Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Howard Wiley

Howard Wiley is the type of person who exemplifies the word “character” from both sides of the spectrum…by having it, and by being one. Always willing to take the music or the conversation to the next level, it’s rare to end the music, or the conversation, without a smile on your face. Born in Berkeley, California, Howard Wiley displayed the seeds of his musical talent at a very young age. Wiley found himself playing in the most nurturing of all environments for young African American musicians; the church. Throughout the history of jazz, the church has been root and center of the community, giving musicians, worshipers, and preachers alike the freedom and comfort to express themselves in the celebration of life

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Doug (aka Douglas) Lawrence

Born: October 11, 1956

Doug is the lead tenor saxophonist and featured soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra, tenor saxophonist with the Coast to Coast All-Star Septet featuring Jimmy Cobb, and a freelance artist.... The New York Times quoted jazz legend Buck Clayton saying - “Doug Lawrence is a great tenor saxophonist, a natural, like Lester Young”. Howard Mandel of Downbeat says - “The professional credentials Doug Lawrence has racked up, are astonishing!”, Bill Milkowski of Jazz Times writes - “Think of Coleman Hawkins, Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra

Douglas Lawrence

Born: October 11, 1956

Tenor saxophonist Doug Lawrence spent over 20 years as one of the most "in-demand" jazz musicians in New York City. Among the artists he has performed and recorded with include - Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Cobb's Mob, Sarah Vaughan, Buck Clayton, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge, Wild Bill Davis, Benny Carter, Bobby Short, Patti Austin, Grover Mitchell, The Smithsonian Masterworks Orchestra, Dennis Mackrel's Manhatten Jazz Orchestra, George Bensen and many others. Doug has performed on six continents at virtually every major concert hall, jazz club and jazz festival in the world, including - Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Royal Albert Hall, The Blue Notes in Japan, Italy and New York, The Village Vangaurd, Blues Alley, Birdland, The North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Newport, Chicago, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles and Nice Jazz Festivals and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to mention just a few

Brent Blount

Born: March 16, 1970

Brent Blount has been a foundational piece of the Oklahoma Jazz and Blues community for the last 22 years, and now he resides in Cheektowaga, New York. Brent frequents local jam sessions, and has begun performing and recording once again. Doug Hill of Pop Magazine describes the experience of his performance as "Falling into a slow grove, he found intonations that escalated from the icy depths into bright crisp sunshine. Staccato stutter-steps danced off into brass oblivion. Blount played entire long solos with eyes closed, opening at the conclusion as if waking from a sweet dream (2000)." He began as a saxophone player at Bianca's, a local jazz and blues club, in 1986 in Oklahoma City at the tender age of 16

Stephan Kammerer

Born: June 20, 1970

Born and raised in Denmark, saxophonist Stephan Kammerer has made his career in the states. A scholarship to Berklee College of Music brought him to Boston, MA in 1993. After graduating with honors in 1997, he stayed in Boston performing with local bands. In 2001 after moving to New York City he toured with Maynard Ferguson. Stephan has performed with David “Fathead” Newman, John Hendrix, Benny Green, Antonio Sanchez, Lionel Loueke, Ingrid Jensen, Jon Cowherd and others. Recently he toured with the Artie Shaw Orchestra.

Gail McArthur

Gail McArthur, saxophonist, is one of a new generation of female instrumentalists emerging in the world of jazz. An immensely talented saxophonist from Glasgow, Scotland, Gail began playing at age 14. Since then Gail has performed continually, including appearances for the tv broadcasts Channel 4 Television, "Down the Line" and CNN's Berklee Special. McArthur has performed with a plethora of great musicians including Benny Carter, Gerry Mulligan, Grover Washington, Don Cherry, Jackie McLean, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Maria Schneider, The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Vital Information. Gail has also won a string of awards including The Princes Trust Award, STUC James Milne Award, Scottish International Education Award, The Cross Trust Award, Mary Patton Rowan Award and the Cosmopolitan Magazine and American Express Performing Arts Award Commissioned in 1999 by the Scottish Arts Council and in 2000, Gail, has composed pieces for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

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Peter Natterer

Born: March 4, 1972

Ken Fowser

Born: June 30, 1982

New York based tenor saxophonist, Ken Fowser, has quickly developed a reputation as one of the finest jazz musicians of his generation. While building upon a strong foundation steeped in the jazz tradition, Fowser continues to develop his own unique voice and style as a saxophonist and composer. Mostly noted for his full bodied tone, linear approach to jazz harmony, and commitment to swing, Ken has already made a name for himself among local and international jazz audiences alike. Ken has successfully held down steady weekly gigs at both the world renown Smoke and Smalls jazz clubs. For two years every Friday night at Smoke, the Ken Fowser Quintet were featured for the "Round Midnight" performance, which allowed him the opportunity to close for virtually every notable figure in jazz today