Craig Handy is a renowed saxophonist who has been ackowledged with a big, burly tenor sound, as well as sharp wit and uniquness. Ever since his early career in New York in 1986, Handy has noted that ever experience helps evolve and define his musical style. After a show with Mingus Dynasty at the Bottom Line, Bill Cosby... read full bio
Long-haired and blue-eyed, Curtis Stigers is a soul singer with multiple top ten singles. He has also written and performed a TV theme tune that is nominated for an Emmy. In addition to recording a single for one of the best-selling pop albums ever, he has nine highly acclaimed and Grammy Award–winning jazz albums to his credit. In addition to... read full bio
Cyrille Aimee is a French jazz singer who has won the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition, the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition, and was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Aimee has made her way from singing on street corners in Europe to traveling around the world performing at jazz festivals and acting on Broadway. She has been... read full bio
Born in 1963, Chestnut started his musical career at the age of three, playing piano at the Mount Calvary Star Baptist Church at the age of six in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. By age nine, he was studying classical music at the Peabody Preparatory Institute in Baltimore. In the fall of 1981, Cyrus began jazz education in Boston, MA... read full bio
Dakota Horvath is a swing performer who has been compared to classic musicians such as Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, and Harry Connick Jr. His music is a mixture of latin, pop, funk, soul, jazz and R&B. Horvath started performing at only 5 years old and when he was 6, he met Frank Sinatra back stage who told him “you’ve got... read full bio
Damien Escobar is a world-renowned violinist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His music is known as “crossover violin” which mixes violin with sounds of classical, jazz, pop, hip-hop, R&B, and more. Escobar has been playing the violin since he was eight years old and was the youngest student accepted into the Juilliard School of Music where he graduated from at only... read full bio
Dan Balmer has long been considered one of the finest guitarists, composers, and educators in the Northwest. He is the youngest person to be included in both Halls, and is what a contemporary guitarist should be.Dan’s music has been featured in movies and television shows both in the U.S. and overseas. His most recent CD, “Thanksgiving”, features New York heavyweights... read full bio
Dan Hicks is an American singer and songwriter who combines many genres of music together including folk, country, jazz, swing, pop, bluegrass, and gypsy music. His most famous songs are I Scare Myself", "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away" and "Canned Music". Since the late 1960's when he started making music, he has released 17 full-length... read full bio
Dana Leong is an American musician, composer, producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist. Leong was born in San Francisco, California, to a mother who was a pianist. While growing up, Leong’s mother gave piano lessons to clients, as Leong would sleep in her lap. After Leong himself began taking violin lessons, his teacher found he had perfect pitch.... read full bio
Dana Williams' voice has the uncommon capacity to bend time and transmute negative emotions into something improbably beautiful. The L.A.-based musician, who was inspired by vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, delivers her songs with a jazzy casualness while evoking powerful emotion from even the smallest vocal movement. The breakthrough song from Dana's first album, The Lonely One, was... read full bio
Daniel Park is a multi-instrumentalist whose first instrument was the violin. Since then, Park has gone on to perfect instruments such as the guitar and vocals as well. Over the years, Park has been one of the top 100 acts on the television series “America’s Got Talent” and he’s released an EP, “Sidewalk Guitar”. Park has performed for companies and... read full bio
Danny Rome and the Rockin’ Rebels are an American cover band that covers both country and pop rock of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Some of the artists you’ll hear during a show by Danny Rome and the Rockin’ Rebels include Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Frank Sinatra. Rome himself started his career as an Elvis impersonator all over the... read full bio
From putting down his own words and sounds to developing other artists, Dar'rell Green represents the best of what is music and the music business. The smooth, strong sounds of his art embody not only his presence in this business but also in life. Growing up in Indianapolis in a family with deep roots in the south - his father from... read full bio
Originally from Adelaide, this Australian singer, songwriter, and music producer now resides in the center of Los Angeles. Darcy, who received jazz training, earned multiple accolades and earned a Bachelor of Jazz Performance in piano with first class honors from Adelaide University. Dr. Graham Williams, a musicologist and concert pianist, taught Darcy classical repertoire. He was a student of renowned... read full bio
Darren Holden is one of today’s most talented and popular young performers. Born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Darren is not only a prolific songwriter but a master interpreter of lyrics as well, and audiences around the world continue to praise his exceptional vocal talents. At the age of 16, he put together his first band, Wanted, which developed an excellent... read full bio
Dave Damiani is a Los Angeles based singer and musician who performs with his orchestra, No Vacancy Orchestra as well as his group The Jazzadelics. The groups perform jazz with a modern sound. The group has performed for celebrities such as Ryan Seacrest, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Hasslehoff, David Spade, and more. They’ve performed at venues and for companies such as... read full bio
Dave Grusins career began as a part of Andy Williams' touring show and continued when Williams began hosting a weekly variety show. Grusin recalls, it was a grind, a very hard job; but for me it turned out to be an amazing workshop, writing a whole show every week. I hadn't had much arranging experience, so I had to learn... read full bio
Dave Koz came out of nowhere after he made it onto the Billboard contemporary jazz charts, and stayed there for several weeks. Koz played on Arsenio Hall's show and pop audiences. Koz plays instrumental pop covers and some upbeat tunes, and generally sticks to the fusion production formula. His sessions are available on CD and have been regularly released since... read full bio
Dave Samuels is an American vibraphone player, who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists, such as Spyro Gyra. He played with Oscar Peterson on An Oscar Peterson Christmas in 1995. Currently, he plays in an ensemble called The Caribbean Jazz Project, a Grammy-winning jazz-Latin music group. He played with Eddie Palmieri in a tribute to Cal Tjader with... read full bio
Over the last quarter century, composer and pianist David Benoit has been a passionate musical innovator on the American landscape. A five-time Grammy nominee for his extraordinary and seminal contributions to contemporary jazz, Benoit has also embarked on a multi-faceted journey into the classical music world. The remarkably versatile Benoit has lent his conducting talents and legendary piano performance skills... read full bio
