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Reem Kelani

Born: August 7

Reem Kelani, the Palestinian singer, musician, musicologist and broadcaster, was born in England, brought up in Kuwait, and she now lives in London. Reem is both bi-lingual and bi-cultural. She does her own research, composes and arranges her music, trains and leads her (mostly non-Arab) musicians in Arabic music, and sings. She is at once respectful of convention and highly innovative.

Reem’s profile in the Arab and non Arab world continues to grow in equal measure, all the more to her credit as an unsigned artist who has preserved her independence, musically, spiritually and politically.

Loz Speyer

Colman Brothers

Born: July 26, 2002

Brothers Matt and Andrew Colman play trombone and trumpet respectively. The pair, from Bristol, have been writing together for the last 6 years. Their music combines traditional latin and jazz flavours with contemporary beats and the kind of horn power you would expect from this duo of brass masters. Mat Colman is a trombonist who can boast to having played with artists as varied as The Herbaliser, Chris Bowden, Pee Wee Ellis, Shola Ama, Ben E. King, 4-Hero, Black Grape and Suggs(!); whilst young Andrew Colman, trumpet and flugelhorn genius, has not only held his own with Corrine Bailey Rae, Peter King and Perry Hemus, but was recently voted the Young Jazz Musician of the Year! Hes also responsible for that cheeky little trumpet on Jamie Finlays rather excellent Wah Wah 45s release from 2005. The Bristol dwelling pair came up with “El Nino” whilst listening to an album by German composer and band leader, Peter Herbolzheimer, famous for his Rhythm Combination and Brass

Alex Ward

Born: February 12, 1974

Alex Ward was born in 1974. He is a composer, improviser, and performing musician. His primary instruments are clarinet and guitar, and he has also performed in public and on recordings on alto sax, piano/keyboards, bass guitar, and as a vocalist. He was based in Oxford from 1992-2000, and since then has lived in London. His involvement in freely improvised music dates back to 1986, when he met the guitarist Derek Bailey. As an improviser, he was initially principally a clarinettist (sometimes also playing alto sax), but since 2000 he has also been active as an improvising guitarist. On both instruments, hIs longest-standing collaborations in this field have been with the drummer Steve Noble. From 1993 to 2001, most of his activity as a composer took place in collaboration with Benjamin Hervé, mainly in the context of the rock band Camp Blackfoot

Tom Harrison

For alto saxophonist/composer Tom Harrison, the art of jazz is far more than mastery of the instrument, fluency in the repertoire and respect for the tradition. For Tom, the real undertaking is to connect with that which inspired the immortals of jazz, and to cultivate it within his own work. "While the masters represent an extraordinary level of accomplishment, the inspiration they provide me is the pursuit not just of their greatness but of the essence of that greatness. This is what fuels my passion." More than drawing inspiration from those giants, Tom is also making a serious commitment to jazz expression through his collaborations with living artists who are strongly connected to the heritage of jazz

Intelligent Audio

Born: June 16, 1980

Intelligent Audio is a London based record label, split into 2 streams: IA1 is for deep, tech house and all kinds of techno. IA2 is anything NOT house and techno. Expect broken beat, nu jazz, downtempo, chill out, lounge, smooth jazz, future jazz and all sorts! Where possible artists will fully express themselves, releasing 8 tracks simultaneously over IA1 and IA2. We also release music specific to either IA1 or IA2 depending on the artists. The vision for the label is to release 8 tracks every month - 6 weeks. Quality not quantity though - we release as and when its ready :-) Watch out for some amazing releases..

Richard Dixon

Played regularly with 12-strong soul band over a number of years for parties, weddings etc. Good solid team player with good attitude (totally usual among percussionists and drummers so have no idea why I mentioned it). Available for gigs with similar line-ups or smaller combos, eg, with piano/keyboards and bass. Also good harmonica player for any blues band wanting to get the real old-school Chicago sound. I'm not a sticks drummer. Love playing live, and have played to crowds of 2,000 in indoor and outdoor venues. Have also done some recording studio work. Although I've listed R&B/soul as my main genre, I have wide tastes and am always open to new projects where congas, bongos, guiro, tambourine, woodblocks and other real percussion is needed

Maciek Pysz

Born: September 6, 1982

A quiet virtuoso who has developed into one of the most distinctive guitarists around" Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann. Born in 1982 in Poland, guitarist and composer Maciek Pysz has been playing guitar since the age of 11, it was all he ever wanted to do and he is self-taught. He has been inspired by musicians such as Ralph Towner, Sylvain Luc, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, John McLaughlin, Bireli Lagrene, Chick Corea, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Richard Galliano, Enrico Pieranuzi, Paolo Fresu and Michel Petrucciani to name a few. Pysz mainly plays Godin acoustic and classical guitars. His influences come from Tango, Flamenco, Latin, Jazz, Brazilian and Classical music but his sound is his own, and his compositions show “genuine improvisational flair enveloping the excellent tunes

Shirley Smart

Shirley Smart Shirley Smart has had a varied and unusual career. After a studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she performed with the LSO and gave a concert of trios with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at the Barbican, and masterclass study in Paris with Janos Starker, in Switzerland, at the International Menuhin Academy, Gstaad and IMS Prussia Cove in Cornwall, she left the UK for Israel. Although she initially went for a year, Shirley became involved with a great many musical projects, and met many musicians and friends, and ended up staying for 10 years

Rob Paterson

Born: March 7, 1987

Rob Paterson is a freelance electric and double bass player working and living in London, UK. Since studying jazz at MDX university with Chris Batchelor and Nikki Iles, Rob has gone on to perform with many great musicians both in the UK and in numerous European tours. He is currently working on material for his piano trio. Watch this space!