Murl Allen Sanders

Location:

Seattle
United States 98117

Contact:

telephone: 206-781-8196

Additional Info:

Murl Allen Sanders

Murl Allen Sanders is a free-lance musician, composer, teacher and recording artist who has been active in the Seattle area music scene and across the United States, Canada, England and Japan for over twenty-five years. He performs and records regularly with his own bands, as a soloist, and with numerous bands in the Northwest. Murl plays piano, accordion, B-3, electronic keyboards, harmonica, sings, teaches and composes music. Murl has worked with such diverse artists as Chuck Berry, Etta James, Peter Duchin, The Von Trapp Children, Theodore Bikel, Leslie Gore, Barbara Lamb, Susan Pascal, Pearl Django, and Kelly Harland, among many others. He is in demand as a recording musician for film scores, advertisements and CD’s.

Murl is adjunct faculty at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He just received a grant from The Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs to write a piece for chorus and symphony orchestra to be performed May 2, 2010 with Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers.

Murl received a 2009 ASCAP plus award for his concert compositions from The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Most recently Murl has been performing his jazz-influenced orchestral compositions “Accordion Concerto #1” with Cascade Symphony and Everett Symphony and “Accordion Concerto #2” with Orchestra Seattle. Murl appeared at the Bellevue Jazz Festival May 23 and 24, 2008. Murl was a featured artist and instructor at the Accordionists’ and Teacher’s Guild convention in Nashville, Tennessee in June 2008.

Murl’s latest CD is “Murl’s Holiday Favorites” for solo accordion and small group. His other recordings include solo piano jazz “New Romance and Doing All Right”, “Soon” with his legendary nine-piece band Going Overboard, “Can You Dance To It” featuring his unique zyfusico accordion sound and “Accordion Concerto#1” and “Accordion Concerto#2” with Orchestra Seattle.

Instruments

Piano, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Contemporary Music, Jazz, Improvisation, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Theatre

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