"colleagues in the free jazz movement.</nowiki> with Cecil Taylor with Albert Ayler with Sunny Murray with Noah Howard with Hans Dulfer with Muhammad Ali with Alan Silva and Bobby Few with Georges Arvanitas with Marvin Peterson with Saheb Sarbib with Peter Brötzmann with Raphe Malik with A. R. Penck Frank Wright (jazz musician) Frank Wright (9 July 1935 – 17 May 1990) was an American free jazz musician from Grenada, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee and Cleveland, Ohio, known for his frantic style of tenor saxophone. Wright was born in Grenada, Mississippi, but he grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He began to"
"Journey to the Urge Within Journey to the Urge Within is the debut album by English saxophonist Courtney Pine. It was released on the Verve label in 1986. Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: ""This early Courtney Pine recording (the tenor saxophonist was 22 at the time) features some of the most promising black English jazz musicians of the time, including Pine (who also plays some bass clarinet and soprano), singer Cleveland Watkiss (who often is reminiscent of Bobby McFerrin), vibraphonist Orphy Robinson, and pianist Julian Joseph."" The album went on to"
"for services to jazz music. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster on 6 December 2004. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Southampton on 15 July 2010. Pine appeared in August 2008 as an advocate for Pierre Boulez, on the BBC World News classical music programme ""Visionaries"". Pine's parents were Jamaican immigrants, his father a carpenter and his mother a housing manager. As a child he wanted to be an astronaut. He lives in London with his wife and their four children. As leader As sideman Courtney Pine Courtney Pine, (born"
"the Recording Academy for honor. Her musical interests extend well beyond classical to baroque, folk, Celtic, rock, and jazz. She regularly instructs at Mark O'Connor's annual summer fiddle camp, and in 2004 she released a CD in collaboration with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser. Pine performs chamber music as part of Trio Settecento with David Schrader and John Mark Rozendaal, and with the Jupiter Chamber Players. In 2015, Trio Settecento released Veracini’s Complete Sonate Accademiche for Violin and Continuo. The Trio’s Grand Tour collection of four CDs on Cedille Records takes listeners on a country-by-country of the European Baroque. Her current"
"on his hit album ""Giant Steps"". McCoy Tyner is also an influential player who played with Coltrane. Jazz piano Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic and harmonic capabilities. For this reason it is an important tool of jazz musicians and composers for teaching and learning jazz theory and set arrangement, regardless of their main instrument. (By extension the phrase 'jazz piano'"
"Piney Gir Piney Gir (pronounced ""gear""), often shortened to Piney, is an American musician and singer, born in Kansas but based in London, England since 1998. She has released six studio albums. Piney's musical style is predominately edgy indie-pop, although she has been described both as a musical “chameleon"" and as “the indie Dolly Parton"". Piney is an established figure on the London music scene, and has toured extensively including appearances at Glastonbury festival, South by Southwest, and CMJ music festival. She has collaborated with artists, including Andy Ramsay of Stereolab; Rob Campanella from The Brian Jonestown Massacre; Eamon Hamilton"
"saxophone as his main instrument. He attended Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, from the age of 13, completing his A levels at 18. Early musical influences include the vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder. Kinch went on to study Modern History at Hertford College, Oxford University. He also benefited from participation in the programmes of Tomorrow's Warriors, the music education and artist development organisation co-founded in 1991 by Janine Irons and Gary Crosby, and played with Crosby's Jazz Jamaica All Stars collective. In 2001 Kinch established the Soweto Kinch Trio with bassist Michael Olatuja and drummer Troy Miller and supported Courtney Pine at"
"with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Among other well known musicians he has played with are guitarist John Williams, pianist Robert Mitchell, Jools Holland, Kirsty MacColl, Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo. Puente is a regular member of the band of saxophonist Courtney Pine, who produced his debut solo album ""From There to Here"" (2009). Omar Puente Omar Puente (born 1961) is a Cuban-born violinist and jazz musician, currently living in England. He has been called ""a classical violinist with a heart that beats with a Cuban rhythm, a soul that is African, and a home in West Yorkshire"". Puente was born"
"Partitas, the 24 Paganini Caprices, and the complete Brahms Sonatas. In 2015, Pine released her debut Avie Records recording Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos with one of her “musical heroes” conductor Sir Neville Marriner and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Pine grew up listening to Sir Neville and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields’ recordings and their performance on the Amadeus movie soundtrack. Studying Mozart’s operas she gained an appreciation for the drama, playfulness and flirtation of his violin concertos featured on the new album. The recording also contains Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, recorded with violist Matthew"
"instruments, the piano is one of the instruments in a jazz combo that can play both single notes and chords rather than only single notes as does the saxophone or trumpet. A new style known as “stride” or “Harlem stride” emerged during the 1920s, predominantly in New York. James P. Johnson was a prominent adherent. The left hand was used to establish rhythm while the right hand improvised melodies. Mastering the various chord voicings—simple to advanced—is the first building block of learning jazz piano. Jazz piano technique uses all the chords found in Western art music, such as major, minor,"
"Tapani Rinne Tapani Rinne (born 1962) is a Finnish musician, composer and record producer, who is known for his experimental and innovative style with the clarinet and saxophone. Tapani Rinne, one of the best-known and respected contemporary jazz musicians and composers in Finland, studied music at the prestigious Sibelius Academy between 1981 and 1986. As an alumnus of the famed Edward Vesala's Sound & Fury workshops, he continued to experiment with jazz and became one of leading figures in Finland's contemporary jazz scene. Close collaboration eventually lead Edvard Vesala and Rinne to start a new group called RinneRadio and to"
"piano became a popular instrument in jazz in the late 1960s, particularly for several sidemen who played with Miles Davis. Herbie Hancock first encountered the instrument in 1968 while booked for a session with Davis. He immediately became an enthusiast, noting that the amplification allowed him to be heard much more easily in groups when compared to the piano. Hancock continued to experiment with the Rhodes over the next few years, including playing it through a wah wah. Another former Davis sideman, Chick Corea started using the Rhodes prominently during the 1970s, as did Weather Report founder Joe Zawinul. From"
"had moved towards jazz, recording with Stéphane Grappelli and Stuff Smith. Ponty's attraction to jazz was propelled by Miles Davis's and John Coltrane's music, which led him to adopt the electric violin. Critic Joachim Berendt wrote that ""Since Ponty, the jazz violin has been a different instrument"" and of his ""style of phrasing that corresponds to early and middle John Coltrane"" and his ""brilliance and fire"". In 1967 he visited the US for the Monterey Jazz Festival Ponty subsequently worked with Stéphane Grappelli, the Mahavishnu Orchestra (succeeding Jerry Goodman), and Frank Zappa, and appeared on more than 70 recordings. His"
"was taught by people from the Classical world, including Alfia Bekova, Elma de Bruyne, Joan Dickson and Raphael Wallfisch at the Purcell School and later the Guildhall School of Music. In 1988 Jegede became fascinated with jazz and worked and toured with ex-members of the Jazz Warriors founded by Courtney Pine and Cleveland Watkiss. Jegede formed his own jazz ensemble, The Jazz Griots, with the purpose of exploring the connections between African and African diasporic forms of music. In 1991, he pioneered African Classical music in the UK with the first ever national tour of the African Classical Music Ensemble,"
"death Glen married well-known jazz musician and record producer Jack Varney, one of the original members of the Graeme Bell Jazz Band, which was the first Australian jazz band to achieve international renown. The piano music written by Carter-Varney is contemporary and melodious in style with lush harmonic structure. Many of the pieces are reflective of the Australian bush birds and animals. The Artamidae, one of her most popular recital pieces has been written around the songs of three little butcher birds who were singing in the tree tops in her garden. Art has been an inspiration for much of"
"the Stanford University Music Library. Clint Baker Clint Baker (born January 27, 1971, in Mountain View, California) is an American traditional jazz musician performing on cornet, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, banjo, tuba, string bass, and drums. Baker started playing clarinet in 1980. His first school band director needed trombonists and quickly switched Clint to trombone. Baker is an autodidact and in the years that followed he would learn additional instruments including tuba, tenor banjo, and drums. In 1984 he organized and led his first traditional jazz band: “Greasy Kid Stuff” (1984–1989). In 1988 this band appeared at the Sacramento"
"and assorted percussion instruments. At the start of his career Pite specialised in Vintage and Classic Jazz from the 1920s to the 1950s. He has specialised in this genre ever since and performed regularly with internationally acclaimed artists such as Keith Nichols and The Blue Devils, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra and for 10 years he performed with The Rio Trio (1986-1996). Pite frequently performs at Boisdale Belgravia and Canary Wharf on drums and bass, as well as acting as bandleader and sideman in numerous jazz bands (mainly vintage and mainstream). His personal musical projects include Soul Shadows (playing the music"
"Infinitum and also performs as part of The AllStars Collective. Yeoh collaborated with The Roots in the 1994 Montreux Jazz Fest. Nikki Yeoh Nikki Yeoh (born 23 May 1973) is a British jazz pianist and composer, known for her work with Courtney Pine, Neneh Cherry, Phillip Bent, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Chante Moore, The Roots and Steve Williamson. Born in London, Yeoh is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia of Chinese descent, and an English mother. Yeoh won ""The Independent"" award for Best Jazz Musician of the Year in 1996 and in 1999 was a semi-finalist at the piano"
"2014 Routenberg continues to teach jazz piano at Ball State University in Indiana, teaching a variety of performance, theory, and history classes. Routenberg is known to utilize the genres of jazz, classical, electronica, and big band, among others. Both his 2003 and 2006 albums ""explore jazz-influenced electro-acoustic hybrids."" He has stated that influences on his work in jazz piano include Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Benny Green. Stated Routenberg's collaborator and jazz violinist Christian Howes, ""Scott Routenberg is a rare musician with both the experience to play modern jazz piano on the highest level and the"
"piano in a televised interview with the BBC. Williams also had the ability to play anything she heard. At age twelve she was listening to Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus. She knew she was destined to become a jazz pianist. She began performing jazz in her teens, playing with Richie Cole, Buck Hill, and Mickey Fields. In a rare radio interview with Marian McPartland on NPR's Piano Jazz, she states that her main influences were not pianists, but horn players, most notably Miles Davis and John Coltrane. In June 1976, she began performing regularly with the ""Philly Joe"""
"prior to his death in 1976. The CD includes other artists such as HiFi Superstar, Doogie White, Eric Martin, Troy Luccketta, Jeff Pilson, Randy Jackson, Rex Carroll, Derek St. Holmes, Kimberley Dahme, and The 77's. A percentage of the proceeds from this project will benefit the Jackson Recovery Centers. On April 22, 2017, Pine performed solo violin with the Phoenix Symphony under the baton of Tito Munoz debuting the Violin Concerto, ""Dependent Arising"" by Earl Maneein (b. 1976) and dazzled the audience with an encore of Niccolo Paganini's 5th Caprice. Pine started a foundation in 2001 to promote the study"
"Pike except as indicated"" Jazz for the Jet Set Jazz for the Jet Set is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1965 for the Atlantic label. The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating ""This disc is a bit unusual in a few ways. Vibraphonist Dave Pike sticks here exclusively to the marimba, while pianist Herbie Hancock is heard throughout on organ, an instrument he rarely played again... Most of the music consists of obscurities and is open to the influences of the boogaloo and pop rhythms of the era... An interesting effort""."
"Nikki Yeoh Nikki Yeoh (born 23 May 1973) is a British jazz pianist and composer, known for her work with Courtney Pine, Neneh Cherry, Phillip Bent, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Chante Moore, The Roots and Steve Williamson. Born in London, Yeoh is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia of Chinese descent, and an English mother. Yeoh won ""The Independent"" award for Best Jazz Musician of the Year in 1996 and in 1999 was a semi-finalist at the piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Yeoh collaborates with drummer Mark Mondesir and his bassist brother, Michael Mondesir in Jazz trio"
"on the cover of their first album. They have released other unique merchandise, including an air freshener. The Courtneys The Courtneys is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2010. The band is composed of Sydney Koke (bass, vocals), Courtney Loove (guitar, vocals), and Jen Twynn Payne (drums, lead vocals). Sydney Koke and Jen Twynn Payne met in their hometown of Calgary, Alberta in 2007. After becoming housemates, Twynn Payne began learning to play drums with then-boyfriend Patrick Flegel. Koke was impressed with her abilities and suggested they start a band, which became Puberty, a post-punk"
"taught occasionally. With Gene Ammons With Rusty Bryant With Billy Butler With Eddie Harris With Willis Jackson With Etta Jones With Boogaloo Joe Jones With Houston Person With Bernard Purdie Sonny Phillips Sonny Phillips (born December 7, 1936) is an American jazz keyboardist. His primary instrument is electronic organ but he often played piano. Phillips began playing jazz organ after hearing Jimmy Smith in his twenties. He studied under Ahmad Jamal, and played in the 1960s and 1970s with Lou Donaldson, Nicky Hill, Eddie Harris, Houston Person, and Gene Ammons. His debut album was released in 1969, and he released"
"jazz, beginning with the New Orleans players in the 1910s. It remained a signature instrument of jazz music through much of the big band era into the 1940s. American players Alphonse Picou, Larry Shields, Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, and Sidney Bechet were all pioneers of the instrument in jazz. The B soprano was the most common instrument, but a few early jazz musicians such as Louis Nelson Delisle and Alcide Nunez preferred the C soprano, and many New Orleans jazz brass bands have used E soprano. Swing clarinetists such as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Woody Herman led successful big"
"chord progression. The clarinet is a woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece. A clarinet player is known as an clarinetist. Originally, the clarinet was a central instrument in jazz, beginning with the New Orleans players in the 1910s. It remained a signature instrument of jazz through much of the big band era into the 1940s. Larry Shields was the clarinetist for the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially in 1917. The American players Ted Lewis and Jimmie Noone were pioneers of the instrument in jazz bands. The B soprano clarinet was the most common instrument,"
"Sax (1991) With Edward Vesala Tapani Rinne Tapani Rinne (born 1962) is a Finnish musician, composer and record producer, who is known for his experimental and innovative style with the clarinet and saxophone. Tapani Rinne, one of the best-known and respected contemporary jazz musicians and composers in Finland, studied music at the prestigious Sibelius Academy between 1981 and 1986. As an alumnus of the famed Edward Vesala's Sound & Fury workshops, he continued to experiment with jazz and became one of leading figures in Finland's contemporary jazz scene. Close collaboration eventually lead Edvard Vesala and Rinne to start a new"
"Wynne Paris Wynne Paris (born June 22, 1964 in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama) is a new-age and world beat musician/producer with a special focus on yoga music and kirtan, the call-and-response singing of Bhakti yoga. His live performance combines Kirtan chanting, American music (jazz, gospel music, blues and rock music), world beat rhythms and raga scales. He sings in both English and Sanskrit, and plays guitar, sarod (a 26 stringed, sitar-like instrument from India), harmonium, saz (a stringed instrument in the lute family) and percussion. Paris was a rock & roll and rhythm & blues guitar artist in the 1980s, performing"
"Courtney Johnson (musician) Courtney Johnson (December 20, 1939 – June 6, 1996) was an American banjo player, best known for his work as an original member of the band New Grass Revival. Influenced by Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mountain Boys, Johnson is often considered to be an inventor of the newgrass style of banjo playing, polished and improved later on by such personalities as Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, Scott Vestal of Sam Bush Band and Jens Krüger of Kruger Brothers. Johnson began to play guitar at the age of seven, but didn't pick up the banjo until he was"
"side of the bow (col legno). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments and in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music and in jazz. Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used in some forms of rock music and jazz fusion, with the pickups plugged into instrument amplifiers and speakers to produce sound. Further, the violin has come to be played in many non-Western music cultures, including Indian music"
"are notable for their expressive musicality. Pine is a classically trained violinist who has recorded music by late 19th-century composers such as Max Bruch and Alexander ""Pibroch"" MacKenzie that incorporated Scottish fiddle repertoire into extended classical works. Granville Bantock is another classical composer who drew on pibroch, reworking ""MacIntosh's Lament"" for the composition ""Pibroch, a Highland Lament for cello and harp"" (1917). Pine's live repertoire includes revived fiddle pibroch compositions such as ""MacIntosh's Lament"" and ""Pibroch."" Bonnie Rideout is an award-winning fiddler who has researched and revived fiddle pibroch repertoire and performance techniques. A number of her recordings feature extended"
"Courtney Parker Courtney Parker (born July 8, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) usually referred to mononymously as Courtney is an American singer and dancer that currently lives and works in Glyfada, Greece. She is currently signed to the Panik Records. Courtney is known for her collaborations with Helena Paparizou, Playmen and HouseTwins on the songs ""All the Time"", ""Breakin' Me Up"" and ""Rhythm Is A Dancer"", respectively. Before moving to Greece and start her music career, Courtney was a dancer. Her love for dancing led her to teaching and choreographing for the last 11 years. She studied classical and contemporary"