Amirtha Kidambi is committed to the exploration, performance and investigation of new and creative musics. This includes Carnatic vocal, free-improvisation, experimental rock, and new music. Amirtha is a bandleader for Elder Ones as well as a soloist, collaborator, and ensemble member in groups like the early Renaissance-inspired dark folk band Seaven Teares. She also performed … Read more
Soul-jazz fans are familiar with Calvin Keys, a jazz guitarist who is well-known for his work as a session musician and the small number of albums he has released under his own name. Keys is well-known for his muscular, single-string solo style. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1943. Otis Keys, his father and … Read more
Donna Khalife, a singer, double-bass player, composer, arranger, was born in Lebanon. At a young age, she began piano lessons. She moves to Paris in 2003 to continue her music education: piano, orchestration and harmony. Her conducting classes with Nicolas Brochot, as well as her jazz and improvisation classes taught by Guillaume Roy, have a … Read more
Khan was born into a musical family in Bangladesh. His father, a composer, poet, and instrumentalist, gave Khan and his brothers a solid foundation in Indian classical music. Khan was trained in Indian drumming from age eight to nine. However, Khan’s musical life was forever changed when his brother brought home a bootleg copy Frampton … Read more
Stephane Kerecki studied Economics in Paris and then enrolled at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Paris. There he studied Double bass with Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark and Riccardo De Fra. He joined Steve Potts’s band and was a member the Paris Jazz Big Band. Stephane gained fame playing with the bands of Denis Colin … Read more
Trudy Kerr is renowned as one of the UK’s finest jazz vocalists. Mojo Magazine says of her singing “Trudy Kerr is the genuine article – She is a Joy!” All About Jazz has described her as “100% real jazz musician with fluid phrasing and a mellifluous, warm and sensuous tone.” Born in Australia, Trudy moved … Read more
Barney Kessel, October 17, 1923 – May 6th 2004, was one of the most outstanding guitarists after Charlie Christian’s death. He was a consistent bop soloist throughout the course of his career. He was a member of a big band led by Chico Marx (1943), and then he worked with Charlie Barnet (1944-45), and Artie … Read more
Sari Kessler’s debut album, Do Right, was released in 2016. She is quickly becoming a major force in jazz. Critics have praised her live performances and recorded material. All About Jazz called her “a first rate interpreter, (able to) tap into the marrow a lyric to bring its essence to forefront.” JazzTimes stated, “It’s almost … Read more
