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2azz1 Durst
Today, 2AZZ1 is one of the most popular Adult Contemporary/ Smooth Jazz Bands on the Southern California club & Festival scene. The mixture of their original music and the 2AZZ1 arrangements of popular music keeps their audiences listening...A Troop of Echoes
Muscular bass. Agile saxophone. Propulsive drums. Lithe guitar. In a music scene where many bands claim almost-divine levels of inspiration and originality (while still all sounding curiously alike), A Troop of Echoes shelves the...Aaron Aranita
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 Hedenstrom
Aaron Hedenstrom is a composer and saxophonist currently living in Saint Paul, MN. A versatile player, Aaron plays multiple woodwinds in all styles and has performed in many renowned groups, including the Aaron Hedenstrom Quintet,...
Aaron Irwin
Aaron was born October 26, 1978 in Decatur, Illinois. His mother and father both encouraged him to play music at an early age, and when he was 5 years old, he began taking piano lessons with Joanne Holmes at Macon Music. Although his...
Ad Colen
Ad is a personality in the Dutch jazzscene with his interpretator, compositions and his unique sound on the tenor and sopranosaxophone. Colen was born on July 12th 1961 in Geleen, Holland. In his formative years he played a variety of...
Ada Rovatti
Italian native Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school after years of classical piano training. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy she divided herself between Boston where she studied with Joe...Adam Bishop
Born in England in 1974, Adam was raised in Canberra, Australia. He studied Jazz Performance at the Canberra School of Music receiving a Bachelor of Music there in 1995. His studies have also included time in New York with Ralph Alessi,...Adam Donohue
Adam Donohue has been performing and teaching professionally since the age of 15. He attended Berklee College of Music in 1996 and earned a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Composition with additional studies in Music Education. After...Adam Larson
Originally from Normal, IL, 22 year-old saxophonist-composer Adam Larson, endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophone, Rico Reeds and Bari mouthpieces, began playing saxophone at the age of 11. Described by critic Howard Reich of The...
Adam Melville
New Zealand born, Chicago based soprano saxophonist. Teacher of saxophone and Jazz Improvisation. All Levels. http://adammelville.blogspot.com Selmer SBA Alto & Various Mouthpieces for sale:...Adam Niewood
Adam Niewood (Saxophones, various woodwinds, EWI / electronic wind instrument, Drums) is a jazz improviser and American composer living in Manhattan New York, USA. Adam grew up in a musical household in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. His father...Aidan Dempsey
Lead Alto/Soprano with the Essential Big Band, Dublin. Monday night session @ Grainger Public House, Malahide Road, Dublin, Ireland, Western Europe. Tenor/Alto/Soprano with the Dublin Jazz PigsAl Belletto
Raised in New Orleans, red-hot saxophonist/clarinetist, Al Belletto was able to make the transition from traditional jazz to swing to bop. While working towards his undergraduate degree, Belletto led his own band. He then began playing...Al Falaschi
Saxophonist with Phat PhunktionAl Maniscalco
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 Seg
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Alain Bradette
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 Samba
TENOR/SOPRANO SAX PLAYER, COMPOSER AND PERCUSSIONIST.HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN POINTE NOIRE (CONGO BRAZZAVILLE). HIS MUSIC IS A MIX OF MODERN JAZZ, TRADITIONAL AFRICAN MUSIC SUCH AS POLYPHONIES AND POLYRHYTHMS. HE IS LOOKING FOR CONTACTS...Alban Darche
Album after album, through an ever increasing number of line-ups and experiences, Alban Darche has been building a highly original, free-spirited and coherent body of work. He's the ingenious leader of the AD3 trio (with bassist Frédéric...
Albert Beger
Born in Turkey in 1959 and raised in Israel, Albert Beger's musical sensibilities were informed from a young age by the vast cultural melting pot that surrounded him. The deeply diverse and eclectic range of sounds he heard offered a rich...Aldevis Tibaldi
Saxophone player, based in London since 2004, where I played and recorded with Jake Vegas, Ronnie King, Hot Orange Big Band, Jay Craig, Ian Pierce, Frank Griffith, Guillemots, Paloma Faith, my own sextet, Willie Garnett, Ray Gelato,...Alec Haavik
Tenor and soprano saxophonist Alec Haavik, hailing from the New York City area, is now based in Shanghai, China. His urban, yet personable compositions fuse the multi-textured language of jazz with the raw energy of rock. The result is an...Alex Budman
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 Churchill
Alex started playing the tenor saxophone while he was a student at Northcote College. After graduating, he studied Jazz Performance at the New Zealand School of Music, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree with First Class...
Alex Foster
A musical heavyweight, saxophonist Alex Foster has been a part of many of the world’s most influential sounds to date. Best known in recent years for his work as the alto saxophonist in the house band of Saturday Night Live, he has also...
Alex Han
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
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 Mathias
"The audience was captivated by the notes of a true master musician" " Cearbhall E. O’Meadhra, Bray Arts Journal, January 2010Born in 1985, Alex Mathias has come a long way since being...
Alex Walker
Alex started his musical career at age 3 while playing the piano and moved on to saxophone at 15, along the way he "dabbled" in trumpet, clarinet and flute. He realized that he could recognize many personalities from the saxophone, sweet...Alfonzo Blackwell
Alfonzo Blackwell burst on the contemporary jazz music scene in May 1995 with his debut CD release "Let's Imagine" and made his mark on modern American music. Mr. Blackwell broke out of the box of music categorization. With his debut...Allana Southerland
Allana Southerland is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and is gifted in the smooth sound of the saxophone. Her style of jazz and new-soul vibe, with her group, Fusion, is synonymous with that of Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright and Najee....Allen Eager
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...
Alon Farber
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Ami Nakazono
Ami Nakazono is one of the most versatile and inventive saxophonists working professionally in the U.S. and Japan today. A relentless explorer of improvisation and compositional form, she is building her fan base and repertoire...
Amy Lee
Jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger Amy Lee has been on the national/ international music scene since 1990. Her newly released solo CD titled USE ME marks her 2nd solo album and is currently being sold exclusively at her website...Anat Cohavi
Anat Cohavi Born 1979, Israel. Experimentalist, plays with massive amount of control and expression, yet stands and executes her art with a serene intention. Along with participation in various improvised music ensembles, Anat composes and...Anders Svanoe
Playing all of the saxophones and the occasional clarinet part, Anders got his start in music taking piano lessons, singing in church choirs and playing saxophone and piano in the public school bands. In 1991 Anders graduated from Luther...Andrea Ventriglia
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,...
Andrew Beals
Andrew Beals joined legendary jazz organist, "Brother" Jack McDuff and the "Heatin' System" in 1986. Beals became the latest in a long line of Jazz Saxophone greats, including Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Red Holloway, Joe Henderson, Joe...
Andrew Frankhouse
Andrew Frankhouse picked up the saxophone at age 10, while growing up in the buzzing metropolis of Cedar Rapids, IA. He was fortunate to get his start in an exceptional public school music program, which gave him the opportunity to...Andrew Neff
Andrew Neff: Andrew was born in Lancaster, PA and began playing Saxophone at the age of 10. He graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in 2000. While there he studied under the tutelage of Rick Van Matre. He graduated Cum...Andrew Neu
With a contemporary blend of jazz, R & B and Latin music, saxophonist Andrew Neu brings you a fresh new sound. An active part of the Philadelphia music scene, ANDREW NEU is in constant demand as a reed player, arranger, composer...
Andrew Rathbun
Toronto-born, New York-based saxophonist and composer ANDREW RATHBUN is at the forefront of a new generation of jazz innovators. His improvisations are at once melodic, gritty and technically stirring. His compositions are lyrical,...
Andy Sheppard
The man who has emerged as one of Britain's foremost tenor and soprano saxophonists was introduced to the music of John Coltrane at the age of 19 and immediately went out and bought his own saxophone. Three weeks later, he was playing with...
Andy Sugg
Andy got started by playing along with the Swing records at home-Glenn Miller classics, Woody Herman's Golden Wedding solo… But this was the late sixties so there was Free Jazz and Fusion in the air. And there was Coltrane. By the early...
Angela Davis
"An instinctively melodic approach" —THE AGE. Based in New York City since January 2010, Angela Davis was born on June 23, 1985 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. She started playing the saxophone at age nine, performed in...
Anibal Rojas
Anibal Rojas is a saxophonist with indigenous roots in a modern world. His is the music of the immigrant, the sound of assimilation and integration, the blending of cultures, classes, and musical traditions. His debut CD,...Anna Brooks
In 2002, Anna appeared in the Jerwood ‘Rising Stars’ Series at Cheltenham International Jazz Festival and was commissioned to write new pieces which were premiered at the event. She has since played at numerous jazz festivals including...Anthony Bauer
Tony began playing the saxophone in his school band at the age of 11. A slight obsession with Clarence Clemons, of E Street Band fame, led him unerringly towards the saxophone, that shining beacon of truth and groove. Attending university...Anthony Paul Gairo
Tony Gairo maintains an active schedule of performances as a leader of the Tony Gairo Band, an 11-piece ensemble based primarily in Philadelphia, and the Tony Gairo Big Band, a 17-piece Jazz Orchestra and as a sideman in a variety of...
Antonio Hart
Double-degreed, Grammy-nominated alto saxophonist Antonio Hart has certainly come a long way since elementary school, when he chipped hisvery first reed by carrying it around in his sock. Born on Sept. 30, 1968, in Baltimore, Hart decided...
Aram Shelton
Aram Shelton is a multi-instrumentalist on saxophones and clarinets, a composer & improviser, and creates electroacoustic music with computer-based electronics. While the music he makes is spread across a variety of aesthetic lines, it is...
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is a New York City native and alumnus of Goddard College. Archie started playing jazz in the early 60's and continues to dazzle audiences around the world playing tenor saxophone and piano, accompanied by his soulful voice....
Ariel Alexander
Dr. Ariel Alexander has gained recognition as a Los Angeles jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. Originally from St Louis, Ariel earned her B.A. at Indiana University and her M.A and Doctoral degrees from the University of Southern...
Arthur Doyle
Arthur Doyle born in Birmingham, Alabama is a saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist. He currently resides in Rochester, New York.
Arun Luthra
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...Asia Fajardo-Wright
Asia Fajardo-Wright is a saxophonist and composer and leads the band Asia Jazz Project. She is also a member of the latin reggae band Mono Verde. Asia Fajardo holds a Bachelor's of Science in Music Performance and Music Management from...
Assif Tsahar
Assif Tsahar (born Israel, June 11, 1969) is an Israeli tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist. He has lived in New York City since 1990. He has performed with Cecil Taylor, Butch Morris, William Parker, Mat Maneri, Hamid Drake, Peter...
Ava Lemert
Ava Lemert is an expressive vocalist, passionate saxophonist and a unique entertainer. Ava has performed before thousands at ARCO Arena, home of the NBA Kings, on local TV: Good Day Sacramento, the #1 weekend news program in...
Avram Fefer
Avram Fefer is a musical force to be reckoned with. He has led or co-led bands through ten highly regarded albums, and contributed to many more as a sideman. With a distinctive voice on alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, as well as Bb...
Axel
I am currrently studying in the national conservatory of Paris. I play in several bands, my main project is Urbs. more info at http://www.urbs.fr
Azar Lawrence
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...
Bad Brad & The Sipsey Slims
Brad Guin is a phenomenal saxophone player who has been hitting the stage and studio with some of the biggest names in the music industry since the ripe age of 17 when he performed with The Four Tops and The Temptations for the opening...
Barbara Cadet
A former head of the woodwind department at the St. Lucia School of Music, Barbara studied music in England where she was born and lived for some time. With her roots in Saint Lucia, and clearly destined to music , Barbara in an undisputed...
Barry Bergstrom
Born and raised in Washington, Oregon and Montana, Barry has lived in Oakland, California and Las Vegas, Nevada,with extended stays in New York and Los Angeles. He has performed in every major city of the United States, Mexico, Puerto...Bartosz Smorągiewicz
Bartosz W. Smorągiewicz was born in Żagań, Poland. He graduated from Hochschule fuer Musik in Wuerzburg, Germany in saxophone at Prof. Leszek Żądło's studio and in composition as a student of Prof. Chris Beier. As an acclaimed...Batie
Batie is an exceptional and gifted instrumentalist, who has come to take music, as we know it, to a new level. Born in St. Augustine, Florida, Batie started playing the saxophone at the age of six. Because his father served in the US...Ben Britton
Ben Britton has been described as a "real jazz tenor player and a true improviser" by world-renowned saxophonist Walt Weiskopf, and music critics have also recognized his "inventive...Ben Erban
Hello, not much to say. I'm a teenage student and listener of jazz (and all genres) who plays saxophone and flute. Bye!
Ben Flocks
Ben Flocks is a saxophonist, composer, and educator from Santa Cruz, California. Ben was selected by Dave Brubeck as a Brubeck Institute Fellow in 2007, where he had the opportunity to study with Joe Gilman and guest artists visiting the...Ben Opie
Ben Opie: reeds, electronics, composition Based in Pittsburgh, PA Previously leader of Water Shed 5tet (four CDs), currently leading or co-leading: Thoth Trio (intense acoustic jazz); OPEK (Sun-Ra inspired reduced-sized big band);...
Ben Wendel
Grammy nominated performer, composer and producer Ben Wendel was educated at the Eastman School of Music in New York. Since graduating he has enjoyed a varied career as a performer, composer, producer and most recently, conductor. ...
Benjamin Drazen
Benjamin Drazen is a native New Yorker, and grew up in Roslyn, NY. He got his frist great jazz saxophone education from the late great Dave Burns. (Dave was a master trumpeter with the Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington Orchestras as well...
Benjamin Herman
Benjamin Herman got his first saxophone at the age of twelve. At thirteen he was already playing on the professional club circuit. Within a few years he was appearing with different groups around the world and initiating projects of his...
Benny Waters
Longevity, versatility and virtuosity are words that inevitably come to mind when describing Benny Waters, whose career as a clarinetist, saxophonist, vocalist, composer and arranger encompassed eight decades, and his playing reflected...Bernardo Padrón
Bernardo Padrón (leader / composer / saxophone / flute / percussion) …was born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in Ottawa. After graduating from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music Performance program in 1987, Bernardo moved...
Bertrand Gauguet
Bertrand Gauguet is a french musician working in the field of experimental and improvised music, whose work ranges from acoustic to amplified sound and from improvised to composed music. As a composer, he has worked in diverse projects,...Beth Schenck
Nonetheless is Beth Schenck's band and music. Beth Schenck, alto and soprano saxophones, compositionsEivind Opsvik, bass
Jeff Davis, drums
Matt Wrobel, guitar
Bill McHenry, tenor saxophone Beth plays with: Trio: Eivind...
Biggi Vinkeloe
Born in Germany. Studied and lived in France from 1974 to 1988. Since then lives and works in Sweden. Working bands: Trio REV, with Lisle Ellis and Donald Robinson / Duo Robinson--Vinkeloe / Trio Chris Brown, Donald Robinson, Biggi...
Bill Easley
Bill Easley has had a diversified career, as a professional musician, spanning more than forty -five years. Bill represents the fourth generation of a family dedicated to music. Over the years he has played in bands led by such notables...
Bill Evans (saxophone)
Throughout his 20-year career as a solo artist, multi Grammy nominated saxophonist Bill Evans has explored a variety of musical settings that go well beyond the confines of traditional jazz, including hip-hop, fusion, reggae, Brazilian and...
Bill Gati
William Gati Bom April 1O, 1959, in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil Initially trained as a classical pianist (he studied at Juilliard from the age of 8), William Gati has been drawn to Jazz while studying with the great John Lewis (Modern Jazz...Bill Green
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 Harris
Bill Harris began his musical training on the clarinet at the age of nine in the small Boston suburb of Topsfield, Massachusetts. He began to get serious about music around the age of 17, at which point he also began playing the saxophone...
Bill McHenry
Bill McHenry is a saxophonist, composer and bandleader living in Brooklyn New York. He is known for his melodic/free form composing and improvising, demostrated most recently on his newest CD "ROSES". New York Times critic Ben Ratliff...
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins was essentially a West Coast jazz musician, but in his varied career worked with music legends like Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Art Pepper, Duke Ellington's band, and with Victor Feldman played on some of Steely Dan's legendary...Bill Wimmer
Bill Wimmer has been playing professionally for 35 years in the Midwest and Colorado. He has performed with Jack Lesberg, Norman Hedman, Bobby Watson, Claudio Roditi, Roger Byam, Misha Tsiganov, Tony Monaco and Jimmy Bruno over the years....
Billy Harper
Billy Harper's unique music creativity was first noted in Houston, Texas, where, at age 5, he was singing at sacred and secular functions and participating in choral and solo singing events. By age 14, he formed his first Billy Harper...Bitches Brew Band
Please check out our web site. Steven went to Univerity of CO, Boulder, Berklee College of Music (summa cum laude), U/Mass Boston (summa cum laude), and Harvard Law School
Blaise G. Garza
Blaise Garrett Garza (born February 10, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He played the role of Gregory Hudson on Another World, a role he played from 1994 to 1996. An interesting fact about the circumstances of Garza's hiring is...
Blaise Siwula
Born 02-19-1950 in Detroit, MI I have been involved with the arts for most of my life. I began studying the alto sax at the age of 14 in middle school and have been playing/ studying in varying capacities since. After periodic explorations...
Bob Antolin
Started learning and playing the saxophone and guitar at age 11. BA Music, University of Washington. My teachers include Joe Brazil (jazz), Carter Jefferson (jazz), Burt Christensen (classical), Z.M Dagar (sitar), Robert...
Bob Berg
Born in 1951, Bob Berg began his musical experience at the age of six, studying classical piano at his home in Brooklyn N.Y. He began playing saxophone at the age of 13, and soon thereafter attended the High School of the Performing Arts....
Bob Cooper
One of the great West Coast tenors, Bob Cooper made even the most complex solos sound swinging and accessible. "Coop" joined Stan Kenton's big band in 1945, and he was a fixture with several of the editions (including the Innovations...
Bob Crail
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 Mintzer
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
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...Bobby Streng Saxemble
Bobby Streng is an active saxophonist, composer, and arranger of all genres of music. With his new group, the Saxemble, Bobby fuses his backgrounds in classical, funk, jazz, and rock into an exciting live experience fueled by the sound...
Bobby Zankel
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 T. Williams, Jr.
A jazz saxophonist from Seattle, Wash. and based in NYC. I, ve recorded with such greats as Denis Charles, Andrew Cyrille, Saheb Sarbib, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Craig Harris, etc. and travelled in Europe and Japan with Henry Threadgill, Denis...
Brad Linde
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 Schrandt
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Brandon Primus
Profile: Instrumentalist/Arranger/Performer The manner and flow of my music is heavily influenced by the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Jazz musician Miles Davis and other notable artists such as John Coltrane, Grover...
Brandon Wright
A saxophonist and composer (2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer) from Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Brandon Wright found ambition early in his development. Exploring every opportunity to further his artistic growth, Brandon attended “Jazz For Teens”,...
Branford Marsalis
NEA Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award®-winning saxophonist and Tony Award® nominee composer Branford Marsalis is one of the most revered instrumentalists of his time. The three-time Grammy Award® winner has continued to exercise and...Brent Gallaher
Brent Gallaher is a Cincinnati, Ohio based saxophonist and has resided there since 1988. He is an alumnus of the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music and was featured on their album Carnival of Life - 1994,...Brian Gephart
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 Gorrell
Brian Gorrell serves as Head of the Jazz Studies Division for the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. Gorrell, a former pianist for the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, also manages operation of the Jazz Lab Recording Studio...
Brian McCarthy
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...Bruce Arkin
Saxophonist, drummer, singer, songwriter, Bruce graduated Berklee in Boston in 1991, then moved to Brooklyn. After 5 years in New York, moved to Florida to teach. Feeling the rise of fascism, he moved to Barcelona and has been writing and...Bruce Bohnstengel
Now based in Plano, TX, saxophonist Bruce Bohnstengel attended the University of North Texas as a teaching fellow and played with the renowned One O’Clock Lab Band while directing the Three O’ Clock Lab Band. While at UNT he worked...
Bruce Eskovitz
Jazz Composer/Saxophonist, Dr. Bruce Eskovitz was eleven years old when he fell in love with the sound of the tenor saxophone, and by the age of thirteen had begun his professional playing career. While other Southern California teenagers...Bruce Greenwald
A graduate of the West Chester Univeristy School of Music, Bruce Greenwald created the Audubon Jazz Explosion 17 Piece Big Band in 1993. Bruce led the band for 10 years, founded a 7 piece Dixieland band called Dixie on the Side, and has...
Bruno Macher
Born In 1975 Lima, Peru - South America . Plays Sax,Piano,Flutes,Percussion.Composer Of Contemporary Free Jazz Influenced By Ayler, Monk,Sun Ra,Lacy, John Cage,Olivier Messiaen And Others. His Free Jazz Compositions Are The Strange Mix Of...
Bryan Beninghove
Bryan Beninghove is a NY/NJ based saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. As a composer and bandleader, he performs in a wide array of diverse musical styles - all fantastically pleasant on the ears and mind. Beninghoveʼs latest release,...
Bud Shank
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...
Butch Thomas
Born St. Louis, Missouri, received Bachelor of Fine Arts from Webster University. Butch has worked with Jaco Pastorious(1983-86 Live performances & recordings), Thomas Dolby (1987-88 Tour & Television recordings), Lenny Kravitz(World tours...
Buyu Ambroise & The Blues in Red Band
Alix Buyu Ambroise was born in Haiti in 1953. After a brief stay in the Republic of Congo where his father was employed as a professor for two years, he moved to the United States and has been living there for the last 35 years. Alix was...
Byard Lancaster
Born William Byard Lancaster, 6 August 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, multi-instrumentalist Lancaster (alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, flutes, clarinets, piano) was, with Sonny Sharrock, Dave Burrell and Eric Gravatt, part of a...
Camille Thurman
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 &...
Carl Bartlett, Jr.
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Carla Marciano
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
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Carlos Cannon
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Carlos Lopez-Real
Carlos Lopez-Real sax Carlos’ involvement with the F-IRE collective includes recording and touring with Justin Quinn (featured on his award-winning album ‘Before I Forget’), Tom Arthurs’ Centripede, Jonathan Bratoeff’s Quintet,...
Carol Sudhalter
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...Carsten Sindvald
Carsten Sindvald ��" saxophones, clarinet, EWI, piano, church organ, teacher, poet. He graduated as a classical saxophone player from the soloist programme at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. He subsequently undertook further studies...
Catalin Milea
Catalin Milea is one of the most creative and active Romanian saxophonists and jazz exponents of his generation that has developed a unique voice as a composer and as a performer. Awarded the prestigious Huygens Beurs (Dutch Government...-modified.jpg.)
Catarina New
Catarina New Catarina left Sweden, for New York to study at the “New School of Jazz”. Studying with world renowned artists as: Reggie Workman, Kenny Werner, Hal Galper, David Liebman, Bob Mintzer and Bill...
Catherine Sikora
Since working her way to New York to study abstract improvisation, coming from a completely music-free schooling in Ireland, Catherine Sikora has become a well-known face and sound in New York creative music circles,...
Cecilia Wennerstrom
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...
Cedrick De'Von Britton
De'Von Britton's unbelievable saxophone ability breathes new life into the jazz world. This experienced 20-year old from Memphis, Tennessee has skills that are mature beyond his age. His tasteful saxophone arrangements intertwining with...Centre Line
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...Chad Eby
Saxophonist and composer Chad Eby was born on February 14, 1973 in Tarkio, Missouri. Soon after, his family moved to Iowa where he grew up and began his lifelong study of music. Chad’s parents had jazz records playing in the house almost...
Charles Davis
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 Gayle
Charles Gayle blew down with hurricane force - the pun is too obvious - out of Buffalo. He drifted in and out of the first great free jazz scenes of the Sixties, playing with Pharoah, Archie Shepp, and other trailblazers. But he says...Charles Langford
Charles Langford has been writing music since his teenage years. This Springfield, Massachusetts jazz man does it all...tenor, alto, soprano sax, clarinet and flute. Mr. Langford came to the Northeast United States after attending the...
Charles Lloyd
Sangam is the first release from Charles Lloyd’s exciting new trio with Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland, the gifted drummer from his ‘regular’ quartet. The album--Lloyd’s first live disc for ECM--was...Charles Ned Goold
A 19 year veteran of the Harry Connick Jr. Band in which he was musical director, lead alto, and feature tenor soloist (see quartet CD "Other Hours"), Ned has been playing professionally for over 30 years. He is a well known figure on the...
Charles Pillow
Originally from Roanoke, Virginia and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Charles' latest projects on Artistshare, the reworkings of Modeste Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Gustav Holsts' "The Planets" are examples of his...
Charley Langer
Charley Langer sometimes refers to his debut full length independent recording Never The Same as “an art project with some very hot players” – but there’s no doubt about the Northern California based saxophonist’s...
Charlotte Glasson
Charlotte Glasson is a multi instrumentalist, playing in a wide variety of music and theatre. She plays all the saxophones, flute and alto flute, bit of clarinet, violin and viola, penny whistle, melodica, percussion, and even the saw and...
Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman’s musical journey has been one akin to that of an alchemist, providing the Midas touch to not only his projects, but also helping to create gold for others within the jazz, rhythm & blues, pop and world music musical...
Chris 'Snake' Davis
Snake has been a regular friend of the Wakefield Jazz Club since its beginning and has always drawn a large and enthusiastic audience. Whether playing in his Northern Soul and Funk styles or moving towards the Folk end of the spectrum with...Chris Beaty
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 Burnett
AUTHORIZED PRESS BIOGRAPHY CHRIS BURNETT Chris Burnett is an alto saxophonist, composer, recording artist and educator who began his active career at the age of 18 years old when he was selected by audition and accepted for musical...
Chris Byars
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 Cheek
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Cheek, the son of a junior high school band director, began playing the alto sax at the age of 12. Chris played in a variety of local Jazz and Blues bands in the St. Louis area while attending...
Chris Fagan
Chris Fagan’s jazz education began under the mentorship of Bobby Bradford in the early 80’s when he attended Pomona College in Claremont California, a once fertile jazz colony that boasted the likes of James Newton, Arthur Blythe, and...Chris Klich
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 Speed
Chris Speed is a composer, clarinetist and saxophonist living in Brooklyn, NY. His bands include Human Feel, yeah NO, Trio Iffy , Pachora and The Clarinets. He is a member of Jim Black’s Alas No Axis and John Hollenbeck’s Claudia...Chris Vadala
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
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 Muenchinger
Saxophonist Christian Muenchinger was born in Zurich in 1969. He studied first at the Jazz School of Zurich and changed later to Bern, where he received his diploma. He has studied with Andy Scherrer and has participated in workshops with...
Christine Jensen
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...Christoph Grab
Christoph Grab, born in 1967, saxophone player, composer Christoph Grab's musical education started out with seven years of classical saxophone lessons before attending the Swiss Jazz School in Bern, graduating in saxophone,...Christoph Pepe Auer
Christoph Pepe Auer is born 1981 in Tirol/Austria. From the age of 5 he studied music. 2001 he started the university for music in Graz to study saxophon-jazz. His teachers during this time were Florian Bramböck, Karl-Heinz Miklin,...
Christopher Hollyday
Jazz's younger generation is obsessed with the 1960's, when the music reached its greatest harmonic and rhythmic complexity and then burst wide open into modal and free jazz. Christopher Hollyday saxophonists in his 20's has steeped in...Christopher James
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Christopher Moravek
A professional musician with over 30 years of Jazz, Swing, Rock, R&B and Gospel performance experience.Chuck Anderson - Saxophonist
Inspiring, soul-stirring, and transforming…these are some of the words that come to mind when describing the heart and music of Saxophonist Chuck Anderson. A statuesque, yet a very demure presence, Chuck plays that saxophone like there...
Clifford Jordan
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...Colin Hickman
Classically trained alongside studying jazz. Worked various gig & circuit bands accompanying cabaret acts, cruises etc. Currently working with The Len Phillips Big Band. I also dabble in arranging and composition.
Courtney Pine
Like many of his generation of young, black, UK jazz musicians, Courtney Pine came from a reggae and funk background. Pine is a dazzling performer on many instruments, notably saxophone, clarinet, flute and keyboards. He was a member of...
Craig Handy
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 McGorry
Craig W. McGorry is a tenor and soprano saxophonist and music educator. He is a co-founder and leader of Interchange Jazz, a jazz combo performing in various settings throughout New York City. As a performer, he frequently organizes and...Craig Phillips
Came to saxophone late in life- loving learning to playCraig Yaremko
A dedicated performer and educator, saxophonist Craig Yaremko has established himself as one of the most exciting and versatile young artists on the New York-area music scene. A dynamic performer on all saxophones, flutes and...
Curtis Amy
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 Peagler
Hailing from Cincinnati, saxophonist Curtis Peagler was well rooted in the hard swing-oriented sound of the mid west, and played with some of the best in the business. Peagler paid his dues in the famous territory bands, and did a stint...
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers is at the forefront of a new generation of jazz singers. With one of the most distinctive voices in music, Stigers pushes the boundaries of conventional jazz performers and expands the jazz repertory, creating modern jazz...
Dale Edwards
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Damani Phillips
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...Damian Nisenson
Born in Argentina, having spent long years in Israel and Europe, living in Montreal since 2004, Nisenson has dedicated all his life to the active creation of art through different media: music, acting, poetry, painting, photo, video,...Damon Zick
Damon Zick and Friends Damon Zick and Friends play their own unique brand of original jazz emphasizing melody, groove and communication. Damon's compositions provide an eclectic wealth of departure points for some top-notch improvisation....
Dan Blake
Dan Blake has been featured as a composer and performer throughout Europe, South America, and the United States, most recently performing at Blue Note, Sweet Rhythm, The Aspen Jazz Festival, International Jazz Festival Peru, and the...Dan Faulk
Celebrated tenor/soprano saxophonist Dan Faulk has recorded on several CDs with many of jazz's legendary masters including Barry Harris, Jimmy Heath, J.J. Johnson, Wayne Shorter, and James Spaulding. For nearly 2 years, Dan was a full-time...Dan Lauter
Dan Lauter - Dan has performed on Saxophone and world instruments for the past 25 years with professional credits including world music recordings with Anna Halprin, Gabrielle Roth, Steven Halpern, and the late Nigerian drummer Suru Ekeh,...
Dan Meinhardt
Dan Meinhardt is a young saxophonist quickly making a name for himself. He has made appearances with some of the Northwest's finest musicians and has been a first-call player for touring groups and pits. In June 2012, Dan released his...
Dan Pinson
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Dan started his music career playing clarinet at the age of seven. Since then, he has performed in many venues, from jazz clubs in the U.S., Mexico and Europe, to jazz festivals drawing thousands of fans, to...Dan Pratt
Dan Pratt is a force to be reckoned with on the New York jazz scene, one of today's top young tenor saxophonists, and a gifted composer, all evidenced on his quartet's debut recording, Springloaded. Pratt began his studies as a classical...Dan Thomas
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 White
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...
Dan Wilensky
Dan Wilensky was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and moved to Berkeley the following year. Music was in the air at the Wilensky house: every family member played at least one instrument, and family jam sessions were frequent. He began piano...
Dan Willis
Dan Willis, one of New York City’s most active and versatile woodwind specialists, performs regularly across a wide spectrum of music from Jazz to New Music. He is currently a member of composer, David Chesky's “Area 31,” which...
Daniel Bennett
Critically-acclaimed Manhattan-based saxophonist Daniel Bennett has garnered feverish accolades for his unique brand of experimental "Folk Jazz." The Daniel Bennett Group has recently shared concert billings with artists like Bill...
Daniel Ian Smith
Daniel Ian Smith is a jazz composer, saxophonist, performer and educator with over 20 years of experience. He is an Associate Professor at the acclaimed Berklee College of Music in Boston where he has taught for over 15 years. Smith...
Daniel Rorke
"a fullblooded performer of the Nordic jazz sound. " Lasse Haugen Jazznytt No2.2011 FULL REVIEW: Daniel Rorke "San'an" Daniel Rorke - (s), Hilmar Jensson - (g), Rune Nergaard - (b), Per Oddvar Johansen - (d) Satu 0902 The Australian...Daniel Weidlein
Daniel is a 21 year old accomplished saxophonist originally from Boulder, Colorado who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His playing credits include: Frank Wess, Vince Mendoza, Bob Mintzer, Yosvany Terry, Ambrose Akinmusire,...Daniel Zlotnik
Born in Buenos Aires. Studied there with Victor Skorupsky, Fabian Zilberman, and Ricardo Cavalli. Now living in Mexico City. Working with the Mexican Contemporary Jazz Quartet Los DoradosDaniela Cattivelli
Computer, sampler and sax. She is among the founders of three important experimental italian groups: Laboratorio di Musica e Immagine, Fastilio, Antenata.Her own work spans different musical genres, from industrial to contemporary...
Danny Meyer
Danny Meyer was born in Colorado and began playing the saxophone at the age of 10. He has performed throughout the United States and has had the privilege to play alongside notable musicians such as Theo Peoples (Four Tops, Temptations),...Daryl B. Harris
I have been playing saxophone since I was seven in New York city. I did my educational training with Nestor Kovell in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at Duquesne University. Since that time I have learned to play many styles, and have my own style...Dave Anderson
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 Glasser
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 Goldberg
The Dave Goldberg Quartet is based on 1950's and 1960's bebop and modern jazz. While paying tribute to the jazz masters of the past, Dave Goldberg allows his quartet to look forward by focusing on original compositions as well as...
Dave Koz
In a career spanning nearly two decades, Dave Koz has established himself as a platinum-selling artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host, and instrumental music advocate. A six-time Grammy® nominee, he’ll be honored in 2009 by the...
Dave Liebman
David Liebman was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 4, 1946. He began classical piano lessons at the age of nine and saxophone by twelve. His interest in jazz was sparked by seeing John Coltrane perform live in New York City...
Dave McMurray
The Musician's Musician Held in high regard, Detroit Dave McMurray is multi-instrumentalist, who combines his mastery of the tenor, soprano and alto saxophones with his talents of the flute, keyboards, and percussion to producee an ideal...Dave Noland
From a very early age, musicians identify and cultivate the sounds that surround them. Growing up with the recordings of the Count Basie Orchestra, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, and the Texas blues scene, saxophonist Dave Noland has...
Dave Pell
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 Pietro
A native of Southboro, Massachusetts, Dave Pietro has been on the New York jazz scene since 1987. His talents as a gifted saxophonist, composer, and educator have made him an in-demand musician leading to performances at jazz clubs, jazz...
Dave Rempis
Dave Rempis was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts on March 24th, 1975. He began his musical studies at the age of 8, inspired by a family friend who played clarinet in local Greek bands, and by Zoot, of the Muppets Band, to pick up...
Dave Schiff
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 Schnitter
Dave studied clarinet as a child but changed to tenor saxophone at age of 15. He began his professional career playing at weddings and as member of various rock bands. In 1972 Schnitter formed his own group in New York. After playing with...
Dave Sterner
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 Tofani
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...
Dave Wilson
Look for us early in 2013! Delaware Valley Based Jazz Bridge "Neighborhood Concert Series" at the Kennett Flash in Kennett Square on Wed, Jan 2nd. Featuring the Dave Wilson Quartet performing original music (Jim Ridl-Piano; Tony...
David Binney
Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist Dave Binney is one of the most prolific young jazz musicians on the scene today. Winning praise from critics and colleagues alike, Dave was recently...
David Bixler
Alto saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler has been steadily garnering attention for his unique playing and writing. Since moving to New York City from his native Wisconsin, David has performed and toured with the orchestras of...David Bond
Listen To Samples Purchase David Bond Group "The Spirit Speaks" CD The quartet features David Bond on the saxophones, Bob Butta on the piano, Luther Gray on drums and Harold Anderson on bass. They perform original jazz compositions that...
David C. Clark
The music of New Hope C.M.E. Church in his hometown of Pine Bluff, AR, is where Dave remembers his first musical experience. "My hometown is a small city in south-central Arkansas. The first music that I can remember was sung at little New...
David Carr Jr.
Saxophonist, David Carr Jr. has pursued his passion as an artist since he was 12 years old. As a self-taught and prolific player by ear, DAVID writes and produces his soulful melodies in his own studio. His refreshing new blend of...David Folman
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 Freeman
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 Jones
As a jazz musician I have performed in the New England area, the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Mississippi. I’ve played with Mississippi musicians Eden Brent, John Horton, Knight Bruce, Raphael Semmes, Donnie Brown and many...David Kay
MM Jazz Studies -Indiana University 1984; member - Jazz Heritage Orchestra; performed with The Temptations, Natalie Cole. Aretha Franklin, Clark Terry, Benny Golson, Anthony Braxton; recorded with David Baker and the 21st Century Bebop...
David Prez
David enters the jazz department of the Conservatory of Lyon in France in 1997 and studies with Jacques Helmus and Mario Stantchev. In 2000 he graduates from the Conservatory and receives A gold medal. He then studies on several occasions...
David Sanborn
Renowned and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of all-time, David Sanborn is an artist whose music has inspired countless other musicians while creating a body of work that spans the genres of rock ‘n’...David Schnug
David Schnug was born in Wayne, NJ in 1985. Living and atttending school there until the age of 21, David moved to Brooklyn in 2006 to pursue his musical career. Since his arrrival, he has played across the nation in various creative...David Sills
Chosen as an L.A. Times "Best Bet", David is making a name for himself as one of the finest young jazz musicians in the L.A area. "It was soon apparent that Sills, 26, is not your usual young saxophonist. His airy well-pitched sound...David Slusser
David Slusser was born in Akron, Ohio in 1952. He began playing tenor saxophone at age 10, around the same time he started experimenting with reel to reel tape recorders. Getting his first film sound job in 1975, he continued his career...David Valdez
Born 1976 in San Francisco, David grew up in Santa Cruz, California. David picked up the saxophone at the age of 8 years old. He attended Berklee College of music on full scholarship, where he studied with George Garzone and saxophone guru...Dead Cat Bounce
Dead Cat Bounce, Boston's Outstanding Jazz Act (Boston Music Awards, Phoenix Music Poll and Improper Bostonian) and recipient of commissions from Meet the Composer and Chamber Music America, is one of the few recent jazz bands to have...Demetriucs (Nightshade) Johnson
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Denis DiBlasio
After receiving his Master's Degree from The University of Miami, Denis DiBlasio joined the big band of legendary trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, serving as Maynard’s Musical Director for five years. During this time he honed his virtuosity...Deniss Pashkevich Trio
Rhythmical movement meets with melody. Melody lines meets within deep emotional conversation between musicians. Music witnesses by itself, having three minds converged in one. Free space left for free improvisation in original tunes led by...
Dennis Mitcheltree
After years of performing at small jazz clubs, saxophonist Dennis Mitcheltree is on the road to realizing the rewards for his years of work, study and persistence. With an abundance of recent concert and club appearances, combined with...Dennis Skerrett
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Deon Yates
Saxophonist Deon Yates is not new to the music scene, and for the last few years he has been gaining popularity worldwide as a solo performer. Since being named runner up in the 2009 Capital Jazz Challenge, in Maryland, Deon has continued...
Devin Phillips
Devin Phillips - soprano, tenor saxophone There are many musician stories that have surfaced in the wake of Katrina, but the one concerning saxophonist Devin Phillips seems to be wrapped in the proverbial silver lining. He is a...
Dick Oatts
Born and raised in the state of Iowa, Dick Oatts was brought up in a musical family. He was introduced to the saxophone by his father Jack Oatts, a respected jazz educator and saxophonist. After high school, Dick attended Drake University...
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera has been called, "A bright, new voice on the saxophone whose sound emerges from the echoes of the past." In 1999, Rivera toured nationally with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra for their Big Band '99 U.S. tour. Rivera has...
Dimitri Vassilakis
Dimitri Vassilakis is a celebrated award winning saxophonist/vocalist/composer/educator. Has recorded 5 albums for the historic Candid Label in London "Labyrinth" was voted 2nd jazz album of the year at the BBC Internet poll and was album...Dominic Lalli
Dominic Lalli grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He began studying music in middle school and high school with great support from his musical family. After high school, Dominic decided to continue his music education at Northern Arizona...
Don Aliquo
Steeped in Pittsburgh’s rich jazz tradition, saxophonist Don Aliquo grew up listening to and learning from jazz legends. Following in the footsteps of his father, a well-respected jazz artist himself, Don spent his formative years...Don Diego
Don Diego is a contemporary jazz fusion saxophonist, vocalist and keyboard player who mixes instrumental covers of modern and classic R&B with rap and pop vocals. His music is divinely focused and undoubtedly appeals to the tastes of...
Don Lanphere
Don Lanphere came to New York when he was 19 and made some impressive recordings with Fats Navarro in 1949, keeping up with the fiery trumpeter. Lanphere played Carnegie Hall with Woody Herman's Second Herd, moved on to Artie Shaw's...
Don Menza
Don Menza is a powerful tenor saxophonist who, although able to effectively imitate most of the top stylists (from Coleman Hawkins to John Coltrane), has a distinctive sound of his own. Menza started playing tenor when he was 13. After...Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet
Founded in 1999 by Zdenko Ivanusic and Andrej Henigman. Current members of the quartet are Zdenko Ivanusic /ss, as/; Andrej Henigman /as/; Vanja Ilekovic /ts/; Ales Susa /bari/. Since its founding, the DLSQ has appeared on concert stages,...
Donny McCaslin
Donny McCaslin launched 2004 with a new CD, balancing his career as bandleader with work as one of New York's most in-demand tenor saxophonists. On his latest Arabesque releae, The Way Through, the Brooklyn-based artist continues...
Doug Talley
Doug Talley has performed with such jazz luminaries as Jay McShann, Clark Terry, Bob Mintzer, Karrin Allyson Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Bobby Watson, Byron Stripling, Ignacio Berroa, Randy Brecker, Scott Robinson Gary Foster and Mike Vax. ...Doug Webb
Doug Webb was born in Chicago and moved to California at the age of 3. He is a graduate of Edison high school in Huntington Beach, CA and received a Bachelor of Music from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He began playing the clarinet...Dr. Damani Phillips
Dr. Damani C. Phillips Saxophonist, Educator, and Composer 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,...Dr. Leo Casino
Mr. Casino has been in show business for the past 30 years. His musical training, beginning at the early age of nine, included work with such musical giants as Stanley Turrentine, Sy Morocco and George Benson in his hometown of Pittsburgh,...Dror Ben-Gur
*Gigs in Paris from Feb 10th 2004 till May 9th 2004 with our band featuring vocalist Lorenn Peer. *Broadway show Guys&Dolls at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven CT- ends Nov. 1st '04 * February 8th 2006 Lorenn and The Top Dror Sextet...
Dustin Laurenzi
I am a saxophonist originally from the Southeastern Wisconsin area but I am now residing in Bloomington, Indiana where I recently completed my degree in Jazz Studies at Indiana University. At IU I had the priveledge of working...
Dwan Bosman
Dwan Bosman was born in Ft. Myers, Florida, and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, and Atlanta, Georgia. Dwan began what has become a career in music when he was in elementary school. His first instrument was the clarinet. Under the...
Dylan Heaney
Dylan Heaney began playing alto saxophone at age 10. He was first attracted to jazz after joining the award winning jazz band at Washington Middle School in Seattle, WA. He moved on to become lead alto in the nationally recognized jazz...Earl Turbinton
Earl Turbinton - alto, soprano saxophone, educator Earl Turbinton, the adventurous saxophonist who helped pioneer the modern jazz scene in New Orleans, followed an idiosyncratic path in music. A jazz master, he could take an audience...
Ed Calle
Saxophonist Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to play bebop, Latin and contemporary jazz, and pop. Born in Caracas of Spanish parents, it was obvious from the start that he was a natural player and now, Calle can be heard on...
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris was a one-of-a-kind, nonconformist multi- instrumentalist whose first recording, a saxophone rendition of the theme from the movie Exodus (1961), was a pop instrumental hit. Harris went to become one of the first...Eddy Nubine
Saxophonist Eddy Nubine is the seventh child among nine siblings, and is a powerfully anointed child of God. He was called to preach at the age of fifteen with the inspiration of the Lord. Eddy Nubine’s heart for God and love for people...
Edmund Velasco
Edmund Velasco is a native Southern Californian that has been recognized as one of the top sax men in the area. He has played professionally for the past fifteen years with such top names as Mel Torme, Eddie Daniels, Ernie Andrews and...Eduard Jak Neumann
EJN became an avid jazz fan at the age of 13 and started playing the tenor sax at 16. He went to study sociology in Timisoara and left the university to become a full time musician in 1997. He recorded with own freefunk band Blazzaj,...Elad Gellert
Elad Gellert was born in Jerusalem, Israel 1985. He started to play the saxophone at the age of 10. After having studied in the Jerusalem Academy Of Music for two years, he then transferred to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary...
Elifantree
This Finnish-Swedish trio combines effortlessly pop with jazz and free improvisation. Their unique combo and style has already brought them victory at the Finnish final of The Young Nordic Jazz Comets "competition in 2008. They were also...
Ellery Eskelin
Ellery Eskelin was born on August 16th, 1959 and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. At age ten he began playing the tenor saxophone inspired by his mother "Bobbie Lee" who played Hammond B3 organ professionally in Baltimore in the early...
Elton Dean
Elton Dean, who died at 60 on February 8th 2006, was a totally unique musician : at times lyrical and moving, at others explosive and unsettling, his approach of saxophone playing was totally his own, besides the fact that he favoured a...
Eric Darius
Born into a musical family (his father plays bass, his mother and sister sing, and his older brother plays the drums and trumpet), Darius studied at Blake High School of the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida, where he was a member of the...Eric Jenks
I'll fill this in a bit more later, but I'm an up and coming alto saxophonist from Upstate NY.
Eric Marienthal
When Eric was just 10 years old he used to dream of becoming a professional musician, to make his own records and tour around the world. When he first started playing his saxophone in 5th grade he really had no idea what all that even...Eric Schindler
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Erica von Kleist
Saxophonist and flautist, Erica von Kleist has begun to make her mark in the New York jazz scene as one of the most in- demand young musicians in the city, performing and recording with Wynton Marsalis, Chris Potter, Sean Jones, Jazz at...Erin Stroup
"Saxist Erin Stroup, is a delight, creating moods with mellow ballad stylings, setting the pace with bop, or for whatever is the call of the moment. Stroup is a talent to watch!" -Tim Price [Sax Journal Magazine] Erin Stroup, originally...Erly Thornton
From the beginning... Playing the saxophone has always been emotionally intense for Erly Thornton. Each performance is a connection that this artist and his audience mutually enjoy! Born in Nashville into a family that had artistic...
Ernest Dawkins
One of the life goals of Ernest Dawkins is to represent the African American cultural experience through his music. His musical art form reflects the rich background and cultural distinctions of African American life. He is one of...
Esa Pietila
Born: December 9, 1964 Esa Pietila´s original style of avant garde / impro / freejazz and various projects of his - trio - quartet - solo saxophone concerts etc., have stabilized his position performing on the national /...Etienne BOUYER
Etienne Bouyer is graduated from the American School of Modern Music, the "Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood" and the "Conservatoire de Paris" (DEM Jazz), and studied with Charlie Haden, David Liebman, Brad Wheeler, Sam Newsome, Steve...Everette Harp
Everette Harp - saxophone As the 90's progressed and smooth jazz artists began incorporating more hip-hop and classic R&B grooves into the music which came to define the genre, Everette Harp found himself ahead of the curve. Raised in...Exploration Saxaphone Quartet
Newly formed free jazz saxaphone quartetF. ter Beek
Dutch saxofonist and composer who plays both classical and jazz.
Fabrice Alleman
«Fabrice Alleman and that voice of the soul that touches you straight to the heart» Fabrice Alleman was born in Mons in 1967. He was very young when he started taking clarinet lessons at the Music school and was 13 when he...
Felipe Salles
Felipe Salles is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who currently lives and performs in New York City. His group, The Felipe Salles Quintet is the result of this cultural fusion, a blend of elements from two of the richest musical traditions...
Ferdinand Povel
It wasn't the very latest music that the five gentlemen played at Fattoria Musica. But they pulled out all the stops, playing like there was no tomorrow. Music as it might have spilled out onto the streets of New York from the jazz clubs...Fostina Dixon-Kilgoe
Can women play jazz? While this controversy may seem hopelessly outdated in an era of such commanding female jazz performers as saxophonists Fostina Dixon, its effects linger like a haunting refrain. Women who play jazz on saxophone,...
Francesco Cafiso
One of the most precocious talents in the history of jazz. When he was barely nine years old Francesco took his first steps, working with internationally famous musicians. First of all, veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler was blown away by the...Francesco Massaro
Sax baritono, alto, tenore, saxofoni preparati, flauti, oggetti sonori, toys Diplomato in Sassofono e Musica Jazz ha frequentato il corso di perfezionamento "Letteratura e Arti nelle Avanguardie Storiche e del '900" presso l'Ateneo di...Franck Taschini
Franck TASCHINI was born in Monaco, began studies of classic saxophone, but very soon turn into jazz with Roger Grosjean. His first inspirations were Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins and Archie Shepp. It is at this period that he met the very...
Francois Marechal
(949) 458-6483 — I perform as a Saxophone and flute solo act, specializing in smooth jazz, standards, easy listening and soft rock from many of the great artists, past and present. Backed up by MIDI instrumentation, I can fill the...
Frank Foster
Born September 23, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Frank Benjamin Foster III began his long musical career at age eleven, when he took up the clarinet. Two years later he began playing alto saxophone, advancing technically to the point of...Frank J. Valeriani
Frank J. Valeriani (pronounced Valeryani) was born in Newark (New Jersey). Started to study saxophone at age of 15. When his family moved to Italy he started his first band. The band was mediterranean blues oriented. In Italy he graduated...
Frank Mauceri
Composer, saxophonist, and teacher, Frank Mauceri is based in southern Maine. His compositions include chamber music, electro-acoustic music, multi-media works, and jazz arrangements. As a saxophonist he has performed with the Boston based...
Frankie Trumbauer
After serving in the US Navy during World War I, Frankie Trumbauer became a professional musician, working first in local bands before moving to Chicago to play and record with the Benson Orchestra and Ray Miller. In 1925-6, he led a band...
Fred Anderson
Tenor saxophonist extraordinare, Fred Anderson was born in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1940, Fred migrated to Evanston, Illinois, and also lived for a time in Gary, Indiana. Making a living waiting tables, and installing carpet, Fred Anderson ho...Fred Glesnes
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Fred Haas
Fred Haas, a Dartmouth graduate ('73), teaches Saxophone, Jazz Piano, Improvisation, Jazz History and Music Theory at Dartmouth College. He lives in Hartland, Vermont, and travels throughout New England and beyond performing and recording...Fred Walker
Fred Walker, A native of St. Louis, Mo., has been threatening this CD for quite sometime. He's keeping his promise to his many fans whose been waiting for this new C D release which is something different. Enter, Michael Nicolls. Michael,...Frederick D White
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He learned to play the clarinet in a virtuoso manner as a young child and won the Hungarian “Music School Competition” by the age of 12. Inspired by his music-loving parents, Bolla soon discovered jazz for himself and started to play...
Gaetano Partipilo
Born in Cassano delle Murge, a little town near Bari, in Italy, on October 2nd 1974, he is the musician son of a musician father. He takes up his career at the early age of eight years old, playng in the band of his town. At fifteen he...
Gary Brown
From a humble beginning as a local New Orleans artist, Gary Brown has become well known internationally, as well, as a soulful saxophonist and singer. He is in demand in Europe and South America. While his forte is blues, he is equally...
Gary Harris
Smooth jazz with a funky edge and nice easy to remember melodies. An Atlanta native,Gary has been playing saxophone for over 20 years. In that time he has opened for artist like Gerald Albright and Will Downing,performed with legends...
Gary Keller
Gary Keller is perhaps best known as the professor of saxophone at the University of Miami, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1982. In addition to his teaching he maintains an active performance schedule and he has...
Gary Schwantes
Gary Schwantes has developed a unique and compelling voice on saxophone and bamboo flutes, and as a composer and arranger. Based in San Francisco, he is founder and Artistic Director of ULTRA WORLD X-TET and produced the group's debut CD...
Gary Thomas
Saxophonist and flutist Gary Thomas established himself in the 1980s as one of the most jarring soloists of his generation, especially against somewhat chaotic backdrops such as the electronic-tinged accompaniment of guitar, keyboards,...
Gato Barbieri
Mystical yet fiery, passionately romantic yet supremely cool…You hear those first few notes from that instantly recognizable tenor and know you’re in the unique musical world of Gato Barbieri. Beginning professionally as a...
Gaute Solaas
Saxophonist and composer Gaute Solaas received praise as a “natural” from an early age, primarily focusing on jazz and improvised music. He recorded regularly for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as a child, and...
Gebhard Ullmann
Recording artist for Soul Note, Leo Records, Songlines Recordings, Between The Lines, 482 Music, Drimala Records a.o. I released more than 35 CDs as a leader/co-leader. I have been listed in Downbeat's Critics Poll in 2005 for the first...
Gene Cipriano
Gene Cipriano was a part of the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra around 1967 when Frank Zappa recorded the orchestral parts for Lumby Gravy. Cipriano has played all but three of the Academy Awards Shows since...
Geof Bradfield
"Geof Bradfield's writing is a revelation. Not only does it have much the same power and precision of his soloing; it also shows a highly refined use of the limited instrumentation, which allows him to create orchestral textures from...Geoff Dawson
I am a saxophone & clarinet specialist, having performed extensively throughout Australia and overseas with the Royal Australian Navy Band. I also teach flute, trumpet & trombone. I am able to teach students of all ages, abilities and...George Barron
George Barron is acclaimed for the warmth and high energy of his tenor and soprano saxophone playing. His is a driving, passionate sound that runs the gambit from smooth to explosive. With influences like Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt Sonny...
George Braith
George Braith, a legend in the field of modern progressive jazz, commands an uncanny and absolutely phenomenal knowledge and use of harmonics, rarely evidenced in modern jazz music today. As described by Chris Kelsey, in Jazz Times, his...
George Brooks
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George Cartwright
Born in the Mississippi Delta George has been performing composed and improvised musics for over 20 years. From totally improvised concepts to the relatively structured beat music of his band Curlew his experiences have been considerable....
Georgianna Krieger
Georgianna Krieger began playing the saxophone at the age of 9 and just kept playing. She spent several formative years growing up in Denton Texas, a fabled jazz town, and attended the Arts Magnet High school at Booker T. Washington in...
Gerald Albright
A native Californian, Gerald Albright grew up in South Central Los Angeles. After high school, he attended the University of Redlands where he received a B.S. degree in Business Management, minoring in Music. Immediately after college,...Gerald W Gatling
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Gerry Niewood
Gerry Niewood is an instrumentalist (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone saxophones; flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, clarinet) who has lent his melodic invention to artists as diverse as:{{Chuck Mangione = 9031}}, {{Peggy Lee = 8659}},...
Gianluigi Trovesi
Gianluigi Trovesi has accomplished that most difficult of feats, not only for a jazzman, or a musician even, but for any artist. He managed to create a musical world that is instantly recognizable and completely original at the same time....Gianni Bardaro
*”Gianni Bardaro is an excellent musician, soloist, composer and arranger. His music is fresh, exciting and yet mellow and groovy. His group is tight and cohesive, complimenting each other throughout the CD. All the compositions...
Gigi Gryce
Gigi Gryce was born George General Grice(sic) on 28th November, 1925 (not 1927) in Pensacola, Florida - although he was brought up in Hartford, Connecticut. He spent a short period in the Navy where he met musicians such as Clark...Gil Melle
Gil Melle was an artist, jazz musician and film composer. In the 1950s, Melle's paintings and sculptures were shown in New York galleries and he created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. Melle...
Gilad Atzmon
Gilad Atzmon was born in Israel in 1963 and had his musical training at the Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem (Composition and Jazz) A multi-instrumentalist he plays Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxes, Clarinet, Sol, Zurna and...
Glenn White
Described as "a brilliant gem," Glenn’s modern jazz compositions and skilled, interactive playing have been called "a thoughtful, remarkable style," which "stems from a deeper understanding." A graduate of New England Conservatory, Glenn...Grady Nichols
From small town Midwest beginnings to the big-time as an internationally known saxophonist, Grady Nichols enjoys an audience as broad as his musical taste. Hot off the success and critical acclaim of last CD, Sophistication,...
Greg Abate
Greg Abate, jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 150 days a year touring the globe. In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music, Greg played...
Greg Chambers
As a freelance musician and private woodwind instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area, Greg strongly believes in being versatile- evident in the fact that he graduated with a Master of Music Degree in Saxophone from UCLA in 2008. ...Greg Fugal
I first started playing when I was 12. I received my horn, a zephyr, from my great ant. I first started on alto then I eventually played on all three saxophones extensively at one point in my band career. I started in classical but was...Greg Heath
Originally from New Zealand, Greg studied at the NSW Conservatorium in Sydney under the tutorage of world renowned brass virtuoso James Morrison and Australian sax and woodwind legend Don Burrows. Resident in the UK since 1989, Greg has...
Greg Osby
Saxophonist, composer, producer and educator Greg Osby has made an indelible mark on contemporary jazz as a leader of his own ensembles and as a guest artist with other acclaimed jazz groups fo the past 20 years. Notable for his insightful...Greg Vail
I have been playing sax for a good long time now. Everyday my sax is heard on radio or television. Over the course of the last 20 years, I have recorded on literally hundreds of Smooth Jazz and Christian CDs. Recent jazz credits include...
Greg Wall
Saxophonist Greg Wall has performed and recorded with Hasidic New Wave, Greg Wall Trio, The Wall/London Band, Neshama Carlebach, the Hi-Tops, Greg Wall's Unity Orchestra, and has made many session appearances for record dates and film...
Greg Ward
Greg Ward (born 1982) is rapidly emerging as one of the leading virtuoso saxophone players of his generation, with a unique versatility in a wide variety of styles including Modern Jazz, Funk, Latin as well as Classical, Indian, Klezmer...
Grover Washington, Jr.
Saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. was a crossover artist who did have hits in the pop and R&B charts, due to his willingness to play over light funk arrangements and use vocalists. He can be credited with virtually inventing the style of...Gustavo Bulgach
Klezmer Juice is a quintet located in Southern California. We play From parties to jazz festivals.
Hadley Caliman
Tenor saxophonist Hadley Caliman is part of the living history of jazz music in America. He performed, recorded and toured with musicians such as Freddie Hubbard, Gerald Wilson, Carlos Santana, Dexter Gordon, Elvin Jones, Mongo...
Hafez Modirzadeh
HAFEZ MODIRZADEH (aka Hafez Modir - woodwinds and flutes) has published and recorded extensively on an original cross-cultural musical approach he terms "chromodal", from which he received a Ph.D. from Wesleyan University, and lectures on...Hakan Brostrom Quartet
Art of Life Records is pleased to present alto/soprano saxophonist and composer Håkan Broström's recording debut for Art of Life Records. Joining Håkan on "Refraction" are pianist Joey Calderazzo (Branford Marsalis), drummer Daniel...
Hakon Kornstad
Saxophonist Hakon Kornstad has enjoyed critical praise not only for his performance technique and emotional intelligence, but also for his willingness to experiment in a wide range of different expressive moods. Combining soundscapes and...
Hal McKusick
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Hanna Schüly studied "recorder" and "rhythm" at the University of Music in Freiburg (Germany) and "saxophone" at the Swizz Jazz School in Bern. She played at the premiere of the children opera Pollicino in Montepulciano at Il Cantiere...Hans-Christian Dellinger
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...
Harold Rayford
Harold Rayford is an anointed saxophonist who plays boldly for God and encourages souls in the process. This Stellar Award nominated musician, songwriter, married father of two and pastor of Faith Hope and Love Worship Center in Madison,...
Harrison Goldberg
Harrison Goldberg's departure from mainstream jazz began in 1992 with formation of the performance art collaborative Tabula Rasa. This four piece ensemble undertook an...
Harry Allen
Gene Lees writes, "Stan Getz was once asked his idea of the perfect tenor saxophone soloist. His answer was, 'My technique, Al Cohn's ideas, and Zoot's time.' The fulfillment of that ideal may well be embodied in thirty-year-old Harry...
Hashem Assadullahi
Hashem Assadullahi is a saxophonist, bandleader and music educator in New York City. Hashem has performed music ranging from the big band repertoire of the swing era, to straight-ahead styles, to contemporary projects performing the...Haukur Grondal
Born in Reykjavik, Iceland. Started playing clarinet and saxophone at an early age. Plays various styles ranging from avant garde jazz to balkan folkmusic. Has released numerous CD's on his label Rodent.Heinrich von Kalnein
Born in Baden-Baden, Germany, Heinrich von Kalnein has lived in Austria for for more than 25 years , where he figures among the most high-profile musical personalities. As saxophonist and flutist open to many stylistic facets he developed...
Henry Kuntz
Henry Kuntz has been intimately involved in free jazz and free improvisation for more than 30 years. From 1973 to 1979, he was editor and publisher of the internationally - acclaimed newsletter - review BELLS. He first recorded on tenor...
Herb Geller
Herb Geller, born on 2. November 1928 in Los Angeles is an American Jazz Musician, Composer and Arranger.His musical abilities could have been inherited from his mother, Francis. She worked at the neighbourhood cinemas playing piano...
Herb Harris
Tenor Saxophonist Herb Harris was born in Washington D.C. July 8, 1968. He began his musical journey on clarinet at age 12. Upon entering high school, he switched to alto saxophone, a more "manly" instrument in the marching band, then...
Herman Riley
Herman Riley, Jr. was born in New Orleans, and began to study music while still in grammar school. He majored in music in high school, and went on to Southern University to further his education. His primary instrument was the tenor sax,...Hermann Buhler
Hermann Bühler (*1962), composer, musician, teacher, lives in Zürich. Instruments: Saxophon, Clarinet, Guitar. Studies (lic. phil., MA University Zurich) in musicology and east asian arts. Interests: Improvisation, Jazz, indian music,...Herschel McWilliams
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Howie Smith
A virtuoso saxophonist and composer, Howie Smith does not easily fit into a single category. As a performer he has worked with musicians, organizations and composers as diverse as Lester Bowie, John Cage, the Cleveland Orchestra, Mark...
Hulon
Truly living up to its provocative title, Hulon’s 2010 independently released debut First Impressions spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Jazz Chart (peaking at #25). Its debut single “Sax on the Beach” reached #16 on the SmoothJazz.com...Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophonist and Flutist Ian Hendrickson-Smith has been and continues to be one of the most sought after musicians in New York City. Mostly noted for his remarkable tone, soulful approach and blues driven melodies he's...
Ian Willson
Ian studied sax with jazz legend, Joe Henderson and has played in various bands since 1975, including Ed Kelly, Frank Martin, Bobby Freeman, Brenda Vaughn, Napata Mero, Gwen Majors, Stephanie Teel, the Toasters, Prime Time, Counterpoint,...Ian Young
Ian Young was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in Berkeley, CA, Boston, MA, and New York City. In his formative years, he studied with Joe Viola, George Coleman and Lenny Pickett. Upon graduating from Friends Seminary High School,...
Idit Shner
An active performer of both jazz and classical music, Idit has played in various distinguished venues in the United States and abroad, such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Lincoln Center in New York. Currently Shner plays...
Ilhan Ersahin
Ilhan Ersahin is a saxophone instrumentalist, composer and music producer of Turkish origin, born in Sweden and living in New York. He owns the New York jazz club Nublu and his own record label under the same name. His "Wonderland",...
Imraan Khan
Imraan Khan, a diverse New York City based saxophonist, has been on several different musical scenes for the past few years. Imraan studied piano at the age of 8 and switched his primary instrument to saxophone a few years later. Imraan...
Ingrid Laubrock
Originally from Germany, Ingrid Laubrock started having music lessons at the age of four and began to play classical piano and sing in local choirs aged eight. Her first recording experience dates from that time, singing the solo voice in...
Iordache
Iordache was born in 1967 in Bucharest, Romania, and began playing saxophone in 1990. His first influences were Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz and Ornette Coleman. In the early 90's he played with Harry Tavitian's Blues...
Ivan Renta
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Grammy Award Winner Ivan Renta has become one of the most on demand saxophonist in the Jazz and Latin Music Industry. His ability to adapt to any musical situation has landed hin on the worlds biggest stages....
Ivan Valentini
IVAN VALENTINIsaxophonist/composer After searching for the most suitable way of expression, he devoted himself to music attending seminars and getting diplomas in Saxophone and Jazz Music. Since the early 90s he has been leading...
Ivo Perelman
The natural affinity of music and visual art has rarely ever been expressed as vividly as in the visual imagery created by noted jazz saxophonist, Ivo Perelman. Born 12/01/1961 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he came to the United States in 1981 to...
J. Henry
Journell Henry aka J. Henry, hails from the Jazz Capital of the world, New Orleans. This Crescent City native has been dazzling audiences across the U.S. for the last 20 years. Known by his gift for music since he was 9, J. studied under...J. Plunky Branch
J. PLUNKY BRANCH BIOGRAPHY Saxophonist J. Plunky Branch is an experienced performer, songwriter and producer, and is president of N.A.M.E. Brand Records, through which he has released 18 albums. At one time Plunky was a studio musician...Jacam Manricks
Jacam Manricks is fast establishing himself as one of the most qualified artist/musicians in the world today. He tours internationally as a featured soloist, composer/arranger and clinician throughout Europe, North America and Australia....Jack Furlong
Recording artist Jack Furlong is known for his artistry as a baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger, woodwind doubler, and educator. Portrayed as “a messenger for jazz past and jazz still to come,” Jack delights audiences with wit...
Jack Schaeffer
California native, Jack Schaeffer's natural ability with the clarinet early on lead him to organize his dixieland band, The Gages Rages. Then following he played the baritone sax with Phil Moore's big band touring the country, playing in a...Jack Wright
Spring Garden Music began in 1982 as the name given to a bunch of raucous improvisers from Philadelphia. Some of these musicians lived in a house on Spring Garden Street, that was owned by a rambunctious 40-year-old (now 64) saxophonist,...Jackiem Joyner
Jackiem Joyner is ready for his Hollywood close-up. It's already been a big year for the multidimensional sax player both professionally and personally. Dramatic events offstage have inspired his work in the spotlight while his passion...
Jacob Epstein
Jake Epstein currently is a principle (partner) in RECOL, LLC an Internet Services company but also composes and performs music. He served as the first UMass, Amherst, Department of Music and Dance graduate teaching assistant in African...
Jacques Helmus
From the age of five, he studied music theory, then the traditional clarinet in Paris followed by saxophone studies at the conservatory of Lyons (the Lyons school of French classical saxophone) where he achieved a gold medal. Essentially...Jake Blackshear
Jake Blackshear is a saxophonist rooted deeply in the traditions of the past with his eyes toward the future. Major influences include Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderly, Joe Henderson...
James Farm
James Farm is a collaborative band featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland. The band infuses traditional acoustic jazz quartet instrumentation with a progressive attitude and...
James Fei
JAMES FEI (b. Taipei, Taiwan) moved to the US in 1992 to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. He has since been active as a composer, improvisor and electronic musician. Works by Fei have been performed by the Bang on a Can...
James Hughes
James is a Detroit-based saxophonist, composer and educator. He has been performing professionally for nineteen years and teaching for more than twenty. He has taught jazz the last seven years at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and has...
James Rozzi
Tempest "Little Big Band" With six horns"alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones; two trumpets; one trombone"plus piano, bass, drums, and vocalist, Tempest has a powerful sound all its own. Duke Ellington, Count Basie…the big bands are...James Spiegle
Jim Spiegle Occupation Building Maintenance Supervisor Location New Life Evangelical Free Church Interests Instrumental Music as a Means of Worship Part Time Occupation Beginning Band Instructor
Jamie Oehlers
Education Western Australian Conservatorium of Music Berklee College of Music, Boston Private Study in US with Dave Liebman, George Garzone, George Coleman, Hal Crook. Festivals International...Jan Maksimovic
Saxophonist, composer, pedagogue, group leader. Unusual creative personality in the Lithuanian jazz. Talented musician, well-known perfectionist and master of stylistic interplay, ahead of the jazz musicians of his generation, today listed...Janice Finlay
I am a top call saxophonist in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, presently developing a national presence following the release of my debut CD, She's Hip. I play all saxophones, specialize in mainstream and hard bop jazz (my heart is firmly in...
Jared Sims
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Jarez
“Jarez”, Jarel Posey, born in Inglewood California on April 21, 1979. At age twelve he found his life’s passion and purpose, music. Jarel’s first year in Junior High School, he was placed into Concert Band class. When it was time...Jasmine Logan
Jasmine Logan is a talented and charasmatic saxophonist with a lively upbeat attitude and a demanding stage presence to match. Jasmine first started playing when she was nine years old. Her first instrument was a used bundy student line...
Jasmine Lovell-Smith
Jasmine Lovell-Smith is a composer and saxophonist from New Zealand, currently based in New York City. Born to an American mother, a trained opera vocalist, and a Kiwi father, the voice was her first instrument. After discovering jazz in...
Jason Arce
Jason Arce is an in demand saxophonist currently residing in New York. He has performed with Weezer, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Wayne Krantz, The Curtis Brothers, and Soul Cycle among many others. Jason is a proud endorser of Cannonball...
Jason Bitten
To encourage, uplift and restore are what Saxophonist, Jason Bitten, describes as his "Inspiration for the Music." Jason's smooth, soulful sound touches the untapped emotions of his listeners - those looking for inspiration and jazz...
Jason Hammers
Originally from Gaithersburg, MD, Jason Hammers grew up in Stafford, VA where began his musical journey on the alto saxophone at age 11. He then attended Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA to continue his musical...Jason Justice
Jason Justice stepped onstage for the first time at the age of 8. After that there was no stopping him from his passion, his path, in a way. That pathway has always led to the stage. Jason's love of the theatre began in 1973 at Oral...
Jason Passmore
As a performer, Jason has played in various ensemble and groups in Atlanta and around the country. He has shared the stage or recorded with many local, national and international artists. He's performed with Speech of Arrested Development,...
Jason Robinson
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Jason Yarde
Composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist Jason Yarde writes music that has been described as powerful, spiritual, evocative, rhapsodic, hair- raising and formidable. He composes across various styles (progressive...
Jasper Blom
The Jasper Blom Quartet adds a lot of weight to the scales of the Dutch jazz world. Take tenor saxophonist Blom himself, for example: for twenty years, he has been a household name in the Dutch and European jazz scenes. And not only...Javier Arau
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Javier Arau made his national debut at age 14, conducting the Florida State University Wind Ensemble in a Washington, D.C. performance of his symphonic composition, Second Wind. By age 15,...
Javier Girotto
Javier Edgardo Girotto plays soprano, baritone saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, quenas, sicus. He was born in Cordoba, Argentina and took an interest in music thanks to his grandfather A.L.Caroli, band director, first playing snare drum,...
Javier Vercher
Javier was born in Madrid in 1978. He began to study clarinet, piano, and solfege at the age of 6. In 1996 he graduated from the Joaquin Rodrigo Conservatory of Valencia, Spain with a degree in clarinet studies. In that same year he began...
Javon Jackson
Javon Jackson was born in Carthage, Missouri and raised in Denver, Colorado. Music captivated the young Javon who was exposed to some of the greatest musicians in jazz through his parents' record collection. Gene Ammons and Ahmad Jamal...
Jay Beckenstein
Jay Beckenstein (born in Brooklyn, New York) is a saxophone player, smooth jazz artist and together with Jeremy Wall founded Spyro Gyra. He also owned a studio in New York that was called BearTracks Studios. He also played the saxophone...
Jay Davidson
Jay was born into a musical family. His 94-year-old pop still sings in a Barber Shop Chorus, his mom taught music in her Nursery School classes. Jay’s sisters play bass, cello, French horn, piano, and whatever else suits their fancy. His...Jay Rattman
Jay Rattman, a woodwind artist and creative musician in New York City, has performed at Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Coachella Festival, in addition to appearing on NPR’s Sound of Young America, The Late Show, and...Jazz Addicts
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Jean Toussaint
The stageposts along Toussaint's career have all made their mark - the Caribbean, New York, and London. From a calypso band in his teens in St Thomas, Toussaint moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music where fellow students...
Jed Levy
Saxophonist Jed Levy has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for over 20 years. In addition to performing and recording as a leader, he has had long standing working relationships with such jazz luminaries as Jaki Byard (a musical...
Jeff Bacon
I'm a part time musician playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes and flute. Among other things, I've played with a bunch of big bands in various places (mostly Colorado Springs and Madison, Wisconsin). Since moving to Boston's...
Jeff Clayton
Reed player Jeff Clayton began his career as both a touring and studio musician. He recorded important albums with, among others, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Kenny Rodgers, Michael Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Earth, Wind & Fire, and a solo...
Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin is an internationally recognized saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator and has been traveling the globe since the late 20th Century. He is a 3x Grammy Award winner from Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and played with them...
Jeff Darrohn
Born in Hampton Virginia, Jeff grew up near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia Jeff studied music at The Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts(now called University of the Arts) and received his Bachelor in Music and Music...Jeff Ellwood
Jeff Ellwood is the newly appointed Director of Instrumental Jazz Studies at Mt. San Antonio College. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music and Master of Music degree from Cal State Fullerton. He has...Jeff Gutierrez
There was a lot of music early on in Jeff's house coming from his mom's classical music collection, his dad's love of Motown and R&B, and variety of styles from his sister's dance rehearsals. He picked up the tenor saxophone to play in...Jeff Harrington
Saxophonist, composer, author, educator and producer, Jeff Harrington is a Professor at Berklee College of Music (where he teaches saxophone, improvisation and jazz history), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Affiliated Artist,...
Jeff Kashiwa
One of the most diverse, in demand sax players in all of contemporary jazz, Jeff Kashiwa finds pure joy at the heart of his increasingly fast-paced touring schedule by reminding himself, every time he gets on stage, that he’s there to do...Jeff Morrison
Jeff was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and adopted by a military family, his father a Navy officer. At eight months of age, they moved to Phoenix, AZ where he was raised and lived until his late 20's. Jeff was drawn to music as...Jeff Morrison Quartet
Jeff was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and adopted by a military family, his father a Navy officer. At eight months of age, they moved to Phoenix, AZ where he was raised and lived until his late 20's. Jeff was drawn to music as...
Jeff Robinson
Musician, playwright, and poet Jeff Robinson is based in the Boston area. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he also studies theatre at the Moscow Art Theatre Company. Robinson combines his experience with music, theatre, and poetry...
Jeff Rzepiela
Jeff Rzepiela is a multi-instrumentalist, performing on flute, clarinet, alto, and tenor saxophone. He can be heard performing with The JazzSchool Big Band, The Musicians Warehouse Big Band, The Swing Solution Big Band, and with Leanne...Jeffrey Schuth
I have been playing for 30+ years; big bands, small ensembles. I enjoy playing professionally and for kicks. I've sat in at clubs in Chicago, New York, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Hamburg, Cincinnati and St. LouisJenny Hill
Jenny Hill's new band, the Chill Factor, features her original compositions and a few standards, played by Jenny on saxes and flute, Jerome Harris on bass guitar, Stefan Bauer on vibraphone, Curtis Fowlkes on trombone, and Todd Isler on...
Jens Persson
Jens Persson is a alto sax player and composer from Malmö Sweden. Jens is involved in many different musical contexts, he plays traditional big band music, free jazz and everything in between. He is the bandleader and...Jeremy Osterling
Jeremy Osterling, Saxophonist, Composer/Arranger and Educator, is transpiring on the scene with a positive impact. Born in Cromwell, CT on November 25, 1983, music has since consumed his life as he knows it. At age 8, Jeremy decided...
Jeremy Udden
Long-time member of the Grammy nominated Either/Orchestra ({{Matt Wilson = 11447}}, {{John Mediski}} and {{Miguel Zenon = 15015}} among other alumni), Udden recorded three albums with the band and toured Europe, Africa, and around the US...
Jerome Sabbagh
Saxophonist and composer Jerome Sabbagh was born in Paris and has been living in New York since 1995. He has recorded five albums as a leader, the upcoming "Plugged In", "I Will Follow You", "One Two Three", "Pogo" and "North".Jerome...
Jerry Bergonzi
Tenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome...Jerry Vivino & his NY Quartet
Jerry can still be heard nightly, playing in the Max Weinberg 7 on NBC's Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Jerry Vivino is a master musician, recording artist, session player and a long-term member of the Max Weinberg 7 (now the Tonight...Jesse Bennett
/" Jesse Bennett-12/31/51 Jazz musician-tenor/soprano saxes Educator-theory/improve/technique/ensembles-all instruments 373 Broad Street, Waverly, NY, 14892 607.565.3729 / jesseb@localnet.com _ CURRICULUM VITAE: I studied privately with...Jessica Spinella
From music videos to Christmas at the Rockefeller Center, from soloing in a fiberglass bubble to teaching for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Jessica ́s diverse repertoire and musical background enable her to fit a wide range of...
Jessy J
From the moment Jessy J hit the stage in Fresno, California for the first time as a member of super producer/guitarist Paul Brown's live band on Valentine's Day 2006, the love between the 20-something-year-old saxophonist/vocalist and...
Jim Butler
You can hear us regularly in San Francisco. Please take a look at my website to see where we are playing next www.interjazz.com/jimbutler/ Original modern jazz which reflects my travels throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle...Jim Chapman
Jazz Musician
Jim Cutler
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jim began playing the clarinet at age 10, and by age 12 had started playing along with solos by Benny Goodman, Arte Shaw, and Jimmy Dorsey from his parents' record collection. By age 14 he knew he had a...
Jim Ivy
Jim Ivy is an improviser and composer currently residing in Apopka, FL. His main form of expression is using reed instruments (in particular, saxophones) but he can also be found performing on shakuhachi, electronics, balloons, and an...
Jim Saltzman
Jim Saltzman is quickly becoming a powerful force on the New York jazz scene. His versatility and forward thinking have led to Jim’s open-minded, eclectic collaborations with some of the most engaging players of his generation. Born in...
Jimmy Greene
Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Jimmy Greene has emerged as a positive young presence in the creative music world. His solo recordings, True Life Stories (Criss Cross), Forever (Criss Cross), Brand New World (RCA Victor) and...Joan Velez
Joan Velez is a artist with a passion for jazz and latin music he have a unique big, sensual and very percussive signature sound, his music is a new refreshing Experience. Joan Velez is an artist with a passion for jazz and latin music,...
Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell was a journeyman sax man with an impressive resume when he signed on with the CTI label in 1970, and went on to record some of the best music for that label, gaining an international audience with his release of...
Joe Ford
One of the most exciting truths in the jazz world is that within every top sideman is a solo artist itching to emerge from the shadows and into the forefront. Longtime McCoy Tyner saxophonist Joe Ford's stunning and diverse Bluemoon debut,...
Joe Giardullo
Joe Giardullo is Brooklyn-born, and raised on the South Shore of Long Island, New York. He grew up on R&B music, playing tenor sax in club and regional bands and moved north to the Woodstock area in the 1960's. It was a rich environment...Joe Gray
Joe Gray is an alumnus of California State University Northridge Music Department. Upon graduating with a B.A in Music he played in many horn bands of the time and did studio work. He was a member of the elite Hollywood Horns, The Vic...
Joe Harriott
Joseph Arthurlin 'Joe' Harriott was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone. Initially a bebopper, he is now widely acknowledged as one of the worldwide pioneers of free jazz. He was...
Joe Harris
Musician and Teacher
Joe Lovano
You might think by glancing over the list of accolades garnered by saxophonist/composer Joe Lovano, that this renowned musician has found a tried-and-true formula for success, and that he has. Unlike lesser artists who will take what seems...
Joe Maneri
In 1958 Joe finished ten years of study with Joseph Schmid, a student of Alban Berg, completing Schoenberg's harmony, counterpoint and composition courses. Joe went on to teach harmony, 16th century counterpoint and composition at the...Joe Sucato
Jazz saxophonist Joe Sucato has performed and worked with numerous musicians in and around New York City. Joe was exposed to music at an early age through his family and later his first teacher Dave Schiavone, a world- renowned...
Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley (saxophones) was born in Scotland and first achieved prominence in the United Kingdom as a member of Humphrey Lyttelton's band from 1958 to 1965. He toured the United States with the band in 1959. In 1965, he came to New York...
Joel Bowers
Joel Bowers is a 35-year-old native of San Jose, California. Joel is a 1997 graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. In May of 2002 he completed his Masters of...
Joel Miller
Joel Miller was born in Sackville, New Brunswick and picked up the saxophone at age 10. He moved to Montreal in 1988, graduating from McGill University's jazz program. He later studied with Dewey Redman, Kenny Wheeler, Chucho Valdés and...
Joel Palsson
Jóel Pálsson has been involved in music since early age. He studied clarinet from age 8, but turned to the tenor saxophone and jazz studies at 15. After finishing music school in Iceland he enrolled Berklee College of Music in Boston...Joel Vanderheyden
A seasoned performer and clinician in both jazz and classical styles, Joel Vanderheyden is a saxophonist, composer and educator from Minneapolis, MN. He has served as Director of Jazz at both the University of Minnesota, Morris and Oakton...Joerg Maria Ortwein
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Biography missing, add it now.Johannes Ludwig
Johannes Ludwig is a young saxophone player of a new Generation in German Jazz. In 2011 he graduated from the HfM Nuremberg „summa cum laude“ where he has studied with Hubert Winter, Klaus Graf and Steffen Schorn. Born 1988, he...John Altman
John Altman's name might not be instantly recognizable as one of the world's greatest composers, arrangers or musicians, but his music is known to millions around the world. He is the man behind 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' and...
John Butcher
John Butcher was born in Brighton, England and has lived in London since the late 1970s. His music ranges through free improvisation, various structurings, his own compositions, multitracked saxophone pieces and work with live electronics,...
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina. At the age of three his family moved to High Point, NC, where young Coltrane spent his early years. His father, John Robert Coltrane, died in 1939, leaving...
John Dankworth
Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Cleo Laine. Born in Woodford, Essex, he grew up, within a...John David Simon
John David Simon has performed extensively on the national and international jazz scene with Ella Fitzgerald, Chaka Khan, Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson, Shirley Scott, The New Jersey...John Devine
Saxophonist/composer John Devine has been an active member of the Twin Cities’ musical community since returning from Arizona in 1980. In the early ’80s he performed with the John O’Brien Ensemble, Unemployment Compensation, 64K,...
John Doheny
John Steven "Pip" Doheny (born December 17, 1953), is a jazz tenor saxophonist and band leader, who also plays flute, clarinet, and alto saxophone. Doheny is also a jazz historian, and historian. Born in Seattle, Washington, and having...
John Ellis
"It's hard to say those two words next to each other and not smile," says John Ellis about Puppet Mischief, the title of the saxophonist's latest album with his band Double-Wide, to be released Feb. 23rd on ObliqSound. That statement --...John Flanders
Woodwind player from Ohio, studied at Ohio State University, and UConn. Composer and arranger with music performed on NPR, and movies, Current group is "John Flanders & Double Helix". Discography: John Flanders: "A Prehenile Tale" John...John Gilmore
Gilmore grew up in Chicago and played clarinet from the age of 14. [1] He took up the tenor saxophone while serving in the United States Air Force from 1948-1952, then pursued a musical career, playing briefly with pianist Earl Hines...
John Handy
John Handy - saxophone, vocals John Handy is an alto saxophonist who plays the tenor, saxello, baritone, clarinet, oboe and vocals. He is actually a consummate world musician and teacher who devoted his life to using music to elevate...
John Klemmer
John Klemmer began playing guitar at age 5. After interests in graphics and visual art & writing with ambitions of being dancer, puppeteer, painter, sculptor, writer, & poet, at schools that include The Chicago Institute of Art, he began...John Ludlow
John Ludlow is a saxophonist from Bridgehampton, New York. He is a protege of the late Hal McKusick. He is available for performance, private instruction, and composition.John Newmann
My career started in a Wisconsin grade school with a wonderful musical mentor, Sister Romilda Simon. She watched over me as a mentor and pushed me musically as a classical pianist. Eugene Johnson taught me woodwinds and shaped my tonal...John R. Hoaglund, III
17595 Harvard Ave, C140 Irvine, CA 92614 hoaglund@msu.edu (814) 574-2649 The Rock Doctor's real name is John and has a Ph.D. in geology, but "Dr. John" was already taken by that cool, blues keyboard dude!John Savage (sax)
John has been playing saxophone since the age of 12. He has always had a love for music since he was a child which was apparent since he always carried around a toy guitar with him wherever he went. "My biggest influence on me then was my...
John Stubblefield
John Stubblefield was one of the most versatile musicians in jazz, an invaluable artist who expanded on the music's potential from within the tradition. Stubblefield's tenor and soprano saxophones told the story of four decades of...
John Surman
Born in Tavistock, Devon in 1944, composer/multi-instrumentalist John Surman is one of the key figures in a generation of European musicians who have crucially expanded the international horizons of jazz during the past thirty years or so....
John Tchicai
By approaching jazz from a wide scope, Afro-Danish-American John Tchicai has been continuously progressive throughout his life. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1936, of a Danish mother and a Congolese father and growing up in healthy...
John Temmerman
The Johnny Griffin classic “Chicago Calling” can also be considered a reference to the suburbs of the Windy City. Skokie, IL native, John Temmerman, influences include tenor titans like Chicago’s Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon, John...
John Wojciechowski
Saxophonist John Wojciechowski, of whom the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich wrote: “…technically accomplished, musically profound and harmonically daring” is originally from Detroit and has spent most of the last decade performing...
Johnny Butler
Johnny Butler is a multi-genre musician, composer, and teacher. He's a member of the Brooklyn, NY music community and grew up in Seattle, WA. Butler performs nationally and internationally solo (with my saxophone and laptop), with my...Johnny Padilla
Johnny Padilla Jazz Musician Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophones Flute and Clarinet Johnny Padilla is currently leading his group in support of his recording "Bright Morning" on the BP Music label. His new recording “Bright Morning” is...
Jon Irabagon
Jon Irabagon, winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition, has performed extensively as both a sideman and as a leader in an ever-expanding range of projects, from the most straight ahead to the most searching. ...
Jonas Kullhammar
Jonas Kullhammar has passed over the Swedish jazz scene like a proverbial whirlwind. In year 2000 he released his debut recording, the self-produced Salut. It won him Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as the newcomer of the year. He followed up his...Jonathan Hartman
Over the last several years, Jonathan Hartman has established himself as one of the rising saxophonists of his generation; a thoroughly modern and unique musical voice. Born May 4, 1974 and hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, Jonathan was first...
Jonathon Haffner
Jonathon Haffner was raised in Southern California where he began playing saxophone at an early age. While in California Jonathon began studying saxophone with Phil Sobel. Since moving to New York City Jonathon has performed/recorded...Jonny Boston
Singer, Saxophonist & Songwriter JONNY BOSTON excelled in music at Christ's Hospital, a school where he was nurtured and encouraged. He debuted aged 15 with Bahrain Jazz Quartet in the Middle East. Legendary cornetist Phil Mason first...
Jorge Retamoza
Argentine musician that work over tango, taking jazz gestures, chamber and academic procedures, and carries out an innovative work over the music of Buenos Aires. His personal hallmark can be found in his records with his quintet Jorge...
Joseph Jarman
While attending high school in Chicago in the early '50s, Jarman took up the drums under the tutelage of the famous music teacher Walter Dyett. He switched to saxophone and clarinet while in the army. Upon his discharge in 1958, he...
Josh Irving
Born in Rochester, NY in 1977, Josh took to music at an early age. He started playing saxophone at the age of 11 in the 5th grade. He studied classical for several years all the way through High School. His Junior year in High School,...Josh Marcus
Josh recently moved to the New York City area and is looking to get into some interesting projects. He is attending William Paterson University in the Fall.
Joshua Hyde
Joshua Hyde is a Melbourne Saxophonist currently studying at the Victorian College of the Arts. He was the 2004 winner of the Mars Young Performer of the Year & Weril National Student Awards. He has recieved Scholarships from the Ballarat...Joshua J. Johnson
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Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman was born February 1, 1969, in Berkeley, California. By the time of his birth, his father, noted saxophonist Dewey Redman, had moved to New York and was playing with Ornette Coleman. Redman's only contact with his father was...Jouni Jarvela
Finnish saxophonist and composer Jouni Järvelä has released his second CD as a leader. Following the highly-acclaimed debut record Lento (1999), the new outstanding record by the Jouni Järvelä Group is called A Grand Day Out...Jowee Omicil
Joseph Omicil Jr. "Jowee O" was born in Montreal, Canada, of Haitian descent. He began playing the Alto Saxophone at the age of 15 as part of the music ministry in his father's church. Just three short years following his introduction to...
Joyce Spencer
A native of South Louisiana, Joyce's musical influence came early and often because her grandfather (Freeman Fontenot) was a musician and one of the originators of Zydeco music. Most of the family gatherings included music and...
Juhani Aaltonen
"I feel that, both in my personal life and as a musician, I have often overcome the odds. Even some of the unlikeliest of my dreams and goals have come to pass, and music has always been the force to carry me through." And through...
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Both as the leader of his own bands as well as an alto and soprano saxophone stylist, Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the progenitors of the swinging, rhythmically robust style of music that became known...
Julian Arguelles
Julian began his career as a musician at the age of fourteen touring throughout Europe with the European Community Big Band. Quickly he gained recognition as an original musician and joined the much acclaimed 21 piece UK big band “Loose...
Julian Siegel
JULIAN SIEGEL is an in-demand saxophonist on the European Jazz scene who has worked with many of the top figures in the music. He has just been awarded the BBC Jazz Award 2007 for Best Instrumentalist. His current bands are the Julian...
Junior Cook
Junior Cook was a hard bop tenor saxophone player. Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook gained some fame for his longtime membership in the Horace Silver Quintet (1958- 1964); when he and...
Justin Pierce
Biography missing, add it now.Justo Almario
A native of Colombia, reedman, clinician, composer and arranger, Justo Almario has fused Latin, Afro-Cuban, South American, Funk and Jazz genres into his own humble offering. Mr. Almario studied at the prestigious Berklee School of Music...
Karen Sharp
Karen Sharp The seeds of Karen’s career were sown early on whilst studying composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. She took up the saxophone as a sideline and soon found herself playing in the college jazz...Karl Denson
Karl Denson is a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from San Diego, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with artists including Jack...
Karl-Martin Almqvist
Karl-Martin Almqvist, saxophonist and composer, is one of the most uniquely personal voices found on the Swedish jazz scene today. He comes from the town of Karlstad, which he left at the age of 18 to take up his studies in music at...
