Results for "violin"

Benny Brydern

Benedikt Brydern started as a musical protege on the violin giving his first public concerts at the age of 10. He lives in Los Angeles now and composes for film and the concert hall. He has won numerous awards and competitions

Keven Aland

Keven Aland (violin) began his studies with Master Miltiades Siadimas of Athens, Greece (acclaimed soloist of the N.Y. Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera). Aland gave his solo debut with the Venice Symphony at age 14. In high school, Keven received highest honors in All-State Orchestra and received much recognition from Governor Martinez as recipient of the Southern Bell Fellowship two years in a row. A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Keven had a Fellowship with the London Symphony Orchestra and has played with the South Florida Orchestra, Sarasota Chamber Orchestra, Transylvania Symphony Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic, and the Shostakovich String Quartet

David Morales Boroff

David Morales Boroff grew up in San Diego, California, in the presence of an extremely artistic family. From a young age, he studied classical piano and violin, developing his improvising and composing skills, and collaborating constantly with family members in performances both for money and for charity. He has attended and performed solo recitals in numerous Suzuki Method Conventions, as well as involving himself in various bluegrass and jazz festivals in the greater California area. In 2012, he won two local piano competitions, and toured along the California coast with Red Skunk, a gypsy swing band

Matthew Andrews

Born: September 30, 1991

Matt Andrews, born in 1991 in Washington DC, is a hot jazz violinist who focuses primarily on the swing sub-genre commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz" - other names include "Gypsy Swing," "Jazz Manouche" and "Swing Manouche." He began with classical violin at the age of 7, but changed course as a teenager when he first heard a recording of Stephane Grappelli playing with Django Reinhardt's Hot Club du Quintette de France. Matt has been honing his chops and playing Gypsy jazz ever since. While he loves swinging in the style of Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, and Stuff Smith, Matt also draws influences from a wide array of other sources

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Yilian Canizares

Born: December 16, 1980

"Yilian is one of the most incredible talents of the new generation of Cuban musicians. She is a virtuoso, she is expressive, spontaneous and with a grace that makes her the favorite of all of us." —Chucho Valdés

Before she picks up her violin and walks onstage, Yilian Cañizares pays homage to her ancestors. Candles are lit. Prayers are said, and offerings made. Then as the houselights dim and her group of crack musicians file on before her, she’ll lean down and touch the floor as she enters.

“This always puts me fully in the moment,” says the vivacious Cuban singer and instrumentalist. “It allows the music and the ancestors to flow through me, to reach people even if they don’t speak my language. I go into a trance when I perform live,” she adds with a grin. “It is like a religious experience.”

Anna Nash

Anna Nash is a singer and violinist with artistic skills that range from the classical repertoire to pure jazz; this makes her a versatile performer who can offer a wide variety of musical and concert abilities. These skills make her a multi-faceted performer who can present a varied set of classical and modern selections. She graduated brilliantly in violin in 1992 from the “B. Marcello – Conservatory in Venice”. She was a member of the musical group “Rondo Veneziano”, take part in a number of tours throughout Europe. For some years now she has been studying opera singing, and her vocal characteristics allow her to cover works form operas to musical, genre which she is currently enhancing as well as chamber music vocals, performing as a solo singer. Always in search of new sounds, she has undertaken a new ad adventure the goes from jazz to pop, were her previous experiences provide unique performance of the Italian national anthem was officially requested for the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Tarvisio. In 2012 he collaborated with composer Marco Modari for the production of the dance song “Je suis a toi”, receiving wide acclaim in France

Soheil Shayesteh

Born: June 8, 1989

Iranian violinist, composer and music producer. A quick look at his repertoire illustrates how this classically trained violinist found his way in modern jazz and classical contemporary music. He benefits from electronic sounds while using an acoustic violin to make unique and meditative soundscapes.