Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Andy Page

Born: September 1, 1990

Andy Page is a New Orleans based woodwind player, composer, and arranger. His primary instrument is the alto saxophone, but he is adept on all saxophones, as well as flute and clarinet. He can be heard playing many styles of music, from pupular to niche, with unwavering fervor and respect for the craft. As a sideman, Andy has toured both nationaly and internationally and has contributed arrangements and compositions to several records. As a leader, he released is debut record in the Jazz idiom in october of 2023 and has also released EP's in the rock and experimental genres under the moniker "Brungo Jowl". 

JohnnyG

Born: June 21

Saxophonist, Producer, and Arranger from metro Atlanta. Performing in SoCal, Atlanta and elsewhere. Berklee College of Music graduate and leader of JohnnyG & The Dynamites and The JohnnyG Jazz Orchestra, a high energy Swing Big Band. Specializes in Jazz!

Anthony Bruno

Anthony Bruno has dedicated his life to music as a performer, educator, and creator. Born into a musical family, playing music has been a hallmark of his existence. Rooted in jazz but drawn to pop, rock and R&B, Anthony writes and plays unapologetically from the soul.  As described by Andrew Meriwether on 91.5 WBEZ, “(Bruno) has this ability to create melodies on the saxophone and I swear that I hear lyrics in my head when I hear these saxophone lines. I don’t know how he does it, it’s truly astounding." Since 2020, he has had a burgeoning career as a solo artist including 12 record and single releases of his own including his latest release entitled Cefalù, a sonic story about places known and fantasized. He has garnered over 3 Million Spotify streams for his releases and has been selected to 14 Spotify Editorial Playlists ranging from Contemporary Jazz to R&B as well as 2 YouTube Music Editorial Playlists. Bruno has also performed at various prestigious music festivals such as the New York City Winter Jazz Festival, the Chicago Jazz Festival, and the Chicago Blues Festival. Anthony is an endorsing artist for D’Addario Woodwind Products and Selmer Paris Saxophones.

Victor Valdebenito

Born: August 10, 1982

Víctor Valdebenito es compositor, saxofonista, contrabajista y arreglador, Egresado como Profesor Nacional de Música en el Instituto Superior Nacional de Artes actualmente IUPA (instituto universitario patagónico de las artes, Río Negro, Argentina) con especialización en Saxofón. En 2024 lanzó "Esperanza" su prier disco, Como compositor desarrolla su propio sonido patagónico, con esencia en el jazz, pero que tenga la profundidad de esta tierra. Como músico de sesión y acompañante, participó en varios proyectos, grabaciones, conjuntos, big bands y orquestas.
Entre sus experiencias artísticas ha tocado con de los siguientes artistas de renombre nacional e internacional: Rodrigo Domínguez, Tito Olivera (Brasil), Rafael Amarante (Brasil), Juan Álamo, Hernán Jacinto, Hernán Hock, Mariano Loicono, Ernesto Jodos, Julia Sanjurjo, Yamile Burich, Roxana Amed, Mike Schwebke (USA) Alonso Acosta (Perú), Bárbara Martínez, Silvia Aramayo, Julia Moscardini, Francisco LoVuolo, Fernando Vázquez, Adrián Laies, Juan Cruz de Urquiza, Javier Nandayapa (México), Miguel Cruz (México), Tony Michelli (EE

Adam Cordero

Born: November 18, 1999

New York native Adam Cordero is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and multi-instrumentalist based in Queens, New York. His dedication to music has led him to play at the most established jazz venues in the NYC area such as The Jazz Gallery, Smalls Jazz Club, Roulette Intermedium, Bar Next Door, and Williamsburg Music Center. Adam has also performed internationally for a week-long engagement at the Bern Jazz Festival '21, held in Switzerland, as well as South Korea ('24) for a series of four concerts. Adam’s quintet, “Arcadia” strives to unite people in the need to preserve our environment. "Arcadia" holds benefit concerts throughout the year— their most recent event was held on April 24th, 2024 at Julian's NYC, raising money for the PCRF. In 2022, Adam's career as a bassoonist led him to collaborate with avant-garde jazz legend & Pulitzer Prize winner, Henry Threadgill for his multimedia project "The Other One" which was performed + recorded live at Roulette Intermedium and released as an album in 2023. Adam has shared the stage with other incredible artists such as Morgan Guerin, Alfredo Colon, Ingrid Jensen, David Virelles, and Tyshawn Sorey. Adam's most recent album recorded with Odin Scherer in 2023, Sonora, "explores musical landscapes, balancing robustness and fragility to evoke significant emotional responses" according to acclaimed reviewer Filipe Freitas at JazzTrail. Adam was named a National YoungArts Foundation Winner in 2018 and in 2019, he performed and was broadcasted on the East Coast's premier jazz radio station, WBGO. In addition to playing saxophones & bassoon primarily, Adam also plays clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute. ​

Kannon

Active since: 2022

Kannon is a 4 piece spiritual jazz/ rock band if Alice Coltrane played in Mogwai.

Evan Francis

NYC-based EVAN FRANCIS writes, arranges, and has performed extensively in various Latin, Jazz and Pop music scenes on
both coasts. Originally from Los Angeles, he was the featured flute soloist on the Pacific Mambo Orchestra's Grammy-winning album, and
in Downbeat Magazine Critics' Poll, he has been named a 'Rising Star' for six years in a row. Evan has toured and recorded in many
different context. He
has been a professional musician since 1998, composing and performing on saxophone, flute, clarinet, afro-latin percussion, and vocals. He
has performed/recorded/toured around the world with notables like Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Talib Kweli and
many more

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Bill Martin

Born: December 13, 1978

Bill Martin is jazz pianist, saxophonist and composer who is based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Working as a pianist, he is the leader of the Bill Martin Trio and has released an album of original jazz compositions titled "Dark Water" (2012). More recently, he has written compositions for jazz septet that have recorded live and released in the album "Over to You" (2022). He is currently working on a new album of studio recordings to be recorded by the septet in 2023.

Bill Martin is the Director of the Dunedin Jazz Club, a successful community organisation that stages monthly jazz concerts at Hanover Hall and the Dish Cafe in Dunedin. Through this venture, he has performed with a number of high profile touring artists, including Geoff Culverwell, Michael Gordon, Jake Baxendale, Nick Tipping, Edwina Thorne, Michael Storey, Gwyn Reynolds, Nick Granville, Nick Cornish and many others.

Alex Clarke

Born: December 14, 1999

As a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and nominee in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021 & 2022, Alex is known to be one of the most in-demand and versatile young saxophonists to have emerged on the British jazz scene.

Since the age of 15 - where she saw her first public performance sitting in with the Exall/Roberts Quintet at Pershore Jazz Festival - Alex has been a regular face at jazz clubs and festivals all around the country.

Known for her versatility and open-minded attitude towards jazz, Alex enjoys performing a range of genres from New Orleans to bebop. Praised for her extensive repertoire list and intelligent ear for harmony, she brings a youthful, intuitive approach that always sounds authentic in a variety of musical settings. Alex's musical voice is steeped in the tradition of jazz; her deep respect for the heritage of the music can be heard in her swinging, melodic sound which is reminiscent of Scott Hamilton and Lester Young, also heavily influenced by Phil Woods and Cannonball Adderley.