Darryl Kniffen is an exceptionally creative, passionate, and innovative drummer/educator/composer. Kniffen’s creativity can be seen in every aspect of his life. He creates original instruments out of recycled materials with students and composes innovative pieces that push the boundaries between jazz and rock. Kniffen is a live performer and has been accompanied by many artists, … Read more
In the early 1990s, Sam Newsome was a member the Terence Blanchard Quintet. The core members were Blanchard on trumpet and Bruce Barth on piano. Tarus Mateen on bass and Troy Davis on drums. Newsome played the tenor saxophone. They toured the globe and recorded many CDs for Columbia/Sony, including the critically acclaimed “Malcolm X … Read more
Farnell Newton, born March 21, 1977, is a jazz trumpeter and composer. Born in Miami, Florida, he is a composer and jazz trumpeter. In 1992, he moved to Philadelphia and attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. Newton studied in Philadelphia with his uncle Conny Murray (saxophonist/arranger) and his uncle Sunny Murray … Read more
Frankie Newton, trumpet, was born in Emory, Virginia on January 4, 1906 and died in New York on March 11, 1954. Frankie Newton, a fine and soulful trumpet soloist, was a recording artist from the early thirties and forties. He played on Bessie Smith’s last recording session in 1933, Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” session, and … Read more
The “New York Standards Quartet” is made up of pianist Dave Berkman and drummer Gene Jackson. Tenor Saxophonist Tim Armacost and bassist Yosuke Inoue are the other members. In the fall 2006, Tim Armacost assembled the band. The band, which is based in New York City, has developed a close telepathic relationship through playing in … Read more
Born in Coos Bay in Oregon, U.S.A., she received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Oregon in 1975 and a Vocal Performance degree from the School of Music Stuttgart in 1977. She has performed music from the 20th century as well as pieces written for her by A. Holszky and B.Konrad, W.Dauners, … Read more
This combo, also known as the New York Jazz Trio is a studio-only band that specializes in recording classic standards in an easy-to-understand, post-bop style. The New York Trio is composed of three talented musicians who have a long history on the East Coast jazz scene. Bill Charlap, a member the Phil Woods Quintet has … Read more
James Newton (composer/flutist/conductor) Mr. Newton’s work encompasses chamber, symphonic, and electronic music genres, compositions for ballet and modern dance, and numerous jazz and world music contexts. Many awards, fellowships, and grants have been given to Mr. Newton, such as the Ford Foundation, Guggenheim and National Endowment of the Arts, Rockefeller Fellowships and Montreux Grande Prix … Read more
NEXT Collective is a group of young jazz musicians who are exploring new interpretations of contemporary songs. Logan Richardson, an alto saxophonist, was born in 1980. He was already a member of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra at the tender age of 16. Downbeat magazine called him “up and coming” after he studied music at … Read more
