Chicago’s Finest is made up of former band members of Chicago, Danny Seraphine and Bill Champlin, along with Emmy Award Nominated artist Marc Bonilla, one of the top five finalists on The Voice, Will Champlin, and bassist, producer and vocalist, Rob McDonald (known as Rob McBass). Chicago’s Finest was born to represent the roots of the city of Chicago. The... read full bio
Cory Henry is an American R&B and soul musician, singer-songwriter, musician, pianist, organist, and music producer from Brooklyn, New York. He rose to fame being a member of Snarky Puppy and since then, has left the group to pursue a solo career. Henry had a passion for music since a young age and he learned how to play both the... read full bio
By transforming a New Orleans brass band into a punked-out hip-hop giant of groove and purpose, Youngblood Brass Band defies convention in an exuberant, loud and fiery way. The ten-person band, which has its roots in Madison, Wisconsin, has been spreading its crash course in genre-bending all over the world. What other band can boast that their music has been played... 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
Producer Na'el Shehade's sleek Chicago house-infused production style and vocalist Via Rosa's soulful delivery, which is influenced by jazz's improvisational nature and the playful patterns of hip-hop and bossa nova, came together to create the multicultural partnership known as DRAMA. The two blur the distinctions between R&B and dance-pop, heartbreak and ecstasy, in order to capitalize on the complimentary dynamics... read full bio
Isaac Waddington, a singer-songwriter who now resides in London and is originally from Portsmouth, has a classical music background. He spent his formative years singing with the Chichester Cathedral Choir and was awarded the renowned "BBC Young Chorister of the Year" award. Isaac has drawn musical inspiration for his new EP, Dirty Mile, from some of his most important musical role... read full bio
The Southeast Symphony & Chorus in Los Angeles and the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra both employ American conductor Anthony Parnther as its music director and conductor. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, Simfnica de Barcelona I Nacional de Catalunya, Jacaranda — Music at the Edge, Hear Now Music Festival, Mann Center Festival Orchestra, Pittsburgh Microtonal... read full bio
Katie Noonan, a five-time ARIA Award winner, has established herself as one of Australia's most diligent, adaptable and productive artists. The Herald Sun named Katie one of the best Australian singers of all time. Over the course of her career, she has created 21 albums, achieved seven times platinum record sales and received 28 nominations for ARIA Awards in a variety of... read full bio
Rita Payés, a trombonist and vocalist from Catalonia, has been immersed in music her entire life owing to her musical family. She first studied the piano before switching to the trombone as her primary instrument. Under the leadership of bassist and tenor player Joan Chamorro, she joined the renowned Sant Andreu Jazz Band. She collaborated on multiple recordings with Andrea... read full bio
India has demonstrated a variety of musical skills throughout her career, including freestyle, house, Latin pop and reggaeton, but her run of chart-topping New York salsa hits for the RMM label in the mid- to late '90s, when she was dubbed the Princess of Salsa by none other than Celia Cruz, will forever define her. In the late 1980s, while freestyle... read full bio
A DJ, record collector and host of one of BBC Radio 6 Music's most well-liked music programs, Gilles Peterson also runs the independent record label Brownswood Recordings and is the creator of the internet radio station Worldwide FM. On the GTA V video game, Gilles is also the host of the Worldwide FM radio station. Peterson has advocated for the cutting edge... read full bio
Grammy-nominated musician, rapper, vocalist, producer and percussionist Kassa Overall combines experimental hip-hop production with avant-garde experimentation to shift the intersection of jazz and rap in uncharted directions. Kassa used his voice to address the injustices of the criminal justice system, the pharmaceutical industry, anti-black racism and the perils of his own mental illness on his first two studio albums, GO GET ICE... read full bio
A two-time MOBO Award winner, YolanDa Brown OBE's music is a delectable blend of reggae, jazz and soul. She has performed live shows with The Temptations, Billy Ocean, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Bill Laurance of Snarky Puppy, Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics and Rick Astley. She is now writing music for Sesame Street, a television... read full bio
One of the most popular vocalists to come out of India is Asha Puthli, pronounced better as PUT-LEE, as in "put that away". Asha is a cosmopolitan pioneer of jazz, funk, soul and electronic dance music, perhaps best known for her moving vocals on the groundbreaking album "Science Fiction" by free jazz icon Ornette Coleman. She has made 10 solo albums... read full bio
Some have referred to Mim Suleiman as Mama Africa of the modern day. Refuses to be categorized. She is a boundary-pushing artist that incorporates dub, jazz, soul and funk with traditional Taarab vibes, drawing heavily from her East African background. She sings in a number of languages, including Fula, and is a talented composer and songwriter in both English and Swahili.... read full bio
The Grammy Award-winning NICHOLAS PAYTON is a multi-instrumentalist, performer, songwriter, producer, arranger, essayist and social activist who transcends genres and becomes a prominent voice in American popular music. In the process, he pays tribute to the legacy of Black American music and what he refers to as "postmodern New Orleans music." Born in New Orleans, Walter Payton is a well-known bassist, and... read full bio
Eli Keszler is a New York-based percussionist, composer, and Grammy nominee. His solo albums, which have been issued by labels like LuckyMe, Shelter Press, Empty Editions, ESP-DISK, PAN, and REL Records, have received positive reviews. Keszler has composed more than 10 original film scores. Emmanuel Seigner and Willem Dafoe in Olmo Schnabel's "Pet Shop Days," which had its premiere at the... read full bio
There are just never enough words to adequately capture Freddy Todd. Perhaps "genre-busting" is an understatement. Words like "lazer-bass" and "geek-funk" are insufficient to describe him; they don't convey the expressiveness, bravery, and cosmic quality of his music. Listening to his music is like getting kidnapped by alien space cruise ship where all the passengers are high on space acid.... read full bio
Three Chicago natives who were childhood friends, Nico Segal, Nova Zaii, and Julian Davis Reid, collaborate musically as The JuJu Exchange. They write sophisticated, evocative music that inspires trust and awe in all of us. Their primarily instrumental music combines digital and acoustic instruments to promote meaningful contact across cultures that at first glance appear to be at odds. They... read full bio
Liana Flores is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter who combines a distinctive and enticing spectrum of musical inspirations from British folk and classic jazz to '60s Brazilian bossa nova. She crafts dreamy vignettes of her personal world with melancholic guitar melodies to get lost in. After her self-released song "rises the moon" became an overwhelming global hit, Liana tours as a headliner for... read full bio
