Results for "Saxophone"

Laura J Marras

Born: May 21, 1981

Born in Iglesias, Sardinia, Laura J Marras began studying the saxophone at the age of eight with the local S. Cecilia Wind Band of Fluminimaggiore, her hometown. After performing extensively as an alto saxophonist across the Cagliari area, she developed a deep passion for jazz and, in 2013, was admitted to the Jazz Department of the G.P. da Palestrina Conservatory in Cagliari, where she earned her degree in Jazz Saxophone with top honors. In 2018 she joined the Orchestra Jazz del Conservatorio di Cagliari (OJC) as lead alto, performing in theaters, jazz clubs, and festivals throughout Sardinia

Nathan Tokunaga

Born: December, 2006

Nathan Tokunaga is a clarinetist and saxophonist from the San Francisco Bay Area, now studying and performing in New York City. Inspired by early jazz and continually exploring new musical boundaries, his music engages audiences across generations, bringing the joy and spirit of swing to today’s listeners. Tokunaga has performed hundreds of concerts at clubs, swing dances, festivals, and concert halls, and was named a 2026 YoungArts winner in jazz clarinet.

Declan Sheehy-Moss

Born: July 19, 2000

Declan Sheehy-Moss is a genre-bending multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and mixed-media artist born and raised in New York City. Dipping his fingers (and ears) in everything, Declan blends jazz, pop, funk, electronic, and more to produce a searing fusion of sound.

Declan’s digital production and recording skills along with his instrumental and technical prowess combine to create a digital and acoustic mix, supported by analog synths, EWI, and the other quirky instruments assembled at his home studio in Brooklyn, NY.

Since 2017 Declan has since written, produced, recorded, mixed, and released 8 singles and two EPs, also working as a sideman for numerous other artists’ records and live shows such as Redveil, Henry Threadgill, Cisco Swank, Khal!l, Talia Goddess, Twinbrother, and many more. Declan has also performed at a number of renowned venues in the US, such as BAM, The Jazz Gallery, Newport Jazz Fest, Symphony Space, Monterey Jazz Fest, and more.

Zack Varner

     Multi-instrumentalist and composer Zack Varner remains in constant demand on the stage and in the studio. His quartet has performed at the international Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Santo Domingo Jazz Festivals. In his home city of Austin, Texas, he has performed showcases at the Uplift Jazz Festival and the South by Southwest Music Festival. Varner’s solo album release Blues in the Nude features eleven original compositions and has garnered excellent reviews from several established music critics. The Austin Chronicle’s Jeremy Steinberger writes: “Varner expertly honors tradition with hard bop and swing themes while simultaneously exploring and building on the genre's evolution through tango, bossa nova, and samba-infused textures.

Albano the Madman

Born: July 5, 1982

We're really doing this, huh?

So this is the part where ::insert famous instrument company or famous musician:: is gonna slog through some paint by numbers B.S. about where I went to school and who I studied with...and we all have to pretend like it still matters in 2025 (or really, ever?)

Nah. Just listen to the music!

Stay weird, everybody!

Anders Lønne Grønseth

Born: February 21, 1979

Saxophonist, reed doubler (clarinet, flute) and composer born in 1979, resident in Oslo, Norway. Anders studied to a master degree in performing arts at Göteborg University (Academy of music and drama) after completing his bachelor at the Norwegian academy of music in Oslo. With roots in the jazz tradition, Anders seeks out a broad span of influences which come to display both in his playing and writing. Studies of classical composition of the 20th century, Indian classical music and Maqam tradition of the Middle-East continue to make way for explorations in playing techniques, composing and theoretical development.

wessmithjazz

Born: 1984

Wes Smith is an in-demand musician who has performed with legendary names like Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Booker T Jones and Poncho Sanchez.  He has recorded commercially for artists like Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya.  His woodwinds can be heard frequently in the Film/TV world.

Smith’s musicianship has taken him around the globe - from the Hollywood Bowl, to palaces in Udaipur, to the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia.  One of his noted career highlights was performing at the White House in Booker T Jone’s band with President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance.  He was also featured in the finale of the Academy Award winning feature film, ‘Whiplash.’

The Jellyfish

The Jellyfish is a new ensemble brought together by saxophonist/clarinetist, Jacob Gorzhaltsan. The ensemble is rounded out by Ravi Naimpally (tabla) and Ewen Farncombe (keys). The music of the band is fully improvised or composed on the spot, blending a variety of influences, instruments, rhythms and sounds from around the world in a loop-based musical setting. With an emphasis on interaction and communication between musicians, the Jellyfish takes listeners on a musical, explorative, and psychedelic journey of spontaneous composition, with the band usually performing in a continuous hour and a half experience of free-flowing improvisation.

Stefan Karl Schmid

Stefan Karl Schmid is "without question one of the most intereting saxophonists of the young German jazz scene" (jazzandrock.com). With "a sound language full of nuances" (Kölner Stadtanzeiger) and an always "alert intellect" (DLF), the half-Icelandic, half-German has already "found his own personal style" (Mannheimer Morgen). He implements this style with great detail and virtuosity in diverse projects and ensembles, both as a saxophonist/ clarinettist and as a composer.

Schmid spreads his artistic work over various formations, which he leads partly alone, partly together with his band colleagues. From the intimate duo with pianist Lars Duppler, to trio and quartet formations (MUSE & Schmid's Huhn), to large ensembles such as his octet Pyjama or the Subway Jazz Orchestra, he impresses both playfully and compositionally with a "masterful sound language full of nuances that can be savoured with all the senses" (H.P. Koll).

Jessika Smith