Sons of Kemet are a jazz group from London. They use a variety of instruments to create their sound, including saxophone, clarinet, tuba, and drums. Each of the members comes from a different background. Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Tom Skinner, Seb Rochford, and Theon Cross combine the genres of jazz, rock, Caribbean, and African music. The group has been featured... read full bio
When your entertainment needs are for an intimate gathering of friends and family, a college party, a wedding or you are planning to impress a large corporate crowd for your next company event, Soul School delivers the music and performance you and your guests want to see and hear. The extensive entertainment experience and vast repertoire of music which includes... read full bio
Soulive is a funk and jazz trio that was formed in Woodstock, New York. Drummer Alan Evans and his brother Neal, who plays the organ, invited Eric Krasno to play guitar for them. They have a modern style, played with retro instruments. The band toured for three years before they released their debut, Break Out, through Concord Music Group.... read full bio
Speakers Corner Quartet, a South London ensemble, has followed a selfless, communally motivated mission to get where they are now. They began as the house band at the famous spoken word and hip hop venue Speakers Corner in Brixton, and over the course of the next ten years, they supported various artists and helped them create their ideas, both live... read full bio
Vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day is an artistic vagabond, a modern-day musical nomad. Spencer Day has called many places home. He has wandered amid the expansive and diverse landscape of American music, developing an artistic sensibility that borrows from numerous sources: jazz, musical theater, cabaret, soul, folk, traditional pop and contemporary pop are just the tip of the iceberg. Day uses intuition... read full bio
Spencer Ludwig is a trumpeter, singer, and songwriter. Upon releasing his hit, ‘Doggy,’ Ludwig was launched into fame. Prior to his solo debut, Ludwig was the trumpeter for Capital Cities, a multi-Platinum band. He has opened for Bebe Rexha as a solo artist across North America and Europe, and starred in festivals like Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. Ludwig uses... read full bio
Spilly Cave, who grew up in rural Pennsylvania, relocated to NYC for college and eventually became a guitarist for musicians like Blu DeTiger and Samia. Additionally, he grew close to Taylor Mackall, with whom he collaborated on songs and recorded The Boy and the Saints, a record that included such greats as Fabiano do Nascimento, Sam Wilkes, Sam Gendel, and... read full bio
Long before there was an official radio format dedicated to the genre, Spyro Gyra was putting ""smooth"" into ""jazz,"" brilliantly blending soul, jazz, pop and world beat influences to become one of the seminal and most famous ensembles in the instrumental world. They are an American jazz fusion band that was originally formed in Buffalo, New York. Their music, often... read full bio
Ludovic Navarre, better known as his stage name St Germain, is a French musician who is known for combining house and nu jazz music into his own unique style of music. St Germain rose to fame after the release of his debut EP, “French Traxx”. A few years later, St Germain went on to release his debut studio album, “Boulevard”... read full bio
American jazz vocalist Stacey Kent is a legendary figure in the genre, having amassed a devoted following, been nominated for a Grammy, sold over two million albums, had over half a billion streams, and had multiple platinum, double gold, and gold-selling albums that peaked at the top of the charts. Her devoted following across the globe is proof of her... read full bio
Canadian singer-songwriter Stacey Ryan has gained popularity in the music industry thanks to her beautiful vocals and memorable lyrics. She was raised in Montreal, Quebec, and attended the École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes, where she participated in the wind orchestra and jazz band while playing the trumpet. She entered a three-year college program for jazz interpretation at the age of... read full bio
Standing on the Corner sound like everything at once in a post-genre world. Their most recent album Red Burns, which was released as a single, unbroken work lasting an hour, combines elements of jazz, indie rock, soul, funk and hip-hop while also including poems, mock radio broadcasts, a ton of samples and a lot of distortion. Standing on the Corner, however, have a... read full bio
Many musicians can lay claim to a brilliant tune, a remarkable riff or a memorable album. But few can say theyve attained all of that and changed the course of popular music in the process. Stanley Clarke is one of those people. The legendary bassist is widely recognized for making the world acknowledge the electric bass as a versatile and... read full bio
The story of virtuoso guitarist Stanley Jordan's discovery and rise to international acclaim is legendary as is his revolutionary playing technique. Jordan, at 23 years of age, had recently graduated from Princeton University and was performing on the streets of New York City. He was dazzling passers-by with an absolutely incredible two-handed touch and tapping technique no one had... read full bio
Starr Parodi is an American composer, musician, conductor, and record producer who is the President of The Alliance For Women Film Composers. Parodi is based out of Los Angeles, California, and has been known for her work composing and producing themes and underscores for numerous films, trailers, and television series alongside her husband and partner, Jeff Eden Fair. She has... read full bio
Steam Down is an artist collective, weekly event and musical community that is based out of Deptford, South-East London. Steam Down was founded by Ahnanse, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer. It was originally founded so that local London musicians and producers could connect but ended up evolving into a weekly event. Steam Down has a focus on jazz music and... read full bio
Stephen Bishop is an acoustic performer and Grammy-nominated songwriter. He has written songs for artists such as Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Barbara Streisand, as well as his own hits including: ""On and On"" ""It Might Be You"" ""Save It For A Rainy Day"" "" Separate Lives"" ""One More Night"" ""Somewhere In Between"" (theme from the movie China Syndrome) ""Only... read full bio
When they first appeared in the early '90s, Stereolab quickly established themselves as one of indie music's most distinctive and influential acts with their hypnotic rhythms and seductive vocals. The ensemble, which was led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, honored pop music genres that were typically excluded from the history of rock, such as bossa nova, lounge-pop and movie soundtracks.... read full bio
Steve Gadd is a world-renowned drummer and Modern Drummer Hall of Famer. Some of his most notable work is on Paul Simons 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover and Steely Dans Aja. Gadd has worked with many other artists from various genres, such as Simon & Garfunkel, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Grover Washington Jr., Chick Corea,... read full bio
Steve March Torme is an American musician, actor, and radio host from New York City. He is the son of Mel Torme and Candy Toxon. Torme performs jazz-pop music and can play the piano and guitar. Over the years, Torme has released eight albums. He has worked with artists and musicians such as Arthur Adams, Wilton Felder, Wayne Henderson, Fred... read full bio
