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Aaron Siegel Ensemble (drums)
The group’s debut album, Every Morning, A History (Peacock Recordings), features Siegel’s exploration of transition-less composition. “From a compositional standpoint, transitions pose a troubling dilemma,” explains Siegel. ...
Ahn Trio (band/ensemble/orchestra)
From the moment the Ahn Trio stepped onto the international music scene stage, they have defied categorization, broken musical barriers and revolutionized perceptions of classical music. They have become leaders in diversifying classical...
Aidan Chamberlain (trombone)
Aidan has performed with many British orchestras. In London he has worked with the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia and BBC Symphony Orchestra. He regularly appeared with the BBC Concert Ochestra which broadcasts the...
Alan Baer (tuba)
Alan Baer joined the New York Philharmonic on June 21, 2004, as Principal Tuba. He was formerly principal tuba with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. His other performing...
Albert Ammons (piano)
Pianist Albert Ammons was the king of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style that swept the United States, and then the world, from the late 1930s into the mid-1940s. Although his origins were modest, his powerful piano style would take...
Alberta Hunter (vocal)
“ if you are at the end of your journey,weary, worn and nothing seems the same you’re not alone my love’s eternal,Remember my name.” So it is with these lyrics, we recognize Alberta Hunter, a jazz and blues singer from the early...Alessandro Magnanini (guitar)
“Someway Still I Do” marks the soloist debut of the guitarist, composer and producer Alessandro Magnanini. The awareness to dedicate himself to an entire album takes root after the great success gained by the Emilian artist as a...
Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano)
Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano, composer One of Europe's premier free jazz bandleaders, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's music mixes free and contemporary classical elements, with his slashing solos often the link between the...Alice Babs (vocal)
Swedish born Hildur Alice Nilsson, professionally known as Alice Babs first appeared publicly at the age of twelve, and she achieved instant fame. Her first hit recording was a song known in English as “The Yodeling Girl”. A string of....jpg)
Alita Mantels (author)
I was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where in 1968 I graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Grover Cleveland High School before moving to Arkansas. After graduating cum laude (with the equivalent of three language majors and an emphasis...
Andre Previn (piano)
André Previn started playing jazz as a teenager, having studied classical piano for many of his formative years. In the early 1950s, he was blown away by the bebop of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. By 1954, he was performing...Antonio Quijano (clave)
.Aranis
ARANIS is a young and promising Flemish band with a unique sound. Its seven musicians explore every possible and impossible sound and technique on their instruments, which results in a cocktail of muted minimalism with a post-rock...Aryan behnam (piano)
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August Watters (mandolin)
August Watters is a multi-stylistic, improvising mandolinist, composer/arranger, and teacher in the Boston area. He has performed with some of the leading figures in today’s revival of this most elegant instrument, and the advancement of...
Berangere Maximin (composer/conductor/leader)
Berangere was born on the remote French colonial island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean and moved to France at the age of fifteen. A resident of Paris since 2002, she has performed as a singer in rock and world music bands around Perpignan...Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Berkeley Symphony was founded in 1969 as the Berkeley Promenade Orchestra by Thomas Rarick, a young protégé of Sir Adrian Boult, the great English maestro. Reflecting the spirit of the times, the Promenade replaced tuxedos with informal...
Bob Belden (arranger)
One of the most adventurous arrangers of the 1990s and 2000s, Bob Belden took the music of Puccini, Prince, and (with the most success) Sting, and turned it into jazz. After graduating from the University of North Texas in 1978, he was...Boston Modern Orchestra Project (band/ensemble/orchestra)
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project has had an outstanding reputation amongst Boston’s most innovative and performing arts organizations for attracting multi-generational audiences and providing thematic, diversified programming, and a...Bruce Mallette (violin)
Bio not posted on website.Calvin Jackson (piano)
Calvin Jackson - pianist, composer, arranger, band leader, radio host (1919-1985) Calvin Jackson was born on May 26, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied music at the Juilliard School for a year (1941), and then went to...
Carol Alban (flute)
Past NEWS! The 2008 WORLD FLUTE FEST CONCERT www.worldflutefest.com will benefit In Defense of Animals www.idausa.org and will take place at the beautiful Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Saturday, September 27th at...Carolyn Ohlbaum (violin)
Carolyn Ohlbaum is a classically trained violinist, but she also does strolling work and she improvises. Carolyn has studied and performed extensively on violin since age 10. Her vast experience includes orchestral work, chamber music...
Celia Ramsay (vocal)
CELIA RAMSAY, Singer/Songwriter "Do your kisses stir my soul? Do I think you make me whole? Should I sigh and lose control?" So begins the title track of Celia Ramsay's new release, "I'll Just Lie About It." The new album...Cezara-Lucia Vlădescu (piano)
Cezara-Lucia Vlădescu started her piano studies with her mother, also pianist, Carmen Giorgiana Vlădescu. At the age of fourteen she was admitted under exceptional circumstances and with the highest score at the Music Academy in...
Chen Zimbalista (percussion)
Percussionist Chen Zimbalista is a force of nature. Exhibiting preternatural musical skills since he was a child, this Israeli-born performer has gone on to master over 40 exotic instruments from dozens of countries, and has proven himself...Christine Walker (piano)
Taught by my grandmother from the age of six. Passed grade 5 practical and theory by the age of 11. Started teaching under the watchful eye of my grandmother at the age of 12!Passed ALCM and LLCM(TD) by the age of 18. Have loved teaching...Claude Hopkins (piano)
Claude Hopkins - pianist, bandleader, (1903 - 1984) Often overlooked by historians, Claude Hopkins was a major contributor to the development of early jazz and swing music. He was an incredibly gentle yet powerful stride pianist who...Clement Doucet (piano)
Born and raised in Brussels, studied at and ran away from the Conservatoire, where his teacher Arthur De Greef had himself been a pupil of Liszt. His prodigious technique was further developed by a spell in the USA in the early 1920s....Clora Bryant (trumpet)
Clora Bryant - trumpet One of the last living musicians of the Be-Bop jazz era is a exceptional woman who mentors the next generation of jazz players. Clora Bryant toured with Billie Holiday, and she is the only woman trumpet player...Colin McAllister (guitar)
Guitarist Colin McAllister is widely recognized for his innovative concert programming and stylistic diversity. He has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Mexico. Recent highlights include the XIII Festival...Consort Immanuel (trumpet)
Consort Immanuel is a musical arts organization committed to bringing quality music and music education to the people of Houston, TX.Craig Phillips (saxophone)
Came to saxophone late in life- loving learning to playDarlene Miller (piano)
It doesn't take long for those who have recently discovered the incredible talent of Darlene Miller to become a fan of this very gifted concert pianist. Darlene plays with her entire heart and soul . She creates that strong emotional...David A. Milazzo (sax, alto)
Instruments: Soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones; clarinet; piano, . David has been playing sax since he was nine years old. He started playing and performing with the Windham Swing Band at age 11, played with the Dartmouth...David Irwin (clarinet)
Born in Atlanta, David Irwin attended Florida State University and the Yale Music School. He has performed with the Arkansas Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Sarasota Symphony. He has recorded with jazz band SHIM and with the McCormick...David Krebs (drums)
David is a populary music drummer and classical percussionist and timpanist playing in the Ceará Philharmonic Orquestra (www.filarmonicadoceara.com.br)and the Dunas Jazz Band in Fortaleza (Brazil). He is formed at the High Scool of Music...
David Satian (piano)
David Satian was born in Armenia (August 17,1979) in a family of known dynasty of composers. He represents the 3rd generation of composers in his family. His father Aram Satian(1947) and grandfather Aram Satunts (1913-1990, Peoples Artist...David Veslocki (guitar)
Classical, Jazz and Studio guitarist David Veslocki has performed in venues such as Avery Fisher, the Stone, the Bushnell, the 92nd Street Y, has degrees from Yale University and Eastman School of music in Jazz and Classical guitar...
Deepak Mehta (Tabla exponent) (percussion)
A brilliant TABLA virtuoso from Delhi Gharana young & Dynamic Yuva Ratna DEEPAK MEHTA (28.05.1982) does not belong to a family of musicians. Initially trained under his own God Gifted Talent spotted by his class teacher at the age of six....Diana Stomsvik
See WebsiteDon Benham (trombone)
Trombonist in Santa Fe Opera, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Oakland Symphony, San Francisco Ballet. Full Faith and Credit Big Band. Teacher and Arranger.
Don Thompson (multi-instrumentalist)
Don (Donald Winston) Thompson. Pianist, bassist, vibraphonist, drummer, composer, arranger, recording engineer, b Powell River, north of Vancouver, 18 Jan 1940. After childhood piano lessons he took up the string bass and the vibraphone in...Dorian Wallace (composer/conductor/leader)
Dorian Wallace is an American composer, pianist, web-host, writer, and teacher. His career has experienced a diverse musical palette including orchestral, jazz, classical dance, electronic, film, opera, musical theater, hip-hop, and...
Dorothy Donegan (piano)
DorothyDonegan - piano Dorothy Donegan's command of the piano was nothing short of breathtaking. No one since Art Tatum brought together a flow of running lines, breaks, changes of tempo or key, oblique references and rhythmic intensity...
Doug Riley (piano)
Doug Riley, also known as “Dr Music” is an accomplished composer, arranger, pianist, organist and record producer. Born in Toronto, Doug Riley has studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Paul de Markey in Montreal and the faculty...
Douglas Johnson (bass, acoustic)
After a couple of hapless years playing the piano and violin, Douglas Johnson switched to the double bass and went on to earn a bachelors’ degree in music performance from Northwestern University, studying with Jeff Bradetich. During his...
Earl Hines (piano)
A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz, and one of the very few musicians who could hold his own with Louis Armstrong. His so-called 'trumpet' style used doubled octaves in...Eastern Blok (guitar, acoustic)
EASTERN BLOK The Los Angeles Times calls Eastern Blok’s music “relentlessly innovative work.” Downbeat Magazine claims that “the ensemble playing is often breakneck and consistently challenging.” Acoustic Guitar Magazine raves....jpg)
Elmira Darvarova (violin)
ELMIRA DARVAROVA, Concert Violinist “…Sweet, flexible tone.. “ THE NEW YORK TIMES “… Flawless technique...A night to remember.. “ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “…Enchantingly...Emily Sun (violin)
SHIH- HAN (Emily) SUN (violinist) emilysun81@yahoo.ca A native of Taiwan, Emily began her study of violin at the age of seven. She comes from a family of music. In 1998 she was awarded a full scholarship at the Chinese Culture...
Ethel (band/ensemble/orchestra)
Musically omnivorous, prolific, and passionate, this band of four world-class, Juilliard-trained composer/musicians includes: Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Mary Rowell (violin). Performing...
Eubie Blake (piano)
Ragtime music, with its syncopated, polyrhythmic style, was born, in the 1890s in the black saloons and brothels of southern and mid-western cities like Baltimore and St. Louis. It was at the center of American popular music from the end...
Eugen Cicero (piano)
Eugen Cicero of Romanian-Hungarian descent, was born in Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg), Romania, on June 26, 1940. His remarkable musical aptitude manifested itself at a very early age. He started taking piano lessons at the age of four and was...Fariborz Lachini (piano)
Fariborz Lachini has been creating music for more than three decades. While in his twenties and just before the revolution, Lachini had already achieved success in the world of pop music, creating music for some of today's Persian pop...
Federico Britos (violin)
There is no greater proof of the universality of jazz and classical music than that which embodies the career and life work of Federico Britos. This titan of the violin, who is as equally adept within the world of jazz music as he is in...Ferdinand Maisel (piano)
Ferd (as he is known by friends and colleagues) has been an improvisational musician and composer since a very young age; fascinated with the piano since age 2 (STILL figuring out this instrument - and, thank you Aunt Kay), singing since...
Franz von Chossy (piano)
Franz von Chossy (Munich, 1979) graduated “Summa Cum Laude” from the Amsterdam conservatory in 2006. He also studied at the Manhattan School of Music with amongst others Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Dave Liebman and Kenny Werner. In...
Friedrich Gulda (piano)
Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium, aged 7. In 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under...Garry Leonard (drums)
Garry Leonard After graduating from Eastern Michigan University on a full music scholarship, Garry toured the U.S. with brother Gerry, singer Leslie Kendall, and pianists Alan Broadbent, John Serry and Gus Sims. He settled in Kansas City...
George Gershwin (composer/conductor/leader)
George Gershwin was born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn in 1898, the second of four children from a close-knit immigrant family. He began his musical career as a song-plugger on Tin Pan Alley, but was soon writing his own pieces. Gershwin's...Geraldine Tyrance (piano)
Geraldine is the dedicated wife of Patrick; they are the proud parents of two, Chinita and Patrick, Jr. and the blessed grandparents of four beautiful grandchildren. Patrick, Jr. is a previous Husker football player and was inducted...
Gregg Kallor (piano)
In March 2007, the Abby Whiteside Foundation presented Gregg Kallor's New York concert debut as pianist and composer in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. Harris Goldsmith wrote: "It took but a few impeccably shaped phrases to make it...
Gunther Schuller (composer/conductor/leader)
The composer Gunther Schuller is, famously, a man of many musical pursuits. He began his professional life as a horn player in both the jazz and classical worlds, working as readily with Miles Davis and Gil Evans as with Toscanini; he was...Gustavo Dudamel (composer/conductor/leader)
Internationally acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel continues to share his magnetic enthusiasm for music with audiences of all ages around the world. As he begins his twelfth year as Music Director of the Simón Bol-var Youth Orchestra,...Hans-Christian Dellinger (saxophone)
Saxophonist Hans-Christian Dellinger's playing credits cover the breadth and depth of contemporary music. Dellinger has worked with such diverse musicians as Giya Kancheli, Mariss Jansons, Dieter Schnebel, Hans Zender and appeared on stage...
Henry Brant (composer/conductor/leader)
Henry Brant is considered to be one of the principal pioneers of 20th Century spatial music, writing work in which the planned positioning of the performers throughout the hall, as well as on stage, is an essential factor in the composing...Herbers (composer/conductor/leader)
Principal Oboist of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1970-2005) Artistic leader Netherlands Wind Ensemble (1970-1988) Artistic leader Ebony Band (1990-) Conductor Metropole Orchestra/Ebony Band/Cappriccio Players (New York)/Brabants...Hilary Demske (piano)
First prize winner of the "Citta di Barletta" International Piano Competition, Hilary Demske,piano, is a native of Dallas, Texas. Hilary holds a Doctorate in performance from theUniversity of Michigan, a Master of Music from The Juilliard...
Ilana Revkin (viola)
I teach out of East Greenwich, RI and am looking for students. I have 17 years of viola performance experience, including 4 years of teaching experience. I am a violist but can teach violin as well. Willing to teach all ages and...
Ingrid Peters (violin)
More to come...Jaime Austria (bass, acoustic)
Born in the Philippines. Grabbed by Thelonious Monk's music.
James P. Johnson (piano)
Back during the heyday of ragtime piano (pre-1920), James P. had become a part of the famed "Harlem music scene," and was contributing to the distinctive Harlem piano style that differed melodically and harmonically from classic ragtime....Janine Graham (vocal)
Charismatic, soulful, and with a flair for the standards in a style which mirrors jazz legends of the past, Janine Graham is a very dynamic presence both on and off stage, and never ceases to touch the hearts of her audience. She can make...Jay Vosk (sax, alto)
Ever since I was a high school student on Long Island, I've had a keen interest in composing music. I went on to earn my BM degree in Composition at the Eastman School of Music and my MM degree in Composition at the University of...
Jazz Arts Trio (piano)
Oscar Peterson. Bill Evans. Vince Guaraldi. Erroll Garner. Horace Silver. Herbie Hancock. Chick Corea. Hear the Jazz Arts Trio bring to the concert stage the best trio performances of these historic piano giants all in one evening! What...Jean Bernard Eisinger (piano)
Pianist born on September 1st, 1938 in Marseille, France. I created Jazz-Hip Trio in 1963 in association with Roger Luccioni (bass). With Daniel Humair on drums (and sometimes Ron Jefferson, Aldo Romano) Several concerts with Jean-Luc...Jed Distler (piano)
If you're familiar with Jed Distler as one of the most engaging music writers and radio hosts in the United States, you might be surprised to learn he is also "an altogether extraordinary pianist" (Newark Star-Ledger) and New York's...
Jeff Rupert (sax, tenor)
Jeff Rupert is a freelance tenor saxophonist and a Yamaha Artist. His numerous recordings as a featured soloist include dates with Maynard Ferguson, Sam Rivers, Diane Schuur, Mel Torme, Benny Carter’s Grammy winning recording,...
Jennifer Karlis (piano)
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Jim Self (tuba)
Jim Self is a Los Angeles freelance musician, a veteran of over 1400 motion picture scores, hundreds of television shows and records, and is tuba soloist on many prominent movies. His tuba was the "Voice of the Mothership" in John Williams...
Joan Jeanrenaud (cello)
Joan Jeanrenaud was born and raised on a small farm outside Memphis, Tennessee. She started playing the cello at age 11 and began studying with Peter Spurbeck the following year. As a teenager, Jeanrenaud - who was the principal cellist of...Joanna Vegas (vocal)
Born in Caracas, 1974 I love jazz since I fell in love with Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald at age 10João Barradas (accordion)
João Barradas, was born in Portugal, Porto Alto, Samora Correia in February, 1992. João began to learn the accordion at the age of 6, at Music School of Samora Correia, at the age of 7 entered IMVM in Lisbon and the age of 9 entered the...
John J. Palatucci (tuba)
John Palatucci enjoys a career as a performing musician, conductor, clinician, an adjudicator and educator. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education and a Master of Arts degree in music performance from Montclair State College...John King, composer (composer/conductor/leader)
JOHN KING, composer, guitarist and violist, has received commissions from the Kronos Quartet; Red {an orchestra}, Ethel; the Albany Symphony/”Dogs of Desire”, Bang On A Can All-Stars; Mannheim Ballet; New York City...John Peter Giunta (guitar)
John Peter Giunta is a conservatory-trained musician and performance artist who recognizes and demonstrates the aesthetic relationships of the arts with each other. His programs contain his specialty, classical guitar compositions, and...
Johnny Raducanu (piano)
Johnny RADUCANUBorn in Romania the 1st of December 1931 in Braila, Johnny Raducanu is descended from a long line of Gypsy musicians. At the age of 8, he starts playing the piano with one of his brothers. A year later, he knows the...
Jolly Jun (piano)
PIANIST & COMPOSER JOLLY JUN I was born in Seoul, Korea and have composed piano pieces since the age of four. I studied classical in my teenage years and jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston, but my music cannot be categorized as...
Jozef Kapustka (piano)
Recently coming to the large public attention with his "fantastic display of a virtuoso technique that few in the world could match" (Piano World) and "mind blowing, heart stopping and pushing to the extreme limits of human body "...Kayo Hiraki (piano)
Jazz pianist Kayo Hiraki was born in Japan,the daughter of a classical pianist. A child prodigy, she started playing the piano when she was three years old and the violin a year later. At the age of 18, Kayo enrolled In Kunitachi Music...
Ken Slavin (vocal)
KEN SLAVIN IS BACK - AFTER A NEARLY ONE-YEAR HIATUS TO REGROUP AND REFRESH! Some critics compare him to a young Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett. Mel Torme or Johnny Hartman. One interviewer dubbed him “Mr. Tuxedo Voice.” Texas Monthly...Kenn Gartner
Kenneth Gartner began the study of the piano at the age of two and a half. He first studied with his mother and was to be a violinist. However, after breaking two violins, his mother decided on something sturdier. At eight he was a member...
KishoSoundAndVision (producer)
I was born to be a MUSICIAN ... My parents bought me a PIANO when I was 6 and that's when all my MUSICAL ADVENTURES started ...later on I turned into a SONGWRITER and MUSIC PRODUCER . I live and work in NYC for more than 17 years...Larisa Migachyov (piano)
I was born in Russia (to poor but honest parents), and started piano lessons at the age of 5 (and started composing shortly afterwards). I attended a fairly serious Russian music school, learning piano, theory, composition, and a whole lot...Larry A Williams (guitar)
LARRY WILLIAMS always does it with style...- ...having made a life thinking outside the box” and playing a variety of instruments, covering many genres. The toughest part in describing this man is- where to start. It was Larry's...Larry Barker (piano)
Master jazz pianist.Larry Lawless (percussion)
Larry Lawless, founder of the Lawless Percussion and Jazz Ensemble, has been involved in music education for 30 years, as a high school and junior high band director, private lesson teacher, clinician, drum and bugle corps caption head,...
Lee Musiker (piano)
Emmy Award-winning conductor, pianist, composer, and arranger Lee Musiker brings a wealth of experience to the podium through his work with leading jazz, classical, pop, and Broadway performers. He has conducted almost 50 symphony...
Leonard Bernstein (composer/conductor/leader)
A presence on Broadway, in Hollywood, at Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein was a major force in twentieth century music. His exuberant and dramatic style caught the heart of America, bringing classical music to...
Lily Afshar (guitar)
Lily Afshar is like a breath of fresh air in the world of classical guitar. Her solo, chamber, and concerto appearances combined with her adventurous recordings have earned her the status of “one of the world’s foremost classical...Lois Colin (harp)
Colin Harp Studio is located in Larchmont, Westchester, NY. As an educator and music clinician, I have been teaching harp for 25 years. Personalized private lessons are offered on the study of the classic pedal and lever harp. Students of...Louis Moreau Gottschalk (composer/conductor/leader)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk - pianist, composer (May 8, 1829 - Dec. 18, 1869) Traditionally, Gottschalk is remembered as a virtuoso, as well as a prolific composer of popular music. While there may be some truth in this statement, it is...
Louise Bleasdell (vocal)
Long ago Father said, " Louise, come and sing”; And Sing she did. An experienced , versatile entertainer, Louise has a smooth, silky, clear and controlled style. Equally mesmerizing singing Brazilian jazz , reggae, pop, rhythm and blues...
Luciano Suarez (guitar)
Website: http://www.lucianosuarezmusic.com
Luckey Roberts (piano)
Luckey Roberts - stride pianist, composer (1887 - 1968) He was Harlem's original piano powerhouse, the king of the New York Fast Shout pianists, the grandfather of stride piano. The name Luckey Roberts has become little more than a...
Ludmila Santini (piano)
Bio:Ludmila started playing piano from the age of 4. She was early considered to be a musical "wonder child" with her first compositions and public performances at the age of 8, before she even could write any notes.
...Lyric Chamber Music Society of NY (band/ensemble/orchestra)
Since its debut in 1998, the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York (the Lyric) performs chamber music and unusual repertoire in an intimate salon setting " as it was intended to be heard.With eight public concerts each season, we...Manfred Kullmann (piano)
Empezó su carrera musical como pianista a los cinco años. Tuvo una formación clásica y pronto llegó a tocar como piano solista, pero el gusto por la improvisación rápidamente le inclinó al Jazz. Ha sido, durante veinte años, el...
Manny Albam (arranger)
Manny Albam - arranger, As a jazz composer, arranger, conductor and teacher, in a career that spanned seven decades, Manny Albam worked with some of the most celebrated jazz performers, including Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Stan...Marco Esu (guitar)
Marco Esu was born in San Gavino Monreale (a small town in Sardinia) on 16 December 1973. He took his first steps in the art world when he was just 8 years old, initially showing interest in the figurative arts. Subsequently, thanks to his...
Margaret Sanzo Sneddon (harp)
Margaret Sanzo Sneddon began playing the harp at the age of eight when her mother, also a harpist, began teaching her. She later studied for many years with Ruth Negri Armato of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to a busy...Marilia Vesco (vocal)
Jazz singer. Composer and musician. She uses languages and dialects without limits. Ethnic and mediterranean music influences merge in new harmonisations...Mariusz Wojtowicz (violin)
Mariusz Wojtowicz (Violin) graduated at The Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, (Master of Music with honors), and Indiana University (Artist Diploma). Awarded bronze medal at the Henry Wieniawski Competition for the Young...
Mary J Harris (vocal)
Presenting the Mary Harris Duo, a jazzy mix of tunes old and new. Mary was born, raised and musically trained in the Chicago area. Music has always been part of her life as her family listened to everything from Aida to Anita...
Mary Nelson (vocal)
Marys interest for jazzmusic came without her even noticing! Very early she had a big interest for old MGM movies from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's and the musical scores in them. The same songs that later were rearranged and made in to...Matthew Dripper (oboe)
Hello I'm a student in Budapest and i play the tenor saxophone. Anybody who want ask something please send me a letter to my e-mail.Meghan Dibble (vocal)
A southern California native, Meghan Dibble, has enjoyed portraying the roles of Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, Mother Marie in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Siebel in Faust, and Fidalma in Il Matrimonio Segreto. Ms. Dibble was seen in...
Melinda Hughes (vocal)
Melinda Hughes has her routes in classical music, starring as the title role in more than thirty operas but returned to Jazz and cabaret in 2007 when she formed the satirical Cabaret company Kiss & Tell. She has performed her own sell out...Michael Blaney (vocal)
Studied at Julliard School of Music. Has been a member of the Washington Opera for 23 yrs, Metriopolitan Opera for 13 yrs. Produced and starrred in a number of local Classical and Jazz concerts. Performing locally at Cafe Mozart DC ,...
Michael Lewin (piano)
MICHAEL LEWIN - Pianist Michael Lewin is internationally applauded as one of America’s most abundantly gifted and charismatic concert pianists, performing to acclaim in over 30 countries with orchestras and in recital. Recognized as a...Michelle Karn (vocal)
I am a senior voice student at the University of Rhode Island. My primary area of interest is classical music including arias, art songs, spirituals, folksongs, and musical theatre. I have also performed with The Stress Relief Band at...Monica Germino (violin)
Violinist Monica Germino (USA/The Netherlands) is on the cutting edge of new music. Hailed by The Sunday Times (UK) as a ‘striking presence’ whose ‘virtuosity was exhilarating’, she has premiered innovative works in such venues as...Montse M (piano)
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Muriel Anderson (guitar, acoustic)
Widely respected as the premier woman fingerstyle guitarist on the scene today, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. Her show presents virtuosic guitar work from Spanish flamenco...Nélson Martins (piano)
Born in 1975.
Nikolas Giamalis (vocal)
singer ,composer, music teacher in music scholl Drama City GreeceOlivier Manchon (violin)
The music of Olivier Manchon is best reserved for very early in the morning or very late at night, in those quiet moments when the air is still. It is a medley of opposites: all at once light and delicate, and murky and deep, filled with...
Paco De Lucia (guitar)
He revolutionized flamenco guitar playing, and contributed to the renewal of flamenco by integrating sounds and instruments from other forms of music. He is the premier flamenco guitarist in Spain, Paco de Lucia. Francisco Sánchez...
Paul Joseph (piano)
The Paul Joseph Quartet is known for its unique jazz arrangements of classical music. As well as their Classical Jazz programming, they’ve concertized extensively the past several years doing a variety of American Songbook...
Per Gade (trombone)
Per Gade was born in Denmark (1944) and raised in Copenhagen by an artistic family whose descent can be traced to the composer bearing the same surname. He became the first trombone professor in Denmark! Per Gade was interested in music...Pete M Wyer (composer/conductor/leader)
Pete M. Wyer has been described as a “pioneering, transatlantic composer*” and is from a self-taught background. He started out as a guitarist touring and recording with numerous bands in the 1980’s and 90’s. He has since been a...Pete Malinverni (piano)
"When Pete Malinverni plays, the people listen", observed the New York Daily News. That’s no mean feat in the Mecca of Jazz. Indeed, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice was recently moved to call Malinverni, “audacious and exquisite”....
Peter Nero (piano)
Peter Nero was trained as a classical musician, and became interested in jazz at the age of 19 after hearing the legendary Art Tatum. In the late 50s, he spent four years playing jazz clubs such as the Village Gate, Village Vanguard, the...
Peter Yakyamsev (bass, acoustic)
Born in Togliaty in 1986. Since 2003 living and working in Samara, Russian Federation. Since 2005 playing jazz-guitar, and since 2007 - acoustic bass. Former of jazz-band "Boomerang Quartet" (2007, Samara, Russian Federation).
Philip Glass (composer/conductor/leader)
Philip Glass, early protagonist of the Minimalist movement, studied with Milhaud and Nadia Boulanger. His first job, assisting Ravi Shankar on a film soundtrack, heralded the start of his own successful cinema career, and to date he...Reggie Wright (vocal)
Reggie Wright was born October 10th 1973 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; the second of 3 boys born to Reginald Sr. and Janise Wright (Furby). Reggie was raised in the Church of God In Christ and began singing in his early teen years. Having...
Rita Reys (vocal)
Rita Reys - since 1960 officially Europe's First Lady of Jazz- has been a professional performer for more than six decades. Even today, this jazz diva still knows how to charm audiences with her famously unique timing, legendary swing...Robert Radke Jr (drums)
I have been a professional drummer throught out my entire life and have played with big bands, jazz, rock, the entired scoped of music from the east coast to the west coast. At an earlier age, I was accepted into the Navy School of Music. ...
Robert Rivera (cello)
Robert Rivera, eclectic classical cellist and award-winning composer, recently won an award for best film score with Ben Geddy at the Arizona Independent Film Festival. Robert studied at the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of...
Robert Wells (piano)
First & Foremost Entertainment is extremely proud to represent the internationally acclaimed pianist, singer and award winning composer Robert Wells. This Swedish phenomena has been composing, singing and performing to sell-out...
Rodrigo Rodriguez (flute)
Born in Argentina (1978). Rodriguez arrived to Spain in 1986, where he spent most of his childhood. At an early age, he began to study modern and classical music. Between the years of 1993-1999, Rodrigo tutored at home enrolled...Ron Kraus (trumpet)
Dr. Ron Kraus plays classic Jazz on Trumpet in NY and NJ with the Jazz Doctors. See: JazzDoctors.com
Rory Hoffman (multi-instrumentalist)
Rory Hoffman is a Nashville based guitarist, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist. Raised on a small ranch in North Dakota, Rory grew up recording and touring with the family Gospel band. He started teaching himself to play guitar and...
Rue Protzer (guitar)
Sound, aesthetics, and a play full of warmth and spirituality turn Rue Protzer into a unique musician within the European Jazz scene. With his project “Rue de Paris”, he realizes his musical visions and works together with the crème...Ryan McCurry (guitar)
I picked up the guitar when i was 14 years old and had been playing religiously ever since. I have been playing for about 6 years and ha been playing jazz for 3 years. I currently attend holyoke community college for jazz guitar and have...Sarah McBain (piano)
My name is Sarah, I play the piano and I write mainly classical compositions however lately I have been lenient towards jazz. Also, I plan on auditioning for my highschool jazz band next month (end of march) so hopefully I will get in!Scott Worthington (bass, acoustic)
Double bassist Scott Worthington (b. 1987) is active as a chamber musician, composer, and soloist. He has performed with a wide variety ensembles at festivals around the world such as the Chihuahua International Festival, June In Buffalo,...Session Jazz Band (bass, electric)
Hi everybody! We are "Session Jazz Band", a group of Hungarian jazz afficionados, made up of both amateur and professional musicians. The mission of our band is to keep alive, and promote, the rhythms of classical jazz in this region of...Silke Matzpohl-filmcomposer (composer/conductor/leader)
Silke Matzpohl is an international award-winning composer and multi-instrumental performer based in Los Angeles and Munich. Her music blends melodic symphony writing with modern ethnic textures �" from European to American raga. The...
Sobers Chatterjee (guitar)
A musician and composer working in different genres like Classical. Jazz, Flamenco, Indian Classical, Latin, Brazilian and World music.Steve Marchena (guitar)
Steve Marchena is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music, where he majored in Guitar Performance. While at Berklee, he studied under Bill Bounocore, Jon Finn, Tomo Fujita, Joe Stump, David Newsam and others. His recent...Steve Traylor (trombone)
Steve Traylor (bass trombone, tuba, & trombone), in addition to his vigorous schedule as a free-lance musician, is the Director of Bands and Fine Arts Recruiter of Central Wyoming College in Riverton, Wyoming. Steve’s educational...Steven Witser (trombone)
STEVEN WITSER joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Principal Trombone in September 2007. Formerly Assistant Principal Trombone and acting Principal Trombone of The Cleveland Orchestra, Witser also served as the Orchestra's Assistant...
Suresh Singaratnam (trumpet)
Suresh Singaratnam is a trumpeter of uncommon breadth - unique not only for the small crowd he inhabits as a virtuoso of both classical and jazz styles but also for the continuity and clarity of his voice across both idioms. When he began...Szymon Machajewski (piano)
Love music, play piano, trumpet, cello.Tania Stavreva (piano)
Bulgarian pianist Tania Stavreva made her New York Recital Debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in April 2009, as part of the Artists International’s 36 Special Presentation Winners Series. This season, Tania Stavreva appeared...Taryn Rubino (bass)
My name is Taryn :)The Manzana Music School (violin)
- Heidi Yoo - Heidi Yoo has seven years teaching experience, and teaches Classical Violin, as well as Fiddle. She studies Violin Performance at San Francisco State University and will graduate in December of this year. She is a member...theVCM (band/ensemble/orchestra)
Founded in 1964, the Victoria Conservatory of Music has enriched lives through music by fostering a thriving community of musicians and music lovers who celebrate the teaching, learning and performance of music at all levels. Today, the...Thomas James Madeja (trumpet)
Tom Madeja is a seasoned performer, director, and composer of a vast and eclectic variety of musical styles, as well as an experienced teacher dedicated to enriching arts education programs throughout the city of Philadelphia. As a...Tineke de Jong (violin)
Tineke graduated at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam in 1990, having studied with István Párkányi. The year before she took part in the autumn and spring courses at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. Since then she has been...
Tiny Grimes (guitar)
Tiny Grimes began his musical career playing drums and piano. In 1938 he took up the guitar choosing the unusual electric 4-string tenor guitar. In 1940 he joined the Cats And A Fiddle as guitarist and singer. In 1943 he joined the Art...
Tom McIntosh (trombone)
Trombonist, composer and arranger Tom (Mac) McIntosh was born and raised in Baltimore. After a stint with the army, he attended Juilliard and later became an active participant in the New York jazz scene as a trombone player and writer....Tommy Johnson (tuba)
John Thomas Johnson, a first-chair studio musician in Hollywood for 50 years, Johnson played on thousands of recordings -- jingles, commercials, television shows like The Flintstones and feature films. His tuba can be heard on...Tradition is a Temple (bass)
TRADITION IS A TEMPLE explores New Orleans’ unique musical culture and the fragility of tradition in the modern world. The movie weaves together intimate personal discussions shot over a four year span with once-in-a-lifetime studio...Troy Anderson (trumpet)
Troy Anderson, Trumpet player Extrodinaire started out playing the Trumpet at early age of 10, growing up in a Bahamian family filled with musicians is where Mr Anderson got his taste for music, starting with his church Brass Bands,The...V'elRay (bass)
VelRey, is a jazz-immersionist preferring to swirl in a sea of bop, bossa and cool jazz to any other musical form. He includes such diverse sources as Timothy B. Schmidt, Paul Chambers and Wassily Kandinsky among his musical inspirations...
Wayne Renardson (bass)
"I am a musician because I don't know how not to be one. " --great unk Current:: Playing jazz bi-weekly in a quintet at the Bull & Whistle pub with Glenn Martin, t'bone , Hugh Bramhall,, drums, Dennis Burnside, piano, Ryan Williams,...William Stewart (guitar)
Billy is a native North Carolinian. He began playing guitar at 8 years old and was a self-taught musician until entering the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971. While there, he studied guitar, composition and ear-training....
Willie "The Lion" Smith (piano)
With his derby and cigar, along with his command of counterpoint and swing, Willie "The Lion" Smith was one of the jazz world's outsized characters. Bravery during World War I earned him his nickname; friendship and mutual admiration led...Wilson Somers (piano)
Biography: Wilson Somers Somers' Style Influenced by the Jazz Piano Greats The jazz piano artistry of Wilson Somers flowered during his tenure (1986-1999) as house pianist and band leader for the former Rodney Square Club of Wilmington,...Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer/conductor/leader)
Probably the greatest genius in Western musical history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 27, 1756, the son of Leopold Mozart and his wife, Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold was a successful composer, violinist and...
Yoed Nir (cello)
Born in Israel, Yoed Nir is a classically trained cellist who began his music studies at the age of seven at the Tel Aviv Conservatory, graduating from the Jerusalem Music Academy in 2005. He then participated in Master Classes for...
