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WEEKEND VIKINGS

Active since: 2024

Weekend Vikings is an instrumental jazz duo from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2023 by pianist and keyboardist Gábor Szunyogh and drummer Viktor Szathmáry.

Their music moves between melodic jazz, free-flowing improvisation, progressive rock and psychedelia. Combining piano, Rhodes, synthesizers and acoustic drums, the duo creates atmospheric, sometimes playful, sometimes unpredictable musical journeys, with a strong emphasis on melody, spontaneity and the interaction between the two musicians.

Their debut album, Sparks!, was released in November 2025. The duo has performed at Budapest's A38 Ship, with a live concert recording broadcast on Hungary's M2 Petőfi TV.

Nia Brown

Born: November 16, 2001

Nia Brown is a versatile pianist, composer, and educator recognized for her expressive performances, technical brilliance, and passion for both classical, jazz, and contemporary repertoire. Through her musical storytelling, she captivates audiences with her unique interpretation and virtuosic technique that balances lyricism, sensitivity, and emotional depth.

A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nia began her musical journey at the early age of 4. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Performance from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and later received her Master’s degree in Jazz performance from New York University. Throughout her studies and professional development, she has worked with distinguished musicians and pedagogues including Dr. David Brunell, Katherine Benson, Eric Scott Reed, and Alan Broadbent, studying both classical and jazz traditions. During her time in NYU’s master’s program, she also had the opportunity to study with acclaimed jazz artists Dezron Douglas, Lenny White, and Manuel Valera.

Apulia Art Ensemble

The Apulia Art Ensemble (AAE) was founded in Puglia in 2024 from an idea shared by Nicolò Marziale and M° Livio Minafra, with the aim of creating a permanent workshop dedicated to producing original music, nurturing young musicians and searching for a new contemporary musical language rooted in Mediterranean culture.

The ensemble brings together young musicians from the Conservatories of Bari, Monopoli and Matera, selected for their technical quality, interpretive sensitivity and creative ability. The group brings into dialogue contemporary jazz, improvisation, academic composition, Apulian and Mediterranean traditions, Balkan and rock influences, giving rise to an original musical research with a strong identity of its own.

Finely Tuned Elephant

Active since: 2019

Finely Tuned Elephant is an instrumental jazz-rock fusion quartet from Ottawa, Ontario: Jordan Robinson (guitar), Cyrus Robertson Orkish (bass), Alex Lugli (keyboards) and Kyle Iveglia (drums). Guitarist Jordan Robinson formed the band in 2019 as a trio with Kyle Iveglia and bassist Félix Labrosse, who played on the debut, Perfect Coincidence (2020). The Fast Life (2022) followed, with Robinson on guitar and bass. Cyrus Robertson Orkish joined in 2022 and Alex Lugli in 2025.

No Goats (March 27, 2026), the first album recorded by the full quartet playing together, is a concept album about four goats in disguise trying to sneak into an elephants-only club

Jordan Robinson

Jordan Robinson is an Ottawa guitarist, composer and producer, and the founder of the instrumental jazz-rock fusion band Finely Tuned Elephant, which he started in 2019. He has writing credits on all three of the band's albums, Perfect Coincidence (2020), The Fast Life (2022) and No Goats (2026), and produced all three at Finely Tuned Studios, the Ottawa studio he has run since 2014. No Goats, the band's first album recorded as a full quartet with Cyrus Robertson Orkish (bass), Alex Lugli (keyboards) and Kyle Iveglia (drums), was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Robinson.

Bradley Leighton

Born: April 29, 1961

Bradley Leighton brings a distinctive voice to contemporary jazz flute, combining the energy of big-band swing with the deep grooves of funk, soul, and R&B. His musical style was shaped by the high-powered bands of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Maynard Ferguson, along with the infectious rhythms of Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, and the Brecker Brothers. The result is a bold, expressive sound filled with fire, finesse, and a rhythmic intensity not often associated with the flute.

A longtime Yamaha Performing Artist, Bradley has performed throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe as both a bandleader and sideman. His career has included festival appearances, performances alongside acclaimed jazz artists, and decades of work as a recording artist, educator, and clinician.

Michel Sajrawy

Born: November 8

Michel Sajrawy is a guitarist, composer and producer from Nazareth, Israel, whose distinctive musical language brings together Middle Eastern Music, jazz, fusion and contemporary sounds. His work explores the meeting point between the modal traditions and melodic character of Middle Eastern Music and the harmonic, rhythmic and improvisational language of jazz.

A central element of Sajrawy’s music is his innovative approach to performing quarter tones on the fretted electric guitar. Rather than adding extra frets or using a fretless instrument, he developed his own technique of producing quarter-tone intervals through controlled string bending. This allows him to preserve the freedom of the conventional guitar for jazz chords, lines and improvisation while incorporating the microtonal language of Middle Eastern Music. The technique gives his playing a distinctive expressive quality, combining the nuances of Middle Eastern melodic tradition with the character and flexibility of the electric guitar.

Dan Fiori

Born: March 13

Dan Fiori has played piano for most of his life. His earliest influence was his first jazz piano teacher, Laurie Altman. At Brown University and Berklee College of Music, he studied with Joanne Brackeen, Frank Carlberg, Ed Tomassi, Greg Hopkins, and Herb Pomeroy. Dan draws inspiration from these dynamic teachers, his family, and the support of his wife, Margery, and his children, Eli and Alma.

Tocaia Trio

Born: August 30, 2016

Tocaia Trio is an instrumental trio from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, featuring Pedro Saul (Rhodes and synthesizers), Diego Fagundes (six-string bass) and Pablo de la Rocha (drums). Their self-titled debut features nine original compositions moving between contemporary jazz, post-bop and fusion, with influences from rock and Brazilian music. Built around collective interplay and improvisation, the album was recorded live in the studio over three days to preserve the trio’s dynamics and spontaneity.