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Bill Troiano

Born: November 23

Bill Troiano received his Bachelor of Music Education (BM) degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1973 and a Master of Tuba Performance and Brass Literature (MM) degree from The Eastman School of Music in 1974. Mr. Troiano retired from the Connetquot School District where he taught middle school/junior high instrumental music from 1980-2007, including concert band, jazz ensemble and lessons. As a guest conductor, Mr. Troiano has conducted various regional honors bands on Long Island and he was a guest conductor of the Huntington Community Band. He has also been an adjunct instructor of tuba and euphonium at C.W

Hard Proof

The Austin-based ten-piece collective of musicians known as Hard Proof began by studying the blueprint of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band, as well as funk and jazz from the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2008, Hard Proof features members of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, The Calm Blue Sea, Cougar, Ocote Soul Sounds, Spanish Gold, and several other notable Austin acts. While their self-titled album was well received on its 2010 release, there seems to be universal agreement that their live shows are something not to be missed. Austin taste-maker Laurie Gallardo of KUTX radio may have put it best: "This local nine-piece ensemble always puts on an electrifying live show, an absolute blowout of non-stop percussion action and blasting brass, bringing the best of both worlds to the stage by mixing classic styles and plenty of their personal panache to own the show." As if they weren’t busy enough between Hard Proof and their other bands, the Hard Proof Horns have found work as sidemen with such notables as Spoon, Antibalas, Gary Clark Jr., Spanish Gold, Broken Social Scene, the Walkmen, Dave Matthews Band, Band of Horses and others. In 2013, Hard Proof released their first vinyl, partnering with Canada's Kept Records for the Dragon/Tere 45 that they tracked with Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma and Brownout

Gil Jenkins

Born: June 13, 2007

Drummer for 50 years, Singer, Songwrighter, percussionist, Producer. Jazz was my main music I was taught growing up. I am from a family of musicians that go back to 1869. Example, Freddie Jenkins trumpet player Duke Ellington, and my Uncle Nat Kennedy with countless other professionals, James Brown, Brecker Brothers , James Blood Ulmer,

2022 Composer's Collective

Active since: 2015

2022 Composer’s Collective is the Austin Texas based jazz quintet dedicated composing and performing original works. Their debut album, The Heights Life, is an eclectic, soulful, & imaginative collection of songs for the modern jazz quintet. Featuring Gil Del Bosque: tenor & soprano saxophones, and E.W.I; Dan Andersen: guitar; Dan Redner: piano & keyboard; Eric Ross: bass, and Mike Fonseca: drums.

Screenwriter

Born: 1993

Bedroom producer out of Austin, TX.

Kate Garrison

Born: August 17, 1971

Kate started her opera journey in 2005 at a 10-day workshop given by Pinkstone Productions. During that workshop Kate found a love for opera that has grown through the years. She spent the next 3 years studying voice with Metropolitan Opera principal soprano Carol Meyer Willingham in Salado, Texas. In 2009, Kate turned a new page when she attended the Taos Opera Institute’s month-long program in Taos, New Mexico. Upon her return to Texas, she began to study voice with retired Baylor vocal performance professor, Dr. John Van Cura. In 2010, Kate's training transitioned to SMU voice professor Camille King in Dallas, Tx

Julie Slim

Born: July 12, 1960

Julie is a multilingual, multicultural vocalist who sings in Arabic, French, English and Spanish. With a focus on world music, she performs in numerous groups including Layalina, the Austin Global Orchestra, and her own band, Rendez Vous. She currently lives in Austin, TX. Rendez Vous is Julie's most recent project, a collaborative quintet with Austin musicians, specializing in French, American and international standards from the 1020s to the 1960s. She is honored to feature special arrangements by jazz legend, Dr. James Polk. The band premiered in 2013 to a sold out house at Esquina Tango with Dr

Charles Couch

Epirus Quartet

Epirus Quartet is a world jazz/groove band from Austin, TX. Its members are Greek saxophone player Nikolas Bouklas, Nathan "Count" Basinger on organ, Brad Houser on bass and Michael Ingber on drums. Epirus Quartet has a groove heavy approach to jazz with many world and funk influences. Their debut album "Transatlantic" came out in Jun 2014 through Fair Weather Friends Records (UK, GR) co-produced by Adrian Quesada (Prince, Grupo Fantasma, Brownout etc) and Nikolas Bouklas. All the songs were composed through a collaboration of Nikolas Bouklas and Charalampos Tyropoulos. It featured guest appearances from Adrian Quesada on guitar and Ryan Allen on tenor saxophone

Paula Maya

Paula Maya is an award winning Brazilian pianist, keyboardist, singer, composer and recording artist, nominated Best Brazilian Musician living in the US. The official release of her eleventh album Mar da Minha Terra, Yellow House Records, is July 25th 2023.

Paula Maya has songs in several compilations with artists such as Jimmy Cliff. She holds a degree from the Brazilian Conservatory of Music in Rio de Janeiro. Her compositions have roots in Brazilian traditional rhythms and melodies, such as maracatú, baião and samba. They are also inspired and influenced by bossa nova, jazz, blues, Cuban music and African music.