Adrian Belew is simply one of the most innovative electric guitarists of all time. His guitar sound is actually his own, instantly recognizable as only he can play it. He is one of the true creators of the palette of electric guitar sounds that define and continue to inspire two generations of guitar players. Spending time in bands with Frank... read full bio
They were the coolest cats of all time...Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Joey Bishop & Peter Lawford, better known as The Rat Pack! They ruled Las Vegas and Hollywood during the 1950's-1960's. You will also find the THE RAT PACK REVUE- Tribute Show , the most realistic live recreation of your favorite RAT PACK members. This RAT... read full bio
Pianist Ellis Marsalis chose a career as a modern jazz musician. Ellis began recording, most often in a trio context. Marsalises evolved from jazz’s’ origins to incorporate new forms and techniques, and to attract players and listeners. Marsalis has been acclaimed through the individual recordings, performances, and compositions. Ellis toured with the big bands of Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton and... read full bio
Child of Nelson Riddles Christopher was the third of six children in his family, but he was the only one who founded a music career. His family was very well known for their music careers like grandfather, Nelson Sr., was a very accomplished trombonist and ragtime pianist. Riddle’s music career started at the very young age of six performing in... read full bio
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. wowed the judges and won over America’s hearts when he auditioned for the television show America’s Got Talent. Landau became homeless at the age of 19 and worked as a car washer to support himself and his wife, Jennifer leading to his audition. Right before auditions, Landau’s home was robbed and was down to his last... read full bio
Big Sam's Funky Nation is rooted in New Orleans and puts the FUN in funk and the PARTY in any event. Theyre not afraid to turn it loose and let the good tunes flow. While primarily a touring band playing major music festivals and venues across the country, BSFN is available for weddings, campus events, corporate functions, and virtually any... read full bio
The American eclectic pop group Was (Not Was) gained most of their popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s. The Detroit natives David Weiss and Don Fagenson founded the group in 1979. Their style of music and lyrics ranged from satiric to bizarre. Lead singers, Harry Bowens and Sweet Pea Atkinson, later joined the group. The band first gained commercial... read full bio
DOTSERO is a band that few other musicians in the genre have been able to equal for life, energy, and spontaneity. Colorado-based ensemble DOTSERO, which stands for "Something Unique," got its name from a little mountain village in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. When the brothers Stephen and David Watts formed the Dotsero Band in 1984, they went out on the modern jazz... read full bio
Organ master Jimmy McGriff may have studied formally at Juilliard and at Philadelphias Combe College of Music, but theres nothing fancy about his music. Its basic to the bone, always swinging and steeped in blues and gospel. McGriffs brand of jazz is about feeling. Thats the most important thing, he says. Blues has been the backbone of most of the... read full bio
Gary Burton is a five-time Grammy Award Winner, self-taught vibraphone virtuoso, professor of percussion at the Berklee School of Music, host of his own SIRIUS satellite radio program on the Pure Jazz station and true innovator and pioneer in the world of jazz. He is credited with inventing the four mallet playing style, introducing the electric guitar to the jazz... read full bio
Marion Meadows is an American Saxophonist, composer, and smooth jazz recording artist. Meadows has released a total of 9 albums to date. Meadows first hit the airwaves in 1991 with For Lovers Only, but his career really began one day in the late ‘80s at New York’s Grand Central Station. He had been a sideman with Connors for three years... read full bio
Ingvar Estrada is gifted Italian born singer-tenor with the ability to sing in several languages including French, Spanish and German. He was educated in the United States and has developed a passion for music of different styles and people. Ingvar has performed a wide array of styles, spanning from Classical, Pop, Blues and Jazz. Ingvar’s parents were both musically talented.... read full bio
Founded during the Louis Armstrong Centennial Celebration, the Louis Armstrong Society is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of New Orleans Style Jazz, and to honoring the most notable and influential individual of the genre: Louis Armstrong. The mission was simple: to share the spirit of Louis with people around the world. That spirit was based on Louis’s perspective of... read full bio
PAUL WILLIAMS is an Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning Hall of Fame songwriter. Weve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, You and Me Against the World, An Old Fashioned Love Song I Wont Last a Day Without You and Let Me Be The One are among his timeless standards. Bugsy Malone and Phantom of the Paradise are among... read full bio
As the jazz world settles into the new millennium, it has become eminently apparent that Kenny Garrett is the most consistently scintillating and inspiring alto/soprano saxophone force in the genre. The multi-Grammy nominee brings a muscular yet lyrical eloquence to everything he lends his artistry - from collaborating with the New Jersey symphony on Adagio For Strings to mixing it... read full bio
Steve Wilson has become a studio and stage mainstay with the biggest jazz performers. Renowned and diverse musicians like Chick Corea, George Duke, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Dianne Reeves, Bill Bruford, Gerald Wilson, Maria Schneider, Joe Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Billy Childs, Karrin Allyson, Don Byron, Bill Stewart, James Williams, and Mulgrew Miller have collaborated with Wilson on over 100 recordings,... read full bio
"Musical composer and smooth jazz extraordinaire Nelson Rangell began his musical journey at a young age, as he was born into a family of musical children. Though his parents were not musically involved, his brother Andrew is a concert Pianist, Bobby is a woodwind player, and his sister Paula is a singer. Rangell studied classical and jazz at The Interlochen... read full bio
With his relaxing touch on the piano and natural vocal delivery, Tim Louis has set out to bring back ""the art of the song."" There's a timeless quality to his music that is both comforting and refreshing at the same time. The tunes Tim writes are undeniably infectious: jazz in its simplicity. Having played piano since he was five, Tim... read full bio
After four decades at the top of the charts (70s, 80s, 90s, 00s) starting as a band member and the lead guitarist, a principal songwriter, co-producer, and arranger with the legendary multi-platinum Jefferson Starship/Starship (1973-1990), Craig Chaquico was instrumental in making the Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship/Starship combination among the TOP 10 most successful acts in history, receiving 20 gold... read full bio
Delfeayo Marsalis has made an impact as both a trombonist and a recording producer. While at Berklee College, he devoted the bulk of his studies to studio production, and was soon producing albums for his father and brothers as well as artists including Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick, Jr., Mingus Dynasty, Courtney Pine, Marcus Roberts and Jeff Tain Watts. His trombone... read full bio
