Results for "piano"

Gustavo Casenave

Born: November 10, 1971

Gustavo Casenave, an esteemed Uruguayan/American pianist and composer, has made remarkable contributions to the music industry throughout his career. As a distinguished Three-Time Grammy Award winner, his exceptional talent and outstanding work have been recognized with the highest honor. He secured the prestigious Grammy titles of "Best Latin Jazz Album" (as a producer) in 2023, "Best Tango Album" in 2020, and "Best Instrumental Album" in 2019, showcasing his remarkable ability to create compositions that resonate with audiences worldwide. Alongside his Grammy wins, Casenave has received six Latin Grammy nominations, including three nods in the highly regarded "Best Contemporary Classical Composition" category.

David Ryshpan

Born: August 19, 1985

David Ryshpan is a Canadian pianist, composer and arranger. Beginning his studies in Toronto at the age of 6, his development led him to Montreal where he graduated from the McGill Jazz Performance program. He excelled in his studies and was able to learn first hand from eminent jazz musicians in several cities. He has participated in notable workshops including the 2005 Banff Centre Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music, led by Dave Douglas, the 2006-07 BMI Jazz Composer's Workshop in New York, directed by Jim McNeely and Michael Abene, and the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy in Toronto. These workshops reflect David's diverse accomplishments, from small group improvisation to large ensemble arrangements and compositions to electronic music production

Mike Holober

Born: April 21, 1957

Described by Downbeat Magazine as “one of the finest modern composer/arrangers of our time” Mike Holober was awarded the 2022 American Academy of Arts and Letters Andrew Imbrie Award in Music.  His recent big band recording, "Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra:  Hiding Out" (ZOHO Music, 2019) was nominated for a 2020 GRAMMY® Award (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album), and features two of his extended works for jazz orchestra.

Trained as a classical pianist and conductor, Mike began his apprenticeship as a jazz pianist and composer after moving to New York City in 1986. He has released six recordings as a leader, and can be heard on over 70 recordings as a sideman.  His projects include The Mike Holober Quintet, Balancing Act (a jazz octet with voice), The Gotham Jazz Orchestra, and most recently The Marvin Stamm/Mike Holober Quartet.  

Bill Steck

Born: December 17, 1945

Bill Steck has a broad background as a professional musician, but maintains a primary focus on jazz piano. Bill has played on many circuits throughout his forty-year career as a pianist, and most recently has been playing nightclubs and private events in the South Bay area of Southern California. Mr. Steck has played Vegas, Reno, Tahoe, and Miami with the Judy Bell Show, after which he played for cruise ships of the P & O Cruise Line traveling from South America to Alaska. He has also been on the R&B circuit with the Platters, and the Sal Soul Orchestra. He spent time backing up Lacy J. Dalton on the country circuit and has also appeared with her on the David Letterman Show, Chicago Sound Stage, and Austin City Limits television shows. Bill has also performed with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra from time to time

William Friedson

Born: August 22, 1963

I've been playing jazz and improvizing for over twenty years. My Jazz studies really got started in New York (in the 90's) with teachers like Mike Longo, Barry Harris, and Hilton Ruiz. I've played in clubs and Hotels from New York to Mexico City and Brazil. This was my basis for my jazz compositions (as it is for most jazz composers). I mostly did duo and trio work with bass players like Bijoux Barbosa and Dirk Dikson. Original tunes have been recorded such as Small Town Blues( Martinworks Label), and the one you are listening to "I've Loved but Not Like This". I also compose sambas, "out" pieces, and arrangements for larger groups

Leslie Pintchik

Before embarking on her musical career, NYC based jazz pianist and composer Leslie Pintchik taught English literature (as a teaching assistant) at Columbia University, where she also received her Master of Philosophy degree in seventeenth-century English literature. While in graduate school, she decided to change course in an effort to give music a larger place in her life. After some years of study, jam sessions and local restaurant gigs, Leslie surfaced on the Manhattan scene in a trio with legendary bassist Red Mitchell at Bradley's. Red chose Leslie (along with guitarist Scott Hardy) for the warmth and powerful interplay he heard in their music, after hearing a tape of them playing together as a duo

Plamen Karadonev

Born: June 8, 1977

Plamen’s career in music begins at the age of 12 featuring recordings and performances of Bulgarian folk on the national television (Sofia, Bulgaria) Later on he falls in love with jazz and other contemporary styles and starts performing with local bands. During his high school years Plamen participates at a number of jazz festivals and concerts. Throughout his studies at the Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria Plamen is also chosen as a pianist of The National Radio Big Band- Sofia, Bulgaria. A Berklee international scholarship tour brings Plamen to Boston where he founds a whole new world of musical adventures Here in the States Plamen has performed with artists such as Gene Perla, George Garzone, Hal Crook , Jimmy Cobb, Dave Liebman and many others. Influences include Eastern European folklore, Classical music including some 20th century composers, Jazz and other contemporary styles.

Yoichi Uzeki

Born: December 10, 1976

A native of Tokyo, a pianist, composer and arranger, Yoichi Uzeki has received his bachelor's degree at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and his master's degree and the Sir Roland Hanna Award from Queens College, City University of New York. Yoichi played the piano on a historical recording session with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Ornette Coleman in 2010. This "For The Love of Ornette" CD is available world-wide. Currently, Yoichi has several own projects from trio to big band in the United States and Japan, and he is a music faculty at York College, City University of New York

Philippe El Hage

Born: September 7, 1979

Born in Byblos in 1979, Philippe began studying music in Lebanon. In 2000, he obtains a degree (DEUG) in French Literature from Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut before moving to Paris to complete his piano studies at the Boulogne Billancourt Conservatory. He follows advanced courses for three years at the Regional National Conservatory (CNR) of the city of Rueil-Malmaison under Chantale Riou, obtaining the First Prize in Piano (Gold Medal). In May 2005, thanks to his piano improvisations, he is nominated for the Paris Young Talents 2005 Contest organized by the city of Paris. After two years of advanced Piano Jazz courses at the Gabriel Fauré Conservatory under Francois POPINEAU, Philippe El Hage begins performing in Lebanon, France and Italy in concerts of classical music and improvisation

Bill Champitto

Born: October 26, 1958

Bill Champitto is a fiery Boston-based singer/songwriter/pianist and Hammond B3 organist whose music was aptly defined by an ardent web fan as “Soul, Funkified Jazz.” Originally from Troy, New York, Bill started playing keyboards by ear at age 15 when two of his closest friends received a drum set and a guitar for Christmas gifts. “My friends started to woodshed in their pool house and when I went over to check it out, I was immediately hooked! I had to be part of this!” “One of these guys suggested I play bass, so we found a ‘gently used’ bass for $5.00 and suddenly, we had a trio.” But after a couple of weeks the group found someone who ‘could actually PLAY bass’ so Bill had to give up his gig