Results for "saxophone, soprano"

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.

Shai Brenner

Soprano Saxophonist. https://www.youtube.com/user/shaibrenner

Philip Mahoney

Born: October 9, 1990

Philip John Mahoney (born October 9, 1990) is a saxophonist and well rounded musician. At the age of 3, he began to play the Piano. Ever since, he started to play by ear just by listening to any song. By the age of 10, he surely started playing the Saxophone. He mainly plays the Soprano, but he also on occasion plays the Alto. By his Freshman year of High School, he picked up the Guitar, Flute, Violin, Drums, and began to sing. As of now, he is unsigned, but is praying someone will pick him up.

Zachary Lipton

Born: August 19, 1985

Born in New Rochelle, New York, Zachary Lipton began playing the saxophone at eight. He was selected as a high school senior to the first NY Youth Symphony Jazz Orchestra, performing with Slide Hampton and Jimmy Heath. Seeking both a rigorous academic experience and New York City’s myriad musical opportunities, Zachary earned his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics at Columbia University. He also continued his musical education under Steve Wilson, Bill McHenry and Branford Marsalis, who praised, “Zack’s [rare] dedication to often overlooked elements of musicianship…. I am impressed with his innate sense of curiosity and meticulous attention to detail.” While a senior at Columbia, he recorded a collection of original compositions on an album entitled First Steps, which was praised in a review on All About Jazz as “an engaging introduction, musically genuine and well-conceived.” The same reviewer noted, “Lipton's improvisational approach echoes the swiftness of 1960s-era Wayne Shorter (Flight) and the gracefulness of Dexter Gordon (March 1st, Waltz for Maya).” Zachary has performed at venues throughout the city, including Smoke, the Knitting Factory, Columbia University, and the Underground Lounge and has toured Western France in La Rochelle, Ile De Re, and Châtelaillon

Gianni Mimmo

Born: February 13, 1957

GIANNI MIMMO Pavia, Italy. 1957. Work :A saxophonist and composer in the fields of jazz and experimentation for over 25 years, he has produced a series of original projects with highly disparate groups. His interest in the contamination between the arts has lead him to participate in numerous interdisciplinary activities, in particular those which examine the relationship between music-text and music-image. Presiding influences include jazz names like Steve Lacy and Roscoe Mitchell, contemporary musicians like J.Cage and Robert Ashley, and artists such as J.Pollock and Toti Scialoja. “Quest” is the key word that accompanies his work, which often gives priority to the collaboration of very different elements

Raoul Hawkins

Born: September 4, 1955

Raoul Hawkins began as trombonist for seminal world music group Keys. He led Sydney's underground rock band Paris Green for over a decade, and is currently bringing gypsy music to Sydney with the "Klezmer Connexion."

Enzo Favata

Born: November 17, 1956

Enzo Favata is one of the most active and best known Sardinian musicians on the Italian and international music scene, having played more than 2,000 concerts the world over. His research weds tradition and modernity and ranges between different musical cultures. He has studied classical and jazz saxophone, plays the soprano, sopranino and tenor sax, and the bass clarinet, as well as other ethnic wind instruments, above all from Sardinia – he is also a capable user of electronics, that he utilises together with acoustic instruments. He has played and recorded with Dino Saluzzi, Miroslav Vitous, Dave Liebman, Enrico Rava, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Django Bates, Lester Bowie, Flavio Boltro, Michel Marre, Tenores di Bitti, and many others. His concert-playing experience was flanked by production of sound tracks, working for RAI, radio and television, dance and the theatre

David Ramos

Born: February 7, 1962

Saxophonist, Flutist, Vocalist. New York based musician perfoming contempory jazz and a other pops with either Sax, Flute, or vocals.

Steven A. Branson

Born: February 11, 1952

see www.stevebransonbands.com AND www.sab-esq.com

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