Rai Thistlethwayte is an Australian rock, pop, and jazz musician and songwriter. Rai is multi-talented and can play the piano, guitar, and sings. He studied jazz piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Rai is the singer and a songwriter in Thirsty Merc. Some of their most popular songs include, ‘In The Summertime’, ’20 Good Reasons’, ‘Wasting Time’, ‘My Completeness’,... read full bio
A Great Big Pile of Leaves is an American indie rock and emo revival band from Brooklyn, New York that consists of members Pete Weiland, Tyler Soucy, and Tucker Yaro. They have released two studio albums, five EPs, and their most popular songs include, Snack Attack, Focus of Control, Pet Mouse, Pizzanomics, and Ambiversion. Their most recent studio album entitled,... read full bio
Simon Phillips is an English musician who has playing the drums for various bands and artists. He played with numerous rock bands early in his career and then became the drummer for Toto for over 20 years. Phillips was the drummer for The Who on their American reunion tour and other artists he’s played for include, Phil Manzanera and Brian... read full bio
The Terraza Big Band is an eighteen-piece ensemble band that was brought together and is under the director of co-directors, bassist Edward Perez, and award-winning saxophonist and composer Michael Thomas. The group is based out of Queens, New York and they perform monthly at Terraza 7 in Jackson Heights. The band consists of all of New York’s in-demand jazz musicians.... read full bio
Brian Lynch is a jazz trumpeter who has won several Grammy Awards over the years. He has previously been a member of Eddie Palmieri’s Afro-Caribbean Jazz group, has led the Latin Side of Mile project and has led his own group, Brian Lynch Big Band. Lynch has won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for “Simpatico” with Eddie... read full bio
Mike Holober is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator whose various projects includes performing with the Mike Holober Quintet and The Gotham Jazz Orchestra. Holober started his career in New York as a composer and sideman pianist. He later started working with Nick Brignola and together they formed The Mike Holober Quintet. Together, the quintet have released two... read full bio
Miho Hazama is a Japanese composer, arranger, jazz musician, and conductor from Tokyo, Japan who is currently based out of New York City. Hazama began playing the electric keyboard at only 3 years old at Yamaha Music Foundation’s School. She later proceeded to the final of Junior Electone Concours when she was only 10 years old which earned her local... read full bio
Anat Cohen is an Israeli born jazz musician from Tel Aviv. She can play instruments such as the clarinet, saxophone and is also a tenor and soprano singer. Cohen started playing the clarinet and saxophone at a young age and she went on to study at the Berklee College of Music. Shortly after, she started recording alongside her brothers Avishai... read full bio
Joey DeFrancesco is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist from Springfield, Pennsylvania. He performs a mixture of jazz and bebop music and has released over 30 albums over the years some of which includes work with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith. DeFrancesco was born into a musical inclined family. His grandfather was a jazz musician as well and his... read full bio
Tierney Sutton is an American jazz singer from Omaha, Nebraska who performed with the Tierney Sutton Band. Sutton grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and earned her bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She also studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Sutton’s band has also consisted of members such as Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Kevin Axt,... read full bio
Jazzmeia Horn is an American jazz singer-songwriter from Dallas, Texas. Horn has studied at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas and after, she moved to New York where she studied at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. While studying in New York City, Horn formed a group with Javier... read full bio
Christian McBride is an American jazz bassist, guitarist, composer and arranger from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McBride started his career playing the bass guitar but switched to double bass and started studying at the Juilliard School. When he was only 17 years old, McBride joined Bobby Watson’s group and played with musicians such as Freddie Hubbard, George Duke, Benny Golson, Milt Jackson,... read full bio
Dianne Reeves is an American jazz legend. She is a notable name in the jazz music world, having performed with artists such as Billy Child and Sergio Mendes. Her interest in music began in her youth while growing up in Denver, Colorado. She was inspired by artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Reeves has won four Grammy Awards for... read full bio
Nella is an up-and-coming Venezuelan world music and jazz artist who has most recently been a Latin Grammy Award Winner for Best New Artist. Nella is from the Venezuelan Island of Margarita and she has recently graduated from Berklee College of Music where she shone as a soloist. Nella’s music stems from her country’s folklore roots and the music of... 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
Andrew Neu is a jazz, R&B, classical and Latin musician. As an artist, Neu can play the saxophone, woodwind, compose, record, arrange, and even educates. Being so talented, naturally Neu has shared the stage with numerous big names over the years some of which include, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Caldwell, Elton John, Patti Labelle, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Four Tops, and... read full bio
Fun Lovin’ Criminals is a band from New York City, New York, that is a multi-genre band that blends together sounds of alternative, rock, hip-hop, blues, jazz, R&B, punk, and funk. The band consists of members Huey Morgan, Brian Leiser, and Frank Benbi and they are best known for their song “Scooby Snacks,” as well as the song “Love Unlimited.”... read full bio
Melanie De Biasio is a Belgian jazz singer, composer and flutist from Charleroi, Belgium. De Biasio began taking ballet lessons when she was only three years old and by the time she was eight, she began taking up the Western concert flute. As a teenager, she found influence in various rock bands such as Nirvana, Pink Floyd, and Jethro Tull,... read full bio
Jordan Rakei is a New Zealand-Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who has also been known as Dan Kye. Rakei was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, and is currently based out of London, United Kingdom. When Rakei was three, he moved to Brisbane, Australia, and later grew up playing instruments which include the piano and guitar. He later began to... read full bio
Hannah Grace is a Welsh jazz-pop singer-songwriter and pianist from Cardiff, Wales. Grace has previously studied jazz vocals at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and her music is a mixture of soul and jazz and she has found influence in various artists which include Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin, and Joni Mitchell. While studying jazz vocals, Grace... read full bio
