Actual Jazz

Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He has recorded, performed and co-written songs with performers such as Erick Clapton, Phil Collins and Stevie Wonder.Early life Born to Thomas and Gwendolyn East, he is one of seven children (five boys and two girls) raised in San Diego, California, where the family moved when he was four. East first studied cello in seventh through ninth grades and played in his (Horace Mann) junior high school orchestra. At age fourteen he developed an interest in the bass guitar, playing in church (Christ the King) for folk masses with his brothers Raymond and David. He was active in his (Crawford) high school's music programs along with a local top 40 band called "Power". He has said his early influences included Charles Mingus, Ray Brown and Ron Carter on upr...

Jazz singer and actress TAMM E HUNT is a very talented performer who has a potentially colorful future full of important accomplishments. She's one to definitely watch... Scott Yanow Tamm E. displays a vocal texture and style that only arrives with years of due diligence in preparation along with some serious natural talent. Connect this to the extraordinary musicianship of jazz giants like Gary Bartz and Eric Reed; mix in some classic jazz favorites and do it live at Birdland. Tamm E.'s improvisational vocal skills are noteworthy on every tune and outstanding on Blue Skies, God Bless the Child, and Summertime. Although she clearly has her own unique style and voice, one can unquestionably hear overtones of Little Jimmy Scott and maybe a combo of Nancy Wilson and Sassy at times. She sounds like Tamm E.; and that's a good thing. Note: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ Web Side: http://cdbaby.com/cd/tammehunt http://theglobaljazznetwork.ning.com/ http://www.jazzitalia.net/recensi...

Jazz Organist Brooklyn, New York Estados Unidos Bianchi has established himself as one of the elite Jazz Organists of today, performing throughout the U.S. and Europe with a venerable who’s who list of greats including Lou Donaldson, Alvin Queen, David “Fathead” Newman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Javon Jackson, Peter Bernstein, Terell Stafford, Jesse Davis, Joey DeFrancesco, Mark Whitfield, Sean Jones, Winnard Harper, Byron Landham, Eric Alexander and Tim Warfield. The Rochester, NY native has performed extensively since the age of twelve. His interest in music came very early in his life, initially guided, inspired and educated by his musical family. He has studied classical piano and theory at the preparatory department of The Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY) and earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree at The Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA). One of Pat’s early and most important influences was Joey DeFrancesco and his Columbia Records release "Live at the Five Sp...

Mónica Navarro nace en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 30 de octubre de 1968. Comienza su carrera como cantante en el año 1984 con el grupo musical “Las voces del Amanecer” obteniendo en el festival “Merlo Capital del Folklore” el premio: “Grupo Revelación”. Comienza estudios de Arte dramático, primero en la escuela de Eduardo Abate. Es precisamente una obra teatral “La lección de Anatomía” quien la trae de gira a la ciudad de Montevideo. Se deslumbra y la elige como hogar. A fines de 1997 la convoca el actor y cantante Tabaré Rivero para formar parte de su grupo “La Tabaré”, emblemática banda de rock del Uruguay. Hasta junio de 2007 formó parte de la misma. Ya en Uruguay continúa estudiando con Restuccia y Cerminara de “Teatro Uno”. Luego realiza la escuela de acción teatral “Alambique” y talleres de varias orientaciones como Clown con Danielle Finzi Pasca, de Italia. “El cuerpo del Guerrero” con Susana Lastreto de Francia. “Máscaras” con Enrique Badaró Nadal, “maquillaje teatral” en la c...

Catarina dos Santos Acústica / Ritmos africanos / Alternativa Catarina comes from Barreiro, Portugal, and since a young child she was exposed to all genres of music, more specifically jazz and funk, gospel, and also traditional music from Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, and Brazil. She grew up in a neighbourhood where Portuguese, Angolans and Cape Verdeans lived alongside and share their lives. When a teenager, she started writing her first songs. In 1998 she was the lead singer and co-composer in her first band, “Edworld”, which fused jazz and pop music. At the same time she studied Voice at Lisbon’s Conservatory of Music and Jazz Performance at Luis Villas-Boas Jazz School, where she was invited to teach Voice and Improvisation, as well as adjunct-conducting the school’s Jazz Vocal Group. She sang in various formations as a jazz singer, and started at that time fusing Brazilian and Angolan music in her repertoire. In search of more musical challenges and knowledge she comes to New York...

Miguel Romano Drummers. (Uruguay) He has performed and recorded with many artists and musicians in different styles . His ability and knowledge of the autotone and traditional rhythms of Uruguay are combined with his powerful drumming style creating an original and authentic drummer. He started to study guitar when he was 6 years old. When he was 12, he studied drums in the Modern Music Center of Montevideo with Santiago Ameijenda and Barros. In the following years he took private classes with the drummer José Luis Pérez. He began his professional career when he was very young. He has played with many groups and performed in festivals with artists such as : Hugo Fattoruso, Popo Romano, J.P. Beledo, Leo Masliah, Duddu Fischer, Paquito D..Rivera, Gloria Gaynor and Laura Canoura among others. TEACHIG ACTIVITIES He is teaching drum classes in The Conservatory of Todo Música” in Montevideo and he edited methods about Uruguayan rhythms and folkloric feel. His books are: “ CANDOMBE AND MURGA ...

Susanna Stivali (Rome - Italy) Jazz singer, composer and lyric writer. Her voice tells a melody, in the wake of vocal jazz tradition, but it also acts as an instrument, in search for new sound paths and encounters with other instruments. She starts studying music, taking piano and classic singing lessons with M. Luigi Rumbo and Ms. Mara Rhormann, then she approaches jazz singing with Mark Murphy, Barry Harris, Bob Stoloff, Mily Bermejo. In 1997 she obtains a scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she lives for about two years. In the United States she has the opportunity of deeply focusing in the study of Afro-American music and culture, and is the solo singer in the Reverence Gospel Choir conducted by M. Dennis Montgomery III. Since 1997 to date she has participated in several competitions and festivals, such as "Umbria Jazz Winter", "Baronissi Jazz", "International Folk Music Festival" (Boston), "Barga Jazz", "Terrac...