Results for "saxophone, tenor"

Getatchew Mekurya

Mekurya was born on 14 March 1935, in Yifat, Ethiopia. He began his musical studies on traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the krar and the masenqo, and later moved on to the saxophone and clarinet. Upon reaching adolescence, he began his professional career in 1949 as a part of the Municipality Band in Addis Ababa. In 1955 he joined the house band at Addis' Haile Selassie Theatre, and in 1965 joined the famous Police Orchestra. He was also one of the first musicians to record an instrumental version of shellela, a genre of traditional Ethiopian vocal music sung by warriors before going into battle

Jay Riley

Born: March 21

I've spent my whole life playing other people's music and I always annoyed people because I never played it exactly as it was on the record. It's taken me 37 years to realise that I'm a Jazz musician and it is perfectly acceptable to do this! I love Jazz and it definitely ticks boxes for challenging me musically but I also love beautiful melodies and grooves that go on and on just because they sound 'great'! I also feel that music should be heartfelt and that its worth the risk of leaving yourself vulnerable. I was brought up to have an Englishman's stiff upper lip and it didn't do me any good

Charles Malcolm Cobb

Born: January 23, 1963

Furuhashi Tsuyoshi

Born: February 14

Furuhashi's profile Tsuyoshi Furuhashi is a tenorsax,flute player composer from TokyoJapan.Study under saxophone player　TakeruMuraoka, Hidehiko Matsumoto .In 2001 he was selected the winner of the contest of Maizuru Redbrick jazzfestival. From 1998 to now ,getting toknown Tokyo jazz scene gigs at jazzclub. From original tune to 4beat, improvisation avant-garde on his own band has tried to pick up experimentaly ,and he also playing as a support musician on cafe, tv ,stage, hotels like ANDAZ TOKYO,HYATT ROPPONGI, like,jazzfestivals,polititian Kamei Shizuka's song arrangement under songwriter Kohan Kawauchi ,He has collaborated openly with hiphop,collegerock butoh,bossaNova ,reggae,cafe-music artist's gigs and recording,both major and indies

DK Anderson

Born: November 19, 1979

DK [Darnell Kenneth] Anderson was born on November 19, 1979, a mill town kid from the city of Monessen, Pennsylvania. He began his musical studies on tenor saxophone at the age of 11. At the age 16 he started playing the piano and became interested in composition. DK Anderson graduated from Duquesne University School of Music having studied with saxophonist James Houlik; composition and orchestration with Mike Tomaro and David Stock; counterpoint with Dr. Robert Shankovich; and jazz studies later with Sean Jones of the Lincoln Center Jazz Band. In 2001, Anderson premiered his first work for big band at Pittsburgh's Mellon Winterfest Jazz Festival

Daniel Chia

Born: October 17, 1987

Soulful, funky, and energetic, saxophonist Daniel Chia serves up his signature brand of Disco Jazz as the hottest fresh act on the scene. After getting in the studio with 2-time Grammy Award winning producer and guitarist, Paul Brown, Daniel's debut full-length album of original songs features the finest international smooth jazz artists. With his top-notch band of established musicians based in Los Angeles, "In The Moment" will take the listener on an unprecedented sonic adventure. Daniel is no stranger to delivering his brand of music to the world, thrilling audiences at the MIDEM Festival in France and the Sunburst International Festival in Malaysia

Masashi Usui

Born: December 27, 1980

Japanese jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger Masashi Usui has been in Montreal since 2014. He has a special ability to interpret traditional American jazz but with a contemporary freshness. He is on a pilgrimage to Montreal, and soaking up the rich jazz scene. He graduated Masters of Music in Jazz Performance at Schulich School of Music of McGill University in which he acquired a Schulich Scholarship and a Graduate Excellence Fellowship. He has accompanied prominent jazz artists in North America, including drummer Fukushi Tainaka, André White, Dave Laing, and Mark Taylor, saxophonist Al McLean, trumpeter Kevin Dean, guitarist Mike Rud, and Greg Clayton, pianist André White, Geoff Lapp, Joe Sealy, Paul Shrofel, and Richard Clements, bassist Alec Walkington, Alex Bellegarde, Elias Bailey, and Adrian Vedady. In Japan, saxophonist Akira Ohmori, guitarist Sunao Wada, pianist Hideaki Yoshioka.

James Eason

Born: November 1

Born in San Francisco, James Eason began his jazz saxophone studies while in high school with some of the best saxophonists in the Bay Area — most notably, Jim Grantham and Mel Martin. While attending San Jose State University, he began his studies with Joe Henderson. After two years at SJSU he transferred to Berklee College of Music as a Jazz Composition & Arranging major. While at Berklee he had the pleasure of studying with Joe Viola, Billy Pierce, George Garzone, and John McNeil. After Berklee he got his Master of Music at New England Conservatory of Music. He studied composition with William T

Adeola Gideon

Born: September 8, 1985

Adeola Gideon (with the stage name H19 or Horllar 19gale) is a very passionate jazz musician. With about 12 years experience, he has musically and professionally contributed in one way or the other to the success of several hit records in Africa. With a university degree in music education, he started professional musical performance as a vocalist and latter became a lead guitarist then went further to study studio/sound engineering/music production. He has recorded and performed with several famous musical band in Africa. Currently, Gideon is a Jazz tenor saxophonist, tenor vocalist and a music teacher

Zem Audu

Nigerian-born, London-raised, and Brooklyn-based Zem Audu is an award winning saxophonist, composer and producer with a fresh sound that blends contemporary jazz, and soulful grooves. In 2008 whilst still living in London he won 1st place in the Worshipful Company Of Musicians Jazz Competition. He was nominated for a Parliamentary Jazz award for Best Jazz Saxophonist, and was awarded the Yamaha Jazz Scholars prize. His musical journey began at childhood when he taught himself classical guitar and piano before choosing the saxophone as his main form of expression. Then he studied independently with Courtney Pine, and with Jean Toussaint at Trinity College of Music, graduating top of his class in 2008