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David Bertrand

David grew up in the Trinidadian neighborhood of Cocorite, four lanes of highway from the sea. Growing up, he played a wide range of classical and folk music before a chance BBC jazz broadcast at midnight through his grandmother’s GE radio forever changed his relationship with music. Encouraged by the artistry of Joe Farrell and Kent Jordan, he was determined to join the fraternity of musicians who have championed the flute as a credible jazz instrument.

His own voice has been deeply influenced by the world of jazz tenor saxophone, the instrument he’d always felt connected to which was simply not available in his band program at the time. Initially drawn to the iconic figures of John Coltrane and Joe Henderson, his ear also turned to the voices of players active in his lifetime: in the days of dial-up internet, a young David would patiently wait upwards of a hour just so he could hear the likes of Mark Turner, Chris Bacas and John Ellis for the first time. 

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Peter Novelli

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Guitarist / singer / songwriter Peter Novelli is based in New Orleans and Santo Domingo, D.R.  Critics have described the sound of Peter Novelli Band as “a potent combination of New Orleans street rhythms, swampy backbeats, jazzy infusions, and a most sincere and innovative approach to the blues,” and “from slinky zydeco two-steps to stinging blues rock, from winking swamp-boogie to angular Crescent City grooves.”

Novelli’s songwriting has been compared to John Hiatt and  Bobby Charles. His vocal style has been compared variously  to Delbert McClinton, Bobby Charles, Mose Allison.

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Hubert Colau

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Arnaud Dolmen

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Arnaud Dolmen is one of the most acclaimed jazz artist, drummer and composer of his generation. Tonbé Lévé, his first album released in 2017, focused on a contemporary Jazz aesthetic is a resounding success. His accolades include "Revelation of the Year" by Jazz Magazine, "Artist to Watch" by Jazzwise Magazine, "One of the 5 best drummers of 2021" by Jazz Magazine & Jazz News. Originally from Guadeloupe, he studied drum ka from the age of five, then drums at Atelier Marcel Lollia, under the direction of Georges Troupé. As a teenager, his talent was revealed in the Kimbòl Youth Orchestra

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Journeys

«Journeys» is the project of six experienced top musicians from Zürich, who have been on the scene for the last twenty-five years. Based on the remarkable compositions of Dennis Roshard and Angelo Signore the band has developed an exciting, timeless mix of grooving funk tunes, beautiful ballads and kicking Latin jazz, leaving their audiences overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Their new CD «New Destinations» is filled with beautiful melodies, colorful harmonies, driving grooves and excellent solos. Take a trip with the music of «Journeys» to «New Destinations»" you’ll always want to come back.

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Dominican Jazz Project

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- Nominated for the 17th Annual Latin Grammy® Awards in the categories of “Best New Artist” and “Best Jazz CD.” - “Full of creative energy and the joy of musical discovery”—Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz The Dominican Jazz Project began when Dominican born jazz artist, Guillo Carias, invited American jazz pianist, Stephen Anderson, to perform with him and local players for the 2014 Jazzomania Jazz Festival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, that was hosted by the Quisqueya 96.1 FM jazz radio program. The concert and associated clinic went beautifully, and the drummer, Guy Frómeta, invited Anderson to return to Santo Domingo to perform with him in his group for the Casa de Teatro Jazz Festival a few months later

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John Watkins

John Watkins, p.k.a. “J Saxx”, was born in Cleveland Ohio. He developed his love for music at the early age of 8 by listening to his father Rev. John C. Watkins and his uncle Lamar Gaines. Having the opportunity to enroll into the Cleveland School of Arts, allowed J Saxx to expand his knowledge of wind instruments as well as music theory and music production. Some of J Saxx earlier influences stemmed from local sensations like Russell Thompson, Kenny Legrand and Eddie Baccus, Jr. to National recording artist Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Grover Washington Jr., Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Everett Harp, Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, Cecil Rucker, Eric Gould, Michael Becker, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, David Sandborn, Kenny G, and Thelonius Monk


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