Results for "Saxophone"

Jessy J

From the moment Jessy J hit the stage in Fresno, California for the first time as a member of super producer/guitarist Paul Brown's live band on Valentine's Day 2006, the love between the 20-something-year-old saxophonist/vocalist and contemporary jazz fans has been flowing nonstop. The growing buzz led to her first major show at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival later that year, and in 2007, as part of the event's 20th anniversary, she became one of the only artists to ever headline shows on all three weekends. Now she is taking it to the next level, stepping out under the Tequila Moon on her multi-faceted, Brown-produced Peak Records debut that brings to the genre a fresh and inspired energy with vibrant exotic twists. Jessy offers tastes of pop, jazz, Latin, and even Brazilian music on Tequila Moon, which in addition to her Peak label mate and producer Brown on acoustic guitar, features performances by some of L.A.'s most renowned musicians: keyboardists Gregg Karukas, Ricky Peterson and Kiki Ebsen; bassist Roberto Vally; and drummers Oscar Seaton, Dave Beyer and Sergio Gonzalez. Tequila Moon opens with Jessy in full-on seduction mode, inviting the listener to enjoy a balmy, slightly breezy evening complete with her low toned tenor melody, laid back percussion, Brown's gently jangling guitar and Karukas' retro keyboard sounds

Mark Taylor - Saxophone

Mark Taylor is one of the most in demand saxophonists in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native and resident, Mark's personal sound and style are a fixture on the local jazz scene and have given him opportunities to perform for audiences all over the United States and Japan. Widely respected as a unique and creative improviser, an impeccable ensemble player, and for his stylistic versatility, Mark performs and records extensively with such diverse and award winning groups as Matt Jorgensen +451, Jim Knapp Orchestra, Frieze of Life, Victor Noriega Trio + 2, Tom Varner's Seattle Tentet, Thomas Marriott's "Willie Nelson Project", Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Randy Halberstadt Quintet, and the New York Composers Orchestra lead by Wayne Horvitz and Tom Varner. Mark also leads his own quartet which has recorded for Origin Records (Mark Taylor with Radio Action: "Afterhours") and has another recording due out in late 2008/early 2009

Nicholas B Hempton

Nick is an Australian saxophonist/clarinettist with over 15 years experience in performance and education. Before relocating to the New York area in 2004, he enjoyed a wide-ranging career as a featured member of numerous small groups, big bands, commercial/pop groups, and cruise-ship and broadway orchestras. He appeared at every major Australian Jazz Festival, as well as performing on stages around the world. He made radio and TV appearances and featured on a dozen commercially released albums. Since his move to the States, as well as composing and performing with his own quartet, Nick has focussed his efforts on music education. Nick has always subscribed to the theory that everyone can make music (and probably should!), and with this in mind, he has taught students from a wide range of backgrounds in a variety of settings. From private lessons to workshops and masterclasses, early-learning programs through school and mature-age students, the goal has always been to encourage students to enjoy making music.

Eric Darius

Born into a musical family (his father plays bass, his mother and sister sing, and his older brother plays the drums and trumpet), Darius studied at Blake High School of the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida, where he was a member of the Blake Jazz Ensemble and many other bands the school offered. In 1999, Darius and the Blake Jazz Ensemble were selected to perform at the Essentially Ellington Festival in New York City, where they placed fourth out of the top twenty jazz bands in the United States. While in New York, he had the opportunity to play with Wynton Marsalis and Paquito D’Rivera in a jam session

Anat Cohavi

Born: July 17, 1979

Anat Cohavi Born 1979, Israel. Experimentalist, plays with massive amount of control and expression, yet stands and executes her art with a serene intention. Along with participation in various improvised music ensembles, Anat composes and performs with her own Berlin-based ensemble. Studied saxophone with Albert Beger (Israel), composition with Slava Ganelyn (Israel) and Phil Winsor (USA)and multimedia with Josef Butch Rovan (USA) Has performed in the US, Europe and Israel, and collaborated with musicians such as Johannes Bauer, Michael Zerang, Michael Thieke, Jan Roder, Clayton Thomas, Sabine Vogel, Michael Griener, Klaus Janek, Sebastian Hilken and many others

Ray Blue

Born: August 17, 1950

RAY BLUE - a big saxophone sound that touches your soul Saxophonist Ray Blue has a sound and style that are energetic, powerful, and sensitive. Ray takes you for a musical ride that is characterized by passion and precision. He delivers dynamic poetic phrases, strong grooves and leaves audiences wanting more. A Ray Blue Music Experience stays with you for a long time. "Ray Blue has a majestic presence. When playing, his sense of purpose is obvious. As evidence of that - people’s enthralled smile. It's one thing to be a good composer it's another to be a great performer. Ray Blue's got the whole package." (Jean Szlamowicz, Jazz Hot, Down Beat) “Growing up in New York in a musically rich environment, I learned an appreciation for all music”, Ray says

Bertrand Gauguet

Born: 1970

Bertrand Gauguet is a french musician working in the field of experimental and improvised music, whose work ranges from acoustic to amplified sound and from improvised to composed music. As a composer, he has worked in diverse projects, including several with dance, sound poetry, phonography, radio and cinema. As an improviser, he's been active on the European scene on both alto and soprano saxophones since the beginning of the decade, performing with, amongst others, Sophie Agnel, Martine Altenburger, Pascal Battus, Frédéric Blondy, Fabrice Charles, Jim Denley, Michel Doneda, Simon H. Fell, Franz Hautzinger, Thomas Lehn, Andrea Neumann, Lê Quan Ninh, Barre Phillips, John Russell, Roger Turner and Dan Warburton. In 2007, he has played Crowds by Hervé Birolini, a composite work for saxophones, tape and eight monitors at Musiques Actions Festival (Fr). He is also involved as an organizer of different events (concerts, meetings, etc.) and as a teacher of workshops dedicated to discovering sound and improvisation

Heinrich von Kalnein

Born: July 4, 1960

Born in Baden-Baden, Germany, Heinrich von Kalnein has lived in Austria for for more than 25 years , where he figures among the most high-profile musical personalities. As saxophonist and flutist open to many stylistic facets he developed his musical profile out of the contemporary jazz tradition. Coming from a melody-orientated concept and never neglecting the importance of a groove he tries to expand his musical range up to worldbeat and electronic music. As far as his music is concerned the word 'jazz' primary means an attitude, - not a style. Since his graduation from the University of Music Graz in 1987 and master classes with David Liebman and Oliver Lake he worked as a free-lance musician, high-profile soloist as well as composer / arranger, producer and professor for Saxophone in Linz at the Anton Brucker Conservatory (A) and Graz

Hanna Schüly

Hanna Schüly studied "recorder" and "rhythm" at the University of Music in Freiburg (Germany) and "saxophone" at the Swizz Jazz School in Bern. She played at the premiere of the children opera Pollicino in Montepulciano at Il Cantiere International (Italy, 1979). Later on she had a solo performance at the premiere of the 'Saxophon Synphony' together with Barbara Thompson and Ricky Ford and the ZMF-Festivalorchestra at the International Zeltmusikfestival (Freiburg 1992). Further performances were the Montreux Festival (Switzerland) together with FEM 5 (2000) and at 'Le gipfel du jazz Freiburg' (2001) with Tamuja. Hanna Schüly also played at the 'Festival internacional' (Costa Rica, 2002)

Rodney Brown

Born: August 11, 1978

Qualifications: B.A. Music Performance on Saxophone from the University of West Florida; studied Jazz Improvisation at the Georgia State University. In addition to teaching private lessons for the last 12 years, Rodney has also instructed students in saxophone, clarinet and jazz improvisation at the West Florida School of Music, Spivey School of Music, Booker T. Washington High School and is currently teaching at Playground Music Center in Fort Walton Beach Florida. Background: Rodney began studying music at the age of 11 when introduced to the saxophone during middle school band. Since then, he has avidly studied a wide variety of instruments and music theories