Results for "piano"

Juan Andrés Ospina

Born: March 10, 1979

Colombian musician Juan Andrés Ospina boasts a multifaceted career in the arts. Excelling as a composer, producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, he further captivates with his performances as a vocalist, pianist, conductor, and comedian. As an online content creator, he blends wit and creativity in crafting his own videos and short projects, and his adeptness at facilitating and leading vocal improvisations distinguishes him as an extraordinary spontaneous creator, capable of guiding large groups and composing music extemporaneously.

Among his recent achievements is his production and vocal arrangement for Karol G’s smash hit “Mientras Me Curo del Cora,” where he meticulously recorded and performed 32 vocal tracks to create a rich, fully vocal accompaniment. This work earned him a nomination for Record of the Year at the 2023 Latin Grammys. The track features on “Mañana Será Bonito,” an acclaimed album that won a Latin Grammy for Album of the Year and a Grammy for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.

Matt Mitchell

Born: 1975

Matt Mitchell is a pianist and composer interested in the intersections of various strains of acoustic, electric, composed, and improvised new music. He currently composes for and leads several ensembles featuring many of the current foremost musicians and improvisers, including Tim Berne, Kim Cass, Kate Gentile, Ben Gerstein, Jon Irabagon, Travis Laplante, Ava Mendoza, Miles Okazaki, Ches Smith, Chris Speed, Tyshawn Sorey, Chris Tordini, Anna Webber, Dan Weiss. He is an anchor member of several significant creative music ensembles which integrate composed and improvised music, including Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, the Dave Douglas Quintet, John Hollenbeck’s Large Ensemble, Dan Weiss’s Starebaby, Jonathan Finlayson’s Sicilian Defense, Steve Coleman’s Natal Eclipse, Kate Gentile’s Mannequins, Mario Pavone’s Blue Dialect Trio, Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, Ches Smith’s We All Break, the Dave King Trio, and Quinsin Nachoff’s Flux

Hiroshi Uenohara

Born: June 7, 1980

New York City based pianist / composer / arranger, Hiroshi Uenohara is one of the most versatile and inventive pianists working professionally in the U.S. and Japan today. A relentless explorer of improvisation and compositional form, he is building his fan base and repertoire simultaneously at prestigious venues and festivals internationally. His dense, unique style is a rich medley of bebop jazz and classical music executed effortlessly and with impeccable technique. Born in Japan in 1980 to a multi-instrumentalist mother who was a player and teacher of the Japanese traditional instruments Koto and Shamisen, Hiroshi grew up being surrounded by music and naturally became interested in the art form" -he began playing the piano by age 5. In 2001, Hiroshi graduated from Osaka Junior College of Music, where he studied jazz, popular and classic piano

Josh Horowitz

Joshua Horowitz, chromatic button accordion, cimbalom and piano, received his Masters degree in Composition and Music Theory from the Academy of Music in Graz, Austria, where he taught Music Theory and served as Research Fellow and Director of the Klezmer Music Research Project for eight years. He is the founder and director of the ensemble Budowitz, a founding member of Veretski Pass and has performed with Rubin and Horowitz, Brave Old World, Adrienne Cooper and Ruth Yaakov. His music was recently featured in the British film, “Some of my best friends are... Jewish / Muslim”, awarded the Sandford St

Lee Musiker

Emmy Award-winning conductor, pianist, composer, and arranger Lee Musiker brings a wealth of experience to the podium through his work with leading jazz, classical, pop, and Broadway performers. He has conducted almost 50 symphony orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra, in the U.S. and Canada, as a guest conductor and as music director for premier artists including Tony Bennett, Maureen McGovern, and Jerry Lewis.

Critics laud Musiker as "absolutely brilliant," "sparkling," and "a remarkably empathic and inventive virtuoso." His television credits include an individual Emmy Award, for his work as a co-composer of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and a host of TV specials, including Great Performers: Live at Lincoln Center (PBS), Ira Gershwin at 100 from Carnegie Hall (PBS), and the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, with which he has a four-year association.

Simon Pilbrow

Born: June 4, 1962

Melbourne based, freelance jazz pianist Learned classical piano and violin as a child, spent year in US 1979, studied briefly at Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee 1979; leader of Monash Jazz Quintet (1980-82), Monash University Big Band 1982-3, solo jazz piano gigs 1980-now, Simon Pilbrow Quartet 1983-4, Julian Driscoll Quartet 1985-87; performed with Allan Browne, Gary Costello, Geoff Kluke, Ben Robertson; Nick Haywood; Edward York; opened for guitarist George Golla in June 1988; frequent lunchtime concerts at Monash University (1988-1991); house pianist Royal Derby Jazz Jam (1990); Graham Finch Quartet (1999-2002); "Dizzy's" Big Band (2004) and Peninsula Jazz Trio (w. Duncan Allen & Mike Ursell, 2002->2009), residency Hickinbotham’s Winery (2000-2006), and featured guests including Savannah Blount, Gianni Marinucci; Pete Mitchell, Mal Sedergreen, Christophe Genoux, Andy Sugg & many others, and Australian jazz legends George Golla, Alan Lee and Don Burrows;

Ken Elkinson

Born: August 28, 1972

Ken Elkinson saw his musical dreams come to fruition when he released his debut CD of original piano solos in March, 1997. Entitled Midnight Conversation, Ken’s CD finds its roots in Pennsylvania at Muhlenberg College. It was at Muhlenberg that he found many comforts and sources of inspiration; its artistically-minded, close knit community and close proximity to New York City helped shape Ken’s outlook and composition. After a short stint with a college rock band, Ken began paving the way for his solo career during his junior year. He attributes much of his initial determination and songwriting success to his college’s musical facilities

Arshak Sirunyan

Born: September 20, 1981

Born and raised in the city of Yerevan, Armenia, by the age of seven, Arshak Sirunyan’s natural musical talent had already come to the attention of Sergey Kechek, Director of the A. Spendiarov School of Music; one of the leading musical academies in Armenia. Studying under unparalleled teacher and a music mentor Arkuhi Harutyunyan, Arshak continued his study of classical piano styles for the next 10 years, performing solo concerts and going so far as to receive the third place award at the 1994 Armenian National J. S. Bach Concerto Competition. Later, he attended and graduated from Komitas State Conservatory, where he concentrated on Composition and Piano Performance under the tutelage of Stephan Rostomyan and Georgy Kasabyan

Sean Gough

Website: http://seangough.org/html

John O'Leary

John is a Mexican American jazz pianist and neuroscientist. He’s the pianist for the highly acclaimed trio La Lucha in the Tampa Bay area. John has had a winding path. He was born in the Yucatan Peninsula where he started piano lessons at age three and played classical piano until the age of 12. Once in the US, he picked up the tuba in the concert band and continued to develop his musicianship through high school. As a tuba player, he was selected to perform in the All-State Concert Band, and attained superior ratings in state level solo performances. As a pianist, he played in the Zephyrhills jazz band and went with the band to the State Band competition