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Blues

Maja Jaku

Born: October 24, 1971

Maja Jakupovic, known artistically as Maja Jaku, is an internationally acclaimed jazz and soul vocalist, composer, bandleader, and distinguished university professor. With a voice described as cinematic, fearless, and deeply truthful, she is regarded as one of Europe’s most compelling contemporary jazz artists—an expressive storyteller whose artistry transcends cultural and musical boundaries.

Born on October 24 in Kosovo into a family rich in artistic tradition, Maja’s extraordinary talent revealed itself early. By the age of seven, she was already winning music festival awards, and at fourteen she formed her first band. At eighteen, during the Yugoslav wars, she made a courageous and life-defining decision to travel alone to Austria to pursue her calling in jazz.

Oscar Laven

Born: May 30, 1991

Oscar Lavën is an acclaimed saxophonist/bassoonist/clarinettist/multi-

instrumentalist, composer and arranger based in the beautiful city of

Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. A busy performer across many

genres presenting an impressive array of performances, Oscar Lavën

has played on stages around the world with many famous artists such as

Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, John Beasley's Grammy-winning MONKestra,

James Carter, Dennis Chambers, Gregg Bissonette, Lalah Hathaway,

Robben Ford, Chris Cain, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra,

STROMA, Hollie Smith, Rhombus, The Rodger Fox Big Band and many

Michael Powers

MICHAEL POWERS, mentored by Jimmy Reed and a family of southern, porch-bluesmen, spent his (1960's) high school summers touring as part of James Cotton's Band. Influenced by the British Blues invasion & Jimi Hendrix, he formed a huge following while leading his cult band "Moonbeam" & as part of New York's most famous clubs: Great Gildersleeves, Manny's Car Wash, Maxx' Kansas City, The Ritz & CBGB... Currently a regular performer on Bleecker St. at Terra Blues. Arranger, Bandleader, Composer, Guitarist, Vocalist Hendrix Tributes,multi-genre, solo, duo or trio+: POWERS is ALWAYS a Festival Favorite! In 2004 MICHAEL POWERS signs with Baryon Records and releases the ONYX ROOT CD in 2005 which garners two W.C

Jonas Larsson Band

Jonas Larsson Band is a high-energy jazz-fusion group drawing strong inspiration from 1970s and 1980s jazz, rock, and blues. Their music blends the era’s powerful grooves—driven by pronounced guitar and keyboard riffs and heavy, dynamic bass lines—with complex, virtuosic improvised solos that push the sound into bold, modern territory.

Jonas Larsson is a Swedish musician, composer, and visual artist based in the UK. His work spans music, visual art, and literature. He has composed music for stage productions and television, exhibited visual artwork in London and Paris, and published books in both Swedish and English

Mellow Blues

Born: April 2, 1987

Mellow Blues
 

Performing as Mellow Blues, Yat Hamzah is a jazz-pop singer, guitarist, songwriter and guitar teacher from Singapore, based in Phuket, Thailand

Ron Gonzalez

Ron Gonzalez is a seasoned jazz guitarist bringing the authentic sound of New York City's jazz scene to the Hudson Valley.

Based near Beacon, NY, Ron delivers compelling performances of straight-ahead post-bop, Latin jazz, soul jazz, and blues.

A graduate of the New School Jazz Program (1992), Ron studied under jazz legends including Jim Hall, Joe Chambers, Buster Williams, Andrew Cyrille, and Gene Bertoncini. Before moving to the Hudson Valley, he spent 15 years as a professional musician in New York City, performing at iconic venues including the Blue Note NYC, the Village Gate, and Smalls, collaborating with renowned musicians such as Ted Curson, Dave Douglas, Patience Higgins, and many others.

James Robert Murphy

When exposing the lives of others, we reveal our own fractured personality. When you try to be honest about your take on other people, your own weaknesses and insecurities emerge for all to inspect." This is regarding my embellished memoir, My Life Before I Decided To Commit Suicide.

I have earned an MA from the University of Oklahoma in Administrative Leadership and a BS from the State University of New York with a concentration in Arts Management. I am the principal founding member of the New York State Blues Festival, serving as festival director from 1992-2003, and again in 2013-2014. I co-founded the Syracuse Guinness Irish Festival, serving as festival director from 1999-2003. Both of these community events continue to be popular in Syracuse, NY. 

Rikard From

Born: April 14, 1972

Hi! I'm Rikard From. Musician, singer/songwriter, composer and producer. Diy artist. I released my first album Piano in 2017 unaware of what would happen. 8 years later with over 60 million streams and 130 million views on YouTube. 7 albums, one EP and at the time of writing a total of 140 released songs.

My most successful album is Sun of June. Recorded in my home on an old swedish upright piano. Through the years I've modified the piano to get a tone and feel that match my ideas. 
I record everything myself and play all instruments. On the Sun of June album there's a mix with drums on keyboard and real drums by Per Mikaelsson. All upright bass parts played by me.

Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark

Anthony Clark is a world class musician who has performed, and recorded with some of the best local and national blues acts. Anthony started out playing the drums at the age of five, and by the time he was twelve, started listening to the blues greats. Musicians like Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Paul Butterfield, and Sonny Boy Williamson, just to name a few. 

The band has played up and down the east coast, from Pennsylvania, to Tennessee. His CD “LIVE” has been featured on many college, and Internet radio stations. The music is a blistering mix of contemporary blues with a funk edge.