Results for "Multi-instrumentalist"

Jason Vitelli

Active since: 1979

With three literate singer-songwriter releases to his credit, it might seem paradoxical that Brooklyn-based Jason Vitelli’s newest project presents his music without lyrics. But as he notes, 1. Ambient Corridors is an inaugural instrumental collection that signifies a return to his roots. ​

In 2003, after his composition and scoring studies, Jason created music for student films, documentaries, and short films, all while working in tandem with an accomplished film composer. Much of the music on this project is selected from this previous period, refined and given new life, as he explains. “A return to form; re-establishing work I’d done years ago and building upon it.” 

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

Born: September 24, 1974

Grammy nominated composer and CMES Harvard University fellow (2013-15) Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol made his Carnegie Hall debut in April 2016 premiering his commissioned piece Harabat/The Intoxicated with the American Composers Orchestra. Other recent works have been heard at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall and on A Far Cry string orchestra’s several different recordings. He hails from Cyprus and Turkey, and is a Jazz pianist, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, an ethnomusicologist as well as a full-time faculty member at the New England Conservatory. Sanlıkol was the recipient of numerous respected awards including the South Arts Jazz Road Creative Residency Grant in 2021, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Grant twice in 2016 and 2020 as well as the New Music USA Project Grant in 2020 and has been praised by critics all over the world for his unique, pluralist, multicultural and energetic musical voice. The Boston Globe noted that Sanlıkol’s “music is colorful, fanciful, full of rhythmic life, and full of feeling. The multiculturalism is not touristy, but rather sophisticated, informed, internalized; Sanlıkol is a citizen of the world”, “…and he (Sanlıkol) is another who could play decisive role in music’s future in the world.”

Mark Fransman

Born: July 20, 1976

Mark Fransman (also known as Sonik Citizen) is a highly acclaimed jazz and Afrosoul musician, 2 times SAMA award winner and multi instrumentalist in South Africa. He has musical projects in both genres of Jazz and AfroSoul - 

Introducing Sonik Citizen is a new album, released by Milestones Studios:https://music.apple.com/us/album/introducing-sonik-citizen-and-cape-tone/1618960550 

Here’s a link to the recent album: https://open.spotify.com/album/3WsNE3EH5nRtaNlidZzXb and the album release:  https://youtu.be/vn4_ZIfMR_k

Dizzy Spins

Born: January 11, 2002

Alec McGreevy (born January 11, 2002), professionally known as Dizzy Spins, is an accomplished American record producer, audio engineer, jazz pianist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. Hailing from Bellingham, Washington, he has demonstrated his versatility and collaborative spirit across a broad spectrum of genres, including pop, R&B, rock, electronic, jazz, and hip-hop.

Dizzy Spins' musical journey began at a young age when he commenced piano lessons at four years old. By the age of ten, he not only displayed a remarkable ability to play songs by ear but also started composing his own original pieces. During his formative years in middle school, Dizzy Spins was fortunate to receive mentorship from esteemed jazz pianist Bill MacDonough. Guided by MacDonough, he delved deeply into the works of influential jazz luminaries such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Bill Evans, Red Garland, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, and Thelonious Monk. He further enriched his musical education by studying and performing at the Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center, under the guidance of Julian MacDonough, son of Bill MacDonough.

Andrew Ginzel

Born: January 5, 2001

Andrew Ginzel is a sought-after professional guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and educator in the San Diego area.

His ability to perform and produce many genres of music is his strength. His versatility to switch from Rock, Alternative, and Indie stylings to genres such as CCM, Funk, Jazz, Folk, and Gospel keep him in demand as a professional live and studio guitarist and producer.

Originally from the Central Illinois area, he moved to San Diego when he started high school. He has received a B.A. in Commercial Music Composition and Production at Point Loma Nazarene University (2022)

Joby

Born: December 25, 1970

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— A decade after his last full-length project — a decade spent winning Grammy and JUNO Awards as a producer — Joby Baker pours himself out in his return as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on “Wanderer,” the lead single (out now) from the upcoming album “Rain On Dry Ground” (due out on Feb 17th 2023.)

While listeners may not be used to seeing his name on the front of an album, lead single “Wanderer” and the rest of the project are saturated with an equal number of genius melodies and rhythms that Baker has lent to such artists as Alex Cuba, Deva Premal, Cowboy Junkies and India Arie throughout his distinguished 35-year career.

Anthony Muthurajah

Born: May 24, 1992

Anthony Muthurajah is a Bahrain born Sri Lankan musician specializing in the bass guitar. Music was an integral part of his life unknown to him. At age 12, he joined the local church band as the drummer and that's where it all began. He was nurtured and mentored to eventually pick up the guitar and a little bit of bass guitar. At age 17, he moved to Chennai, India for a year and was an active part of the gospel scene. ​

In 2010 July, he moved to Kuala Lumpur to pursue his music education at the International College of Music, a Berklee International Network partner school. While in college, a change of heart made him switch to the bass guitar as his primary instrument from the guitar. ​ From the summer of 2011, he became highly active as a session bass player, both live and in the studio. While in Malaysia, he worked with Ning Baizura, Michael Veerapen, Jayesslee, Melissa Indot, Mokhtar Samba African Jazz Project, Patrick Terbrack, Valtinhio Anastacio, John Thomas, Lewis Pragasam to name a few artists.

Seamus O'Muineachain

Born: February 25, 1988

Seamus O'Muineachain is a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer from Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland. Born in the U.S.A. to an Irish father and Italian mother, O'Muineachain relocated to rural Ireland with his family as a child. As a teenager, he was an amateur boxer who won four national titles and represented Ireland internationally. However, his love for music and theatre put him on a different path. In 2010, O'Muineachain enrolled in a Performing Arts course run by his local arts centre, Aras Inis Gluaire. Here, he met songwriter and musician Tony Conway of the English 80s band Mood 6, who was a teacher on the course

Terry Edwards

Born: August 10, 1960

Terry Edwards has largely been in the studio, on the radio or onstage somewhere in the world since the age of 20. He sings and plays an array of musical instruments - sax, trumpet, guitar, keyboards, flute - with a myriad of artists including PJ Harvey, Jesus & Mary Chain, Madness, Franz Ferdinand, Jerry Dammers, Gallon Drunk, Rhoda Dakar, Ronnie Spector, Spiritualized and many more.

Zach Green

Born: October 14

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Zach “Z. M.” Green is a widely talented and versatile musician specializing in an extensive variety of musical genres, ensembles, and realms of writing. Born in Columbus, Ohio to a family of hobbyist musicians, Zach knew at a young age that his love of music wouldn’t be limited to just a casual pastime; it would become a deep passion of constant writing and learning. After being surrounded by Barbershop music, casually tinkering at the piano, and drumming on household objects, he took guitar lessons for five years, while simultaneously putting his interest in rhythm to use by playing percussion in elementary and middle school bands. It was in middle school where Zach became fascinated with recording and producing music, creating short covers of pop and classic rock songs at home. Around the same age, he gained experience as a performer playing guitar in a student-led bluegrass band, gigging across central Ohio.