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Vince Wilburn Jr.

Born: 1958

Vince Wilburn, Jr., nephew of late jazz icon Miles Davis, oversees Miles Davis Properties, LLC, along with Erin Davis (son of Miles) and Cheryl Davis (daughter of Miles). Wilburn, Jr. is a highly accomplished drummer and producer, who has both toured and recorded with Miles on many legendary recordings from 1984 through 1987, including: The GRAMMY-Award winning album "AURA" — which he co-produced; "Decoy" - which he also co-produced; "You’re Under Arrest", and the 2008 GRAMMY nominated "Miles From India" – which hit #8 on the Billboard jazz charts. Wilburn, Jr. also toured internationally with the All-Star “Miles From India” ensemble to sell-out crowds. More recently, Wilburn, Jr

Tina Hoffman Music

Born: August 5, 1958

♫ Tina Hoffman Music ♫ www.Facebook.Com/TinaHoffmanMusic MenagerieEntertainment.com/Tina_Hoffman_Music Professional experienced versatile multi genre music from a list of over 400 songs from the 1940s thru today for all size events and venues from intimate to County Fair arenas including community festivals, yacht and home parties, park concerts, weddings, corporate events, open air artisan markets, shopping courtyards, business mixers and for themed or music decade costume events such as Classic Rock n Roll, Disco, The 80s, The 60s, The 50s, Jazz, Christmas, contemporary gospel, Billie Holiday Tribute, Stevie Nicks Tribute, voice overs, radio commercials, studio recording, jingles and personalized songs. SOLO female singer percussionist with full band sound over 300 songs DUO with added male guitarist/vocalist BAND with female vocalist percussionist, male vocalist guitarist, male vocalist bassist, male vocalist drummer over 400 songs OR JAZZ Experience Featuring Tina Hoffman & Dean Grech

Scott Dreier

Singer Scott Dreier (scottdreier.com) is just finishing up his latest album, a labor of love affectionately called "The Doris Day Project." An appropriate title since the album is clearly Dreier's totally upfront and sincere musical love letter to his all-time fave singer, iconic film and recording legend Doris Day. He's waited his whole life to record these songs. Well, at least since he was a teen and discovered the magic of (and fell in love with) Day during a Saturday afternoon watching one of her movies on television. As the star of his own award-winning one-man show "Doris and Me," which he performs all over the country, Dreier's had a ton of prep to get the songs on the album pitch perfect AND make them his own. “I created my one-man show, Doris and Me out of my love for and quirky obsession with the incredible Doris Day

Henry Newmark

At the of age 10 in Port Washington, New York, Henry began studying drums with local teachers and later commuted to New York City to study with noted drummer and author, Joe Cusatis. Henry attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he studied privately with respected jazz artists and educators Alan Dawson, Gary Burton and Fred Buda. After leaving Berklee, Henry worked on the East Coast and in the late 1970’s moved to Los Angeles to further his career and continued his professional studies with Freddy Gruber, Earl Hatch and Dale Anderson. Henry has played on hundreds of sessions for T.V., film, and commercials, as well as recorded for artists as diverse as Ice-T (“Colors”), Roger Williams, John Batdorff and Latin star Rocio Durcal

Kevin Van Den Elzen

Miles Mosley

Miles Mosley is an upright bassist, vocalist, producer, composer and arranger. As a teen, Mosley was selected to play bass for the Grammy All-American High School Jazz Band & Choir, and was acclaimed as a “technical virtuoso” by Los Angeles Times jazz critic, Don Heckman. He received his classical training at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, had years of study with jazz bass legends John Clayton, Ray Brown, and Al McKibbon, and received his undergraduate degree in music at UCLA. Since then Mosley has greatly expanded his repertoire, mastering the bass and a vast array of instruments, deftly blending Jazz with Rock, Pop, Funk, and R&B

Tim Landers

Born: November 1

Tim hails from the Boston area and attended Berklee College of Music as well as studying with Neil Stubenhaus and Whit Brown. After two semesters and a brief tour with Al Kooper at eighteen years old, Tim moved to New York City and resided there for the next six years where he played and recorded with Al DiMeola, Billy Cobham, Mike Stern, Gil Evans, Michael Brecker, Tiger Okoshi, Bill Frisell, and many more. In the mid-1980's, Tim switched to the west coast where he soon established himself as one of LA's top session bassists. He has recorded with the likes of Tori Amos, Vince Neil, Tracy Chapman, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tom Scott, John Tesh, The Crusaders, Al Stewart, Vital Information, Brian Hughes, Marc Jordan, Beyonce, Gladys Knight, Taylor Hawkins, Loreena McKennitt, etc

Luca Alemanno

Currently based in Los Angeles (originally from Lecce, Italy), upright/electric bassist Luca Alemanno is considered by critics “among the finest young modern jazz musicians that currently Italy has to offer.” Touring, recording and performing at festivals and clubs in Europe, Asia and North and South America, Luca has appeared with international jazz artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Miguel Zenón, Mark Turner, Walter Smith III, Greg Osby, Bob Mintzer, Joe Lovano, Logan Richardson, Esperanza Spalding, Gerald Clayton, Stanley Jordan, Kenwood Dennard, Maria Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi, Mark Giuliana, Dave Koz, Jason Lindner, Enrico Pieranunzi, Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, Rosario Giuliani, Anne Ducros, Kim Plainfield, Magnus Lindgren, Nicola Conte, and many others. An alumnus of the world-renowned Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (2018), Luca studied and performed with jazz legends including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chris Potter, Danilo Perez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Jimmy Heath, Billy Hart, Billy Childs and many more

Zephyr Avalon

The Black Market Trust

The Black Market Trust are an American pop/vocal jazz band whose current release II combines the sounds of the great American crooners and vocal groups with the romantic Eastern European gypsy fire of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Consisting of five world class musicians who have traveled the globe recording and performing on the world’s biggest stages and with music’s most renowned artists, The Black Market Trust capitalize on their experience and pedigree to deliver a sophomore album that manages to bring a new and exciting sound to 12 tried and true classic songs. The band’s all-instrumental debut studio album, The Black Market Trust, released in 2012, is widely regarded as a milestone in the gypsy jazz world