Results for "piano"

Thomas Walbum

Born: December 25, 1965

Danish pianist Thomas Walbum (b. 1965) grew up listening to his fathers jazz records, including artists like Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson ao. As a teenager Thomas was playing with local groups in his hometown Hjørring. He played with his jazz trio (formed when he was 11) and different funk groups. He played percussion in Hjørring Brass Band (1# price at the Danish Championship 1983). He also held a position as a church organist for three years. After graduating from college (1985), Thomas and his best friend, went on a one-year trip around Europe in an old van that they had rebuild into a mobile home

Thomas Barth

Born: January 31, 1965

Thomas Barth was born in Vienna in 1965. He studied piano and composition in Austria, Denmark and the USA including master classes with Herbie Hancock at the Mozarteum/ Salzburg 1987 and with "Weather Report" founder Joe Zawinul at the "Wiener Meisterkurse", Vienna 1992. Studio/ Live collaborations including Beat4Feet, Stray Dog Music, Electric Diamond, Brand Nubian, Deodato (Vienna Jazz Festival 2002, State Opera) and his own projects in Vienna and New York. 2007: Producer (CD) of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Nabucco", recorded live at the open air- festival in St. Margarethen/ Austria. Since Sommer 2014: member of "Jazztrio.at" (Thomas Barth, p; Christoph Petschina resp

The Bob Ravenscroft Trio

Born: April 1

Leader and pianist Bob Ravenscroft has long been a man in pursuit of sonic perfection. His family literally has music in its blood, traceable all the way back to Thomas Ravenscroft, composer of the Whole Booke of Psalms in 1621. Four centuries later, Bob continues to bring a spiritual element and meditative reverence for the environment to his music, but he draws upon an extensive jazz writing, arranging and performing background to create "live" compositions, enabling his audiences to virtually become part of the creative process. As a performer, Bob Ravenscroft has worked with countless fine musicians, both in his own combos and with others, for more than 20 years

Tabitha Elkins

Born: January 18, 1967

Stewart Schultz

Born: March 1, 1957

Steve Myerson

Born: September 2, 1977

Steve Myerson studied jazz performance, arranging, accompanying, conducting, and musical theater music performance at the University of the Arts (BA '99) in Philadelphia, PA and at the renowned jazz school William Paterson University (MM '03) in Wayne, NJ. Some of his teachers include Trudy Pitts, Bill Charlap, Andy Laverne, Harold Mabern, Mike Longo, and the late James Williams. While in college, Steve performed with many jazz artists including trumpeter John Swana, and drummer Adam Nussbaum. After seeing Steve perform with one of the university ensembles, the late Grover Washington Jr., hired him to play 2 weeks of concerts in the Philadelphia area

Steve Hill

Born: November 10, 1978

I am a classical trained pianist but have moved more towards the Jazz scene in recent years. As a pianist and saxophonist I have played gigs up and down the UK with major venues including Royal Albert Hall, Festival Hall, St. John's Smith Square. Other gigs have ranged from Jazz bars in Yeovil and Bath, as well as private functions from Birmingham to Southampton to Middlesbrough. I am very flexible in terms of style and willing to play any variety of combinations & events. I also have a jazz trio/quartet available for functions and gigs.

Sila Shaman

Born: October 19

”Intelligent” and “Inventive” and “Free-swinging” are some of the words that critics have used to describe pianist and composer Sila Cevikce Shaman's music. Born in Ankara, Turkey, she moved to USA in 1993 to study composition and jazz improvisation where her mentors included Jerry Bergonzi, Joanne Brackeen, Robert Helps and Chuck Owen. For the next decade she has written for, performed and recorded with many ensembles including Kim Bock Quartet, Spindle, Greenwich Blue, Dan McMillion Groovin’ High Big Band, Robin Hackett, SDS Trio, poet laureate Lawson Inada as well as her own quartet featuring Rich Perry and Ari Hoenig

Selen Gulun

Born: January 26, 1972

Selen Gülün started her education in Music at Istanbul University State Conservatory at 1980. After graduating from Istanbul University Business Department at 1992, she continued her Music education at Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory in Istanbul. There, she studied piano with Hülya Tarcan and composition with Ercivan Saydam and Ilhan Usmanbas. In 1996, she received a scholarship to study jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, where she formed the quintet Just About Jazz that continues to perform her own original compositions on the international circuit. The Quintet’s album Just about Jazz, Live has released by DMC Jazz, Turkey at 2005, and re-released by rec by Saatchi, jazz at 2006

Samuel Chell

Born: June 29, 1950

I'm a college teacher and DJ a weekly jazz show on WGTD, the local NPR/Public Radio outlet. The emphasis is on the past 80 years of recorded jazz, from Armstrong to the present, as well as on the Great American Songbook. Demonstration copies are welcome.