Results for "Saxophone"

Chris Pitsiokos

Born: 1990

Chris Pitsiokos (b. 1990) is a Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and improviser. His compositions often provide a framework for performers to express a singular aesthetic vision without subjugating their voices as creative elements in their own right. In this way his work contrasts with traditional modes of composition in which the composer or band leader is the sole, or primary arbiter of a unified, preconceived vision. Chris has been praised by Rolling Stone for his "startlingly original vision" and "astonishingly fleet sax work." Downbeat has identified his band CP Unit as "a persuasive combination of harmolodic jazz and contemporary noise rock." As a soloist he has developed a unique voice on the alto saxophone: his expansion of the instrument's vocabulary has served to multiply its emotive and formal capabilities. As a bandleader and soloist he has toured throughout the US, Japan and Europe

Ben van den Dungen

Ben van den Dungen Art Blakey once said that Jazz has to be “danceable and have the Blues” and in many ways this could be Ben van den Dungen’s general musical motto. He has been in the jazz scene for some years. He made so far 80 albums and played around 4500 concerts in 70 countries. Mostly he is known from the European most famous Latin-Jazz formation; “Nueva Manteca”. Also he is around 22 years professor at the Jazz department of the academy of music in Rotterdam, ‘Codarts’. Ben van den Dungen Quartet This Quartet contains a special combination of musical personality’s

Petr Kalfus

Born: August 27, 1983

PETR KALFUS (saxophones) Born on August 27, 1983 in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2007 he finished his studies at Jazz Faculty of Jaroslav Jezek’s College in Prague under professors Frantisek Kop and Rostislav Fras. He also took part in private sessions with Bedrich Smarda and Martin Plachy. Petr is one of the establishing members of Infinite Quintet. Current projects Longterm: Infinite quintet,Petr Kalfus sextet, Bucinatores sextet and ORCHESTRA,POINTS OKTET, Prague Big band, BRIAN CHARRETTE SEXTETTE, Kalfus Wroblewski Project, Kalfus Dolezal Quartet, LINKS, Mark Aanderud Quartet, Occasional: Milan Svoboda Prague big band, Veleband, Roman Pokorný, Ondrej Pivec, Organic quartet, SOUNDCOLOR, Zuzana Dumková band, Gustav Brom Bigband, St

Emiliano Vernizzi

Born: June 19, 1978

Saxophonist, composer, touring musician, modern music educator, best characterized as a versatile and reliable sideman; Emiliano “Emi” Vernizzi is one of the most seasoned saxophonists on the Italian music scene, whose resume reads as a “who’s who” of jazz and pop legends. He also leads and co-leads several original projects marked by a blend of influences that range from jazz, rock to funk, hip-hop, American roots, electronic and pop.

During his career, Emi is credited on more than 50 recordings and toured the US, Asia and Europe dozens of times, performing at hundreds of prestigious venues, including Blue Note (Milan, IT), Sunset Sunside (Paris, FR), Unterfahrt (Munich, DE), A-Trane (Berlin, DE), The Blue Lamp (Aberdeen, UK), ShapeShifter (NYC), Chris’ Jazz Club (Philadelphia, USA), The Maison (New Orleans, USA), Jazz Dock (Prague, CZ) and Opus Jazz (Budapest, HU). He has also graced the stage of many festivals, including the JIM Festival (China), Gateshead International Jazz Festival (UK), Jazz on5 Festival (CZ), UNESCO International Jazz Day (FR), Graz Jazz Nacht (AU), Burg Jazz (DE), Summer Fest (San Francisco, USA), Umbria Jazz (IT), Jamboree (IT) to name a few.Emiliano has collaborated with the Civica Jazz Band, which presented legendary guest artists Eddie Daniels, David Raksin, Dave Liebman, Max Roach, Bobby Watson, David Murray, Evan Parker, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava) and Bobby Durham, Anthony Wellington, Tommy Campbell, Fabrizio Bosso, Gianni Cazzola, Roberto Gatto.

James Hammond

Born: April, 1987

James started on the clarinet in 1998 playing for the school band. He picked up sax for the jazz band in 1999 and the flute in 2000. He graduated from Willie J. Hargrave high in Huffman, TX (a suburb of Houston)on May 2005 and moved to Denton, TX to pursue a degree from the University of North Texas. Most summers at North Texas, James worked on cruise ships as a showband musician. Upon completing his bachelors in jazz performance, James once again hit the high seas. He traveled for 2 years before deciding to move to Chicago to integrate himself into the music scene. James has professional experience in a wide variety of genres from disco to bebop, neo-soul to waltz', sambas to top 40s and many more!

Joe Manis

SteepleChase recording artist Joe Manis is quickly creating a strong presence in the Northwest jazz scene with the strength of his "intense, updated take on the glorious Rollins-'Trane tradition." (Willamette Week) He released his debut album Evidence in 2009 on the 8Bells label, featuring Manis on tenor saxophonist, Brooklyn drummer Kevin Congleton, and Portland luminary Dave Captein on bass: the Willamette Week called the album "explosive,” and said “(Manis) makes Pink Floyd's 'Money' sound like something a young John Coltrane might have played"; the Eugene Weekly called Evidence "Fabulous..

Spenser Liszt

Born: December 24, 1987

Spenser Liszt fronts the self titled Dallas, TX band Spenser Liszt and His Disciples. Organic composition and pure improvisation are the foundations of his jazz-influenced group. Liszt released his debut album Until Further Notice (Armored Records) in January of 2014. Protruding from an entirely non-musical family, saxophonist Spenser Liszt has followed his dreams of performing professionally. As a native of Dallas, Texas, Liszt showed interest in music at an early age learning violin and piano before taking up saxophone in 1999. Liszt holds a Master of Music in jazz studies at the University of North Texas under the apprenticeship of Brad Leali

Greg Grispart

Greg Grispart is a multi-instrumentalist musician with accomplished skills as a performer in a wide range of genres. Early on, Greg earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Classical Clarinet Performance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. While attending Rutgers he was a member of the Grammy Nominated Rutgers Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. William Berz and can be heard on 5 of their CDs. In 2005 Greg performed with them at the CBNDA National Conference held at New York University and also presented a concert at Carnegie Hall later that spring. Greg also has had the privilege of performing in the Rutgers University Orchestra, the Rutgers Philharmonia, the Rutgers Symphony Band as well as the Rutgers Jazz Ensemble Too.

Greg has gone on to play as a side man with such notable groups and performers as The Duprees, Lou Christie, The Skyliners, Sonny Geraci, The Four Lads, The Four Aces, Lenny Welch, Little Anthony, Chuck Berry, Gerry Lee Lewis, BJ Thomas, Shirley Alston Reeves, Bruce Springsteen, The Jazz Lobsters Big Band, The National Wind Ensemble under the direction of H

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Steve Kaplan

Steve retired after teaching music for 27 years in the Trenton Public Schools . He is currently the director of Ewing High School's award winning Blues Devils Jazz Band, as well as The Summer Swing Orchestra. He can be spotted playing in pit orchestras, Odessa Klezmer, Joe Zook and Blues Deluxe and his own jazz band, Fascinating Rhythm. Steve is a multi-instrumentalist, performing on all saxes, clarinet, flute, and keyboard. In addition to playing and singing, he composes and writes arrangements for all sizes and styles of bands.