Results for "Saxophone"

Gianni Vancini

Gianni Vancini has become "a name" in today's US contemporary jazz scene. His solo career started in 2010 with the release of his first album "SOULS UNITED". Entirely made in the Netherlands with famous producer Thomas Bank, the album features lots of great guest appearances like: Eric Marienthal, Umberto Tozzi, Andrea Mingardi. SOULS UNITED soon became a great passpartout for the United States, Gianni's first single "Grapes" gained significant airplay in the major radio charts. In 2012 Gianni started to explore the US music scene also sharing the stage with big names in the industry such as Gerald Albright, Eric Marienthal, Jeff Lorber, Eric Darius, Dave Koz, Elan Trotman, just to name a few. In the same year he started to work on his new project, "GET YOUR GROOVE ON"

Charley Gerard

Charley Gerard is a composer of chamber music and symphonic works in addition to being a jazz composer, saxophonist and the director of the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet. His works have been performed by One World Symphony, Harlem String Quartet, Eight Strings and a Whistle, Washington Square Winds, the Irrelevants and Washington Musica Viva.

Cath Roberts

Born: October 11, 1983

Cath Roberts’ work explores free improvisation, composition and the music at their meeting point. Her primary outlet as a composer and improviser on baritone saxophone is the quintet Sloth Racket, which has toured widely and released several albums. She leads ten piece improvising ensemble Favourite Animals, and has a long-standing duo with guitarist Anton Hunter, Ripsaw Catfish. As bandmate, Cath is a member of Madwort Sax Quartet, Vole, Article XI and Alex Ward’s Item 10 amongst other groups. She co-runs LUME with Dee Byrne, producing concerts, tours and festivals since 2013 and releasing music on an offshoot label, Luminous

Tim Price

Sam Reed

Born: October 18, 1935

Sam Reed was a tenor saxophonist based in Philadelphia.

Working at the Uptown Theater in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he added jazz and rhythm & blues shows to what was at the time an R&B, blues and rock and roll venue. For some years, Reed was also musical director for Teddy Pendergrass, and in the early 1970s, he was the "horn contractor" for Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records.

Bootsie Barnes, Mickey Roker and Jimmy Oliver are among the other Philadelphia-based musicians he has performed with.

In 2012, he received the Jazz Journalists Association's annual Jazz Heroes Award.

John Ewart

JOHN EWART Lewes, Delaware - Tenor, Alto, Soprano & Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet and Flute John is a dual resident of Lewes, Delaware and New Orleans, Louisiana. His musical background includes playing a variety of styles from blues to zydeco, but he mostly enjoys traditional/New Orleans and classic jazz standards from the 20’s and 30’s through the 60’s. He performs regularly at the Back Porch Cafe, Jerry's Seafood, and Blackwall Hitch in the Lewes/Rehoboth area and at other restaurants and clubs in Delaware and Maryland, along with private functions and occasional opportunities around the US and internationally

Gemma Farrell

Born: July 23, 1987

Gemma Farrell is a jazz saxophonist, composer and educator. She is a PhD candidate and lecturer in jazz studies at WAAPA. She has led the Young Women in Jazz program for WAYJO since 2014. Gemma has a Master of Music degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the Queensland Conservatorium. In 2020 she won Best Brass, String or Woodwind Instrumentalist at the WAM awards. She has been nominated for 7 WAM awards prior including Best Brass, String or Woodwind Instrumentalist (2018, 2019), Best Jazz Act (2018, 2019), Best Funk Act (2007), Song of the Year – Jazz (2016, 2018)

Kenny Pexton

A big dark sound and a penchant for melodic inventiveness are immediately apparent when Kenny Pexton picks up his tenor sax or clarinet. “If your tone is happening, then you can play whatever notes you want and it will sound good.” These words are at the heart of Kenny’s approach to music and he stays committed to this foundation across varying styles, meters, grooves, and harmonies. Kenny spent the past five years in Boston and during that time he played with many great musicians including Dave Holland, Don Byron, Rakalam Bob Moses, Cecil McBee, Jason Palmer, Frank Carlberg, Zaccai Curtis, Andre Hayward, Dan Tepfer, Richie Barshay, Jorge Roeder and Esperanza Spaulding

Vytautas Labutis

Born: December 5, 1960

Vytautas Labutis graduated in 1986 from the Vilnius Academy of Music completing a course in saxophone playing. He constantly takes part in various international “JazzBaltica Ensemble” (leaders D.Murray, N.O.Pedersen, M.Schneider, D.Bates, etc.), ”Octet Ost” (lead. Ch.Muthspiel), “Moscow Composers Orchestra”, ”New European Saxophone Quartet”, ”A.Vapirov Big Band” and Lithuanian projects - “Vilnius Jazz Quartet featuring Neda”, ”D.Pulauskas Sextet”, ”L.Šinkarenko Quartet”, ”Kaunas BigBand”, ”Lithuanian Art Orchestra”(lead.V.Tarasov),”Duo E.Kanevičius -V.Labutis”, composes and presents his original projects as a leader (V.Labutis quartet,octet -CD “Terra Vandetuja”, project “Orkestretto”,etc.)Also plays and composes for the movies,theatres and teaches saxophone and improvisation in Vilnius B.Dvarionas music school. In his music he originally merges experience of jazz music, classical, experimental and alternative music

Nathan Haines