Results for "piano"

Evan Oberla

Evan Oberla - Trombone/Keys/Guitar/Voice

Evan Oberla is an artist, musician & composer based in New Orleans with a naturally dynamic sound arriving at an intersection between catchy melodious themes and instantaneous adventurous improvisation, all the while maintaining a fresh soulful groove. Finding expansion in the slightest of movements, Evan thrives in inviting the listener along a journey of rhythmic and harmonic expression. This trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, & singer/songwriter is a naturally gifted performer who has delved into many varied genres in his career, honing a musical soup of influences into a style at once familiar to the ear yet uniquely his own.

Luiz Simas

Born: February 6, 1948

Luiz Paulo Bello Simas was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948 in the neighborhood of Tijuca, in the north zone of Rio, into a typical middle class family. His father worked in a bank, and his mother, who later became a math teacher, was a homemaker. He was still an infant when his family moved to Leme, in Rio's south zone, then to Copacabana, where he started piano lessons at the age of four. He practiced on his great grandmother's old Pleyel. They moved again to Rio's north zone, and then back to the south zone to settle in the neighborhood of Ipanema. His grandfather, a dentist who was a pioneer in the use of dental implants in Brazil, bought a large apartment with the help of money he had won in a lottery. At this time Luiz used to listen to a varied cocktail of genres on the radio: samba-canções by Miltinho, Caubi Peixoto and Ângela Maria, samba-de-breques by Moreira da Silva, and a variety of styles by other Brazilian singers

Erik Deutsch

Born: October 26, 1976

Having first come to prominence as a member of the funk-jazz collective Fat Mama, Brooklyn-based pianist Erik Deutsch has toured and recorded with artists like Norah Jones, Charlie Hunter, Citizen Cope, Theo Bleckmann, Rosanne Cash, Ben Allison, Shooter Jennings, Allison Miller, Scott Amendola, Steven Bernstein, Ellery Eskelin, Jim Campilongo, Nels Cline, Jenny Scheinman, and Art Lande. A prolific composer and bandleader, Erik's five albums have received critical acclaim by RollingStone, Jazz Times, USA Today, and the Huffington Post, including Relix magazine naming Deutsch’s 4th album Outlaw Jazz the #16 best album of 2015

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Diane Marino

Born: October 20

"Romance in the Dark" on all streaming and online retail platforms:

"Romance In The Dark"  (M&M) 2024  Sets a romantic mood with
a collection of 4 recently recorded songs: “Romance In The Dark, Trust In Me - So In Love - I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know”, as well as 6 remixed and remastered songs, “Out Of This World - Speaking Of Happiness - The Jazz In You - You Don’t Know What Love Is – also, “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye and Yes I’m Ready” featuring Houston Person.

Dwiki Dharmawan

Dwiki Dharmawan is one of Indonesia’s most gifted and celebrated music personalities: a multi-genre keyboardist, composer, producer, peace activist and cultural icon. With a career spanning over 30 years and performances in more than 70 countries, Dwiki remains one of his country’s most popular and respected industry stalwarts. On his debut for MoonJune, listeners were treated to an exotic musical mélange of the highest order — featuring fusion, jazz and progressive rock luminaries, Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip, as well the legendary violinist, Jerry Goodman. “So Far, So Close” featured adventurous compositions, augmented by sleek arrangements and performances. His follow-up release, “Pasar Klewer,” cruised at even higher altitudes — earning Dwiki a coveted 5-star review in the iconic Downbeat magazine, the widely read and highly respected All About Jazz, as well as equally exalted praise from respected music critics across the globe

Joshua Espinoza

Born: April 12, 1989

​Latino-American pianist Joshua Espinoza blends and bends genres into a style that is immediately relatable yet difficult to define. Fusing the spontaneity of jazz with soaring folk melodies, shimmering impressionism, and head bopping backbeats, Espinoza explores the art of musical storytelling with the refinement of classical chamber music but the freedom of jazz. Espinoza has performed professionally with jazz luminaries such as Sean Jones, Warren Wolf, Miho Hazama, Jihye Lee, Paul Bollenback, John D’earth, Mike Pope, Chuck Redd, and Kris Funn.

Neal Kirkwood

Born: March 18, 1956

Neal Kirkwood, composer, pianist, writes music for jazz and contemporary classical ensembles. He has composed for jazz big band, classical ensembles, vocal ensembles, solo piano and full orchestra. He has received commissions from the New York State Music Fund; the New York State Council for the Arts; the Children’s Aid Society; the Jazz Composer’s Alliance and Belgian ensemble Octurn.

As a band leader, Neal Kirkwood has recorded six CDs: "Welcome To My Dream" (self-released, 2021) “Blue Inventions” (Present Eye Music, 2019); “Time’s Circle,” (Present Eye Music, 1996); “The Neal Kirkwood Octet”; “The Chromatic Persuaders”; “Extrospection” (Timescraper Records). Currently Mr. Kirkwood conducts and plays in his 17-piece ensemble, The Neal Kirkwood Big Band, in New York City.

MetaQuorum

Active since: January 23, 2014

Founded in March 2014 by Dmitry Ermakov, MetaQuorum brings together seasoned musicians with a passion for their craft. Refusing to be pigeonholed into any one genre, MetaQuorum melds a variety of styles from Prog through Funk to Electronic Jazz Fusion to create unforgettable music landscapes. CORE: Dmitry Ermakov – keys, vocals, composition, lyrics, arranger, producer Koos van der Velde – drums, percussion, audio engineering Victor Mikheyev – bass, guitar, composition, producer Carol Ermakova – vocals GUEST: Andrew Guerin – trumpet Marcus Bluesharp – blues harmonica George Mikheyev – cello Christopher Longwood (SugarHill Recording Studios) - mastering

Santiago Bosch

Born: March 27, 1987

Santiago Bosch is a pianist/keyboardist/composer born and raised in Barquisimeto (Venezuela) in 1987. In 2015, He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music (Bachelor of Music, Performance). In 2017, he graduated Suma Cum Laude (Master of Music, Contemporary Jazz Performance) at the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute. He earned a full tuition scholarship from Berklee College of Music for both programs. He has participated as a sideman and bandleader in a variety of venues and jazz festivals. He has been featured in live performances, master classes and recordings with artists such as Dave Santoro, Jack DeJohnette, Antonio Sanchez, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Elliot Mason, Dave Liebman, Jim Odgren, Donald Harrison, Darren Barrett, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kenny Garrett, Hal Crook, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lionel Loueke, Chris Cheek, Esperanza Spalding, John Patitucci, Nir Felder, Oscar Stagnaro, Fernando Huergo, Rick Dimurzio, Tim Miller, Nate Wood, Ari Hoenig, Cliff Almond, Evan Marien, George Garzone, Jeff Ballard, John Lockwood, Fernando Freitez Gassán, among others.