Artist Biographies (225)
Read about the in-depth lives of your favorite jazz musician and what inspires their music.
I reside in the San Francisco Bay area. I've been performing regularly throughout the San Francisco Bay area, including some West Coast and Central U.S. appearances. In addition to live jazz and cabaret performance, my career has evolved to professional recording. I am a voting member of The Recording Academy,…
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Sandro Dominelli is one of Canada`s most creative, talented and tasteful drummers. Through his continuing success’ as a much sought-after composer, bandleader, side man, and producer he has proven to be an established luminary in the Canadian music scene. Sandro’s musical sensibilities have caught the attention of international and local…
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In his teens Ronald heard Wes Montgomery playing "Canadian Sunset" on the radio, He was determined to follow in the footsteps of his idol. Subsequent influences on the guitar include Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, George Benson, Phil Upchurch and Roland Faulkner. Ronald has toured with the Staple Singers. 'Along the…
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Ronald Turner and The Fashion Statement is a 2003 Smoothie award winner from Smoothjazz.com. They are a professional, clean-cut group of musicians that give their musical best to put joy in the minds and hearts of listeners through our deeply felt creativity. Our group was established in 1990 as a…
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Roy Powell, born 1965 in Langham, England, is a musician of many different facets. He is beginning to be known equally by his classical music compositions as he is by his jazz recordings. After studies in piano and composition at the Royal Northern College of Music he first came to…
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A marvelously eloquent, always mellifluous player, Reuben 'Ruby' Braff (born Boston, Mass., 1927) is something of throwback to jazz of pre - World War II except that where Braff is concerned his music sounds fresh and despite strong influences is Armstrong, Berigan, Hackett, James, he does not slavishly copy any…
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A terrific voice. Charisma to spare. A delightful raconteur. Impeccable musical taste and vocal phrasing. Unassuming nice guy. They all apply to Russ Lorenson, whose burnished tenor is currently thrilling audiences from coast to coast. Born in Philadelphia, Russ’ career began as a youngster, making his stage debut at the…
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To say Ron Jackson is well traveled would be an understatement. He has performed and recorded in over 20 countries as a bandleader and ensemble performer, and is well established in the international jazz scene. Ron’s style of guitar playing and compositions is a blend of jazz, and other american…
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The innovative style of Ron Korb, flutist and composer of jazz and Japanese music, is garnering a buzz around the world. For example, his newly released DVD and CD, Ron Korb Live, feature a broad range of Jazz and World Music styles with the different influences seamlessly complementing each other.…
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Roman Matin was born in Minsk, Belarus, in 1981. His father played bass guitar in local rock bands. Roman was interested in music from his early childhood, and to his five he knew almost all European and American musical groups. His first major hobby became art-rock. Later, Roman was acquainted…
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Recording artist Rodney Taylor is by far one of the most soulful saxophonists to come along in a long time. His solo CD releases on Equity Records entitled "Blow By Blow" and "Unwrapped For Christmas" are true testimonies to that fact. His resume includes such artists as Brian McKnight, Doc…
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29 Jan
Rodrigo Rodriguez, Composer,Producer,Instrumentalist, World Music New Age
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Rodrigo Rodriguez is a world music composer, producer, instrumentalist, and recording artist based in, Tokyo (Japan). He was born in 1978, Argentina. In 1988 he moved to Spain. From an early age, he started to study modern and classical guitar with different teachers in Majorca, such as Damiá Timoner (guitarist…
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A native south of Italy, Rocco Ventrella grew up in Bari. He began studying saxophone privately and after one year, enrolled into the Conservatory to study the clarinet. Immediately after the Conservatory, Rocco resumed to self-study the saxophone by also participating in various clinics of jazz music with famous musicians…
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Pianist, composer and educator Roberto Verastegui (b.1988) is appearing in the international jazz scene as a young promising musician. Since he moved to Texas on a scholarship to study at the University of North Texas three years ago, he has had the opportunity to perform with musicians like Evan Weiss,…
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Born 1974 in Kiev (Ukraine). In 1982 started to practice at music college in Kiev. In 1991 immigrated to Israel. In 1992-1996 Studied in New York under direction of Mr. Phil Woods. Based in Israel and active on a local jazz scene, he has performed with Phil Woods, Valery Ponomarev,…
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Richard R. Wiggins was born on October 7, 1933 in Greenwich, CT, graduating from Greenwich High School in 1952, and from RCA Institutes in 1960. He was employed by CBS News in 1964 as a sound tech for CBS Reports, and in 1968 for 60 Minutes with Harry Reasoner &…
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"Rob was one of the purest artists I had ever met. He lived for the music. His ability to pick up the changes to any tune almost instantly, and fit into any setting was uncanny. He had an ability to bring out the best in the musicians he worked with…
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Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Nick Langston is originally from Oxford (UK) but has made his name in the thriving music center of Bristol and is well-known on the live circuit for his cool brand of jazz, swing and Latin. However, he is also no stranger to funk, blues, acoustic and…
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Composer and pianist Omar Sosa was born on April 10, 1965 at Camaguey, Cuba where he spent his early years. He began his music studies at age eight with percussion and marimba at the music conservatory at Camaguey, Cuba. He was greatly influenced by jazz at an early age and…
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Oskar Cartaya, during the course of a full career playing bass, composing, arranging and acting as musical director for an amazing array of Artists has soaked up the influences of his homes in Puerto Rico, New York and Los Angeles. Now with his debut solo release on OYE Records My…
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