Results for "Jazz pianist"

Yelena Eckemoff

Yelena Eckemoff is an internationally renowned Russian-born pianist, composer, poet, and visual artist who organically blends classical elements with jazz improvisation in evocative and uniquely distinctive works that strike a delicate balance between through-composed frameworks and open-ended exploration and improvisation. Eckemoff is highly prolific composer and recording artist who produces the albums that are listed worldwide among the best releases of a year. Each release has its own charm and expression, involving the greatest celebrities of the world jazz scene, but always bears the personal signature of the composer/pianist. Yelena Eckemoff is a virtuoso pianist who played numerous piano solo recitals and lead her various all-star bands performing at prestigious venues, including Birdland NYC, Jazz Standard, Saint Peter’s Church, and Ronnie Scotts in London.

Viktorija Pilatovic

Born: March 12, 1989

Viktorija Pilatovic is a Lithuanian vocalist, bandleader, composer, and educator who shares her love for jazz through her original music: poetic melodies and lyrics, modern, heart-grasping chord progressions, and virtuosic vocal performances. She is a recording artist with four releases featuring original music: "Skybridges" 2023, "The Only Light" 2019, "Stories" 2017, and "Nica's Blues" 2013. Her music has been covered in NPR live sessions, Downbeat magazine, RTVE, Discopolis Radio 3, and various other platforms.

Alongside Sílvia Pérez Cruz, her voice can be heard on "Voces," the latest big band album by renowned Spanish saxophonist Perico Sambeat. 
Through Berklee, she has collaborated in productions with Gilberto Gil, Victor Wooten, Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Banda Magda, and Petros Klampanis, who produced her fourth album, Skybridges, released in March 2023, featuring acclaimed Spanish flutist and saxophonist Jorge Pardo.

Mina Choi

Mina Choi is a Korean-born, Los Angeles-based jazz pianist, composer, and conductor whose music uniquely blends jazz, classical, and the rich traditions of her Korean heritage. With years of experience as both a performer and educator in California, Mina’s work reflects her personal journey, characterized by beautiful melodies, intricate rhythms, and colorful harmonies. Each composition tells a story, inviting listeners to experience a deep emotional connection to her music.

Mina has performed at renowned venues across the United States, including Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, The Queen Mary, Catalina Jazz Club, and The Blue Whale Jazz Club. She has studied under prominent jazz figures such as George Cables and Bill Cunliffe, whose guidance has shaped her unique musical voice.

Kenny Peagler

Born: July 31, 1984

Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kenny Peagler is a multi-genre pianist, composer, musical director, and singer-songwriter known for his dynamic performances and innovative musicality. His journey began at the Pittsburgh High School for Creative and Performing Arts, where he honed his craft and developed a passion for the piano. Following high school, he received a full scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston, immersing himself in diverse musical traditions.

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Danny Sinoff

Born: August 23, 1981

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Danny Sinoff began private classical piano lessons at the young age of four years old. When he was eleven, he moved with his family to Naples, FL, and continued his classical studies, going on to win local and regional piano competitions and later getting his first gig at the age of 13.

When he was 14, his father gave him a Harry Connick Jr. CD along with a Bobby Darin compilation and Danny fell instantly in love with the power of a swinging Big Band and the singing and interpretation of the Great American Songbook, later discovering bebop and modern jazz. Soon after, he realized that being a musician was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.  

Gregory Golub

Born: April 7

Gregory Golub is Israeli composer, jazz pianist and songwriter, born in the USSR. Gregory is a self-taught pianist from the age of 12. He received a formal musical education in Russia and Ukraine, participated in a Jazz Festival in Russia and received an excellence prize for the best original jazz compositions. Gregory lives in Israel since 1990, where he has written and composed numerous multi-genre musical compositions, songs and philosophic and poetic texts. In 2004 his album “Idioms” was released comprising original instrumental jazz compositions, including piano and vocal jazz improvisations

Giovanni Vannoni

Giovanni Vannoni is a pianist and composer born in Greve in Chianti in 1992. He began his piano career in 2013 with a concert at the Teatro del Sale in Florence. Over the following years, he played with various jazz ensembles, participating in several festivals and events. His interest in exploring new musical languages led him to collaborate in 2019 with composer and guitarist Davide Martiello for the Florentine electronic music festival "Diffrazioni".

In 2016, he graduated in jazz piano from the Siena Jazz University Academy, under the guidance of masters Stefano Onorati and Paolo Birro. In 2017, he began collaborating with guitarist Krishna Biswas, leading to the release in 2022 of the album "Piccola Impresa Irregolare," which was mentioned in Musica Jazz's TOP JAZZ 2022. The same magazine recognized Giovanni Vannoni among the new talents.

Kelly Green

Steinway Artist, Kelly Green is a triple threat, mesmerizing audiences as a pianist, vocalist, and composer.

Kelly’s remarkable talent has led her to share the stage with jazz legends such as Christian McBride, George Coleman, and many others showcasing her exceptional skill, empathy, and musicality. She has performed at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Dizzy's Jazz Club, Birdland, and Blue Note and has toured with her band all over the US, Europe, and South America making stops at many notable festivals, clubs, and performing arts centers.  

“She is no mere songwriter, but an artist and performer in toto…Green’s composing skills are more than impressive.” -Michael Bailey (All About Jazz)

Joe Nichols

Born: 1994

Joe Nichols is the bandleader, keyboardist/pianist and composer for prominent UK jazz group Nimbus Sextet. Nimbus Sextet's two albums on Acid Jazz Records - Dreams Fulfilled (2020) and Forward Thinker (2022) - have gained universal acclaim from the likes of Jazz FM, Jazzwise, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music