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Alessa Records
Alessa Records (initiated 2004 in Hagenberg, Austria) is a record label mainly releasing in the genre jazz and jazzrock. Background After more than 25 years of experience in the music business Peter Guschelbauer decided to start a record label with music of the highest quality. The name is derived from the nickname of his daughter Alexandra, who was one and a half year at the time of foundation. After discovering Jimi Hendrix in the late 1960s, Guschelbauer trans directed towards John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of br ... and the jazz. The fusion of jazz and rock became close to his heart the record label reflect this interest. Guschelbauer operates a recording studio in Hagenberg, some labels, publishing and distribution. Another centerpiece of the company i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Mathisen
Ole Mathisen (born 13 February 1965) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet) and composer. He is a critically acclaimed saxophonist and active performer on the New York City and the international jazz scene, and known for more than 80 recordings. He has performed with artists such as Paula Cole, Louie Vega, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Hiram Bullock, Tom Coster, Mark Egan, Steve Smith, Mino Cinelu, Peter Erskine, Eddie Gómez, Badal Roy, Rufus Reid, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Claudio Roditi, Will Lee, LaVerne Baker, Abraham Laboriel, Randy Brecker, Gil Goldstein, Lew Soloff, Tiger Okoshi, Michael Gibbs, Harvie Swartz, Jon Christensen, Gary Husband, Bill Bruford, Kenny Barron, Bob Moses, Jeff Berlin, Hilton Ruiz, Petter Wettre, Adam Nussbaum, Frankie Valli, and Dream Theater, and has composed music for film and television. He is the brother of jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Hans Mathisen (guitar) and Nils Mathisen (keyboards, guitar and bass). Career Mathisen receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Menza
Don Menza (born April 22, 1936) is an American jazz saxophonist. Career Menza was born in Buffalo, New York. After serving in the U.S. Army, he was part of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra from 1960 to 1962 and then briefly worked for Stan Kenton. From 1964 to 1968 he lived in Germany. Back in the U.S., he became a member of the Buddy Rich band in 1968 and recorded a well-known solo with that band on "Channel One Suite". In the 1970s he was a member of ''The Tonight Show'' Band. He later lived in California and played with Elvin Jones and Louie Bellson. In 2005 Menza was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. Menza wrote two of the charts played by the Buddy Rich Band: "Time Check" and "Groovin' Hard". Personal life His son Nick Menza (1964–2016) was the drummer for the heavy metal band Megadeth. Discography As leader * ''Morning Song'' (SABA, 1966) * ''First Flight'' (Catalyst, 1977) * ''Horn of Plenty'' (Discwasher, 1979) * ''Burnin'' (M&K, 1981) * ''Hip Pocket'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1951 and then growing up in Oceanside, Long Island, Werner began playing and performing at a young age, first appearing on television at the age of 11. Although he studied classical piano as a child, he enjoyed playing anything he heard on the radio and improvisation was his true calling. In high school and his first years of college he attended the Manhattan School of Music as a classical piano major. His aptitude for improvisation led him to the Berklee College of Music in 1970, where he met and studied with his first piano/spiritual teacher, Madame Chaloff. From Boston, Werner traveled to Brazil with the saxophonist Victor Assis Brasil. There he met Assis's twin brother, Brazilian pianist Joao Assis Brasil. His studies with Joao and Madame Chaloff would lead to the writing of the book '' Effortless Mastery''. Later life and career W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Veneziani
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia (Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2012 in music. This year was the peak of music downloads sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. Specific locations * 2012 in African music *2012 in American music * 2012 in Asian music * 2012 in Australian music * 2012 in British music * 2012 in Canadian music * 2012 in Chinese music * 2012 in European music (Continental Europe) * 2012 in French music * 2012 in German music * 2012 in Irish music * 2012 in Japanese music * 2012 in Norwegian music * 2012 in South Korean music * 2012 in Swedish music * 2012 in Taiwanese music Specific genres * 2012 in alternative music * 2012 in classical music * 2012 in country music *2012 in heavy metal music * 2012 in hip hop music * 2012 in jazz * 2012 in Latin music * 2012 in opera * 2012 in rock music Albums released Classical music * Hans Abrahamsen – String Quartet No. 4 *John Adams – ''Absolute Jest'', for string quartet and orchestra *Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music. Specific locations * 2011 in American music * 2011 in Asian music * 2011 in British music * 2011 in Canadian music * 2011 in European music (Continental Europe) * 2011 in Irish music * 2011 in Japanese music *2011 in Norwegian music *2011 in South Korean music * 2011 in Swedish music Specific genres * 2011 in classical music * 2011 in country music * 2011 in heavy metal music * 2011 in hip hop music *2011 in jazz * 2011 in Latin music * 2011 in opera * 2011 in rock music Albums released Deaths ; January * 29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher. ; February * 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist. * 14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist. * 22 – Beau Dollar (69), American soul-R&B singer and drummer. ;March * 29 – Ray Herr (63), American rock guitarist (The Ides of March). ; April * 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2010 in music. Specific locations *2010 in American music * 2010 in Asian music *2010 in Australian music *2010 in British music *2010 in Canadian music * 2010 in European music (Continental Europe) * 2010 in Irish music * 2010 in Japanese music * 2010 in New Zealand music * 2010 in Norwegian music * 2010 in Philippine music *2010 in Swedish music *2010 in South Korean music Specific genres *2010 in alternative rock * 2010 in classical music * 2010 in country music *2010 in heavy metal music *2010 in hip hop music * 2010 in Latin music *2010 in jazz *2010 in opera Albums released *List of 2010 albums Deaths ;January * 10 – Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist * 13 ** Teddy Pendergrass (59), American R&B singer ** Jay Reatard (29), American indie rock singer * 18 – Kate McGarrigle (63), Canadian folk singer ( Kate & Anna McGarrigle) * 26 – Dag Frøland (64), Norwegian comedian, singer and vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Gunnar Hoff
Jan Gunnar Hoff (born 22 October 1958) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and professor, living in Bodø, known from cooperations with jazz musicians like Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Alex Acuña, Audun Kleive, Mathias Eick, John Surman, Karin Krog, Maria João, Marilyn Mazur, Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Per Jørgensen, Tore Brunborg, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Per Mathisen, Gary Novak, Arild Andersen, Tore Johansen, Nils Petter Molvær, Ståle Storløkken, Gary Husband a.o. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) (in Norwegian) Career Hoff was born in Bodø. He is a graduate of the Teachers' College in Bodø and Bergen, and was further educated in the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium under Terje Bjørklund (1986–89), and in composition at Norges Musikkhøgskole (2001). He had his jazz debut with his own trio on ''Ad Lib Jazzklubb'' (1976). Hoff´s background includes classical piano, progressive rock, pop and jazz. Hoff has released 20 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Acuña
Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist. Background Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands such as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Neciosup from the age of ten. Acuña then followed his brothers and moved to Lima as a teenager. At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1965 he moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1974 Acuña moved to Las Vegas, working with artists such as Elvis Presley, The Temptations, and Diana Ross, and the following year he joined the jazz-fusion group Weather Report, appearing on the albums ''Black Market'' and '' Heavy Weather''. While in New York City, Acuña recorded several songs under RCA records. Acuña decided to leave because of the genre limitations placed on him, in which RCA records only had him play Latin music. Acuña left Weather Report in 1978, and became a session musician in California, recording and playing li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2008 in music. This year was the peak of record sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then. Specific locations *2008 in British music * 2008 in Canadian music * 2008 in European music (Continental Europe) *2008 in Irish music * 2008 in Japanese music * 2008 in New Zealand music *2008 in Norwegian music * 2008 in Swedish music * 2008 in South Korean music * 2008 in west african music Specific genres * 2008 in rock music * 2008 in classical music *2008 in country music * 2008 in electro pop music * 2008 in heavy metal music *2008 in hip hop music * 2008 in Latin music * 2008 in jazz * 2008 in opera Events January *January 1 – Julia Fischer makes her début as a concert pianist, performing Edvard Grieg's ''Piano Concerto in A minor'' with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie at the Alte Oper, Frankfurt. The concert was conducted by Matthias Pintscher, who replaced Sir Neville Marriner. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2013 in music. Specific locations Specific genres Albums released Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic) Awards Bands formed * Band-Maid * Beach Slang * Big Data * Blossoms * Brothers Osborne * BTS * Bully * The Cadillac Three * Cherry Glazerr * Childbirth * Crying * Fight or Flight * From Ashes to New * Great Good Fine Ok * G.R.L. * I Prevail * Japanese Breakfast * Joe Russo's Almost Dead * Julian Casablancas+The Voidz * Let's Eat Grandma * Little Big * Lisa Prank * Mrs. Green Apple * The Pizza Underground * Pup * The Rails * Rae Sremmurd * Rainbow Kitten Surprise * Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever * Royal Blood * Run the Jewels * Sorority Noise * Sunflower Bean * Sylvan Esso * Viola Beach * You Are Number Six * Zeal & Ardor Bands reformed * All Saints * Black Flag * The Calling *Danity Kane *Daughters *Failure *The Fall of Troy *Fall Out Boy *Jurassic 5 *King Crimson *Medicine *Neu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
