Results for "Saxophone"

Rifflet

Born: March 30, 1976

Musician (saxophone, clarinette, flute), composer, arranger and director. He started learning the piano at five and took on the saxophone at 12. His musical education takes him to the Levallois Peret music academy near Paris where he obtained several prizes (chamber music, saxophone and theory). His passion for jazz made him pursue parallel studies with Michel Goldberg (ARPEJ) and at the National Music School (ENM) in Marne La Vallée. In 1998, he obtains a place in François Jeanneau's class at the prestigious National Music Academy (CNSM) in Paris, from which he graduated in 2002 with the jury's unanimous congratulations

Paisley Ramirez

Born: January 6, 1965

Paisley Ramirez was born on Jan 6, 1965. Ramirez went to university in Ontario, Canada in 1983 to study music, and began performing on the jazz scene there. After completing his studies, he began performing across Canada in major cities including Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg (with alumni of the Late Lenny Breau's various bands), Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. He went through what he calls a “Paul Desmond” phase in the middle- to late-80s, and then a more R&B oriented phase (a la King Curtis) starting around 1990 during which he pursued an R&B sensibility in his soloing even while playing jazz. By the mid-90s, Ramirez began performing Blues, Funk, and R&B more often than Jazz, partly in aid of his study of the style, and, he admits, partly because the money was better. As the turn-of-the millennium came and went, Ramirez finally got together the quartet that he had always wanted - including a Latin drummer, an R&B guitarist, and a Funk bassist..

Damon Zick

Born: March 14, 1975

Damon Zick and Friends Damon Zick and Friends play their own unique brand of original jazz emphasizing melody, groove and communication. Damon's compositions provide an eclectic wealth of departure points for some top-notch improvisation. The band formed more than ten years ago while members were attending the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. While there they had the opportunity to study and perform with such artists as Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Holman, Benny Carter, Eliane Elias, Steve Vai, Benny Golson, Mike Cain, Ralph Alessi and many others. Since then they have gone on to perform concerts and master classes across the United States

Mike Anklewicz

Born: January 5, 1977

Mike Anklewicz is a versatile musician. He has performed professionally as a saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, drummer/percussionist, guitarist and singer. In addition, he is an experienced composer and arranger. At Queen's University, Mike won prizes in composition and saxophone performance, studying composition with Kristi Allik, Norman Sherman and Marjan Mozetich. He studied saxophone with Peter Freeman and clarinet with Gordon Craig. While at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, studying saxophone with Kenneth Radnofsky, Mike was at the cutting edge in the performance of new music for various ensembles

Alex Han

Saxophonist and composer, Alex Han, is widely regarded as the "Young Jazz Lion" of his generation. With performances at well over a dozen internationally recognized Jazz venues, countless musical awards, and a refreshingly original sound, he is fast becoming one of the most influential young players to enter the scene. Han began his musical journey at the tender age of eight, when his parents encouraged him to study the alto saxophone. Soon thereafter, his innate musical ability began to emerge and by age twelve, he was one of two national recipients of the VSA arts, Young Soloists Award. Around the same time, he was invited by Grammy Award Winning saxophonist, Paquito D'Rivera, to "sit-in" with him at a Jazz at Lincoln Center performance for two nights

Matt Belzer

Matt Belzer, born in Camden, NJ is the younger of two sons; raised in Runnemede, NJ--exit three on the Turnpike. The combination of good public and private teachers, a musical brother and proximity to Philadelphia, fostered in Belzer a passion for art and music. Belzer began playing saxophone at the age of nine and added clarinet two years later. During this time, he developed a wide-ranging interest in various musical styles, which has helped to define his creative activities to the present day. Thanks to Belzer’s teachers and a supportive family, Belzer was accepted to the prestigious Eastman School of Music where he studied saxophone, clarinet, flute and composition

Christoph Grab

Born: September 5, 1967

Christoph Grab, born in 1967, saxophone player, composer Christoph Grab's musical education started out with seven years of classical saxophone lessons before attending the Swiss Jazz School in Bern, graduating in saxophone, composition and arrangement. Among his teachers and mentors are Andy Scherrer, Sal Nistico, Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman. In 1992 he won the scholarship for young soloists offered by the Friedel Wald Foundation in Basel in a national contest. Scores of recordings for radio and television broadcasts have followed since, as well as countless tours and concerts in Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia, Lithuania, Egypt and Turkey

Sal Giorgianni

Born: 1964

Sal Giorgianni, at an early age, was playing saxophone professionally. He at 18 yrs. old, as a featured soloist with the Ellenville Jazz Ensemble, performed opposite Dizzy Gillespie at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. After receiving a scholarship to The University Of Miami School Of Music, Sal got the rare opportunity to perform with Stan Getz on Miami Beach at The Fountain Bleu. At 20 yrs. old, he performed at the famed Village Vangaurd jazz club in N.Y. with Larry Coryell, Albert Dailey, Buster Williams, and Billy Hart. He later went on to perform and record with other great jazz artists’ such as Miles Davis, George Gruntz, Arturo Sandoval, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson, the Gil Evans Orchestra, Jimmy McGriff, Lou Rawls, Rachelle Ferrell, Bob James, John Scofield, Bob Mintzer, Eddie Daniels, the Bobby Watson Big Band, Dave Liebman, and many others. His festival appearances in the U.S

Keith Pray

Born: May 1, 1973

Keith has traveled from the west coast to Europe making music of many styles with hundreds of gifted musicians including some of the giants of the business. For eight years he resided in New York City performing with artists from multiple disciplines including, jazz, R&B, blues, Latin and big band. He currently resides in New York's Capital Region and has released seven albums under his name, most recently "Down the Middle" on his label PrayNation Records. Besides his own recordings, Keith has recorded for dozens of artists, and continues maintain an active performing schedule and has added jazz organ to his performing credentials.

Rocco Ventrella

Born: January 23, 1961

Rocco Ventrella has been “Artist Of The Year 2015” nominated on JazzTrax,com and invited to perform at Catalina JazzTrax Festival by Art Good. 

Ventrella received a Grammy Awards Pre-Nomination for Contemporary Jazz Best Album 2007 cd “Give Me The Groove”. 

On the 2005 Ventrella recorded, arranged and produced the “Tribute To Grover Washington,Jr.” CD in memory of the late, great saxophone player. This remarkable recording originally contained 
just five tracks: “Winelight”, “Let It Flow”, “Make Me a Memory”, “Mr. Grover” (original by Ventrella) and “Come Morning”. However, it was “Winelight” that made Rocco a household name on Smooth Jazz stations across the Internet.”Winelight” track was selected by Jimi King(Sky.fm) as one of “The BestOf 2005,” along with other 14 tracks.