Results for "Jazz piano"

Periscope Jazz Collective

Active since: 2022

Periscope Jazz Collective is a Western Massachusetts–based jazz ensemble known for reimagining classic standards through a modern, exploratory lens. Both reflective and dynamic in style, the group blends swing, improvisation, and deep jazz tradition into performances that feel fresh, intimate, and engaging. Anchored by pianist Perry Friedman, sax and multi-instrumentalist Rick Page, bassist Jon Oltman, and drummer Bruce Kelley, the collective adapts fluidly from elegant duo settings to full ensemble performances featuring guest musicians and collaborators.

Drawing inspiration from the many eras and textures of jazz history, Periscope Jazz Collective brings a thoughtful yet accessible energy to every performance. The group has become a familiar presence throughout the Pioneer Valley and greater Western Massachusetts music scene, appearing at venues including breweries, listening rooms, restaurants, festivals, and arts spaces in Northampton, Easthampton, Greenfield, Shelburne Falls, and beyond.

Unpil Baek

Unpil Baek is an improvisational musician based in Berkeley, CA. Rooted in classical piano and shaped by jazz, his music draws from a wide field of traditions, including classical, sacred, experimental, and global improvisational practices.

A lover of all kinds of music, Unpil approaches improvisation as a space where different languages can meet: between traditions, between people, and between inherited forms and new possibilities. His work seeks to honor the diversity of musical expression while shaping these encounters into a coherent musical whole.

Unpil is also a research scientist in quantum computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence

EBBA

Born: January 25, 2000

NYC-based Swedish singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA is reshaping what it means to be a jazz artist in 2025. A Berklee Presidential Scholar and recent graduate, she moves fluidly between jazz sophistication and raw, modern songwriting, carving out a sound that’s both fearless and arrestingly original.

Fresh off the road with Jon Batiste adding keys and vocals to his global tour and to his latest album Big Money, EBBA has already proven she can hold her own alongside one of music’s most adventurous voices. She also co-writes and performs with New York outfit Dana and Alden (Concord Jazz), further flexing her range across genres.

Oscar Caucaly

Born: March 30, 1985

Oscar Caucaly’s musical story begins in Bogotá, where as a teenager he immersed himself in salsa and Latin jazz. Those early years—filled with clave, improvisation, and rhythmic exploration—became the foundation of his artistic identity. From there, he dove deeply into the jazz tradition, embracing bebop language, straight-ahead repertoire, and modern jazz concepts that would define his evolving voice.

After studying at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, he continued his formation in Barcelona at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, supported by Fundación Carolina. He later completed a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies at New York University, where he worked closely with masters such as Alan Broadbent and Ari Hoenig, and performed under the direction of Alan Ferber and Chris Potter at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.

Camilla Vaitaitis

Born: October 15, 1994

Camilla Vaitaitis is a versatile pianist, vocalist, guitarist, arranger, and composer based in Denver, CO. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Jazz Piano and Composition from the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music.

Camilla plays regularly in several different groups, including her indie-psych rock band Barbara and her original jazz project, the Camilla Vaitaitis Quartet. She dedicates time not only to performing throughout Colorado, but also to composing and arranging pieces for a variety of groups, including big bands, small ensembles, rock bands, and more.​ She is a published composer with Brava Jazz Publishing. In addition to actively performing, Camilla has recently joined the jazz faculty at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music and the songwriting faculty at the University of Colorado, Denver. A sought-after educator, she also teaches private lessons in piano, guitar, songwriting, and composition and directs ensembles and teaches courses with the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts.

Felix Tani

Born: September 6, 1979

About me

As an artist, I perform and compose jazz music that seamlessly integrates the influences of Scandinavian and American traditions.

My style of music is called Scandinavian Jazz. It brings together the peaceful, reflective aspects of the music from Sweden with the syncopated, swingin', and earthy qualities of American jazz, enriched by cinematic, classical, and Scandinavian folk music.

The key artistic values for me are to stir feelings of peace, happiness, and nostalgia in every listener. I focus on crafting music that is spiritually enriching, beautifully simple, and culturally

Eli Yamin

Born: November 21, 1968

Eli “Dr. E” Yamin was born in East Patchogue, Long Island and has performed as a jazz and blues ambassador for the United States, in over 25 countries and in the U.S. at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the White House.

Eli’s recordings include Squeeze In Tight, jazz and blues songs for solidarity with his jazz and blues band; You Can’t Buy Swing with his jazz quartet; I Feel So Glad, with his blues band; Louie’s Dream, dedicated to “our jazz heroes,” with clarinetist Evan Christopher, Live In Burghausen with jazz icon, Illinois Jacquet, and five albums with baritone saxophonist Claire Daly including Swing Low, on permanent display in President Bill Clinton's Library in Little Rock. Eli’s three published youth-centered musicals: Nora’s Ark, the jazz musical, Holding the Torch For Liberty, and Message From Saturn, have been performed internationally in four languages and across the United States, bringing diverse communities together through jazz and blues to tell socially uplifting stories.

Srisley (Yaeseul Kim)

Yaeseul Kim, also known as Srisley, is a South Korean jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader whose work blends Afro Latin jazz with contemporary jazz and cinematic orchestration. Her music is driven by Afro Cuban and Latin American rhythmic traditions, paired with a strong sense of structure shaped by film scoring and large ensemble writing.

She leads projects in formats ranging from piano trio and duo to big band and orchestral settings, emphasizing rhythm, form, and narrative flow. Yaeseul has performed internationally at major festivals and venues including the Boston Calling Music Festival and the Detroit Jazz Festival, and has collaborated with Grammy winning musicians from the Latin jazz world.

Murat Ali Cengiz

Born: November 11, 1984

Originally from Istanbul/Turkey, Netherlands based Murat Ali Cengiz is an architect, composer and pianist. He has performed as a pianist and a band leader throughout Europe in venues like: Muziekgebouw, Tivoli Vredenburg, Oosterport, Elbjazz, Wonderfeel, Injazz.He has released his solo piano album "Urban Pianola" at 2020. 

He exhibited with his collective: Automata at the fourth Istanbul Design Biennial, using design as a music composition tool. He is the creator of the ongoing cross-disciplinary audio-visual project: “Musicographics”, exhibiting and performing at various locations such as, Kunsthal, Nieuwe Instituut, Muziekwerf, OMI, Bureau Europa and Rotterdam Architecture Month in the Netherlands.

Jordan Anderson