She knew from a young age that music was her passion. Begging her mother for piano lessons, she began in kindergarten and explored her voice while singing along to her piano lesson songs. Her father soon introduced her to many soul and blues legends Etta James and Ray Charles as well as James Brown and … Read more
Eyvind Kang, a violinist, is originally from Seattle. He studied music at Cornish College for the Arts and also studied with Michael White. Kang was awarded an Artist Support Program grant by the Jack Straw Foundation in 1994. He used the grant to record seven of his musical compositions, “NADEs”. Seven NADEs was Kang’s first … Read more
Out of the remnants of several late-1970’s/early-1980’s groups: Supersession, To Be, Messengers, and others, Kanguru could be classed as a supergroup of sorts, and thus they attempted to blend all their influences into a modern rock fusion, “Deutsch Rock ohne text” to quote some of the cover notes. Their debut was their best album, which … Read more
Jussi Kannaste, a 1976-born saxophonist, is well-known for his work with bands like Kannaste-Ojajarvi Quintet and Kannaste-Olding 4band. He also tours with the UMO Jazz Orchestra. Kannaste is also the head of the jazz section and a highly respected saxophone lecturer in Helsinki at Sibelius Academy. Kannaste has been awarded the Finnish Saxophone Society Josef … Read more
Maria began to focus on jazz performance in 1985. In 1992, Maria began studying jazz performance at Trondheim Music Conservatory, Norway. After meeting Mats Eilertesen, drummer, and Thomas Stronen in 1997, she formed her own trio. She displayed a well-developed and cohesive style and performed original compositions. Act, a German label, released her first album, … Read more
It was founded by Pascal Charrier and other friends in 2004. They quickly started playing in Paris. Pascal Charrier’s compositions are litteraly carried by the powerful rhythms from Rafael Koerner (drums), Florent Corbou, (electric bass), and Bastien Ballaz(trombone), which allow Julien Soro (sax alto), and Bastien Balaz (trombone), to enchant themselves. Bandcamp
Matthew Kaminski, originally from Chicago, IL began his studies in organ at the age of five. Matthew Kaminski was accepted as a pianist into the University of Arizona’s Jazz Studies department (Tucson), AZ). He studied with Gordon James, a jazz pianist. He also studied classical piano with Suzanne Knosp and jazz piano with Mike Eckroth … Read more
Max Kaminsky, a reliable Dixieland musician, was often featured with Eddie Condon’s gang during the 1940s and 1950s. He was an early player in Boston, and a veteran of Chicago’s 1920s, where he played with Condon, Frank Teschemacher and Bud Freeman. Kaminsky moved to New York in 1929. He had a brief stint with Red … Read more
Kaleidon was an Italian band that emerged in the late 60s from the remains of Free Love. It was formed after the deaths of two members of the group in a car accident. Stefano Sabatini was one of the survivors and formed a new quartet. He dedicated the album 1973 to the memory of the … Read more
German band with roots in Bremen/Hannover dating back to the 1960’s. Their jazz-prog was richly textured and featured lots of wind instruments, mainly instrumental. There were hints of Nucleus/Xhol, Zappa/Mothers, and Zappa/Mothers influences. From discogs
