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Keith Daniels

Keith Daniels Llantén is a Chilean-Guyanese composer, arranger, saxophonist and flutist based in Brooklyn, New York. He specializes in the fusion of Latin American folk with jazz, classical and rock music, writing for jazz big bands and combos, symphony orchestras, chamber music ensembles, singers and vocal groups. His music has been played and/or commissioned by musicians and ensembles such as the GRAMMY Award nominated One O’Clock Lab Band featuring Melissa Aldana, the Carroll Jazz Orchestra, Kristiana Roemer, Edgardo Benedetti, Hardy Llorca, Alameda Memoria, Sexto Piso, La Chile Big Band and Ipshita Roy.

Simona Pop

Born: April 2

Simona 'Simi' Pop (producer, composer) A classically trained pianist turned self-taught saxophonist, Simi co-founded the Jazz Band in Baia Mare, Romania, receiving recognition from the Pro Muzica Foundation. She then played saxophone on national TV and at the Bucharest-based Dakino Film Festival. Later, in New York City, she played with Cabana Rock and currently forms the jazz duo SiMiDaNi. Simona holds a BA in Opera Directing and earned her master's at Hunter College, CUNY. She directed contemporary operas in Romania, commissioned by The Ernst von Siemens Foundation, Bucharest National University of Music, and Bucharest Goethe Institute

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Emily Saunders

Dubbed “UK’s queen of jazz-fusion”, critically acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and producer, Emily Saunders, takes any stage by storm. Presenting her most powerful work to date MOON SHIFTS OCEANS - a powerhouse of hits - hailed by critics as the breakout star for 2025. Saunders keeps you hooked from the first track, her upbeat, soul-infused album blends smoky vocals with jazz-fusion and folk-pop sensuality. Emily crafts a deeply personal and emotional soundscape, evoking magical nights filled with warmth, connection, and freedom.

Singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer of all her music, her songs, lyrics, and voice serve as a soundtrack to life, blending multiple shades of emotion and experience. Emily’s engaging, distinctive vocals, and hands-on production blend pop and soul-jazz with echoes of Brazilian/broken beats. Her songs explore love, connection, freedom, and hope, crafting an atmosphere of enchantment and celebration.

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Mimmo Cafiero

Born: November 13, 1960

Mimmo Cafiero ha influenzato il jazz in Sicilia per quasi mezzo secolo.
Nato a Palermo, ha studiato pianoforte e ha cantato nel coro del
Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini dall'età di 11 anni.
Imparando a suonare le percussioni tre anni dopo, ha iniziato a frequentare diverse jam session, spesso frequentate da musicisti di jazz stranieri tra cui Ian Carr e Oliver Lake. Membro del gruppo del vibrafonista Enzo Randisi dal 1978 al 1981, ha registrato con lui due album e ha fatto un tour in Spagna. Entrando nel 1983 a far parte della Brass Group Big Band, un’orchestra di 20 elementi, ha avuto l'opportunità di lavorare con direttori ospiti come Mel Lewis, Sam Rivers, Toshiko Akiyoshi e Archie Shepp. Ha fatto parte anche della Big Band diretta da Bruno Biriaco nel 1984 che si è esibita su RAI UNO per diversi mesi in occasione della trasmissione “Domenica in". Ha registrato per la Rai Fonit Cetra nel 1987 un disco contenente proprie composizioni. Nel 1988, dopo aver fatto parte per due anni della band del pianista Romano Mussolini in oltre 400 concerti effettuati in tutta Italia, Cafiero si trasferisce a Roma dove insegnerà percussioni presso la scuola di musica “Lab 2”. Durante i tre anni in cui è rimasto a Roma, ha registrato due album da solista, “I Go", poco dopo il suo arrivo, con Paolo Fresu ospite nella sua band, e "Moon and Twenty Five", con ospite del suo quintetto il chitarrista Kurt Rosenwinkel, nel 1990. Ritornato a Palermo nel 1991, Cafiero ha fondato la Open Jazz School, una scuola che ha annoverato tra i suoi allievi alcuni dei migliori jazzisti siciliani di oggi.
Cafiero ha costantemente lavorato per migliorare lo stato del jazz in Sicilia. Ha svolto il ruolo di Presidente del comitato regionale dell'Associazione Nazionale Musicisti Jazz, nel 1991, contribuendo a coordinare la pubblicazione del primo audio-catalogo del jazz siciliano con la produzione di tre CD, “Sicilian Jazz Collection vol. 1, 2 e 3”.
Nel 1995 ha registrato l’album “Live in Brussels” con il suo trio, nel 1996 ha girato l'Italia con il quartetto di Joey Calderazzo e ha diretto la sua Open Jazz Orchestra in vari tour. Tra il 1999 e il 2005 ha preso parte negli Stati Uniti a numerosi concerti insieme alla Duke University Jazz Orchestra con il tenor sassofonista Paul Jeffrey. Mimmo Cafiero ha collaborato spesso con Enrico Rava, Danilo Rea, Harvie S, Hal Crook e ha registrato una quarantina di dischi con alcuni dei più importanti musicisti della scena jazzistica internazionale esibendosi con loro in Europa e Nord America.
Ha anche collaborato con Mick Goodrick, Steve Grossman, Gianni Basso, Massimo Urbani, Tony Scott, Riccardo Zegna, Enrico Pieranunzi, Sheila Jordan, Bob Mintzer, Fabrizio Bosso, Lee Konitz e tanti altri.

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Stuart Hawkins

Stuart Hawkins is a British jazz trumpeter and composer with a soulful, funky sound.

Born in Australia and raised in Hong Kong, Stuart began playing the trumpet at the age of nine, and his love for jazz and blues grew throughout his teenage years.

Stuart studied Modern History at the University of Oxford and performed regularly with some of the UK’s top young jazz talents. Returning to Hong Kong, he became a frequent performer at The Jazz Club and played in venues across Asia. Now based in Thailand, Stuart has collaborated with leading Thai and international jazz and pop artists.

Jorge Cariglino

Jorge Cariglino is a jazz musician, guitarist, educator, composer, arranger and producer.

He was born in Buenos Aires where he studied with the most outstanding jazz musicians of the Buenos Aires scene, he developed his musical skills creating his own style based on the natural fusion of jazz with its cultural environment of the Rio de la Plata movement.

He is an eclectic composer who, due to his long career, covers different styles but always with a very refined aesthetic and following the great stream of the jazz guitar legends, such as Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino. His guitar playing is fluid, virtuous, strong and his sound is warm and clean. He currently lives in Madrid, where he teaches jazz and contemporary music, as well as playing with his group throughout Spain. At the same time he composes and produces his own music: