Results for "Mei Semones"

Mei Semones

Mei Semones is an artist creating jazz influenced indie pop songs with lyrics in both Japanese and English, currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

Samara Joy and Christian McBride at Summerstage

by Paul Reynolds
September 7, 2026

Samara Joy and Christian McBride Summerstage Verve's 70th Anniversary Celebration New York NY September 2, 2026 Founded 70 years ago, Verve Records was launched in part to treat female jazz artists with respect, who too often had been shortchanged within a music community that was male-centric to an extreme. It's fitting, ...

2026 Newport Jazz Festival, Part 2

by Mark Robbins
September 4, 2026

Jazz at Newport has always been about more than keeping a tradition alive. It is also about seeing where the music is going. At the 72nd Newport Jazz Festival, that was clear in the wide range of music heard throughout the weekend, from jazz and soul to R&B, hip-hop, funk and experimental music. Artists ...

Noam Tanzer

“I believe that Noam will be a major voice on the bass for the years to come” – Bob Gullotti

Noam Tanzer is a young bassist, songwriter, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Playing both electric and double bass, Tanzer is part of many different musical communities and is surrounded by a diverse world of styles varying from improvised music to hardcore metal, from indie rock in Spanish to the music of Billy Strayhorn. Noam is a part of the Mike Stern band and is also actively playing with Grammy winners Miguel Zenon and Paquito D’Rivera. He additionally plays with Julieta Rada, Sean Wayland, and Mei Semones. Tanzer is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music, where he got to share the bandstand with the likes of Kurt Elling, George Garzone, Bill Frisell, Gary Burton, and Terence Blanchard. During his time there, he was selected by UNESCO artist for peace and Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Pérez to attend the highly celebrated Berklee Global Jazz Institute, where he was mentored by masters including John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joe Lovano, George Garzone, Dave Liebman, Ben Street, Adam Cruz, amongst others.