Results for "New York City"

Guy Paz

Born: July 14, 1992

Drummer, Composer, and Producer Guy Paz is one of the most accomplished musical voices emerging on the Israeli and US jazz, indie, funk, folk, pop, soul and R&B music scenes today. In his short time in the United States, Mr. Paz has gained international recognition as one of the most exciting and unique artists in the NYC music scene. Mr. Paz has recorded, performed and toured with many world renowned musicians and bands such as: Daryl Johns (Goodfight, The Lemon Twigs, Macy Gray), Nick Rashad Burroughs (“Kinky Boots”), Daniel Carter (William Parker, Federico Ughi, “Test”), Dida Pelled (Roy Hargrove, Gregory Hutchinson, Helik Hadar, Sam Yahel), Yuval Cohen (3 Cohens, Lee Konitz, Lew Soloff, Arnie Lawrence), Tamika Lawrence, Modern Diet, Mustardmind, Elizabeth Wyld, Courtney McKenna, and Naama Gheber

Ashley Pezzotti

Born in Queens, New York, 23 year old vocalist Ashley Pezzotti discovered her love for music when her Dominican father would sing her classic Spanish songs to sleep. This fascination of music continued to grow, and at the young age of 4 years old she began her musical journey by taking classical voice lessons.

Ashley continued to study music throughout high school and attended Miami Arts Charter School. In her time there, she was selected to participate in the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles (in both 2013 & 2014), and was named a YoungArts winner in Jazz and Popular voice categories. At only 16 years old Ashley performed on national television with country star Keith Urban at the American Country Awards for a viewing audience of over 5 million people. Ashley completed her undergraduate degree in 2018 at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music with a full tuition scholarship.

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Alon Near

Born: January 12, 1994

Alon Near is an Israeli-based bass player, currently residing in New York, where he is working as a bass player in various bands, after graduating the "New School For Jazz" with an Honorary Degree. Amongst many others, Alon has played with Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Liebman, and Eli Degibri. Alon has also attended the prestigious "Berklee Workshops" Led by terry Lynn Carrington, was awarded a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music, won first prize in the "Rostov Jazz Competition", and is playing in New York's soon to come Winter Jazz Festival with the Eli Degibri Quartet.

Colin Hinton

Born: July 19, 1988

Colin Hinton is an active member of Brooklyn’s creative music community. A drummer, percussionist, and composer, his music draws from the jazz and free music traditions of Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, and Muhal Richard Abrams, as well as 20th century classical composers Bartók, Ligeti, Feldman, and Grisey. He has performed in the US, Canada, Central and South America, and Asia, and has had his compositions performed in the US, Italy, and Canada. An active educator in the NYC area, Colin has taught at the City College of New York, numerous music academies, and has many private students. Hinton studied drums with Ed Soph, Tyshawn Sorey, Dan Weiss, Ralph Peterson, and Ari Hoenig, and composition with Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey, and Eric Wubbels

Brittany Anjou

Born: May 17

Brittany Anjou is a New York based pianist, composer, and vibraphonist. She has performed with artists such as Elysian Fields, Clark Terry, Jeremy Pelt, The Shaggs, and the New York Arabic Orchestra. Her original album of piano trio compositions titled Enamiĝo Reciprokataj (Origin Records), and collab album Nong Voru (Chant Records) with Ghanaian xylophonist Alfred Kpebesaane received international acclaim.

Sammy Weissberg

Born: February 2, 1993

Sammy Weissberg, Based in Brooklyn, New York is a Bassist, Guitarist, Composer and Arranger, who has toured extensively in the United States and South America with various kind of bands such as Sweet Baby Jesus, The Gradients, The Cradle, Eyes of Love and more New York based Artists such as KANACEPT, Marva's Wondrous Whimsy, Joni Paladin, Three Little Fish, Cemre Necefbas, Museyroom, Sara L'Abriola and many more. Weissberg, a multi talent and multi instrumentalist has composed and arranged Orchestral arrangements and Strings for Girlpool's release "What Chaos Is Imaginary", The Cradle's release "Bag Of Holding" which has been praised as "dreamlike quality arrangements" [StereoGum], "create contrast to the minimalist sound of guitar and voice in a very tasteful, thoughtful way.." [Soundfly's webzine, 'Flypaper'], "Here, string and woodwind arrangements composed by longtime Cradle collaborator Sammy Weissberg compliment Cathcart’s intricate fingerpicking" [Pitchfork], "languid melodies and careful harmonies and a sweeping range of tones and textures" [National Public Radio]. Weissberg performs around NYC in the most revered venues such as Carnegie hall, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, The Appel Room, Cornelia Street Cafe, Bar Belly NYC, Anyway Cafe, The Mercury Lounge, Secret Project Robot, Pete's Candy Store, and many, many more.

Art Note Ensemble

‘Art Note Ensemble’ is a music ensemble that creates cross-stylistic and cross-cultural music by way of exploring beyond the fringes of conventional compositional and improvisational techniques, instrumental techniques, timbre, performance practice and electronics. Their music, best described as Cosmic Music and Jazz Concrete Instrumental, lies between the genres of avant-garde, contemporary jazz, contemporary concert music, electronic music, plus many more, and thrives on honesty and soulfulness.

Lior Milliger

Born: April 6, 1977

Lior Milliger is an Israeli born musician, composer and saxophone player. Lior started his musical journey influenced by Israeli and Mediterranean rooted music, which brought him to record his debut album "Seven Songs". Moving to New York in 2015, He continued his journey, expanded his compositions and improvisation technique, While creating his own unique sound in the New-York jazz scene. Nowadays, Lior continues his musical search, collaborating with New York's top musicians, performing a varied and growing set of original compositions, in jazz clubs all around NYC. Located in Brooklyn, Lior recently recorded his latest project "Processing Statements" which will be released in spring 2018.

Damien Escobar

Damien Escobar is a world renowned violinist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, hailing from Jamaica, Queens, New York. His musical career spans over a decade, and his inspiring journey of making it big, losing it all, fighting to rebuild, and getting a second chance at success is as much apart of his brand identity than being among the top violinist in the world. The now NAACP Image Award nominee and Billboards chart topping artist, was once humbled by homelessness after calling it quits from his famed group, "Nuttin but Stringz." The group, comprised of Damien and his brother, Tourie— known in NYC for playing their violins on the subway; gained global recognition when they appeared as contestants on "America's Got Talent." The competition helped to catapult the duo into stardom and they quickly experienced all the highs of being the most sought after musicians of their time