Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Christian Herluf Pedersen

Born: April 4, 1975

Christian Herluf Pedersen was originally born in small town Skals in Denmark, where is fathers love and devotion for music inspired him to pick up the saxophone at the age of 11. In 1996 he traveled to USA to attend Berklee College of Music, but after 1 year he decided to move back to Denmark to work as a musician. In 1998 he moved to Sweden to study saxophone from Cennet Jönsson at Fridhems Folkhögskola, and then on to Stockholm where he was accepted at the Royal Music Conservatory. In 2006 he completed his studies in Stockholm (studied from Joakim Milder and Karl-Martin Almqvist among others) and has been working as a freelance musician since! Christian Herluf Pedersen is a well known member of various ensembles across many different genres and emerged in 2009 as a band leader and composer on his debut album “Christian Herluf Pedersen - Alliance”. Christian Herluf Pedersen is playing and touring Sweden and Europe with, among others: Alliance, Transatlantic, Ahmadu Jarr & the Highlife Orchestra, Big Band Splash, JnJO, Danny and the Cappers, Azimuth 3 +1, Lil Gizelle and various DJ’s.

Allan Barnes

Allan is a jazz musician from Detroit. For more information, please visit iMichiganProductions.org.

James Mahone

Born: April 21, 1969

1990-1996: Performed with popular jazz band, Black Note. Performed throughout the U.S. and Europe in major clubs and jazz festivals. Recording artist for Columbia and GRP/ Impulse! 1996-2001: Performed regularly in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachussetts, Montreal and Toronto with various music groups. Performed with popular New York- based soul/ funk band, Mothersfavoritechild and R&B band The Chesterfields. 2001-Present: Freelancing musician/ instructor in Tokyo. Performed with Michael Wolff, Jon B. Williams, Ali Jackson, Calvin Edwards, Cecil Monroe, Jimmie Smith, Anthony Wonsey, Scotty Wright, Angela Stribling, Yoshiko Saita, Bison Katayama, Mike Price, Kankawa, Greg Bandy, Kan Fuji, Kozue Saito, etc. Performance Venues Alfie, B Flat, Birdland, Body and Soul, CEATEC Electronics Show Makuhari Messe, Fish Bank Tokyo, Grand Hyatt Roppongi (Maduro Room), Landmark Tower, Nobu, Jazz Is, Jazz Spot J, Luxor, The Quarterhouse, Shinjuku Park Hyatt (New York Bar), Sonoka, Sweet Basil, Tokyu Bunkamura, Tokyo Tower, XEX Atago Hills, XEX Daikanyama, Yokohama Jazz Festival, etc. Recordings "43rd and Degnan", Black Note, World Stage Records 1991

Andy Dudnick

Born: November 22, 1955

Andy Dudnick teaches jazz classes for Crossroads www.crozzroadzmuzic.com Andy is a saxophone, flute, keyboard and bass player who loves jazz and classic rock and has a passion for teaching. Andy performs regularly around the San Francisco Bay Area with various jazz, rock and world beat music groups. Andy also offers private one-on-one lessons to adults in his home in Novato for sax, keys, bass and vocals. Website: www.andydudnick.com

Gyula Csepregi

Born: September 28, 1958

According to the Hungarian musicians’ community, he is the ‘leader saxophone player’ in Hungary. You can find his name on the jacket of nearly 500 records, either his own or several celebrated artists. He was working as a teacher at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music for twenty years. Therefore numerous popular young Hungarian saxophonist studied under him. Moreover, he has for more than twenty years been working as a soloist for the former Hungarian Radio Band, now performing independently as Studio 11. Csepregi is not only the member of the group but he is its artistic director. He won eMeRTon Award fifth and Hungarian Radio Standard Award two times

Chris West

Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Chris’ interest in music started at a very young age. Having inherited his father’s acoustic guitar, and a small Casio keyboard, Chris started experimenting with music as far back as he can remember. “I used to try and figure out as many melodies on the guitar as possible, and then when I discovered chords, it was a whole new ballgame!” Chris would try and get his hands on any musical instrument he could find and figure out how to play it. Chris decided to polish his talents in music on the saxophone after playing trumpet for two years in the school band

Salim Washington

The story of jazz saxophonist-composer-scholar-activist Salim Washington paints a harlequin voyage in search of one’s roots. His parents were born and raised in the sharecropper plantations of Mississippi, met in Caperville, Tennessee, got married and moved to Detroit with hopes of a better life. His mother sewed at the Levi’s Jeans factory, and his father worked in construction and labor jobs. Although his mother prematurely passed away when he was twenty-one, Salim has careful memories of a selfless, courageous spirit who was fearless for her family. The gracious resilience of his father, who persevered to complete his education while working and raising a family, gave Salim the inspiration that he would later follow. As the first generation in his family to be born outside of the plantations, Salim was born in the housing projects in Memphis, Tennesee

Jason Alex Davis

Born: December 16, 1974

Jason Davis Music Producer, Saxophonist DALLAS, TEXAS (972)897-6401 [email protected] BIO/RESUME Jason Davis is a 35 year old seasoned, musician, saxophonist, composer, educator, sound designer and music producer from Dallas, Texas with over 20 years of professional and public performance experience. He began performing classical clarinet solos around town at age 8. Jason feel in love with the tone of the saxophone and quickly switched over to tenor sax. The teachers that help nurture his natural talent are Rev. Sly Wallace, Dean Hill and Norman Fisher. Jason Davis leads his own jazz quintet They've appeared in shows with Roy Ayers, David "fat head" Newman, Roy Hargrove, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and a special performance for the Mexican Consulate General

Craig Enright

Born: May 5, 1957

Born in Omaha and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Craig Enright currently lives in Stamford, Connecticut, just around the corner from New York city. He has been occasionally playing with New York based Jazz and Latin musicians since early 2006. In February, 2007, together with conga player Aryam Vazquez (Cuba), they began forming the working group that performs on "La Belleza". While two of the pieces were re-writes from a number of years ago, Craig wrote the other seven tunes beginning in the summer of 2007. The combined resumes of the band members is exceptional. Enrique Haneine (piano, Meixco) has played in most every major venue in NYC, has served as musical director for Ricky Martin, and has played with Jerry Bergonzi, Bobby Sanabria, Joe Lovano, Jon Faddis, Ingrid Jensen and many others

Ove Johansson

Born: December 3, 1936

Ove Johansson, tenorsax, composer, had since the end of the fifties been leading his own groups and been a driving force of the Swedish jazz scene, he was also musical director of {{m: MWENDO DAWA = 19835}}. Although he has been very active on the Swedish jazz scene since several years his most rewarding efforts has been with {{m: MWENDO DAWA = 19835}}.

Ove Johansson's musical work stretches all the way from straight ahead, free form and electronic jazz to the acoustic and electro acoustical mix of today. With {{m: MWENDO DAWA = 19835}} he has been able to present his music throughout the world- both in Europe, North and South America and China, and he has produced 35 albums with his own material and with the group. The last CD with the group Mwendo Dawa Music was released 2012.