Results for "saxophone, soprano"

Froy Aagre

Born: June 8, 1977

Saxophonist and composer Frøy Aagre is a rising Norwegian jazz star. Despite her young age she has developed a highly individual expression and her compositions are both imaginative and original. Reviewers have compared Aagre with saxophone legends such as Jan Garbarek, David Liebman and Wayne Shorter. Frøy Aagres recent album Countryside has received world-wide acclaim from critics and musicians alike. The album was rated as one of the top ten albums in 2007 by the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen. Born in Tønsberg, Norway, Frøy Aagre began playing saxophone at the age of twelve and later moved to England to study saxophone at Birmingham Conservatoire

Paul Saint Alexander

Born: August 25, 1978

I am a Nigerian and a music graduate, I am currently the woodwind director in the Delta State University Orchestral, Nigeria.

Rocky Gordon

Born: June 18

Rocky Gordon hails originally from Philadelpha. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance, Magna Cum Laude. Rocky is currently pursuing his masters degree in jazz composition.

He spent the first part of his career as a working drummer in Las Vegas,  picking up saxophone as an added voice later on.

Rocky is also a highly respected composer and arranger, having written and recorded in every musical style, from rock to jazz.

His experience is extensive, and his journey continues today in pursuit of establishing his voice as a jazz alto saxophonist /composer.

Robert Spencer

Born: February 27, 1962

I am a longtime jazz fan and a writer for All About Jazz and Cadence Magazine. I enjoy duckrolls, walks on the beach, peace and justice for all, and old reruns of "Superman."

Charlie Smith

Born: January 30, 1979

Charlie Smith has developed a unique sound as a composer and arranger as well as a saxophonist and pianist. Charlie Smith Circle, his eleven-piece jazz ensemble, has recently released its first album on Conduit Records. The record, Ahead and Behind, features Charlie's creative compositions and arrangements as well as some of the hottest jazz musicians in the Northwest. After three years away from the saxophone Charlie is now focusing on soprano as his primary performance instrument. Currently he is performing his compositions with the Victor Noriega Trio as well as much of the material from Victor's new record, Stone's Throw, for which Charlie was the Producer.