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Antti Annola

Born: October 11, 1989

Antti Annola (b. 1989) is a Finnish jazz singer. Annola’s voice has been praised for its warm yet rich timbre combined with his captivating endowment for story-telling. His unique scat improvisation abilities play an essential part in his will to discover new territories in the context of unwritten musical communication and the world of vocal jazz improvisation.
 

Will Holshouser

Will Holshouser was given an old accordion when he was young and impressionable and was soon bewitched by its charms. Since then, he has become one of the busiest, most versatile accordionists in the U.S. and a composer of unique, colorful music. He leads several of his own groups and performs all over the globe with leading jazz, world, pop and classical artists. Will’s music relates to multiple music traditions and draws on the deeply expressive and fun-loving aspects of his chosen instrument, incorporating melodies you can whistle, pulsating rhythms, mesmerizing hymn-like tunes, rich jazz harmonies, subtle soundscapes and exciting improvisation.

Will began playing accordion in the late 1980s when a friend gave him an old squeezebox as a surprise. At the time he was studying music in college; the accordion let him branch out to playing in bar bands, learning many kinds of folk music, and doing an eclectic range of work on the New York scene. He has since performed in over 30 countries around the world. In addition to leading his own groups and writing music, Will has played with a wide variety of artists including jazz violinist Regina Carter, modern klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer, Dutch trumpet phenomenon Eric Vloeimans, Suzanne Vega, Antony and the Johnsons, Michael Winograd, Han Bennink & Michael Moore, Lisa Gutkin, Guy Klucevsek, Uri Caine, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Andy Statman, and many others. Three albums of his own music for trio, featuring trumpeter Ron Horton and bassist Dave Phillips, have been released by the Portuguese label Clean Feed. His group Musette Explosion, a collaboration with Matt Munisteri on guitar and Marcus Rojas on tuba, made it to Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart and was featured in an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air. He has been commissioned as a composer by the American Accordionists' Association and Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble. He has also worked on Broadway, in the studio with film composers including Elliot Goldenthal and Rachel Portman, and with classical ensembles including NYC Ballet, NYC Opera, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Ensemble Connect and more.

Karla Bauer

As founder and CEO of SHINE On! Music LLC, I have combined my two loves: creating and performing my original jazz music and giving access to high-quality art programs to youth from the underserved communities where I volunteer weekly and in the rural communities where I grew up. I travel to these targeted areas to bring the SHINE On! Music Workshop and Community Outreach Concert program to their communities.

SHINE On! Music Workshop - The students are taught how to develop their careers in the arts. But unlike any other art program, the primary goal of the workshop is to teach youth how to promote themselves successfully and 'safely' in a digital world and how to protect themselves from opportunists in the industry.

Adrian Vedady

Adrian Vedady is one of Montreal’s finest jazz bassists. Since 1998 he has been performing, recording and touring nationally and internationally. He is known for his beautiful sound, his creativity, his ability to connect with a broad array of musicians and his soulfulness.

He performs regularly with such great Montreal musicians as Christine Jensen, Kate Wyatt, Sienna Dahlen, Al McLean, Lex French, Steve Amirault, and Yannick Rieu. He has performed with Canadian jazz greats Lorne Lofsky, Kirk MacDonald, Wray Downes, Phil Dwyer, Brad Turner, Florian Hoefner, Kevin Turcotte, and Roddy Ellias.  Vedady has worked with international artists such as Marc Copland, Dan Weiss, Peter Bernstein, Ingrid Jensen, Jean-Michel Pilc, Sheila Jordan, Chet Doxas, David Liebman, Gary Versace, Ariel Pocock, Ravi Coltrane and George Colligan.

Haavisto

Born: March 17, 1981

Jukka Haavisto is a new generation bassvirtuoso from Finland. He is a studio- and live musician who currently plays and performs with his newly established focusing on the upcoming release of his debut album and with many different directors, artists, and line-ups such as Jukka Haavisto, Bossapoika, Beat, Bass & Bone, Heiskanen Bayatz Baharat, VENHA sekä Helsinki Headnod Convention. 

Haavisto studied at University of Stavanger, Institute of Music and Dance, and graduated as Master of Music Performance & jazz improvisation in 2016. Nowadays he is known for his fretless bass, jazz fusion, and world music fusion compositions, and skillful improvisations.

Mami Matsuura

Born in Japan, Mami Matsuura is a versatile pianist in the NYC area. She is a sought-after performer on various projects in many different styles of music. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in December 2019.

 Mami was selected as a member of the Piano Department Concert and was awarded the Jazz Performance Award while at Berklee. Mami is currently working as Keyboard 1 for CATS North American Tour. She is going to release her first original song in October.

Leonard Maxson

Leonard Maxson (Drummer-based in rudimental drumming) Toured the USA, Canada, & Mexico backing many groups and bands doing show work, jazz, rock, blues, pop, & country then did the Nevada - California casino circuit for 6 years backing all styles of music in several bands. After many years of this settled in the Portland area forming the group Lisa & The Persons Three (Lisa Gale, Larry Adair, Ken Lomax,Leonard Maxson) lasting 5 years. Obtained a BA in Music Education and became a public high school band director teaching in Oregon for15 years. Presently returned to performance first backing shows, with jazz sets in between, on the cruise ship The Columbia Queen for a season; on the road was part of Magic Jerry and The Mojo Men, The Frantic Mystics, Take Three, Linda Leigh and The Lads, Southside Jazz Band, Susan and The Sound System, The Tokyo Playmates, Diamond Lil Show, The Riverboat Gamblers, and others.

Frank Vitolo

Sonic Scientist and Music Expressionist, Frank Vitolo was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest with a saxophone in his mouth. He is currently residing in Brooklyn, New York after attaining his masters in Jazz Studies at New York University having been awarded a prestigious Steinhart Talent Award Scholarship and The Barney Josephson Award. At NYU, He’s Frank has had the opportunity to study with New York jazz luminaries such as, Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, Tony Moreno, Ari Hoenig, Wayne Krantz, Rich Perry and Dave Pietro.

Jose Menezes

Born: April 27, 1957

Porto, Portugal, 1957. Work with, among others Rogério Botter-Maio, Myra Melford, Carlos Barretto, Kelvin Sholar, Butch Morris, Jacinta, Kirk Lightsey, Carlos Mendes, Herman José, Manuel Freire, Carlos Alberto Moniz, Paulo Gonzo, Luis Represas, GNR, Mler Ife Dada, Sérgio Godinho, Pedro Abrunhosa, Michael Lauren, Tito Paris, Ensemble RAUM, Dany Silva, Rui Veloso, Laurent Filipe, Nelson Cascais, Sara Tavares, Lena d’Água, Rita Guerra, Helena Vieira, Vitorino, etc and with Orquestra Sinfónica da RDP-Norte, Orquestra Regional do Norte, Ensemble de António Pinho Vargas, Decateto de Mário Laginha, Big-Band de Claus Nymark, Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos and Porto Saxophone Quartet, UBU Saxophone Quartet and Big-Band do Hot-Club de Portugal playing and recording with Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Benny Golson and Curtis Fuller Under conductors Dieter Glawischnig, António Vitorino de Almeida, Miguel Graça Moura, Ferreira Lobo, Pedro Moreira, Pedro Osório, Jorge Costa Pinto, Zé Eduardo, Pedro Duarte, Armindo Neves, José Marinho and Thilo Krassman Guest soloist of Reunion Big Band e Orquestra de Jazz de Lagos At present with LUME-Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble, Michael Lauren All- stars, Jorge Costa PintoBig Band Concerts in Brasil, US, Angola, Switzerland, Cape Verde, Spain, France and Holland.