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Federico García Lorca

Born: June 5, 1898

Federico García Lorca was one of Spain’s most celebrated poets and playwrights, renowned for works that combine lyrical beauty, emotional intensity, and a deep connection to Andalusian culture. His best-known plays include Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba, while Gypsy Ballads remains among his most acclaimed poetry collections. His writing explored love, desire, repression, freedom, and the enduring power of music and tradition.

Lorca’s artistic world extended beyond Spain. During his 1929–1930 stay in New York City, he encountered a vibrant, modern metropolis that profoundly influenced his poetry, particularly Poet in New York. His fascination with music, especially the passionate rhythms and expressive power of flamenco, offers a compelling connection to jazz and the blues. All three traditions give voice to longing, struggle, joy, and sorrow, blending structure with improvisation and technical mastery with raw emotion.

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ROOOTS to SHOOTS

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Patrick Josiah Felixson

Born: May 8, 2003

Patrick Josiah Felixson is a straight-ahead jazz and blues vocalist devoted to Black American music, bringing his own soul to the Great American Songbook through the lens of his lived experience. Known for his rich, bright, and nimble tenor voice — with a slight gravel that adds depth and romantic elegance — Felixson creates performances that feel both timeless and deeply personal.

Patrick Josiah Felixson's musical foundation is rooted in the church and shaped by six years of international performance across Russia, the United States, and Canada. From local bars and pubs in Kursk, Russia, to Fredericton and Toronto, he has spent countless nights on the bandstand, mentored by musicians who instilled in him a deep respect for the tradition. His performances balance reverence and emotional honesty, honoring the masters who came before him while carving out space for his own voice.

Ross Margitza

Dr. Ross Margitza is a distinguished pianist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and educator. He resides in Austin, TX where he serves as a Lecturer in Jazz Studies/Jazz Piano at the University of Texas at Austin. Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, he began his musical journey under the guidance of his father and grandfather, both professional pianists. He started playing piano at age six and trumpet at age ten. Inspired by Oscar Peterson's recording of “West Side Story,” Ross pursued a career in jazz.

An award-winning pianist, Dr. Margitza clinched first place in the 2024 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and second place in the 2009 Phillips Jazz Piano Competition. He has performed alongside acclaimed musicians such as Russell Malone, Jon Faddis, Phil Woods, Patti Austin, Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Roy McCurdy, Antonio Hart, Lynn Roberts, and Christian McBride. His credits also include performances with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Detroit Jazz Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

Tom Ricci

Tom Ricci is an Argentine-American jazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter based in Southern California. Born in Buenos Aires, his music brings together vocal jazz, bossa nova, blues, tango, Latin American song and contemporary material. His singing is intimate and conversational, while his guitar playing moves between Brazilian rhythm, jazz harmony and the expressive vocabulary of blues and rock.

Raised between Argentina and the United States, Ricci developed a musical identity shaped by movement between cultures. His repertoire includes American standards, Brazilian songs, Argentine classics, original compositions and modern songs reimagined through a jazz lens. He has performed throughout the United States and internationally in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, China, Taiwan and Europe, including appearances at Borges 1975 in Buenos Aires, Jazz Nos Fundos in São Paulo, Sappho Live Jazz in Taipei, a sold-out performance at LAVO in Shenzhen and The Troubadour in Los Angeles.

Erika Toda

Erika Toda is a guitarist from Japan whose musical background spans blues, jazz, rock, pop, and Latin.
Based in New York. 

Her name is written as 戸田絵理香 in Japanese.

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Tokyo Skinny Boys

Tokyo Skinny Boys is a Japan-based jazz fusion project founded by guitarist, songwriter, and producer Tom Ishizuka.

Blending jazz fusion, funk, soul, blues, and city-pop influences, the project creates a distinctive sound that combines sophisticated musicianship with contemporary urban grooves inspired by modern Tokyo.

Tokyo Skinny Boys has collaborated with internationally acclaimed musicians, including Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Bob Mintzer of Yellowjackets. The project's recordings feature rich harmonic textures, memorable melodies, and a fusion of traditional jazz sensibilities with modern production approaches.