ABOUT - Bill Banfield Music
Dr. Bill Banfield has served as Professor of Africana Studies/Music and Society, founding director of the Center for Africana Studies/Liberal Arts and teaching in the dept. of composition and the graduate program Berklee College of Music, now retired (2005-2020).
Bill Banfield | Berklee
Bill Banfield is the director of Africana Studies and a professor in the Liberal Arts Department at Berklee. A composer, jazz guitarist, and recording artist, Banfield has written works that have been commissioned by several leading orchestras, recorded by prominent labels, and performed by luminaries such as Bobby McFerrin, Delfeayo Marsalis ...
Bio - Jazz Urbane Recordings
Bill Banfield is founder/director of JazzUrbane, a contemporary jazz art recording label, dedicated to producing creative new artists. The seminal project released in 2014, was produced by legendary icon George Duke and included such leading artists as; Christian Scott, Terri Lyne Carrington, Najee, Greg Osby, and Grace Kelly.
William "Bill" Banfield | JEJ Artists
Dr. William "Bill" Banfield is an award-winning composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, and writer who has, for over 25 years, produced a body of compositions, recordings, music and arts scholarship books, and lecture programs recognized as a …
MUSIC — Bill Banfield Music
“Music is tones organized to tell human stories. The one truth I've found is, my music, my art never fails me. All else falls by the wayside, but the music as truth always stands. If you serve the art, it will always serve as your truth, a bulwark against chaos,” - B. Banfield.
Dr. Bill Banfield - Interlochen Center for the Arts
Dr. Cornel West called him "one of the last grand Renaissance men in our time ... a towering artist, exemplary educator, rigorous scholar, courageous freedom fighter, and spiritual genius." Dr. Banfield has served three times as a Pulitzer Prize judge in American music (2010, 2016, 2020).
Guitarist Bill Banfield Debuts Intimate Solo Recital, "TAKE TIME …
Jul 22, 2024 · Bill opposes the sound bites of music presented on social media. He programmed the album’s songs like a live concert, where the music becomes a wordless conversation between the guitarist and his audience.
Jazzman Bill Banfield (STH’88) is Bridging Jazz, Faith, and …
Mar 23, 2023 · Jazzman Bill Banfield is breaking ground at the corner of music and community. “I’m building the arts church, my brother,” says Banfield (STH’88). “When you come there, your soul is gonna get fed.” Banfield is a jazz guitarist, composer, pianist, recording artist, teacher, conductor, and arranger.
Bill Banfield Musician - All About Jazz
Sep 4, 2024 · Bill Banfield marshals his compositional ideas from a number of sources including Jazz, hip–hop, blues, soul and other contemporary modes of expression.
Take Time to Listen - Bill Banfield Music
“…Bill Banfield’s delightful and fresh take is cool, retro, 70s jazz, funk and soul mixed with today’s interpreting on these tunes. Along with his guitar playing and overall musical abilities… you won’t be disappointed!”