Results for "Saxophone"

Paul Hartsaw

Born: 1973

Saxophonist Paul Hartsaw (1973) received his formal studies in music and critical theory at Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University studying saxophone with John Nichol and Trent Kynaston. While in college, Paul was the recipient of numerous solo, sectional and ensemble awards from jazz festivals at Notre Dame, Aquinas College, Detroit Montreux, the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference, and Down Beat Magazine's Annual Student Music Awards as well as having the opportunity to perform with such notable musicians as Billy Hart, Mel Torme, Jon Faddis, John Pattitucci, Louis Bellson, Marvin Stamm, and John Fedchock

Brian McCarthy

Born: April 13, 1981

Saxophonist, composer, and arranger Brian McCarthy draws inspiration from the history of jazz while maintaining a modern awareness. His latest nonet album AFTER|LIFE, was awarded 4 stars by The Times (London) critic, Chris Pearson. Pearson says, “Imagine John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme driven by science rather than spirituality…While Coltrane praised God, McCarthy muses musically on death and rebirth in a cyclical cosmos and how we are all linked, down to a molecular level.” His debut nonet project, The Better Angels of Our Nature, earned 4 ½ stars from Downbeat Magazine

Mace Hibbard

Born: October 22, 1976

Grammy award winning saxophonist/composer/educator Mace Hibbard has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting and versatile saxophonists on the scene today. As one journalist succinctly commented, "Hibbard is an artist who uses his technical mastery, compositional skills, and informed understanding of the jazz saxophone lineage, to create musical offerings that are truly unique." Born and raised in Waco, Texas, early music lessons included piano and voice until settling on the saxophone at age ten. Mace’s firm grasp of the history of jazz and its standard repertoire comes from the gigs he played with his father - Dave Hibbard, a great trumpet player who was a staple in the Texas jazz scene for years - throughout his teen years

Don Aliquo

Steeped in Pittsburgh’s rich jazz tradition, saxophonist Don Aliquo grew up listening to and learning from jazz legends. Following in the footsteps of his father, a well-respected jazz artist himself, Don spent his formative years performing with many of the region’s greats including Joe Harris, Danny Conn Johnny Costa, David Budway, and Jeff Watts. His musical development continued at the Berklee College of Music, where he played in the International Dues Band directed by Phil Wilson. George Garzone, Joe Viola, Ed Tomasi and John La Porta were instrumental in his artistic growth at Berklee.

Don’s early professional career included tours as lead alto with the Tommy Dorsey Band directed by Buddy Morrow, and as a baritone saxophonist with the legendary drummer Buddy Rich. He also toured extensively with the East Coast R & B group, Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, recording, writing horn arrangements, and performing as a soloist.

After these expanding and maturing experiences, Don’s career took two crucial turns. He began performing and recording with Roger Humphries, the legendary Horace Silver drummer, while furthering his musical development at Duquesne University.

Under the direction of master-composer John “Doc” Wilson, Don completed a master’s degree in performance summa cum laude, discovered a love for teaching as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, and earned multiple honors and awards.

Jasmine Logan

Born: December 19, 1984

Jasmine Logan is a talented and charasmatic saxophonist with a lively upbeat attitude and a demanding stage presence to match. Jasmine first started playing when she was nine years old. Her first instrument was a used bundy student line clarinet that was almost a decade older that she was. In the 10th grade Jasmine's band director asked her to learn alto saxophone. After a few about 12 weeks of practice she was placed as first chair alto saxophone in the jazz band. Jasmine continued to study classical clarinet under Christy Domico, and studied jazz saxophone on her own. At age 16 Jasmine joined the praise and worship band at her church, where they only hire professional musicians

Paul Riola's Bottesini Project

Born: January 30, 1973

The guiding principle of this ensemble is to create a collective of Denver musicians dedicated to free improvisation. Every Bottesini performance will be an entirely unique musical experience which will draw upon a multitude of musical genres and landscapes. In each coming performance various instrumentation and personnel changes will become the norm. You can expect to see some of the most talented and proficient musicians on the Denver scene in all future Bottesini performances. Each performance of Bottesini will focus strongly on a programmatic approach to free improvisation. The intent of this approach is to create musical landscapes with inherent form and structure; thus, lending the impression of composed rehearsed music. Past Performances and recording sessions have included some of the finest improvisors from around the country including: Paul Riola: Saxophones/Leader Nels Cline: Guitar (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco) Ron Miles: Cornet (Bill Frisell) Janet Feder: Guitar (Fred Frith)Jeff Parker: Guitar (Tortoise,Isotope 217) Scott Amendola: Drums (Nels Cline Singers, Charlie Hunter, John Zorn) Vinny Golia: Woodwinds Fred Frith: Guitar (Naked city, The Residents) Carla Kihlstedt: Violin (Tin hat, Tom Waits) DJ Olive: Turntables (Sonic Youth, MMW, John Zorn) Josh Abrams: Bass (Town and Country, The Roots, Exploding Star Orchestra) Josh Berman: Cornet (Exploding Star Orchestra Michael Vlatkovich Trombone Tony Jefferson: Drums (Lonnie Smith, Lou Donaldson) Mark Harris: Saxophones (Hamster Theater, Fred Hess) Doug Anderson: Bass (County Road X, Art Lande, Erik Deutsch) Glenn Taylor: Pedal Steel (Ginger Baker, County Road X) Eric Moon: Keyboards (Bjork) Greg Harris: Vibes (Future Jazz Project) Keenan Wayne: Bass (Sutro) Richard Von Foerster: Cello (Colorado Ballet Orchestra) Dave Devine: Guitar (Ron Miles, The Czars) Roger Green: Guitar (Ron Miles, The Czars) Justin Gitlin (CacheFlowe): Laptop Art Lande: Piano and Drums (Jan Garberek, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw) Becca Mhalek: Saxophones (Nels Cline, Nightshark) Carrie Beeder: Violin (Bela Karoli) Chris Lee: Drums (Joe Henderson, Gary Peacock, Primal Mates) Mark Clifford: Vibes Antwon Owens: Drums James Hoskins: Cello Colin Bricker Laptop, Guitar, production Serafin Sanchez: Saxophones (Flobots) Glen Whitehead: Trumpet (Vinny Golia Large Ensemble) Jay Ellis: Drums

Chris Byars

Born: November 2, 1970

Chris Byars was born in New York City on Nov. 2, 1970 into a family of Juilliard-trained musicians. The artistic resources of NYC were made accessible to the youngster, who soon found himself in musical situations with the top talents of the world. Throughout his childhood, he was granted private study with the great teachers in the area, devoting much effort to learning drums, voice, saxophone, musicianship and ballet technique. From age 6 to 14, Chris enjoyed a successful career as an opera singer, performing, touring, and appearing on television with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera and New York City Ballet

Francesco Cafiso

Born: May 24, 1989

One of the most precocious talents in the history of jazz. When he was barely nine years old Francesco took his first steps, working with internationally famous musicians. Meeting Wynton Marsalis in Pescara at the jazz Festival held on July 2002 was a decisive moment for Francesco’s career. Amazed by Francesco’s qualities, Marsalis took him along with his septet on his European tour 2003, where Francesco performed in prestigious theatres in the largest cities in Europe. From that moment on, Francesco went through a series of important experiences both in Italy and abroad. He won various important prizes: the Massimo Urbani National Award in Urbisaglia, the EuroJazz Award in Lecco, the International Jazz Festivals Organization Award in New York, the World Saxophone Competition in London, the Django d’Or in Rome and many others. In order to improve his English, but most of all, in order to experience new musical styles and genres, Francesco went to New Orleans where he played with Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Thadeus Richard, Bob Franch, Maurice Brown and many other important local musicians while taking special lessons from Alvin Batiste. In 2004, he participated as a special guest in the Sanremo Music Festival. In 2005 the Swing Journal, the authoritative Japanese jazz music magazine, confers him the New Stars Award, prize reserved to the emergent foreign talents. Immediately after, the affirmation in the Top Jazz, referendum of the Italian Music Jazz magazine, that recognizes him as the best new talent of the year. Francesco has performed with world famous musicians: Hank Jones, Dave Brubeck, Cedar Walton, Mulgrew Miller, Jonathan Batiste, Ronnie Matthews, Jimmy Cobb, Ben Riley, Ray Drummond, Reggie Johnson, Doug Sides Lewis Nash, James Williams, Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Joe Locke, Kenny Wheeler, Enrico Rava, Gianni Basso, Dado Moroni, Franco D’Andrea, Franco Cerri Stefano Bollani and many other Italian and American musicians. In February 2006 Francesco achieved the Diploma in Transverse Flute at the Musical Institute Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. Since 2008 he has been Artistic director of the “Vittoria Jazz Festival” in Vittoria his native city. On January 19, 2009 he played in Washington DC during the celebrations in honor of President Barak Obama and Martin Luther King Jr

Jeremy Osterling

Born: November 25, 1983

Jeremy Osterling, Saxophonist, Composer/Arranger and Educator, is transpiring on the scene with a positive impact. Born in Cromwell, CT on November 25, 1983, music has since consumed his life as he knows it. At age 8, Jeremy decided saxophone was the way to go. Since the age of 12, Jeremy started performing and traveling in community groups. For the next 7 years, Jeremy traveled all over the United States (Sacremento Jazz Festival, Capitol Building in Washington D.C., Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and the New Orleans French Quarter Festival) performing in big bands and Traditional Jazz Quintets

Yaacov Mayman

Born: August 8, 1975

Yaacov Yon Mayman, a Grammy nominated saxophone player, composer and artistic director has been indulging audience nationally and internationally in his fascinating performances with powerful, warm sound, dazzling virtuosity, daring interaction and outstanding musicality. Yaacov has over 30 years of experience in music industry, especially Jazz. Yaacov has performed and/or recorded with such Jazz greats as Latin-Jazz Bobby Sanabria “Multiverse Afro Latin Big Band”, saxophonist - Benny Golson, Joe Lovano, Bill Evans, drums - Al Foster, Dave Weckl, Lenny White, trumpeters – Randy Brecker, Alex Sipiagin, Valery Ponamarev, Joey Morant, Gunhild Carling, guitarist – Mike Stern, bass – Rufus Red, Avishai Cohen, Leonid Ptashka, Valerie Ponamarev and many more.