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UoU

Active since: 2007

UoU is an acoustic jazz quintet formed in 2008 consisting of all Japanse native musicians: saxophonist Takuji Yamada, guitarist Daisuke Abe, pianist Yoko Komori, bassist Kuriko Tsugawa, and drummer Yoshifumi Nihonmatsu. As renowned writer for DownBeat, Dan Ouellette describes them “One of the most adventurous young bands that is auspiciously exploring jazz with its national heritage in mind is UoU, a quintet of musicians who hail from Japan.", UoU brings its unique sound inflected by Japanese lyricism and rhythm. UoU’s debut album "Home" was released worldwide in 2010 from New York based cutting edge jazz record the label, Tippin’ Records

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Nunun

NUNUN is a duo featuring Cesare Discepoli (guitar, synth) and Massimo Discepoli (drums, electronics), that play music featuring improvisation and electronics side by side with traditional instruments (guitar, drums). The duo's music is open to every kind of stylistical contamination and influence, from ambient to jazz, from modern electronic to avantgarde Cesare Discepoli : Cesare Discepoli starts the ZX81 project in 2000 with the "0" CD-R, featuring ambient-noise-isolazionist music mainly recorded with electric guitar. In 2006 he produce his first official CD "ZX81" (Rustblade) a crossover between ambient sounds and industrial rhythms; he's featured in the Schlagstrom! compilation "krrrbrrrtztzrrrr 01" and in 2008 are released 2 special tape editions from the series -ThruAnalog- "Astellarnoise" e "Futuristchicken"

Ok Ok Ok

Having recently returned from performing in Berlin and New York, OK OK OK is a Melbourne-based collaborative project formed in 2007 consisting of composers/musicians Sophia Exiner (piano/toy piano), Joshua Teicher (electric guitar/effects) and Josh Holt (double bass).

On their new release “Searching, Finding’ (2010) the trio capture the broad brushstrokes of a film score together with lashings of playfulness, humour, art and improvisation. Exiner's blend of traditional jazz elements and contemporary extended technique combine with Teicher's electronic soundscapes and rock- based guitar playing and Holt's rich, warm presence, making for an intoxicating mix.

Parc X Trio

Active since: 2007

Parc X trio is a Montreal-based contemporary jazz trio featuring Gabriel Vinuela-Pelletier (piano and compositions), Alex Lefaivre (bass and compositions) and Alain Bourgeois (drums). To celebrate its 10 year anniversary, Parc X trio will release its 7th recording, Dream, in April 2017. Pursuing the electric trio format, the group’s latest musical explorations showcase their typical original blend of pop song structures, contemporary jazz harmonies, staggering dynamics and break-beat grooves over odd time signatures. As complex as the music might seem on paper, the trio navigates through the material effortlessly with grace and power

Mohawk Avenue Jazz Band

The Mohawk Avenue Jazz Band came together to perform the music that first inspired its members to play their instruments - challenging and uncompromised modern jazz compositions that rarely get played. Each is an experienced musician united to this common purpose. The Mohawk Avenue Jazz Band presents a musical experience not easily found, featuring the music of Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton, Frank Foster, Chick Corea, Thad Jones, Billy Harper, Marshall Vente, and others. The band gathers to blow at sessions each month on Mohawk Avenue in Glendale, Wisconsin

Heads South

Heads South began as a one-off, a group of talented jazz musicians with a love for music from “Las Tierras Latinas” getting together for a single concert. It went so well that the guys really wanted to repeat it and the Band was formed. Heads South has a five piece line-up which is led by pianist composer John Harriman and features top UK jazz trumpeter Steve Waterman, Cuban percussionist Chino Martell Morgan, drummer Buster Birch and New Zealander Tim Robertson on bass. The Band’s music has developed mainly around John’s composing which together with his arrangements of a number of well known classic tunes have created a repertoire of superb Salsa flavoured Jazz

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have come a long way since their humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. Steeped within the gilded and gritty sounds of gospel, soul and funk, this nine-piece Brooklyn collective has continued to electrify fans, disc jockeys, critics, record collectors, and bloggers the world-over with their authentic, heart-felt sound. The authenticity clearly demonstrated on the band’s three critically-acclaimed albums “Dap Dippin’” (2002) “Naturally” (2005) and “100 Days, 100 Nights” (2007) captured and released by the independent Daptone Records. Their albums recall an analog era led by iconic studios like those at Motown and Stax Records, and have thrust the fifty-three-year-old Augusta, GA native and crew into the multimedia limelight. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have appeared on CNN, Good Morning New York, MTV News, VH1, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, BBC Television, NPR radio shows like Morning Edition and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and have been covered in a slew of publications, from personal blogposts all the way to feature stories in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Newsweek, the Associated Press, Interview, the Village Voice, and Entertainment Weekly. As distinguished as their recordings may be, however, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have truly become renowned thanks to their incredible live show, not to mention their relentless touring

Rumba Club

This 28 year old East Coast ensemble "has joined the pantheon of great latin jazz groups" says the 52nd Street Review. Veteran members have performed, recorded and toured extensively with jazz and Latin greats of the past and future: Lionel Hampton, Monguito Santamaria, Manny Oquendo, Miles Davis sideman Gary Thomas, Avishai Cohen's International Vamp Band and Lonnie Plaxico to name a few. Each of their four recordings on the prestigious PALMETTO record label, are produced by Latin jazz luminary, Andy Gonzalez of FORT APACHE BAND fame. Their latest release 'Radio Mundo', played to raves from DOWNBEAT, JAZZ TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, LATIN BEAT and the LA PRESS

The Young Sounds of Arizona

Active since: September 10, 1971

The Young Sounds of Arizona was founded in 1971, and remains the first and oldest continuous program of its kind in the nation. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, sponsored since its inception by the Professional Musicians of Arizona, AFM Local 586. For more information, go to youngsounds.org or Facebook.com/youngsoundsofarizona or MusicSceneAZ.com, or call 602-235-2309.