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Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery. Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery is an album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris recorded live in Miami at the WDNA radio station's Jazz Gallery, released on the JMood label in 2017, and featuring performances by the Roberto Magris Sextet, also including Brian Lynch. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Argue was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] [2] He studied at McGill University in Montreal from 1993–1998, and in 2000 he moved to the U.S. to study composition at New England Conservatory of Music [3] with jazz composer Bob Brookmeyer. [4] Following his studies at New England Conservatory, Argue moved to Brooklyn in 2003.
A 2004 observer commented that Lindner's compositions are often "buoyant, singable melodies enlivened by circular, interlocking rhythms that often coalesce, swell and burst into euphoric exclamations [...with] a mesmerizing, transportive vibe that seamlessly reconciles elements of Afro-Cuban, modern and modal jazz with R&B, hip-hop and house music."
O’Neal has served on the boards of non-profit organizations, including the Jazz Museum in Harlem, the Jazz Gallery and the Jazz and Contemporary Program of The New School. Selected publications Books (text and illustrations) The Eddie Condon Scrapbook of Jazz (St. Martin's Press, 1973) A Vision Shared (St. Martin's Press, 1976)
In 2013, Escreet was commissioned by the Jazz Gallery to write a new work as part of their Residency/Commissions for 2012-2013, for which he wrote an extended work for string quartet and piano trio. 2014 saw John being awarded the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation USArtists International grant, enabling his Trio from the United States to collaborate ...
Guy Warren. Guy Warren of Ghana, also known as Kofi Ghanaba (4 May 1923 – 22 December 2008), was a Ghanaian musician, most notable as the inventor of Afro-jazz — "the reuniting of African-American jazz with its African roots" [1] — and as a member of The Tempos, alongside E. T. Mensah. He also inspired musicians such as Fela Kuti.
Wilkins, who is of African American heritage, grew up in the Upper Darby neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained his first musical experiences in his community church, which led him to attend jazz courses at the Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts. In 2009, as a teenager, he had the opportunity to perform the national anthem ...
Emma "EJ" Donkin is a Northeast Ohio jazz, classical and contemporary composer and pianist. She has composed music for solo instrumentalists, chamber ensembles, wind ensembles and jazz ensembles.