Results for "saxophone, alto"

Lil' Maceo

Born: April 24, 1975

"Mr. Funky Sax". This name aptly describes the musical old-school funky, foot-stomping music of Lil Maceo. His powerful music has made him one of the most sought-after saxophonists in the industry. This isn’t nickel & dime store this is bona fide unadulterated funk and R&B cleverly crafted by a master musician with hardcore roots in funk, pop, dance, and contemporary jazz. His shows are high energy ultimately compelling audiences to get out of their seats and party.

Lil Maceo has shared the stage with a host of music giants including Prince, Cyndi Lauper, JT Taylor, Maceo Parker, Nick Colionne, Euge Groove, Marcus Johnson, Cyril Neville, Sinbad, and Gavin DeGraw

Irwin Hall

Irwin got his start at the age of 9 when he won a lottery in school and was gifted an alto saxophone. By the age of 11 he was on stage performing professionally, and soon began winning local, state and national music competitions. Irwin attended Princeton University on a full ride to study East Asian philosophy. His research took him to Japan and China where his music took a deeper, more introspective turn. He learned Japanese and after graduating moved to Tokyo to begin work as a research assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of a major Japanese newspaper. But he was unable to resist his calling, and not long after, while at the Tokyo Jazz Festival, he ran into songstress Melody Gardot who heard him play and immediately hired him to tour with her band

Zac Zinger

Born: January 8, 1989

A multi-talented performer, Zac plays saxophones, flute, clarinet, shakuhachi, EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument), and a host of ethnic flutes. In 2019 he released his debut album, Fulfillment, which includes twelve original tracks for jazz quartet combining jazz fusion and Japanese traditional music. He has recorded woodwinds for the soundtracks of Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival, Just Cause 4, Street Fighter V, RWBY, Lazer Team, Moonlight Blade OL, and many more. He has also had the pleasure of performing in twelve countries with the likes of Anat Cohen, Kirill Gerstein, Mario Frangoulis, Nobuo Uematsu, and Wataru Hokoyama

LEHOUCQ

Born: January 27, 1961

Les sources d’inspiration sont à rechercher du côté des musiques actuelles et universelles, des territoires sans frontière. L’univers « world jazz » d’Alula se décline dans un répertoire original, composé de climats éclectiques se référant à la fois au jazz européen, au style progressif et à la musique africaine. Atmosphères aériennes, improvisations et grooves s’entremêlent, préservant toujours un caractère mélodique fort. Depuis sa création en 1998, le groupe parisien Alula a présenté son univers musical dans différents lieux de la capitale tels que le Sunset, le Baiser Salé, l’Entrepôt, l’Opus, l’Olympic, le Caveau des Oubliettes, le Satellit Café, l’Improviste… et en province : Jam (Montpellier), Hot Club (Lyon), Mandala (Toulouse), Sonographe (Le Thor), le Comptoir du Jazz (Bordeaux), le festival Jazz en Scènes 2008, 3 pièces (Rouen), Orléans Jazz festival 2009, Jazz in Rueil 2011, Ercé on Earth 2012… En juillet 2001 Alula a enregistré son premier album au Studio Gimmick, avec Olivier Ker Ourio invité à l’harmonica

Ted Schneider

Born: December 15, 1987

Born in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Ted Schneider has been an aspiring figure in the area since his formative years of study. Since receiving his high school diploma in 2006 from Haverford Senior High School, Ted went on to study undergraduate jazz performance at William Paterson University. While in attendance, he learned many valuable techniques of practice that set a framework for future projects and artistic endeavors. After a brief hiatus from schooling, he attended Temple University for a year, studying private saxophone, with various ensemble instruction. Subsequently, Ted has self-produced albums under his own name and played in a number of bands incorporating a variety styles and genres including Jazz, Funk, Free Jazz, and experimental music.

Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno

Born: June 2, 1967

Joey “G-Clef” Cavaseno (alto saxophone, clarinet, arranger, composer, producer)

Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno, aka G-Clef da Mad Komposa, was trained under the strict tutelage of some of the last living masters of Jazz Music, such as Doc Cheatham, Illinois Jacquet, Panama Francis, and Arvell Shaw. He stayed in these bands for over a twelve year period, studying, performing, observing, and paying dues, so that one day, he too might lead a great band. While many of his peers scrambled to acquire record contracts before even having played professionally as a sideman for any length of time, he followed the great example of so many reedmen in the orchestra of his idol, Duke Ellington, and stayed as long as he could, soaking up the experience and learning the craft first-hand, in a time where such experiences were all but gone away. In all three of these bands, his talent blossomed and he was given heavy responsibilities oftentimes as a featured soloist, lead alto, straw boss, and musical co-director; often called upon to write musical arrangements. Jazz Music brought him to over thirty countries before reaching the age of thirty.

Roz Harding

Roz Harding is an "original and imaginative" (Mike Westbrook) alto saxophonist. The alto speaks volumes for Roz; she feels connected to it and audiences enjoy her ability to communicate - "a player who can tell a story that captivates and brings us back for more" (Gary Bayley). Described as "inspirational" and "immense" by Jazzwise Magazine, Roz has an expressive and "distinctive" (Smiths Academy Informer) style, citing her influences as Kate Bush, Bob Dylan, F. M. Alexander and his technique, Art Pepper, Jeff Buckley, Prince, The Beatles, Manic Street Preachers and Jackie McLean

Martin Myhre Olsen

"This year's NTNU - AMBASSADØR is a saxophonist and composer from Leirsund, Akershus. He graduated from Jazzlinja NTNU in 2013 with an apprenticeship in composition in the same place. Together with the Megalodon Collective, he was a Gamesman nominee in 2015 and was named "Young Jazz Musician of the Year" in 2016. The candidate has been on Norway Tour with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Come Shine, who has played on Chick Corea's birthday party at Blue Note in New York. In addition, he is a rookie fresh winner of the year's Spellemannspris in jazz with the band Hegge. Since 2014 he has been the artistic director of MUST (Midtnorsk Ungdomsstorband) and has released the albums "Midtnorsk Ungdomsstorband & Young Voices", plays the music of Martin Myhre Olsen (2016) and "New Beginnings" (2017)

Sarah Chaplin

Born: February 18, 1966

London-based saxophonist, flautist, vocalist and jazz journalist. Co-founder of JAZZLONDONLIVE. Released 'Firehorse', debut album of original tracks with her Septet in March 2016, and a vocal duo EP with guitarist Pete Duncan entitled 'We Both Are Lost' in November 2017.

Allison Au

Allison Au (pronounced "ow") is JUNO award winning saxophonist, composer and arranger. Highly regarded for her distinctive and imaginative voice, Allison has been lauded as “a new jazz ambassador” for Canada.

Born to a Chinese father and Jewish mother, and raised in the multicultural metropolis of Toronto, Allison fell in love with music as a young child. Her father’s eclectic collection of vinyls and CDs exposed her to a wide array of musical styles. Struggling to find a sense of belonging in her biracial identity, the unhinged freedom of improvisation captivated Allison and quickly became her lab for self-expression and exploration.