Results for "piano"

George Mesterhazy

Born: April 8, 1954

Sebastian Bergstrom

Jobic Le Masson

Born: 1968

Jobic Le Masson was born in France in 1968 and started his musical education at the age of seven at the Conservatory. Age sixteen he moved to the US on his own and attended the Greenwich High School in Connecticut where he studied music theory and composition. In 1987 he attended the Berklee School of Music and returned to Paris after graduating in 1990. Besides his activity as a teacher, Jobic dedicates his time to composing, arranging and performing. He has been part of many projects and recordings with musicians Arnaud Sacase, Gwen Sampé, Benjamin Duboc, Didier Lasserre, Aldridge Hansberry, Sebastien Buchholz, Christine Flowers, MJ Williams, Longineu Parsons. From 2006 on, he has been performing in trio with Peter Giron and John Betsch (HILL, 2008, Enja Records). Since 2012, Steve Potts has been a regular member added to the trio (album SONG to come out in October 2016, Enja Records). Jobic has also preformed with JJ Elangué, François Thébèrge, Rick Margitza, Jon Handelsman, JC Montredon, CA Barry, Harry Swift, Daryl Hall, Ichiro Onoe, Felipe Cabrera, Simon Goubert, Ursuline Kairson, Makoto Sato, Jo Ann Pickens, Mark Sims, Antoine Paganotti, Lucien Johnson, Daniel Erdman, Thomas Kpade, Jeff Bouderau, Michael Felberbaum, Karl Januska, Jean-François Pauvros, Sylvain Guérineau, Benoit Raffin, Gilbert Roggi, Abdelhaï Bennani, JL Guillonet, Rasul Siddik, Amy Gamlen, Alexandra Grimal, Marcus Huholt, Jean-Jacques Avenel...

Patrick Battstone

Born: July 23, 1954

Patrick Battstone Dec 2010 Patrick Battstone began performing music professionally at the age of 14, playing in various rock, blues, and R&B bands in South Western Ohio. By the time he was 18, he had received lessons from Stan Kenton and Gary Burton, had been mentored by Oscar Treadwell (Oska T), and had played with James Brown’s recording sidemen as well as members of the musical “Hair”. In 1973, he attended Berklee College of Music and soon after became a student of both Mme Chaloff and Charlie Banacos. During this time he performed at various Boston venues, both as a solo pianist, and as a member of various ensembles

David Lopato

David Lopato's music reflects an involvement with such diverse forms as modern jazz, stride piano, avant-garde classical music, blues, latin and various world musics, most notably those of Indonesia, where he has lived and studied Javanese gamelan. His love of these seemingly disparate traditions has resulted in a body of music that is both universal and personal. Although his main instrument is piano, his interest in other, more exotic timbres has led him to explore new techniques for "preparing" the piano, as well as incorporate other percussion instruments and electronics into his work

Farid Barron

Bradley Williams

Born: December 12, 1960

Bradley Williams - Chicago-based pianist, composer, vocalist and producer. He is a Grammy-nominated pianist/arranger for Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, with whom he toured in the mid 1980s. After settling in Chicago he brought his talents to such classic venues as The Green Mill and The Gold Star Sardine Bar (serving there as musical director.)

In the world of broadcasting he was co-host/creator of the internationally syndicated "Words and Music" program. His compositions have been incorporated into multiple film soundtracks, and his composition/orchestration "Beyond Bars," a tone poem featuring the words of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, was premiered by the Cape Symphony in January 2020.

Williams leads his own 10-piece band, "The 21st Century Review," a group that toured the Middle East and India and, most recently, appears on the CD "Investigation."

His trio was featured at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival, and he is currently writing and producing an original musical entitled "The Magic Word." Williams is also collaborating with his wife, vocalist and pianist Amy Jill, on a soon-to-be-released CD, "Back and Forth." He continues to appear regularly in Chicago and also operates their recording studio, Eloquent Sound Chicago.

Williams teaches Jazz piano and vocal technique at Wheaton Conservatory in Wheaton, Illinois, and served on the faculties of DePaul University School of Music, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Benedictine College, and the Moscow College of Improvisation.

Gabriel Lubowe

.

Lefteris Kordis

Born: December 3, 1977

Pianist, composer and Inner Circle Music recording artist, Lefteris Kordis, has established himself as a unique voice in the Mediterranean Jazz genre. He grew up in Elefsis, an ancient and multicultural town near Athens, Greece. Since age four, he studied, performed, and composed based on a wide spectrum of genres including Greek Folk, European Chamber, and Jazz.

Kordis started on piano at age 4, ingesting broad swaths of the classical tradition and soon-thereafter, jazz. Before he turned 18, he had performed with legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. That was an excellent start to a career that’s seen him supporting many maestros in Jazz (Steve Lacy, Sheila Jordan, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Robin Eubanks), and Greek Folk (Panayotis Lalezas, Glykeria, Vasilis Saleas), at festivals and major venues (Carnegie Hall, Panama JF, Toronto JF, Athens Epidaurus Festival), worldwide.

Damien DelRusso

Born: October 19, 1948

Born with a condition known as RP (retinitis pigmentosa) I am almost totally blind. RP is a progressive eye disease. I come from a large family (8 children) and six of us were born with RP. In spite of this, I have been fortunate enough to earn a living as a piano player and piano tuner for over 30 years. My love of music has surely helped me get through some difficult times. My band, known as The Limited Edition was the house band for the The Friar Tuck from 1980 to 1985. The Friar Tuck was a popular restaurant and catering hall in Cedar Grove, NJ. When that came to an end I went out on my own playing at restaurants and at upscale catering/ reception halls throughout Essex and Morris counties in NJ