Results for "piano"

Tadataka Unno

Born in 1980 in Tokyo, Japan to parents who are music fans, Tadataka Unno grew up listening to many kinds of music. He began playing the piano at age 4. At age 9 he started to play jazz. He attended Tokyo University for Music and Fine Art where he studied music composition. After he spent first 10 years in Japan in his career, he move to the birthplace of jazz, the United States, in 2008 and start from scratch. He is the member of Jimmy Cobb Trio, Roy Hargrove Quintet (He sadly has become the last pianist of the late great Roy Hargrove for 2016-2018), Winard Harper and Jeli Posse, Clifton Anderson Quartet, Jazzmeia Horn and many more. He is considered one of the Japanese most gifted jazz musicians and his technique, creativity, balanced sense and beautiful tone continue to mesmerize audiences

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Michael A. Giordano

Studied accordion from the age of 5. Placed 3rd at Long Island accordion association 1965, 2nd in New York State Music Festival 1971 and 2nd in Eastern Cup in 1972. Studied piano from 1977. Earned a Bachelor`s degree from C.W.Post college in 1979.Accepted to tour with Billy Joel 1985. Accompanied Les Paul at "The Iridium" 3 times between 2008 and 2010. Weekly appearances on "The Classic Rock Show" on Long island Cablevision since 1992 through present.

Robert Batt

Born: April 7, 1952

Started out with drums at 11 years old. I took a few lessons and eventually became quite inept. I gave it up at age 25. I had 3 weeks of piano lessons at 8 years old and the instructor told my mother that he hoped I was into sports as the only thing I could play was the radio. At age 50, I took a job as a Costco Piano Road Show salesperson. My job was to convert people that came to purchase a hundred pounds of cheese into piano buyers. With 11-hour days and a need to do something to prevent further insanity (read: previous drummer) I sat down to one of the many pianos on display and assaulted it for 8 to 9 hours per day...for 7 years

Arnaud Quercy

Born: August 18, 1968

God, I Loved my job in banking, loved working with my colleagues globally, being surrounded by so many talented individuals with a combined brain power that defies the imagination. you know, feeling that the world is yours to take... You learn that success is all about managing change. I tend to think I was quite successful in it, delivering bigger projects every year passing by...oh yes, I enjoyed every minute of that life during 20 years. Yet, events forced me to reconsider the journey. I realised that I mistakenly thought success equalled happiness - but more importantly, I realised that the route I had paved for myself and and forced upon my family would soon meet a roadblock I couldn't remove

Michael Giordano

Born: February 19, 1957

Studied accordion from the age of 5 and began working accordion gigs at 8. Placed 3rd in Accordion association of Long Island 1965, 2nd place in New York State and Eastern Cup in 1972. Studied piano with "Johnny Knapp" from 1978 to 1980. Accepted to tour with Billy Joel in 1985. Played with Les Paul 3 times at the Iridium in Manhattan between 2008 and 2010. Private instructor from 1978 through present. Performed at Chelsea piers for receptions for Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton 2006. Weekly appearances on Long Island Cable T.V.show every Saturday evening on a "Just Beatles" program and "Classic Rock Show".

Adrian Untermyer

Pianist Adrian Untermyer, driven by a broad-based musical perspective and an insatiable desire to explore new sounds, channels a creative energy that transcends genres and races the imagination. Armed with years of intensive training and experience, Untermyer is a musical force to be reckoned with. Born outside Chicago and raised in northern Connecticut, Adrian Untermyer graduated from the prestigious Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in Hartford, CT where he studied with internationally renowned saxophonist Jimmy Greene. Untermyer has performed on stages large and small throughout the Northeast, including a 2008 appearance at the Library of Congress in Washington DC for Jazz icon Dave Brubeck

Michel Reis

Hailed as a “tremendous pianist” by Downbeat Magazine, Michel Reis has in recent years paved his way into an artist of international acclaim. Michel Reis has appeared in in many of the world’s most famous venues and festivals, including the Blue Note Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Olympia in Paris, the Casa de Musica in Porto, the Panama Jazz Festival the Montreux Jazz Festival, Cully Jazz, Crest Jazz Vocal, OctLoft Jazz Festival, Les Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre de Nantes and many more. He has toured extensively all over the world, performing in Europe, Asia, North and South America, as well as Africa.

Sarah McBain

Born: March 26

My name is Sarah, I play the piano and I write mainly classical compositions however lately I have been lenient towards jazz. Also, I plan on auditioning for my highschool jazz band next month (end of march) so hopefully I will get in!

Jason Yeager

Originally from Framingham, MA, Jason Yeager is a New York-based composer, pianist, and educator. He has released four albums as a leader or co-leader, most recently All At Onceness (Red Piano Records) and United (Inner Circle Music), the latter being named one of 2017's best and receiving a 4.5-star review in Downbeat. His first two albums, Ruminations and Affirmation (both on Inner Circle Music), featured nearly all original compositions. Yeager has played at such venues as the Blue Note in New York, Thelonious in Buenos Aires, and the Panama and Dominican Republic Jazz Festivals. Yeager has also performed and/or recorded with such artists as Luciana Souza, Jason Anick, Ran Blake, Ayn Inserto, Sean Jones, George Garzone, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jason Palmer, and Sara Serpa