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Dixonia: A Bio-Discography of Bill Dixon (Discographies) by Benjamin I. Young, 1998-07-17
Alec Wilder: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music) by David Demsey, Ronald Prather, 1993-01-30
Dis Here: A Bio-Discography of Julian Cannonball Adderley (Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference) by Chris Sheridan, 2000-05-30
Jazz: The Essential Companion to Artists and Albums (Rough Guides) by Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, et all 1995-11-01
Jean 'Django' Reinhardt: A Contextual Bio-Discography 1910-1953 by Paul Vernon, 2003-08
George Gershwin: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music) by Norbert Carnovale, 2000-02
Bobby Hackett: A Bio-Discography (Discographies) by Harold Jones, 1999-01-30
William Thomas McKinley: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music) by Jeffrey S. Sposato, 1995-05-30
They Also Wrote by William E. Studwell, 2000-10-18
Twentieth-Century Brass Soloists by Michael Meckna, 1994-02-28
American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary by Virginia L. Grattan, 1993-04-30

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Bios
David Borgo, saxophones Assistant Professor of Music, UCSD, composer and Larry Koonse, guitar CalArts jazz Studies faculty member, performed with such
http://jazzcamp.ucsd.edu/Bios.htm

Extractions: UCSD JAZZ CAMP Back to Main Artist Faculty Camp Information Course Descriptions ... David Borgo, saxophones Assistant Professor of Music, UCSD, composer and ethnomusicologist, has performed with Kenny Burrell, Billy Higgins, David Liebman, Herbie Hancock, Gerald Wilson, and Louis Bellson Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet Member of the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Columbia recording artist with Black/Note, has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Charlie Haden, Poncho Sanchez, and Anthony Wilson Anthony Davis, piano/composition Professor of Music, UCSD, internationally-recognized pianist and improviser, award-winning composer of works for opera, theater and dance, symphony, and jazz ensembles Lisle Ellis, bass Jazz and improvising performer for more than 25 years, including collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Myra Melford, Andrew Cyrille, and Marilyn Crispell Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Former member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, he has performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Nat Adderley, Harry Sweets Edison, Branford Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, and Shirley Horn Jeff Hamilton, drums
Richard Boukas-Jovino Santos Neto Duo/Artist Bios/
Boukas is has been a key artistfaculty member at New School jazz ContemporaryMusic He is a composer recipient of WA state s Artist Trust Fellowship,
http://www.boukas.com/webpages/duobio.html

Extractions: DUO RECORDINGS About the Artists The Duo collaboration of Richard Boukas and Jovino Santos Neto offers a uniquely contemporary and universal musical language that abandons all common artificial industry boundaries between Brazilian, Jazz, Classical and other evolving traditions. Their work is marked by an organic synergy of primary Brazilian genres and polyrhythms including samba, baio, maracatu, choro and frevo ; rich and daring Jazz harmonies and improvisations; extended compositional structures driven by Classical contrapuntal textures and motivic development. Such fertile crossroads allow Boukas and Santos Neto to explore a broad musical horizon while maintaining the stylistic integrity and clarity of a workÕs primary component influences. Performances feature their own award-winning compositions and those of legendary Brazilian master Hermeto Pascoal , with whom Jovino was pianist/co-producer from 1977-92. To date he remains PascoalÕs official musical archivist, editor and tireless advocate.
Artist Bios And Contact For IAJE 2001/Richard Boukas
A key artistfaculty member at New School jazz Contemporary Music Program teaching He is a composer recipient of WA state s Artist Trust Fellowship,
http://www.boukas.com/webpages/iajebios.html

Extractions: DUO RECORDINGS About the Artists The Duo collaboration of Richard Boukas and Jovino Santos Neto offers a uniquely contemporary and universal musical language that abandons all common artificial industry boundaries between Brazilian, Jazz, Classical and other evolving traditions. Their work is marked by an organic synergy of primary Brazilian genres and polyrhythms including samba, baio, maracatu, choro and frevo ; rich and daring Jazz harmonies and improvisations; extended compositional structures driven by Classical contrapuntal textures and motivic development. Such fertile crossroads allow Boukas and Santos Neto to explore a broad musical horizon while maintaining the stylistic integrity and clarity of a workÕs primary component influences.
BIOGRAPHY AND QUOTES
jazz CD sales online, events page, Advanced jazz Workshop schedule, interviews with Saxophonist/composer/arranger Mel Martin has chosen to maintain his
http://www.melmartin.com/html_pages/bios.html

Extractions: Grey Mel Martin has proven to be one of the most versatile and creative musicians to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area His virtuosic abilities on woodwinds combined with his vast range of experience has brought him to a position of pre-eminence as one of the most inventive and innovative of performers. His unique abilities as an improviser, arranger and composer have made him a favorite of such greats as Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard , and many others. His work as a leader has been documented on several brilliant recordings with the groups Listen, Featuring Mel Martin and his current band as well as his solo recording Other Side Up where he displayed his fascinating abilities as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger/producer, composer and jazz soloist. He has applied these talents to a wide variety of performing and recording situations including Santana , Azteca, Boz Scaggs, Cal Tjader, Vince Guaraldi, Denny Zeitlin, Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham , as well as a multitude of independent studio projects. In performance Mel displays a rare combination of fiery soloing abilities and telepathic communication and projects a joyously spirited vibrancy to his audiences.
Geoff Peters Trio - Bios
jazz band in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Performs in restaurants, and for weddings and Kevin is a Vancouver based arranger, composer, and tenor saxophonist.
http://www.gpeters.com/bios.php

Extractions: Colin Defreitas - drums Kevin Shan - saxophone Geoff has a deep passion for his instrument, having studied jazz and classical piano for over 15 years. A highlight was his performance at the 2003 Vancouver International Jazz Festival with the band Lounge Consortium. Geoff's style, while uniquely his own, draws upon the tradition of great jazz players such as Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Marian McPartland. Geoff is also influenced by other contemporary artists, such as Herbie Hancock, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, and Renee Rosnes. Geoff currently studies with Vancouver's Chris Sigerson, who has been touted as "one of most accomplished jazz pianists in Canada". In addition to his trio, Geoff plays with the F.A.T. Jazz Big Band, the Sybaritic String Band and as accompanist for the SFU Choir. Geoff also attends Simon Fraser University, completing a B.Sc. in Computing Science and Business. He was recently profiled in the
Montana Artists Refuge -- Jazz And Art Experience 2004
2004 jazz and art experience. musician and artist bios. buy tickets Eric MoeEric Moe Composer of what the New York Times calls music of winning
http://www.montanaartistsrefuge.org/jazzartbios.htm

Extractions: Art Lande - A Grammy nominated, multi-talented player who has worked with a long lineup of jazz greats including Chet Baker, Woody Shaw, Gary Peacock, Ernie Watts and Sheila Jordan. Many of his recordings have received 5 star reviews in Downbeat Magazine and they have been received with great critical acclaim in Europe and Japan. Visit Art Lande's website. Eric Moe - Composer of what the New York Times calls "music of winning exuberance," has received numerous grants and awards for his work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, commissions from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Meet-the-Composer USA. Visit Eric's MAR artist page. Visit Eric Moe's website. Cipher - A Seattle-based quartet composed of Tari Nelson-Zagar(violin), Jesse Canterbury (clarinet), Greg Sinibaldi (bass clarinet) and Tom Swaffold (violin). Cipher is a special project bringing together improvisers from several disciplines. Cipher members play regularly in a variety on ensembles from jazz to Irish Punk. "I had the pleasure of hearing Tari Nelson-Zagar and Jesse Canterbury at the Seattle Improvised Music Festival at Polstar where they contributed a brilliant and colorful performance. They are both masters of their instruments and fearless explorers of striking timbral possibilities. Their rapport was exceptional, producing structures of remarkable clarity, contrast, and intensity."
Big Band Charts By Big Band Composers.
Hundreds of big band charts published, jazz ed materials for beginners and Hank Levy, composer of some of the charts offered here and one of Dons
http://www.pdfjazzmusic.com/bigband.html
Imaginary Homeland - Musician Bios
Global chamber music blending African rhythms, American strings jazz. David Rogers composer, saxophones, Dagbamba talking drum Marlene Rice - violin
http://www.imaginaryhomeland.com/musicians.htm

Extractions: Matt Pavolka - acoustic bass David Rogers (composer, saxophones, Dagbamba talking drum) is an eclectic and inventive composer in the jazz, new music, theater, and dance circles of New York. His original music draws on his extensive study of the talking drum, xylophone, and one-string fiddle traditions of the Dagbamba and Dagara tribes of northern Ghana, and is unique in its synthesis of these African forms with the instruments, improvisation, and blues inflections of American jazz. His study of African music has come through apprenticeships, living three years in Ghana in the homes of master musicians Abubakari Lunna, Bernard Woma, and Rallio Yiryelleh, studying native drum languages, and performing at traditional festivals and local funerals and celebrations.
String Trio Of New York - BIOS
jazz Times put it succinctly James Emery is special. Emery moved to New Yorkin 1974 and since that JohnLindberg.com. ROB THOMAS Composer/Violinist
http://www.s3ny.com/bios.htm

Extractions: About the Artists James Emery Rob Thomas John Lindberg - bass JAMES EMERY Guitarist/Composer James Emery, guitar virtuoso and the composer of over 100 works for a wide variety of formats and instruments, has carved out a distinctive niche in the often deconstructed environment of contemporary music. His sensibility as a musician draws in nearly equal measures on formal notions of structure and technique and a robust willingness to improvise, experiment and follow his musical instincts. Emery has been acclaimed as "one of the world"s finest guitarists and possesses an encyclopedic jazz vocabulary as a technician and composer ...staggering technical virtuosity, remark-able creative spirit..." ( All About Jazz The New York Times wrote "Emery is a fleet guitarist with a personal touch and sound...mercurial, poised and thoroughly satisfying." The German magazine Stereo lauded Emery"s compositional skills, observing "the guitarist succeeds in something astonishing: shaping modernistic sound dimensions in an extraordinarily delightful way and making them accessible to a wider audience..."
Twin Cities Jazz Workshop
Application Faculty bios Half Day Program Full Day Program Location Contact for being both an elite jazz musician and an exceptional composer.
http://www.tcjazzworkshop.com/facultybios.html

Extractions: Giacomo Aula was born in Lagonegro, Italy. Since 1999 this stellar Italian pianist and composer has lived in Berlin, Germany. His debut CD, Jazz Inside, was recorded in 1996 in Stuttgart, Germany for Edition Musikat Records. Following that CD he began collaboration with saxophonist Larry Schneider that resulted with another CD (during the 1970s Schneider worked extensively with the great pianist Bill Evans). In 2001 Giacomo traveled to New York to record his third CD, this time with trumpeter Todd Horton at the Philip Glass Studios in Manhattan. As a sideman Mr. Aula has worked with Wynton Marsalis, Paolo Fresu, Lee Konitz, Ernie Watts, Claudio Fasoli, Bruno Tommaso and James Newton. He has toured Europe and the USA and has performed at major jazz festivals and venues including Vicenza Jazz 2000, Estate Musicale Sorrentina, The Walker Arts Center, Reutlingen JazzTage, AlexanderPlatz, Nocera, and Catanzaro Jazz Fest. Whether as a leader of his own trio or as a part of one of his many collaborative projects
Artist Bios
Artist bios. Mark Lomax, II. Drummer, Composer Stephen is currently playingwith a local jazz group called Blacklist, performing his own compositions as
http://marklomax.coolfreepage.com/id21.htm

Extractions: Mark Lomax, II was born in Blacksburg, Virginia and showed early signs of his musical gifts. He started playing the drums at the age of 2 after his family relocated to Columbus, Ohio where he would play in churches from the age of 6. Having been called to the music ministry, Lomax has made it a point to express his heritage and spirituality through the music of jazz in the traditions of John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and Ornette Coleman. Informal study started with his mother, Cynthia Gowens who, herself, is an accomplished composer of gospel music suitable for young ages. She not only exposed Mark to a great deal of music of the religious sect, but also to jazz at an early age. Lomax next studied composition, arranging, and music ministry formally with Raymond Wise, an accomplished pianist, composer, and founder of the Center for the Gospel Arts where Mark now teaches.
Faculty Bios - Department Of Music - Caldwell College
As a composer and arranger, Max has written for many different ensembles including He has performed with many jazz greats, including Wynton Marsalis,
http://www.caldwell.edu/academics/music/bio.html

Extractions: Laura Greenwald is Concert Series Director and a member of the Faculty Council at Caldwell College where she teaches voice and directs the college choir. She also serves as an Affiliate Artist teaching voice at Drew University. She received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied voice with Hilda Harris and Maitland Peters and coached with Dr. Richard Mercier and Dr. Kenneth Cooper. Laura received her BME from Baldwin-Wallace College and Master of Music in Voice Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College where she studied with Judith Nicosia. Exsultate Jubilate Before relocating to New Jersey, Dr. Greenwald taught high school choral music and elementary general music in Ohio. She has taught private voice lessons since 1983 at various locations including The Pingry School, Caldwell College and Drew University. Dr. Greenwald is a member of MENC, NASM, the International Alliance of Women Musicians, The Voice Foundation, NYSTA and the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing for which she has served as both treasurer and secretary. She resides in West Orange with her husband David Strom. Max Morden is a musician noted for his ability to cross styles, from big band jazz to Bach cantatas. As a trumpeter, he can often be found performing in the pit orchestra for Broadways Beauty and the Beast and with many of the ensembles around the state including the New Jersey Choral Society and the New Jersey Symphony. Presently he is the concert master, arranger, and assistant conductor of the highly acclaimed Gramercy Brass Orchestra in New York City, which just completed a recording of patriotic favorites on the Koch International recording label that is scheduled for a spring release. You can also hear Max on a new recording by the New Jersey acoustic rock group, Gabriels Hold. He is also the principal trumpet soloist for numerous churches throughout New Jersey.
Austin Jazz Workshop: Musicians Bios
Marty moved to Austin in 1995 and worked with the Austin jazz Workshop for Rich Harney (piano) is a pianist and composer much in demand on the local
http://www.austinjazzworkshop.com/mel/bios.html

Extractions: Our commitment is to bring high quality professional musicians into the schools. Our performers have been drawn from the Austin Federation of Musicians, Local 433. This project could not succeed without the considerable talents of the musicians involved. Their commitment to bringing high-quality jazz music to young people is truly amazing! Past and present members include the following talented individuals. Robert Alexius (tuba, bass) began his professional music career in New Orleans in 1951. Over the course of almost fifty years, he has played with such greats as Elvis Presley, Floyd Kramer, Boots Randolph, and Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as eleven seasons with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Since retiring from the Texas Education Agency in 1993, Mr. Alexius continues to play tuba and bass locally with the Old Waterloo Jazz Band, the Big Band Sound of Austin, and numerous others. Martin Banks (trumpet), an Austin legend, has performed with the big bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, James Brown, B.B. King, and Lionel Hampton, to name a few. He has been featured on the recordings of Ray Charles, King Curtis, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Witherspoon, and more. The world lost a great talent when Martin Banks passed away in 2004.
Imani Winds - About Us - Bios
Photo A native of Kentucky, flutist and composer Valerie Coleman began her Mr. Scott is also the cofounder of the jazz band The New jazz Resolution .
http://www.imaniwinds.com/ab_bios.html

Extractions: Mr. Scott has been a member of "The Lion King" Orchestra on Broadway since 1997, and has performed in other Broadway shows such as, "On the Town" and "Showboat". Mr. Scott also enjoys an active work as a studio musician. He can be hear on many movie soundtracks including Spike Lee's Clockers, featuring music by Terrence Blanchard, and on recordings with notable artists such as, Chico O'Farill, Robin Eubanks, Freddy Cole, and Jimmy Heath amongst others. Additionally, he has toured with artists such as Barbra Streisand and Luther Vandross and is a member of the Alvin Ailey and Dance Theater of Harlem Orchestras.
Jazz Orchestra Bios
Based in Baltimore, bass clarinetist and composer Todd Marcus is one of the few His straightahead jazz arrangements capture a broad range of moods by
http://www.toddmarcusjazz.com/jazz orchestra bios.htm

Extractions: Based in Baltimore, bass clarinetist and composer Todd Marcus is one of the few jazz artists world-wide to focus exclusively on use of the bass clarinet as a primary soloing instrument. Making the switch from the more common soprano clarinet in 1997, he subsequently developed a unique tone and angular improvisational style which currently mark his playing. As a composer, Todd Marcus has focused on presenting his compositions in the larger ensemble context of the Todd Marcus Jazz Ensemble which allows for extensive arrangements as well as individual soloing. His straight-ahead jazz arrangements capture a broad range of moods by incorporating jazz with different types of music ranging from classical, to hip-hop, to middle-eastern themes. Theljon James Allen - trumpet A native of Baltimore, Theljon James Allen began playing trumpet at the age of 12 and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts and Randallstown High School. He has attended Baltimores Peabody Conservatory and Philadelphias University of the Arts. Allen regularly performs for many groups between Philadelphia and Washington D.C. including Cirius B and has also performed with Cyrus Chestnut, Tim Warfield, and others.
Cornish College Of The Arts - Music
jazz Piano, jazz Ensemble IV, jazz Repertoire. A jazz musician, composer, andarranger, David has been a featured performer, sideman and solo artist with
http://www.cornish.edu/music/faculty-bios.htm

Extractions: Chuck has recorded and performed with Kenny Barron, Larry Coryell, Bud Shank, and George Cables. He has performed at jazz festivals and clubs throughout the Northwest and in Los Angeles, New York City, Australia, and Canada. As a first-call bassist in the Northwest for 15 years, Chuck has backed up such jazz luminaries as Chet Baker, Joe Williams, Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis, Kenny Burrell, Abbey Lincoln, and Howard Roberts. He is on the faculty of the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop at Centrum and is a former instructor at Western Washington University. He studied music at Evergreen State College. Professor Janice Giteck
Jazz Ambassadors Fall 1999 Artist Bios.
Biographies for artists in the jazz Ambassadors Series for Fall 1999. Jamie Baum, flutist/composer/recording artist, has toured the US, Japan and Peru.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/jazz/ambassadors/artistbios99.html

Extractions: Performance Jamie Baum , flutist/composer/recording artist, has toured the U.S., Japan and Peru. Originally from Connecticut, she has lived in New York for ten years and performed with several consummate musicians including Randy Brecker, Paul Motion, John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick, George Russell, Donald Brown, Jerome Harris, Kenny Werner, and others in a wide range of music styles from jazz, classical and new music, to Brazilian and Latin. Baum has received much critical acclaim and four stars from Down Beat Magazine for her most recent release Sight Unheard.
Jazz Ambassadors Spring 2000 Artist Biographies
spring 2000 artist bios. Angela Hagenbach, Joe Cartwright, Steve Rigazzi arrows Vinny Valentino, guitarist/composer/arranger, has been described by jazz
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/jazz/ambassadors/artistbios00.html

Extractions: View the Archived Performance Angela Hagenbach , vocalist and percussionist, returns to the Jazz Ambassadors Program after a 1998 tour in Africa. Her contralto voice has been described as possessing âan extraordinary range, excellent phrasing and a singular styleâ by Patricia Meyers of Jazz Times . Since beginning her career in Kansas City in 1990, Hagenbach founded her own record label, Amazon Records, through which she has released three recordings. As a performer, clinician, and educator, she has graced the stage at many venues including Jazz in Marciac, France; the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC; Jazz Aspen at Snowmass, Colorado; as well as festivals and colleges throughout the United States. Joe Cartwright , pianist, makes his home in Kansas City, Missouri, where he has performed and taught jazz for the last 20 years. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, he has composed film scores, produced albums, and performed on numerous recordings. During his 30-year career he has worked with such internationally recognized jazz artists as John Clayton, Eddie Harris, Sheila Jordan, Kevin Mahogany, Max Roach, Clark Terry, Mel Torme, and Jimmy Witherspoon. Cartwright toured Africa in 1998 as a Department of State Jazz Ambassador and has performed throughout the world at such diverse locations as Seville, Spain and Hong Kong, China.
Camp Info
Faculty bios Picture Gallery Home. Faculty Biographies. All listed camp facultyare also Chicagobased jazz trumpet artist, composer, and educator.
http://facstaff.uww.edu/wiests/jazz/Bios.html

Extractions: Faculty Biographies All listed camp faculty are also members of the jazz big band in residency: The Art Appreciation Orchestra Dave Bayles: Drums Bob Rummage: Drums Mark Bettcher: Trombone Paul McKee: Trombone ... Matt Antoniewicz: Trumpet The Thrascher Sax Quartet L-R Back: Ed Petersen Randy Hamm L-R Front: Glenn Kostur Tim Ishii [Photo credit LaBelle Studio ©2001] Matt Harris: Piano Bob Bowman Bass Mike Standal: Guitar Tim Ishii: Saxophone ... Matt Antoniewicz Milwaukee area musician Matt Antoniewicz has a busy career as a lead and jazz trumpet artist.. With strong talents in both of these demanding areas, Matt is a favorite in virtually all of the popular Milwaukee/Chicago area rehearsal bands and professional big bands. He is also a wonderful teacher who can communicate difficult jazz concepts to all levels of students and has been a regular member of the UWW Jazz Camp faculty for the past few years.
Trio Bios
Bassist/composer Jay Anderson has won numerous awards for both jazz and classicalperformance. He began playing acoustic bass at the age of 12 and is a
http://www.lynnearriale.com/triobios.html

Extractions: Steve Davis Lynne Arriale Bio printer friendly version (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or Mac OS X to view) Pianist/composer Lynne Arriale began studying music at age four, eventually earning a master's degree in piano performance before turning to jazz. Her trio now performs internationally and celebrates its tenth anniversary with Come Together , its ninth CD release. Come Together is already besting the wide critical acclaim of their previous CD, Arise, which hit #17 on Billboard, #1 on UPI's Best Jazz CDs '03, and along with its predecessor, Inspiration, reached #1 on national jazz radio, #1 in New Yorker Magazine's Best CDs '03 and won that year's German Record Critics Award. Appearances on national media include PBS-TV's " Profile of a Performing Artist ," CNN/ FN' Biz , NPR's Piano Jazz with Marion McPartland Weekend Edition Jazz Set and NPR's Jazz Piano Christmas - Live from The Kennedy Center in '03 and '04 . Arriale also won the 1993 Great American Jazz Competition and toured Japan with " 100 Golden Fingers ", a group including piano legends Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Harold Mabern, Junior Mance, Monty Alexander, Roger Kellaway, Ray Bryant and Cedar Walton.

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