Results for "piano"

Deanna Witkowski

Born: March 20, 1972

Known for her adventurous, engaging music that heals the soul, pianist-composer-vocalist Deanna Witkowski moves with remarkable ease between Brazilian, jazz, classical, and sacred music. The award- winning bandleader releases her seventh recording, Force of Nature (MCG Jazz) in January 2022, a companion piece to her biography, Mary Lou Williams: Music For The Soul (Liturgical Press), published in September 2021. The two projects cap a twenty-year deep dive into the ground-breaking impact of Williams’ life and music, making Witkowski one of the few living authorities on the iconic pianist

David Chao

Born: July 28, 1965

Guenther Straub

Born: December 4, 1957

Guenther Straub: Classical piano education for 11 years, took part in piano competitions... ..at the beginning was attracted by Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson ...soon turned over to Stride Piano following the tradition of Fats Waller, J.P. Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton... ...extraordinary skilled pianist ...plays solo or in trio formation (b+dr)...

Jeff Baumeister

Born: February 14, 1963

“Jeff Baumeister is an artist deserving wider recognition, he is the newcomer alongside more established forward-thinking folks like Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland, Bill Frisell, Tomasz Stanko and others - he's got his own thing happening that bodes well for the future.”- John Kelman, All About Jazz.com

Jeff earned degrees in Jazz Performance from William Paterson University (B.M.) and the University of the Arts (M.M.). Aside from college he studied privately with Sam Bellardo, Uri Caine, Tom Lawton, Al Stauffer and Jim McNeely. He also studied composing and arranging with McNeely and Manny Albam at the BMI Jazz Composer’s Workshop in NYC.

Oscar Perez

Born: August 21, 1974

Pianist Oscar Perez, a New York City native, has shared the stage with jazz legends Bunky Green, George Russell, Curtis Fuller, and George Garzone. He received his formal education at New England Conservatory and Aaron Copland School of Music under the guidance of Danilo Perez and Sir Roland Hanna, respectively. Since moving back to New York, he has spent recent years traveling and playing in the musical groups of trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, saxophonist Virginia Mayhew, vocalist Cathy Elliott and vibraphonist Christian Tamburr with whom he has a new recording. In addition to employment as a jazz pianist, he toured with vocalist Phoebe Snow performing in venues such as The Theatre at Madison Square Garden and Webster Hall

Ray Jozwiak

Born: September 19, 1957

I have been playing music in some form or fashion ever since I could talk (maybe earlier), and remember rather well when the Beatles became popular in America. My first records being 45 and 78rpm wonders that would probably be worth a fortune now, were until then cartoon theme songs, childrens novelty tunes or inexpensive cutouts that my mother found during shopping sprees. But then the Beatles (of whom my Polish great uncle and myself were equally knowledgeable-meaning NOT MUCH) took the country by storm. When my mother bought me the SHE LOVES YOU and I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND singles, THAT was really my first serious step into music

David Kane

Born: April 13, 1955

David Kane was born in Scotland in 1955 and is a dual national of the US and UK. He started composing and playing piano at the age of eight. After moving to the US in 1965 he took up the clarinet and saxophone and started studying seriously in his early teens. After he moved to Washington DC 1975, he embarked on a five year period of intensive study with the legendary teacher, Asher Zlotnik. He also studied with Ludmila Ulehla, Alan Mandel and had lessons with Clare Fischer during this period. Thereafter he began his professional career in earnest. He currently lives in a suburb of Washington DC with his wife, Cynthia and his daughters, Celeste and Ariel

Itai Dattner

Born: August 19, 1974

Itai Dattner is a composer and pianist from Israel. His roots are in classical music. He was introduced to jazz in his youth and was influenced by different styles from Bach through Debussy to Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, from traditional Jewish hymns to world music, Blues and Rock 'n' Roll. Itai has just released the first CD of his Cuban project Tranquilo en Cuba. This CD is the first step in a project he is running in Havana with a group of Cuban jazz musicians, all of which are teachers at ENA --The National School for Music and Art in Havana, Cuba. They are all professional musicians who perform daily in Havana and sometimes outside of Cuba

Marc Ueter

Born: August 14, 1962

Marc Ueter is available for jazz gigs in Switzerland and abroad. Contact him per e-mail: [email protected] All standards, mainstream, bebop, bluews, bossanova, latino etc. Marc Ueter, jazz pianist from Switzerland, born in August 1962, Marc started classical piano at the age of 5. His strong and deep passion for music will be boosted by the discovery of jazz and the liberty of expression that jazz offers. Marc took improvisation lessons with the famous Swiss jazz pianist Mr. Henri Chaix in Geneva, then he completed his knowledge and practice at the Swiss jazz School in Bern, Switzerland. Marc is now accompanying various jazz bands in Switzerland, from traditional jazz to hard bop

Bill Wingfield

Born: March 28, 1952

The pieces I play are mainly from the golden age of American songwriting by composers such as Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Porter, Rodgers, Loewe, Kern, Mancini, and the Brazilian composer Jobim. I also play modern standards and my own compositions. My musical influences include Dave McKenna, Kenny Barron, Bill Evans, George Shearing, Mark Levine, Lennie Tristano, Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, and Mulgrew Miller. Last year I had a wonderful time performing with the Kansas State Faculty Jazz Ensemble. It was exciting for me to play with such fine musicians as Wayne Goins, Paul Hunt, Craig Treinen, Kurt Gartner, Tod Kerstetter, and Kurt Morrow