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Alan Steward

Born: April 30, 1961

"Electronic World Fusion", an exotic mix of funk, jazz, world music and electronica" Alan Steward is a producer, songwriter and recording artist who produced hits for Grammy-winning and Platinum-selling artists like the multi-platinum selling Baha Men and five-time Grammy winners Dennis Edwards and Eddie Kendricks, both original members of the The Temptations. Their single, "Get It While It's Hot," co-written by Jermaine Jackson, became a club hit and went on to spawn four remixes.

Steward is credited by many as one of the early pioneers for electronic dance music, touring with an elaborate setup of 13 or more keyboards, synthesizers and rhythm boxes (at a time when the drum machine wasn't even invented yet). Unlike the other pioneers of electronica like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, Alan's music was always very danceable, full of R&B and soul influences and indeed the forerunner of what is now termed House Music. Alan's musical style today is best described as electronic world fusion, as it combines exotic instruments and voices with jazz and funk grooves and electronica.

As a producer, Steward recorded hits for David Black (Capitol/EMI Records), who went on a world tour opening for Mc Hammer and also appeared on his album Too Legit to Qui; Isaac Adams (former vocalist for both the Bar Kays and Cameo)

Lee Sloan

Born in the United States into a musical family, Lee was introduced to the piano by his father at the age of four, and began private lessons the following year. He made his first public appearances at Carnegie Recital Hall and The Brooklyn Academy, before entering The Manhattan School of Music at the age of thirteen. Lee went on to major in piano performance at Berklee College, Boston, and continued his studies with Josef Raiff at The Juilliard School, and with Grace Castagnetta, a pupil of the renowned concert artist, Josef Hofmann. While living in New York, Lee could be heard performing in many of the city’s most well-known jazz venues, gaining notoriety as the house pianist at ‘Sweet Basil’s’ in Greenwich Village, at ‘Hanratty’s’, alongside Warren Vache at ‘Bechet’s’ and above the din of ‘Rick’s Café’. Concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art brought him to the attention of Lila Acheson Wallace, the Reader’s Digest founder and art patron, who arranged for him to give his first series of improvised solo piano performances. Following his success in New York, Lee took up residence in London, and became a fixture of the city’s jazz scene, appearing regularly in ensemble with Peter Ind at ‘The Bass Clef’, and as a soloist at ‘Pizza on the Park’, ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Café Pelican’, and ‘The 606 Club’. He was also a sought-after session player in London studios and worked as a composer and arranger in partnership with lyricist Michael Hazlewood

Hannes Lingens

Born: June 15, 1980

Drum Set and Five Row Free Bass Button Accordion.

Jean-Paul Bourelly

Born: November 23, 1960

CHICAGO Jean-Paul Bourelly was born in Chicago Illinois on November 23, 1960. He took an early interest in music, starting piano lessons from the age of 4. At age 9, when his cousin Brain Jones, played him tracks from the Hendrix album Band of Gypsy’s, he realized that the electric guitar could lead a to vast new world of expression. He was thirteen when he finally started to take lessons and playing with friend, learning basic blues and rock songs. By the age of 16, he was performing in the local south side clubs, there meeting other musicians like Lonnie Plaxico, Steve Coleman and Darryle Jones and playing in local jam session, most notably session run by Chicago legend Von Freeman

Rainer Theobald

Born: March 1, 1960

Since 1981 I live as a saxophone/clarinet player, singer, composer and writer in Berlin. Inspired by artists like John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Otis Redding as well as from Bach, Mozart or Dvorak my heart beats for Soul, Funk and Jazz Music. Live I'm playing with three bands JAMBEZI, HALLO GEN and TWO OF US. Also performing as solo saxophone player as opening act, on vernissage and exclusive events. Working together with soul and jazz musicians as there are Kenny Martin, Lionel Haas, Mike Russell, Stephenie Coker, Carmen Jaime, Zam Johnson, John Davis, Jay Oliver, Michael Rodach, Charlson Ximenes, Eva Ventura, Paul Brody as well as with people out of the pop world like F.-J

Oori Shalev

Born: December 14, 1979

Combines sensitive improvisation with digital machinery. Plays Indian, middle-Eastern and Western percussions. Works include, as composer: To Sing a Forest (2007, with Amelia Cuni, Seth Josel and Junko Wada). Installations: Baumberauschen (Berlin 2007), Sotavento (Mexico, Italy, Germany, 2006). Percussionist: with Anat Tuvia (2006 Morgenland Festival),4th Race (2007, Musicastrada Italy). Drummer: Tabula rasa, avant-free jazz trio, Israel 1998-02. Nigun Atik, Modern Jewish Quintet, Israel 2001-02. Russian Free Jazz Festival, with Michael Agre and Sergey Letov, Tel-Aviv 2002. Drummer in the free improvisation scene in Houston (Sep

Yuval Ron

Born: October 11, 1980

Guitarist Yuval Ron performs original tunes which transcend the boundaries of any specific musical genre. Inspired by a crossover of modern Jazz-Rock icons and a host of many other contemporary artists from the Progressive Rock, Fusion, Metal and modern music genres, it is all well blended into an own fresh and distinct musical direction.

The music features virtuosic performances of various compelling and colorful compositions, produced on top of a cinematic, orchestral, some say Sci-Fi film-like backgrounds, atmospheric soundscapes and various implanted sound effects drawing the listener into a total, electrifying experience.

Thomas Borgmann

Born: January 5, 1955

Borgmann began his career in the early 1980s, working mainly with the Berlin Art Ensemble around Nick Steinhaus (participating in the 1981 Tour Southamerica for the Goethe-Institut, and the 1982 Nickelsdorfer Konfrontationen). He went on to the Sirone Sextet in New York (1987); the Hidden Quartet (with Dietmar Diesner, Erik Balke, and Jonas Akerblom); and Noise & Toys (with Valery Dudkin, Sascha Kondraschkin). In 1991, Borgmann founded the Orkestra Kith’N Kin (with Hans Reichel, John Tchicai, Pat Thomas, Jay Oliver, Mark Sanders, Lol Coxhill and others). Later he toured with his Quartet Ruf der Heimat (founded in 1993 with Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Peter Brötzmann, Willi Kellers, Christoph Winckel), and with the Trio Blue Zoo (with Borah Bergman and Brötzmann)

Arkady Shilkloper

Born: October 17, 1956

Horn, flugelhorn, corno da caccia, alphorn, corno pastoriccio, didgeridoo, Wagner tuba etc. Born in Moscow, Russia on October 17, 1956. At the age of six started to play alto horn in a brass orchestra at the Kuntsevo District Young Pioneers House in Moscow. 1967 to 1974: the Moscow Military Music School. 1974 to 1976: the orchestra at the Lenin Military Political Academy, Soviet Armed Forces. 1976 to 1981: studied French horn at the Gnesins State Music Education Institute (now Gnesins Russian Academy of Music.) 1978 to 1985: member of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. 1985 to 1989: member of the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra. 1976 to 1978: along with his studies at the Gnesins, takes courses in jazz improvisation at the Moscow Experimental Studio of Music Improvisation (now Moscow College of Improvised Music.) 1984 to 1986: first serious experience in jazz, a french horn - acoustic bass duo (with bassist Mikhail Karetnikov)

Kara Johnstad

Born: July 20, 1968

I am singer/songwriter/ producer based in Berlin, Germany. Last two CDs Paths X and Pages of Sand are doing well. Paths X has charted top ten many times at Reverbnation, soundclick, isound, American Idol, Artist Underground, etc.. and plays on Am / Fm radio and about 300 podcasts... lovely for an indie musician riding the winds of the music business. if you are interested in performing my music or using it in film or videos etc... please contact me.

I am currently working on 5 exciting projects.

MOON IN CAPRICORN is my next original album. I am working together with the italian film composer and arranger Fabrizio Pigliucci. We are flying between Rome and Berlin and the release is planned for 2009.

LE GRAND LOVE is a fantastic new project in which I sing the works of the great French composer Michel Legrand. It is a vision I have carried with me for years and 2009 it has premiered to full houses. The band in AMAZING! Rolf Zielke - piano and musical director. Stephan Braun - cello and Rhani Krija - percussion. My vision is to perform LE GRAND LOVE in the major metropolitan cities of the world and top festivals and theaters. We are booking now tour and concert dates 2009 / 2010/ 2011

LADIES OF SWING is a project that I am producing and performing together with the Savoy Dance Orchestra and two other top singers TBA. Thomas Zaufke is doing the arrangements for big band and it will premiere August 2009 at the renowned Rheingau Music Festival in Germany for 2000 guests. more soon! Bookings for big events and festivals contact management.

KITE TAILOR - is the name of a wonderful project of poetry compilations which I create together with the voice over artist and visual designer MJ Hummingway Our first release will be an album of inspirational prayers Release 2009,. www.kitetailor.com

THE ESSENCE SHOW! My radio show airs 5 hours weekly, worldwide at www.globalvortexradio.com and plays the top in World, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter, New Age, Ambient, Lounge and more.II am producer and host and it is very personal, it is spiritual and it celebrates my deep belief in global mind - global heart.

Archives of radio show are available for posting! please subscribe to my blog so that we can keep in touch. My home page is being revamped and will be updated SOON: www.karajohnstad.com. Much love, Kara