Results for "Saxophone"

Bartosz Smorągiewicz

Bartosz W. Smorągiewicz was born in Żagań, Poland. He graduated from Hochschule fuer Musik in Wuerzburg, Germany in saxophone at Prof. Leszek Żądło's studio and in composition as a student of Prof. Chris Beier. As an acclaimed saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist he has succesfuly performed throughout Europe and United States. He composed a great amount of music in different styles (classical, jazz, pop, folk among others) and for different groups of instruments, from pieces for cello solo to full orchestra. As a member of the group Ensamble Nuages he performed his music on Bayerisches Jazzweekend in Regensburg, Heilbronne Jazztage, Wuerzburger Giterrentage, Django Festival in Burgthann, Jazztage Gaggenau, Germany

Anders Svanoe

Born: September 14, 1969

Playing mainly the baritone, but also the soprano, alto, tenor saxophones, Anders got his start in music taking piano lessons, singing in church choirs and playing saxophone in the public school band. In 1991 Anders graduated from Luther College and in 1994 he completed his Masters Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the mid 1990s Anders studied with Frank Morgan while Frank lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Frank taught me everything about the saxophone, especially the importance of sound. Another key component to Anders’ post-graduate education was his meetings with multi-instrumentalist and composer Roscoe Mitchell. Since 2001 Anders has played and recorded with Roscoe in various contexts ranging from duos to large ensembles.

Krystof Medyna

Born: April 18, 1949

KRYSTOF (Krzysztof) MEDYNA was born on April 18, 1949, in Jelenia Góra. He displayed musical talent from childhood. He grew up in a family with a long musical tradition. His grandfather, Aleksander Szwarc, was the conductor of the Representative Orchestra of the Polish Army. His mother studied piano at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music but did not complete her studies due to the outbreak of war.

Krzysztof initially studied piano, then clarinet. He quickly became interested in jazz. Like most of his generation, he explored the mysteries of this music through Willis Conover's famous radio broadcasts, the Voice of America Jazz Hour. He learned his musical skills from a group of Szczecin jazz musicians.

Beth Schenck

Nonetheless is Beth Schenck's band and music. Beth Schenck, alto and soprano saxophones, compositions
Eivind Opsvik, bass
Jeff Davis, drums
Matt Wrobel, guitar
Bill McHenry, tenor saxophone Beth plays with: Trio: Eivind Opsvik + Jeff Davis
Kelly Watson
Phil Rodriguez Group (Underbelly)
Duo with Cory Smythe
Industrial Jazz Group
Jason Ajemian
Edward Ratliff
Mariel Berger Photo Credit
Anja Hitzenberger

Doug Webb

Doug Webb was born in Chicago and moved to California at the age of 3. He is a graduate of Edison high school in Huntington Beach, CA and received a Bachelor of Music from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He began playing the clarinet at the age of 8 and added saxophone and flute at 15. He lives in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife Alex and his son, Ryan. Over his career Webb has played and recorded with such notable talents as Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Sal Marquez, Stanley Clarke, Quincy Jones, Mat Marucci, Kyle Eastwood, Billy Childs, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Art Davis, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Raitt, and Pancho Sanchez

Andy Sugg

In the eighties Andy entered the orbit of Australia’s legendary concert saxophonist Peter Clinch, then a recent president of the World Saxophone Congress. Peter’s seminal role in the development of an Australian saxophone aesthetic mirrored the role played by Jean-Marie Londeix in France and Joe Allard in the USA. Andy spent the early eighties studying and at times performing the classical repertoire with Peter. He also began a life-long partnership with pianist and composer Andy Vance, which has produced several albums exploring a post-bop acoustic direction. Through this partnership Andy (Sugg) developed a national profile, appeared at major festivals, on radio and television, and had his music used in hit TV dramas

Paul Klemperer

Born in Boston, Paul discovered jazz at an early age, sneaking into smoky clubs by age 13. He studied with jazz legends Archie Shepp, Max Roach and Ray Copeland before moving to Austin in 1982 where he worked with such blues greats as Marcia Ball and members of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Paul earned his master’s degree in Ethnomusicology at the University of Texas in 1991. He teaches private and group classes in clarinet & saxophone, jazz history& theory, and issues in music & culture. Paul has produced three CD’s representingthe three groups he leads: PK Sax(original jazzand world music), The Klemperer Group (acid jazz & experimental), and Manteca Beat (classic R&B and international cabaret)

Duncan Eagles

Born: January 9, 1985

Duncan Eagles is an award winning, London-based saxophonist who performs regularly at venues and festivals all over the world. Throughout his career so far, he has appeared at many major venues and festivals including Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho), Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Instanbul Jazz Festival and The Paris Cat (Melbourne). As well as running his own groups, Duncan is also very much in demand as a sideman, regularly performing with some of the top names and bands in the music world including Gary Husband, Zara McFarlane, Melt Yourself Down, Mark Mondesir and Janek Gwizdala to name a few. Duncan's critically acclaimed trio, Parikel, have released two albums to date, their second album "Cohesion" being signed on one of the world's most exciting labels, Whirlwind Recordings, and has been met with praise form the UK, European and USA press, being hailed as one of the top 10 releases of 2012 according to renown critic Kevin LeGendre

Kyle Wolverton

Kyle was born in Seattle, Washington to Lee and Cherry Wolverton, an extremely musical family. Kyle’s Father, Lee as well as Kyle’s younger brother Joel, are also sax players. With Mom acting as the family manager and booking agent, the “Wolverton Family Sax Trio” was a very hot ticket throughout the greater Northwest. Much of their repertoire consisted of traditional gospel selections. Growing up in the cozy, damp, environment of Seattle, Kyle had many hours to listen, learn, and play while watching the rain fall. With his early musical taste firmly rooted in gospel, Kyle found himself drawn toward influences such as Grover Washington Jr., Maceo Parker and David Sanborn

Oliver Miguel

Born: January 3, 1982

Best known for his contemporary saxophone sound, multi- instrumentalist Oliver Miguel is equally comfortable performing live or working in recording studios, playing guitars, keyboards, composing, arranging and producing. As dynamic on stage as he is in the studio, his performances have been described as “an emotional and intimate experience.” (www.thelivemusicreport.com), and his recordings have been reviewed as “...rigorous improvisation and daring non- conformist arrangements make this an adventure.” (www.ejazznews.com). A graduate of Mount Royal Conservatory (2003), Humber College of Music (2005) and Thompson Rivers University (2009), Chilean born Oliver Miguel regularly works in various genres: Jazz, Latin, Flamenco, Pop and Hip-Hop