Pignataro Marco
…and founder of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department and served as the chair of the Jazz Saxophone Department at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. As a dedicated…
…and founder of the Jazz and Caribbean Music Department and served as the chair of the Jazz Saxophone Department at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. As a dedicated…
…saxophonists George Coleman and a younger Branford Marsalis, celebrated multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (who joined the Jazz Messengers at least in part at the suggestion of Watson)….
Boris Allakhverdyan was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2016. He previously served as Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Associate Principal Clarinet of…
…at ESMAE in Porto (Portugal), where he graduated at the age of 19; and with Yehuda Gilad at Colburn School, Los Angeles (USA) where he obtained the Master’s in Music…
…that hybridizes progressive jazz and South Indian classical music in a fluid and forward-looking form that reflects Mahanthappa’s own experience growing up a second-generation Indian-American. Just as his personal experience…
Contemporary, smooth, and eclectic – three words that just begin to describe Albert Rivera, “a modern Jazz Messenger” with one of the most exciting and sought-after saxophone sounds in today’s…
…(Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts). From 2009 until 2015 he has been a teacher for clarinet, bass clarinet and contemporary music at the Musikhochschule Bremen. Since 2014 he…
…University and earned M.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Hill was a Professor in Music Education, and the Assistant Dean at the College of Music at…
…Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia. On several occasions between 2003 and 2009 he appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra as guest Principal Clarinet, performing on international tours and…
…Endorsements include Buffet Group USA, Vandoren Reeds, Mouthpieces, and Accessories, and Applied Microphone Technology, Inc. He lives in Haverhill, MA with his wife Joanne, and children Daniel, Amelia, and Gianna….