Results for "saxophone, alto"

Vince Lardear

Vince Lardear is a native of Wilmington, Delaware. Vince was selected to the McDonald's All-American Concert/Jazz Band and the All-East Jazz Ensemble as a high school senior. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University along with a Master of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has studied with David Baker, Jimmy Heath, Barry Harris, Lee Konitz, and Phil Woods. Vince placed third in the 1999 East Coast Jazz Festival's emerging artist competition. He is a former member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Morrow and played lead alto with the Illinois Jacquet Big Band for six years until the legendary saxophonists death in July 2004

Julie Joslyn

JULIE JOSLYN (Alto saxophone, live electronics, violin, vocals) is a native New Yorker. She is the co-founder of the avantjazz duo, ICONOCLAST. Joslyn has played with the Indian-influenced rock quintet Church of Betty, and can be heard on MacLean and Ponomarenko's album "Music Without Computers" and as guest screamer on Doctor Nerve's "Skin." Joslyn studied for a number of years with soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom. In addition, she is a practicing psychoanalyst and painter.

For More information about Julie Joslyn please consult The Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians by Lewis Porter: http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/joslyn-julie

ICONOCLAST is a duo from New York City comprised of Julie Joslyn (alto saxophone, live electronics, violin, vocals) and Leo Ciesa (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals)

Jeanette Harris

Born: March 9, 1979

Jeanette Harris was born and raised in California’s post-Gold Rush town of Fresno, smack in the center of San Joaquin Valley. Reared by her mother Annette Harris and her church organist father Floyd Harris – both of deep spiritual faith and intense believers in the art of music - Jeanette and her older brother Michael Harris received their loves of God, family and each other honest. “When I was 5, my father put a guitar in my hands,” Jeanette begins. “A year later he switched me to piano with a private teacher. I didn’t like it. Reading treble and bass clefs was so overwhelming I would cry but it did give me a great jumpstart

Chris Baker

Born: August 5, 1974

Alto saxophonist Chris Baker is at the top of his game as the highly anticipated debut album, Everything Is A Blues, was released in October 2006. This marks his first album as a leader, displaying his compositional, as well as, instrumental skills. In 2002, Chris appeared on a recording led by Skot Veroczi (www.skotveroczi.com), Out Of The Blue. Kenny Werner had this to say: “…and I love this alto player, Chris Baker! Where did he come from? I am usually bored with the pattern oriented players for whom a melodic line is a mysterious secret. He sounds melodic and really musical throughout, but modern at the same time.” Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Chris Baker has performed around the world in a wide variety of professional musical acts

Langston Brand

Born: June 12, 1990

Langston is currently a junior, doing Independent Study at Healdsburg High School. He is also taking a full load at Santa Rosa Junior College. He has studied jazz improv at SRJC and with Alistair Ingrahm. Langston is currently looking at universities to apply to as an incoming freshman. At the top of his list are NYU, UCLA, Oberlin, Reed, and USC. He loves to swing dance and spends many Friday nights at Ellington Hall in Santa Rosa. He also loves theatre and is directing an original play by Chris Phipps in the fall of 2007.

Nestor Zurita

Born: July 4, 1973

Nestor is an accomplished alto saxophonist, composer, educator, and social activist, with deep convictions. He has played thousands of concerts around the world many of them for underprivileged audiences. Through his music he has always promoted the value of social justice and democracy. He has also played for President Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama. Nestor plays and composes many genres, including classical, fusion, world music, Latin jazz, and jazz. He is also one of the most proficient EWI (electric wind instrument) players, crushing boundaries with his creations. Nestor plays globally, his engagements spanning Italy, France, Spain, South America, and throughout the United States

Travis Sullivan

Born: July 11, 1971

Posi-Tone Records recording artist Travis Sullivan has earned a worldwide reputation as an alto saxophonist, pianist, composer, and arranger. Embedded in the New York music scene for the past 15 years, he has been hailed by Jazz Times as being “…a gifted alto saxophonist and improviser who has also developed a strong and commanding voice as a composer.” Sullivan’s most recent CD was released in 2011: New Directions, his third album as a leader and his debut on Posi-Tone Records. New Directions presents eight of his original modern jazz compositions, as well as Rodgers & Hart’s “Spring is Here,” and his arrangement of the Tears for Fears classic “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” The new album also features his newly formed group The Travis Sullivan Quartet, which will be performing nationally and throughout Europe later this year. New Directions is his first small ensemble release in over a decade

George Bradley

Born: December 6, 1959

Playing the sax for approx. 14 years (tenor and alto)

Laura Dreyer

Born: March 18

Saxophonist, flutist, and composer Laura Dreyer is a vibrant, creative voice in the New York jazz scene. Her catchy original compositions combine lyrical melodies with Brazilian rhythms, jazz, and funk, resulting in an exciting, contemporary palette of sound with a strong rhythmic twist. A multi-instrumentalist, Dreyer performs both nationally and internationally with her Brazilian Jazz ensemble, Laura Dreyer & the Manhattan-Rio Connection, and is additionally in great demand as a sideperson. Audiences have heard her in the bands of such diverse artists as such as pianist Dom Salvador, Antonio Adolfo, Dr

Doc Stewart

Born: November 26, 1960

Chris “Doc” Stewart is a retired ER doctor from the Mayo Clinic who now performs regularly with the his own group as well as several other local groups in the Phoenix area. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays saxophone, flute, and clarinet in a variety of musical genres. His chart-topping recordings include “Phoenix” (2005) and “Code Blue” (2016).  Jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote: “The lead alto saxophonist, Dr. Chris Stewart, practices emergency medicine for a living, but leads the reed team flawlessly.” Doc Stewart has recorded with groups and artists such as Louis Bellson, Woody Herman, Wayne Bergeron, Toni Tennille, Matt Catingub, the Phoenix Symphony, and many others