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Alan Bergman

Two of the world's most distinguished lyricists, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, have been contributing to the Great American Songbook for more than five decades. During their distinguished career, their songs have been nominated for sixteen Academy Awards, for which they have won three: "The Windmills of Your Mind" in 1968, "The Way We Were" in 1973, and the score for "Yentl" in 1984. "Windmills" and "The Way We Were" also earned Golden Globe Awards, and "The Way We Were" earned two Grammys. They were the first songwriters to be nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Song out of the five nominated songs, 1983 brought them nominations for "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from "Best Friends;" "It Might Be You" from "Tootsie;" and "If We Were In Love" from "Yes, Giorgio." In 1984, they again received three nominations: for the score for "Yentl" (for which they were awarded the Oscar) and two for the songs, "The Way He Makes Me Feel" and "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" In 1995, they wrote the Golden Globe, Academy Award and Grammy nominated song "Moonlight" performed by Sting in the Sydney Pollack film, "Sabrina." Among their principal collaborators are Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, Dave Grusin, Cy Coleman, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mandel, John Williams, Quincy Jones, and James Newton Howard. Dr

Adam Clark

Adam Clark started playing the drums at age 11 while living in Frankfurt, Germany. His father (a career Army band director) started Adam on drum lessons with members of the 3rd Armored Division Spearhead Band. His Mom (a pianist and singer with perfect pitch) taught him how to sing as a toddler and he took piano lessons as a young child. Adam went to school for jazz performance at Mesa Community College and on scholarship at Arizona State University. Adam Clark has worked with popular artists Lenny Castro, Jimmy Vivino, Casey Abrams, actor/voice artist Patrick Warburton, gospel legend Andrew Gouche and Jazz Legends such as David "Fathead" Newman, Stanley Jordan, Dennis Rowland, Marshall Hawkins, Papa John DeFrancesco and accordion master Frank Marocco

Roger Burn

Born: April 13, 1962

A native Southern Californian, Roger Burn was a multi-talented musician; a master vibraphonist, pianist/keyboard player, drummer/percussionist, singer, composer, arranger, meticulous music copyist, band leader & music publisher. He possessed perfect pitch and began playing the piano by ear at an early age. He began his career as a drummer, starting at the age of eleven. By the time he was fourteen, he quickly picked up the piano and soon after, the vibraphone. He began practicing two hours a day, working his way up to five hours a day, at one point. He insisted on keeping his windows closed, even in hot summers, (with no air conditioning) as he was concerned - “I wouldn’t want someone walking by on the sidewalk to hear me while I’m practicing.” He was a perfectionist. His high school band director, Ed Wolfe, describes Roger as being verbally “outgoing” and “perhaps not too subtle” as he recalls their first conversation: “Mr

Francesca Amari

Born: November 19, 1961

Francesca Amari is an acclaimed, versatile singer who has performed in some of the top-rated cabaret clubs from New York to Hollywood, including Birdland Jazz Club, The Triad, 92nd ST Y and The Metropolitan Room in NYC and The Gardenia, E Spot Lounge and Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. She’s earned critical reviews for her entertaining cabaret shows, and sings everything from jazz standards, show tunes and big band to classic oldies, swing and Motown! A set list can vary from Orange Colored Sky to Light My Fire, I’ve Got the Music in Me, Crazy and I Will Survive! Amari is known for her song interpretation and her honest, accessible and personal style of connecting with her audiences, who often leave her shows feeling like they were just visiting with her in her living room

Benjamin Shepherd

Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Benjamin J. Shepherd started playing bass when he was 7 years old. 11 years later he moved to Los Angeles to study at the California Institute of Arts (CalArts) under the watchful eye of Bass heavy weights Charlie Haden, Alphonso Johnson and Darek Oles. Since finishing up at Calarts Benjamin has become one of the busiest and most in demand Bassists in Los Angeles. He has worked on stage and in the studio with artists such as David Archuleta, Lee Ritenour, Mike Keneally, Mike Stern, Billy Childs, Patrice Rushen, Bob Sheppard, John Beasley, The Monk'estra, Virgil Donati, Hadrien Feraud, Chance The Rapper, School Boy Q, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Miguel Atwood Ferguson and many more

Will Lyle

Will Lyle (born 1994) is an upright and electric bassist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and producer from Orange County, California and based in Los Angeles. A year after graduating from Berklee College of Music, he toured with GRAMMY award-winning drummer Billy Kilson's quartet to Japan in 2017. After a year of playing in Los Angeles, he became a member of the hard bop pianist Jon Mayer's trio (alumnus of John Coltrane, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and others) with Roy McCurdy (of Cannonball Adderley's group) on drums. He has since also performed with Ralph Peterson, Bob Sheppard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Pasquale Grasso, Ralph Moore, Joshua Breakstone, Randy Napoleon, Clayton Cameron, Gerry Gibbs, Erena Terakubo, Ricky Woodard, Steve Hass, Barbara Morrison (with John Stephens' Big Bluzzy Band), Melissa Morgan, Francisco Torres, Joey Sellers/Ben Clatworthy's System VI, Ron Escheté, Jackie Ryan, Jonathan Pinson (with Ian Buss at Dizzy's in San Diego), Gary Matsumoto, John Storie, Ilya Serov, Lizzie and the Triggermen, Lia Booth, Tony Guerrero, Kevin Kanner, Mikan Zlatkovich, Gilbert Castellanos, Peter Sprague, Gene Jackson, Jacques Lesure, Lawrence Leathers, Miki Yamanaka, Barry Minnifield (The Voice), Eric Reed (with Gaslamp Quarter Orchestra), Victory Boyd, Art of Verse, and Sumerian Records artist Bones UK

Calixto Oviedo Band

Born: October 14, 1955

Born in Cuba, Calixto Oviedo's career spans 38 years. He started his musical studies when he was eight years old at the Caturla Music School in Havana, later graduating from the National School of the Arts, where he played with many different bands and several soon to be famous Cuban musicians. He also was NG La Banda’s drummer during the period that produced their greatest recordings. In the mid-90's, Oviedo became an independent musician and relocated to Sweden, where he became Europe’s drummer of choice on bands and groups playing all genres, from classical jazz to timba. After years of participating as drummer and/or percussionist in dozens of recordings, Oviedo is currently a member of the music faculty at the California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA) as a percussion professor where he is fulfilling a long standing dream, to direct, perform and record a CD with his own modern version of legendary Jelly Roll Morton’s “Latin tinge.” "Calixto Oviedo is the sole creator of the latest grooves in popular Cuban music, what we know as Timba, with the integration of timbales and drumset

Jimmy McConnell

Jimmy McConnell relocated in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California a few years ago. He comes from Louisiana, the state of origin of jazz. The Jimmy McConnell 16 piece Big Band plays great big band and jazz dance music from America's classic Jazz Songbook.

Jeremy Bieber

Born: March 20, 1979

Jeremy is a multifaceted guitarist who has shared the stage with Jazz legends and Pop/Rock stars. Studied with Fareed Haque and Joey Sellers at Northern Illinois University. Member of the NIU Jazz Ensemble. Toured with many greats with this group including Ed Thigpen, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster and Benny Golson. Received a Masters Degree from Western Michigan University. Member of the WMU Gold Company Ensemble. Performed with Bobby McFerrin and Janis Siegel with this group. Member of Chicago fusion band, The Renegades, featured on the Duncannon Shenanigan recording. Member of the Chicago rock band, Deadstockaudio, featured on their self titled release. Performed on Good Day New York with American Idol finalist Pia Toscano. Toured Central and South America with Mexican Pop Star Cristian Castro. Toured the Ukraine and Russia with Russian rockstars Mumiy Troll. Released first recording of original music, Innerplay.

Natalie Jacob

Natalie Jacob, a native Angelino, spent her high school summers working as an usher at the Hollywood Bowl, where she first heard many of the jazz greats and immediately fell in love with the music. Her upcoming debut solo album, Sooner or Later, showcases her warm, inviting vocals on jazz standards, bossa nova and selections from the Great American Songbook. Produced by Scotty Barnhart, GRAMMY (c) Award-Winning Director of the Count Basie Orchestra and Associate Professor of Music at Florida State University, the album features pianist Tamir Hendelman, GRAMMY (c) Award-winning bassist Carlitos Del Puerto, drummer Clayton Cameron, guitarist Anthony Wilson, and percussionist Kevin Winard.