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Michael Conrad

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Michael Conrad held a bachelor's degree in music performance. Both an extremely accomplished pianist and trombonist, he performed throughout the northeast with various ensembles ranging in size from small combos to large groups. Mike's performance resume included impressive stints with the Boston Opera Company as well as with several jazz ensembles including the Meadow-Larks, the Roy Scott Big Band and Synergy. A staple of the music scene in New England, Mike was a founding member of the D-Caf Jazz Quartet, and even served as a church organist along side of his wife, Carolyn, the music director who is also a retired music educator

Godwin Lewis

Godwin Louis, alto saxophonist, was born in Harlem, New York and began playing saxophone at age nine. Godwin grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port au Prince, Haiti. Godwin is a recent graduate from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz Performance class of 2011. Godwin was one of the six fellows selected to be in the Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz Performance, a full- scholarship graduate-level program at Loyola University New Orleans, where, under the artistic direction of Terence Blanchard, he and his colleagues honed their skills at performing, teaching and composing

Yuka Kido

Yuka Kido
Japanese flutist and composer active in many international scenes such as Japan, Belgium, Brazil and more. Ms. Kido has various albums as a leader as well as collaborator with others in musical styles of Brazilian, Salsa, Jazz, Rock etc. One of her albums was ranked the top 8 in Italy. She has performed in Brazil with well known artists of Bossa Nova and other Brazilian music scenes, including Joyce Moreno, Johnny Alf, João Donato, Carlos Lyra, Toninho Horta and many more.  She has also performed and recorded with one of the most important Danish jazz bassists, Niels Pedersen, as well as jazz pianist Duke Jordan and famous Japanese singer Kazufumi Miyazawa. Ms

Steve Bilodeau

Born: February 26, 1989

Just press record and see what happens. Over the past few years, it’s a motto that has come to embody the musical identity of Steve Bilodeau, a Boston-based jazz guitarist who has been performing, recording, and teaching music for over 10 years. Although he began as a rock and blues guitarist, Bilodeau went on to study jazz performance at prestigious institutions such as McGill University and the New England Conservatory of Music, obtaining a Master’s degree in the process. During this time, Bilodeau has studied with some of the greatest living jazz musicians – including Billy Hart, Fred Hersch, Miguel Zenon, and Jason Moran – and has attended renowned music programs such as the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program and the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music

Misaki Nakamichi

Born: April 23, 1993

Misaki Nakamichi is a female drummer from Osaka, Japan. She is an alumna of Berklee College of Music, where she received a full scholarship in 2013. She received numerous awards and honors. She is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. Her authentic sound and groove are very pure, dynamic, and melodic. She started her music career on the drum set at the age of 10 and has performed in various styles, including jazz, funk/fusion, Latin, and pop/rock. Starting when she was 12 years old, Misaki studied privately with Japanese drummer Keiji Aramaki. In Japan, she led her own jazz band and performed original compositions and arrangements in countless jazz events and festivals

Hanna Kim

Hanna Kim is a talented contemporary flutist, arranger, composer, improviser, songwriter, and a bandleader. Ms. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music from Bethesda University of California (Previous name is Bethesda Christian University), and the Master of Music degree in flute performance and conducting from California Baptist University at Riverside. Ms. Kim recently graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts as a dual major in songwriting and flute performance. She concentrated on jazz improvisation as a scholarship student in the Bachelor of Music Program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

A musician from Seoul, South Korea, she is the recipient of the 2014-2015 Matthew Marvuglio Endowed Scholarship, 2013-2016 CJ International Scholarship, and 2013 Performance Division Woodwind Award. Ms. Kim was a principal flutist with the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra. She studied with flutists Elizabeth Rowe of the BSO. At Berklee, she studied with Matt Marvuglio and Mia Olson. She also studied with Jim Walker and Mary Oppermann. Her goal is be an influential jazz flutist, hymnal jazz artist, composer, composer and improviser.

Dylan Jack

Born: September 20, 1985

Dylan Jack is a percussionist and composer participating in multiple genres within the Boston music scene. As a performer, Jack divides his attention between playing as a sideman with some of the city’s top improvisors including Charlie Kohlhase, Jeb Bishop, Bill Lowe, Eric Hofbauer, etc and leading his main creative outlet, the Dylan Jack Quartet. 

In 2016 Jack started the Dylan Jack Quartet, an ensemble focusing on original music. Combining intricately composed segments that utilize odd meters and phrasing with free improvisations, the music is described as “… bristling with rhythmic intelligence and rich in dynamic contrast and ebb and flow. (David Adler)” In September of 2017, they released their first album, Diagrams, which received favorable reviews from the jazz press. In June of 2020, they released their second record The Tale of the Twelve-Foot Man in on the Creative Nation Music label. Jack also co-leads the duo Hofbauer-Jack with premier Boston guitarist, Eric Hofbauer. 

Tat the Musician

"Tat", Tatsuya is an award winning, accomplished multi-instrumentalist in the America, who is originally from Japan. He plays and teaches piano, keyboard, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, key-drums (the newest drum-tech on keys), and many more instruments. He is also a music theorist throughout the Boston area as well as in Japan, a member of the American Federation of Musicians/Boston Musicians' Association. Being an alumnus of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Tatsuya is a spectacular drummer and a recipient of the Zildjian awards and several scholarships. Through Yoshinaga Music and XTY Music Lessons, Tatsuya has been able to give back to the community through music

grazia de la Cruz

Born: October 31, 2006

Boston-based, Moroccan-dosed dub-jazz collective Club d'Elf is an ever-shifting group of musicians fiercely dedicated to "the groove," revolving around the foundation of bassist/leader Mike Rivard. Consisting of some of the most sought-after players from the jazz, DJ, rock & world music scenes of Boston & NYC, each show features a different line-up, with Rivard and drummer Dean Johnston at the core. Guitars, turntables, Fender Rhodes, laptops, horns, tablas and all manner of exotic instruments flow in and out of the mix, along with guests such as John Medeski & Billy Martin, DJ Logic, Marc Ribot, Skerik, Ryan Montbleau and Marco Benevento, creating a unique experience for every performance

Aleif Hamdan

Born: March 2, 1994

Aleif Hamdan is a guitarist/composer from Indonesia and Malaysia. Growing up in South East Asia, Aleif was exposed to a wide variety of music, contributing to a diverse and eclectic palette of taste. Aleif moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2010 to pursue studies at the International College of Music, and eventually earned a reputation in the national music scene after winning several competitions and awards. In 2012, he moved to the States after receiving the Berklee Achievement Scholarship to further explore new voices in music. Here he gained further recognition as a musician, performing at major venues in the Boston and New York area such as the U.N