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Vermont musical polymath Kyle Saulnier fuses the American musical vocabulary with modern orchestral techniques and industrial rock muscle. His music is "lush and inventive” (WNYC); “a Great American Songbook of another order” (Downbeat Magazine.) His genre-bending compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations have been performed by the Metropole Orkest, the Westerlies, Osso String Quartet, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Salina Symphony, and many more.

Building on his strong body of work as leader of the widely celebrated Awakening Orchestra, Saulnier returns

AMPHITRIO

Active since: 2023

AMPHITRIO is an award winning contemporary jazz project based in Bucharest, Romania, initiated in 2023, featuring pianist and composer Andrei Petrache, bassist Mike Alex and percussionist Philip Goron, all of them having a solid background in classical and alternative music.

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YUGEN

YUGEN is an Italian trio formed in 2020, from the collaboration and thirty-year musical experience of three musicians from Salento: Katya Fiorentino on piano, Stefano Compagnone on bass, and Maurizio De Tommasi on drums.

In January 2022, the trio recorded their debut album, Tears and Light, released by Dodicilune Records and distributed by I.R.D. For this first recording project, YUGEN enriched their sound through the experience and refinement of Valerio Daniele on guitar, Giorgio Distante on trumpet, and Francesco Massaro on electronics.

Over the years, YUGEN have gained important recognition within the Italian music scene. June 2026, shortly after the release of Picture #2, the trio won the national L’Artista che non c’era award in the Instrumental category.

Earlier on, in 2025, the trio won the 8th edition of the Premio Carlo Gargioni in the Jazz category and were finalists at the Teano Jazz Contest.

In 2024, they were finalists at the 22nd edition of the national award L’Artista che non c’era, while in 2022 they won the 4th edition of the Forum Live Jazz Festival Contest.

Stephen Arnold

Born: July 22, 1995

Stephen Arnold is a bassist and composer from Greenfield, Massachusetts and based in Washington, DC. A pianist from a young age, Arnold picked up the upright bass at the George Washington University, where he studied with Herman Burney, Jr. Shortly after college he was selected to participate in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program at the Kennedy Center under the direction of Jason Moran. Arnold contributes to projects by a wide variety of artists including Fran Vielma, Sharón Clark, Todd Marcus, Brandon Woody, Aleks Izotov, Keith Butler, Jr., and ¡FIASCO! Since 2018 he has contributed to over 40 recording projects and performed at many great venues, such as the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, and the Howard Theater

On The Count of Two

On The Count of Two is a musical conglomerate of promising young musicians across the East Coast. Recently, they have played at The Milestone in Georgetown, Connecticut, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Westport, Connecticut, and Jazz On Main in Mt Kisco, New York.

On The Count of Two consists of several promising young musicians who have studied and played with many prominent figures in the jazz scene:

Ikutaro Matsuki (Bass):

Ikutaro Matsuki is a bassist from Tenafly, New Jersey. He finished in 5th place in the Litchfield Jazz Camp Talent Search, a country-wide music competition judged by esteemed musicians including Albert Rivera, Don Braden, and Grammy award-winning pianist Zaccai Curtis. He is currently studying with 3-time Grammy award winning bassist Ron Carter, and has had the opportunity to play with esteemed jazz musicians including Winard Harper, Ron Carter, and George Coleman. He has attended Litchfield Jazz Camp for the past several years.

Josh Warren

Born: March 6, 2004

Rooted in the jazz tradition but drawing influences from all over the map, Josh Warren is an award-winning Canadian bassist, composer, and arranger originally hailing from Victoria, BC. Since moving to Toronto to study with Canada’s finest, he’s shared the stage and recorded with a plethora of Grammy-nominated and JUNO award-winning musicians (including Ingrid Jensen, Jeremy Ledbetter, Rich Brown, Allison Au, and Joaquin Nunez) and performed all across the country, playing at iconic venues and major festivals from coast to coast. 

His debut album “The Path”  (engineered and mixed by JUNO award-winner Patric McGroarty) will be out everywhere on August 22nd, 2026, and features an award-winning cast of young lions on the Canadian jazz scene, and blends the jazz tradition with shades of Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder and Snarky Puppy

Matt Bragg

Born: August 9, 1955

Matt Bragg (Bass player / Musician) 

Matt Bragg is a professional bass guitarist based in Los Angeles, California known for his work as a session and performing musician on many records and musical projects. He’s built a career playing electric bass and contributing to various styles of music, including blues, soul, and R&B.

 Musical Profile

• Instrument: Electric bass guitar (and rhythm/versatile bass roles).

• Location: Los Angeles, California, United States.

Ray Seol

Born: December 1, 1973

Ray Seol is an Associate Professor of Professional Music and a Fulbright Scholar, as well as a distinguished jazz bassist and producer. He began shaping his musical identity at The New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, studying under legendary bassists Reggie Workman and Buster Williams.

His ability to fuse sound and color through synesthesia led to pioneering work in sonic visualization, developed during his master’s studies in music technology at New York University. This concept evolved into Interactive Jazz: Jazz as a New Visual Art, which has been showcased in galleries across New York and Seoul.

Since 2007, he has released five studio albums and performed at major international jazz festivals, collaborating with artists such as Jason Moran, Marta Gómez, Scott Robinson, Art Hirahara, and Takuya Kuroda

Sofia Moriz

Born: June 12, 2013

Sofia Moriz (b. 12 June 2013, Cape Town, South Africa) is a young South African multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who plays piano, guitar and bass guitar. She began formal piano lessons at the age of six at Hout Bay Music, added guitar at eight and bass guitar at ten, and had progressed to Piano Level 4 by 2025. In 2026 she began preparing Trinity Grade 5 piano repertoire, continuing to develop both her classical technique and contemporary performance skills.

Sofia made her first recording at the age of six, singing and playing piano on “I Would Like to Go to Mars,” inspired by the Faber Piano Adventures series. The recording went on to win the Junior Vocal & Instrumental Music category of Llandudno’s Got Talent in 2020, giving her an early introduction to recording and performance.