Results for "piano"

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Matthew Zachary

Born: May 29, 1974

Classically trained from the age of 11, Matthew Zachary was 21 and a senior in College majoring in Music when diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. Aside from threatening his life, the tumor had severely compromised the use of his left hand. Told he might never walk, let alone play piano again, Matthew refused to give up hope. He empowered himself to continue playing as best he could through both surgery and post-operative treatment. Against all odds and advice, Matthew returned to school that same semester and graduated on time magna cum laude. Nearing eight years later, Matthew has beaten the odds

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Mathias Claus

Born: May 15, 1956

Jazz Pianist Mathias Claus, born 1956 in Waiblingen nearby Stuttgart, Germany. Education as jazz pianist at Musikhochschule Hamburg, studies with Prof. Dr. Dieter Glawischnig, diploma with excellence in 1989. Further studies with Ray Santisi at the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA plus classical studies with Shigeko Takeya and others. Mathias Claus started collaboration recordings with musicians of the young cyber jazzscene worldwide. He contributed as guest player on numerous artists’ CDs worldwide, working with many artists such as Peggy Morris, Nigel Hitchcock, Laurence Cottle, Sue Maskaleris, Daniel Martina, Fillipo Bertacche and others

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Mary Louise Knutson

Born: April 19

Minneapolis-based pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson, has been called "one of the most exciting and innovative artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time." Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene. Knutson's long-awaited new jazz trio CD, In the Bubble, ranked in JazzWeek's Top 10 and remained on the chart for 19 weeks straight. Six standards and four originals - which range from a swinging Oscar Peterson Trio-style "It Could Happen to You” to a smooth jazz version of “You Don’t Know What Love Is” to a Keith Jarrett style "You Are My Sunshine" - complete this highly accessible mainstream-to-modern collection.

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Mark Eisenman

Born: June 1, 1955

I'm a jazz pianist in Toronto who's originally from NYC. My latest Cd is a Quintet featuring Mark Eisenman (piano) Pat Labarbera (saxophones) John Macleod (trumpet & flugelhorn) Steve Wallace (bass) John Sumner (drums) playing my original compositions. I've been very active in the Toronto scene. I do a lot of accompanying gigs, playing in many bands. My reputation as a sensitive accompanist for vocalists seems to precede me. I also teach privately, and at York University. Please visit my web site for audio samples of my playing. A few years ago I recorded with Jazz Drummer Jimmy Cobb, when he was at the IAJE in Toronto. You can get the CD here http://www.cornerstonerecordsinc.com/pages/cat125.html

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Marilyn Harris

Born: March 12

Singer-pianist-songwriter Marilyn Harris boasts an enviable jazz pedigree. After studying composition with Hale Smith at UConn and film scoring with Ray Wright and Manny Albam at Eastman School of Music, Marilyn worked extensively with jazz arranger Gil Evans and studied piano with Richard Tee and Rodgers Grant. Her talents have graced not only her own recordings, but a wide variety of other artists' work including co- writing a gold record with Jim Brickman, doing arrangements for Bette Midler, Lola Falana and Donna McKechnie, and her songs have been covered by jazz vocalists Anne Marie Moss, Jackie Paris, Claire Martin, Bobbe Norris, Judi Silvano and Diane Hubka. Marilyn was born in Syracuse, NY and grew up in Hartford, CT

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Mark Birnbaum

"The soothing piano magic of ragtime king Scott Joplin along with Debussy & Scriabin. I just can't stop listening to this CD" (Dreamland Piano Gems Circa 1903).

Holly Lane, Blackheart Records

Consider Mark Birnbaum's unique compilation of works ("Dreamland Piano Gems Circa 1903") by a remarkable group of composers, one French, another Russian, an Englishman and an American. All were creatively active around the same time, the early twentieth century. All composed in the larger forms - symphonies, concertos, and operas. They are celebrated for their piano miniatures; miniatures but in no way small

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Luis Marin

Born: December 9, 1963

Luis Marin - piano As a pianist, Luis is often recruited to record at different musical productions with well-known artists. His services are in demand by the biggest names in the Latin Music industry. Luis has also shared the stage with Latin Piano Master Eddie Palmieri on various occasions, at Palmieri's own request on important concerts. In the Latin music genre to be acknowledged by Palmieri is considered a very high honor. Luis Marin had arrived!! Pianist Luis Marin was born and raised in the city of Bayamón, he began studying the piano at age 7. During 1984 he enrolled in Berklee College of Music where he began his studies under the program "Professional Music" remaining there until 1986

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Marc Devine

Born: January 27, 1971

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Louis Landon

Born: May 6

Louis Landon is a composer and Steinway artist. Formerly of New York and currently living in New Mexico, Louis has dedicated his life to music. His career has taken him around the world playing a variety of styles with some of the most recognized names in the entertainment industry. He toured nationally and internationally, playing classical music for Mikhail Baryshnikov; jazz fusion with The John Payne Band; Latin music with "Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers”; pop music with Rupert "Pina Colada Song" Holmes; and rock & roll with John Hall, opening for "Little Feat”. For the past 33 years, through his production company, Landon Music Company, Louis has written and produced music for film, video, and commercials

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Lucy Galliher

Born: November 11, 1954

Born in Washington, DC. Graduate of Maret High School, BA in Music from Oberlin College. Received National Endowment for the Arts grant to study jazz piano with Joanne Brackeen. Also studied at BMI Jazz Composer’s Workshop with Manny Albam, Roger Kellaway and Jim McNeely. Studied piano with Art Lande, Mark Levine, Barry Harris, and Hansi Alt. Faculty member at the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music, 1989-present. Faculty member at Greenwich House Music School, 1992-present. From 1999-2006 East Coast Editor of Jazz Now Magazine. Credits include Broadway (Me and My Girl), cruise ships, and recordings, including: Live at Helen’s, Lucy and Moore, with bassist Don Moore, and Springboard with Chris Potter, Ryan Kisor, Santi DeBriano and Yoron Israel