Awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021 for composition, Voted #1 Rising-Star Guitarist in the 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll and subsequently placed in the top-ten guitarists alongside luminaries Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi is one of the most original voices on the current scene. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, removed at the […]

Aubrey Johnson, voice Tomoko Omura, violin Alex LoRe, bass clarinet/alto sax Chris McCarthy, piano Matt Aronoff, bass Jay Sawyer, drums Aubrey Johnson is a New York-based vocalist, composer, and educator who specializes in jazz, Brazilian, and creative contemporary music with and without words. She holds a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from the […]

Marquis Hill- trumpet Godwin Louis- saxophone Luis Perdomo – piano TBA – bass Jared Schonig – drums Grammy-Award winning drummer, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society, The 8-Bit Big Band, Miho Hazama & m_Unit, David Foster, Laurence […]

Jane Bunnett, soprano saxophone & flute Joanna Tendai Majoko, vocals Mary Paz, congas & vocals Dánae Olano, piano Tailin Marrero, acoustic & electric bass Yissy García, drums. Five-time Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the US, and Cuba. She has been […]

Helio Alves – piano Vinicius Gomes – guitar Gili Lopes – bass Duduka da Fonseca – drums The Percussionist; author and producer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons, including […]

“CONNECTED” was formed in 2020. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Richie Goods and Chien Chien had frequent conversations about the Black Lives Matter movement and the unwarranted hate crimes against Asians. They decided to do a project that would unify people and invoke imagery of love and peace. As often happens, music was the catalyst that […]

Saxophones: Alejandro Aviles, Todd Bashore, John Ellis, Jeremy Powell, Terry Goss Trumpets: Vitaly Golonev, Jim Seeley, John Bailey, Rachel Terrien Trombones: Noah Bless, Eric Miller, Mike Fahie, James Rodgers Rhythm: Emilio Solla (p), Pablo Aslan (b), Ferenc Nemeth (d) Latin Grammy winner and multi-Grammy nominee, Argentine-born and New York-based pianist and composer Emilio Solla’s first […]