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Lee Hogans

Born: June 16, 1977

 Lee Hogans' performance career gained notoriety by working with giants in the entertainment industry. He is the trumpeter for comedian Dave Chapelle as a member of the group Fred Yonnet and The Band With No Name. Their performances include Radio City Music Hall and theSNLAfterParty. LeerecentlytouredwithGrammy-winningbassist Marcus Miller on his Renaissance Tour in the US, Europe and Africa. He’s also toured with Funk legend Maceo Parker – where school is always in session! In 2009, he was the trumpeter for Jay-Z’s Blueprint III tour, which included playing at President Barak Obama’s Inaugural Ball. He was a member of legendary pop icon Prince and The NPG from 2007-2009. Other tours include Jill Scott, Sean “Diddy” Combs and The Jonas Brothers. TV performances include Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman, The Today Show, Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly and Michael, and HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.

Sean Jefferson

Born: November 25, 1981

Jazz history isn't exactly short on drummers who’ve pushed the artform to new heights. Some of them, as we all know,managed to do it on a nightly basis. For today’s jazzdrummer, that means one thing: if you want to leave your mark, relying on chops and technique just isn’t going to do. You have to have a voice...

Though Sean Jefferson has certainly made it his life’s work to try and master the vast traditions set forth by drummers before him, he never set out to make music strictly for drummers. Or musicians. Or even jazz fans. Yes, he has studied rigorously. Yes, he has a knack for putting a fresh, cerebral spin on meter. Yes, he grooves hard and swings tight. But Jefferson has always, from day one, been in search of his own voice. And, though he is already pushing toward new horizons in jazz drumming, as a composer he points theway to a vision of jazz’s future as a language, and is never content to fall into the role of pedestrian beat-supplier. As faras Sean is concerned, drums must always fit into the greater whole of the music.

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Keith Daniels

Keith Daniels Llantén is a Chilean-Guyanese composer, arranger, saxophonist and flutist based in Brooklyn, New York. He specializes in the fusion of Latin American folk with jazz, classical and rock music, writing for jazz big bands and combos, symphony orchestras, chamber music ensembles, singers and vocal groups. His music has been played and/or commissioned by musicians and ensembles such as the GRAMMY Award nominated One O’Clock Lab Band featuring Melissa Aldana, the Carroll Jazz Orchestra, Kristiana Roemer, Edgardo Benedetti, Hardy Llorca, Alameda Memoria, Sexto Piso, La Chile Big Band and Ipshita Roy.

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Mimmo Cafiero

Born: November 13, 1960

Mimmo Cafiero ha influenzato il jazz in Sicilia per quasi mezzo secolo.
Nato a Palermo, ha studiato pianoforte e ha cantato nel coro del
Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini dall'età di 11 anni.
Imparando a suonare le percussioni tre anni dopo, ha iniziato a frequentare diverse jam session, spesso frequentate da musicisti di jazz stranieri tra cui Ian Carr e Oliver Lake. Membro del gruppo del vibrafonista Enzo Randisi dal 1978 al 1981, ha registrato con lui due album e ha fatto un tour in Spagna. Entrando nel 1983 a far parte della Brass Group Big Band, un’orchestra di 20 elementi, ha avuto l'opportunità di lavorare con direttori ospiti come Mel Lewis, Sam Rivers, Toshiko Akiyoshi e Archie Shepp. Ha fatto parte anche della Big Band diretta da Bruno Biriaco nel 1984 che si è esibita su RAI UNO per diversi mesi in occasione della trasmissione “Domenica in". Ha registrato per la Rai Fonit Cetra nel 1987 un disco contenente proprie composizioni. Nel 1988, dopo aver fatto parte per due anni della band del pianista Romano Mussolini in oltre 400 concerti effettuati in tutta Italia, Cafiero si trasferisce a Roma dove insegnerà percussioni presso la scuola di musica “Lab 2”. Durante i tre anni in cui è rimasto a Roma, ha registrato due album da solista, “I Go", poco dopo il suo arrivo, con Paolo Fresu ospite nella sua band, e "Moon and Twenty Five", con ospite del suo quintetto il chitarrista Kurt Rosenwinkel, nel 1990. Ritornato a Palermo nel 1991, Cafiero ha fondato la Open Jazz School, una scuola che ha annoverato tra i suoi allievi alcuni dei migliori jazzisti siciliani di oggi.
Cafiero ha costantemente lavorato per migliorare lo stato del jazz in Sicilia. Ha svolto il ruolo di Presidente del comitato regionale dell'Associazione Nazionale Musicisti Jazz, nel 1991, contribuendo a coordinare la pubblicazione del primo audio-catalogo del jazz siciliano con la produzione di tre CD, “Sicilian Jazz Collection vol. 1, 2 e 3”.
Nel 1995 ha registrato l’album “Live in Brussels” con il suo trio, nel 1996 ha girato l'Italia con il quartetto di Joey Calderazzo e ha diretto la sua Open Jazz Orchestra in vari tour. Tra il 1999 e il 2005 ha preso parte negli Stati Uniti a numerosi concerti insieme alla Duke University Jazz Orchestra con il tenor sassofonista Paul Jeffrey. Mimmo Cafiero ha collaborato spesso con Enrico Rava, Danilo Rea, Harvie S, Hal Crook e ha registrato una quarantina di dischi con alcuni dei più importanti musicisti della scena jazzistica internazionale esibendosi con loro in Europa e Nord America.
Ha anche collaborato con Mick Goodrick, Steve Grossman, Gianni Basso, Massimo Urbani, Tony Scott, Riccardo Zegna, Enrico Pieranunzi, Sheila Jordan, Bob Mintzer, Fabrizio Bosso, Lee Konitz e tanti altri.

Jenny Maybee

Jenny Maybee is “equally talented as a vocalist and pianist.” Her “piano playing and vocals…are altogether eloquent and heart-stopping…her voicing is expertly balanced…and her phrasing sings wonderfully throughout the repertoire.” Her vocals have been described as “exquisite,” “hauntingly beautiful,” and “in the same league” with Billie Holiday—music that “you could close your eyes to and nod out blissfully in a deep groove…”

Her piano style has been compared to Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and Cecil Taylor. Jenny “make(s) beautiful music expressing the sheer joy of being alive. You sense it in the augmented chords that Maybee plays on her piano, then leaping like a mad gazelle to catch its essence with her voice.” As a classically trained jazz pianist and vocalist, Jenny’s “unique style seems fairly sedate on the surface, but is capable of sudden intensity whenever the music demands.” This mixture of sensitivity and boldness weaves through her original compositions and interpretations of jazz standards.

Martin Uherek

Born: September 22, 1987

Martin Uherek is a renowned jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator from Slovakia. Known for his sophisticated and melodic playing, Martin has captivated audiences across Europe. He leads several jazz projects, including the Martin Uherek Quartet and the educational series “Stories of Jazz”. Martin’s career is marked by numerous awards, notable collaborations, and a deep commitment to preserving and advancing jazz music.

Early Life and Education

Martin Uherek was introduced to music early in his childhood through a church choir led by his father. He quickly demonstrated a great interest and talent for music, exploring various instruments. He studied saxophone at the J. L. Bella Conservatory and the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, under the mentorship of jazz pianist Klaudius Kováč.

Thiago de Mello

Born: 1933

Gaudencio Thiago de Mello (Barreirinha, state of Amazonas, 1933 - New York, 2013) was a NY-based Brazilian composer, arranger, conductor, band leader (founder of the Amazon big band which performed all Sunday nights at Sweet Basil-NY during the 1980s) and multi-instrumentalist (piano, acoustic guitar, percussion). He was brother of poet Amadeu Thiago de Mello.

Thiago got Grammy nominations for albums he recorded with Paul Winter and Sharon Isbin. He also recorded several albums with Brazilian jazz singer Ithamara Koorax (with whom he also toured in both Brazil and USA) as well as with Luiz Bonfa, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Dexter Payne, Susannah McCorcle, Claudio Roditi, Carlos Pingarilho, Jorge Pescara, Anna Ly and many others

Guillermo Nojechowicz

Born: October 30

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Guillermo Nojechowicz is the percussive drive behind his band EL ECO’s elegant fusion of Brazilian Argentinean jazz. Combining samba and the 3ghter lines of straight-ahead jazz, he is a master of all the idioms, including Cuban, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Funk – and of course, tango. A drummer who plays with the ear of a composer, Nojechowicz wrote most of the material on the band’s long-awaited new CD, Puerto de Buenos Aires 1933 (Zoho Music), which features Grammy Award winner trumpeter Brian Lynch.

Nojechowicz has also performed with Claudio Rodi3, Donny McCaslin, Jon Faddis, Danilo Perez, Airto Moreira, Romero Lubambo, and Carly Simon