Results for "Saxophone"

Frederick D White

Born: May 27, 1953

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The Jazz Catz

Born: April 4, 1956

The Jazz Catz are an explosive multi-ethnic, mutli-gender ensemble that share a passion for expressing their love and devotion to God through music. They are among a new breed dedicated to taking back the arts to glorify the one that is the source of all life. The joy of the Lord is their strength.

Joel Vanderheyden

Born: August 8, 1980

A seasoned performer and clinician in both jazz and classical styles, Joel Vanderheyden is a saxophonist, composer and educator from Minneapolis, MN. He has served as Director of Jazz at both the University of Minnesota, Morris and Oakton Community College in the Chicago area, and has given masterclasses and appeared as a guest soloist and clinician with high school and collegiate ensembles around the country. His D.M.A. studies in classical saxophone with Kenneth Tse at The University of Iowa and M.M. studies in jazz with Chris Vadala at The University of Maryland have contributed to his well rounded approach to the saxophone and musical expression.

Curtis Stigers

For the award-winning singer, songwriter, and saxophonist, the story keeps getting better. His string of hit singles, millions of albums sold, and a 28-year recording career aside, Stigers’ commitment to artistic growth, and to bringing new tunes to the Great American Songbook, has become unparalleled in modern music. Barnstorming concert halls, festivals and clubs everywhere from Moscow to Manhattan, accompanied one night by his quartet, another by big band or orchestra, Stigers continues to release new work nearly every year, frequently collaborating with his musical heroes. Along the way, this musician who began his career playing standards in a Boise hotel lobby while moonlighting as drummer in a punk rock band has redefined the constitution of contemporary jazz singing. “I was the kid who worshipped songs and the musicians who wrote and recorded them,” he remembers

Rodrigo Amado

Born: July 15, 1964

For Portuguese saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, improvisation isn’t only a process of making music, but an end in itself and a cause he pursues with great passion. His long span project Lisbon Improvisation Players and other groups he formed with, for instance, Ken Filiano, Steve Adams, Dennis Gonzalez, Carlos Zíngaro, Kent Kessler, Paal Nilssen-Love, Miguel Mira or Gabriel Ferrandini, all share the same method of opening the concept of real-time composition to as many perspectives as possible. With one foot in modern jazz and the other in free improvisation, what he likes most is to play in the jazz idiom, without any tunes or preconceived structures, but forging a work of strong structure, clear direction and deep meaning, in real-time

Craig Phillips

Born: January 31, 1954

Came to saxophone late in life- loving learning to play

Mitch Kessler

Born: January 22, 1960

Born Cheverly, Maryland and raised in New York City. Studied saxophone with Billy Kerr in New York, then later at New England Conservatory with Joe Allard. Also studied arranging and composition at New England Conservatory with Jaki Byard, William Thomas McKinley and others. Education: BA, New England Conservatory 1982 MA, New England Conservatory 1984 JD, Boston College Law School, 1989 Presently practicing law in upstate New York, but still playing Jazz. Just released debut CD "Erratica" on John Esposito's Sunjump Records label, featuring John Esposito (piano), Ira Coleman (bass), and Peter O'Brien (drums).

Alec Haavik

Tenor and soprano saxophonist Alec Haavik, hailing from the New York City area, is now based in Shanghai, China. His urban, yet personable compositions fuse the multi-textured language of jazz with the raw energy of rock. The result is an array of tunes which cause listeners to both scream and reflect, laugh and grow quiet. This spectrum, made even wider by his new hometown, is captured on Alec's latest CD, Ye Shanghai. Raised in the New York City area, Alec has performed internationally in a broad array of jazz and performance groups. During his eight years on the scene in New York City, he performed or recorded with such artists as Jane Monheit, Ronnie Burrage, Daniel Carter, Taro Koyama, Gregory Hutchinson, Shoko Nagai, and Eric Harland, among others

Jeremy Udden

Long-time member of the Grammy nominated Either/Orchestra ({{Matt Wilson = 11447}}, {{John Mediski}} and {{Miguel Zenon = 15015}} among other alumni), Udden recorded three albums with the band and toured Europe, Africa, and around the US a number of times. Twenty records to his credit as a sideman (Accurate, CIMP, Creative Nation Music, Fresh Sound New Talent, Innova) with projects in the jazz, avante-garde, rock, pop, and world music genres, has helped give his music a "wealth of texture and invention" (Terrell Kent Holmes, All About Jazz).

A Boston native and Brooklyn resident, Udden performs his Torchsongs project frequently around New York, the Northeast, and in the past year the West Coast, China, and Scandinavia

Barry Bergstrom

Born: January 21, 1953

Born and raised in Washington, Oregon and Montana, Barry has lived in Oakland, California and Las Vegas, Nevada,with extended stays in New York and Los Angeles. He has performed in every major city of the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, The West Indies and Canada, many in Europe, Asia and South America and currently divides his time between New York, Los Angeles, numerous tours and his home in Washington. Barry began playing the clarinet in 5th grade, encouraged by his parents to play both "Classical" music and the popular "Standards" that they recalled from their youth. "It's The Talk Of The Town", "Satin Doll" and the "Tennesee Waltz" were some of the first tunes he learned