The legendary performance Frank & Dean: We're Back Baby! features Art Poco as Dean Martin and Bob Hoose as Frank Sinatra. Bob Hoose, one of the best singers in the nation who sings in the Sinatra style, is remarkably similar to Sinatra both vocally and physically. He has performed at famous Florida venues like Mar-A-Lago and The Breakers, headed a number... read full bio
Jaimoe and his Jasssz Band perform American music. Jaimoe was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band and is known as a legendary drummer. By combining elements of jazz, blues, rock and roll, and RnB, they make a unique style of music that makes you feel things and stirs your soul. Their repertoire includes not only fresh takes on... read full bio
Pheelz is the stage name of Phillip Kayode Moses, a Nigerian record producer, singer, and songwriter who has collaborated with numerous singers and acts, including Olamide and Tiwa Savage. Pheelz, a Lagos native who was reared in the city, is credited with producing all but one track on Olamide's "Baddest Guy Ever Liveth" album. He and Bnxn collaborated on the... read full bio
The Word is a blues/jam rock ensemble made up of Robert Randolph, the gospel/pedal steel sensation John Medeski, the Dickinson brothers, Chris Chew and one-third of the jazz-funk trio Medeski, Martin & Wood, who together made up North Mississippi Allstars (of the famed Sacred Steel series on Arhoolie and his Family Band). The gospel album, which the Dickinsons and Medeski had... read full bio
Deyaz, a multidisciplinary artist, identifies as a "non-confined musician" in his own words. Born and raised in East Ham, London and of Jamaican and Syrian descent, he was able to find consolation in music during his tumultuous adolescence. Deyaz first taught himself how to play his brother's guitar before progressing through the history of rock and grunge and mastering the by ear... read full bio
Alfa Mist first taught himself how to make beats as a young student in East Ham, London and then discovered jazz through the hip-hop sampling of artists like Hi-tek, Madlib and J Dilla. In order to analyze the intricate harmonic arrangements on these foundational songs, he taught himself to play the piano by ear. Over time, he developed his own production approach, which... read full bio
Julius Rodriguez, a talented pianist and multi-instrumentalist, fuses his love of R&B, gospel and hip-hop with his jazz training. He initially caught people's attention when he went on tour with A$AP Rocky and collaborated with artists like Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Brasstracks and others on projects. Let Sound Tell All served as his solo debut for Verve Records. Rodriguez was raised in a... read full bio
Nitin Sawhney CBE is a renowned British musician, producer, and composer whose work is known for blending Asian and global influences with electronica, and for exploring multiculturalism, politics, and spirituality. Sawhney has received multiple international awards throughout his career, including the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award in 2017. Sawhney's extensive list of collaborators includes legends like Paul McCartney, Sting, Brian Eno,... read full bio
Nix Northwest, a rapper, producer and multi-instrumentalist who was born and raised in London, combines the sounds of jazz, hip-hop and broken beats with contemplative lyrics and melodic songs. He learned to play the piano at an early age and came from a musical family. He first began to take rapping seriously in his late teens after meeting his future working partner Lausse... read full bio
The Portland-based duo foamboy consists of vocalist Katy Ohsiek and producer Wil Bakula. They collaborated for a while in the experimental music group Chromatic Colors after meeting in Salem, Oregon. Wil and Katy worked with a wide range of instrumentalists in this group, produced two full-length albums and performed on the stages of numerous outdoor festivals, pubs and basements. This gave Wil... read full bio
In a group known as The Fearless Flyers, Joe Dart on bass, Nate Smith on drums, Cory Wong and Mark Lettieri on guitars make up some of the country's grooviest virtuosos. With the exception of Lettieri, who plays for the Grammy-winning jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy, the majority of the group are members of Jack Stratton's funk band Vulfpeck. The Fearless... read full bio
Arooj Aftab, born on March 11, 1985, is a Pakistani singer, composer, and producer known for her versatility in various musical styles and idioms, including jazz and minimalism. Aftab made history by becoming the first-ever Pakistani artist to win a Grammy Award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in April 2022. She was nominated for the Best New Artist award... read full bio
The first album from the Bergen natives, Analog Dance Music, fills the air with sounds from samba to jazz, much like a continental breeze that longingly blows throughout the ten songs. Let Kommode in, and you will be captivated by it. In Kings of Convenience, Eirik Glambek Boe goes beyond the typical indie-minimalist endeavors. His new endeavor seeks to create... read full bio
After relocating from Ipswich to London, Joseph Lawrence started his career, attracting attention in the city's jazz scene and polishing his craft at the storied Ronnie Scott's, creating a network of outstanding players in the process. From then, he started playing in bands and gradually developing his own music behind the scenes before starting to work on his debut album. Joseph is... read full bio
Ife Ogunjobi is a Nigerian-born musician who was reared in London and whose music is a synthesis of the noises in his environment. His upbringing in South East London exposed him to a variety of musical styles, including jazz, afrobeat and hip-hop. His creative concept, which was influenced by musicians like Fela Kuti, Erykah Badu and Freddie Hubbard, breaks through borders between... read full bio
'Peace + Harmony' is a release that First Word Records is happy to offer. This young singer, who is originally from Moss Side in Manchester, has been slowly establishing a reputation as one of the UK's most intriguing soul vocalists over the past few years. His recordings include a diverse range of genres, including alternative R&B, future soul, hip hop and... read full bio
By fusing jazz orchestration with hip-hop beats and MCs, Abstract Orchestra creates some of the most engaging hip-hop songs. The 18-piece all-star big band pushes the limits of live hip-hop by producing distinctive music that is both heavy and beautiful. A number of the band's members have performed on tour with some of the biggest performers in the world, including... read full bio
Producer, songwriter, composer, DJ and maybe one of the top MCs in the nation, POOKIE is headquartered in Melbourne. She cites Missy Elliot and the wider hip-hop community as the originators of her love of music. Growing up in Perth, POOKIE developed a passion for a wide range of artistic endeavors, including poetry, painting, drawing and sculpture. With the use of this... read full bio
Melle Brown, one of the most promising producer/DJs to recently break onto the market, continues to offer shimmering house groovers with a style that is uniquely her own, garnering attention ever since the release of her debut EP project, "Blossom." She leads us to realms of sunrise and sunset dancing moments through productions and DJ mixes, fusing neo-soul, tech and deep house. DJ,... read full bio
Butterscotch, a groundbreaking vocal percussionist virtuoso, has permanently altered the music industry by aggressively challenging gender and musical social constraints. Her adventure began in the heavily male-dominated underground beatbox battle scene, where she broke down stereotypes and became the first female beatbox champion in history. When she gave a ground-breaking performance on America's Got gift, earning a third-place finish on... read full bio
