Results for "modern jazz"

A. Christopher "A D" Johnson

Born: January 29, 1974

A. Christopher "A D" Johnson is a professional freelance Modern Jazz session drummer who has been achoring the NYC jazz scene since 2010.

Specializing in hard swinging Hard Bop, groove-driven Post-Bop, and both Jazz and Hip-Hop influenced R&B / Soul, known by area bandleaders and fellow musicians for a signature funky swing, syncopated drum shuffles, and absolute professional reliability.

Marisa Balistreri

Born: July 26, 1972

Marisa Balistreri is a Madison, Wisconsin-based vocalist. A former professional Italian opera singer with an international career, Marisa currently collaborates with her songwriter-guitarist husband, Stefan Hall on original jazz tunes inspired by music from around the world. Marisa's group performs as a duo, trio or quartet and plays jazz standards, Latin jazz and originals in several languages. They play music to make people feel hopeful about humanity.

In the Madison Area, The Marisa Balistreri Quartet recently played at Festa Italia and for a Jazz at Five fundraiser. Additionally, The Marisa Balistreri Trio has had a months-long residency at Cafe Coda, and have played as either a duo, trio or quartet at The Cave of the Mounds, Harmony Bar and Grill, North Street Cabaret, Pyramid Event Venue and many other great venues. Marisa and Stefan have also played at the Weidner Center 6:30 Concert Series, Art Street and Blue Opus in Green Bay, DeJaVu and Gibson Music Hall in Appleton and the Bremen Cafe in Milwaukee with various jazz ensembles. The Marisa Balistreri Duo was recently featured on Channel 3000, Neon Jazz, and Live in the Lair on Max Inc, Radio

Hans Luchs

Hans Luchs is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City. He has performed in settings from small jazz clubs to large outdoor festivals and concert halls, and has toured with eight-time Grammy winner Pepe Aguilar. He has also performed with Motown legend Martha Reeves, "Daughter of the Blues" Shirley King, and many celebrated jazz artists from New York and around the world.
Luchs got his start in Chicago, where his first steady gig was Sundays at the Velvet Lounge with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band. He went on to play the Auditorium Theatre, The Green Mill, Buddy Guy's Legends, and The Jazz Showcase, and weeks before moving to New York in 2017, he played the Chicago Jazz Festival with Gustavo Cortiñas.
In New York he has played Citi Field, the BRIC festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Smalls, Mezzrow, Minton's Playhouse, Ornithology, and The Django

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Nadav Peled

Born: January 17, 1988

Nadav Peled is a guitarist and composer whose music blends elements of jazz, soul, R&B, funk, and various other styles. He has carefully crafted his musical style and curated his artistic exploration into a successful music career.

His debut album- Anbessa Orchestra was dedicated to combining elements of Ethiopian music with a dose of American jazz. Anbessa Orchestra is an innovative project with a high acclaim and an integral part of New York’s groove scene.

His music has been featured in commercial campaigns for Coca-Cola and United Airlines, he has also contributed and recorded music for Apple TV’s, Lady in The Lake working with acclaimed musical producer Bekon (Kendrick Lamar/ Hozier).

Sarah Politte

Born: June 8, 2007

With a voice described as "chocolate melting," Sarah Politte breathes new life into the timeless classics of the Great American Songbook. Her artistry is deeply inspired by the mastery of Sarah Vaughan, Julie London, and Chet Baker. This two-time All-State Jazz Vocalist masterfully blends a modern charm with the technical precision and classic style of a seasoned jazz Vocalist.

Sarah is currently preparing for the September 18, 2026 release of her highly anticipated debut EP: In Wonderland. Recorded at Marigny Studios, the project was produced by Grammy-winning producer and sound engineer Justin Armstrong. 

Shoketta

Shoketta is a vocalist and composer from Okinawa, Japan, whose music is rooted in jazz, soul, R&B and gospel. She began singing at the age of 13 in a church on a U.S. military base in Okinawa, where she first encountered gospel and soul and discovered how music could connect people across languages and cultures.

As a young adult, Shoketta began performing professionally as a pianist in hotel lounges in Okinawa. Over time, she made a defining decision to make her voice her primary instrument. At 25, she moved to Tokyo on her own to pursue formal vocal training. Those years of study eventually led to a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Sébastien Hugue

Born: November 4, 1996

Sébastien Hugue is both an electric and an upright bass player. Born in France in 1996, he started to play the bass at the age of thirteen.

He first practiced rock n’ roll music in Dijon, his hometown in France where he met Michel Thévenard in 2011. Michel is a bass teacher that taught him an excellent technique to play the electric bass. Within this program of three years, he discovered Jaco Pastorius, Mark King, Richard Bona, Cliff Burton (first bass player of Metallica) and his taste was of course mainly orientated into rock and metal music.

In the meantime in high-school, he started a rock/fusion jazz band called Muphin. During this period he played in a brass band called Ze Tribu Brass Band that was managed by Zutique Production in Dijon. Their first and unique album came out on 1st October 2017.

Clemens Köhler

Born: October 8, 2002

Clemens Köhler – Saxophonist, Flutist, Composer

Clemens Köhler (born 2002 in Kandel, Germany) is a New York based Jazz musician. He began playing piano at age 6. In 2013, he also started playing saxophone. He was a member of the Landesjugendjazzorchester RLP (Rhineland-Palatinate Youth Jazz Orchestra), the Bundesjazzorchester (German Federal Jazz Orchestra), as well as the Orchestre des Jeunes de l'Orchestre National de Jazz.

After graduating from high school (Abitur), he completed a Bachelor's degree in Jazz/Pop from 2022 to 2026 at the HfMT Köln (Cologne University of Music and Dance) under Claudius Valk and Hubert Nuss, graduating with top honors.

Sebastian Zawadzki

Born: October 14, 1991

Sebastian Zawadzki is a Polish-born pianist and composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His work moves between contemporary European and Nordic jazz, contemporary classical composition and film music, with a musical language centred on melody, space, improvisation and cinematic form.

Based in Denmark since 2010, Zawadzki has developed a distinctive approach to the piano that combines Scandinavian spaciousness and restraint with contemporary composition, lyrical improvisation and a strong sense of narrative. His projects range from acoustic piano trio and solo piano to chamber ensembles, electronics and symphony orchestra.