Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Bob Stabach

Bob Stabach, Tenor Saxophonist, composer, educator has a master's degree from the University of Connecticut School of Music and has played and composed for various jazz groups in the New England region. He worked with the Rod Levitt Orchestra and performed at the Discover Jazz Festival in Burlington Vt. He also appeared with Taylor Ho Bynam, Dave Striker, Bob Gulloti, Houston Person, Stan Strickland, David Darling among others. Bob is leader of the Bob Stabach 4tet and resides in southern Vermont.

Tacuma Bradley

Born: September 9, 1982

Gerald Augustin

Born: 1988

Saxophonist Gerald Augustin was born in 1988 in Fort Myers. FL He graduated from Cypress Lake High School and went on to study saxophone at Edison State University with Dennis Hill. Gerald received jazz instruction from the renowned Southwest Florida-based trumpeter Dan Miller, then from Gary Campbell at Florida International University in Miami. Gerald's improvising style draws on many sources—Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. He started playing professionally at the age of 16 and has performed throughout Florida for functions for major corporations, events and weddings, then recently at Carnegie Hall in New York

Nono Roland Rakotondrainibe

Composer, singer and multi-instumentist music player, Nono (Roland Rakotondrainibe) plays sax, guitar and piano since he was a teenager. Born and raised in Madagascar, a country where music is everywhere and people do sing and play at any circumstance, Nono has been one of the country's pop stars in the 80/90s, surely the #1 among large cities' young people While enjoying this pop star status, Nono has never let apart his love, jazz music; he has carried on playing at local jazz clubs in Antananarivo (Madagascar) and later on in Lyon and Paris (France) which is his hometown nowadays. Mid-90s, Nono decided not performing nor touring anymore with his pop/rock band for focusing definitively on jazz by playing only in jazz clubs and also by being a full-time jazz professor at "Conservatoire de musique" of Lyon (the 2nd largest city in France) Beginning of 2014, Nono has decided to come back on stage by setting up a newly jazz group, #NonoJazzQuartet, with an ambition to bring to the world of jazz an unique colorful style: a music based on a blend of malagasy soul music, brazilian bossa swing and the groovy way of playing saxophone 'à la' Michael Brecker. #NonoJazzQuartet plays great jazz standards such as All blues, Blue in green, 500 miles high, Goodbye pork pie hat, etc..

Gil Del Bosque

Born: November 25, 1977

Freelance saxophonist, composer Gil Del Bosque, based in Austin, TX. Holds a regular performing schedule in Austin as well as across the state of Texas. He has shared with the likes of Boyz II Men, Huey Lewis and the News, Aaron Neville, Chris Potter, Mike Clarke, Debbie Boone and salsa singer Olga Tanon. In addition to performing, Gil currently teaches a studio of 40 saxophone and clarinet students. He has served as guest artist and clinician at various universities. Gil just released his debut album, "Here with You" on August 17, 2017. Recorded in Austin, TX accompanied by Chihuahua guitarist, composer, college professor and ex UNT alum, Armando Nunez Portillo, bassist Eric Ross, and BoDeans drummer, David Sierra

Jack Riotte

Born: 1998

Jack began studying alto sax in the summer before fourth grade, age 8, with Cheryl Weiner. Played alto in school bands grades 4 and 5. Switched to tenor sax summer between grades 5 and 6 at the behest of his band director, Tim Fisher. September 2009 acquired his much revered The Martin tenor (1949) and began studying with Tim Moran. November 2009 began playing out at Black Eyed Sally’s (Hartford) jam. April 2010 made a member of the Black Eyed Sally’s Bar-b-que Horns (named Babyback Jack). Connecticut Music Educators Association regional jazz band member 2012 (Strong School, Steve Fitzgerald director) and 2013 and 2014 (CRHS, Dean Coutsourides director). Shoreline Jazz Collective band member 2012, 2013 (Member of the Select Combo), 2014. Performed at Somethin’ Jazz and The Cutting Room (with Jason “Malletman” Taylor) in New York, with The Convertibles, Tony (Dioguardi) and Rickie (Miller), “Guitar” George Baker, the Greg Glover Band, Eight to the Bar, B Willie Smith, G Tree, Joe Cohn, Ct Blues Challenge winner Danny Draher, Barry Reis, Kent Hewitt, Donn Trenor, Rhon Lawrence, Peter Hand and many others. Jack is a student at CRHS and ECA can be found Wednesday nights at Black Eyed Sally’s (if it’s not a school night) and Saturday afternoons at Café 9 (New Haven) as well as on Youtube and at many upcoming shows (website under construction)

Jeroen van Herzeele

Born: September 13, 1965

Jeroen Van Herzeele is a Belgian jazz saxophonist. He was born in Zottegem. He plays in various bands such as Greetings From Mercury, Maak's Spirit, Octurn, Tomas and Co, Ivan Paduart etc... He won the Belgian Golden Django in 1999 for best Flemish artist.

Nelson Garcia

Born: 1977

Saxophonist Nelson Garcia "Makes music that is refreshing to the soul" My desire is to bring music that will make the listener continue listening! Nelson Garcia is a solid successful Gospel Saxophone recording artist who has been in the music industry for 18 years. He is a new and aspiring professional saxophonist to many, and has rapidly expanded his skills and reputation the last few year as a solo artist in Latin gospel, POP and funk music genres In Connecticut. He has been playing saxophone since the age of 15. Growing up in Moca, Puerto Rico where he took saxophone lessons with Julio Vasquez

Kevin Sun

Born: November 27, 1991

Kevin Sun is a saxophonist and composer living in New York City. His music has been called “...intense, harmonically virtuosic and compositionally complex" by DownBeat Magazine, and he has released seven albums to date—most recently, Quartets, in October 2024.

Sun has also recorded four albums with the ensembles Mute, Earprint, and Great On Paper, and he appears on recordings led by Jacob Garchik, Dana Saul, Xiongguan Zhang, and Elijah Shiffer.

In addition to performing in the U.S., Sun has performed extensively in China and has served as the Artistic Director of the Blue Note China Jazz Orchestra