Renowned in Brazil as a composer/ singer/ guitarist/ percussionist, Vinicius Canturia has garnered widespread acclaim in North America, Europe and Japan since moving to New York and re-launching his career as a US-based recording artist. Originally from the Amazonian city of Manaus, Canturia grew up in Rio and relocated to New York City in the mid-1990s. His career spans several... read full bio
Walter Smith III started to take music extremely seriously at a young age. Despite the impression that Smith is a fresh face on the stage, many people know him as a talented musician, composer and innovative teacher. Smith's most recent album, In Common III, has been called "border pushing" and includes some of the world's most significant and well-known musicians, including... read full bio
This Canadian born smooth jazz and adult contemporary musician, Warren Hill has gained early recognition as a true virtuoso. His musical passion began at the young age of seven, the age he began to play music that he loves. He continued his passion throughout high school. Warren fell in love with jazz music while attending a summer music camp at... 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
Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, who are siblings, came up with the idea for The Wasia Project in 2019. Their background in classical music along with their mixed British and East Asian upbringing encouraged them to write songs that incorporate a wide variety of musical styles. These styles include jazz, bedroom pop, and classical music. After the release of four... read full bio
From New York, Wax Poetic is a trip hop band founded by Illhan Ershain. Trip hop is a genre of electronic music originating from United Kingdom. The group formed under reigns of Turkish musician Ilhan Ersahin. The band originated at the underground after hours club Save the Robots in New York Citys East Village. The band consisted of a... read full bio
Wayne Bergeron is one of the most active jazz players in the entertainment world. Wayne first began his love for music when he picked up the French horn. During the 8th grade, Bergeron finally picked up his favorite instrument- the trumpet. Due to a chip in his tooth in an accident that happened in middle school, Wayne is able to... read full bio
Veteran jazz legend Wayne Shorter tours with his critically acclaimed quartet featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade in support of his new Universal/Verve release Footprints live! This quartet is making some of the most thrilling, imaginative, improvised music since the celebrated Miles Davis quintet of the late 60s that featured Shorter. Wayne Shorter's career spans nearly thirty-five years,... read full bio
Known as the "King of Swing," Benny Goodman is still well-known today thanks to his classic Big Band recordings from the 1930's and 1940's. However, Benny also had an amazing tiny band that was capable of playing both delicate and hot music, such as Memories of You and Slipped Disc. The band was particularly brilliant on songs like Airmail Speical and... read full bio
Will Heard is an English singer-songwriter from Wandsworth, London, who performs a mixture of soul, jazz, and pop music. Heard rose to fame after being featured on the single “Sonnentanz (Sun Don’t Shine),” by Klangkarussell which peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles chart and went on to earn BPI certified platinum. That same year, Heard went on to... read full bio
William Wainwright is a professional violinist who has been playing professionally since he was only 8 years old. Wainwright can perform all types of genres of music through his violin including jazz, pop, classical, Irish, and country. He has previously toured with Ricky Van Shelton and Patty Loveless and he has even performed regularly at the Grand Ole Opry. Wainwright... read full bio
Xavier Cugat's name is synonymous with Latin-American music; he is one of the best-known musicians in this genre of music. The reason is simple: Cugat, always a superb showman, succeeded in presenting the music of South America to the American public in a most captivating manner, never losing it's authentic threads in the quilt he wove of musical colors and... read full bio
Yamê is a self-taught French singer-songwriter from Cameroon. Before moving to Paris with his family as a child, he traveled back and forth between the Paris region and Douala. Yamê, in his culture, refers to inner strength and the achievement of an evolved or idealized self-projection. With the advancement of his enterprises, he desired to unite with his Yamê. Although he... read full bio
Yazmin Lacey is a RnB soulful jazz singer-songwriter who grew up in East, London, and found her love for singing at a young age. Lacey later on moved to Nottingham where she began pursuing a musical career. Her musical career first started after she had a lot to drink and sang for a girl who asked her to sing. That... read full bio
It's time to get acquainted with Yebba if you aren't already. The Grammy-winning musician has become one of the most in-demand artists in the music business, working with artists like Ed Sheeran, Drake, Chance the Rapper and Mark Ronson. The singer first came to public attention when a video of her mesmerizing rendition of the song "My Mind" at a Sofar Sounds... read full bio
The Yellowjackets is an American jazz-fusion quartet. Yellowjackets' name best describes their style, lively, energetic, and something with a sting. The band consists of veteran musicians who formed while working on album, The Inside Story. The Yellowjackets self-titled debut album was critically acclaimed and was well received by jazz radio stations. The group’s third album, Samurai Samba, made it onto... read full bio
David Kahalani's music mixes styles from all around the world. He mixes Yemen and West African style music with contemporary funk and mambo including some deep soul and a powerful voice. He is also known as Yemen Blues, which is composed of him and his band that tour around playing the blues, funk and even Classic Opera. David and his... read full bio
A two-time MOBO Award winner, YolanDa Brown OBE's music is a delectable blend of reggae, jazz and soul. She has performed live shows with The Temptations, Billy Ocean, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Bill Laurance of Snarky Puppy, Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics and Rick Astley. She is now writing music for Sesame Street, a television... read full bio
The Young Divas are a trio of young singers who can conjure the spirit of Peggy Lee, swing like Sinatra, touch the heart like Sarah Vaughan, and reach for the bright lights of Broadway like Barbra Streisand. The Young Divas boast a repertoire that includes such Big Band classics as Come Fly With Me, Slow Boat to China. They will... read full bio
With over 17 million Spotify streams, co-writing with Art Garfunkel, and singing with Jeff Goldblum's jazz ensemble, Steven Fiore's career resembles a legendary game of truths and lies. However, every word of it is true. Although Fiore's initial success came as a songwriter for Universal Music Group Publishing in Los Angeles, where he secured songs for musicians such as Howie Day... read full bio
