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David Najera Gonzalez

Born: June 27, 1998

David Nájera González is a Mexican drummer, composer and educator currently based in NYC. Since his childhood, a strong gravitation towards music has acted as a driving life force. At the age of 19 he moved to NYC and attended the New School for Jazz And Contemporary Music.

David graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in 2021. He is currently enrolled in Queens College pursuing a master’s degree in jazz performance. He is mentored by Dennis Mackrel (Count Basie, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Antonio Hart (Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Hargrove) David Berkman (Cecil Mcbee, Tom Harrel) and Michael Mossman (Slide Hampton, Horace Silver). 

Molly Plaisted

Born: September 9, 2000

Molly Plaisted (they/them) is a rising Hartford-based drummer, composer, arranger, and educator. Focusing on Jazz, Molly began their study of the drums at age five. While attending Nashua High School South, Molly’s music education was built upon performing in large ensembles, including the NH Jazz All-State Big Band and the Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps. Molly’s passion to pursue a musical career was sparked as they began composing and arranging music at age sixteen.

In 2022, Molly graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Afro-American Music Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, studying under Jeffrey W. Holmes, Tom Giampietro, and Felipe Salles. While at UMass Amherst, Molly’s studies at UMass Amherst led them to perform as the principal drum set player in the Downbeat award-winning Jazz Ensemble 1 and Marimba Band 1. They also were appointed as the center snare for the Sudler Trophy award-winning UMass Minuteman Marching Band and led its nationally recognized percussion section. Molly produced and released two remotely recorded EPs, a junior and a senior recital, and composed and arranged dozens of works. By the end of their time at UMass Amherst, Molly was awarded The Fletcher Henderson/Max Roach Scholarship Award for their outstanding achievements and dedication to the Jazz Studies program and represented the UMass Jazz Department in New York City at the International Association of Schools of Jazz 2022 conference.

Hubl Greiner

Hubl Greiner

is a musical cross-border crosser who willingly leans over the abyss and sometimes even further. In addition to MU 無, FRIENDS IN THE GARDEN , THE GUERILLA BOPS , FRAU.BACH , Sequoia Mønstars , HULU PROJECT (with Luigi Archetti) and THE DJ HOERSPIEL ENSEMBLE (with the writer Franz Dobler), he is known as the former head of the German cult band THE BLECH , as well as as a producer of countless acts and projects. He has made a name for himself beyond the borders of Germany as an unconventional, innovative and experimental musician, composer and producer.

Forrest Neil Young

Born: February 5, 1975

Known as the “Emergency Drummer,” Forrest Young studied jazz at Virginia Commonwealth University and has permeated the east coast music scene for over thirty years. He’s earned three Emmy Awards for his documentary soundtrack work and has headlined the Richmond Jazz Festival with his band featuring Chris Whiteman (Veronica Swift, D-Angelo) on guitar, Jonah Kane West on organ, and Dane Alderson (Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer Big Band) on bass. Forrest is also a visual artist whose award winning word art drawings can be seen at LyricPortraits.com.

"Forrest plays so creatively with solid support, color, texture, passion, full dynamic range and even the use of silence