Results for "piano"

Levitas Bros.

Born: March 9, 1972

Critically acclaimed composer Eugene Levitas belongs to a new generation of young composers. He is fluent in the diverse languages of classical, contemporary, jazz, electronic and even pop - rock music. Eugene's compositions and arrangements can be heard in concert halls, CD recordings, theaters and on television. Levitas' concert music has been performed by many leading orchestras and artists including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Rishon LeZion Orchestra, Valencia City Orchestra, Chen Zimbalista, Roberto Paternostro, Yuri Bashmet and Moscow Soloists, Alex and Daniel Gurfinkel, Sharon Rostorf-Zamir and many others

Francesca Prihasti

Originally from Indonesia and now based in New York City, pianist Francesca Prihasti is jazz pianist/composer on the international jazz scene. Prihasti graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2012 (BMus) and New York University in 2018 (MMus), during which time she studied privately with the likes of Judy Bailey and Mike Nock (AUS) as well as Kevin Hays, Alan Broadbent, Peter Bernstein, Drew Gress, Ari Hoenig and Alan Ferber (USA) Prihasti has performed in Indonesia, Australia and the United States at various jazz venues and festivals such as Motion Blue Jakarta, Java Jazz Festival, Jazz goes to Campus, Jazzgroove Association, Venue 505, Colbourne Avenue, Manly Jazz Festival, Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, The Sound Lounge, Provincetown Playhouse, Silvana, Shrine, Club Bonafide, and ShapeShifter Lab. In 2017, Prihasti was selected as a promising artist to represent the New York University jazz department with performances and masterclasses in Costa Rica. Prihasti has released two albums of original compositions to critical acclaim with prominent New York jazz musicians

Micha Gilad

Born: July 11, 1992

Micha Gilad is an Israeli pianist, keyboard player and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Micha received his bachelors degree from the Newschool for Jazz and Contemporary music, as a part of the prestigious collaboration program between the Newschool and the Israeli Conservatory. Micha studied with some of the most known teachers in the city’s Jazz scene such as Sam Yahel, Matt Mitchell and Jon Cowherd, while also studying classical music and composition. His piano playing shows a unique voice, deriving from the Jazz vocabulary and heritage, but always exploring to find new colors. His playing and compositions are influenced of jazz, classical and even pop , blues and electronic music, mixed together to create different sound worlds and interesting surfaces for improvisation

Devin Roth

Born: February 25, 1986

West coast Canadian born Devin Roth travels the world seeking adventure and natural vistas of beauty as inspiration for his music. As a composer and pianist, Devin paints musical landscapes inspired by his experiences which capture the hearts and minds of his listeners. His music is much more than just jazz; his musical finesse and compositional prowess display a broad pallet of various styles including classical, rock, Latin and Celtic. Childhood Places, Devin’s debut album, features compositions inspired by the beautiful landscapes of British Columbia, Canada and the experiences of his adventurous outdoor upbringing in this dramatic geography

Joe Kenney

Born: May 12, 1989

Joe Kenney — a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a B.M. in piano performance (2013) — is a recording artist, songwriter, and pianist from Philadelphia. The music on Kenney's four albums and various collaborations span multiple genres, and are reflective of a cohesive blending of classical music theory, jazz fusion, rock, soul, and hip-hop idioms. Joe has garnered praise for both his original compositions and cover arrangements. His debut album, Afflictions and Remedies (2015), a solo piano album, received local airplay and was also praised as a "painting of a piano at work" by Meredith Hairston, who put the album in rotation at WJSU in Jackson, MS. In early 2016, Kenney went to work on an album of jazz and classical inspired arrangements of alternative rock and top 40 hits

Juan Sebastian Vázquez Barrachina

Born: January 18, 1992

He starts his piano studies at the age of 4, which he continues in the Profesional Grade Conservatoire "Jesus Guridi" in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). During his learning in the Conservatoire he regularly assists jazz courses during summer taught by Julliard School of Music during the Jazz Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz. At the age of 17 he starts his full- time jazz studies with the help of Iñaki Salvador and Albert Bover, which were responsible of his training until he entered Muskiene (University of Music in the Basque Country) to study Piano-Jazz. From that moment onwards he takes classes with many amazing jazz musicians such as Iñaki Salvador, Bob Sands, Guillermo Mcguill, Alejandro Mingot, Sorkunde Idígoras, Juanan Ros, Joaquín Chacón, Roger Mas, Francesc Capella, Horacio Fumero, Mariano Díaz, Fred Hersch and/or Eric Reed. In 2012 he forms SB3 Trio with the double bass player Arturo Valero and drummer Guillermo McGill

Silvano Pagliuca-Mena

Born: May 10, 1991

DON SISIMAY

Born: July 18, 1980

Raul Parentella

Raul Parentella – pianist, arranger, composer: Arranger and pianist for important Argentinean and worldwide personalities, such as Julio Iglesias, Sandro, Palito Ortega, Julia Zenko, Mercedes Sosa, Susana Giménez, among many others. Over 17 years, he was the exclusive producer of all the advertising music of Coca Cola Argentina, and also produced many jingles and sound tracks for several world- class companies. Several years he was the musical director for TV chanel 13, and from 1992 to 2000 was the pianist and musical director of the popular TV show “Hola Susana”. Arranger and pianist of “Tango CD” Julio Iglesias - that sold around 4 million copies worldwide

Fabian Kallerdahl