Results for "Woodwind"

Dan Kinzelman

Dan Kinzelman was born and raised in the United States but has been living in Italy since 2005. He quickly rose to prominence on the Italian scene, joining the band of Italian trumpet legend Enrico Rava where he worked as soloist, arranger and musical director, and collaborating with emerging talents of his own generation such as Giovanni Guidi, Simone Graziano and William Tatge. His work is characterized by a strongly irreverent streak, mixing a profound knowledge of jazz history with a voracious appetite for risk and sonic exploration. His projects are difficult to categorize, often combining wildly distant musical languages into something disquieting but at the same time seductive, their aesthetic coherence deriving paradoxically from the extreme contrasts between the elements at play. He is a central figure in Italy’s flowering creative music scene, highly in demand both as a bandleader and as a soloist

Jim Snyder

Reed player Jim Snyder was born in Michigan, raised in Indiana, and educated on stages and bandstands all over the place. Jim's musical career has been, to say the least, varied. He has performed for the grand opening of an ATM in a Winn Dixie parking lot, crawled out the basement window during a fraternity house party that turned into a drunken brawl at a small Virginia university, and was asked to accept a small monetary settlement for his band to leave after only two songs at the inaugural Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach. His recordings are difficult—if not impossible—to find on the open market, which is okay, since he was never paid for most of them

Opelton Parker

Born: December 10, 1955

Plays woodwind instruments most know for work on Soprano & Tenor Sax. Loves Jazz and gospel.

Steve Bagnell

Born: July 2, 1958

Steve Bagnell plays the whole family of saxophones from soprano to bass, alto and bass clarinet, and a large collection of exotic percussion. He has been a frequent artist in residence with The Hugh Fraser International Jazz Orchestra Workshop at The Banff Centre for the Arts. In this ensemble he has worked with noted guest artists Maria Schneider (2002), Rufus Reid (2003), Kenny Wheeler (2004) and Chucho Valdes (2006). A number of Bagnell’s original compositions have been performed and recorded by the workshop big band, including the 2003 composition Axes, a graphic score that combines free improvisation and jazz elements

Enrique Fernandez

Born: June 27, 1953

                                                                                         Enrique Fernandez                                        Saxophones , Flutes , Clarinets       Multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Enrique Fernandez has performed and recorded extensively in both genres of jazz and latin jazz. Some of his recording credits include the grammy winning “Masterpiece/Obra Maestra” Tito Puente’s last recording.      He served as musical director and composer on “Ritmo y Candela” I & II landmark recordings by Patato Valdes both nominated in consecutive years 1996, 1997 in the latin jazz category. Enrique can be heard on “Jazz Descargas” The Conga Kings.-Chesky records

Gary Anderson

Born: October 30, 1947

Gary Anderson is considered by many to be one of the most multi-talented musicians in the studios today. Known for being an incredibly versatile composer in a variety of genres for both stage and screen, Anderson combines his deep understanding of the orchestral palette and trust in today's technology to create music that connects with the human spirit. A native of Southern California, Anderson first found his passion for music on the clarinet at the age of twelve and soon after discovered the saxophone in order to play in his High School's jazz band. Due to a lack of funding for the jazz band, Anderson taught himself to transcribe recordings by Count Basie, Gerald Wilson, Woody Herman & Miles Davis in order to increase the bands repertoire

Jesper Nehammer

Born: June 6, 1946

CV: Dentist, Dental Technician, Acupuncturist, Saxophonist, Sound Engineer, Flash Programmer. --- Graduated from Aurehøj Gymnasium, Music Line 1965 Graduated from Danish Dental College 1975 Dentist, Own Office 1980-1997 General Dentist and Dental Technician. Danish Society of Medical Acupuncture 1987-1993 Member of the Board 1990-1993 Certified Diploma 1990 IT University of Copenhagen 2002 Flash Actionscript --- Studied and played with George Russel 1969. Thors Hammer 1970-1972 Saxes, Flute. Alrune Rod 1973-1974 Saxes, Flute. Thad Jones Eclipse 1979-1980 Tenorsax, Flute. Danish Radio Jazz Group 1970-1986 Saxes, Clarinet, Flutes, Lyricon. Riel-Mikkelborg V8 1970-1977 Saxes, Flute. Palle Mikkelborgs Entrance 1977-1986 Saxes, Flutes, Lyricon. Danish Radio Big Band 1993-2000 FOH Sound Technician. Palle Mikkelborg 2003-2005 FOH Sound Technician

J.D. Parran

J. D. Parran is an American multi-woodwind player, educator, and composer specializing in jazz and free improvised music. He plays the soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophone, as well as the E-flat clarinet, clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, flute, piccolo, alto flute, bamboo flute, Native American flute, bamboo saxophone, and nagaswaram. Parran possesses a virtuosic technique and mastery over a number of extended techniques for these instruments. Parran spent his college years in the St. Louis, Missouri area, where he attended Webster University and received an M.A

Chris Reza

Born: September 29, 1986

Whether it's jazz, classical, musical theatre, big band, blues, rock, funk or Latin, Chris Reza is comfortable with any musical style or form. A woodwind specialist, composer and educator from the Dallas area, Chris plays fifteen different woodwinds including flutes, single and double reeds. In addition to compositions used for commercial distribution, recent commissions of his include a concert piece premiered by the English Hornist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for 38 years, Tom Stacy and Grammy Award Winning Multi-instrumentalist, Paul McCandless. Additional work includes performing with Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, Anika Noni Rose, Maureen McGovern, Grammy-nominated One O'Clock Lab Band, Plano Symphony Orchestra, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, numerous other ensembles and pit work for twelve musicals in the past four years alone

Donald Denzin

Born: November 2, 1948

The former Chief Human Resources Officer for two NYSE-traded companies, Don Denzin is also a seasoned jazz reed player. Throughout his 25+ year corporate career, he has successfully adapted the rubrics of jazz improvisation to workplace settings and he is a Director in the firm, JazzWORKS! Consulting - www.jazzworksconsulting.com. In this capacity, he uses his jazz and business backgrounds to deliver productivity enhancement programs to clients. A certified Birkman Method consultant, Don is a graduate of the University of California, Riverside. He is a working musician in the Dallas - Fort Worth area