Results for "modern jazz"

Matt La Von

Born: January 22, 1977

Matt La Von has worked as a professional musician, performing and teaching, in New York City for more than 10 years. As a performer, his main area of expertise is as a jazz saxophonist, although he has also been prolific as a sideman in bands and on recordings that cover a wide range of genres which include Rock, R&B, Funk, Fusion, and Hip-Hop. As a teacher, he specializes in private instruction for beginner to advanced saxophone and clarinet as well as beginner to advanced jazz improvisation. Unlike many successful musicians, Matt La Von wasn’t born into a family of artistic types, much less professional musicians or folks with ties to the entertainment field

Mike Abbott

Mike has performed and/or recorded with The Rolling Stone’s horn section, Randy Brecker, Maria Schneider, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Chie Imaizumi, Sammy Davis Jr., Burt Bacharach, Paul Schaffer, Joey Calderazzo, and Marc Copeland. After earning his Music Degree in 1988 at the University of Miami in Florida, he moved to New York City and started playing clubs, touring the US and Europe, and recording. In 2012, Mike’s book, The Guitar and Amp Sourcebook, was published by Harper Collins Publishers. This 450-page tome provides an insider’s look into the who, what, where, when, and how of guitar and amplifier development from the dawn of the 20th century to the present day

Q Morrow

Born: June 8, 1983

Well schooled in many styles of music and guitar technique, Q is a rare breed of guitarist who feels at home in any style of music, on any guitar. Having studied extensively jazz, funk, pop, rock, and classical guitar here in the far West, Carnatic (South Indian Classical) and Hindustani music in the far East, Brazilian and Cuban music on the side, it would be no stretch to say that his versatility is his strongest point. What sets him apart from other world musicians is the fact that his interest in music is spiritual, not technical. To Q, music is an offering. Growing up in Caldwell, Idaho, a suburb of Boise provided Q with ample practice time

Claire McAllister

After spending 13 years performing in function bands, jazz bands and duos in a huge range of venues both private and public and singing material from pop through jazz standards to contemporary jazz I am delighted to welcome you to my own compositions with my debut album. I am influenced by classical and jazz music but am very drawn to contemporary jazz/folk such as Lauren Kinsella; singer-songwriters such as David Sylvian, Kate Bush and Laura Mvula and spoken word poets performing sometimes to music such as Kate Tempest and Selena Godden. The themes of this album are Belonging/Not Belonging; Finding your voice and Not having a Voice

Matt G Mitchell

Born: August 9

New Zealand born Jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer Matthew Mitchell grew up surrounded by the traditional music of the Pacific islands, reggae, punk and classical music. A late comer to Jazz guitar, Matthew began playing at the age of seventeen, but by his twenty-third birthday he had completed a degree in performance music, recorded his first large ensemble Album and a trio record, toured with the New Zealand Youth Big Band, and performed with many of Australasia’s leading Jazz innovators. Two years later he moved to London, quickly finding his feet and collaborating with many of the United Kingdom's top names including Byron Wallen

Michael Moody

Born: April 16

Michael Moody is a New York-based jazz vocalist whose voice is both a vessel of tradition and a force of modern expression. Moody has graced the stages of premier jazz venues including “Dizzy’s Club” ”Mezzrows” and “Smalls”captivating audiences with performances marked by emotional depth and technical brilliance. 

“Influenced by Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Sonny Stitt, and Dexter Gordon, Moody has cultivated a distinct voice of his own, Infusing jazz standards with intricate melodic variations and a signature interpretive style.

Grzegorz Tarwid

Born: October 22, 1994

Grzegorz Tarwid – pianist and composer. He gathered experience from many masters of Polish pianism: first from the veteran of traditional jazz Wojciech Kamiński, then Andrzej Jagodziński and Michał Tokaj. He moved then to Copenhagen to study and be inspired by the Danish free school: Jacob Anderskov and Carsten Dahl. He has also performed recently in Cologne, Germany where he played with Just Another Foundry trio and distinguished bassist, Robert Landfermann. He has toured with Zbigniew Namysłowski, Kazimierz Jonkisz, Albert Beger, but also with Maciej Obara and Tomasz Dąbrowski

Marcus Klossek

Berlin-based guitarist and composer Marcus Klossek is one of a growing number of jazz musicians who perform on the Fender Telecaster, the archetype of the electric guitar. It’s an instrument that has shaped generations of distinctive stylists – from Jimmy Bryant and Ed Bickert to Bill Frisell, Mike Stern and Jakob Bro – and Klossek continues this tradition in his own unmistakable way.

An established figure on the Berlin jazz scene, Klossek is best known for his long-running Electric Trio, featuring Carsten Hein on bass and Derek Scherzer on drums. With this compact yet versatile format, he has developed a sound that is direct, melodic and full of narrative drive – proof that sometimes all it takes is guitar, bass and drums to tell compelling musical stories.

Anne Sajdera

Born: November 5, 1965

As a pianist, composer bandleader and accompanist, Anne Sajdera is a creative force whose music encompasses an unusually far-flung array of traditions. With musical roots spanning the globe, she melds American and Brazilian jazz to her training in European classical music, creating an utterly personal sound that’s melodically verdant, harmonically sophisticated and rhythmically compelling. Her first release, Azul (Bijuri Records, 2012), was co-produced by Ray Obiedo and featured a performance from percussion legend Airto Moreira, earning a spot on JAZZIZ Magazines Top Ten Critic’s Poll for 2012, and inclusion in Latin Jazz Corner’s Great Latin Jazz Albums for the same year

Kristoffer Vejslev

Born: October 21, 1993

Kristoffer Dyssegaard Vejslev

Kristoffer Dyssegaard Vejslev is a Danish guitarist and composer currently based in Copenhagen. In 2019, he graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam (CvA), where he studied with prominent names such as Jesse Van Ruller, Reinier Baas, and Peter Bernstein, while also receiving private lessons from Jakob Bro. His playing style blends the international jazz influences he absorbed at the conservatory with a Nordic sensibility shaped by his Copenhagen upbringing.

As a third-generation composer, Kristoffer is deeply influenced by his father, Jakob Vejslev, and his grandfather, Tony Vejslev, both renowned for their melodies set to Danish poetry. This legacy is reflected in his lyrical approach to composition and guitar playing, as noted by Politiken, which described him as "a versatile guitarist who weaves together many threads both in his playing and his compositions."