Results for "piano"

Norman Landsberg

Norman Landsberg has been part of the bay area music scene for many years. Though trained in classical piano, he was able to draw upon the cultural diversity of his native New York City to develop a familiarity with a wide range of musical tastes and styles. His professional career started as one of the founding members of the rock group MOUNTAIN, featuring guitarist Leslie West. (Samples from songs Norman co-wrote as a member of Mountain have found a new life in current hits by such artists as Jay-Z and Kanye West, winding up in films like "Barbershop" and "The Taking of Pelham 123”). He first came to the bay area with his group “Hammer” to record an album for Bill Graham’s San Francisco Records, and subsequently moved here permanently, becoming vocal arranger and music director for the Pointer Sisters, touring extensively and making numerous television appearances with them

Russell Schmidt

William Susman

American composer William Susman has created a distinctively expressive voice in contemporary classical music, with a catalog that includes orchestral, chamber, and vocal music, as well as numerous film scores. In addition to his work as a composer, he spearheads the contemporary ensemble OCTET and Belarca Records. AllMusic calls him an exemplar of "the next developments in the sphere . . . [of] minimalism," and textura describes him as “not averse to letting his affection for Afro-Cuban, jazz, and other forms seep into his creative output.” His music has earned praise from The New York Times for being “vivid, turbulent, and rich-textured,” from Gramophone as “texturally shimmering and harmonically ravishing,” and from textura for being “entrancing

Drew Miles

Born: August 6, 1983

Born in Richmond, VA (Aug 1983) Drew Miles' exposure to music began at an early age; with his mother whom at a young age played piano and sang in the church choir, along with stories of his paternal grandfather (Charles Miles) as a singer in a male quartet. Naturally, music poured over into Drew’s house and his environment, being influenced early on by Soul Music of the 60's, 70's and 80's, Hip-Hop, and Gospel; Drew joined his elementary school band playing trombone at 9. During this time he began to dabble around with the keyboard and piano at a neighbor’s house, but at this stage never had any formal piano lessons. As a teenager, his talents and gifts truly began to flourish

João Paulo Esteves da Silva

Born: May 17, 1961

Cheryl Thurston

Debo Dabney

A fixture in the Richmond, Virginia Jazz scene for many years, Debo Dabney has played with just about everyone of note in the area. His experience spans many genres of Jazz in addition to having played with regional funk bands in his youth.

Craig Gildner

Whether you love to lindy hop, remember the days when "swing was king", or just appreciate good vintage jazz, you can dig all that jive with Blue Sky 5. The band’s repertoire consists of songs made popular by Count Basie, Nat Cole, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Fats Waller, along with tunes by other swing era artists. Not just a repertoire band, Blue Sky 5 performs original songs written by Craig Gildner and arranged by the musicians that capture the era's style and sizzle. It's sole mission: to keep live swing music thriving for generations to come..and have a ball doing it!

Rogier Telderman

“Telderman is one of Europe's major new jazz musicians. He is able to blend together influences from jazz, classical, and pop in a completely original way, thus creating a unique personal style. This can be heard clearly on his highly acclaimed debut album Contours (2015). Pianist Telderman is particularly well known for his beautiful melody lines and the emotional depth of his music. Moreover, his playing is warm, lyrical, technically sublime and dares to seek contact with the audience during concerts.” — North Sea Jazz

Leopoldo Osio

Born: January 27, 1985

Jazz Pianist Leopoldo Osio was born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. He started playing piano at a very early age, inspired by Venezuelan Traditional Music. He credits George Shearing as being the first musician that got him hooked on jazz when he was 14 years old. Around this time, Leo began studying with jazz musician and promoter Ivo Farfan, who introduced him to jazz trumpet player Julio Mendoza who was to become his principal mentor and develop his interest in bebop. Leo immersed himself in the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gilliespie, Chucho Valdes and Paquito de Rivera. At the age of 16, he was invited to perform in the Festival de Jazz en el Orinoco with important Venezuelan musicians like Ivo Farfan, Victor Cuica, Roberto Giron, and later the same year The Jazz Festival El Hatillo with Julio Mendoza Quartet. His interest in music led him to study at several universities in 3 countries to improve his knowledge in different areas of the music, including Jazz and Latin Music at IUDEM-Venezuela, Brazilian Music at Conservatory Souza Lima-Brazil and Newpark Music Centre where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance (Hons) in 2010