The American jazz singer, Nnenna Freelon has been nominated for six Grammy Award. Nnenna Freelon is also a producer, composer, and arranger and has been recognized for her vocal work. Nnenna has been able to tour with talented performer such as Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, Aretha Franklin, Dianne Reeves, just to name a few. Nnenna Freelon has two passions in... read full bio
Lea DeLaria is currently most popular for playing inmate Big Boo on the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. DeLaria has distinguished herself in every form of entertainment that she touches. Jazz Musician, Broadway Diva, Actor Writer and Stand-Up Comic, and it is plain to see why Ben Brantley of the New York Times describes Lea as, Every... read full bio
Ann Jillian is an award-winning actress, singer, and motivational speaker. Good Housekeeping Magazine named her one of the most admired women of the world. She was also the breakthrough star on the television show Its Living. Ann's illustrious career includes an Emmy nomination for her performance in Ellis Island and a CBS mini-series, starring the late Richard Burton. She is... read full bio
Internationally renowned for her exhilarating vocals and keyboard artistry Tania Maria's music is a unique combination of jazz, funk and the popular music of her native Brazil. She has created an eclectic fusion that is more exciting than pure jazz. Tania Maria's vibrant voice, brilliant piano work and outstanding performances have made an artist of increasing international popularity. Without doubt,... read full bio
Bringing Back the Memories - like Mr. Sandman, Lollipop, Never on a Sunday, Eddie My Love... all made famous by The Chordettes. In 1946, The Chordettes premiered on the Arthur Godfrey Show, and their lush vocal sound brought them a string of hits turning them into a singing sensation. Forty years later, Judy Duncan and her husband Bob decided to... 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
No musician has had a more profound effect on the orchestral approach to small group jazz configurations than the celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal. While a tremendously wide listening audience continues to be drawn to his irresistibly appealing sound, it is fellow musicians that seem to hold Mr. Jamal in highest regard. Perhaps his status as a major exponent of jazz... read full bio
Pete Escovedo toured internationally with the legendary guitarist, Carlos Santana, for five years and performed on three Santana albums: Moonflower, Oneness and Inner Secrets. Mr. Escovedo left Santana to follow in the musical footsteps of his mentor, the late Great Tito Puente, who influenced his music and decision to form his own orchestra consisting of a five-person horn... read full bio
Vocalist and pin up doll, Jennifer Keith stems from Hollywood royalty being the descendant of RKO pictures. She radiates old Hollywood glamour at its finest, worthy of a comparison to Elizabeth Taylor, with a sound evocative of Julie London meets Peggy Lee and Patsy Cline. Led by Mando Dorame, co-founder of world renowned Royal Crown Revue based in Los Angeles,... read full bio
Jonathan’s talents caught the ears and eyes of British record producer Clive Caulder. He was signed to Caulder’s Jive Records, the rest is history. Jonathan’s first single broke down racial barriers, becoming the first song by a black artist to be played by white radio stations in South Africa. Jonathan decided to move there to focus on his recording career.... read full bio
Australian guitar virtuoso Joe Robinson has spent the last several years touring North America, playing festivals and headlining clubs. Having also played China, Japan, Europe and Australia, Robinson has been able to define himself as a budding world visionary. He walks a tightrope between the instrumental music that’s put him in the spotlight and a unique fusion of vocally based... read full bio
Melinda Doolittle is an American singer who finished in 3rd place on the sixth season of American Idol. Doolittle first auditioned for American Idol in Memphis, Tennessee. She sang the song For Once in My Life", which was popularized by Stevie Wonder, one of her favorite artists. This former backup singer was visibly scared to step into the spotlight. But... read full bio
Susan Anton is one of the world's most versatile performers; well known to television, theater, film and nightclub audiences internationally. Susan Anton completed her first solo headlining cabaret engagement in New York as well as a headlining engagement at Caesar's Palace in Atlantic City and at Harrah's Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Susan Anton has an album that was produced... read full bio
Tito Puente Jr. is a remarkable Latin artist. His music is a mixture of Pop Latin Jazz and Dance. As Tito calls it, Latin dance, a new explosion of authentic music created from the streets"! Tito was born and raised in New York. His love for music was an inspiration by his father, "El Rey", and his first instrument was... read full bio
Soul jazz recording artist Frank McComb, who is well-known for his exquisite voice and piano playing, was named one of the top 27 keyboard players of all time by MusicRadar.com. Frank's third, but first independently written, produced, and recorded album, "Straight From The Vault," took home the inaugural Soultracks Reader's Choice Award for "Best Album of the Year." The Peacock feature... read full bio
Laval Smith is an American singer of blues, jazz, swing, and bebop music. She tours internationally with her 8 piece band known as her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. She has been known as The Queen of Classic Jazz & Blues. She has been touring extensively since the late 1990's and has performed in over 40 states and many countries including... read full bio
With a unique instrumental sound bringing together elements of funk, R&B, rock and electric jazz, legendary keyboardist Jeff Lorber helped pioneer the music genre now formatted under such names as NAC and smooth jazz. With Kickin It, his debut recording for Samson Records and his first studio album in two years, Lorber teams with top-producer and fellow Philadelphia native,... read full bio
Time For Three is a string trio that is classically trained but performs more than just classical music. Their style ranges from bluegrass to jazz to rock to hip hop. They refer to themselves as a classically trained garage band. They are known to dress casually even when performing at an elegant venue such as Carnegie Hall. This group of... read full bio
Bill Cobham is a jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader. He was born in Panama and immigrated to New York as a child. After attending New Yorks High School of Music and Art and playing in an Army band during the mid-late sixties, Cobham stumbled on the jazz-fusion world and worked with the Brecker Brothers, guitarist John Abercrombie, and the legendary... read full bio
When Ottmar Liebert released Nouveau Flamenco in 1990, I believe he took the musical community completely by surprise. Here was not only a brand new way of playing the flamenco guitar, but also a masterpiece of melodic composition from a relatively unknown artist. Because he was so new, most critics (and certainly the people who control nominations for the Grammies),... read full bio
