Results for "piano"

Eddie Green

Born: May 2, 1933

Legendary and highly-respected Philadelphia pianist / keyboardist Eddie Green was a sideman on dozens of projects, and finally released two CDs as a leader, the long out-of-print debut "This One's For You" and his posthumously-released coda Shades of Green. After informal tutoring with Bud and Richie Powell and studying harmony, theory, composition and arranging at Combs College of Music, Eddie Green performed with the likes of Dexter Gordon, Slide Hampton, Donald Byrd, Hank Crawford, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Gary Bartz, George Coleman, Junior Cook and many others. He was on records that went "gold:" Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs

Rema Hasumi

Born: January 4, 1983

Rema Hasumi (born in Fukuoka, Japan) is a pianist/vocalist who is based out of Brooklyn, NY. Rema has performed at venues across NY, the United States and Asia. In 2009 she performed at the Kennedy Center as one of the four finalists of Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Pianist Competition. More recently, upon invitation by acclaimed vocalist Jen Shyu, Rema presented her solo work “The Patterns of Duplicity” at a series of “Solo Rites” concerts by Ms. Shyu. The piece featured the poetry “Spring and Asura”(1925) by Kenji Miyazawa interpreted in multiple languages, exploring the possibilities of musical ideas unique and inherent to each language

Stu Shelton

Jazz pianist Stu Shelton has been a resident of Southwest Florida since 1989 and has entertained thousands of people in the area. He prides himself on the ability to play left-handed acoustic bass sound, while at the same time playing right-handed piano with an unparalleled musical fluency that absolutely speaks for itself. Stu Shelton is well known among those who enjoy genuine jazz and has a devoted following of fans who enjoy his performances at venues throughout the area.

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Zahili Gonzalez Zamora

Born: December 16, 1979

Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, a brilliant Cuban-born, Afro Cuban jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, arranger and educator, is releasing a landmark new album on October 24, 2025.

Entitled Overcoming, the album explores her extensive inner journeys through the challenges of her very personal apprehensions that might have held her back from stardom—until now—and finally releasing this album—as a vision of her true self.  The five songs on Overcoming—composed by Zahili and arranged by Zahili and bassist Gerson Lazo—take on deep introspections. “Rumination,” “Blissful Sorrow,” “Despair,” “Duality Embrace,” and finally, “Negra” take listeners inside the heart-searching pieces of her very personal odyssey, creating a beautiful and beguiling landscape into the deepest metamorphosis of her inner soul.

Ludmila Santini

Ludmila is a renowned Swedish modern composer and concert pianist with a partially Czech roots. 

In her childhood she was a child prodigy. She started playing the piano at the age of 4 and composed her first compositions even before she learned to read the music sheets.

At the age of 8 she started her first successful series of concert performances and as a child she participated in composers' competitions with adult composers. In the early 90's, her musical compositions could be heard on various TV and radio stations.

She graduated from the Music Conservatory, majoring in piano. Her artistic signature style is characterised by a strong melodic line with jazz, pop and classical music intertwined.

Daniel Stawinski

Born: August 11, 1979

Born in Berlin in 1979, Daniel Stawinski began his musical education at age 6 with classical piano. Some years later he started playing jazz under the guidance of Alexander von Schlippenbach and Aki Takase, two of Germany’s main free jazz pianists. As a teenager he was an active member of Berlin’s jazz scene, hanging out and playing in the nightly jam sessions in underground Berlin. From 2001 till 2005 he studied jazz piano at the Musikhochschule Hanns Eisler and joined the Bujazzo (German Youth Jazz Orchestra) directed by Peter Herbolzheimer. During this time he was part of numerous jazz bands, and played with virtually all salsa groups in Berlin. After finishing his studies at the Conservatory, Daniel Stawinski decided to live in Paris, looking for new challenges and perspectives

Cesar Orozco

Born: 1980

César Orozco is a prolific Cuban/Venezuelan pianist, composer and arranger with an innovative approach of fusion between Venezuelan and Cuban music with jazz. After fourteen years living in Venezuela, Mr. Orozco moved to the United States in 2012. He received a full tuition Assistantship from The Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University, from where he completed a Graduate Performance Diploma (GPD) major in Jazz Piano, under the guidance of the great jazz pianist and organist Timothy Murphy. He also holds a degree in violin performance and ensemble conducting from the National School of Arts in Havana, Cuba

Ben Haugland

An accomplished and experienced musician, Dr. Ben Haugland has a history of musical distinction. In August 2012, he completed a Doctor of Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado and is a recipient of nine DownBeat awards, including “Best Instrumental Jazz Soloist.” As a master’s student at the University of North Texas, he played an toured with the world renowned UNT One O’Clock Lab Band and is a featured soloist on their album Lab 2009, which received a Grammy nomination for "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album." Haugland’s background in jazz performance and education provided him with the inspiration to complete his dissertation, entitled “Phineas Newborn, Jr

Manuela Pasqui

Italian pianist and composer, studied with Arman Azemoon, Manlio Plinto, Elisabetta Pacelli, Walter Fischetti, Federico La Terza, Agostino di Giorgio, Bob Nissim, Enrico Pieranunzi, Stefano Battaglia, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Danilo Rea, Rita Marcotulli, Kenny Werner, John Taylor, Franco D'Andrea, Anders Jormin. Projects: Manuela Pasqui trio; Machine Project “improvvisation trhought early music”; Kind Folk “Omaggio a Kenny Wheeler”; Tiziana Nauaui-Manuela Pasqui duo. In june 2012 her first album is released: Il filo dell'aquilone (The string of the kite, Histricks Records), 9 tracks characterized by a modern and impressionistic jazz sound.