Results for "piano"

Willie Pickens

Growing up in the midwest, Willie Pickens earned a teacher’s certificate from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee and went on to the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, in 1958, to receive his B.S. in Music Education, before beginning his remarkable career as a jazz pianist. Over the years, his sterling academic credentials have enabled him to share his gifts with many young players, both as a performer and teacher. Upon graduating from school, he moved to Chicago and began his career on a national hitrecord -- Eddie Harris' 1961 Exodus. After that big hit, Willie’s live appearances were almost all limited to the midwest for the next two decades, while his career as an educator flourished. From 1966 to 1986, he appeared on recordings headlined by Bunky Green, E

Mike Fasching

Born: June 16, 1968

Mike began playing piano in 1975 and had his first professional gig just 4 years later at the age of 11. His first teacher was Sr. Jean Marie Farrell. He then studied classical piano and organ with Mark Ochu and performed in many local recitals. As an adolescent, Mike studied pop and classical organ and piano with Norm Gray and competed successfully in a number of regional organ competitions. A small detour from his musical training began when Mike left high school early to study aerospace engineering at the University of Minnesota, followed by a brief stint as a midshipman at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. His musical studies resumed at the Berklee College of Music in Boston where his private piano teacher was Ray Santisi (whose former students also include Keith Jarrett and Diana Krall)

Coto Pincheira

Born: July 17, 1968

Chilean-born pianist Coto Pincheira is an internationally experienced pianist and musical leader with over 20 years of education and experience, playing a variety of musical styles which include but are not limited to; Classical, Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cuban Salsa, to Pop music. Coto started his studies of music at the early age of nine, studying Organ at the Yamaha Academy in Vina Del Mar with Leonardo Barrientos, at the Conservatorium of the Catholic University of Valparaiso with Professor Anibal Correa, Chile most renowned classical pianist. Coto also studied classical music in several conservatoriums of Vina del mar and Santiago

Susan Wylde

Born: March 26, 1973

Susan Wylde is a vocalist/songwriter/pianist. She has lived and/or performed in such culturally rich locations as Europe, Thailand, Hawaii, Japan, China, USA, Canada and Cuba. Susan is a classically trained pianist and a graduate of the Western Conservatory of Music. Her love of singing lead her into performing in musical theatre at a young age in Canada. Her new CD, co-written with Eddie Bullen, is called Shambhala. The 14 tracks on this CD draw from pop, traditional and contemporary jazz as well as blues and R&B. Susan’s songwriting and voice speak of clarity, vibrancy, emotional depth and soulfulness

Craig Brenner

Blues, boogie woogie, and jazz pianist Craig Brenner is a composer, teacher, and recipient of multiple arts grants.  Called a "fine and funky pianist" by Living Blues, Craig leads Craig & The Crawdads and is a member of The Ragin' Texans. He has recorded seven albums, has been voted "Best Musician" in Bloomington, IN numerous times in the Bloomington Independent, while Craig & The Crawdads have been selected best band in the same poll. He is the founder of Bloomington Boogies: The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival.  A graduate of Florida Southern College, Craig attended the Indiana University School of Music from 1976 through 1980, studying with composer John Eaton, pianists Joseph Rezits and Enrica Cavallo Gulli, and jazz educator David Baker. Craig has also studied with boogie woogie and stride master Bob Seeley and blues pianist Big Joe Duskin through a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission.

Pat Kelly

I am an eclecticly-minded Composer/Arranger/Pianist, who has practiced his art in the Cincinnati area and beyond for nearly 30 years. Primarily self- taught as a youth, I listened to rock music, played in a pretty good band starting at age 14 where I wrote many songs, and I learned jazz by frequenting jazz clubs and playing gigs with experienced musicians. I later attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where I graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Music degree. At CCM, I was awarded the Bertha Langhorst Werner Scholarship in composition. I was the original house pianist of the Cincinnati’s Blue Wisp Jazz Club upon its opening in 1979 and a member of the Jimmy McGary Quartet

Maarten Regtien

Born: March 6, 1963

Maarten Regtien (1963) is a Dutch (jazz-)pianist and (contemporary classic) composer. He started playing piano at the age of seven.

In 1975 he was introduced to the the Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer Alan Laurillard who introduced M. Regtien to improvisation.

During adolescence his musical taste started to grow towards 'anything new and unheard-of before.' This period included creating prepared piano's and tape experiments many years before he heard the music of John Cage or Brian Eno for the first time. Favorite music in the schoolgooing years was the early psychedelic music of Pink Floyd, The Beatles' White Album, free jazz, cool jazz, bebop, early Philip Glass minimal music and above all master pianists Keith Jarret and Jasper Van't Hoff.

Billy McBride

Born: June 26, 1975

Shalom! Hi, my name is Billy McBride, some call me also William. I make synthesizer and piano solo instrumental music for the fan who really enjoys to meditate upon what they hear of an improvization's structure, composition, meaning, and style. I play an upbeat kind of jazz, but also pop. Ahahvah and ahahbot dear fan. I play my music for your entertainment and intellect. Shalom! Shalom! Reviews: roda from the Phillippines: love it nanalsaught from New Zealand: thank you mpradaya from India: very well done fifi from the United Kingdom: great xocton: cool song William scott from Lamar, Colorado: good sound maya from Japan: I've heard "Penny's Song." You're the first artist I didn't ban. kashiaa: kaia trevor from Mexico: keep on going pal

Dave Williams

Born: June 16, 1942

Pianist David Williams was born in Liverpool, England and after graduating from the Royal Military College of Music at Knellar Hall set out to travel the world. After serving ten years in the British Army with the Band of the10th Royal Hussars and the Band of the Irish Guards, he settled in London, playing all the major London hotels and Club venues.

A multi-talented artist he was not only employed as band leader and musical coordinator for EMI, but also arranged for various groups and worked as a BBC staff musician playing piano, organ, saxophone and flute. All this was followed by several years working on transatlantic cruises and eventually he found himself on the shores of the United States, where he chose to stay.

Francesco Crosara

Born: September 13, 1960

Francesco Crosara is a Seattle based Italian jazz pianist, composer and educator, typically performing in a range of formats, from solo, duet, trio, quartet, or more.  Originally from Milan, Italy, Crosara’s music melds an impressive mix of jazz improvisation, a romantic vein from his classical training, along with Latin influences.  His major piano influences are Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Herbie Hancock.

Crosara stands among the European-bred jazz greats, performing over the years with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, Richie Cole, Von Freeman, Bobby Shew, Ira Sullivan, Bruce Forman, Barbara Morrison, Don Menza,  Lilian Terry, and more. His recordings have featured a multicultural and international array of musicians.