Results for "Sal La Rocca"

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SLR 5's New Band Experience: No Intiendo

Featuring the music of Sal La Rocca
Duration: 1:59
May 7, 2021

Sal La Rocca, one Belgium​'s finest bass players with an illustrious career behind (and ahead) of him, is surrounding himself with young talent for this new exciting quintet. All new material and adventurous group interplay is on the menu! Sal La Rocca (double bass); Maayan Smith (tenor saxophone); Phil Abraham (trombone); Igor Gehenot (piano); Noam Israeli (drums).

Song of the Day

RAGGA

February 15, 2021

Album: Shifted
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Igloo Records & El Negocito Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 06:10

Article: Year in Review

Popular Jazz Songs: 2020

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2021

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2020. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Did Mark Murphy Believe In UFOS? Tony AdamoDid Mark Murphy Believe In UFOS? ...

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Joker

Featuring the music of Sal La Rocca
Duration: 2:06
September 21, 2020

A sneak peek at bassist Sal La Rocca's new band, SLR 5, and their upcoming release Joker with Maayan Smith (tenor saxophone), Phil Abraham (trombone), Igor Gehenot (piano), Noam Israeli (drums) and Sal La Rocca (bass).

Song of the Day

Cache-Cash

February 6, 2020

Album: Shifted
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Igloo Records & El Negocito Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 05:11

Article: Year in Review

Popular Tracks: 2019

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2020

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2019. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! After the Rain Teodross Avery After the Rain: A Night for Coltrane

Musician

Lieven Venken

Raised in Belgium in an environment full of music, Lieven Venken began playing the violin at the age of four. Soon he expanded his training to include percussion, which, while he excelled as a vocalist and violinist, became his primary focus and love. Lieven then entered Belgium's "Lemmensinstuut", studying with world reknowned jazz drummer h Dré PALLEMAERTS. He graduted in '99 "cum laude". He also studied in Amsterdam with Kees CRANENBURG and with Billy HART (New York). Private lessons, Billy HART, Brian BLADE, Jorge ROSSY, jazz drums New York 1997 Summer camp, jazz drums by Billy HART, ensemble by Mark LEVINE, jazz drums, ensemble Dworp, Belgium Aug.1997, Aug

Song of the Day

Shifted

July 1, 2019

Album: Shifted
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Igloo Records & El Negocito Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 04:21

Musician

Maayan Smith

Jerusalem native, Maayan Smith started his musical studies at the age of 9 and was quickly recognized as a talent to look out for. He found guidance and a mentor in prof. Gersh Geller at the Jerusalem Conservatory mastering the classical style of saxophone and winning numerous scholarships, awrards and competitions. He continued his studies with prof. Geller thorough high school and has recieved his Bachelor of music degree from the Jerusalem Music Academy for classical perfomance in 2006. Since 1998 Maayan has been a member of the Jerusalem Saxophone Quartet, exploring his interest in chamber music and ensemble playing

Musician

Igor Gehenot

The pianist Igor Gehenot started classical piano studies from an early age. At 13 he enters the jazz section of the royal academy of Liège and at 19 the conservatory of Maastricht. He enters the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2009 for two years, where he studies among others with Eric Legnini, and starts his own trio with Sam Gerstmans on double bass and drummer Teun Verbruggen. The trio led by Igor Gehenot won the Sabam’s youth jazz award in 2011. The recognition was justified. The pianist, born in 1989, has progressively established himself as a major talent on the Belgian and European scenes. After recording the first album «Road Story» (Igloo New talents, 2012), Igor toured extensively in Belgium and elsewhere (Jazz A Vienne, Mexico Festival…). In 2014, he presented the new album «Motion», still featuring Verbruggen on drums but with Philippe Aerts as the new partner on double bass