Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Gerit von Stockhausen

Born: May 22, 1978

Thomas

Born: March 15, 1971

Thomas Hass, who is largely self-taught, got a foothold in the jazz scene as a member and co-initiator of the hard bop quintet Page One, who in 1987 won the International Jazz Federation contest for young European jazz groups in Leverkusen, Germany. In the group were talents like Thomas Blachman, Lennart Ginman, Henrik Bolberg and Erik Orum von Spreckelsen and they released two albums live from respectively Montmartre, Copenhagen and Ronnie Scotts in London. At the same time he was member of the fusion group The End with such musicians as Morten Grønvad, Niels Ratzer, Ole Skipper Moesgaard with whom he released two albums with

Henrik Gad

Born: September 30, 1977

"Henrik Gad is a 37 years old jazz saxophonist from the northern parts of Sweden. He started to play jazz at the age of 9 and has done so ever since. He has a “master of fine arts and improvisation” from the university of Gothenburg. Henrik has played with most of the well known jazz artist from Sweden and started his own quartet 3 years ago. Now it´s time for Henrik Gad Quartets debut album “For You” that will be released in the autumn of 2015!" www.henrikgad.com

Marcio Resende

Born: June 23, 1961

Marcio Resende was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 23, 1961. He began playing the flute at age seven and performed his first amateur musical show when he was sixteen with the band Semente that featured himself alongside Mario Adnet, Zé Luis Oliveira, and Claudio Nucci. His first professional show was with Nana Caymmi, the daughter of Dorival Caymmi. In 1981, Resende traveled to Boston, MA, to begin his musical studies at Berklee College of Music. He transferred to New England Conservatory one year later, studying with Jimmy Giuffre, George Russel, Joe Allard, Dr. William Thomas McKinley, John McNeil, Jack Reilly, and George Garzone, and graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree and Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies

Kevin Robinson

Born: December 6, 1975

Kevin Robinson, is a performer/composer /educator multi- woodwind instrumentalist, and practitioner who explores various interdisciplinary approaches to composition and improvisation. He is a native of Baltimore, MD and is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He received his BFA in Jazz Reeds from California Institute of the Arts where he studied composition with Wadada Leo Smith and Vinny Golia. Robinson is the leader of the band The Kevin Robinson Ensemble (KREation) which was established in 2003. The group has recorded ten studio albums. He has performed at various festivals and venues throughout the United States such as the Studio Museum in Harlem in New York City, The Made in LA 2012 Biennial in Los Angeles and at The Outsound Festival in San Francisco

William Hoshal

Born: August 14, 1964

Composer, arranger, and performer William Hoshal draws creative influence from the worlds he inhabits. Originally trained as an instrumentalist, his award-winning music has been featured in jazz festivals and on the concert stage both here and abroad. A native of the Pacific Northwest, William's artistic roots began in the rich Portland, Oregon music scene and took him to the jazz and commercial worlds of the east coast. He relocated to the desert southwest where a lifelong fascination with indigenous music of all kinds developed. Influenced by jazz legends John Coltrane, Michael Brecker and Joe Henderson, as well as European artists like Jan Garbarek and Nils Petter Molvaer, he began incorporating the indigenous traditions into the harmonic and rhythmic structures of jazz and contemporary classical music. As a jazz and commercial musician, he has performed with artists such as Pat Metheny, The Brecker Brothers, Clark Terry, James Moody, Bob Mintzer, Michito Sanchez, Doc Severinson, Maureen McGovern, Hans Zimmer, Celine Dion, and Lou Rawls. William was a staff musician/orchestrator/composer for the Walt Disney Company for over a decade and currently composes and designs sound for the video game industry

Dustin Hill

Born: May 3, 1994

Philadelphia based Saxophonist currently studying at University of the Arts.

Claus Waidtlow

Born: January 17, 1967

Prolific, adventurous and a true virtuoso and visionary, Claus Waidtløw has been one of the most highly respected jazz musicians in Denmark for nearly two decades. Originally an alto saxophonist, Waidtløw is primarily known today for his tenor work and audacious compositional sense. Internationally celebrated, Waidtløw has long been one of the leading trendsetters in European jazz. Born in 1967 and a presence on the Danish music scene since 1989. He is educated from the Rhythmic Conservatorium in Copenhagen, where he also studied modern composition with Bob Brookmeyer. In 1995 he won the international jazz competition in Gexto, Spain, with the group Science Fiction Quartet. In 1997, Waidtløw released his debut as a leader, Claustrophobia (Stunt Records), which featured the Danish trumpet player Jens Winther

Juan Alzate

Born: August 14, 1965

Juan Alzate is considred of the most important jazz saxophone players and educator in Mexico and in Latin-America countries, he teaches at Conservatorio de Las Rosas, Michoacan State University and Escuela DIM at Mexico City,and give masterclasses and concerts around Mexico and other Latin-American countries he studied at Escuela Popular de Bellas Artes, Conservatorio de Las Rosas and Berklee College in Boston where his teachers included Jim Odgren, Bill Pierce, Hal Crook, and studied privately with Jerry Bergonzi. Juan also attended Dave Liebman's course at East Stroudsburg University

Marty Gilman

Born: October 20, 1945

Graduate of Berklee College of Music. Skills include: reading, improvisation, arranging, band leader. Perform on Saxes, flute, piano/Hammond Organ and sometimes bass. Taught music at high school, college and graduate school levels. Music theory and Jazz history courses. Pro experience performing with Temptations, Platters, Tommy James, Ray Bloch and many more.