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
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
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
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
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
Back in January 2011 Smooth Jazz Journalist of The Year nominee, Denis Poole, commented that 'North End Soul' from multi instrumentalist, writer and producer Vincent Ingala was, by any standards, an outstanding piece of work. In fact, it proved to be spectacular debut and set the scene for what evolved into a truly remarkable year. In San Diego, at what... read full bio
Vikki Carr is a four time Grammy Award-winning, bi-lingual singing star. She has performed for over fifty years in concert, with her band or as a guest artist with symphonies and top name mariachi groups. The world is no stranger of Vikki Carr, who has performed in various genres, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish. She has... read full bio
Vijay Iyer displays a multitude of talents through his music. He is a pianist, composer, producer, electronic musician, and writer from New York City. As a self-taught piano player, Iyer plays the piano with ease and demonstrates his skill through his intricate jazz ensembles. He has worked with many artists such as Roscoe Mitchell, George E. Lewis, Burnt Sugar,... read full bio
Victory Boyd is a singer from New Jersey who grew up singing since the age of four with all ten members of her family in Central Park. The Boyd family had the opportunity to perform for Jay-Z and he signed them to Roc Nation right away. Boyds voice and music is a fusion of soul and folk with a touch... read full bio
Five Grammy Awards have been given to Victor Wooten, who has appeared on the cover of Bass Player Magazine five times. As a founding member of the avant-garde band Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, he is regarded as one of the best bassists currently active, frequently being compared to Jaco Pastorius. Rolling Stone Magazine listed him among the "Top ten... read full bio
Emmy Award- winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the Carol Burnett Show. In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe, old age of 24,... read full bio
The Mack Avenue recording artist Veronica Swift debuted with the album "Confessions." She received a five-star review for her second album, "This Bitter Earth", which also landed her a spot on the front cover of DownBeat, the December cover of JazzTimes and the L'Academie du Jazz "Best Vocal Album" award. Veronica Swift established herself as a talented rock and soul singer as well... read full bio
Vernon Reid is an English American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Critic Steve Huey writes, [Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz,... read full bio
Venna has recently gained attention thanks to the success of longtime partner Knucks' recent Top Three album "Alpha Place," but the London-based saxophonist and producer has long been quietly crafting major albums in the afrobeats, jazz and rap genres. On "Alarm Clock," one of the highlight songs from Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy's Grammy-winning album "Twice As Tall," he contributed the stirring sax... read full bio
The Portico Quartet founder and double-bassist Milo Fitzpatrick's latest project, Vega Trails, joins saxophonist Jordan Smart (Mammal Hands, Sunda Arc) in a highly potent duet that unites two fascinating players. The goal of the endeavor was to highlight the bass and melody in all of their unadulterated glory. Milo Fitzpatrick engaged himself in music with space and sparsity during Lockdown, including... read full bio
Chicago's Umphrey's McGee has cultivated an impressive presence both live and in the studio. Umphrey's boasts regularly sold-out shows from coast-to-coast and nearly all of their live shows available digitally. The band continues to draw in new listeners with their singular style: virtuoso playing and acrobatic tempo changes and rhythmic shifts complimented by dazzling song craft and composition, memorable hooks,... read full bio
Over a career of jazz, R&B and crossover recordings, husband-and-wife duo Tuck & Patti produce a remarkable amount of music, especially considering that the duo rely on the textures of only guitar and voice. Tuck Andress was born in Oklahoma and studied classical guitar at Stanford University, before traveling to Las Vegas to audition for a show band; also there... read full bio
The ensemble draws on a wide range of inspirations, from spirituals to Depression-era blues, from ragtime to classic jazz. (OffBeat). Wherever they go, Tuba Skinny's barnstorming live shows generate an enduring buzz, and as a result, their fans have contributed to reaching a total of approximately 40 million YouTube views. Shaye Cohn, Barnabus Jones, Kiowa Wells, and Todd Burdick had... read full bio
True Loves is a Seattle-based funk and soul band. Listening to their music is like strolling down your favorite neighborhood street, slapping five with friends, chatting with shopkeepers, having your dark sunglass-clad face admired in their windows, dodging hanging flowerpots and inhaling the comforting aromas of your favorite place. The group itself is a block party. With the addition of percussionist Iván Galvez... read full bio
Louis ""Satchmo"" Armstrong tribute band, with Troy Anderson as Satchmo on Trumpet with the signature gravely voice, trumpet and hankie and the ""look"" is uncanny, Armstrong brought back to life! The Wonderful World Band is a sextet with the same instrumentation as Armstrong's bands.In detail, musical quality and style this is the best Louie Tribute Band on the scene... read full bio
