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Meilana Gillard - Tenor Saxophone
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Brooklyn, New York
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Member Since4/23/2005
Band Websitewww.meilana.com
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Meilana Gillard: Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Nir Felder: Guitar
Sam Barsh or Kris Davis: Rhodes/Nord
Marcos Varela: Bass
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums


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InfluencesMusic/art that inspires me…in random order except for GENE WALKER who is number ONE!!! Lester Young, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Thompson, Dexter Gordon, Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Jimmy Blanton, Sidney Bichet, Ella Fitzgerald, Melba Liston, Charli Persip, Count Basie, Neil Hefti, Sammy Nestico, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Don Byas, Slam Stewart, Milt Hinton, Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn, Gene Ammons, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Grey, Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Peterson, Russell Procope, Cootie Williams, Bill Evans, Ray Brown, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Slam Stewart, Gene Harris, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley, Stanley Turrentine, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Oscar Pettiford, Red Garland, Lee Morgan, Ornette Coleman, Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Nat Adderley, Blue Mitchell, Cannonball Adderley, Hank Jones, Billy Higgins, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, Paul Chambers, Johnny Griffin, Percy Heath, Jimmy Scott, SHIRLEY HORN, Dave Brubeck, Lee Konitz, Paul Gonsalves, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Elvin Jones, Leroy Vinegar, Jack Dejohnette, Eric Dolphy, Booker Irvin, Mary Lou Williams, Nancy Wilson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Blue Mitchell, Dionne Warwick, Patti Labelle, Roberta Flack, Quincy Jones, June Christy, Stan Kenton, Blossom Dearie, Sarah Vaughn, Vaughn Wiester, Jim Hill, Jimmy “Lee” Hill, Charles Tolliver, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Eddie Bayard, Seamus Blake, Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis, Dewey Redman, Sam Rivers, Greg Osby, Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, Michael Brecker, Donny McCaslin, Abraham Burton, Lauren Sevian, Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Gary Thomas, Jaleel Shaw, Julius Hemphill, Tyshawn Sorey, Katia Toobool, Marcos Varela, Nir Felder, George Garzone, Dave Glasser, Tim Price, Steve Wilson, Steve Nelson, Kenny Drew Jr., Bob Mover, Ingrid Jensen, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Reich, Glass, Ryo Noda, Mike DiRubbo, Paule Maurice, Marcel Mule, Eugene Russeau, Stockhausen, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, James Brown, Otis Redding, The Isley Brothers, BOOTSY, Aarron Neville, The Delfonics, Curtis Mayfield, Steely Dan, Tower of Power, Sam Cooke, Nick Drake, Son House, The Isley Brothers, The Police, Robert Palmer, Earth Wind and Fire, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Little Johnny Taylor, The Meters, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Doors, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, The Commodores, Weather Report, Cheap Trick, Def Leopard, Poison, Madonna, Bill Withers, Willy Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Dave Kikoski, BECK, Eric Alexander, Clarence Carter, Rick James, Prince, Eric Clapton, Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop, E40, The Roots, Digable Planets, A Tribe Called Quest, Digital Underground, George Clinton/Parliament, J Dilla, Mary J. Blige, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Michael Jackson, Onyx, Busta Rhymes, Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Janet Jackson, Green Day, The Pixies, The Breeders, Kim Deal, Guns and Roses, Anna Wayland, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Aerosmith, Radiohead, Joanna Newsom, Justin Timberlake, Timberland, Raphael Saadiq.
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   About Meilana Gillard - Tenor Saxophone
Hello! Meilana (muh-lay-nuh) here.

**Debut Album "Day One" available NOW!! Click Image Below to Buy!!**



Featuring:
Meilana Gillard: Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Nir Felder: Guitar
Sam Barsh: Fender Rhodes, Nord Electro
Marcos Varela: Bass
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums



Bio:

Meilana McLean Gillard (b. London, 1981) is a Tenor Saxophonist and Composer who enjoys creating genre blurring music with strong jazz roots. She began to play piano at age 7 later picking up the saxophone at age 11. Her curiosity remained peaked through high school and college as she won several awards and honors for both improvisation and composition. She studied under Beatles' Saxophonist, Gene Walker the majority of her high school and college years. Gillard moved to NYC in 2003 to continue her collegiate music education at the New School University where she studied privately with Seamus Blake, George Garzone, David Glasser and Tim Price. While at the New School, Meilana began to play with master drummer Charli Persip in both his Big Band "Supersound" and hi quintet. In 2007 Persip recorded Gillard's composition "Intrinsic Evolution" as the title track for his latest Big Band recording. In 2006 Meilana played on Joan Osborne's release "Breakfast In Bed" with Alto Saxophonist Greg Osby who later signed her to his record label "Inner Circle Music". Her debut album "Day One" was released in October 2008. It features 8 original compositions. Gillard has performed with Christian McBride, Lauren Sevian, and the Diva Jazz Orchestra.

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Quad Sax

Quad Sax



Nov 20 2009 5:13 PM

hi.
thanks for the add
nice tenor sound..
greetings from Paris
JTJAZZ (Jesse T.)

JTJAZZ (Jesse T.)
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Nov 20 2009 8:56 AM

Hi Meilana
Just wanted to send some love to ya! Hope all is well with you and I look forward to seeing live one day soon!!!
Lui Costa

Lui Costa



Nov 15 2009 6:00 PM

Hi Meilana,

thank you very much for the virtual friendship. Very happy about.

Visit your space next time again.

Best wishes fro an Italian in Germany

Lui Costa
Loops and Bridges

Loops and Bridges



Nov 11 2009 8:43 PM

Good Music and great sound!! WoW!!! greetings from a cold Norway
Michael Rolls

Michael Rolls



Nov 11 2009 5:57 PM

THanks for add
All d best!
Jossy

Jossy



Nov 11 2009 7:52 AM

Hi Meilana.
Thanks for your friendship
All my compliments
Greetings from Holland.

Jose.
Rachel Bade-McMurphy

Rachel Bade-McMurphy



Nov 11 2009 7:52 AM

The New album clips sound great. congratulations!
Stan The Man

Stan The Man



Nov 11 2009 3:00 AM

rollin thru to show some love
Lucio

Lucio Barrajas



Nov 10 2009 5:12 AM

sounding great, in your recordings. LUCIO
Fábio Andrade

Fábio Andrade



Nov 8 2009 9:50 PM

Meilana, very good your presence!
I hope you enjoy my sound!
Kiss in your heart!
I IS THE BAD GUY

I IS THE BAD GUY



Nov 7 2009 2:02 AM

cool
clean
music
Ron

Ron



Nov 6 2009 6:10 AM

Thank you for the musical frienhship---in my next life I'm gonna be a tenor player!!
Concreto Rosa "Esotico Modello"

Long Single Red Rose



Nov 5 2009 7:04 PM

Ciao...
SOUL INJECTION /LEAD SINGER FREDDY PEP

SOUL INJECTION /LEAD SINGER FREDDY PEP



Nov 5 2009 7:04 PM

Just stopped by to say hello......
Have a nice week end....Freddy Pep
Jazz Break

Jazz Break



Nov 3 2009 5:35 PM

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We appreciate this connection
with you since every new jazz
"friend" is important to us.

New tracks are added to our
Profile Playlist every day, so,
visit often for more Great Jazz.




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Florian Dzierla

Florian Dzierla



Oct 30 2009 9:36 PM

superbe musique ! merci beaucoup pour l'ajout !
Live IN NEW YORK Davilmar Pianist composer

Live IN NEW YORK Davilmar Pianist composer



Oct 29 2009 6:01 PM

I just finished listening to your music. You play with such feeling and incredible dynamics.
While I was listening, I seemed to have drifted off to a place of tranquility and peace.
Thanks for gracing me with a wonderful morning, where I could actually escape to another world for a while.


Peace and Blessings,


Gary

Gary



Oct 28 2009 6:38 PM

Thanks for the Add Meilana and Keep on Creating!
Jean-Philippe ICHARD

Jean-Philippe ICHARD



Oct 27 2009 11:22 PM

Hi!
Thanks for your friendship

Greetings from PARIS
Jean-Philippe
sunshine on a rainy day

Mary Lewis



Oct 27 2009 11:22 PM

HAVE A GREAT DAY
TD Taro

TD Taro



Oct 26 2009 6:28 PM

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Thanx 4 ADD!!
Love Your Style and Sound!!
and Beauty!!
L.O.V.E. !!!!!!!!!!

TD-TARO
SHIVELEY

SHIVELEY



Oct 25 2009 6:37 AM

Meilana, its Great to Meet ya here, & we Luv your Talent here in Kansas City!...

Wish ya the Best!...

Stay Kool, & Stay Blessed!...
Vyn’s

Vyn’s



Oct 24 2009 5:07 PM

Hi Meilana !!
Thanks my friend!
Very nice music.
All my compliments!
All the best.

Vyn's.
francisco

francisco



Oct 22 2009 8:45 PM

Hi Meilana Gillard this in the music Jazz is very good,just me,thank you for the add...
Neal

Neal Barbieri
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Oct 21 2009 2:43 AM

Ciao,Meilana
Thank you for the add and the friendship.
you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,
compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis,
I feel great admiration for you,
I hope to listen soon to you, in italy ..
all the best.. from italy..and good life.. every day
neal
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