Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Kris Jensen

Born: March 26, 1968

Saxophonist, flutist and composer/arranger Kris Jensen is a versatile musician that resides in Connecticut, USA. He is associated with many well known acts in jazz and rock including the Allman Brothers Band and it's individual members' bands (Gregg Allman and Friends, Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, Dickey Betts Band) trumpet legend Maynard Ferguson and members of Connecticut's world class jazz community including Mark Templeton, Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, Phil Bowler, Jesse "Cheese" Hameen, Rohn Lawrence and others. Jensen both attended the University of Hartford and taught there under the auspices of jazz saxophone legend Jackie McLean.

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown

Born: September 8, 1989

At 27-years-old, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown is already a renowned jazz saxophonist and international recording artist. He is currently a member of the multi Grammy award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and he has made internationally televised appearances with pop icons like Taylor Swift, Don Henley and Phillip Phillips. Chad has toured across the globe as a soloist and with many esteemed jazz artists, including Arturo O’Farrill and Clarence Penn. A native of Elmira, New York, Chad established himself as a jazz prodigy at age 11, performing throughout New York State under the mentorship of local jazz hero, George Reed, who was known for backing legends like Teddy Wilson, Buddy Tate, and Marian McPartland. Chad went on to pursue a formal education in the arts at the Brubeck Institute, a prestigious fellowship program created by jazz legend Dave Brubeck

KyungGu Lee

At age of 15, KyungGu happened to see the saxophones in a department store. Then a year had passed before he got a chance to play the instrument that had delighted and enchanted him. From the moment he laid his fingers on it he instantly fell in love; the saxophone and he were destined to go through life together. In 1999, he enrolled into Seoul Institute of Arts, which had produced a large number of distinguished musicians in Korea, and had the first opportunity to interact with other musicians. This immersion into a community of great musicians and the learning that came from interacting with them were just two of many benefits he reaped

stefano ferrian

Born: June 10, 1984

Stefano Ferrian is an italian musician, composer and improviser based in Novara, in the north-west part of Italy. He plays guitars since the age of 9 studying various genres like Classical, Blues, Rock, Fusion, Funky and Avantgarde techniques. He’s one of the former member of the Italian well known avant-core band .psychofagist. He had also collaborated with a lot of different bands like; Udus, Ephel Duath, Insane Assholes, Hunab Ku, ETB, Mombu, The True Endless and in the folk project Skoll. After more than a decade playing in extreme/experimental bands he starts studying Saxophones. Right now he’s involved as guitarist/saxophonist in the field of European Radical Improvisation, Jazz and Experimental/Extreme projects

Willow Neilson

Born: July 24, 1978

Willow Neilson was born in the small hippy town of Nimbin, Australia. His parents were entertainers and environmental activists, Willow spent the early years of his life marching in protests or sleeping in his father’s velvet lined guitar case whilst his parents performed their original musical and theatrical satires. At ten years old he took up the harmonica, practicing blues music with his father in their living room. At 14 he began the saxophone and fell in love with jazz music. Willow Neilson went on to graduate as one of the top three students in his year at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music then took out third place in three international competitions; Jazz Hoelaart International Competition in Brussels in 2001, Montreaux Jazz Festival Saxophone Competition 2003 and London Jazz Festival Saxophone Competition 2004 both run by the White foundation. After many years of performing with some of Australia’s top musicians, Willow travelled Europe and the US performing and studying, finally settling in Shanghai in 2007 with the support of an Asialink Arts Residency/ China-Australia council Fellowship which aided him in the beginning stages of musical projects working with Chinese ethnic minority musicians and local Shanghai artists such as Coco Zhao. Willow recently released his latest album, Lightbulb Life

Luca Donini

LUCA DONINI Luca is considered by critics an artist prestige in Italy and abroad, a musician with a strong artistic originality and multifaceted features. Born in Verona (Italy), graduated with honors in Saxophone, Clarinet and Jazz Music. He attended seminars by studying with Joe Henderson and Michael Brecker. Since 1984 he has a 'lot of concerts and recordings throughout Europe, working with Tony Scott, Henry Threadgil, Larry Nocella, Franco D'Andrea, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Tullio De Piscopo, Hosè MariaLeon, Giorgio Baiocco, G.Gazzani, Florian Brambock, Garrison Fewell, Giovanni Mazzarino, Merce Cunningham, Andrè De La Roche, Teri J

Isaac Rosser

Born: April 6, 1987

Musician for 15 years.

David Bindman

Born: March 27, 1963

David Bindman is a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader living in Brooklyn, NY. He has performed and recorded with Wadada Leo Smith, Talking Drums, Kevin Norton, Ehran Elisha, Anthony Braxton, Adam Lane, and many others. He collaborated with poet Tyrone Henderson and visual artist Quimetta Perle on the multi-media pieces The Madman and Strawman Dance, and co-led the Brooklyn Sax Quartet with Fred Ho for a decade, recording The Way of the Saxophone (Innova, 2001) and Far Side of Here (Omnitone, 2005). In 2012 David released his ensemble’s double CD Sunset Park Polyphony. He is currently collaborating with visual artist Malin Abrahamsson on “The Dream Space Continuum,” a work involving music and abstract animation. Longer Bio David began playing violin at five, at ten switched to alto sax, then played drums

Nick Rundle

Born: January 4, 1988

Named by Jazzwise Magazine as one to watch in 2012, Nick Rundle is a professional contemporary saxophonist currently based in Birmingham, England. Nick has been busy on the Birmingham scene for the last few years, building a reputation for a high level of musicianship and artistry. Recently his exploits have led him to play at local venues such as Symphony Hall, MAC, CBSO Centre, Hare and Hounds and The Yardbird as well as the Birmingham, London, Cheltenham and Manchester Jazz Festivals. Nick is a member of Sid Peacock’s Surge, both in large ensemble and sax quartet form. Sid’s latest album “La Fete” includes Nick on Baritone and is available to purchase here: http://www.peacockangell.com/shop

Henrik Pultz Melbye

Born: July 3, 1986

Henrik Pultz Melbye – saxophone/clarinet/composer. Born 1986 in Ribe, Denmark now based in Copenhagen. In 2011 he Graduated from The Academy of Music in Esbjerg with a Master in Music. In August of 2017 he will continue studies at the Advanced Postgraduate Diploma programme at the Rythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. In 2009 he moved to Copenhagen where he has been based since and has established himself as one of the very interesting musicians on the scene for improvised and experimental music with a personal sound and unique ideas. Since 2008 he’s co-lead the avantgarde rock group SVIN, which has released 4 albums and was in 2012 nominated as New Jazz Artist of the year at the Danish Music Awards Jazz and played at Roskilde Festival in 2017