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Richie Cole
Jazz bebop-master Richie Cole, a Berklee graduate, began his serious professional career in 1969 when he joined the Buddy Rich Big Band as lead saxophone. Later, Cole toured with the Lionel Hampton Big Band and went on to join the Doc Severinsen Big Band, which appeared regularly on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In 1975 Richie teamed with the great Eddie Jefferson and worked with him until Jefferson’s death four years later.
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Richie Cole & The Alto Madness Orchestra
Back on Top
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Richie Cole meets Art Pepper
A Piece of Jazz History
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Richie Cole & The Alto Madness Orchestra
Risë's Rose Garden
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Richie Cole
The Man with the Horn
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Nathan Eklund
Nathan Eklund was born near Seattle, Washington and began his musical journey by studying piano at the age of six. Inspired by his grandfather's big band and military trumpet playing during the World War II era, Nathan picked up the trumpet at eleven and soon became interested in jazz through the trumpet voices of Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Clifford Brown.
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Dave Noland
Dave Noland has emerged as being an accomplished, young musician in the New York area, representing both the jazz and commercial scenes of today. Having established himself professionally, Dave has commanded the attention of audiences, fellow musicians and producers alike. His high level of musicianship, whether it is within the setting of an orchestra pit, a big band, or a jazz club, has proven itself to be not only attractive artistically, but also a valuable asset to the music industry.
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Shirantha Beddage
Shirantha Beddage is an emerging talent who is swiftly making his mark as an accomplished saxophonist, pianist, composer, arranger, instructor and bandleader. His musicianship and professionalism have earned him the respect of many of the top jazz musicians across Canada and the United States. He is currently the Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Theory at the Schwob School of Music (Columbus State University, Columbus Georgia USA).
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Dan Loomis
Bassist Daniel Loomis currently resides in New York City where he is rapidly becoming one of the city's most in-demand bassists.
Daniel grew up and learned his trade in St. Louis, playing professionally with the city’s best musicians from a young age. In 1998 he enrolled in Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville where he had the opportunity to study with the renowned jazz bassist Tom Kennedy, pianist Reggie Thomas and guitarist Rick Haydon. The musicians had a strong influence on Daniel’s musical thinking, imbuing him with a strong respect for groove and tradition while reminding him to always keep an open ear and mind. During his time at SIUE Daniel began teaching during the summers at the Birch Creek Music Academy, a selective jazz summer academy in Door County, Wisconsin. Here he met bassist Jeff Campbell, who was to become his teacher and a major influence upon his playing.
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Jim Saltzman
Saxophonist and composer Jim Saltzman is quickly becoming a powerful force on the New York jazz scene. His versatility and forward thinking have led to Jim’s open-minded, eclectic collaborations with some of the most engaging players of his generation.
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Don Friedman
Don Friedman was born May 4, 1935, in San Francisco. His parents loved classical music and they owned a piano. Under their guidance, Don started playing at age four. He began lessons at five with a private teacher named Katherine Swint. Though he had no exposure to jazz at this time Don taught himself to improvise.
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David Slusser
David Slusser was born in Akron, Ohio in 1952. He began playing tenor saxophone at age 10, around the same time he started experimenting with reel to reel tape recorders. Getting his first film sound job in 1975, he continued his career with a move to the San Francisco Bay area in 1977, where he joined Lucasfilm in 1984, and received an Emmy award for sound editing in 1993. He has worked often as a music editor for directors Francis Coppola, George Lucas and David Lynch, with whom he has co-composed music for his films. On his own he has composed for documentaries and public radio, as well as his jazz group Rubber City. His sound design is in the collections of both the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Contempory Art in Los Angeles, though far more people have heard it in some of the more imaginative commercials on television. He began an association with John Zorn in the mid eighties. Received two prizes in the 1999 Julius Hemphill Composition Awards, including first for jazz orchestra.
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Craig Yaremko
Up and coming saxophonist Craig Yaremko is one of the most exciting and versatile young artists on the New York jazz scene. A dynamic performer on all saxophones, flutes and clarinets, Craig's diverse musical tastes have led to performances with world-class jazz, classical, rock and pop artists. Through this he has developed a distinctive approach as both a composer and performer. His latest recording, Sync (Jazz Excursion), catches a forward-thinking artist in prime form.
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Brian Murray
Saxophonist Bryan Murray’s mature conception of music distinguishes him as both a performer and as a composer. His music has a unique sensibility, focusing simply on caliber of ideas and timelessness of melody. He is firmly rooted in an improvisational and communicative tradition, but remains open to all styles of music, resulting in a sound that draws from all genres and defies categorization. Most importantly, his work retains the sense of joy that initially attracted both performers and appreciators to music: he plays because he loves to; and that love speaks, loud and clear, to his audience.
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Abigail Riccards
Since coming to New York in 2003, Abigail Riccards is already making a name for herself. In 2006, she toured the middle-east, playing a week tour in Yemen for the United States State Department.
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Abigail Riccards
When The Night Is New
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Brian VanArsdale
Brian VanArsdale is a New York-based saxophonist and composer whose music combines the beauty and form of previous generations with a splash of the current direction and cutting edge articism - creating a product that is appealing to both listeners and jazz critics alike.
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