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8 Legged Monster (guitar)

The 8 Legged Monster was born to improve upon and keep the tradition of the small-big-band moving forward for a new generation. Since its inception, the 8 Legged Monster has been turning heads in the Bay Area's Jazz community. Founder Mike...

A NancysingsBilllie (vocal)

Hi, I my name is Nancy Ridley-Hughes. I first heard Billie Holiday's music from the movie "Lady Sings the Blues" starring Diana Ross. A friend gave me a Billie Holidy record in '82 and after that I purchased everything I could find. I...

Aaron Aranita (saxophone)

Jazz Saxophonist and Pianist Aaron Aranita a professional for 30 years has recorded three CD’s of original jazz compositions since 1987 to the present. He has written more than 100 jazz compositions and is currently writing and arranging...

Aaron Mercae (drums)

I'm a drummer working in and around the Kansas City area. I primarily play straight-ahead jazz, but love to play funk, rock...you name it. I've been playing drums since childhood, and have at least 10 years gigging experience.

Aaron Weibe (guitar)

Jazz, classical, and rock guitarist for the USAF Heritage of America Band out of Langley AFB.

Abbey Lincoln (vocal)

"How can you have a career and never say anything? To experience it all and not say a word, you're supposed to stand up and speak your mind in the music. Some people like to hear some reality. I'm not trying to save or fix the world....

Abe Lincoln (trombone)

Abram "Abe" Lincoln was born in Lancaster, PA on March 29, 1907. At the age of 5, Abe began playing cornet. Under the direction of his father, Abe would practice scales every day and had to play them correctly each night before being...

Ada Pasternak (violin)

Born in Moscow, violinist Ada Pasternak relocated with her family to the United States at the age of 6. It was at that young age that she began studying violin with her aunt, New York Philharmonic violinist Asya Meshberg. She continued her...

Adam Park (piano)

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Adam Pfannenstiel (vibraphone)

Percussionist, vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and jazz pianist Adam Pfannenstiel is quickly making a name for himself throughout the Philadelphia area. Born and raised in Southampton, Pennsylvania, Pfannenstiel began studying jazz...

Adam Ramsay/C.J. Glass Quintet (sax, tenor)

The Adam Ramsay - C.J. Glass Quintet is a jazz performance group currently based in New York City. Its members, two of whom are alumni of the Vermont All-State Jazz Ensemble, hail from along the eastern seaboard. Originally founded as...

Adam Schroeder (sax, baritone)

Los Angeles based Baritone Saxophonist Adam Schroeder has rapidly become a major force throughout the global jazz scene. Schroeder; a first call for a growing multitude of musical circumstances, is known equally for his hard- driving...

Adam Smale (guitar)

You could say Adam grew up inside of a cornfield on 3 acres his parents bought in an existing cornfield of which 3 sides of the property was surrounded by corn. Bar River (35min east of Sault Ste. Marie), a very small...

Adia Ledbetter (vocal)

Adia Ledbetter was born in Durham, N.C. She started singing in elementary school and church and started taking voice lessons in high school. After high school, she took a break from voice lessons to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in...

Adonis P. Rose (drums)

Adonis Rose, hailed by New Orleans Magazine as a “Contemporary Jazz All Star,” is one of the most sought after drummers in jazz today. He has played with some of the world’s most esteemed jazz artists, from nine-time Grammy winning...

Adrian d'Souza (drums)

In 1997 Adrian was offered the drummers seat in Roseanna Vitro's trio. Since then there has been no looking back. New York offered him a chance to study and play with some of the the best musicians in the Tri state area. In 1999, while...

Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, tenor)

Biography of Ahmad Alaadeen 7.24.34››8.15.10 Born in Kansas City, on July 24, 1934, Alaadeen grew up around music. “I listened to all types of styles. I went to Philharmonic concerts, loved Lester Young, liked T-Bone Walker and was...

Ahmad Jamal (piano)

In 1951, Mr. Jamal first recorded 'Ahmad's Blues' on Okeh Records. His arrangement of the folk tune 'Billy Boy', and 'Poinciana' (not his original composition), also stem from this period. In 1955, he recorded his first Argo...

Aisha HR (piano)

Aisha is almost ten years-old when she begins to follow private lessons of music and classical piano; Aisha, enrolls, therefore, to "G. Gershwin School" in Padova, and follows, for two years, the jazz courses of M° Sergio Pietruschi. In...

Aivar Vassiljev (drums)

Percussionist and jazz musician Aivar Vassiljev was born on December 11, 1971 in Otepää, Estonia. 1990-1994 studied classical percussions in Tartu H.Eller Musical College by Raivo Rebane and Margus Tammemägi. Master courses followed in...

Akiko Tsuruga (keyboard)

New York City based Hammond Organist and pianist, Akiko Tsuruga, has established herself as an 'in demand' player since arriving from her home town of Osaka, Japan in 2001. Akiko began Organ lessons at age three, and starting performing...

Akiva Friedman (guitar)

Akiva grew up in Gainesville, FL, where the southern swing marinated in his blood. Add in hippie juice and heavy metal rippings, and you have his unique approach to mainstream jazz guitar. His heroes include Wes Montgomery and John...

Al Cohn (sax, tenor)

Cohn was initially known for playing in Woody Herman's Second Herd as one of the Four Brothers, along with Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, and Serge Chaloff. Unlike his the better known tenors Sims and Getz, Cohn contributed arrangements to the...

Al Foster (drums)

Al Foster, master drummer, has been a major innovator in the world of jazz for several decades. As a member of the Miles Davis band for thirteen years, Foster's contribution to Davis' music is articulated by Davis himself in his...

Al Grey (trombone)

Trombonist Al Grey was famous as "the last of the big time plungers," for his mastery at using a plumber's plunger to manipulate the color of his instrument. The result was a soulful quality that sounds as if he's singing the blues. Grey...

Al Haig (piano)

A fine bebop pianist, Al Haig will come to mind as a participant on the Miles Davis “Birth of the Cool” sessions. Though this might be the primary recollection point on his resume, Al Haig was quite a player in his own right,...

Al Macy (piano)

Al has studied trombone, guitar, and piano, but now devotes all of his time to piano. He can be seen at solo piano gigs, in duos with bass or saxophone, and, primarily, playing with the 24/7 Jazz Trio. When he lived in the San...

Al Maniscalco (saxophone)

Al Maniscalco has been making strong contributions to the East coast jazz scene since 1993. Born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Hollywood, Florida, Al migrated north to Maryland after receiving his Bachelor of Music degree in...

Al Swainger (bass)

Born in 1972, Al began playing the cornet and piano at the age of 6; he also tried the trumpet & tenor horn before finally settling on the french horn at 11. His teen years were spent in a wide variety of ensembles and stylistic settings -...

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars (band/ensemble/orchestra)

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (AJHoF) All-Stars is a working jazz ensemble, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians Alabama has to offer. This group is the faculty of the Jazz Education Department of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame...

Alain Bradette (saxophone)

Saxophonist, Alain Bradette, was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. An accomplished performer, composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist, he has performed in Canada, Europe and the United States. In 2004, two of Alain’s...

Alain De Vis (trumpet)

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Alan Barnes (sax, alto)

1977-80 Alan studied saxophone, woodwinds and arranging at the Leeds College of music. In 1980 he moved to London, playing with the Midnight Follies Orchestra and the following year was with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, touring Europe...

Alan Dawson (drums)

Alan Dawson was a respected jazz drummer and widely influential percussion teacher based in Boston. He was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Roxbury, MA. Serving in the Army for Korean War duty, Dawson played with the Army Dance...

Alan Gaumer (trumpet)

Alan Gaumer, trumpet, began playing the trumpet in 1958. He was a member of Kal’s Kid’s appearing on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour and numerous other television shows. Participating in band, orchestra, and stage bands through...

Alan Hood (trumpet)

Trumpeter Alan Hood hails from the small upstate New York town of Pumpkin Hook and has been performing music for over 30 years. Mr. Hood toured the world with the Phil Collins Big Band, appearing at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz...

Alan Jones Music (drums)

Born in Longview, Washington in 1962. Alan was raised in Portland, Oregon where at the age of 6 he began playing the drums and guitar. In the fertile artistic climate of 1970's Portland he spent his early years listening outside of jazz...

Alan Lewine (bass, acoustic)

Bassist/composer Alan Lewine, recently relocated to Phladelphia. He first took up the string bass in 1978. Never formally trained on the instrument, Lewine learned primarily by playing. "Most of my early lessons were from pianists or...

Alan Pasqua (piano)

Alan Pasqua, Chairman of Jazz Studies at USC, was born in New Jersey and began studying piano at the age of seven, playing both classical and jazz. He attended Indiana University and received his bachelor's degree in jazz studies from the...

Alan Trebat (drums)

Alan Trebat began playing drums at age 10. He studied technique with Charlie Tappan, and performed on drums percussion and timpani in school orchestral and marching bands. As a teen, Alan began his schooling in jazz improvisation with...

Albert Hamme (reeds)

Al Hamme is a woodwind artist, clinician, conductor, arranger and composer. He has recorded with Slam Stewart, Phil Woods, Tom Harrell, Peter Appleyard, Richard Wyans, Bucky Pizzarelli, Tony Marino, Mike Holober, Sherrie Maricle, Ann...

Albert Strong IV (trumpet)

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Ale Demogli (guitar)

Ale started playing piano at the age of 6, and when he was 13 switched to guitar. He studied in argentina with Maria Concepcion Patron, Pino Marrone, Marcelo Mayor and Walter Malosetti. After being awarded with two scholarships at Berklee...

Alec Katz (piano)

Alec Katz is a sought after pianist, arranger, producer and educator. Began playing professionally on local scene in Israel in the early 1990's. Worked with visiting artists such as Abraham Burton, Walter Blanding, Valery Ponomarev, Arnie...

Alejandro Cimadoro (bass, acoustic)

Alejandro Cimadoro's fruitful musical career spans for over 25 years. He was part of the renaissance of Argentine Jazz and Rock, which took place in the early 80s and projected many of that country's bands to the international scene....

Alessandro Bianchi (piano)

Avvicinatosi alla musica all'età di nove anni, dopo la Maturità classica ha intrapreso lo studio del pianoforte fino al corso medio, sotto la guida del M° Mario Demolli, presso i Conservatori “Cantelli” di Novara e “Vivaldi”...

Alessandro Carabelli (piano)

A jazz pianist and composer with strong background in the fields of classical music, jazz music, music history, harmony and composition, Alessandro Carabelli has over fifteen years experience as a performer in international jazz...

Alessandro Minetto (drums)

Curriculum Vitae Alessandro Minetto.Drummer. Born inAlessandria on giune the 23th1969 begins his music studies at the age of 15 attending the drum classes of acnowledged italian teachers like:Alberto Bucci, Giorgio Gandino, Maurizio...

Alex Brown (piano)

The understated virtuosity of pianist Alex Brown is a clear indication that reports of jazz music’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Fast emerging at the forefront of a new generation of artists, Brown is mightily armed with the technique...

Alex Budman (saxophone)

Alex Budman is an active musician of 20 years with performing experience on all saxophones, clarinets, flutes, electric and acoustic basses. His versatility has allowed him to perform and record with a wide range of artists including Liza...

Alex Graham (sax, alto)

"Some of the great alto players, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Phil Woods and even a touch of Johnny Hodges can be discerned as he works to extend the parameters of the horn..." - Dave Nathan, All Music Guide

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Alex Han (saxophone)

Saxophonist and composer, Alex Han, is widely regarded as the "Young Jazz Lion" of his generation. With performances at well over a dozen internationally recognized Jazz venues, countless musical awards, and a refreshingly original sound,...

Alex Jackson (saxophone)

Studied at the Guilhall School of Music and Drama, London England and at Middlesex University in London. Graduated with BA(Hons)Music(JAZZ). Toured on the Smash Hits Pop Tour, 1997. Been working on cruise ships to pay bills and just moved...

Alex Levin (piano)

Alex Levin has a rich and varied musical background. Born into a family of musicians, he was drawn to the piano at an early age. He began performing on the instrument when he was fifteen, and he hasn’t stopped since.

After studying...

Alex Nauman (guitar, electric)

At the crossroads of traditional jazz guitar, funk, and experimental improvising music stands a rising star shining brighter every day. Alex Nauman. Once this young guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter, and educator starts putting...

Alex Nguyen (trumpet)

Trumpeter Alex Nguyen is a native of Savannah, Georgia. His lifelong fascination with music dates back to his early childhood, when his Godmother, a church organist, began giving him piano lessons. The pursuit continued when Alex took up...

Alexandra Caselli (piano)

Alexandra began classical training on the piano at the age of 6. She received a B.A. degree in liberal arts (Plan II) from the University of Texas at Austin and went on to study music as a graduate student at North Texas State University...

Alexandre Huber (organ, Hammond B3)

Originally a student of classical piano playing at the Conservatory of Lausanne, Alexandre Huber developed his preference for jazz and continued his studies with pianist Fran�ois Lindemann. Discovering the formidable use of the organ by...

Ali Jackson Jr. (drums)

Ali Jackson Jr. developed his talent on drums at an early age. After earning a degree in music composition at the New School University for Contemporary Music, he studied under Elvin Jones and Max Roach. He has performed and recorded with...

Alisdair MacRae Birch (guitar)

Alisdair MacRae Birch: Jazz Guitarist, Bassist (Upright/Double Bass and Bass Guitar) and Arranger

Originally from the UK, Alisdair MacRae Birch grew up in a musical family. Alisdair was...

Allan Barnes (sax, tenor)

Allan is a jazz musician from Detroit. For more information, please visit iMichiganProductions.org.

Allen Eager (saxophone)

Allen Eager (Jan. 10, 1927, New York City - May 13, 2003, Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Eager first played jazz as a teenager during World War II in the bands of Bobby Sherwood, Sonny Dunham, Shorty...

Alma Macbride (piano)

Pianist Alma Macbride is currently an honor roll, full scholarship student at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, CT and is the piano chair of the Jazz Band. Alma was the first ever recipient of the Susan Freydberg Scholarship for her...

Alphonse Mouzon (drums)

Chairman/CEO of Tenacious Records, composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist and actor ALPHONSE MOUZON has been composing and producing beautiful music that has captivated and enthralled audiences throughout the world for...

Alvin Atkinson, Jr. (drums)

Alvin Atkinson, Jr., six-time Jazz Ambassador, drummer, bandleader and Jazz educator, has traveled the globe performing America’s classical music. As an ambassador of jazz, Atkinson possesses the characteristics of a diplomat whether...

Alvin D Boudreau (drums)

Grew up in Boston and started playing in 1957. Now have own Band called " The Barbara and Al Boudreau Jazz Quartet.Have worked with and featured: Herb Pomeroy, Dick Johnson, Grey Sargent, Billy Novick , Greg Hopkins,Ira Sullivan and many...

Alvin Queen (drums)

Alvin Queen was born on August 16, 1950 in the Bronx, New York, but his family relocated to Mt. Vernon when he was 2 years old. The Queens were poor, but the Levister Towers projects where Alvin grew up proved to be rich territory, as he...

Alyn Cosker (drums)

Alyn Cosker was born and raised in Ayr, Scotland and studied at Strathclyde University in Glasgow where he graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in 'Applied Music'. A regular on the Scottish jazz scene he has performed with many artists of...

Amanda King (vocal)

Combining the best of jazz and cabaret by focusing on the words, the music, and the swing, Amanda King masterfully interprets the music she adores. Based in San Francisco and well known to audiences throughout California, she specializes...

Amanda Tosoff (piano)

Toronto-based jazz pianist and composer Amanda Tosoff has emerged as one of the top new talents on the Canadian jazz scene. Originally from White Rock BC, Amanda grew up in a musical family, and attended Semiahmoo high school, renowned for...

Ambience (vocal)

The bands formation and success is rooted in each member's dedication to the sophistication and beauty of the Golden Era of Jazz. When this idea is mixed with modern swing and latin feels, you get the distinctive and intoxicating sound of...

Ameen Saleem (bass, acoustic)

Bassist, Ameen Saleem, was born July 2, 1979, and raised in Washington, DC. He now resides in Brooklyn, New York. Ameen says about his involvement in the Arts... "I'm a chill, laid back person until I get a bass in my hand... then...

Amikaeyla (vocal)

The ten selections on Being in Love, singer-songwriter Amikaeyla’s latest CD, are both spiritually uplifting and soothing to the soul. They are in many ways an extension of her years of experience in a wide variety of musical genres...

Amina Figarova (piano)

Amina Figarova is without doubt one of the most productive jazz composers and talented jazz piano players from Europe. Now living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Amina started playing piano and composing at a...

Amy G (piano)

My life is about my music, so check out my myspace page and hear some - there's much more info about me and what i've been up to there and if you're in NYC come see my band! myspace.com/amygfunk cdbaby.com/cd/amyg

Amy Rempel (piano)

As a jazz pianist, Amy Rempel is developing a reputation as a significant, emerging talent. Winner of a Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award, the Indiana University Jacobs Scholarship, two Manitoba Young Women of Note jazz soloist...

Amy Shook (bass, acoustic)

Since moving to the East Coast in 2003, Amy Shook has become one of the most in-demand upright bassists in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area, coveted for her huge sound and infectious, driving groove. She is an incredibly versatile...

Ana Benzon (vocal)

Ana & the Bandmasters is a Split,Croatia based jazz/blues band.This unique band put together by a few respectful and multi-talented musicians who are well known to jazz lovers in Croatia and abroad. We try to give a new twist to much loved...

Anar"Buba"Tagyzade (vocal)

Anar "Buba" TAGYZADE was born in 1973 Baku (Azerbaijan). Began his professional carrier as a scat-vocalist at the age 21. Worked with many fantastic musicians,toured around the world. In 2002 moved to Stockholm,(Sweden), Leading the...

Anders Vercelli (piano)

Anders Vercelli is a jazz pianist with a stunning repertoire of standards and tunes from the Great American Songbook. Anders will enhance your event with the elegance of live jazz piano. It's not esoteric or academic jazz, but wonderful...

Anderson Twins (reeds)

Identical twin brothers Peter & William Anderson recently both received their B.M. & Masters degrees from Juilliard, and performed together at top venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Blue Note, Birdland, the Village Vanguard, the David...

Andile Yenana (piano)

ANDILE YENANA Music has been the mission of Jazz pianist Andile Yenana's life since he was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape in 1968. His father’s house music memories helped inspire his music career. "Already, around...

Andrea Claburn (vocal)

Born in Baltimore to a classical pianist mother and jazz aficionado father, Andrea Claburn is a classically trained pianist and violinist who brings a musician’s depth to vocal jazz performance.  With fresh arrangements, original...

Andrea Mann (vocal)

Andrea Mann's relaxed and smoky vocal style has been compared to those of Diana Krall and Julie London. But her mixture of classic material from the Great American Songbook, Brazilian bossa novas and arrangements of pop songs by the likes...

Andrea Tofanelli (trumpet)

Andrea Tofanelli is a trumpet instrumentalist born in Viareggio (Lucca, Italy) and began to study music and trumpet in 1976 in the wind ensemble of his village with some musicians close to Dean Benedetti, the famous italo-american jazz...

Andrea Ventriglia (saxophone)

Andrea Ventriglia, tenor, alto saxofonista e flautista, nato a Capua (ce) il 29 aprile 1953, ha studiato il saxofono con i maestri Franco Florio a Salerno ed Eraclio Sallustio presso il Conservatorio G.B. Martini di Bologna,...

Andrea Wood (vocal)

“The Duke Ellington School of the Arts graduate moves fearlessly up and down octaves, all the while maintaining a distinct sense of purpose. She can explore the upper register in a beguiling waft, or plunge into the basement with...

Andreas Hertel (piano)

Andreas Hertel studied jazz-piano with Achim Kaufmann in Mainz, Germany and visited workshops with Simon Nabatov and Kenny Werner, among others. Main projects are the Andreas Hertel Quintet, playing original compositions of Andreas, and...

Andres Boiarsky (sax, tenor)

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Andres Boiarsky began piano lessons at the age of six. He later switched to the clarinet while getting deeply involved with the strong revivalist jazz scene that existed in Buenos Aires during the mid...

Andrew Dickeson (drums)

Andrew Dickeson was born in Newcastle, Australia in 1969. He grew up in a musical family and studied a number of instruments before taking up the drums at age ten. He was working professionally from age 13 in both classical and jazz...

Andrew Speight (sax, alto)

Andrew Speight is a clear-toned, hard driving alto sax player, one of the Bay Area's most lively and lyrical exponents of straight-ahead, joyous jazz. A native of Sydney, Australia, Speight came of age playing with American stars like...

Andrew Suvalsky (vocal)

Andrew Suvalsky's recently released jazz-pop CD, "Vintage Pop and the Jazz Sides”, is about love as seen, tasted and experienced from all sides. The recording interprets and artfully meshes the line between two musical worlds�"jazz...

Andy Allen (bass, acoustic)

Andy Allen plays Jazz double bass in Los Angeles, California.

Andy Davies (trumpet)

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Andy De Campos (vocal)

From childhood in Toronto, Andy was mostly moved by classical music and powerful orchestrations; especially of film soundtracks. Jazz found him in his teens; then the crooners. He once heard a a famous singer say: "you wanna learn how to...

Andy Farber (composer/conductor/leader)

Andy Farber is an award winning jazz composer, arranger and saxophonist and has spent years performing with the likes of Jon Hendricks and Wynton Marsalis. Since 1994, Farber has been part of the Jazz @ Lincoln Center stable of writers and...

Andy Kahn (piano)

Andy Kahn is committed to preserving America’s unique musical art form, “JAZZ and the STANDARD SONG.” For more than 40 years, he has researched works of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and other American...

Andy LaVerne (piano)

Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Andy LaVerne studied at Juilliard, Berklee, and the New England Conservatory, and took private lessons from legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans. The list of musicians with whom LaVerne has worked reads...

Andy McDonough (piano)

Andy McDonough plays piano, sings, creates photographs and publishes NJJazzList.com, a website that supports jazz players and venues in New Jersey.

Andy O'Neill (drums)

I'm originally from St. Louis but have been living in the NYC area for over 10 years. I play mostly jazz and improvised music, but i love all music played by/with the right people. I'm always looking for new people to play with.

Angel Records Canada

At Angel Records Canada we offer full services to musicians of all genres. Services include publishing, record label, promotion, management, etc. For more informtation please see our website: www.angelrecordscanada.com

Anita Pollard (vocal)

Born in Perth, Western Austraia. Living in Sydney since 1991. Started singing in my thirties, apart from a triumphant run as Calamity Jane in Highschool. Studied with Raymond Long, Amander Colliver, Joy Yates (Sydney Conservatorium of...

Anita Wardell (vocal)

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Anna Lee Roberts (vocal)

Anna Lee Roberts recently began singing jazz standards professionally in the Twin Cities. She is a board-certified music therapist who works primarily in healthcare settings and leads a team of integrative therapists for her organization....

Anne Farnsworth (vocal)

Jazz pianist and vocalist Anne Farnsworth lives in Los Angeles, where she divides her time between performing, teaching, and journalism. She has toured extensively in the States and abroad.

Anne's columns, essays, reviews,...

Annette Neuffer (trumpet)

Annette Neuffer began studying jazz trumpet at the music high school in Graz. Two years later she attended the Stuttgart music high school and studied with Claus Stötter, gaining a diploma. She also took other music courses before...

Anthony Dowd (piano)

Born in Richmond, Va in 1957, Anthony started playing piano by ear at age six. Much of what he heard on television was figured out on the piano, but he did begin formal lessons at age 12 and studied for about five years. When he was in...

Anthony Ortega (sax, tenor)

Anthony Ortega is one of the finest bop reedmen of the second half of the 20th century, though he is better known in Europe than in the U.S. A highly original improviser with impeccable tone and great emotional range, Ortega's style blends...

Anthony Pocetti (piano)

nthony Pocetti was born on June 3, 1989. He grew up in Hamilton, New Jersey and graduated Steinert High School in 2007. Anthony graduated from New York University and lives in New York City with a Bachelor of Music degree. Anthony was a...

Anthony Wilson (guitar)

Anthony Wilson’s career in jazz began auspiciously, and as a creative artist he continues to expand and impress. Among other honors, Wilson's first, self-titled CD received a Grammy nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording in...

Anton Schwartz (sax, tenor)

Jazz saxophonist Anton Schwartz has been drawing listeners in with the power, spirit and subtle complexity of his music since he bounded onto the San Francisco jazz scene in 1995. At 27, Anton was answering the call of his...

Antonio Ciacca (piano)

A graduate of the Bologna conservatory with a degree in contemporary music, German born Italian pianist Antonio Ciacca has played with jazz legends Steve Grossman, James Carter, Marcus Belgrave, Larry Smith, Roy Brooks, Lee Konitz Art...

Antonio Ciaccas Harlem Jazz Collective (arranger)

Reviving, Reliving what Monk, Dizzy, Bird started. Antonio Ciacca's Harlem Jazz Collective is a group of killing musicians who live in/around Harlem and just want to Swing! Every Saturday night at the historic Minton's Playhouse they...

Antonio Sanchez (drums)

Antonio Sanchez was born in Mexico City November 1st, 1971. At age five, he discoreved an irresistible attraction towards the drumset. After a few years of private study he started performing in a wide variety of musical...

April Hall (vocal)

April Hall combines her deep roots in southern gospel and blues with an urban soulfulness and sophistication. Her voice, described as “Glorious” by the Boston Globe, is an instrument of astonishing beauty and versatility, capable...

April Spain (vocal)

My name is April Spain. I was born in Texas, but was raised in the Washington D.C. area wgere my family and cultural environment exposed me to the sounds that helped to shape my musical style. Although self taught on piano, I discovered...

April Williams (vocal)

A Los Angeles native and the daughter of one of Hollywood's Top studio and session musicians, music has always fueled the soul of April Williams, whose vocal style effortlessly melds jazz and pop into an appealing concoction of...

Ari Hoenig (drums)

As a drummer, Ari Hoenig's success has been unprecedented. Few have risen so quickly and deservedly into the upper ranks of the jazz. But it wasn't always clear that drumming would be his calling. Growing up in Philadelphia PA, his...

Ariane Jacobi (vocal)

Jazz vocalist Ariane Jacobi was born in Cologne. She began piano lessons and tap dancing at the age of fourteen. Ariane developed an early love for jazz on records. “ Since I was little, I loved old school blowers, especially tenormen,...

Arne Domnerus (reeds)

Sven Arne Domnerus was a Swedish jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, popularly nicknamed Dompan. He was best known for his recordings with visiting American players such as jazz artists such as James Moody, Art Farmer and Clifford...

Arnoud Gerritse (drums)

Date of birth: 6-2-1957 The Hague, The Netherlands Studied classical percussion at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, and later jazzdrums at the Rotterdams Conservatory. Started playing professionally in 1977, and played in a lot...

Art Blakey (drums)

Born in 1919, Art Blakey began his musical career, as did many jazz musicians, in the church. The foster son of a devout Seventh Day Adventist Family, Art learned the piano as he learned the Bible, mastering both at an...

Art Farmer (flugelhorn)

Born on Aug. 21, 1928, in Iowa, Farmer was raised in Phoenix, Arizona along with his twin brother Addison. They moved to Los Angeles in 1945 and during the late '40s, Farmer worked with the West Coast based bands of Jay McShann, Johnny...

Art Felluca (sax, alto)

Born and raised in Rochester, NY, Art is a jazz composer, arranger and versatile woodwind instrumentalist. Primarily an alto saxophonist, he is proficient on soprano saxophone, flute and clarinet. He began his musical studies on piano at...

Art Hodges (guitar)

Art Hodges is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and teacher currently residing near Tokyo, Japan. For over 25 years, he has studied, mastered, performed, and taught a variety of guitar styles and musical genres (including jazz,...

Art Pepper (sax, alto)

Alto Saxophonist Art Pepper, a native of Gardena California, played in the overtly emotional manner that came to define the West Coast style. His solo approach was always passionate, from early recordings made with Stan Kenton's...

Art Tatum (piano)

Art Tatum was born Oct. 13, 1909 in Toledo, Ohio and despite being blind in one eye and only partially sighted in the other he became arguably the greatest jazz piano player who ever lived. He came from a musical family and when younger...

Art Taylor (drums)

Art Taylor - drums (1929 - 1995) One of the premier hard bop drummers of his era, by 1948 while still a teenager in Harlem, Art Taylor had played drums in church with Jackie McLean and Sonny Rollins. He also played with Howard...

Art Van Damme (accordion)

The hippest cat ever to swing an accordion, Art Van Damme dared go where no man had gone before: jazz accordion. He started taking accordion lessons at the age of nine, and moved on to classical studies after his family moved to Chicago,...

Arthor von BLOMBERG (drums)

Born in New York studied with Al Miller, Jim Chapin, Fred Gruber. Performed with Chet Baker, Bob Haggart, Anita O'Day, Richie Cole, Sonny Russo , Frank Schifano , Jay Oliver, Big Jay McNeeley..... Commutes between Europe,Asia and North...

Arthur Blythe (sax, alto)

A singularly distinctive and uniquely distinguishable stylist, Arthur Blythe is considered one of the greatest alto saxophonist's of his generation. Blythe's beautiful, passionate and expressive sound validates his reputation as one of...

Arun Luthra (saxophone)

Saxophonist, arranger, and composer Arun Luthra first established himself as a young musician of promise through his private studies in Boston with Jay Brandford (now a New York-based saxophonist whose credits include the Smithsonian Jazz...

Asle L Roe (guitar)

Asle Roe is a Norwegian guitarist and composer currently residing in Houston, TX. After more than 20 years of guitar playing, he has grown to appreciate many different styles of music. Among his favorites are the many styles of jazz, rock,...

Astrid Cowan (piano)

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Austin Archer (sax, tenor)

I am a Saddleback College student pursuing a major in Jazz Studies. I am mainly a tenor saxophonist. I also play guitar, bass (electric and upright), and am learning piano, flute, and clarinet. I have one demo recording that I haven't yet...

Austin King Casey (trumpet)

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Avery Burdette (vocal)

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Avery Sharpe (bass, acoustic)

Honesty. Clarity. Dignity. These are words that come to mind when you listen to the music of bassist-composer Avery Sharpe. In an age of ephemeral pop stars and flavor-of-the-month trends, Sharpe is a reminder of the lasting value of...

Avi Rothbard (guitar)

Mr. Rothbard was born in kibbutz Gan Schmuel in the country side of Israel , near the “Triangle”, an area of several arab and jewish villages. By the age of seven, Mr. Rothbard was relocated in Japan for three years with his...

Avishai Cohen (bass)

Bassist/Composer Avishai Cohen, born April 20, 1970 in Israel, a musician who has been called a “jazz visionary of global proportions” by DownBeat, and was declared one of the 100 Most Influential Bass Players of the 20th Century by...

Axel Schwintzer (piano)

Born in Cologne, Germany, not long after Keith Jarrett played his legendary Köln Concert in the same city, Axel Schwintzer has started to play the piano at the age of 10. He studied mostly classical music at first, and later switched...

Ayako Shirasaki (piano)

Recognized in her native Japan as a jazz prodigy (in the 5th grade she was already transcribing Bud Powell solos), Ayako Shirasaki while yet a pre-teen won many prizes including the Grand Prize at the Asakusa Jazz Competition. Her...

Azar Lawrence (saxophone)

Azar Lawrence led a very musical childhood and began playing drums at the age of five and moved onto violin and piano under the direction of his mother Ima Lawrence. Ima, a gifted musician and teacher from whom Azar received his acute...

B.J. Jansen (sax, baritone)

B.J. Jansen, born January 3rd 1981 in Cincinnati (now residing in New York City), has established himself as a charismatic and dynamic performer, composer, bandleader and educator on and off the stage. B.J.’s journey in music...

Babatunde Lea (drums)

Babatunde Lea is one of those old souls. You know the type: wise and serene, blessed with a culturally diverse perspective, bubbling over with ideas and creative energies that strongly suggest theyve been this way before; someone deeply in...

Babs Gonzales (vocal)

Jazz singers used the scat technique, that means using the voice to create notes that are not words so the voice works like a musical instrument - and they also used slang in their music. Vocalists such as Slim Gaillard, and Babs...

Baby Face Willette (organ, Hammond B3)

There is an air of mystique, an alluring attraction in jazz circles, to those highly talented musicians who shone brilliantly for a short duration, then slipped into obscurity. Jazz organist Baby Face Willette is certainly one of...

Barbara Carroll (piano)

Barbara Carroll - pianist, composer, vocalist The elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist Barbara Carroll is regarded as one of today’s most fascinating purveyors of swinging jazz piano and expressive vocals. Equally at home in a...

Barney Wilen (sax, tenor)

Barney Wilen - tenor sax Barney Wilen made a strong impression on the Paris scene in the mid 1950s. Wilen was a self taught player and became one of Europe's best and more modern saxophonists. Bernard Jean Wilen, AKA Barney was born...

Barry Brake (piano)

Pianist Barry Brake began playing at San Antonio's historic Gunter Hotel as a high-school student, before earning a Composition degree from Baylor University, and a Master's in English literature from UTSA.
He is now a free-lance...

Barry Greene (guitar, electric)

Barry Greene began playing guitar in 1971,at the age of ten years old. Strongly influenced by Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, George Benson and Pat Martino, Barry has developed into a world-class guitarist, arranger and composer. He has...

Barry Harris (piano)

Harris is an Internationally renowned Jazz Pianist, Composer and Teacher. Dr. Harris is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern University. He has received the Living Jazz Legacy award from the Mid- Atlantic Arts...

Barry Kelsey (sax, tenor)

Barry started his musical career as US Navy musician, touring the world playing Jazz. He was later educated at Berklee School and at North Texas State University. After recording with MGM records and also as a long time free lance studio...

Bassini Piero (piano)

Nato nel 1952 a Codogno, dove risiede, Piero Bassini si è avvicinato alla musica molto giovane suonando la chitarra, l’organo e il pianoforte. Ha svolto attività professionale in vari gruppi rock e successivamente nei Rockys Fili,...

Beegie Adair (piano)

Once in a while a musician comes along with impeccable technique, deep understanding of the jazz repertoire, an innate tendency to swing and the rare ability to communicate the heart and soul of a tune to listeners. That musician is Beegie...

Behn Gillece (vibraphone)

“Gillece is a skillful creator of tunes, harkening back to the original hard bop days and beyond, without sounding like mere imitations of that era's classics.” Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz Vibraphonist Behn Gillece...

Ben Bishop (guitar, electric)

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Ben Cox (drums)

20 years old, Playing drums since age 8. Currently studying for a Bachelor of Contemporary Music at Southern Cross University, Lismore. Performing with the Hans Lovejoy quartet and various others.

Ben Markley (piano)

Jazz pianist Ben Markley has a strong affinity for tradition. He has performed with Brian Lynch, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Lenny Picket, Ron McClure and George Garzone at various New York Venues including the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca...

Ben Paterson (piano)

Ben Paterson has performed at premier Chicago jazz clubs including the Jazz Showcase, the Green Mill, Andy's, Pops for Champagne, The Velvet Lounge, Pete Miller's, The Checkerboard Lounge, Green Dolphin Street, and the New Apartment...

Ben Patterson (trombone)

Ben Patterson is a jazz trombonist with the Airmen of Note. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area where he is active in the jazz, latin, and commercial music scenes. Ben can be heard featured on the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra release,...

Ben Riley (drums)

Ben Riley (b. 17 July 1933) is an American jazz drummer who has worked with Thelonious Monk, Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and Kenny Barron, and was a member with Barron of Sphere. Riley was...

Ben Scholz (drums)

Ben Scholz is a drummer/percussionist who lives and works in Chicago. A native of Portland OR, Ben began studying classical piano at age 8 and continued his studies through college. While attending high school and working as a sub in the...

Ben Tucker (bass, acoustic)

A native of Tennessee, Tucker by the age of twelve, began to develop his musical interest first on trumpet and later on the bass and quickly made a name for himself in Nashville. Following a stint in the Air Force, Ben settled in...

Ben Webster (sax, tenor)

Ben Webster was considered one of the "big three" of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls) yet on ballads he would...

Ben Williams (bass)

Benjamin James Williams is a native of Washington, DC. He also performs on electric bass and piano as well. His musical influence is rooted in various genres of music including jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and classical. Ben is a recent...

Ben Zubrycki (sax, tenor)

Winnipeg born saxophonist Ben Zubrycki has been actively performing since the 1990s. He has played at a variety of events including the 2004 National Jazz Awards, Winnipeg Jazz Festival, The Regina Blues Festival. As a freelance musician,...

Bengt Hallberg (piano)

Bengt Hallberg is, without doubt, one of the most influential pianists in the history of Swedish jazz. In his Encyclopedia of Jazz, Leonard Feather called him “his country’s foremost jazz pianist,” praising his “unique,...

Bennie Wallace (sax, tenor)

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 18, 1946, Bennie Lee Wallace took up the tenor saxophone at age 12. He worked after hours clubs around Tennessee during his high school and college years and graduated on clarinet from the...

Benny Bailey (trumpet)

Benny Bailey was born on August 13, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was an amateur saxophonist and his mother played the piano. After some experience on piano and flute early in his career, he switched to the trumpet and studied at...

Benny Carter (sax, alto)

Benny Carter's long career was consistently characterized by high musical achievement, and he developed a unique and readily identifiable style as both an alto saxophonist and an arranger. He was able to double on trumpet and was...

Benny Golson (sax, tenor)

Multitalented and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note, Benny Golson was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929. Raised with an impeccable musical...

Benny Green (piano)

Born in New York in 1963, Benny Green grew up in Berkeley, California, and began classical piano studies at the age of seven. Influenced by his father, a tenor saxophonist, his attention soon turned into Jazz: "I began trying to improvise...

Benny Lackner (piano)

Presenting singularly expressive jazz, embellished with slight electronic augmentation and drum programming, The Benny Lackner Trio is anything but typical. Functioning as a collective, with each member interjecting equally toward the...

Benny Powell (trombone)

Born in New Orleans, Powell is, perhaps, best known for his 12-year tenure (1951-63) with Count Basie, and for his eight-bar contribution to the Count's all-time big hit, "April in Paris." But more than that, Powell, in his all-too-rare...

Bernard Linnette (drums)

A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Bernard's fascination with the resounding thunder of the drum set began at an early age. His legacy of playing percussion is rooted in his childhood, where he was the drummer for his church choir at age 9....

Bernard Peiffer (piano)

Bernard Peiffer was born on October 23, 1922 in Epinal, in the Vosges district of northeastern France. Bernard’s father, formerly an army man, was a violinist and was devoted to chamber music. An uncle, Georges Peiffer, was a composer...

Bernard Purdie (drums)

Bernard Purdie was born June 11, 1939 in Elkton, Maryland as the eleventh of fifteen children. Purdie began already as a six-year-old to bang out rhythms on improvised equipment. At 14 years of age he purchased his first real drum set and...

Bernie Cash (bass)

Bernard Cash (Bernie) was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England on 18 January 1935, the son of Michael Cash and Eileen Cash (nee Mundy). His father's family had escaped persecution of the Russian jews at the turn of the 20th...

Bertha Hope (piano)

Bertha Hope has been an active force in improvised music since the early 60's. Her long association with pianist/composer Elmo Hope resulted in a host of recorded compositions and arrangements, currently performed by the Elmo Hope...

Bess Bonnier (piano)

One of the most important jazz musicians in Detroit, Bess Bonnier is one of the Detroit jazz artists who chose to stay at home. Some of her contemporary jazz friends - Barry Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones and Sir Roland Hanna -...

Betty Buckley (vocal)

Betty Buckley, Tony award winning American theatre, Film, TV star and singer, was born on Big Spring, Texas and brought up in Fort Worth. She is the daughter of Betty Bob, a dancer and a journalist and Ernest Lynn Buckley, a retired...

Big John Patton (organ, Hammond B3)

Big John Patton was born July 12, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri. A self-taught musician, he started playing the piano in 1948 and landed his first big gig touring with R&B sensation Lloyd Price from 1954-1959. Upon his arrival in New...

Bill Anschell (piano)

Seattle native Bill Anschell returned to the Emerald City in 2002 after spending 25 years studying, composing, and performing across the country and around the world. Anschell left Seattle after high school, studying for two years at...

Bill Carter (piano)

Presbybop Music is a musical venture of Bill Carter, jazz pianist and Presbyterian minister. After years of pretending to split the life of faith from the music of jazz, Bill has been trying to find links between the two halves of his...

Bill Charlap (piano)

Bill Charlap was born in New York City into a musical family. His father, Moose Charlap, was a Broadway composer and songwriter whose credits included the scores to Peter Pan, The Conquering Hero, Whoop-up, Alice...

Bill Cosby (drums)

Charlie Chaplin. Groucho Marx. Richard Pryor. Over the past century, few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby Jr. His successes span five decades and virtually all media, remarkable accomplishments for a kid...

Bill Cunliffe (piano)

Grammy nominated composer, arranger and jazz pianist Bill Cunliffe is gathering nationwide attention with his innovative and swinging recordings and compositions He first fell under the influence of jazz by studying at Duke University with...

Bill Doggett (organ, Hammond B3)

William Ballard Doggett was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old. By the time he was 15, he had joined a Philadelphia area combo, playing local theaters and clubs...

Bill Green (saxophone)

The multi-instrumentalist was born 2-18-25 in Kansas City, Kansas, and started playing alto sax at age 10, clarinet at 12 and started teaching at 14. His mother sang in the church choir, and his father played a little alto saxophone. In...

Bill Harrison (bass)

Bill Harrison created the innovative jazz education website http://www.playjazznow.com. This site offers the world's only downloadable play along (or backing) tracks for all musicians and vocalists. Bill is a graduate of DePaul...

Bill Kalmenson (clarinet)

Prior to his feature debut as a writer-director Bill worked steadily as a stand up comedian and actor. After cutting his teeth in the N.Y.C. and Los Angeles club scenes Bill headlined regularly in comedy clubs all across the country. Bill...

Bill Mays (piano)

Pianist, composer and arranger William Allen Mays (Bill Mays), born February 5, 1944, came from a musical family. In his northern California home, music was always present; his dad was a minister, and his mother, a homemaker. "Gospel...

Bill McBirnie (flute)

Bill McBirnie is a jazz and Latin flute specialist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has studied with renowned American flutist, Samuel Baron, distinguished Canadian flutist and composer, Robert Aitken, as well as Cuban...

Bill Meyer (piano)

MUSIC: • leads The Bill Meyer Group, a popular dance band for over 30 years, • part of the acclaimed SBH Jazz Trio, at Berts Marketplace for over 8 years • composes and arranges music for TV, film and advertising • plays keyboards...

Bill Moring (bass)

A veteran of the New York City jazz scene for over 20 years, bassist Bill Moring has established a reputation as one of the city's most in demand players. The versatile musician has proven himself equally adept at anchoring the big bands...

Bill Murk (violin)

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Bill Ohashi (trombone)

Bill Ohashi's is a prolific and well-heeled trombonist from New York City with extensive experience with international jazz, Latin, R & B, rock, blues, as well as, chamber classical. Bill's arranging style and watchful direction give 'The...

Bill Rinehart (piano)

Bill Rinehart did undergraduate work at the Berklee College of Music and holds the M.Mus. degree in Jazz Studies from the Boston Conservatory/Berklee College of Music where he studied with Ray Santisi, Joanne Brackeen and Charlie Banacos....

Bill Steck (piano)

Bill Steck has a broad background as a professional musician, but maintains a primary focus on jazz piano. Bill has played on many circuits throughout his forty-year career as a pianist, and most recently has been playing nightclubs and...

Bill Stevens - Piano (piano)

Bill is an active jazz pianist in the North Carolina area. He was the house pianist at The Know Bookstore and Restaurant in Durham NC from April of 2008 through March of 2010. He also leads a trio with musicians Weldon Kollock (trombone)...

Bill West (guitar)

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Bill Wurtzel (guitar)

Bill Wurtzel is a renowned guitarist and has performed worldwide with many great jazz artists including 12 years with the Count Basie "Countsmen" 7 years with Bill Doggett, and 3 years with Jimmy McGriff. Bill specializes in duo and trios...

Billet-Deux

The Pacific Northwest -based group was formed in 2002. Billet-Deux plays acoustic jazz influenced by the work of Django Reinhardt and his musical heirs. Music filtered through the cafes of Paris, the tradition of Django Reinhardt,...

Billy Bauer (guitar)

Billy Bauer (1915 - 2005) was already an established professional guitarist in New York when players like Johnny Smith and Jimmy Raney arrived on the scene. He played with the Jerry Wald band before joining Woody Herman in 1944 as a member...

Billy Bean (guitar)

If you hang around guitar players enough the name Billy Bean eventually comes up. He is talked about in the same context as the great guitar players who came up in the 1950's like Johnny Smith, Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall. But, when you try...

Billy Drummond (drums)

"Drummond's playing exudes a wealth of jazz history along with a surprisingly adventurous approach...he arrives as one of the most promising leader-drummers in jazz," states a recent feature article about Billy in Modern Drummer magazine....

Billy Hart (drums)

His first steady gigs of note were with Shirley Horn and Buck Hill. In the 1960’s he toured with Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Eddie Harris, and Pharoah Sanders. In 1970 he joined Herbie Hancock’s Sextet, and after that band broke...

Billy Higgins (drums)

Billy Higgins was reportedly the most recorded jazz drummer in history, and certainly one of the most beloved. Higgins was one of the most musically sensitive jazz players around, with a light but active swing. His style did not draw...

Billy Taylor (piano)

Billy Taylor encompassed that rare combination of creativity, intelligence, vision, commitment and leadership, qualities that made him one of our most cherished national treasures. The distinguished ambassador of the jazz community to the...

BJ Papa (piano)

"Papa's life story mirrors much of the history of jazz in San Francisco over the past 50 years. He may be under the radar of many current jazz fans, but the significance of his career can be tracked through the dozens of young musicians...

Blake Wilkins (sax, tenor)

I have a BM in jazz studies from Brigham Young University and am now working as a saxophone tester for Conn-Selmer. I teach privately and perform professionally for weddings, parties, and recording sessions.

Blue Mitchell (trumpet)

Blue Mitchell was born March 13, 1930 in Miami, Florida. He took up trumpet in high school where he acquired his nickname. After high school, he toured with R&B bands led by Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis. After returning to...

Bmr4 (band/ensemble/orchestra)

Chicago is one of those unique cities that has always been on the pulse of vangard change in popular music. Although the city is known most for its blues , Chicago has also played a leading role in the performance, recording, and...

Bob Albanese (piano)

Albanese, a perpetual student, was granted a scholarship in 2002 to complete a B.M. and M.M. at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in Jazz Composition. He met the challenge head on and while under the M.S.M. umbrella composed a...

Bob Brookmeyer (trombone)

Bob Brookmeyer has an unusually varied and extensive background in all forms of improvised and composed music. He was born December 19, 1929, attended Kansas City Conservatory of Music where he won the Carl Busch Prize for Choral...

Bob Brough (sax, tenor)

Bob Brough was hot, hot, hot back in 1982, with the trio Timewarp, on the CD Time Warp when it was given a Juno nomination. And Bob was hot, hot, hot back in 2003 with Richard Underhill's Quintet on the CD Tales from the Blue...

Bob Bruce (guitar)

Bob Bruce sas been playing professionally in Chicago for the last 25 years. Specializing in jazz guitar, he also plays pop and classical favorites. Bob studied with famed teacher Jack Cecchini and studied at the Bloomschool of Jazz and...

Bob Crail (saxophone)

Saxophonist, Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer. Born Robert David Crail II on December 27, 1960 in Long Beach, California. Crail's received his early musical training while attending middle and high school in Long Beach. Many of...

Bob Cunningham (bass)

Bob Cunningham is referred to as a Master Bassist, and is well deserving of that title due to his illustrious career in Music as an Acoustic Bassist, Composer, and Bandleader. Bob is a musician’s musician, well known and highly respected...

Bob Keller (trumpet)

I am a professor at Harvey Mudd College, who also teaches jazz improvisation. I perform occasionally, on trumpet or piano. Since 2005, I have managed the Impro-Visor project, which provides software to help musicians learn to improvise or...

Bob Lark (trumpet)

Bob Lark is a trumpet and flugelhorn player whose performances are especially notable for his lyrical style and fine tone. His harmonically oriented improvisations shift between aggressive and cool playng. In speaking of Lark, jazz...

Bob Mamet (piano)

Bob Mamet is an internationally acclaimed Jazz pianist and composer. Born and raised in Chicago Illinois, he attended the prestigious Peabody Conservatory before heading west to Los Angeles to begin a career as a composer and studio...

Bob McHugh (piano)

Bob McHugh has been playing jazz clubs,festivals,halls,private parties, and restaurants in the NY metro area for over forty years. Be it solo,duo,trio or big band Bob has done it. His styles include, but are not limited to...

Bob Mintzer (saxophone)

Arranger and saxophonist Bob Mintzer has made his mark merging a traditional jazz approach with an all encompassing modernism that embraces lyricism, a strong sense of swing, and arrangements that take the listener on an unpredictable...

Bob Mover (saxophone)

Born on March 22, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, Bob Mover started playing the saxophone at age 13. Two years later, Phil Woods heard him in a high school All Star band in Miami, Florida and gave Bob a scholarship to study under him...

Bob Niederriter (guitar, electric)

Bob Niederriter is an artist/composer who uses a vast assortment of colors and textures to create unexplored universes for the listener. His playing, which shows a definite personality, has a melodic clarity that is pleasing to the ear....

Bob Roetker (guitar, electric)

Bob has been playing guitar for more than thirty years, performing all across the United States. He has played with such musical celebrities as Cal Collins, Gary Thomas, Chris Vadalia, Bobby Shew, Rich Mattison, Delbert Felix, Billy...

Bob Sneider (guitar)

Guitarist/composer/educator Bob Sneider is currently the Jazz Guitar Professor at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music. Sneider performs a multi-faceted role at Eastman as Instructor of Jazz Guitar at the Eastman's Community...

Bob Strickland (trumpet)

Bob Strickland grew up in Dallas, Texas, and his earliest memories of jazz music are from age three, when he first heard his mother’s 78 RPM records of Tommy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Harry James, and Gene Krupa. He has since...

Bob Szajner (piano)

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Everyone has their own story, this is Bob Szajner's, hopefully interesting to the reader.
Born on September 12, 1938, he grew up listening to talented relatives...

Bobby DeLisle (bass)

Allen Park, Michigan native Bobby DeLisle is an outstanding young bassist who is pursuing a music degree from Wayne State University. Bobby is the son of a professional drummer and is a student of veteran jazz bassist, Dan Pliskow, and...

Bobby Durham (drums)

Part of the enormous Philadelphia family tree of jazz players, Bobby Durham has amassed a long list of impressive jazz credits while alternating residencies between Italy and his hometown. He is perhaps best known as a member of several...

Bobby Hackett (trumpet)

Bobby Hackett, one of nine children, was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. At an early age he played the ukulele and by the time he was twelve played guitar and violin, and had bought his first cornet. He left high school after...

Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone)

Early Years Bobby Hutcherson was born in Los Angeles, California on 27 January 1941. He grew up in Pasdena. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz from an early age, and his family had some connections to the local jazz scene. (His brother...

Bobby Timmons (piano)

Bobby Timmons came out of Philadelphia at age 19, with a funky gospel tinged piano style, flavored with blues and hard bop. He would, in a recording career that would only span a short time frame, contribute to some of the...

Bobby Veltre (guitar)

Born on Long Island, just outside New York City in 1955, Guitarist Bob Veltre started playing guitar at the age of 11. Taught by his older brother Rich, Bob picked up the guitar quickly and began playing with bands in his early teens. Rich...

Bobby Wellins (sax, tenor)

Saxophonist Bobby Wellins was born in Scotland in 1936 and grew up in the Gorbals. His mother and father were both in the variety side of show business, and his father played a big part in his early musical education. He heard a lot of...

Bobby Zankel (saxophone)

Writing in the Boston Phoenix, author Norman Weinstein (“A Night in Tunisia”) declared that “Bobby Zankel deserves any Talent Deserving Wider Recognition Award that the jazz press might offer”. In reviewing “Emerging From The...

Booker Ervin (sax, tenor)

Booker Ervin had a large hard tone like an r&b tenor saxophonist, but he was actually an adventurous player whose music fell between hard bop and the avant-garde. Ervin originally played trombone but taught himself the tenor when he...

Brad Curran (flugelhorn)

Originally from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Brad Curran is a B.M.E. graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. He began playing trumpet in the fourth grade and was playing gigs and arranging by age twelve. Since that time, he has...

Brad Linde (saxophone)

Brad Linde is a saxophonist, pianist, composer/arranger, educator and bandleader living in the Washington D.C. metro area. His approach to the saxophone and improvising has drawn comparison to the melodic nature and easy swing of modern...

Brad Turner (trumpet)

"It's That Time" is the Brad Turner Quartet's first release on Cellar Live Records; although Brad has performed as a sideman on many of the releases on this label, this is his first as a leader. A live recording, this record captures the...

Bradford Hayes (sax, alto)

BRADFORD HAYES, a native of Petersburg, Virginia has been a force on the jazz scene in the Northeastern U.S. for several years now. He has performed at a number of club, colleges and concert halls that include Birdland (NYC), Tavern on the...

Bradley Sowash (piano)

Creative pianist, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, composer/arranger, collaborator, author and educator, Bradley Sowash has performed with such luminaries as The Cab Calloway Orchestra and The Mills Brothers. As a soloist and...

Bradley Williams (piano)

Bradley Williams cut his teeth in a two-year stint with {{m: Woody Herman = 7596}}'s Thundering Herd in the mid- '80s, both as pianist and arranger. After settling in Chicago he gained notoriety as musical director at the legendary...

Brant Grieshaber (guitar)

The Brant Grieshaber Trio covers jazz favorites from the standards to the obscure, from those tunes that make everyone want to dance to those tunes which surprise and delight. Their intimate instrumentation, outstanding musicianship, and...

Brent Jensen (sax, soprano)

In 1986-87, Brent studied in New York City with jazz legend Lee Konitz on a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts. He was a featured winner of the Woodwinds on Fire international talent search conducted by Jazziz magazine (August...

Brew Moore (sax, tenor)

The tenor saxophonist Brew Moore (Milton Aubrey Moore) was born in Indianola, Mississippi on March 26th 1924. He showed musical prowess at an early age. As a child of 7 he started playing popular tunes on a toy harmonica that he had...

Brian Betz (guitar)

Brian Betz is a guitarist, composer and educator that resides in the Philadelphia Metro Area. He performs throughout the east coast with all different musical artists. Brian has 4 CD releases: Up and Running (2001) with Denis DiBlasio,...

Brian Bromberg (bass)

"I write the way I write. I play the way I play. There's nothing I can do about it!" Acclaimed bassist and producer Brian Bromberg has garnered a hard--earned reputation as one of the most versatile and respected players in music,...

Brian Chahley (trumpet)

“This Way” is the newest album from young up-and-coming trumpeter Brian Chahley (20) from Toronto, Canada. After spending two years as a fellow at the prestigious Brubeck Institute (www.brubeckinstitute.org) in California playing...

Brian deLima (piano)

1999 Jazz report winner best post sec. ensemble 2002-performed at smalls paradise in n.y alongside brad meheldau and gregory hutchinson 2003-performed at the oscar peterson tribute alongside benny green,russel malone,monty alexander,clark...

Brian Gephart (saxophone)

Brian Gephart has been playing jazz saxophone in the Chicago area since 1981. He has been leading the Brian Gephart Group since 2009. The group, including Tom Garling on trombone, Neal Alger on guitar, Karl Montzka on piano, Kelly Sill on...

Brian Ho (organ, Hammond B3)

When one thinks of the Hammond Organ, one name comes to mind - James Oscar Smith or simply, Jimmy Smith. During the 50s and 60s, he revolutionized the way the organ was played and heard. Nearly all organists of past and present are...

Brian Hogans (sax, alto)

Saxophonist/pianist Brian Hogans has one of the most dynamic, exhilarating, and fervent sounds of today’s young jazz artists. Described as “fluid, fiery, yet subtle”, Hogans pushes the creative envelope when composing and playing,...

Brian Landrus (sax, baritone)

Brian Landrus is a woodwind specialist, composer/arranger, and educator. Brian lives in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Reno NV. Landrus is an in demand soloist with an individual voice on baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass...

Brian McCarthy (saxophone)

An accomplished performer and formidable composer/arranger, Brian McCarthy is a prominent example of the modern day instrumentalist. An intoxicating improviser, with a mature sound and adaptive skills, make McCarthy a highly sought after...

Brian Mulholland (bass, electric)

Brian Mulholland is a lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington. The courses he has taught include Jazz History, Music Business, Music Appreciation, and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Mulholland was bassist for the late jazz trumpeter...

Brian Nova (guitar)

Concord Recording Artist and Grammy® award winning artist Brian Nova is considered one of the top Jazz Guitarists/Vocalists in the nation, according to a recent poll in Jazz Improv Magazine. Joe Pass said of Nova: ‘I feel Brian is...

Brian Owen (trumpet)

The arrival of Brian Owen on the jazz scene was not accompanied by fanfare promising a new era. Rather, critics and audiences saw an artist who had worked diligently through his formal studies and made progress on his most important...

Brian T Collins (piano)

Brian Collins has twenty-nine years experience in the Arts and Entertainment field. He has performed numerous appearances on CITY TV, CTV, Channel 47, CFTO, TLN and Much Music. He has worked for Sleeping Giant Productions composed and...

Brian Torff (bass)

Brian Torff is a renowned jazz double-bassist and composer. He is currently music program director at Fairfield University in Connecticut. The Fairfield Arts Council named him its 2008 Artist of the Year. Performer Brian is a...

Brian Trainor (piano)

A melodic pianist/composer who was born and raised in Trenton, NJ, Brian Trainor has loved both jazz and classical since childhood. Trainor's interest in music was greatly encouraged by his father, Francis Trainor, Sr., a singer who had a...

Brian VanArsdale (sax, tenor)

Brian VanArsdale is a New York-based saxophonist and composer whose music combines the beauty and form of previous generations with a splash of the current direction and cutting edge articism - creating a product that is appealing to both...

Brian Woodruff (drums)

Drummer Brian Woodruff has toured the United States, Asia, and Europe and has performed with Bobby Watson, Marian MacPartland, David Lahm, Harvie S, Jiggs Whigham, Jerry Hahn, Gary Versace, Adam Niewood, Stacy Dillard, and on the Today...

Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet (band/ensemble/orchestra)

The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet is the work of a group of saxophonists who link together disparate styles and present the results with artistry and joy. The BRSQ has been likened to the Kronos String Quartet because of their eclectic...

Brownman (trumpet)

Born "Nick Ali" on the small Caribbean island of Trinidad, schooled in New York City under Grammy winner Randy Brecker’s watchful eye and now called "Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpeter" by New York City’s Village Voice magazine, the...

Bruce Barth (piano)

Bruce Barth is widely considered to be one of finest jazz pianists and composers of his generation. New York City’s Village Voice calls him “one of the best pianists in town, period.” His is a modern and original voice, with great...

Bruce Cassaday (cornet)

Professional artist/photographer/art teacher/jazz musician...worked in the NYC area 20 years...have lived in Maine the last 20 years...get back to NYC several times a year to shoot assignments, jam and network with friends. I teach, shoot...

Bruce Fowler (trombone)

Bruce Fowler is a prominent American trombone player and composer. He notably played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart, and in the Fowler Brothers Band. Currently, he composes and arranges music for...

Bruce Friedman (trumpet)

Bruce Friedman is a trumpeter based in the Southern California area. He has studied trumpet with Uan Racey, James Stamp, Marco Blaauw and others. After earning his Bachelors Degree in Music at Humboldt State University, he earned a...

Bruce Harris (trumpet)

Bruce Harris' affinity for Jazz music began as a child listening to his grandfather play the alto sax in his family's south Bronx apartment. After viewing Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues, Bruce's intrigue with the trumpet grew and his...

Bruce Heckman (lyricist)

I have been writing poems and stories since age nine. I won some awards and was published when I was nineteen. Two and a half years ago my son got engaged and I wrote a lyric to which a friend and guitarist, Jeff Brown, wrote a tune. ...

Bruce Kaminsky (bass)

Bruce earned both Master's and Bachelor’s degrees in Music from Combs College of Music, Philadelphia. In addition, he has studied Jewish Liturgical Music at Gratz College and participated in the Orchestra Seminar with Dr. Samuel Adler at...

Bruce Klauber (drums)

Bruce Klauber is an editor, writer and multi-instrumentalist who has contributed to and edited dozens of area and national periodicals. His works have appeared in All About Jazz, Jazziz, Jazz Times, Down Beat and others. As a professional...

Bruce Pellowe (bass, electric)

I play in my church Worship Team.

Bruce Radtke (guitar)

Bruce Radtke is a New Jersey based jazz guitarist and composer. He has gigged professionally in Boston, Los Angeles and NYC, and earned a B.A. from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. Radtke has also had a successful career as a computer...

Bruce Saunders (guitar)

Currently an Associate Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music where he has taught since 1992. He is on the faculty of The New School in New York city and at New York University. Has presented numerous clinics worldwide including...

Bruce Shannon (guitar)

Bruce Shannon specialises in solo guitar performances of the great American songbook and selected pop classics.

Bryan Davis (trumpet)

Bryan Davis grew up in the resort town of Cleethorpes, NE Lincolnshire. He started to play the Trumpet at the age of 8. He received his initial musical training at school and in local youth bands and orchestras. He received his first...

Buck Hill (sax, tenor)

Buck Hill is a living legend, who has been dazzling audiences for over forty years. Born in 1927, Buck Hill started playing saxophone at the age of 13. By the mid-fifties, he was married with three children and supporting them by driving...

Bud Freeman (sax, tenor)

Lawrence "Bud" Freeman was known mainly for playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. His smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing was the only strong alternative to Coleman Hawkins' harder toned...

Bud Powell (piano)

Bud Powell is generally considered to be the most important pianist in the history of jazz. Noted jazz writer and critic Gary Giddins, in Visions of Jazz, goes even further, saying that "Powell will be recognized as one of the...

Bud Shank (saxophone)

Bud Shank has been an integral member of the international jazz scene for 60 years. A respected saxophonist, composer, and arranger, his soaring dynamic performances have enlivened countless concerts, festivals, nightclubs, and recording...

Buddy Bailey (flugelhorn)

Did Orient tour in the 1970's Worked with various combos Played casuals with Art Pepper Now play Casuals with various combos

Buddy Budson (piano)

Buddy Budson has been playing jazz piano around the Detroit area for the past 46 years, beginning at local clubs at the age of fifteen. In 1973, Buddy joined drummer Buddy Rich’s big band, toured England, Australia,...

Buddy Catlett (bass)

The incredibly solid bassist Buddy Catlett has been going strong since the late '50s, appearing on more than 100 jazz recordings. He is also a multi-instrumentalist stemming from his studies as a child on clarinet and saxophone, talents he...

Buddy Collette (sax, tenor)

When it comes to unsung jazz heroes, Buddy Collette's talents on tenor saxophone, flute, and clarinet are as close to unmatched as it gets. A gifted composer of classical music in addition to his jazz pedigree, Collette continues to fly...

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet)

Buddy DeFranco has the unprecedented distinction of winning twenty Downbeat Magazine Awards, nine Metronome Magazine Awards, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars Awards as the number one jazz clarinetist in the world. Buddy is generally...

Buddy Jones (guitar)

Buddy Jones was born in Lake Tahoe, CA. Though he grew up in the hot desert of Arizona he finds himself living in cold climates like Boston & New York. He started guitar at age eleven & submerged himself into music. Buddy would...

Bunky Green (sax, alto)

Performer, educator, composer, arranger, lecturer, and music education consultant, Professor Green has 14 albums released in his name on vintage labels such as Chess, Exodus, Cadet, and Vanguard. As an international performer,...

Buster Cooper (trombone)

Cooper was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He played in a territory band with Nat Towles in Texas in the late 1940s, and gigged with Lionel Hampton in 1953. He played in the house band at the Apollo Theater in New York City in the...

Buster Williams (bass)

Buster Williams is a prodigious artist whose playing knows no limits. He has played, recorded and collaborated with jazz giants such as Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Chet Baker, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Heath,...

Butch Warren (bass)

Butch Warren (born in 1939) is an American jazz double bassist who plays in the hard bop genre. He was especially active in the late-50s and the 1960s. Contents Warren began playing professionally at age 14 in a local Washington, D. C....

C Scott Pazera (bass, electric)

Playing all over the Midwest and beyond. I read and write. I play Double Bass as well. I am mobile and never turn a gig down within reason ($$) if I have the date open.

Cal Lampley (producer)

Calvin Lampley was born March 4, 1924 in Dunn, North Carolina. He received his Artist Diploma in piano from Juilliard School Of Music in 1949, and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1953.

Initially hired as a tape/music editor at...

Callie Cardamon (vocal)

Callie Cardamon is a West-Coast standards singer whose distinctive interpretations of jazz and pop standards have earned her the respect of song-lovers everywhere. Raised in the Midwest, Callie first attracted major-label attention when...

Calvin Edwards (guitar)

Calvin Edwards Born in Kings Mountain N.C., Calvin is also a well-know international artist who has performed in Okinawa, Tokyo, and China as well as performing for the G8 Summit for President Clinton in Okinawa. Calvin is now...

Calvin Keys (guitar)

Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1943, Calvin Keys' musical legacy began early with his father Otis Keys, a man who is still described as Omaha's greatest natural drummer. Early on in his own musical career Calvin auditioned and played guitar...

Camille Thurman (saxophone)

Camille Thurman, multitalented saxophonist, flutist, vocalist, composer and educator is a young musician emerging on the horizon, acquiring an impressive list of accomplishments that extend well beyond her years. Her lush, rich &...

Canadian Brass (band/ensemble/orchestra)

Five tremendous brass musicians--each a virtuoso in his own right--form the legendary Canadian Brass. With an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of...

Carl Allen (drums)

The pursuit of knowledge, experience, and ever-present swing is a recurring theme in the life of drummer/composer and Milwaukee native Carl Allen. It's a theme that began to take shape when, as a teenager, he performed with such greats as...

Carl Amundson and the Modern Guitar Quintet (guitar)

Carl Amundson and the Modern Guitar Quintet Guitarist, Composer, Arranger and Educator Carl Amundson, a native Chicagoan currently living in Florida, is one of the most exciting and talented young guitarists in the music industry today....

Carl Filipiak (guitar)

Carl Filipiak has earned critical acclaim as one of today’s most dynamic jazz guitarists. Jazziz Magazine has included him among a renowned list of guitar players in their nominations for “New Fusion Blood,” and JazzTimes calls him...

Carl G Grubbs (sax, alto)

BiographyCarl Grubbs alto, soprano and tenor saxophonist, is a native of Philadelphia, PA. He received early training from John Coltrane, who was married to his cousin, Naima. Through his family he was close to many of the history-making...

Carl Perkins (piano)

Not the rockabilly guitarist/vocalist - rather, the exceptional but little-known West Coast pianist. Carl Perkins was born in Indianapolis, IN in 1928 and eventually settled in Los Angeles in the late 1940s where he passed away in 1958, at...

Carl Reppucci (piano)

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Carl Saunders (trumpet)

Jazz listeners living in the Los Angeles area and musicians worldwide have long known that Carl Saunders is one of the great trumpet players around today. Now with the release of four remarkable recordings (Out Of The Blue,...

Carla Marciano (saxophone)

Carla Marciano is an Italian saxophonist and composer from Salerno, considered by the critics as one of the most talented new Italian musicians. She plays alto and sopranino saxophones with great passion and instinctivity and is...

Carles Margarit (saxophone)

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Carlos Garnett (sax, tenor)

Carlos Garnet - tenor sax Carlos Garnet who hails from Panama, is a solid tenor man with top credentials who made his biggest impact in the late '60s and 1970s, when he was heard on recordings by Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Andrew...

Carlos Tenorio Laguana (bass)

Born and raised on Guam ; Studied music @ Berklee College of Music , B.M. 1977; wife, Rosemary Pablo and 6 children ( Carmen, RoseAna, Angelina, Carlos Lorenzo, Teresa and Carla) 3 grandchildren ( Anysia, Isaiah, Joseph Carlos); my...

Carmen Intorre (drums)

Born in Buffalo, NY, Carmen developed an early interest in music and began playing drums at age five. By age 16, he was performing with local jazz groups most notably with Al Tinney. Also during this time he was the house drummer at The...

Carol Morgan (trumpet)

Carol Morgan is a jazz trumpeter, composer, author and college professor who resides in NYC. Originally from Texas, she is a Juilliard graduate who has worked with many remarkable teachers including Chris Gekker, Mark Gould, Ingrid Jensen,...

Carol Sudhalter (saxophone)

Carol Sudhalter, flute, baritone sax and tenor sax, moved to New York from Boston in 1978 to join the first all-female Latin band, Latin Fever, which played the 1978 Salsa Festival at Madison Square Garden alongside Tito Puente. [Another...

Caspar van Wijk (sax, tenor)

Caspar van Wijk is a young saxophonist from The Netherlands. He has studied at the Conservatory of Zwolle, and since 2006 he studies at the Conservatory of Rotterdam. Caspar has studied with "Houdini" Rolf Delfos and tenor giants Simon...

Cathrine Legardh (vocal)

Cathrine Legardh , born 1973, jazz vocalist singing swing, bebop and Nordic tunes. Studied with Fionna Duncan (Scotland) and most recently in New York with vocal mentors Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton eg.. Just released jazz debut featuring...

Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet)

Cecil Bridgewater's 30 plus years of experience includes roles as performer, composer, arranger, record producer and educator. He has been a member of the groups of Max Roach, Horace Silver and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra...

Cecil McBee (bass, acoustic)

Cecil McBee - acoustic double bass Cecil McBee was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His musical career began at high school, where he played the clarinet. By the age of 17 and after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in...

Cecil Payne (sax, baritone)

Cecil Payne (born December 14, 1922) is a jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, NY. Payne can also play the alto saxophone and flute. He has played with other jazz greats, such as Illinois Jacquet, Machito, Woody Herman, Randy...

Cecilia Coleman (piano)

CECILIA COLEMAN BIG BAND Long known as an inventive pianist and a skilled composer, a year ago Cecilia Coleman also became a significant big band leader. She told her friend trumpeter-music publisher Don Sickler that she would love to...

Cecilia Wennerstrom (saxophone)

Cecilia Wennerström is a saxophone player, composer and arranger, educated at the music academies in Malmoe and Gothenburg. She was born in 1947 and lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
Recent groups where Cecilia is a member are Wennerstrom...

Cedar Walton (piano)

For over 25 years, pianist Cedar Walton has enjoyed an uptempo career, which never seems to slow down. Maintaining a non-stop itinerary, Walton has accompanied a litany of Jazz greats while also fronting his own successful groups. Born...

Centre Line (saxophone)

Centre-Line are a fresh, vibrant and creative jazz group based in London that prides itself on the spontaneity, creativity and empathy among its musicians. The group is directed by Darren Altman (drums) and Russell van den Berg (sax) and...

Champian Fulton (piano)

Born in 1985, Champian grew up in Norman Oklahoma with her parents, Stephen and Susan. Influenced at an early age by her father Stephen, a world reknowned Jazz trumpeter, Champian fell in love with Jazz. Surrounded by her father's musician...

Charles Davis (saxophone)

Born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, Charles graduated from the famous DuSable High School, studied at the Chicago School of Music and was a private student of John Hauser. 50’s -- Played in the bands of Billie Holiday and Ben...

Charles Earland (organ, Hammond B3)

Charles Earland came into his own at the tail end of the great 1960s wave of soul-jazz organists, gaining a large following and much airplay with a series of albums for the the Prestige label. While heavily indebted to Jimmy Smith and...

Charles Fambrough (bass)

In his 35 year career, legendary Philadelphia bassist Fambrough has played with McCoy Tyner, Grover Washington, Jr., Art Blakey, Flora Purim Airto, and many others. A prolific composer whose works have been recorded by giants such as...

Charles Foldesh (drums)

Charles Foldesh: Drums

A native of Prescott, Arizona (USA), Charles Foldesh began playing drums at age ten. Since then, he has obtained a long list of accomplishments. A recipient of the John Coltrane Scholarship, Charles received his...

Charles Jennison (sax, alto)

New Hampshire-based multi-instrumentalist Charlie Jennison began his jazz career in 1961 playing at rotary clubs and at other local functions while still in junior high school. Moving to New Hampshire from Florida, he formed a jazz combo...

Charles McPherson (sax, alto)

Charles McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri and moved to Detroit at age nine. After growing up in Detroit, he studied with the renowned pianist Barry Harris and started playing jazz professionally at age 19. He moved from Detroit to New...

Charlie Biddle (bass)

Charlie Biddle is a musical institution. Across the continent, his reputation precedes him among jazz musicians. In Quebec, his name has been synonymous with jazz, Charlie's life story cuts through linguistic, cultural and racial...

Charlie Mariano (reeds)

Charlie Mariano is an American jazz alto saxophonist. He played with one of the Stan Kenton big bands, Toshiko Akiyoshi (his then wife), Charles Mingus, Eberhard Weber, the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble and numerous other notable...

Charlie Parker (sax, alto)

The only child of Charles and Addie Parker, Charlie Parker was one of the most important and influential saxophonists and jazz players of the 1940’s. When Parker was still a child, his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where...

Charlie Peacock (piano)

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Charlie Porter (trumpet)

As a multi-genre trumpeter and composer, Charlie Porter takes an all-encompassing approach to music that's beginning to make a name for him on the local music scene as well as abroad. In 2006, Charlie and his quartet were chosen by Jazz @...

Charlie Rouse (sax, tenor)

Though a top tenor man in his own right, he will always be remembered as the saxophonist for the Thelonious Monk quartet. He adapted his playing to Monk’s music; his tone became heavier, his phrasing more careful, and he seemed to be the...

Charlie Ventura (sax, tenor)

Tenor man Charlie Ventura was was a prominent fixture on the jazz scene during his era.Born Charles Venturo he was one of thirteen children from a musical family who went on to become a jazz legend, and was named "Number One...

Charnett Moffett (bass)

Charnett Moffett grew up in a musically active household. His father, the renowned jazz drummer Charles Moffett Sr., was a member of Ornette Coleman’s trio of the mid 1960s as well as leader of the Moffett Family Band. (Charnett’s name...

Chaz Durante (sax, tenor)

Chaz Durante is a Saxophonist playing Mainstream Jazz on Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, mostly in clubs.

Chelsea Baratz (sax, tenor)

:There’s a new voice on the saxophone, forged in the gritty steel town of Pittsburgh. Her name is Chelsea Baratz and at 24, her soulful sound is a fiery combination of be-bop swing and hip hop hooks. Her debut release "In Faith"...

Chet Baker (trumpet)

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. was raised in a musical household in Oklahoma (his father was a guitar player), and coming of age in Southern California during the bebop era of jazz, Baker found success as a trumpet player in 1951 when...

Chico Hamilton (drums)

Legendary jazz drummer and bandleader Foreststorn ‘Chico’ Hamilton, born September 21st, 1921 in Los Angeles, had a fast track musical education in a band with his schoolmates Charles Mingus, Illinois Jacquet, Ernie Royal, Dexter...

Chihiro Yamanaka (piano)

Chihiro Yamanaka, Universal Classics & Jazz recording artist, is one of the most exciting jazz pianists and composers of her generation, and the leader of the Chihiro Yamanaka Trio. Chihiro Yamanaka’s new CD, Reminiscence...

Chip Shelton (flute)

With incredible talent and perseverance, Chip Shelton has earned an undisputed reputation as one of the most renowned flutists in the world of jazz. The flute, with its high-pitched tone, didn’t start out as a swinging jazz instrument...

Chris "Doc" Stewart (sax, alto)

Chris "Doc" Stewart The most important biographical fact of my life is that I couldn't have accomplished anything if it weren't for the support of life-long companion Patty, who married a poor musician 25 years ago and then put me through...

Chris Anderson (piano)

Chris Anderson was born in Chicago on February 26, 1926. He passed away just before his 82nd birthday two years after suffering a stroke. His lifelong fascination with harmony, sparked by movie scores, began well before the age of 10. He...

Chris B Donohue (bass)

NYC native Chris B Donohue is a session musician, producer and songwriter. Chris has recorded and performed internationally with a broad variety of artists including Emmylou Harris, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews, Elvis Costello, Robert...

Chris Bauer (harmonica)

Simply put, Chris Bauer performs popular jazz standards on the chromatic harmonica with a repertoire from upbeat bop tunes to cool Latin numbers to soulful ballads. Playing harmonica for 40 years, his performance and recording experiences...

Chris Beaty (saxophone)

Chris Beaty, associate professor of music at Eastern New Mexico University, directs the Jazz Studies Program and teaches applied saxophone and saxophone quartets. He also teaches courses for non-music majors including Jazz History, Music...

Chris Bell (guitar)

Chris holds a Master’s degree in Composition (Jazz) from Texas State University and spent three years in private study with the great New York based Jazz guitarist Richie Hart. Chris has been teaching at the Austin School of Music since...

Chris Brubeck (bass, electric)

Composer, orchestral arranger, lyricist and performer, Christopher Brubeck is equally at home playing jazz, rock, classical, funk and folk music, displaying his multiple talents on three instruments. An award-winning composer, Chris has...

Chris Buzzelli (guitar)

Chris Buzzelli began playing guitar in 1968 at the age of 9. While still in high school, he began teaching and playing professionally. Around that time he also started to become interested in jazz. After studying with a few teachers in his...

Chris Byars (saxophone)

Chris Byars was born in New York City on Nov. 2, 1970 into a family of Juilliard-trained musicians. The artistic resources of NYC were made accessible to the youngster, who soon found himself in musical situations with the top talents of...

Chris Connor (vocal)

Chris Connor has won every conceivable critical and popular accolade in her half century reign as one of the most gifted and distinctive vocalists in jazz history. Born in 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, Connor studied clarinet, but her...

Chris Greene (sax, tenor)

Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene was born in Evanston, IL. He began playing saxophone at 10, and he eventually spent his formative years in the award-winning Evanston High School Wind and Jazz Ensembles. Around this same time, he...

Chris Hazelton (organ, Hammond B3)

The first time Chris ever saw a real Hammond B-3 organ was in a dark club in Kansas City, MO called Bobby’s Hangout. After taking an interest in the sound of the instrument on some recordings, Jim Mair (his college professor)...

Chris Hodges (bass)

Though not yet out of his twenties, Chris Hodges has been performing in the southeast for over fifteen years and has lived in Atlanta and New York City. His eclectic background of rock, pop, hip hop, blues, classic rock, bluegrass,...

Chris Holtslag (sax, tenor)

Chris Holtslag started playing music when he was 12 years old. He started out on the trumpet, later on he switched to piano. Through his piano teacher he was introduced in the world of jazz, and hasnt let go since. After playing jazz piano...

Chris Humphrey (vocal)

A jazz vocalist, whose primary focus is the use of the voice as an instrument, Chris is an improvisor and composer as well as an interpreter of song. He is a veteran jazz singer, having worked with Denon recording artists, THE RITZ, and...

Chris Kirk (trumpet)

Trumpet/Flugel Horn/Percussion. Chris Kirk started his musical career at the age of 6 when he learned to play trumpet. Since then he has developed his playing through brass bands, swing bands, jazz groups, pop groups and orchestras....

Chris Klich (saxophone)

I'm a sax, clarinet, and flute professional who has performed for over 20 years in the San Diego area and toured internationally with many different groups. Although I play all genres of music, I specialize in jazz, the greatest music. ...

Chris Vadala (saxophone)

One of the country's foremost woodwind artists, Chris Vadala is in demand as a Jazz/Classical performer and educator. He has appeared on more than ninety recordings to date as well as innumerable jingle sessions, film and TV scores...

Chris Weller (saxophone)

Tenor saxophonist Chris Weller, an Oak Park native, began honing his jazz chops as a freshman in high school. Since then, Chris has studied with Frank Tiberi, Scott Hesse, Russ Nolan, Shannon Le Claire, and Ted Hogarth. He has shared the...

Christian Finger (drums)

Christian Finger is an award winning drummer who has played and recorded with some of the world’s most famous musicians. His new CD "Andanda" featuring Jeff Ballard (in an exciting Drum Duo), Dave Stryker, Zach Brock, Vadim Neselovskyi,...

Christian McBride (bass)

The finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition, arranging and sight reading coupled with their flair for improvisation...

Christian Tamburr (vibraphone)

Christian Tamburr is a multi-instrumentalist, accomplished on the piano and trapset as well as world and orchestral percussion. However, his true talent is exhibited on his instrument of choice, the vibraphone. Confirmed in May of 2001...

Christiana Drapkin (vocal)

Christiana came to the US as a Fulbright exchange student in theater. At Tulane in New Orleans she immediately found her strength in her singing. After moving to New York, she's never looked back and found her true artistic home here....

Christina Blalock (piano)

A short biography of CHRISTINA BLALOCK A graduate of Rutgers University, NJ, Christina has a solid command of many piano playing styles and interpretations, from Chopin to Brubeck. Her musical development started very early, and after...

Christine Jensen (saxophone)

Saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen is considered "one of the most important Canadian composers of her generation", according to Globe and Mail jazz critic, Mark Miller, and has emerged as a creative alto and soprano saxophonist on...

Christopher McKee (guitar)

Straight-ahead jazz guitarist in the vein of Kenny Burrell and Grant Green. Heav blues and soul influence.

Christopher Moravek (saxophone)

A professional musician with over 30 years of Jazz, Swing, Rock, R&B and Gospel performance experience.

Chuck Bergeron (bass)

As bassist and composer, Chuck Bergeron is one of the most active and innovative musicians working in the field of jazz. Equally versatile on the acoustic and electric bass, his unique compositional style and approach to improvisation...

Chuck Deardorf (bass)

Chuck Deardorf has been an integral member of the Northwest Jazz scene for over two decades. A respected acoustic and electric bassist, his dynamic performances have been a part of countless festivals, nightclubs, and recording sessions. ...

Chuck Gottesman (trumpet)

Chuck Gottesman is one of the most active trumpet players in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. His ability to perform with expertise in many styles has made him first-call with many area bandleaders and brides-to-be. The press has called...

Chuck Hedges (clarinet)

Chuck Hedges built his reputation in his hometown Chicago in the early 50's along with George Brun, Danny Alvin and Muggsy Spanier. During the 60's Chuck was part of the great Dick Ruedebusch Band that recorded many records and performed...

Chuck Manning (sax, tenor)

Anyone who has been involved with the Los Angeles jazz scene over the last quarter century doesn‘t need to ask, but if you haven’t, you‘ve been missing out and you’re in for a long overdue treat with this release of his first solo...

Chuck Metcalf (bass)

Bassist-composer Chuck Metcalf's music-teacher parents started him on violin and piano in elementary school. To his mother's dismay, by age 12 he was playing boogie-woogie instead of Mozart, so by age 15 was encouraged to take up the bass....

Chuck Mishalanie (guitar)

I'm a jazz guitar player currently performing with: Duo "Blue Star" with guitarist Al Sherline. Quartet "Sound Methods" with vocalist Jill Smith. And also Steve Falvo's 18 piece "Easy Money Big Band"

Chuck Redd (vibraphone)

Chuck Redd is a seasoned performer on both drums and vibraphone. He is currently the 2004-2005 Artist-In-Residence at The Smithsonian Jazz Café in Washington,DC. Chuck began performing internationally when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio...

Chuz Alfred (sax, tenor)

The Chuz Alfred Quintet began traveling the U.S. and Canada in June 1954. In March 1955, the president of Savoy Records contacted the group. The quintet recorded a rhythm and blues single at King Studios in Cincinnati; then, in September,...

Cian Boylan (piano)

Cian Boylan is an Irish musician, working across many musical genres including jazz, rock & pop, and film & theatre, and collaborating with many established international artists. He was born in Dublin, and began studying piano at the...

Cindy McLeod (vocal)

"Jazz musicians work to find their voices, their sound. The vocalists' work is to find the song, to use timing and phrasing to best reveal the mysterious marriage of melody and lyric. A great jazz vocalist carves something unique and...

Clark Terry (trumpet)

Clark Terry's career in jazz spans more than sixty years. He is a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, and NEA Jazz Master. He performed for seven U.S. Presidents, and was a Jazz Ambassador for State Department tours in the...

Claude Williamson (piano)

Claude Williamson - piano Born Claude Berkeley Williamson, 18 November 1926, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. After studying piano formally at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, Williamson turned to playing jazz in the...

Claudio Roditi (trumpet)

This Brazilian composer/arranger and trumpet artist has fourteen critically acclaimed albums, a Grammy nomination, and a busy international touring schedule that includes the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world. Claudio Roditi...

Clay Grossman (drums)

Clay Grossman, a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene for almost four decades, began his professional career at the age of the 19. He has been passing on his sage drum knowledge and wisdom to aspiring students of the drum-set over 20...

Clay Ross (guitar)

Brooklyn based guitarist and composer Clay Ross is carving a unique niche for himself on the international music scene. His passion for music has taken him far from his South Carolina Roots and lead him to embrace influences from around...

Clayton Wright (piano)

Clayton Wright Jazz Piano Trio has released three new jazz cds, 1. Jazz Escapades (2005), 2. Jazz Voyages (2006), and 3. Serenade in Blue (2007) with polymodal and polytonal harmonies and melodies used in a way that is unique. Previous CD...

Cleveland ("Cleve") Eaton (bass, acoustic)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleveland ("Cleve") Eaton b. 1939, Fairfield, Alabama, U.S.A. Cleve Eaton began the study of music when he was only five years old. Ten years...

Cliff Monear (piano)

A product of the Berklee College of Music " Cliff’s jazz group, "The Cliff Monear Trio," is one of the busiest performing rhythm sections in the Midwest. In addition to this very full private and public performance schedule, and...

Clifford Brown (trumpet)

He was the most brilliant trumpet player of his generation, an original and memorable composer, a dynamic stage presence and one of the authentic legends of modern jazz. Clifford Brown was born October 30, 1930 in...

Clifford Jordan (saxophone)

Clifford Jordan was born in Chicago in 1931. A self-taught musician, his love of jazz had him performing in his home town until the late 1950's, when he moved to New York. His first album was appropriately titled "Blowing in...

Clifford Tetle (clarinet)

Clifford Irving Tetle was born in Lowell, MA on April 19, 1952. He started playing clarinet in fourth grade and his love for it never stopped. Upon graduating from high school, Clifford moved to Boston and studied at Berklee College of...

Clifton Anderson (trombone)

Clifton grew up surrounded by music. His father was a church organist and choir director, and his mother, a singer and pianist. One of his uncles was an accomplished violinist, while another uncle was and remains a Jazz legend. Growing up...

Clyde Lightning George (drums, steel)

Clyde 'Lightning' George is the pan king of straight ahead jazz. He grew up in the same place, Laventille, and same time as the steelpan. His high caliber of musicianship, his vast repertoire and his natural rhythm solidify his passion...

Cold Spring Jazz Quartet (band/ensemble/orchestra)

Mark Osteen, vocals, saxophones. Anthony Villa, piano. Gary Kerner, bass, guitar. Greg Mack, drums and percussion. For fifteen years Cold Spring Jazz Quartet has appeared in nightclubs, restaurants and concert venues in the...

Coleman Hawkins (sax, tenor)

Coleman Hawkins single-handedly brought the saxophone to the prominence in jazz that the instrument enjoys. Before he hit the scene, jazz groups had little use for the instrument. One player (forgot who) said, "with all due respect...

Colin Bailey (drums)

Born in Swindon, England on July 9th 1934, Colin Bailey began playing drums at age four. He also studied piano and theory at an early age, and worked with English name bands from age eighteen. Colin lived in Australia in the late fifties...

Colin Henderson (vocal)

After a long break from music Colin is back with the flow after many years of abstinence. Six years ago he took up guitar as a form of therapy with no real plans to go further. Inevitably the therapy quickly become an obsession and...

Colin Wood (sax, tenor)

Colin Wood graduated from West Virginia University where he studied with Professor Paul Scea. He has been an active performer in WV and PA. He is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies at the University of New Orleans.

Conor Lyons (guitar)

I have been playing JAZZ GUITAR, also blues, funk, etc.. for 20+ years.

Conrad Herwig (trombone)

Conrad Herwig began his professional career in 1980 with the Clark Terry Big Band and later joined the Buddy Rich Orch. for tours of the US and Europe. After locating permanently in New York he performed with Slide Hampton’s World...

Convergence (band/ensemble/orchestra)

Greg Gisbert - Trumpet Fiery, honest, and maniacally talented, Greg Gisbert hit the national jazz scene at an early age and seems to have been on the road ever since. He ventured forth from his childhood home in Denver to attend Berklee,...

Cookie Coogan (vocal)

Cookie Coogan grew up in the State of Maine where she received her first music instruction in church and in school. She first heard and participated in jazz at school, playing piano with the school "stage band." She studied jazz piano at...

Corcoran Holt (bass, acoustic)

Corcoran Holt, a son of Washington, DC, began playing djembe and other West African percussion at the age of 4 as a member of Wo’se Dance Company under the tutelage of Baba Aidoo Holmes & Mahiri Edwards. As a keeper of the rhythm,...

Corey Christiansen (guitar)

Corey Christiansen grew up in a musical family. His father, Mike Christiansen, has run the guitar program at Utah State University for over three decades. Corey spent a lot of his youth with his dad on campus learning about the guitar and...

Corey Wilkes (trumpet)

As a child, Corey Wilkes was surrounded by the sounds of Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk and Jazz. He picked up the trumpet for the first time at the age of 10. Starting with the school band, Corey's natural talent immediately began to...

Cory Weeds (sax, alto)

Cory Weeds pretty much covers every role on the Vancouver jazz scene - musician, record producer, radio host, agent, record label owner and jazz club owner. Weeds was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia by a musical family and...

Court Crawford (bass)

Court Crawford has been playing professionally since 1984 throughout the Northwest and the San Francisco Bay Area, including stints with Barbara Donald and Unity, Jeffery Morgan, Heliotroupe, Angelsong, and the Mud Bay Jugglers. He has...

Coz Sincere (vibraphone)

Alumni of Berklee College of Music. Gigging in and around Los Angeles area with own combo as well as free lancing as a sideman. Also plays marimba and keyboards, composes and arranges.

Craig Alston (sax, tenor)

Craig Alston is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore who is best known as the saxophonist for Fertile Ground. However, Craig is also very busy leading the Eubie Blake Legacy Band and performing under his own name. Early in his career,...

Craig Buhler (reeds)

Among Craig Buhler’s 5 self-produced recordings are a swing dance CD, a live jazz CD, and his latest, an adaptation of jazz for youth. He has been a professional jazz, rock, & dance musician for 20 years, having participated in over 25...

Craig Handy (saxophone)

From the time he arrived in New York at age 23 in 1986, saxophonist Craig Handy was acknowledged as a musician with big, burly tenor sound, sharp wit, and above all, individuality. Over the next few years he would breath life into those...

Craig Holiday Haynes (drums)

The Drummer Mr. Craig Holiday Haynes (named after Billie Holiday), studied the accordion, piano, and guitar, before playing the French horn in elementary school in St. Albans (Queens) NY. Craig began his professional music career playing...

Creed Taylor (producer)

Creed Taylor revolutionized the respectability and popularity of jazz with CTI Records. In fact, some of the most significant jazz of the last half of the 20th century has been fashioned under Taylor's guidance and supervision. Taylor...

Crossbones (trombone)

CROSSBONES is made up of some of Ireland’s brightest young talents on the Irish music scene. Boasting the unique line up of trombone & bass trombone, CROSSBONES offer a fresh perspective on jazz music. All of the compositions on the...

Crystal Torres (vocal)

Whether it's traditional Jazz or sounds flowing from her Latin roots, Crystal Torres provides her audiences with a genuine musical experience. The multi-talented musician/composer combines traditional Jazz with elements of Latin music,...

Csaba Deseö (violin)

Violinist Csaba Deseo (1939) studied at Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest, got his diploma in 1961. His jazz-career started in the middle of the 1960s, beside concerts in Hungary he soon appeared at international jazz festivals...

Cuco Lopez Revillas (flute)

)downbeat jazz mag scholarship winner as teenager while in high school )left music scene for for 30 yrs )started re-learning to play music approx 10 years )starting giging approx 2 years ago )had first note worthy gig last year at Catalina...

Curt Sheller (guitar)

Author • Musician • Educator • Graphic Artist Curt has been a performing guitarist/recording artist for the past 30 years and a private music instructor for the last 20 years. As an educator and author Curt has published over 30...

Curtis Amy (saxophone)

Coming out of the Texas Tenor tradition of honkers, Curtis Amy was of the same generation as Booker Ervin, David Fathead Newman, James Clay and Wilton Felder, but his time in the jazz spotlight was brief. Amy had a beautiful sound and...

Curtis Counce (bass, acoustic)

Born in Kansas City, Counce studied violin and tuba early on before settling on the string bass. He went on the road when he was 16, playing with the Nat Towles Band in Omaha. After some freelancing, Counce moved to Los Angeles in 1945,...

Curtis Fuller (trombone)

Curtis Fuller was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1934. He came to music late, playing the baritone horn in high school and switching to the trombone at age 16. Detroit, at the time, was the breeding ground for an astonishing pool of fresh,...

Curtis Lundy (bass)

Curtis Lundy, an accomplished bassist, composer, producer, choir director, and arranger and is best-known for his work as part of jazz vocalist {{Betty Carter = 5572}}'s band. He has played with renowned musicians including {{Jack...

Curtis Nowosad (drums)

Curtis Nowosad is a Winnipeg drummer and a recent graduate of the Jazz Studies degree program at the University of Manitoba, mentoring with master drummers Terreon Gully and Quincy Davis, and internationally-recognized jazz bassist...

Cy Touff (trumpet)

Cy (Cyril James) Touff played bass trumpet, an unusual horn then and now. He took up the instrument in the late 1940s, having earlier played piano, saxophone, xylophone, trumpet and trombone. He studied with Lennie Tristano in his native...

Cyrus Chestnut (piano)

Telarc International, a leader in jazz recording since the 1980s, adds another stellar name to its impressive roster by bringing pianist Cyrus Chestnut into the fold. Chestnut has recently finished an album with the help of producer Elaine...

Cyrus Pace (guitar, electric)

In a world that often seems crowded with talented musicians, the light often shines on those artists who seek their personal voice at any cost. Cyrus Pace has spent the last 16 years doing just that. Through the fortunate contact with...

D C DowDell (piano)

D C DowDell is a dynamic Jazz pianist/composer available for private Jazz piano lessons, workshops and clinics, recording and live performance with his Jazz ensemble or as a solo artist. D C has appeared with Bobby Vinton, Marilyn McCoo...

Dale Bruning (guitar)

Bios Birthdays Books: The Dale Bruning Jazz Guitar Series: Vol I: Phrasing & Articulation CDs: Tomorrow's Reflections; Conference Call; Live! at Sherman's; Reunion; The Timeless Music of Harold Arlen; The Timeless Music of Harry Warren;...

Dale Fielder (sax, baritone)

Dale Fielder is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and band leader. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays all four saxophones: soprano, alto, tenor and baritone with equal authority. He is known for his original compositions and...

Dalt Williams (bass, acoustic)

DALT WILLIAMS, acoustic bass, leader, composer/arranger Dalt was born and raised in Vallejo, CA where his music education began(on trumpet and tuba). After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a bandsman where he became interested...

Damani Phillips (saxophone)

Dr. Damani Philips is a native of Pontiac, MI, where he began playing at the age of 10. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music (Jazz Studies) at Grinnell College, where he directs the Jazz Ensemble and teaches courses in jazz...

Damond Wilson (vocal)

Vocalist, born and raised in Tampa, Florida.

Dan Adler (guitar)

Born and raised in Israel, Dan Adler studied jazz guitar, music and composition privately while learning the craft of Jazz by playing with some of Israel’s best known musicians while he was still a teenager. After moving to the US in...

Dan Bodanis (drums)

Hello, We would like to invite you to explore our website. Once there, you will find several jazz-related articles, video clips, MP3 audio clips, a picture gallery, and more that is sure to capture your attention. Would you like to be...

Dan Coy (guitar)

Dan Coy began actively playing in Atlanta in the mid 1970's with bands like Blessed Relief, Windows, Unit Structure and Polydor recording artists, Early Warning System. In the 1980's the Dan Coy Band was formed and began performing...

Dan Cray (piano)

Pianist Dan Cray, a finalist at the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and the 2004 American Pianists Association Cole Porter Fellowship Competition, is one of the best young independent jazz artists working today. Jazz...

Dan Dean (bass, electric)

Dan Dean is a truly multitalented artist. Dan has achieved national and international recognition as a Bassist, Producer, Composer, and as an audio and recording Engineer.

Dan has performed with the some of the finest musicians...

Dan Dougherty (bass, acoustic)

Dan Dougherty (Bass): Grew up as third generation Irish traditional musician, discovered jazz in the '90s. Enjoys performing in highly structured Big Bands (Hailstones, Philly) and spontaneous, smaller ensembles (Sweetbriar...

Dan Effland (guitar)

In the past few years, Effland has performed extensively throughout the Midwest as well as touring on the East Coast and in Brazil. In that time, he has performed at many famous venues including the Green Mill, Andy’s Jazz Club, Pops...

Dan Fogel (organ, Hammond B3)

Dan Fogel grew up with all the jazz organ greats. From the time he was seven years old shining shoes on the steps of the Club Harlem (across the street from “Grace's Little Belmont”) up until his first appearance with his trio, at the...

Dan Freedman (piano)

Its unusual to find a pianist who captivates with high-energy improvised fusion lines, and moments later seduces with evocative classic jazz ballad melodies. Dan Freedman’s heritage and character makes him that pianist, and his passion...

Dan Jacobs, ph.d. (trumpet)

Dan Jacobs is a veteran freelance trumpeter who has worked nationally and internationally before settling in the Los Angeles area. He is busy in the studios, working with various bands as well as his own jazz combo.

Dan Knight (piano)

"He is incontestably one of the finest solo pianists in the world." Claude Nobs, Artistic Director, the Montreux Jazz Festival "Man, you're great." Sonny Rollins

Dan Papirany (piano)

Dan Papirany is a Jazz pianist and composer. He is based in Bargara, Queensland. While living in New Zealand Dan studied drums for three years with Roger Sellers and then changed his major to Piano studying with Leigh Jackson. In 1999 Dan...

Dan Redding (guitar)

Hello all... Please check out www.danredding.co.uk for more on me!!! I started playing guitar when I was around 15 years old and decided to study music properly after failing most of my A levels, as I was too busy saving up for bigger...

Dan Thomas (saxophone)

Dan Thomas has performed all over the United States and Canada covering both coasts. His group is capable of performing in all styles from the group?s Hard-Bop focus to sounds from around the globe. Dan is capable of giving...

Dan W (piano)

Diggin' me some hip hop jazz

Dan White (saxophone)

Composer, saxophonist, and bandleader Dan White is a constantly evolving artist whose distinctive music is focused on interplay and inventive writing. His quartet recently won the 2010 Rochester Jazz Star Competition and won a spot at the...

Daniel Lantz (piano)

Swedish piano player Daniel Lantz is today active as a freelance musician, composer and arranger in Sweden and overseas. With studies in Germany, the UK and Sweden behind him and musical roots in genres as diverse as jazz, classical, folk...

Daniel Sadownick (percussion)

Daniel Sadownick - Percussionist, has just released his brand new debut album There Will Be a Day on IN TIME RECORDS! Daniel Sadownick who has recorded and toured with the The Roots, {{Al Green = 16841}}, {{Steely Dan = 16676}},...

Daniel Smith (bassoon)

The leading pioneer of the bassoon with his many critically acclaimed award-winning recordings and live performances. As the most recorded bassoon soloist in the world, his repertoire spans music ranging from Baroque concerti to...

Danilo Memoli (piano)

Besides working in the steady rhythm section for the great tenor saxophonist Steve Grossman since ’98 and leading his own trio, italian pianist Danilo Memoli has worked in the years with many great musicians on tour in Italy, France,...

Danny Kortchmar (guitar)

Sometimes credited as Danny Kootch or Dan Kootch or Dan Kortchmar or Kootch (following his teenage nickname), in the early sixties he met James Taylor on Martha’s Vineyard and they began to play folk gigs locally. With Kootch on guitar...

Danny Saguy (vocal)

“By his deep voice and great phrasing, you could think that he is an American born in New Orleans. But the fact is that Danny is the best Israeli crooner,” born and raised in Israel. (Mia Bahir Yediot Achronot) The “DANNY SAGUY...

Darin Clendenin (piano)

Darin Clendenin is recognized as one of the Northwest’s finest pianist and keyboard artists. Fluent in numerous styles of music, his stylish interpretations of everything from old classics to jazz standards, from classical to modern...

Darius Brubeck (piano)

In 1983, Darius Brubeck introduced the first Jazz Studies degree in Africa and he was the Director of the Centre for Jazz & Popular Music until 2006. He established an international reputation touring with South African musicians. His...

Darius Scott (piano)

Born in Ithaca, New York, pianist/composer Darius Scott grew up in Boston and has been living in Baltimore since 1983. Both of his parents enjoyed music, especially jazz. As a toddler, they used to take him to The Jazz Workshop to hear...

Darren Barrett (trumpet)

Canadian trumpet player Darren Barrett was born to Jamaican parents. His father worked as an auto mechanic and his mother worked in a factory. Darren's dad was also a part-time musician who "pushed all his five children toward music," and...

Darren Dutson-Bromley (guitar)

Darren Dutson-Bromley studied both jazz and classical guitar in Leeds and has worked professionally as a performer ever since. In 1996 he worked for the Princes Trust where he performed with both Prince Charles and Jools Holland which led...

Darren Heinrich (organ, Hammond B3)

Darren Heinrich Trio is a classic Hammond Organ combo - Organ/Guitar/Drums. The music’s emphasis is groove, with equal parts tradition and innovation. Original music by Darren forms a significant part of the bands repertoire in...

Dave Allen (guitar, electric)

The Dave Allen Quartet brings together some of the best young talent that New York City has to offer. Their debut recording, Untold Stories, documents a well-crafted group sound rarely found in music today. These compositions are...

Dave Anderson (saxophone)

Dave Anderson is a saxophonist and composer who brings a significant music voice to the jazz scene. Proficient on all the members of the saxophone family, Anderson has performed around North America with notable musicians including Clark...

Dave Askren (guitar)

Los Angeles based Dave Askren has performed with a variety of artists including Bobby Shew, Bob Moses, Antonio Hart, Delfeayo Marsalis, Hendrik Muerkins, Stuart Hamm, Gray Sargent, Kevin Eubanks, Gary Foster, Tony Rizzi's "Wire Choir"...

Dave Bailey (drums)

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bailey studied drumming in New York City at the Music Center Conservatory following his stint in the Air Force in World War II. He played with Herbie Jones from 1951-53, and later with Johnny Hodges, Charles...

Dave Bendigkeit (trumpet)

Dave Bendigkeit has been on the San Francisco music scene since 1974. As a young man, he worked with just about every band and singer that came through town, including Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, George Shearing, Jack Jones, Ray Brown,...

Dave Brubeck (piano)

Brubeck's mother studied piano in England and intended to become a concert pianist; at home she taught piano for extra money. Brubeck was not particularly interested in learning by any particular method, but preferred to create his own...

Dave Donahue (sax, tenor)

A child of the 40s, got overwhelmed by music by listening to Glenn, Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Ted Heath, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton. More to come.

Dave Edwards (bass)

Dave Edwards is a professional multi-instrumentalist, singer, worship leader, and music director in the NYC metro area. Mr. Edwards has performed musically in a wide variety of venues, from CBGB's to Lincoln Center, and from large...

Dave Glasser (saxophone)

Dave Glasser has performed extensively with the Clark Terry Quintet since 1995 and with the Count Basie Orchestra (1989-91 under the direction of Frank Foster), Illinois Jacquet (1988, 1991-95), and Barry Harris. He also performs with the...

Dave Howell (sax, tenor)

Lead tenor player with National BBC Big Band Champions and veteran of some key corporate bands in Northern Ireland like Kahuna, Soul Truth and Otis & The Elevators, Dave Howell has recorded with various artists within various fields like...

Dave Martell (trombone)

Dave has been playing professionally for over 35 years . He has performed with Earl Hines, Cab Calloway, Natalie Cole, The Temptations, the Four Tops, Johnny Mathis, Lou Rawls, Burt Bacharach, Pete Escovedo, and Jimmy Heath among others....

Dave Pell (saxophone)

Dave Pell started the octet after playing with most of the bands in the big band era, including Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and the like, he was a featured star of the Les Brown Band of Renown for 13 years. Shorty Rogers and...

Dave Posmontier (keyboard)

Dave Posmontier has been playing keyboard since the age of seven and has played professionally for the past 35 years. He majored in mathematics at Temple University in the late 1960's but...

Dave Robinson (vibraphone)

A percussionist from the age of 12, Dave has moved through pop, rock, classical and a host of theatre pits across the north of England. He worked with legendary Boogie-Woogie Pianist Bob Hall and made several jazz recordings with groups...

Dave Schiff (saxophone)

Dave Schiff, a 20 year veteran of the Navy Band Jazz Ensemble “The Commodores”, is a powerful and versatile woodwind jazz instrumentalist who has traveled the world working with top entertainers and jazz legends such as Thad Jones, Mel...

Dave Stapleton (piano)

Dave Stapleton is a singular young artist and has been recently described by the Guardian as having “produced one of the success stories of UK jazz over the past year’. Since graduating in 2002 from the Royal Welsh College of Music and...

Dave Sterner (saxophone)

Saxophonist Dave Sterner is a traditional jazz musician with a bent for mixing swing, funk and the blues into his sound. Spending his entire career in the Mid-West, Sterner earned his degree in music from Indiana University and early on...

Dave Stryker (guitar)

Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker fronting his own group (with 20 CD’s as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany, you know why Gary Giddins in the Village Voice...

Dave Tofani (saxophone)

Renowned New York session musician, saxophonist and jazz composer Dave Tofani has written, arranged and recorded seven new jazz pieces that reflect the spirit and vitality of New York City and America. Tofani's new CD is entitled An...

Davey Yarborough (sax, alto)

Davey Yarborough is a native of Washington, DC who has been wowing audiences for twenty years. He is a fine flautist and saxophonist as well as a distinguished composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher. After formal training from UDC...

David "Fathead" Newman (sax, tenor)

David "Fathead" Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. His family soon moved to Dallas, where they settled and David stayed through graduating Lincoln High School. After school, David found gigs in local bands. He...

David Ashkenazy (drums)

David Ashkenazy began his musical journey by studying piano and guitar at the age of nine and was later introduced to the drums. Growing up in Southern California he immersed himself in a wide variety of musical styles including Rock,...

David Berkman (piano)

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David Budway (piano)

David Budway is one of the most distinctive pianists on today's international jazz scene. While deeply rooted in classical music and rock and roll music, his masterful command for the modern jazz vocabulary has propelled him into the midst...

David Burnett (reeds)

Versed in sight reading and improvisation, David Burnett keeps a full woodwind studio and performs regularly in San Diego and surrounding areas. Venues David Burnett has performed at include The House of Blues, Carnegie Hall, and various...

David Chao (piano)

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David Cooper (trumpet)

David Cooper is widely recognized as one of the most versatile trumpets players in the Midwest. His performing affiliations include Principal trumpet with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, the New Breed Jazz Quintet, the salsa band...

David Dyson (drums)

David is a young percussionist studying A Levels at The Dixie Grammar School, and Jazz at the Birmingham Conservatoire. He receives drum lessons from Dave Hassell and piano lessons from Robert Foreman. He plays percussion in the Graff...

David Ezekiel (guitar)

I am 17 years old and very enthusistic about this music.

David Finck (bass)

Music can only be described with words, but for David Finck, music is a language all its own. “I hear music as a spoken language,” he says. “When I listen, I’m conscious of the breaths that are taken during a phrase; I hear the...

David Floodstrand (vocal)

As a club DJ of over 20 years, I have been introduced to so much great music. On this site however I think my primary foucus will be Jazz oriented vocals. My taste is pretty ecclectic. I love Sinatra, I grew up on Chet Baker, Lambert,...

David Folman (saxophone)

Jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist David Folman grew up in Easton, CT, before attending Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. He graduated in 2009 with a dual- major bachelor's degree in music and political economy. ...

David Frankel (piano)

Early signs of musicality led to classical piano lessons and later a music degree at Leeds University. Though exposed from an early age to the sounds of Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, George Shearing and Ramsey Lewis through my parents'...

David Freeman (saxophone)

Born in Memphis, Tennessee in January, 1974...moved to Dallas, Texas in 1978...moved to Chatham Township, New Jersey in 1982...moved to Orlando, Florida in 1986...moved to Miami, Florida in 1990...moved back to Orlando, Florida in...

David Gibson (trombone)

Trombonist David Gibson has enjoyed a varied musical career which is deeply rooted in the genres of jazz and funk. While reared in Oklahoma, Gibson’s musical journey steered him to New York City. Jazz luminary Curtis Fuller said about...

David Hansen (drums)

David W. Hansen A New Orleans drummer and entrepreneur who performs worldwide, maintains a heavy performance schedule in New Orleans and operates a music booking agency for Louisiana artists. David has travelled, toured and...