Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Kim Bock

Born: February 27, 1967

Kim Bock’s countless performances, studies with a number of eminent contemporary jazz instrumentalists (Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Rich Perry and Billy Pierce) as well as ongoing tours in the US & Europe, have all contributed to his standing as a highly respected jazz artist. Also an alumni of legendary Maynard Ferguson’s band, Kim has two bestseller jazz teaching book published worldwide on Mel Bay Publications. SteepleChase recording artist.

Jean-Christophe Béney

Born: October 2, 1969

Jean-christophe Béney was born October 2nd, 1969, in Boulogne- Billancourt, near Paris. His parents being classical musicians, he was always in touch with the world of music. Nevertheless, his first great passion was drawing, and especially cartoons, which he started making as soon as he was able to read and write, and which fed his imagination all during his childhood. He discovered jazz music at the age of 9 or 10. His father conducted a big band and Jean-christophe was always in the first row during concerts. At that time he decided to start studying one of the horns, and after first thinking about trombone, he opted for saxophone

Ben Bohorquez

Born: May 19, 1987

Ben Bohorquez is a local musician in the DFW area. Born in El Paso, TX, his family moved around from Indianapolis, IN to La Paz, Bolivia before settling down in Houston, TX. His mother taught him piano lessons early at the age of 5, but Ben started taking music more seriously when he chose to play the saxophone in 6th grade. Through the band programs, private instruction with local legend Martin Langford, and his fathers church where he became a worship leader at age 12, Ben excelled in music and was exposed to many different styles. Martin Langford introduced him to great saxophone players who improvised in the many different styles of jazz

Frank Fontaine

Born: June 12

Jazz Saxophonist Frank Fontaine releases his first Album, Wisdom Rising (LifeForce Jazz Records) to the acclaim of becoming an iTunes “Rising Stars of Jazz”. The East Los Angeles-born reed man assembles a superior cast of playmates �” John Beasley, Robert Hurst, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, for this live studio recording captured direct to track, with no overdubs. Together they make music informed by the rhythms of Fontaine's Hispanic culture, while also going beyond into adventurous (odd-metered) modern jazz. In the process, Frank evinces a versatility rare among young players; his compositions and interactions with different combinations of group members underscore his collaborative instincts

Alonzo Holliday

Alonzo Holliday aka Frank Turek (Saxophones) Has been active in the Portland music scene for the past fifteen years. He is co-founder and artistic director to Portland's original surf instrumental band Shutdown 66, originator of the circus jazz, avant schmaltz sax and drum duo The Clown School Dropouts, and has a four year tenure as organ player for the sixties garage sound band Lady Kensington and the Beatlords. You can sometimes hear Alonzo practicing late at night at Frank's art studio space, ubu studio, at the State Theater building in Portland, Maine.

Gregory Dudzienski

Born: October 3, 1972

Saxophonist and composer Gregory Dudzienski lives a life of constant motion. After years of travel, he has become a member of Chicago’s strong community of musicians and improvisers. His original music has been featured on the Anagram Series at The Elastic Arts Foundation, the Actual Jazz Series at Cafe Mustache, and the Chicago Jazz Composers Collective At The Green Mill as well as the Is This Jazz Series at AS200 in Providence, Rhode Island, the International Saxophone Symposium in Fairfax, Virginia, and the Salerno Jazz Festival in Salerno Italy.

Matt Bauder

Born: May 3, 1976

Matt Bauder is a saxophonist and composer who has studied with Ed Sarath,Anthony Braxton, Ron Kuivila and Alvin Lucier. In the past 12 years he has beenan active member of the new music scenes in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Berlin andNew York, where he has performed with, among others, Braxton, Bill Dixon, FredAnderson, Roscoe Mitchell, Jeff Parker, Taylor Ho Bynum, The SEM Ensemble,Ken Vandermark and Phil Minton. He appears on recordings with Jason Ajemian(Locust Music), Rob Mazurek (Thrill Jockey), Neil Michael Hagerty (Drag City), HisName is Alive (4AD/TimeStereo), Saturday Looks Good to Me (Polyvinyl) and BillBrovald (Tzadik)

Marcus Tenney

Born: August 2, 1985

Marcus Tenney began his love for music back in the 6th grade. While playing trumpet back then, he quickly became known for his solid tone and natural understanding for the harmonic structures in which he encountered. After winning the Louis Armstrong Award on his way out of high school, he went on to VCU to study with Dr. Rex Richardson, world-renowned trumpeter and former Joe Henderson sideman. As graduation came closer and closer, Marcus began to experiment with different musical genres and instruments, eventual finding that the saxophone connected him to music in a more satisfying way. He currently is playing saxophone with the likes of Reginald Chapman's new project, UTV, as well as making appearances with the No B.S

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Rasmus Kjærsgaard - Saxophones Thomas Fryland - Trumpet Graig Earle - Bass Carsten Landors - Drums Saxophonist Rasmus Kjærsgaard has been fascinated by the James Bond films and their music since long before Jazz became the love of his life. Inspired by the fierce swing and humorous undertones of tenor saxophonist and bodybuilder Sonny Rollins’ musical style in the 1950’s, (when he recorded music from westerns, comedies, etc), Kjærsgaard has allied himself with trumpeter Thomas Fryland, Canadian bassist Graig Earle and drummer Carsten Landors to present classic Bond music with a contemporary jazz aesthetic. When Monty Norman and John Berry presented the first musical tones of Dr

Mark Bouter

Born: August 2, 1971

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