Results for "Saxophone"

J. (Jay) Sylvester

Born: August 8, 1968

About J Sylvester Joseph Sylvester Davis III was born in Danville, Illinois. Having grown up in a ministers household, Joseph started playing drums and saxophone in the church band at the age of 11. As saxophone began to gain more of his interest, he pursued the learning of that instrument throughout junior high school into high school. In 1985 he made the decision to move to Memphis, TN with his mother. This was the beginning of his journey to learning what playing the saxophone truly meant. Joseph soon learned music theory from his high school band director Mr. Walter Banks. Although being offered several different musical scholarships from various schools, Joseph made the decision to join the US Marine Corps

Josh Lee

Josh Lee is a multi-instrumentalist who specializes in soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Lee, the son of a medical doctor who is also a saxophonist, is a graduate of Temple University - Boyer College of Music. Josh Lee has performed with ensembles like Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, Norman David and the Eleventet and the New York Classics. He is co-founder of Jazz Lives Philadelphia and leads Josh Lee and the Family, The Life Brass Band and the Jazz Lives Philadelphia Big Band. Josh Lee is currently baritone saxophonist for the Count Basie Orchestra.

Mike Migliore

Born: October 16, 1954

One of NYC's busiest saxophonists for decades Mike was born in Buffalo, New York and began playing professionally at age 14 in area bands and with his own group, a trio with Billy Sheehan on bass and Ron Wagner on drums. While still in high school he toured Sweden with the Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble. Soon after he was guest soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic and began touring with Maynard Fergusons' Band. Upon leaving Maynard he settled in NYC working with Gerry Mulligan, Woody Herman, Vanguard Orchestra, Machito , Chico O'Farrill, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Doc Severinson, Bob Belden Ensemble and many others touring most of Europe, Japan and the U.S

Tom Ward

Tom Ward aka Madwort is a musician, programmer and composer from Yorkshire, currently based in London. He moved south in 2004 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was privileged to play in projects with such luminaries as Hermeto Pascoal, Django Bates and John Taylor. Since then, Tom has continued his musical development with workshops at the SIM school in New York with Ralph Alessi and Steve Coleman, with the F-IRE Collective in London with Barak Schmool and Stephane Payen, and by learning traditional music with local musicians in the Gambia. He is primarily a saxophonist – equally at home on alto, tenor or baritone saxes – but also likes to branch out into the worlds of the clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, piano and drums

John Schnackenberg

Born: December, 1961

John has been playing saxophone for over 45 years and has appeared on national televisions with Spencer The Gardener and has been a working muscian for over 35 years. 

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Evan Shay

Born: May 31, 1992

Evan Shay is a saxophonist and composer based in Montreal. Currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance at McGill University, Evan was presented with the Graduate Excellence Fellowship Award. While earning his Bachelor of Music, also at McGill, he was awarded the prestigious four-year Seymour Schulich Scholarship, and he earned the top distinction of Outstanding Achievement in Jazz Saxophone. Evan was a member of the McGill Jazz Orchestra I for three years, and the McGill Chamber Jazz Ensemble. In 2017, Evan was named one of the “35 Best Canadian Jazz Artists Under 35” by CBC Music

Lisa Parrott

Edouard Nesvijski

Edouard has been a jazz music lover since high school playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute and clarinet. Later played in Dmitry Dmitrenko Big Band, Illiya Gass Big Band and with Vadim Korsak Group (now known as “Musical Laboratory”) in Kiev Ukraine and Laci Olah Big Band in Moscow, Russia for several years. Then persuade his career in acoustic research and computer aided modeling and engineering design. Has returned to playing jazz with friends at home studio four years ago. Participated as invited guest in “Autumn Jazz Marathon” International Jazz Fest in Kiev, Ukraine in November 2016.