Results for "piano"

Bliss Rodriguez

Born: April 2, 1945

Bliss Rodriguez was born in NYC on April 2, 1945 to Dominican immigrant parents. He grew up in Hamilton Heights, between Harlem and Washington Heights, on the west side. Bliss was born visually impaired, having no vision in his right eye and partial sight in his left. At the age of 17 he became completely blind. He attended the only school in NY at the time for the visually impaired, a Catholic grammar school run by nuns. The sisters wanted their charges to be well rounded, so as a child Bliss received ballroom, tap dance, music and drama lessons in addition to a standard primary education. His parents bought him a piano at age nine, and he began playing it by ear

Tzumo

Born: January 29, 1980

Tzumo Arpad was born into a musical family. He started playing the piano at the age of seven. He studied classical music at the Weiner Leo Conservatory (Hungary Budapest), after he received a scholarship to the Ferenc Erkel School of Jazz Music.His first success was the first prize of the Hungarian (Bela Bartok) Radio's talent competition, which was a scholarship for 5-week summer course at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Since 2001, he has had a lot of success in the international field, as well. In the summer of 2001, Tzumo received the first prize for the best Trio and for being the best soloist at the "Jazz an der Donau" competition.In September 2001, his Trio took part in the Jazz Hoeilaart International Contest competition, For the first time in the competition, Tzumo won all three of the main prizes : for the best Trio , and for the most creative performance piece, and he also received the prize for best soloist.

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Uli Geissendoerfer

Born: May 13, 1964

German-American pianist, composer and educator, Uli Geissendoerfer, originally from Munich, is a versatile and remarkable musician exploring rhythms and melodies across many styles of music, with a special emphasis on World, Jazz and improvisation. He worked with among others Tito, Puente, William Cepeda (awarded a Grammy nomination), Groove Collective, Giovanni Hidalgo, Blood Sweat & Tears, Leslie Uggams, Cirque du Soleil, Kofo the Wonderman, Ute Lemper, David Cassidy, several Symphonies, the Connecticut Opera and more. His current projects include, Colors a World Jazz Quintet featuring Belgium vocalist extraordinaire Pascale Elia with their first album charting on #2 in the JMC charts, the Beregovsky Project, a duo with fabulous award winning violin virtuoso Alicia Svigals and Bangalore Breakdown (first release “Diary”), an Indian World Jazz project featuring Premik Russell Tubbs

Eli Wallace

Born: July 24, 1986

Eli Wallace is a pianist, improviser, composer, and curator who resides in Brooklyn, NY. Since moving from Oakland, CA in 2015 he has established himself in the New York improvised and creative music scene, constantly seeking out improvisers with a similar predilection such as Daniel Carter, Billy Mintz, Ches Smith, Trevor Dunn, Chris Pitsiokos, Andrew Smiley, Sandy Ewen, Carlo Costa, Sean Ali, Angela Morris, Brandon Lopez, Erika Dicker, and many others. His project Slideshow Junky utilizes numerous one-page pieces as a tool for improvisation and collaboration. He is also a member of the collective trio Cataclysmic Commentary, whose debut album Audience Participation was included in multiple “Best Albums of 2018” lists

Quinn Johnson

Pianist and composer Quinn Johnson has lived in four different countries on three different continents, and has played music from around the world with Cuban, Brasilian, Persian, African, Middle Eastern and Chinese artists. Some of those he has had the pleasure of working with include Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Rita Coolidge, Mike Stoller, Martin Short, Jack Sheldon, Diane Schuur, Tom Scott, Richard Carpenter, Judith Hill, Poncho Sanchez, Flora Purim, Wayne Brady, John Densmore (of The Doors), Ben E King, Bettye La Vette, Elba Ramalho,DowntotheBone,JerrySeinfeld, AirtoMoreira,FranciscoAguabella,Christopher Cross, Alvaro Torres and Dancing with the Stars (US/Canada tour). Quinn was the music director/pianist for American songbook singer Steve Tyrell for 16 years

Olivia Trummer

Hailing from a musicians' family, Olivia Trummer started studying classical piano at age 4 and immediately became passionate about improvising and composing as well. She eventually studied and graduated both in Jazz Piano and Classical Piano at the University of Music in Stuttgart and went on to pursue a Master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. The formative years spent in in the jazz metropole alongside with her deep connection to classical music serve as ongoing sources of inspiration within her own musical universe.

The pianist and composer also emerges as a vocalist and songwriter / lyricist, receiving much praise from the international audience and press. Her 9th album „For You“, released in March 2022, marks Olivia Trummer’s debut for the Warner Music label. It is comprised of a series of new songs about integrity and courage and includes Kurt Rosenwinkel and Fabrizio Bosso as special guests.

Marcin Malinowski

Born: February 18, 1969

Marcin Malinowski is a pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer. He was born and grew up in Gdynia, Poland, a port city on the Baltic Sea. He got musical education in Gdańsk and started working as a professional musician in the Tri-City (Trójmiasto) area. He participated in various musical stage productions, different projects of local bands and cultural institutions in Poland and abroad. In 2001 Marcin moved to Warsaw where he worked as a session / freelance musician in addition to his own individual / solo projects. He performed with different bands in various styles (jazz, fusion, hip-hop)

Michael Eric Deak

Born: October 10, 1942

Rich Siegel

Born: July 22

Rich Siegel has been a fixture on the New York music scene for many years, as pianist, vocalist, bandleader, and musical director. He has appeared in the Off Broadway shows "Our Sinatra" and "Jacques Brel Returns". He has played New York's top piano rooms, at the Carlyle, the St. Regis, the Waldorf-Astoria, Tavern on the Green, and many others, as well as internationally, in France, Japan, West Africa, Canada, Mexico, and on cruise ships. He has accompanied many name acts including pop stars Diahann Carroll, Laura Branigan, Chinese pop star Karen Tong, and jazz vocalists and cabaret stars including Richard Skipper