Aarhus Jazz Festival
Tarus Mateen, also known as Taurus Mateen and Tarus Dorsey Kinch (born October 21, 1967, Bakersfield, California) is an American double-bass and electric bassist, who works in jazz, pop, and R&B idioms. [1]
Tarus Mateen, also known as Taurus Mateen and Tarus Dorsey Kinch (born October 21, 1967, Bakersfield, California) is an American double-bass and electric bassist, who works in jazz, pop, and R&B idioms. [1]
Mateen was a child prodigy on bass and went on a tour of the Caribbean when he was twelve years old. [1] He received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College, where he also played on the side, then relocated to New York City in 1988. He worked with Betty Carter, Marlon Jordan, Roy Hargrove, Eddie Harris, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Mark Whitfield, Tim Warfield, Rodney Kendrick, and Terence Blanchard in the early 1990s. Later in the decade he worked with Kenny Barron, Bobbi Humphrey, Marc Cary, Stefon Harris, and Greg Osby. In the 2000s he worked with Bernard Purdie, Nasheet Waits, Stanley Cowell, Mark Shim, Jacky Terrasson, Michael Marcus, Logan Richardson, and Jason Moran among others.
Mateen has also worked as a session musician and touring bassist for pop, soul, and R&B artists, including Christina Aguilera, OutKast, Toni Braxton, Goodie Mob, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill, Ghostface Killah, Ice Cube, and The Roots.
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With Terence Blanchard
With Betty Carter
With Jason Moran
With Jacky Terrasson
Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years.
The Monterey Jazz Festival is an annual music festival in Monterey, California that was founded on October 3, 1958 by jazz disc jockey Jimmy Lyons.
Jason Moran is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations.
Lonnie Plaxico is an American jazz double bassist.
Stefon DeLeon Harris is an American jazz vibraphonist.
Jacky Terrasson is a German jazz pianist and composer.
Leon Parker is a jazz percussionist and composer. He is known for occasionally using a minimalist drum set with fewer components than usual, "sometimes consisting only of a snare drum, bass drum and a cymbal."
Sam Newsome is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. His music combines straight-ahead jazz, world music and experimental jazz, which uses extended techniques. Newsome is an associate professor of music and the coordinator of the music program at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.
Ralph Peterson Jr. is an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Logan Richardson is an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and producer.
Eric Harland is an American jazz drummer.
Ugonna Okegwo is a German-Nigerian jazz bassist and composer based in New York City.
Facing Left is the second album led by American pianist and composer Jason Moran which was recorded in 2000 and released on the Blue Note label.
Black Stars is the third album led by American pianist and composer Jason Moran which features saxophonist Sam Rivers and was recorded in 2001 and released on the Blue Note label.
The Bandwagon is a live album by pianist/composer Jason Moran recorded at the Village Vanguard in 2002 and released on the Blue Note label.
Same Mother is the sixth album by American pianist and composer Jason Moran which was released on the Blue Note label in 2005.
Artist in Residence is an album by pianist/composer Jason Moran recorded in 2006 and released on the Blue Note label. The album features compositions commissioned by the Walker Art Center, the Dia Art Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Ten is the eighth album by American pianist and composer Jason Moran, celebrating a decade of his trio The Bandwagon, which was released on the Blue Note label in 2010.
A Paris... is a studio album by jazz pianist and composer Jacky Terrasson recorded in France and released on February 27, 2000 by Blue Note label. This album is dedicated to the City of Lights—Paris—and all of France. The album contains a collection of jazz adaptations of the most famous French chanson tunes.
Kindred is a collaborative studio album by jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson and jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris. The album was released on March 3, 2001 by Blue Note label. The album was nominated for Grammy Award as Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
