Results for "piano"

Luke Carlos O'Reilly

Luke Carlos O’Reilly has always had a passion for music. Whether it be Jazz, Soul, R&B, Gospel, Latin Jazz, Classical or any other genre, Luke was drawn to good music at an early age. When he was four years old, he and his mother started taking group piano lessons together. By age ten he had began to study the saxophone as well. It was the introduction of Oscar Peterson’s music at the age of fourteen that steered Luke in the direction of Jazz. Until then, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Earth, Wind and Fire and Otis Redding had been his heaviest influences. Through years of practicing and support from his family, Luke became well known on the music scene in the Boston area, where he spent most of his childhood

William Evans

Jazz pianist William Evans was born in Detroit. He started out playing in the church and later studied under trumpet player Marcus Belgrave. He went on to work in Detroit with local greats Roy Brooks, Robert Hurst and Tami Tabbal. Evans toured with pop star Mary Wilson, formerly of The Supremes. In the mid-1980s Evans performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Witherspoon Currently, Evans divides his time between Basel Switzerland, where he is a longtime faculty member at the Swiss Jazz School, and St. Petersburg, FL where he maintains a residence. While in Florida, Evans works with drummer/vocalist Patricia Dean at various venues on the southwest coast. For a review, please see https://news.allaboutjazz.com/the-swiss-connection.php Photo © Ken Franckling

Kobo Concept

Kobo Concept was created by three young Parisian jazz musicians in 2007. The band tries to take some punk rock energy into the classic jazz piano/bass/drums formula, yet retaining the lesson of all the great trios in the history of Jazz music. Intensity, « in your face » sound and great melodic sense co-exist in Kobo Concept's compositions. Their first album "Punk Zen" was produced in 2010 and released in the beginning of 2011 by Sound Nexus records. The band is currently touring in France and Italy.

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