Results for "piano"

Pamela Hines

Born: May 11, 1962

Pianist/composer Pamela Hines has been a prolific presence in the world of jazz. Her creative stamina has established her as an artist who presents to her audiences a newness, individuality and freshness that have made her piano style identifiable. She has received critical acclaim for edgy instrumental compositions and originals for jazz vocalists that are more at home in the modern American Songbook. New release! "The Music of Richard Whiting" is now available! John Lockwood- bass and Miki Matsuki- drums. Liner notes by Scott Yanow. Dan McClenaghan says,"The first thirty seconds of a listening experience sets the tone

Dan Paul

Born: August 25, 1980

Dan Paul's roots are jazz piano and classical pipe organ - in concert he unites them with the vast tonal arsenal of modern keyboard technology. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a protege of avant-garde guru Dave Burrell (Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders) and bassist Peter Chwazik (Trey Anastasio Band), "DP" maintains a burgeoning jazz piano studio at the Univ. of Pennsylvania and makes his home in Philly. He is fresh from an early-2005 TV appearance with Jill Scott and works in the Philadelphia area as a jazz pianist, studio musician, composer and producer.

Gary Brunotte

Born: October 4, 1948

Pianist/Vocalist/Organist Gary Brunotte performs his own brand of lyrical jazz, influenced by the tradition but in his own personal voice. Born and raised in a small town in Minnesota, he remembers, “My uncle played accordion, was self-taught and performed in the Navy band. In addition, my stepfather played guitar and my other uncles all played instruments. I started taking accordion lessons when I was nine.” He debuted as a professional musician at a New Year's Eve job when he was 11, switched to organ and performed with r and b and rock and roll bands as a teenager. “I discovered jazz after listening to Brasil '66 and Blood, Sweat and Tears

Paul Tillotson

Born: December 12, 1964

Paul Tillotson Biography Updated August 2005 Born in Boise, Idaho, Paul has made New York City his home for the past sixteen years. He has played with some of the top names in music over his thirty years at the piano, including: Gene Harris, Vernel Fournier, Lynn Seaton, Luther Hughes, Red Holloway, Ernie Watts, Lew Soloff, Mark Pender, Jerry Vivinno, Chris Minh Doky, Matt Wilson, Anton Fig (David Letterman Band), Chris Bodi (Sting), Lenny Picket (Saturday Night Live Band), Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live Band), Michael Merritt (Conan O’Brien Band) and James Wormworth (Conan O’Brien Band). In November 2002, Paul released his fourth CD entitled Funky Good Time

Elodie Ruillier

Young french singer. Diploma in musical theater after 3 years spent on Broadway. Sings pop, jazz, soul and musicals. Appears regularly at the Cafe Universel and the Lido in Paris.

Greg Pagel

Born: March 7, 1971

"A musician of the Highest Rank" - jazz legend Joe Maneri "Beautiful Composition" - WGBH Radio, Boston
Greg Pagel is a jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer from Wisconsin. He is a member of the Green Bay jazz quintet, "Open Interest", and of the accordion/guitar duo, "Pick and Squeeze." He has also been working with the Janet Macklin Group. Greg has performed at Jordan Hall and Symphony Hall in Boston, as well as Lincoln Center in New York. He has performed on stage with such notable musicians as Kenny Wheeler, Benny Golson, Joe Maneri, Cecil McBee, Bob Moses, Luciana Souza, Ricky Ford, Matt Turner and Bobby Vinton. Greg's latest CD, "Plastic Machine Music," is a daring fusion of jazz with hip-hop and electronica. CD Baby gave the CD 5 stars, calling it "an ingenius hybrid of jazz fusion backdrops, experimental electronic innovation and a poprock-informed writing," and praising its "creative development of motives and ideas, an overall giddy enjoyment of urban, industrial and machine noises.”

Paulo Tozzi

Born: February 13, 1971

Born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1971. In 1995 graduated with a diploma in Professional Music at Berklee College of Music. Lived in USA for 10 years. 5 in Boston and 5 in New York City.

Terry Graves

When Terry was four years old his family noticed that he was picking out melodies on an old upright piano at home. After tutoring from his mother, she enrolled him in formal lessons at the age of five. One of the first times he played publicly was for his aunt’s wedding when he was six. By seven, he was in quite demand by civic organizations around west Tennessee which he played for regularly. It had been observed around this time that Terry recognized notes naturally by their sound. As a game at times, the family would gather around the piano, hands all over the keyboard, striking seven or eight notes simultaneously while Terry was blindfolded

Kevin Mitchell 4

The Kevin Mitchell 4 is a swingin' combo in St. Louis, Missouri. Playing their high energy version of "Martini Music," they do fresh takes on the tunes of Frank Sinatra, George Gerswhin, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Norah Jones--all the classics. Features Barb Jochens on vocals, Steve Kauffmann on sax, and Dave Runde on drums.

Janos Nagy

Born: March 19, 1971

In 1995 he won the second prize at the 14th Jazz-piano Improvisation Contest in Vilnius. In 1996 his band the Hard Line Trio won the first prize and the prize of the audience at the 24th Jazz Juniors International Competition in Cracow. In 1997 his band participated in the 21st International Jazz Festival of Getxo where he won the prize for the best soloist awarded by both the jury and the audience. In 1999 his first authorial album entitled Hardline Project I was released, followed by the second one in 2000 entitled Dances. At Mediawave Festival 2001 in West Hungary his trio played with David Murray