Results for "piano"

Ted Kooshian

Born: October 8, 1961

Born in San Jose, California, Ted grew up in the Bay Area and started playing piano in the 2nd grade. His love of jazz music began in the 7th grade when his music teacher played him a record of Oscar Peterson. He attended San Jose State College from 1979 through 1982 as a jazz performance music major. While in his twenties he traveled to the Far East, the South Pacific, Africa, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and South America working as a pianist on cruise ships. Ted moved to New York City in 1987, and since then has been working as a freelance musician, playing jazz gigs, Broadway shows, several tours, and teaching. Over the years, Ted has worked with Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Edgar Winter, Marvin Hamlisch, Sarah Brightman, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, and Il Divo

Dr. Herb Silverstein

When Dr. Herbert Silverstein, a world-renowned ear specialist who heads the Silverstein Institute in Sarasota, Florida is not treating ringing in the ears, he is captivating them with music. A classical pianist in his youth, Dr. Silverstein decided to forego studying music to become a physician. It would be 30 years before he touched the keyboard again. He relearned piano at the age of 48 with help of friend and mentor, Richard Drexler (who has recorded over 300 CDs including such artists as Mike Stern, Gary Burton, Danny Gottlieb, and Dave Liebman).

Richard encouraged Herb to write his own originals, instead of just playing covers. Now he has found the perfect balance between his love for music and medicine.

Tomas Amoros

Born: March 16, 1971

Gabor Horvath

Born: June

One of the talented young jazz pianist and composer from Hungary. Born in June 1978 in Budapest. He started to play the piano at the age of seven in the State Music Elementary School. He graduated from VMG high school with a drama major and learned from great hungarian jazz pianists like Zsolt Kaltenecker and Károly Binder. In 2005 he attended to the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Jazz department. In his style you can always recognize mixing elements of in & out sheer agressiveness of attack, combining with a lyrical melodic and harmonic adventurism of classical romanticism! His compositions gives plenty of space for exploration in the realms of Latin, crossover-jazz,electronic or filmscore music, remaining all along within the field of contemporary jazz

Michael Brandeburg

Michael Brandeburg has for many years made his living in the music industry as a professional arranger, composer, producer and performer. He has contributed his talents to national television productions including Charles Schulz's Girl in the Red Truck on CBS television and Black Notions on PBS. As co-owner of B & B Records with popular west coast alto sax player Michael Bolivar, he wrote, arranged, produced and performed on Bolivar's CDs You Touch My Heart and In the City. Michael has performed with renowned jazz artists Joe Williams, Steve Allen, Ritchie Cole, Bob Lucas and others

Willie Myette

Born: November 1, 1972

Willie Myette Jazz Keyboardist, Composer, Author, Teacher Artist Profile There is a way that most people do things. There are trends and styles; common mistakes and Murphy’s Law. However, Berklee College of Music graduate, Willie Myette has been bucking the system for most of his adult life. Shortly after graduating from Berklee in ‘96 with a degree in Film Music, Willie set out to live as a jazz performer. He started by returning home to Rhode Island, where his father had taught him piano. Like those before him and after, he taught to make a steady income. Wanting to teach jazz and improvisation to his students, he looked for materials that mirrored his own free- formed musical upbringing

Marc Willis

Born: November 8, 1969

Marc Willis is a brilliant piano virtuoso who picked up the skill almost instantaneously. In four and a half years, he has composed a very large library of music. His CD, Ocean Blue, is the first of many releases to come. Marc is also a masterful improvisationalist, often creating new works while performing. His music must be heard to be believed! Marc began the study of music at the age of eight, first starting with the trumpet, then quickly moving to the guitar. He wrote several hard rock and jazz pieces on guitar, but never joined a band or pursued a career in music. Four and a half years ago, while studying physics in college, Marc took a beginning piano class

Dimitar Bodurov

Born: September 17, 1979

Bulgarian jazz pianist and composer Dimitar Bodurov (1979) shaped his authentic musical signature, combining a solid background in jazz improvisation and classical composition with his love for folklore and electronica.

His latest album Solo in Bonnis a live registration of his concert at Beethoven’s huis in November 2018. A lyrical and virtuosic rendition of free improvisations and original compositions based on folklore themes.

Since 2000, Dimitar has been residing in Amsterdam (NL). He has been actively performing throughout the Netherlands and Europe. Bodurov has received several jazz awards, the most recent of which is a mention at the Martial Solal Jazz Solo Piano Competition in Paris (2010).

Josh Nelson

Born: August 1, 1978

Pianist and composer Josh Nelson maintains an active and creative schedule. He has performed with some of the most respected names in jazz, including Natalie Cole, Anthony Wilson, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Alicia Olatuja, Eddie Daniels, Ken Peplowski, Richard Galliano, Michael Buble, Benny Golson, Sheila Jordan, Greg Hutchinson, John Clayton, Seamus Blake, Matt Wilson, Sara Gazarek, Dave Koz, Joe Chambers, Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, and Lewis Nash. Josh has performed around the world and recorded for numerous albums, films, and TV shows, but also makes time for his own projects: "Anticipation" (2004) and "Let it Go" (2007, Native Language Music) both garnered international critical acclaim

Alton Merrell

Dr. Alton Merrell is a world class pianist, composer, and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His musical artistry is a unique blend of lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and fluid technique that spans multiple music genres including jazz, gospel, classical, pop, and rhythm and blues. His music is known to take listeners on spirit-filled excursions that deeply touch the soul. Currently, Dr. Merrell leads his own instrumental jazz group, "The Alton Merrell Quartet," as well as his own gospel jazz vocal group “Dr. Alton Merrell & Impact.” In both groups, Dr. Merrell incorporates diverse musical styles in the repertoire to minister love to people worldwide. Dr