Results for "modern jazz"

Arnaud Dolmen

Born: October 4, 1985

Arnaud Dolmen is one of the most acclaimed jazz artist, drummer and composer of his generation. Tonbé Lévé, his first album released in 2017, focused on a contemporary Jazz aesthetic is a resounding success. His accolades include "Revelation of the Year" by Jazz Magazine, "Artist to Watch" by Jazzwise Magazine, "One of the 5 best drummers of 2021" by Jazz Magazine & Jazz News. Originally from Guadeloupe, he studied drum ka from the age of five, then drums at Atelier Marcel Lollia, under the direction of Georges Troupé. As a teenager, his talent was revealed in the Kimbòl Youth Orchestra

Constantin Krahmer

Constantin Krahmer studied jazz piano at the Musikhochschule in Cologne from 2006-2011. He plays piano, synthesizer and composes, i.e. for his bands Close Up and Offshore. With Offshore he has released three albums from 2013-2019. The band was in the finals of the Burghausen Jazz Competition and played at the WDR Jazzfest Cologne, Achtbrücken Festival, Jazzfestival Saarbrücken and many more. The debut album of his band Close Up will be released in February 2022. He is also very active as a sideman in various ensembles, e.g. Maik Krahl Quartett, Radius, Filán Quartett, Alexander Bühl Sextett, Synthimania, Ampair:e, Zuzana Leharova Quartett, and many more

Faris Ishaq

Born: May 26, 1993

A World-Renowned Palestinian Nay Master, Global Jazz Flutist, and Composer. Known for his virtuosity of the ancient flutes “Nay” and an expectational artistry that enabled him to develop a unique instrumental setting, in which he plays the Nay Flute while accompanying himself on leg-percussion and frame drum simultaneously. In today's modern musical landscape, he is on a mission to unlock the maximum potential of the Nay. While facing stigma often associated with its perceived limitations, he's been able to defy such expectations, performing in demanding idioms such as jazz and other world music traditions. In 2021, Faris has released a solo album entitled “NAY: Nature Addresses You”, in which with it has performed in major World Music and Jazz Festivals such as the London Jazz Festival and Panama Jazz Festival

Lee Barbour

Born: January 19, 1977

Lee Barbour is a musician from Charleston, SC. As a guitarist, he has performed/recorded with several international artists, including guitar legend Joe Beck (Miles Davis), Fred Wesley (James Brown), Earl Klugh, Chris Bullock and Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy), Cody Wright (Joe Bonamassa, Peter Erskine), John Blackwell (Prince, D’Angelo) Quentin Baxter (Ranky Tanky, Rene Marie) Jeff Sipe, Kebbi Williams (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Elise Testone (American Idol), Ellis Hall, and Cary Ann Hearst (Shovels and Rope). He has been reviewed in Jazz Times and had appearances in Spin Magazine and the New York Times.

As a composer, he has written music for trailers, documentaries, animation, commercials and feature film

Thomas Heflin

Born: July 21, 1977

Tennessee-born jazz trumpeter Thomas Heflin has been hailed as "a fluent trumpeter with a bright tone and a forward-looking style" by jazz writer Scott Yanow. In 2005, he placed second in the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition in Seattle, WA and has since been featured or mentioned in Italy's Jazz Magazine, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review and The International Trumpet Guild Journal among others. A recording artist for Blue Canoe Records, Heflin has released three albums on the label. His 2007 debut album "Symmetry" was dedicated to the memory of pianist James Williams, who is featured on half of the recording

Lorenzo Corrias

Born: April 11, 2003

Lorenzo Corrias is a young bassist and producer born on April 11th, 2003 in Rome, Italy, where he's currently based. Music has always been an important part of his life, and at the age of 13, after hearing Marcus Miller's music, he decided to learn to play the bass. In 2019, in his first participation to Victor Wooten's bass camp, Lorenzo played Marcus Miller's "Power" on the stage. Victor Wooten was kind enough to shoot a video of the performance and send it to Marcus Miller, who responded "Damn, Lorenzo is trying to take somebody's head off!". Lorenzo's biggest bass inspirations are Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Stuart Zender. Since 2018 Lorenzo has been playing at Umbria Jazz festival almost every year, and participated to the Berklee clinics where he met some of the musicians that have been involved in the making of his first official track. In Lorenzo's first single "Equilibrium" the style of the artist is very audible since not only he produced, composed and recorded bass on it, but also composed and recorded he vast majority of synths, programmed strings, horns, and mixed and mastered the track.

Linnéa Lundgren

Born: August 19, 1989

Tim Shaghoian

Born: February 28, 1991

Tim Shaghoian is a Los Angeles-based saxophonist and composer. He released his debut album, Gentle Beacons, in 2020 on Origin's OA2 Records. Gentle Beacons features 9 of Tim's original compositions and a creative reimagining of the beloved jazz standard “My Foolish Heart”. All About Jazz called the release “a well-crafted work of modern jazz.” Tim performs regularly in the LA area and has had the opportunity to work with a number of the most respected creative musicians in LA, such as Mark Ferber, Vardan Ovsepian, Darek Oles, and Billy Mohler

Alli Bean

Born: February 21, 1985

Victoria, BC, Canada's Alli Bean is a multi-award-winning Canadian powerhouse blues/jazz/pop- influenced songwriter and vocalist. Drawing influence from a list of artists including Wynton Kelly, Horace Silver, Fiona Apple and Amy Winehouse, her compositional style leans toward the bluesy funky side of the street, with a twist of jazz and a dash of sass for good measure.

Since her start in classical piano in the 90’s, Bean has explored diverse popular styles of music from country and rock to R&B, as well as attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies.

Currently on the roster of Indie Entertainment, she has experience in multi genre bands and ensembles

Fred Israel

Born: December 14, 1950

Composer/Multi-instrumentalist on Piano & Saxophone [email protected] fredisrael.com www.facebook.com/fredisraelmusic fredisrael1.bandcamp.com -Born and resides in New York City -Has performed various jazz forms in East Coast U.S., Los Angeles, Colorado, Sweden, Norway and Denmark -Joint-lead group Balke-Israel Quartet opened for Stanley Clarck @ Chateau Neuf, Oslo, -Has performed or recorded with vibraphonist Karl Berger, Danish saxophonist Öle Kuhl, pop artists George MacCrae, The Crystals, and various Scandinavian artists -Recorded “Fashions of Moon” on now defunct Danish label, Hookfarm Records, which received positive reviews in MM magazine, Scandinavia’s prime music publication at the time -Performed piano improvisations regularly for U.C.L.A & Santa Monica College modern dance departments and provided original electronic music tracks for a variety of choreographers, including a recent performance in NYC Tisch Center. -Has played numerous jazz gigs around the NYC metro area -Has taught at Powerhouse Jazz and Blues School, Örebro, Sweden -Composer in Residence at International Composers Center, Visby, Sweden 2015 & 2016 -Self-released E.P