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|  | Maria Schneider | | Maria Schneider, born in Windom, Minnesota, arrived in New York City in 1985 after studies at the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music. She immediately sought out Bob Brookmeyer to study composition. At the same time she became an assistant to Gil Evans, working on various projects with him, but most notably, the film The Color of Money and music for the Gil Evans/Sting tour in 1987. |   | |
|  | Jim Hall | | Jim Hall was born in Buffalo, USA, in 1930. At the age of ten, he began to play the guitar. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and left Ohio for L.A. in 1955, where he joined the Chico Hamilton Quintet. He was a member of Jimmy Giuffre Trio with Bob Brookmeyer in 1957. In the late 1950s, he was part of Ella Fitzgerald's tour to South America. | | |
|  | The Clayton Brothers | John
and Jeff Clayton prove conclusively, that while blood may be thicker
than water, it can also carry an unimpeded flow of pure creativity. The
Clayton Brothers Quartet was originally founded in 1977, and while
their paths would sometimes diverge, the brothers continue to share a
common musical vision.
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|  | Chris Potter | | Born in Chicago on New Year’s Day 1971, Chris Potter took up the alto sax at the age of ten and played on his first jazz gig at the age of 13. His education took him to New York City’s New School and Manhattan School of Music. Graduating from Manhattan in 1993, Potter began a long series of sideman activities with top names like the Mingus Big Band, Paul Motion, Ray Brown, Jim Hall, James Moody, Dave Douglas, Mike Mainieri and many more. Although he’s performed extensively with the incredible bassist/composer Dave Holland’s various ensembles, Potter has been performing all over the world with his own groups since the release of Gratitude early 2001. Multi-reedman/composer Chris Potter is often cited by critics, musicians, and a steadily increasing number of fans as the finest saxophonist of his generation. | | |
|  | Danilo Perez | An accomplished leader and seasoned sideman performing with the likes of legends Wayne Shorter, Steve Lacy, and Roy Haynes, Pianist Danilo Perez brings his unique Pan-American jazz to the ArtistShare community with his latest project.
His trio is hitting the road again and participants will receive access to downloadable and streaming live performances, interviews, tour journals, exclusive online lessons, and downloadable sheet music. | | |
| |  | The St. Lawrence String Quartet | | Having walked on stage together nearly 2000 times in the last twenty years,
the St. Lawrence String Quartet has established itself among the world-class
chamber ensembles of its generation. The group continues to build on its
reputation for imaginative, spontaneous music making that the Washington
Post calls "emotionally high charged but never out of control." | | |
|  | Edmar Castaneda | Colombian Harpist , Band leader and composer Edmar Castaneda was born
in Colombia Bogota where he started playing the Colombian harp at the
early age of thirteen.
He has a unique style of playing
harp Combining Latin jazz with traditional Colombian music, Edmar has
carved a firm place in the international jazz scene. A harpist of
imposing talent, he transforms the harp into a lead instrument to
phenomenal effect. Producing cross-rhythms like a drummer, smashing
chordal flourishes like a flamenco guitarist and collating bebop and
Colombian music, he is practically a world unto himself. Now in his
late 20s, Edmar moved to the United States in 1994 and was quickly
recognized for his unmatched style and sound.
He has performed with Paquito D'Rivera, John Scofield ,Wynton Marsalis
JLCO, John Patitucci, ,Pablo zinger, Dave Samuels, Trio De Paz,
Guiovani Hidalgo ,Lila Downs, Janis siegel , Chico O'farrill Afro-cuban
jazz big band , DJango Reinhardt NY festival, The united Nation
Orchestra , among other renowned musicians | | |
|  | Billy Childs | | Billy Childs was born in Los Angeles on March 8th,1957 to Joseph and Mable Childs. At age six, he was enrolled in piano lessons by his parents, both fervent music lovers. The younger Childs developed rapidly, and at age sixteen entered the Community School of the Performing Arts, a preparatory music program sponsored by the University of Southern California. Although the initial focus of his energies had been piano performance, he was so inspired by the teachings of his theory professor, Marienne Uzsler, that he shifted his attention to composition. | | |
|  | Brian Lynch | | "This is the end of the century, and a lot of music has gone down," Brian Lynch said several years ago. "I think that to be a straight-ahead jazz musician now means drawing on a wider variety of things than 30 or 40 years ago. Not to play a little bit of this or a little bit of that, but to blend everything together into something that sounds good. It doesn't sound like pastiche or shifting styles; it's people with a lot of knowledge." | | |
|  | Edward Simon | | Pianist Edward Simon is present in the moment, the only way, he believes, that enables a musician to express himself sincerely. After fifteen years of touring in bands led by Kevin Eubanks, Bobby Watson, Paquito D’Rivera, and Terence Blanchard, the moment propels Simon in a new direction, one that better nurtures his own voice. | | |
|  | Bob Brookmeyer | | Recently named as one the National Endowment for the Arts' 2006 Jazz Masters, Bob Brookmeyer has been busy following up the 2005 Grammy® nominated recording ‘Get Well Soon’ with his latest project ‘Spirit Music’. Audio, video, and text diaries let Brookmeyer detail the process of writing and recording his new album. Coupled with streaming audio and video of rehearsals, lectures, and interviews, this is one project not to miss out on! | | |
|  | Donny McCaslin | Donny continues to make regular appearances with his band, often at New york City's 55 Bar club. Various sidemen on the gig include guitarists Ben Monder and Adam Rogers, drummers Antonio Sanchez, Gene Jackson, Clarence Penn, Dan Weiss, and Eric Mcpherson; bassists Ben Street, Hans Glawisnig and James Genus; and pianists Jon Cowherd and George Colligan. Donny will also be leading a band at the Islay Jazz Festival in Scotland this year.
Some of his performing credits include Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Steps Ahead, Brian Blade, John Pattitucci, Billy Hart, Bebel Gilberto, Eddie Gomez, Alexander Sipiagin, New York Voices, Gil Evans Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He's also loaned tenor work to solo recordings by fellow Lan Xang bandmates Scott Colley and Dave Binney.
Donny has also been playing with the great Brazilian duo Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, soul-jazz singer Monday Michuru and drummer George Schuller's "Circle Wide" with Ingrid Jensen. | | |
|  | Cuong Vu | | Widely recognized as a leader of a new generation of innovative musicians, Grammy Award Winning Cuong Vu has lent his trumpet playing talents to a wide range of artists including David Bowie, Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson, Dave Douglas, Cibo Matto, Mitchell Froom, and Chris Speed. | | |
|  | Patrick Williams | Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for composing the orchestral work An American Concerto, he has won two GRAMMYs for his jazz arrangements, four Emmys for his television music, an Oscar nomination for film composition, and the Richard Kirk Award from BMI.
Williams has scored more than 200 films, including Breaking Away, which received a 1978 Oscar nomination; All of Me, Swing Shift, Cuba, Casey's Shadow, and The Grass Harp. For television, his music has graced such classics as Columbo, Lou Grant, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Streets of San Francisco, and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. In addition to his 4 Emmys, he has received 23 nominations.
Several of Williams' recordings are considered contemporary big-band standards, including Threshold, which won a 1974 GRAMMY; Too Hip for the Room, a GRAMMY nominee in 1983; Tenth Avenue, a double GRAMMY nominee in 1987; and Sinatraland, a tribute to the singer which was GRAMMY-nominated in 1998. Williams has received 16 GRAMMY nominations for his compositions and arrangements. | | |
|  | Dan Ouellette | In 2005, Ron Carter, the world’s most respected jazz bassist, tapped me to write his biography.
Join me as I embark on telling Ron’s remarkable story that pivots on an early experience in the '50s when as an aspiring classical cellist/bassist, his dream was crushed when renowned conductor Leopold Stokowski told him that symphony “audiences are not ready for black players.” Rather than dwell in defeat, Ron chose to focus on jazz bass and went on to become the innovator who Miles Davis dubbed as the “anchor” of his classic ‘60s quintet. Today, Ron reigns as the most recorded bassist in popular music history—as well as one of jazz's most esteemed artists.
Rather than approach this NEA Jazz Master’s story in a conventional publishing manner, I’ve opted to pursue the biography in an unprecedented manner through ArtistShare. My project will present an intimate portrait of Ron’s never-before-told story via online audio, video, photo galleries and blogs as well as in a printed book to be published later this year. | | |
|  | Rick Moranis | | Rick Moranis, known for his comedic genius and star of such classic movies as Little Shop of Horrors, Ghostbusters, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Spaceballs is partnering with ArtistShare for his latest venture, an album of country music entitled The Agoraphobic Cowboy. | | |
|  | Geoffrey Keezer | | Praise for Geoffrey's artistry comes from all sides. Time magazine wrote that Geoffrey possesses "a refreshingly open-eared sensibility in the modern manner, and he has more than enough virtuosity and sheer musical wit and intelligence to weave all of his apparently disparate strands of influence into an original and compelling whole." His peers speak glowingly about his artistry as well. Hawaiian guitarist, Keola Beamer reflects "Geoffrey has a beautiful, spatial style that I immediately fell in love with the first time we played together in San Francisco." His fans also echo their admiration for his artistry. Surf to any online CD shop and read the glowing reviews of his releases submitted by purchasers worldwide.Geoffrey's newest release, Wildcrafted, captures the fire and raw energy of Geoffrey’s trio, live in concert at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. Geoffreys’ unlimited potential as a composer, arranger, and musician are all on showcase. Wildcrafted features five fresh original pieces, nestled in with finely polished and newly arranged Jazz chestnuts, a celestial Okinawan work of art, and even a new arrangement of a composition by pop singer, Björk. Geoffrey Keezer continues to be in high demand, as an artist: performing, composing and arranging. He works worldwide doing commissioned works, recording projects, performances and cross cultural collaborations. | | |
|  | Alf Clausen | | We are pleased to welcome Emmy Award winning composer Alf Clausen to the ArtistShare family. As a composer for television and film, Clausen has penned the music for such classics as "The Simpsons", "Moonlighting," "ALF" (no relation), and "Half Baked". In addition to his television and film work he has composed music for the bands of Buddy Rich, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, Ray Charles, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton. Through his long and distinguished career, Clausen has garnered two Emmy awards, twenty seven Emmy nominations, four Annie awards, Grammy and CLIO nominations, and Honorary Doctorates from the Berklee College of Music and North Dakota State University. Now partnering with ArtistShare, Clausen is excited about sharing his musical activities worldwide with fans old and new. | | |
|  | Ingrid Jensen | | From her early days playing in the subways of New York, to establishing herself as a leader and soloist in a wide array of musical genres, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen has garnered rave reviews and a strong reputation among critics and peers as an adventurous, loving, and always remarkable musical spirit. Now, only on ArtistShare, participants can join Ingrid on her newest project “Inside Passages,” and experience the creation of new compositions – from start to finish – through compositional sketches, interviews, audio lecture/demonstrations, rehearsal recordings, and journals. | | |
|  | Tracy Silverman | | Recording artist/composer Tracy Silverman has performed and recorded with a virtual who's who of the rock, pop, new music, and jazz fields, and is a leading innovator of the electric violin. Pulitzer prize-winning composer John Adams wrote “The Dharma at Big Sur” for Tracy, who has performed it at Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall and elsewhere and has recorded it with the BBC Symphony for Nonesuch Records. Silverman’s Electric Violin Concerto will be recorded in ’07 on BMG/Sony Classical. Tracy was first violinist with the Turtle Island String Quartet and has produced and recorded extensively for Windham Hill Records. Silverman tours internationally as a soloist and with his band, The Tracy Silverman Effect, and teaches at Belmont University in Nashville. | | |
|  | Alex Sipiagin | | Jazz trumpeter and composer Alex Sipiagin hails from Yaroslavl, Russia and got his advanced musical training at the Gnessin Music Institute and Conservatory. After competing at the 1990 Thelonius Monk Trumpet Competition, where he placed 4th amongst players such as Nicolas Payton, Ryan Kaiser and Scott Wendholt, Sipiagin moved to New York in 1991. His talent was quickly recognized by others, and Sipiagin soon began playing in various groups such as the Gil Evans Orchestra and the Zebra Coast Band headed by award winning composer/arranger Gil Goldstein. He became a regular member in groups such as the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, Mingus Big Band (and later Mingus Dynasty and Mingus Orchestra), Dave Holland Big Band (and various small groups), Michael Brecker's Quindectet, the latter two winning Grammy's in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He has also performed with Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Aaron Neville and Elvis Costello, with recent recordings with Michael Franks and Dave Sanborn. Sipiagin regularly tours worldwide both as a soloist and sideman for various groups. | | |
|  | Kate Schutt | Raised in Delaware, Kate was schooled in Boston, both at Harvard’s English department, where she studied the influence of jazz on modern poetry, and at Berklee, where she studied jazz guitar. Now living in Toronto, she is carving out a niche as a writer and performer of new jazz standards. Her persuasive arrangements and melodies show a deep involvement with the history of jazz.
Kate plays a Novax 8-string, the instrument made famous by Charlie Hunter. And she is at home, with her high and dry voice, singing jazz tainted both with a bit of the blues and with pop gestures and attitudes. Her new artistShare project, No Love Lost, is currently topping the jazz charts in Canada. | | |
|  | Scott Colley | | Born in 1963 in Los Angeles, California, Scott Colley began studying bass at age 11. In 1984 he was granted a full scholarship to the California Institute for the Arts, where he focused on composition and jazz studies while also studying privately with Charlie Haden and classical bassist Fred Tinsley, of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. After graduation, he began touring and recording with Carmen McRae, and has worked since then with numerous jazz luminaries. For the past 3 years, Colley has toured extensively as a member of Herbie Hancock’s working trio. | | |
|  | Lindsey Horner | Bassist Lindsey Horner is one of the more versatile musicians in jazz and modern music. He has most often been heard with musicians on the cutting edge recording and performing with artists such as Greg Osby, Bill Frisell, Bobby Previte, Dave Douglas and Muhal Richard Abrams, to name but a few.
As a leader, he has nearly completed a recording project (via ArtistShare) called Undiscovered Country. He has also produced four previous recordings: Never No More, Mercy Angel, Believers and Don't Count On Glory.
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|  | Jon Gordon | "Jon is one of the greatest alto players ever"-Phil Woods
A native New Yorker, saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon was born into a musical family and began playing at age ten.
In November of 1996, Jon won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Judges for this important event were Wayne Shorter, Jackie McLean, Joe Lovano, Jimmy Heath and Joshua Redman.
Recent N.Y. appearances include stints at the Blue Note, Birdland, , Iridum, Smalls, the Jazz Standard, Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y, the JVC Jazz Festival, the Village Vanguard, Fat Cat, And The Charlie Parker Festival. | | |
|  | Kevin Hays | Pianist/Composer Kevin Hays has performed and recorded with some of the most prominent and influential musicians in Jazz. These include Sonny Rollins, John Scofield, Benny Golson, Roy Haynes, Joshua Redman, Freddie Hubbard, Al Foster, Joe Henderson, Buster Williams, Chris Potter and Art Farmer. Hays has recorded 8 CDs as a leader and is featured on dozens of recordings as a sideman.
"He's all-encompassing; phenomenally so!"
-John Scofield/Universal Recording Artist | | |
|  | Paul Devlin - Filmmaker | A five-time Emmy winner for his work on NBC's Olympics and CBS's Tour de France, Paul Devlin's films include Power Trip, which screened in 60 countries, theatrically across the United States and on PBS's Independent Lens, was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and has won 10 film festival awards, including top prizes at Berlin, Hot Docs in Toronto, and Florida.
Paul also made the award-winning film SlamNation, which follows the fierce competition at the National Poetry Slam and helped popularize the dynamic genre with its release in theaters and on HBO/Cinemax and Encore/Starz. Paul's current projects include BLAST (via ArtistShare) and Broken Premises. | | |
|  | Todd Coolman | | Upon graduating from the Indiana University School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Doublebass Performance in 1975, I had $30, a bass, a ’66 Volvo and a job offer from the Orquestra Symphonica Nationale de Mexico in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Naturally, I took the job. Overall, it was a great experience. | | |
|  | Torben Waldorff | Torben Waldorff, born in Denmark, is based in the Oresund region of Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark.
Technically proficient and musically intuitive in his guitar brilliance, Torben Waldorff possesses an imagination formed by numerous influences - and one that shapes a variety of moods. As a guitarist he employs the full range of his instrument, concentrating on lyric delivery with passion. He is an economically refined player who understands how to play virtuoso with colors, dynamics and the dramaturgy of a director. His exchanges with Donny McCaslin constitute beautiful duels with intuitive interplay, elegance and excitement.
The group’s music is composed predominantly by Torben with traditional, avant-garde and free jazz elements along with reminders of the eased song structures of Eric Clapton. Their musical empathy and cohesion was heralded by Jazz Improv Magazine: “Each performance is completely in the moment as they respond to each others ideas.”
Together they form a trans-Atlantic jazz that brings together New Yorkean brilliance and natural play with the sensibilities of Scandinavia: matured timeless aesthetics, a deep sense of intelligent and skillful spacing and perspective, which the Danes are also known for in architecture, design, and form. Torben Waldorff is building bridges between America and Scandinavia. | | |
|  | Jane Ira Bloom | | Soprano saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom has been steadfastly developing her unique voice on the soprano saxophone for over 25 years. A pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz, as well as the possessor of "one of the most gorgeous tones and hauntingly lyrical ballad conceptions of any soprano saxophonist | | |
|  | Gotham Wind Symphony | | Experience the Gotham Wind Symphony’s creative journey as they take the familiar wind ensemble format and bring it to a new level. With candid commentary from New York City based composers and ensemble members, witness the evolution of original compositions and performances as everyone unites to produce the new symphonic sounds. Through streaming media, downloads, galleries and various writings you will have exclusive access to interviews, rehearsals, performances, compositional sketches and more – all helping you take your personal creative ride. Along the way, you will get to know individual Gotham Wind Symphony members through their own personal writings, galleries and audio shows where they will share their own perspective as individual parts of this creative whole. | | |
|  | Monday Michiru | | Debuting in 1991 in Japan as a singer-songwriter, Monday Michiru boasts a rich collective of styles to create a sound that is uniquely her own. Raised in both Japan and the U.S. by jazz musician parents, she studied classical flute growing up and dabbled in modeling and acting, the latter awarding her Best New Actress in Japan for her debut film. "But music has always been my main focus," she explains. Monday helped to pioneer the acid jazz and club movement in Japan in the '90s earning her fans worldwide, and now holds a firm place that is near cult status. Her discography is over 15 solo albums plus, with collaborations spanning the gamut -- with trumpeter and her husband, Alex Sipiagin, Masters At Work, Jazztronik, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Basement Jaxx, Mondo Grosso, DJ Krush, Jephte Guillaume, Joe Claussell, Lisa Ono, and many others. | | |
|  | Tom Davis | | With music degrees from Ithaca College and The Eastman School of Music, Tom Davis has been an educator for 22 years at the high school level. Tom currently has over 60 jazz and concert band compositions published with Educational Programs Publications (EPP), Heritage Jazz Works (a division of Lorenz), Kendor Music, and Warner Brothers Publications, and has been commissioned by schools to write original compositions for their programs. | | |
|  | Pete Malinverni | | "When Pete Malinverni plays, the people listen", observed the New York Daily News. Jim Macnie of the Village Voice was recently moved to call Malinverni, “audacious and exquisite”. Since coming to New York in 1981 Pete has established himself as a highly respected presence in local and national club and concert performances, as well as abroad in Europe, South America, and Japan. Mr. Malinverni is a composer, too. In a four-star review in All About Jazz, Rick Anderson noted, “the jazz world is full of pianists and composers with formidable chops, but it's rare to find musicians as accomplished as Pete Malinverni who write with his level of insightful straightforwardness or play with his kind of elegant approachability.” | | |
|  | Leonardo Granados | Born in San Cristóbal, Venezuela, Leonardo Granados began his music
studies at the Pedro Antonio Ríos Reina School of Music, founded by his father.
Belonging to a distinguished musical family, Leonardo is well known as a Tango
singer as well as a virtuoso on the Venezuelan maracas. He has accompanied and
shared the stage with artist such as Simón Diaz, Paquito D'Rivera, Edward
Simon, Raul Jaurena, Tito Castro, Katie Viqueira, Pablo Zinger, Marco Granados,
among others.
Check out Leonardo's ArtistShare project here!
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|  | Rachel Z | | Manhattan-born and raised Rachel Nicolazzo (aka Rachel Z) had music practically ingrained in her genetic code. Groomed to follow in her mother's operatic footsteps, she began voice lessons at two, started classical piano lessons at seven and attended the opera by age nine. "My first dollhouse was a Metropolitan Opera House complete with the stage and dolls which were the performers," she recalls. "Then I heard Miles Smiles when I was 15, started rebelling against the classical by improvising, and played with a band that covered Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan songs." | | |
|  | Ed Neumeister | Ed Neumeister, A hard working artist, who continually strives for artistic excellence, has been persistently developing his skills and artistic vision the past 30+ years.
The creative flame is burning...
Neumeister received the 2006 ASCAP/IAJE commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Ed’s busy composing for his 17 piece NeuHat Ensemble premiere January 12 at the IAJE conference in NYC.
Ed's production company, MeisteroMusic Productions won a prestigious Grant from Aaron Copland Fund for Music toward the production of his next Quartet CD "Reflection". | | |
|  | Dave Peck | | A native of the Pacific Northwest Dave Peck is recognized as an outstanding composer, arranger and pianist. He is known for his introspective style and rich harmonic coloring. A sought after sideman he has appeared with many great musicians. Most notable is his collaboration with legendary saxophonist Bud Shank. Their work together led to the CD, Tales of the Pilot, Bud Shank plays the music of David Peck, released on Capri Records. | | |
|  | Charles Pillow | | Originally from Roanoke, Virginia, He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended the Eastman School of Music and received his masters' degree. From there, he moved to New York and spent a year with Woody Hermans' Thundering Young Herd. Since then his career has taken him around the globe including Japan, Finland, Portugal, Brazil, Germany,France, Holland, Italy, Sweden, Canada and all over the U.S. He has appeared on over 75 CD's including those of Michael Brecker, Frank Sinatra, Luther Vandross, Joe Henderson, Bob Mintzer, Bob Belden, Maria Schneider, John Fedchock, Maria Carey, Queen Latifah, John Scofield and Chaka Khan. | | |
|  | Nora York | | Experience Nora York, "The avant-garde diva. Ingenious,radical, extravagant talent (The New Yorker)". What do you get when listening to Nora York? "A whole lot of wonderful... bold, brave sound sculptures. As gifted an emotional puppeteer as she is a poet (JazzTimes)". "America's psycho social landscape serves as York's subject matter... inventive and accessible... she examines the voracious desires that that fuel the American psyche. ...gripping... stunning... impressive... impassioned tunes (Jazziz)". | | |
|  | Allan Harris | | Allan Harris, accomplished jazz vocalist, merges his traditional roots with Country, Bluegrass, the Blues and Rock, to tell the gripping and untold story of an escaped slave who becomes a Black Cowboy in the early American West. Cross That River is a rich tapestry of American music, at once compelling and transcendent. Allan Harris plays guitar and sings with heart rendering emotion and out-right joy. Cross That River is a recording of epic proportions, the first in a trilogy that will ultimately result in a rousing climax. | | |
|  | Joel Miller | | Joel Miller was born in Sackville, New Brunswick and picked up the saxophone at age 10. He moved to Montreal in 1988, graduating from McGill University's jazz program. He later studied with Dewey Redman, Kenny Wheeler, Chucho Valdés and Pat Labarbera. His first album, 1996's Find a Way (Page Music), prompted Globe and Mail critic Mark Miller to write: "His solos are supremely melodic- think of Stan Getz, or of John Coltrane at his most wistful... a terrific debut CD." He won the Grand Jazz Award at the 1997 Montreal International Jazz Festival. Miller's discography includes Playgrounds (1998, Justin-Time Records), ... and then everything started to look different ... (2000, Effendi). Over the years, Miller has collaborated with a wide range of artists including Ingrid Jensen, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Monder, Brad Turner, and Steve Amirault. He has toured with jazz vocalists Denzal Sinclaire, Michael Buble and John Labelle. His long time collaboration with Latin-Jazz artist Joé Armando has led to opening concerts for Tito Puente, Ray Baretto, Yuli Bonaventura and Cuban Son master, Eliades Ochoa. Projects that Miller has taken part in include A.S.A.P, Montreal Saxophone Quartet, Sky Beneath My Feet, Follow Follow and The Motion Ensemble | | |
|  | Fay Victor | Raised in New York, from a Trinidadian background, Fay started out as a vocalist and quickly progressed to doing gigs under her own name in clubs around town back in the early 90’s. During this period, she recorded and co-wrote with producer David Anthony a minor dance hit with 'You Make Me Happy' that made it to #7 on Billboard’s Club Playlist back in 1991 and spawned a remix by dance music maestro, Todd Terry.
Determined to find her own style, Fay made the permanent move to Europe in 1996 and based herself in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. While there she started a serious singing career, appeared at concerts and festivals all over the continent, released 4 CD's as a leader and collaborated on other projects. Fay’s style has matured into a vocal-and-band concept that freely matches rhythmic energy, brooding intensity and all out improvisation, where the voice mostly functions as "just" one of the band. The choice of repertoire has grown as well – infusing material from several outposts of the musical landscape and riveting originals. | | |
|  | D.D. Jackson | | As a sideman, Jackson has performed and recorded and toured several continents with some of the most important names in cutting edge jazz. For the past several years, Jackson has also participated in the development of a Broadway-bound stage musical involving blues great Taj Mahal, Grateful Dead member Bob Weir, and director Avery Brooks on the life of Negro baseball league pitcher Satchel Paige. Jackson has also traveled to Senegal, West Africa, where he participated in Mor Thiam's debut CD for Justin Time Records “Back to Africa” featuring some of the greatest names in Senegalese pop music and drumming. | | |
|  | Keith Javors | | Dr. Keith Javors shares the rare distinction of personifying excellence not only as a creative artist but also a renowned teacher. Based in the greater Philadelphia area since 2005, he is a member of the jazz, rap, and R and B-based American Music Project and has recorded or performed with artists including George Coleman, Bunky Green, Eddie Henderson, Gerry Mulligan, Chris Potter, Terell Stafford, Brad Turner, Bill Watrous, and Steve Wilson. Groups under Keith’s direction have performed at clubs and festivals around the world and are frequently praised for their creativity and musicality. | | |
|  | Tim Armacost | | TIM ARMACOST has led a life of constant motion. He has gathered knowledge and experience around the globe, which forms the foundation of his passionate brand of jazz. Since he landed in New York in 1993, Armacost has quickly developed a powerful presence on the scene. Armacost's debut CD, Fire, on Concord Records, and his follow up Live at Smalls on Double Time Records, marked his emergence as a leader with a clear voice in the resurgent jazz of the 1990's. His current release, The Wishing Well, displays the breadth of his current working unit, featuring Bruce Barth, Ray Drummond, and Billy Hart. | | |
|  | Paulo Perfeito | Portuguese born musician, Paulo Perfeito has been very busy in search for an idiosyncratic mean of musical expression. His highest ambition is to develop the ability to write music that is simultaneously distinctive, meaningful and gratifying.
Paulo’s approach to composition is multi-disciplinary and beyond a wide spectrum of musical influences, often his creative process incorporates ideas taken from visual arts, physics, mathematics, philosophy, religion and nature in general.
In his debut project: Bodhi Suite, Paulo manifests a deep empathy with the Buddhist wisdom and translates many eastern philosophical concepts into music. As a complement to the aural experience, the Bodhi Suite project includes considerable analysis and explanation of the composer’s musical and extra-musical thoughts.
Although Paulo finds composition to be his prime and most rewarding mean of expression, he keeps quite active as a trombonist and pedagogue.
Paulo travels often between his hometown of Porto and Boston, where he graduated from the Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory. | | |
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