Results for "violin"

TruVibe

Born: July 30, 1980

Webster defines Vibe as a charteristic, aura or spirit that infuses or vitalizes someone or something and that can be instinctively sensed or experienced. This definition provides an introduction to what one can expect when listening to the music of TruVibe, a New Jersey based group, whose music blends the sounds and rhythms of neo soul, jazz and urban R&B in a way few have experienced before. TruVibe is comprised of the husband and wife team of Aaron (keys) and Monique (violin) Brooks-Roberts, and Avery Hartgrove (drums). One of the group's main instruments, the violin, introduces people to the chic edgy side of an instrument long considered a classical tool only

Catya Maré

Catya Maré is a popular, multiple award winning songwriter, violinist and music producer (world / smooth jazz / orchestral / Celtic new age / electronica / pop) from Denmark who is now living in Los Angeles, California. She has performed as a classical violinist since her early childhood (first concert as a soloist with a large symphony orchestra at age 10), held the position of an alternating concertmaster with one of Europe

Alfredo Triff

Born: December 28, 1954

Alfredo Triff is a violinist and composer. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Havana at age seven, under the direction of Radosvet Bojadieff.

During the 1970's Triff borrowed from contemporary music trends from Europe and the U.S. and made music combining avant-garde traditions and elements from the son montuno.

Shortly after, Triff founded Arte Vivo, a group of four instrumentalist-composers, involved with the contemporary music scene in Havana.

Not happy with the sociopolitical situation in the island, Triff left Cuba for the U.S. in 1980. He ended up in New York, where he relocated.

Elmira Darvarova

ELMIRA DARVAROVA, Concert Violinist “…Sweet, flexible tone.. “ THE NEW YORK TIMES “… Flawless technique...A night to remember.. “ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “…Enchantingly charismatic…Razor-edge accuracy...Mesmerizing…” FANFARE MAGAZINE “Intoxicating tonal beauty…Silky-smooth voluptuous tone…” THE STRAD Elmira Darvarova, former Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (and the first woman-concertmaster in the MET’s history), started playing the violin at the age of 3, gave her first recital at 4, and made her debut as a soloist with an orchestra when she was 8 years old. She was a prizewinner of several international competitions (including the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow), and studied at some of the best music schools in Europe and America, with the legendary violinists Henryk Szeryng and Josef Gingold

Daniel Davis

Born: February 22, 1989

Daniel D. is a three time 1st Place Apollo Theater Winner and studied at NYC's Juilliard School of Music. He has become one of the most popular new age social media superstars with a constantly growing international fan base. A seasoned performer with seven studio albums to his credit. Daniel D. has opened for Kim Waters, Boney James, Jamie Fox, Kanye West, Najee, K'Jon, Lalah Hathaway and performed for Oprah Winfrey, the late Michael Jackson as well as President Barack Obama. He has been the lead act for many Jazz festivals and performs all around the world.

Mariusz Wojtowicz

Born: April 10, 1960

Mariusz Wojtowicz (Violin) graduated at The Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, (Master of Music with honors), and Indiana University (Artist Diploma). Awarded bronze medal at the Henry Wieniawski Competition for the Young Violinist, Lublin, Poland, and first prize at the Violin Competition in Warsaw, Poland. His teachers included Yuval Yaron, Joseph Gingold, Tadeusz Wronski, Andre Gertler and Henry Kowalski. He toured Europe with Polish Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin, and as a member of Trio Consensus. Since 1991, he has been a member of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra.Currently, he also teaches at local area schools and at privately home

Tineke de Jong

Tineke graduated at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam in 1990, having studied with István Párkányi. The year before she took part in the autumn and spring courses at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. Since then she has been working on a free-lance basis with the orchestras and ensembles listed below. In 2009 she released her first cd Midday Moon together with jazz musicians Albert van Veenendaal (piano), Hans Hasebos (marimba) and Alan Purves (percussion). “Albert and I started playing together regularly from February 2006 to explore a mix between two worlds; a classical violinist inspired by jazz standards, and an improvising pianist without style boundaries

Carolyn Ohlbaum

Born: March 11, 1959

Carolyn Ohlbaum is a classically trained violinist, but she also does strolling work and she improvises. Carolyn has studied and performed extensively on violin since age 10. Her vast experience includes orchestral work, chamber music ensembles and work as a soloist. She is equally at home in large and small venues like restaurants and cabaret/club type settings. She has performed at Wolf Trap Farm Park, Carnegie Hall and numerous locales. Professional work includes playing the strolling repertoire with the Gene Donati Orchestra and now also for Miles Stiebel and his orchestra. Carolyn has played for receptions, weddings, fundraisers, etc

James Sudakow

James Sudakow is a third generation classically trained violinist and started playing at the age of four. Despite the classical upbringing, he has always gravitated to rock, fusion, jazz, and progressive music. During his early twenties, he was invited to play in a band and hooked up electrically for the first time. That completely opened up an entirely new view he had of his instrument. After years of honing his own style, he released his debut all instrumental rock/fusion/progressive CD--Green, which received acclaim particularly in the progressive rock and fusion community. He has just released the follow up CD--There is no Sound in Space--which has an industrial electronica undertone but still has elements of fusion, rock, and improvisation.

Ola Kvernberg

Born: 1981

Ola Kvernberg had his official breakthrough with the band Hot Club de Norvege at the Django-festival in Oslo, winter 2000 - a spontaneous jam session which led to several recordings and full-time touring schedule since then. Finished his 4-year study in jazz at the Music Conservatory of Trondheim, Norway in may 2005.

At the present time he is working on regular basis with projects such as Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Quintet, the baroque/contemporary-orchestra The Scarlatti Ensemble, Night Driver - Ola Kvernberg Trio and the bluegrass/Norwegian folk-trio Gammalgrass, together with multi-instrumentalist Stian Carstensen and bassist Ole Morten Vågan.

Kvernberg has played legends such as Svend Asmussen, Didier Lockwood, Philip Catherine, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Les Paul, Doug Raney, Ed Thigpen, Toots Thielemanns, James Carter, Pat Metheny, Jeff Parker and Joshua Redman, to name a few.

The Ola Kvernberg Trio was established in 2000