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Nick Tannura

Rock Solomon

Rock Solomon was first introduced to big band music at age 10, when he began helping his father, a Jazz Hall-of-Fame inductee, set up for 22 piece jazz big-band performances at various venues in Washington state. Solomon’s father began playing jazz at the height of the big band era in 1942, and has since performed with countless jazz greats, including Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Holiday, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Nelson Riddle, just to name a few. Rock Solomon studied music directly from his father growing up, gaining a unique perspective and intimate understanding of the jazz big-band genre

Miami Big Sound Orchestra

Peter Francis

Pete Francis is a Miami-based trumpeter and faculty member of New World School of the Arts and Miami Dade College. He has performed in over a dozen countries and made his living performing in Miami for over 20 years, backing up artists from Celia Cruz to the Manhattan Transfer. Pete is also the director of the Miami Big Sound Orchestra, downtown Miami's resident professional contemporary Latin Jazz big band. The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is a project formed in 2006 at MDC's Wolfson campus as a collaboration of like-minded musicians from Miami's jazz and Latin music communities

Alfredo Chacon

Born: February 13, 1970

Alfredo Chacon is a Cuban American composer, vibraphone player, and percussionist. His music is fresh, happy, positive and full of energy. The melodies play a very important role as much in his compositions as in his solos. Chacon is emerging as one of the most prominent voices of the vibraphone in Latin and Cuban Jazz. He combines a high technical level in his instrument with a great musical,, and harmonic knowledge. His new album ¨Caliente Corner¨ is a wonderful sounding album featuring many Cuban rhythms like Son, Cha cha cha, Mambo, Bolero, Tango congo, Pilon, Danzon y Changui, masterly merged with the harmonies and approach of jazz

Wendy Pedersen

Wendy Pedersen is one of South Florida’s favorite performers. Her high-energy vocal delivery, with deep, convincing emotion has been impacting audiences for many years. Wendy got her Master's degree in Jazz Performance from Florida Intrenational University and is a graduate of the University of Miami’s Studio Music and Jazz Vocal program. She began her singing career in high school, but her earliest memory is poring through her mom’s record collection, practically wearing out the vinyl on Elton John and Beatles records. Eventually, her heart found its way to jazz and it has felt like home ever since. Wendy has won many awards including the Southern Bell/Pace “Jazz Artist of the Year” and a Miami New Times “best vocalist”

Nathan Skinner

Born: 1992

Nathan fell in love with jazz at 13, when he first heard Miles Davis play "So What". When he heard Lionel Hampton play "Take the 'A' Train" he knew the vibraphone was for him. His major influences are Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker. He has performed with the Florida All-State Band and Orchestra, the Florida Wind Symphony the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps and the UCF Orlando All-Star High School Jazztet. He has won the Savarick Music Competition and 2010 Amelia Island Jazz Festival and Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach Scholarships. Nathan has been a featured performer at the Amelia Island Jazz Festival and the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society Brown Bad Lunch Series

Rose Max

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rose realized she had the gift of singing at a very early age. Everyone from her mother's side was a musician. She is the great-grand daughter of the conductor and composer CUPERTINO DE MENEZES and grand daughter of the guitar player and composer MANUEL DE MENEZES. Cupertino, also a flutist, was a band member of a “choro” group led by Callado Junior and Chiquinha Gonzaga, two of the most prominent musicians from this era. Manuel was partner - in music, adventures and “Bohemia - of the most important Brazilian composer in the early 30's - Noel Rosa. She started singing professionally with the Octeto Rio Orchestra performing jn the musically wealthy nightclub scene of Rio

Agustin Barreto

Born: February 16, 1973

Agustin Barreto, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico started playing electric bass at age 16 and soon discovered his gift and passion for music. He developed quickly as a bassist playing in many local bands, including the popular “DEFENSA PROPIA”, one of the first bands on the island to play American Rock and Roll with a Spanish POV. After a few years of “gigging around town” he landed several jobs playing on local TV shows. Amazed at how quickly doors were opening for him he decided to study music formally and thus become a professional musician. In 1992 he enrolled in “LA UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA DE PUERTO RICO, RECINTO DE SAN GERMAN” to further his musical education

Curtis Lundy

Born: October 1, 1955

Curtis Lundy is arguably one of the most prolific — in-demand bassists on the modern jazz scene — he is a disciple of the mainstream — straight ahead — hard bop school. ​ Highly regarded for his robust, lyrical, ‘lead from the front’ approach to the acoustic bass — he delivers an unsurpassed brand of masterful excellence in performing standards, originals and the American songbook. His fluid voicings and exceptional dexterity allow listeners to delve into a song — in any time signature — with an equal measure of challenge and enjoyment. ​ A native of Miami, Florida Lundy was nurtured in a musical family and began playing music early in life