Results for "piano"

Rossano Sportiello

Born: June 1, 1974

Award-winning jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello was born in Vigevano, Italy on 1 June 1974. He began studying piano at the age of 9 under the tutelage of Italian classical pianist Carlo Villa and continued until his graduation in classical piano from the Conservatory in 1996. At 16, he was performing professionally at jazz venues in the Milan area, and in 1992, he joined one of Europe’s historic jazz bands, the “Milano Jazz Gang” touring with the group throughout Italy and West Europe until the end of 2000. That same year, Rossano met legendary jazz pianist and educator, Barry Harris, who became a mentor and good friend

Paul Anderson

Born: January 7, 1989

Music is life. Enough said. I am a contemporary jazz pianist with a focus upon progressive originals and free-form improvisations. Solo recordings coming soon! For booking information, please contact: [email protected] Thank you for your support. Paul Anderson

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Manfred Kullmann

Born: November 13, 1938

Empezó su carrera musical como pianista a los cinco años. Tuvo una formación clásica y pronto llegó a tocar como piano solista, pero el gusto por la improvisación rápidamente le inclinó al Jazz. Ha sido, durante veinte años, el pianista de la BigBand de la radio-televisión alemana de Frankfurt. Compositor, arreglista, profesor de Jazz en la Universidad de Mainz y en la Musik-Hochschule de Frankfurt. Ha colaborado con las principales figuras del Jazz contemporaneo: Count Basie BigBand, Toot Thielemans, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Ernie Watts, Alphonse Mouzon, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Mintzer, Louis Belson, Billy Cobham, Wolgang Haffner, Dave Weckl, Nippy Noya, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, Philip Catherine, Lee Konitz, Shirley Bassy, Albert Mangelsdorf… Desde hace siete años reside en Mallorca donde ha formado un trio considerado ya como referencia en la actualidad musical de la isla. El Manfred Kullmann trio ofrece un repertorio jazzistico muy amplio y de estilo inconfundible, técnicamente impecable

Oli Rockberger

NYC based, London born Singer/Songwriter and Pianist Oli Rockberger is winning wide acclaim for his 2005 Independent release "Hush Now"(project Co-Produced by Oli Rockberger and Jesse Hayes). Described by 'All About Jazz' as a "concise treasure rippling with hip pop & R&B harmonies laced with jazz devices" (Phil Di Pietro), this record was written, arranged, produced and recorded by Oli in his home studio, while living in Boston during 2004 and 2005. Over the course of the album's 8 songs "about love and longing for love" (Michelle Blumsack - STL PLAYBACK), Oli blends influences ranging from R&B, gospel, jazz and pop to form a sound that is truly his own

Dror Perl

Born: March 26, 1975

Dror was born and raised in Israel. He has been playing the piano and keyboard since the age of six. He studied with excellent private teachers and had the opportunity to experience and study a varied range of musical styles--from classical to rock, electronic, and jazz. After finishing his army service, he studied at Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Israel, where he earned his first degree. During this period, he received several different Excellency scholarships, performed and toured with the college’s representative ensemble and his own group, and participated and won awards in prestigious competitions such as “Jazz Player of the Year 2000”. In 2001, Dror moved to New York where he earned his BA in Jazz studies at SUNY Empire State College

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Joan Hickey

Joan has been teaching and performing in the Chicago area since the 1980's. She went to school at the University of Illinois in Champaign, and discovered jazz her senior year. Many outstanding musicians that had graduated were still there postponing a move to a big city. The result of this was a jazz scene rich with camaraderie and free from economic pressure. "I had no teachers or books, just the recordings. I learned the most by listening to others. People would have parties and I picked up a lot from their comments when we would sit around and listen to recordings. I was drawn to all the unique and sometimes outrageous personalities of the musicians

Mateo Gloistein

Born: April 3

Pianist and composer Mateo Gloistein was born April 3, 1972 in San Francisco, California. Mateo grew up in the Bay Area where he took to music at a young age, composing for and leading his own group by age 12. As a teenager, Mateo studied piano, improvisation and songwriting with Gary Marks before attending the University of California at Berkeley. While at Berkeley, Mateo studied with Ghanean Master Drummer CK Ladzekpo. This experience had a profound impact on Mateo’s musical conception and helped lay the foundation for his rhythmic approach to music. At that time, he also began his studies of Afro-Cuban music and Jazz

Elizabeth Rose

Songwriter, singer, pianist, Elizabeth Rose is an Equity actor who starred in the hit regional premier of "I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change" at the Denver Performing Arts Center. In 2005, she starred in the regional premier and toured with the cast of Newsical the Musical. Rose just finished a full length feature film, Juncture, directed by James Seale. She is also a widely recognized commercial actor. Rose is represented by Radical Artists Agency in Denver. Rose has toured and built a solid live act that is available for booking. Available on disc, the nine song collection Still Pretending was written at an acoustic piano, in a parlor setting, and has the flavors of classical piano, soul cabaret and Broadway Blues