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River Cow Cosmic Orchestra

Born: June 1, 2008

River Cow Orchestra takes a Zen approach to creating music. Creating spontaneous music that will never be heard again, anywhere. River Cow Orchestra sets the music free. [email protected]

Lapis Luna

Lapis Luna brings you the captivating music of 1930s, 40s & 50s jazz with a classic yet one-of-a-kind sound. Their specialty is playing timeless melodies the way they were meant to be heard: vibrant, fun, romantic & cool. The band is comprised of the brightest jazz musicians in NYC who set themselves apart with an authentic presentation of vintage jazz standards, tender ballads, and obscure swing era gems. Added into the sets are first-rate blues, cha-chas, rumbas & bossa nova: Shawn Aileen Clark vocalist and bandleader John Merrill guitar Chris Pistorino bass Brian Floody drums, percussion Lapis Luna’s influences vary from memorable vocalists of the golden age of song like Crosby, Armstrong & Holiday, to popular music stars Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole & Chet Baker. The heart of their music draws from the celebrated songbooks of Ellington, Porter, Jobim, the Gershwins, Hammerstein, Shaw & Goodman, while their style embraces all forms of music from the first half of the 20th century including hot jazz, early blues, dixie, big band, bebop, swing & Latin forms

Good Company Trio

Robert Wilson is a guitarist of over twenty years of experience in various genres of music. A native of Plattsburgh, NY, Robert helped to form his first band while attending SUNY Plattsburgh. The Empty Bottles Blues Band performed in Northern New York for two years and recorded one album before disbanding in 1996. In summer 1997 Robert relocated to Charlotte, NC with the intent of making inroads into the burgeoning city's music scene. He co-led the R&B band Bleuphoria with bassist Jim Guyett. After many personnel changes and performances, Bleuphoria disbanded in 2000. It was in 2000 that Robert stopped performing to concentrate on jazz studies

Sinti Rhythm

Sinti Rhythm is an acoustic jazz quartet featuring Andy Moore on clarinet, Jack Soref and Robert Saunders on guitars, and Mike Ball on upright bass. Sinti Rhythm performs hot jazz and Gypsy swing music inspired by Django Reinhardt, Le Quintette du Hot Club de France, and the Sinti musicians of Europe. An infectious blend of European and American harmonies powered by string-based rhythms, this music includes classics from the Great American Songbook, compositions by Django, and selections from Sinti musicians like Bireli Lagrene, Stochelo Rosenberg, Dorado Schmitt, and Titi Winterstein. Sinti Rhythm's performances throughout Massachusetts and the Northeast have included a three-year residency at Atwood's Tavern in Cambridge, an appearance at the Brooklyn Djangology Festival, the Django Reinhardt Centennial at the French Library and Cultural Center of Boston, and shows at Toad, Cantab Lounge, The Stork Club, Sherborn Inn, and Novartis. The group has been interviewd on radio stations WMBR FM Cambridge, and WBUR Here and Now with Robin Young

Royky Creo Band

Reggae world Jazz from aruba

Polar Bear

Mark Lockheart - Tenor sax Pete Wareham - Tenor sax Tom Herbert - Double Bass Leafcutter John - Leafcutter John Sebastian Rochford - drums

Lyric Chamber Music Society of NY

Since its debut in 1998, the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York (the Lyric) performs chamber music and unusual repertoire in an intimate salon setting

Ensemble Fleur de Lys

In Canada, there are two official languages: English and French. While English is spoken in basically every province, French is spoken mainly in Québec. The province of Québec has a beautiful musical tradition that goes back a long way. In the same way Duke Ellington and Count Basie and countless jazz musicians and orchestras celebrated the American Popular Song, Ensemble Fleur de Lys celebrates this French speaking culture by playing original jazz arrangements of the great Québécois popular songs. In 2004 with the help of a few friends, Sylvain Picard (guitarist/arranger) founded Ensemble Fleur de Lys

Boukman Eksperyans

Boukman Eksperyans ushered in a musical revolution during the late-'80s with their Grammy-nominated debut album, “Voudou Adjae.” This brilliant release introduced the world to Boukman's signature worldly high energy sound that fuses traditional Haitian and Caribbean rhythms with rock and reggae, all the while spreading their spiritual message. “Voudou Adjae” brought the band international prominence and made them spokespeople for the common Haitian. Boukman take their name from a Vodou priest who helped to unify the Haitian slaves. The slave leader led the revolution against the French colonists which ended in 1804 with the former slaves victoriously forming the first Black republic in the world

Small Jazz Band

Active since: December 29, 1981

SMALL JAZZ BAND - The Jazz Band of Cordoba City . Conjunto de jazz tradicional que comenzara su actividad allá por fines de 1981 en la ciudad de Córdoba de la República Argentina, intentando recrear el estilo de los primeros grupos de los años "20", tales como los de Joe "King" Oliver, Clarence Williams, Louis Armstrong, Sam Morgan, Johnny Dodds, "Jelly Roll" Morton, y otros no tan conocidos pero no por ello de menor importancia musical. La Small Jazz Band, está formada por profesores de educación musical que creen en el valor estético y sentimental de este género, tal vez la expresión popular más relevante e influyente del siglo XX. Integrantes: Francisco F