Results for "Steve Shapiro"

MUSICIAN Born: 1963

Steve Shapiro

Vibraphonist and composer Steve Shapiro has recorded and performed with some of the biggest names in jazz and pop, including Steely Dan, Ornette Coleman, Phil Collins, SpyroGyra, Whitney Houston, Roberta Flack, Regina Belle, Pat Martino, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Heath, and They Might Be Giants. Shapiro is also an accomplished producer and arranger whose work has appeared in hundreds of television and film projects, many for Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, with credits on an array of productions related to over forty feature film releases. As a performer, Steve has been a pioneer of using audio and midi technology with mallet percussion, and has developed a unique voice inspired by contemporary electric keyboards

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Solomental

By STEVE SHAPIRO

Label: Solidtone
Released: 2015

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Try the Veal

By TRI/O

Label: Solidtone
Released: 2020
Track listing: Thanks But No Thanks; Hypotenuse; Vienna ; Ennui; When The World Is Running Down; The Cat; Dad The Bad; Le Poulet.

TRACK OF THE DAY December 7, 2020

Hypotenuse

Album: Try the Veal
By TRI/O
Label: Solidtone
Released: 2020
Duration: 04:25

NEWS: RECORDING September 28, 2020

Vibraphonist Steve Shapiro, Bassist Dave Anderson, And Drummer Tyger MacNeal Team Up For Progressive Electric Trio Album 'Tri/O: Try The Veal.' Available October 16, 2020

Solidtone Recordings is pleased to announce the October 16th release of Try the Veal by TRi/O, a collaborative groove-based contemporary jazz & funk outing from three New York musicians: Steve Shapiro on vibraphone and mallet keyboards, virtuoso 5-string bassist Dave Anderson and drummer Tyger MacNeal. A unique concept and original repertoire sets the group apart in ...

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TRi/O

TRi/O is a collaborative groove-based contemporary jazz & funk outing from three like-minded New York musicians: Steve Shapiro on vibraphone and mallet keyboards, virtuoso 5-string bassist Dave Anderson, and drummer Tyger MacNeal. A unique concept and original repertoire sets the group apart in the genres of jazz, percussion, and electronic music - especially through experimentation with customized live-loops and the electronic mallet controller, allowing the band to explore progressive new territory. Dynamic interaction and improvisation is the heart of everything on Try The Veal, which was recorded in late 2019 and early 2020

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Solomental

By STEVE SHAPIRO

Label: Solidtone
Released: 2015

ARTICLE: JAZZ NEAR ME March 3, 2015

The Third Annual World Vibes Congress Creates Waves in Asbury Park

By GLORIA KROLAK

Another epic gathering of vibraphone players was uncorked and, like Champagne on New Year's Eve, this bubbly was not staying in the bottle. Part of the Third World Vibes Congress, the jam exploded at the packed Langosta Lounge and Restaurant on Asbury Park's boardwalk early in January. Pairs of vibes players, many of whom had never ...

NEWS: EVENT December 11, 2013

Good Vibes To Take Place At First Annual Vibraphone Congress In Asbury Park, NJ

Vibraphonist Tony Miceli has been making a big splash with his recent international gigs, recordings, master classes, workshops, and internet vibes website, and on-line classes with many of the great contemporary vibes players. A dedicated musician, he seems intent on bringing to the vibraphone the kind of visibility and instructional opportunities that are more common for ...