school and Computer programming training, the music was speaking to me. I started studying with the Berklee School of Music, correspondence courses. Then went on to study with the then famous Allen Massey School of Music of Washington DC. I joined my first band in 1978, of course a funk band, playing in the local clubs in Washington

Mamuka Megrelishvili.

Born: February 16, 1967

M.T. Glass

When Ebert & Roeper heard M.T. Glass play jazz, they declared "All Thumbs!" M.T. travels up and down the East Coast from one prestigious jazz club to another -- but rarely gets past security. M. T. is from Belford, New Jersey. He grew up listening to the sounds of WNEW-AM ("Eleven Three-O in New York") and credits William B. Williams and Jonathan Schwartz with introducing him to American Classical Music. A graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, M. T. received a Doctorate in Music from GDU in Tucson, Arizona. He studied jazz keyboard with Bob Adams and Julius Yard (a Julie Yard graduate!). *

Lionel Harmsworth

Born: July 7, 1944

Jay Flippin

Born: February 15, 1946

Born in a small town in VA in 1946. Studied piano from age 7. Played keyboards and bass in gospel, rock, soul, country, and folk groups beginning at age 10. Began playing jazz in college. BM and MM in piano performance. ABD in Theory. Taught applied piano, theory, jazz studies, composition, arranging, and music history at Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, for 33 years. Retired in 2000. Currently teaching piano and jazz studies part time at Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Keyboardist/arranger/pops conductor for Lexington (KY) Philharmonic since 1973. Accompanist/ arranger for Lexington Singers since 1976

James Ranka

Born: August 3, 1952

I am a composer, pop keyboardist, pianist, arranger, producer bringing exciting musical energy to my listeners. My style is SMOOTH JAZZ containing NEW AGE music that has developed into an original, recognizable style. Once in big demand by film and video directors, my original music added award-winning ambience to many nationally syndicated productions. Several of these projects were decorated with prestigious Addy and Telly Awards. Although a part of many other albums as composer, producer, keyboardist, "God is Cool" is my debut album.

Haakon Graf

Born: March 21, 1955

Haakon Graf is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ, keyboards and is a multi instrumentalist) and composer. Graf is currently residing in Los Angeles, US, where he is working as a songwriter and producer. He has been involved in numerous projects, composing much of the music in addition to playing keyboards on the albums New Born Day (1973), Ranshart (1974) and Let Your Light Shine (1976) within the band 'Ruphus'. They received great acclaim in Norway and in several European countries, including Germany. He also played in the band 'Moose Loose' including with Jon Eberson. Later they opened the band 'Blow Out' together

GhettoBooster

Born: March 5, 1975

I have been making dUb music since the mid 90s on my computer. I have progressed beyond all my old gear and now use Reason, an Edirol PCR-50 and my Puter Representing the Lost Art of dUb with a solo.