Results for "saxophone, soprano"

Matt La Von

Born: January 22, 1977

Matt La Von has worked as a professional musician, performing and teaching, in New York City for more than 10 years. As a performer, his main area of expertise is as a jazz saxophonist, although he has also been prolific as a sideman in bands and on recordings that cover a wide range of genres which include Rock, R&B, Funk, Fusion, and Hip-Hop. As a teacher, he specializes in private instruction for beginner to advanced saxophone and clarinet as well as beginner to advanced jazz improvisation. Unlike many successful musicians, Matt La Von wasn’t born into a family of artistic types, much less professional musicians or folks with ties to the entertainment field

Guy Savio

Born: April 30, 1954

Je suis né à Montbrison, dans la Loire (42), et j'ai passé toute ma jeunesse à Boen-sur-Lignon. Là, j'ai reçu une formation musicale précoce, j'ai commencé l’apprentissage du solfège et du violon dès l’âge de 6 ans, à l’école de musique. En fait, j'ai toujours fait de la musique, je m'étais déjà orienté vers les percussions. Ma mère possédait une imposante batterie de bassines à lessive, et j'improvisais alors librement avec ces nombreuses sonorités différentes. |Création du groupe de rock "Les Excommunicated Archbishops": reprises de morceaux rock et musique Hendrixienne. | Dans les années 70, je me produis avec des amis musiciens dans des animations de villages, festivités diverses, bals folks, jouant violon et percussions, avec une nette inclinaison pour la musique africaine et la World Music. | En 1976, je m’installe quelques temps à Chartres et deviens le batteur du groupe CAMIZOLE, très orienté vers le Free-Jazz et les Musiques Improvisées. | A l’issue de cette expérience troublante et profondément marquante, je choisis une orientation professionnelle dans le secteur social (Educateur spécialisé, institution et milieu ouvert). | Dans ce cadre professionnel, je me forme parallèlement à la pratique de la musicothérapie

Jonathan Kava

Born: March 29, 1962

Having recently escaped from the corporate jungle, I spend my free time composing Jazz music and Jazz fused with many other genres.

Earl Williams

SOUL

Born: December 25

Soul is phenomenally successful instrumentalist who is on the verge of changing instrumental music as we hear it today. Soul's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz audiences, making him a household name. Soul is a fine player with an attractive sound (influenced by Kenny G) that often caresses melodies, putting a lot of emotion into his solos. Because he does not improvise much (sticking mostly to predictable melody statements), his music largely falls outside of Jazz and into Soul/R&B. However, since he is a saxophonist, he is classified as Jazz. Chris Mitchell started performing with professionals such as Kyle Turner and Dean James in 2005

Heath Watts

Born: December 29, 1968

Heath Watts is a soprano saxophonist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who specializes in free improvisation and free jazz. He has released two albums on Leo Records, Bright Yellow With Bass with bassist Blue Armstrong in 2017, and Breathe If You Can with drummer Dan Pell in 2008. Roeba Records released Philadelphia Company #1 in 2007 with Watts, drummer Dan Pell, and guitarist Barry Chabala. He has also self-released the album 2x with pianist Alexandra Swaney in 2007. Heath enjoys the duo format because of the intimacy of the interaction duos offer, but he also enjoys solo and larger group improvisation. A soprano saxophone specialist, Heath includes Steve Lacy, John Coltrane, Evan Parker, David Liebman, and Lol Coxhill among his major influences

Emile Parisien

Born: October 12, 1982

A key figure in creative and inspired French jazz, Émile Parisien has travelled through the early part of this century in a singular way: a budding young musician from Marciac at the turn of the millennium, the alto and soprano saxophonist has worked hard to explore tradition and history while going far beyond them. This evolution owes much to the curiosity of Émile Parisien, whose profile as a rising jazz star has gradually been refined to reveal a complex artist with a sharp mind.

From his collaborations with Daniel Humair, Vincent Peirani, Joachim Kühn and Michel Portal to his innovations with Jeff Mills and his act quartet, Émile Parisien has established himself in France and on a European scale as a catalyst for new ideas, even on the fringes of established territories (most recently in the XXXX project, alongside Wollny, Lefebvre and Lillinger, also with act).

Cennet Jönsson

Born: May 7, 1956

Cennet Jönsson - soprano- and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, composer - born in 1956 - educated at the Music Conservatory in Malmö, Sweden - resident in Lund, Sweden - leader of Cennet Jönsson Quartet and Triple Bass Fantasy - co-leader with Maggi Olin of the nonett Relay Orchestra and with Scott Stroman of the Stroman/Jönsson New Project - performs in Meloscope, Tolvan Big Band, Double Standards and in a newly formed Scandinavian trio with basist Thommy Andersson and percussionist Lisbeth Diers. - has performed with Billy Cobham in North by Northwest with tours in 15 European countries, and with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Daniel Humair, Gary Husband, Stan Sulzmann, Palle Mikkelborg, Scott Stroman, Niels Henning

Darron McKinney

Born: February 10, 1966

Saxman Darron McKinney is a Police Officer for the Detroit School District Police. In the 1980s, he majored in criminal justice and jazz studies at Southern University in Baton Rouge La, under Jazz Master Alvin Batiste of New Orleans. After Leaving Louisiana, he returned to Detroit, quickly getting back into the mainstream. Among the artist he has shared the stage with are Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Jimmy Heath, Roy Ayers, Betty "BEBOP" Carter,Joe Sample, Cuba Gooding Sr., Regina Belle, Mikki Howard and Waymen Tisdale.

Jamison Williams

Born: June 20, 1976

Soprano saxophone player specializing in experimental deconstructionism, and extended techniques; currently heading up the EAUF (Experimental Arts Union of Florida). Resides in Jacksonville, Florida.