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Brian Lynch

Born: September 12, 1956

MULTIPLE GRAMMY© AWARD WINNER; 6 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS; JJA (Jazz Journalists Association) TRUMPETER OF THE YEAR & RECORD OF THE YEAR

“This is a new millennium, and a lot of music has gone down,” Brian Lynch said a number of years back. “I think that to be a jazz musician now means drawing on a wider variety of things than 30 or 40 years ago. Not just to play a little bit of this or a little bit of that, but to blend everything together into something that has integrity and sounds good. Not to sound like a pastiche or abruptly shifting styles; but like someone with a lot of range and understanding.”

Milan Verbist

Born: July 26, 1999

At an early age, Milan was introduced to jazz music through his parents. As early as the age of five, Milan started playing the accordion. Around the age of seven, he made the switch to the instrument still closest to his heart, the piano. He studied at the MaGo Academy with classical pianists Arthur Vuye and Nicolas Callot. In 2016, he decided to study at De! Kunsthumaniora in Antwerp to continue his secondary studies, with Jazz Piano as his main instrument. Ewout Pierreux became his teacher for two years. During his time at this school, he started playing in a band and began giving concerts. After graduating from De! Kunsthumaniora, he was admitted to the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with Erik Vermeulen as principal study teacher. During his time at the conservatory, he had the opportunity to take lessons and masterclasses and play with many prominent Belgian and international jazz musicians. In June 2022, he graduated from the conservatoire with highest distinction.

Angelo Della Valle

The Russell Fortunato Project

Born: 1971

Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, these guys have been getting together to perform and record for over 30 years. Vaults of material exists. Each musician has had their own success both on local and international stages. Getting together for these recordings have provided each an amazing opportunity to explore, express, and create. The music is explosive, crossing many boundaries in Jazz and maintains an unwavering dedication to creative integrity. There is a heavy influence of Classical, World, and Rock music apparent in the compositions, written predominantly by bassist Russell Fortunato

Marcello Cardillo

Born: January 15, 1997

Since his first few years of life Marcello has shown a great passion for music and particularly drums. Watching his father, around the age of 5 he started playing the drums. By the age of 14 he was already playing with some of the most renowned names of the music scene of Naples, Italy, where he is from, and very soon all-around Italy, collecting at a very young age international recognition such as: the “All Stars 2010” prize by the Berklee School of Boston, during the Workshops of the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz; and a scholarship for the Drummers Collective in New York in 2011.

The Retrospective Quintet

THE RETROSPECTIVE QUINTET

The Downbeat Magazine Award-winning ensemble that has taken the jazz world by storm! This group is the epitome of collaboration, featuring a diverse line-up of musical storytellers from all corners of the globe, including Italy, Venezuela, and New Zealand.

Their vision is to explore each other's musical roots and traditions, which is evident in the way they contribute compositions that cover a wide range of influences

Stockholm Voices

Stockholm Voices - A Vocal Powerhouse!

Sold out concerts and standing ovations have followed in the trails of Stockholm Voices! The four soloists offer vocal harmony singing at a world class level.

Stockholm Voices is a vocal jazz quartet with a swinging band. With one foot in the lush soil of jazz, the other in the Nordic midsummer night, the singers offer melodious voicings draped in elegance and charm. The debut album “Come Rain or Come Shine” was released in 2015 and received rave reviews from the press. In March 2023 the singers release their new album - “New Horizon”, a tribute to the fantastic music composed by Sir Paul McCartney during his long career, from the Beatles days until today. 

Davide Cerreta

Davide Cerreta is an Italian-German jazz singer, pianist, composer, arranger, lyricist, and educator. His repertoire consists of traditional jazz standards, hard bop melodies, contemporary original compositions and rearranged Pop-R&B tunes. Cerreta has been described as an old, romantic soul with a modern twist. He has performed in various festivals, TV shows, theaters, and jazz clubs throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Central America for the past 13 years. He is currently based in New York, New York, performing, composing, and arranging for an upcoming project. Cerreta also teaches as an assistant professor for the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts

Bobby Falk

Born: February 25, 1980

The Bobby Falk group is a contemporary jazz group based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, performing original music and contemporary jazz. Bobby Falk is the drummer/leader since 2006, upon starting the group in Louisville, KY, and relocating to Dallas, TX in the summer of 2015. The group primarily focuses on material blending modern and traditional jazz, with fusion influences ranging from Pat Metheny, Rick Margitza, Michael Brecker and Steps Ahead. In addition to Bobby’s acclaimed original music, the group features writing from the other band members on a consistent basis.

The Bobby Falk group has released three full-length albums of original material (Samuel street songs, A New day, With my Dallas friends), and have performed locally and nationally, across the country at acclaimed events and festivals. In addition to local club/private performances, the group has been selected to perform at the Huntingburg Jazz fest (2013), Lexington library concert series (2014), Katy Jazz festival (2017), Durant jazz festival @ Southeastern Oklahoma State university (2018), Fort Worth main street arts festival (2017-present), Denton Jazz and Arts festival (2016-present), Fort Worth library jazz concert series (2017), Grapevine “Grapefest” (2022), and Granbury Jazz fest (2022). Earlier this year, The Bobby Falk group also performed at the 13th annual JEN convention (Jazz Education Network) January 2022 in Dallas, TX. Music of the Bobby Falk group is available on Itunes, Spotify, google music, Amazon, CD baby, YouTube, and other outlets.

Christian Overton

Originally from Sudbury Ontario, Christian Overton is now one of the most in demand trombonists and composers in Toronto in every scene from jazz and rock to salsa, R&B, theatre work and everything in between. He has a degree from Humber College where he studied with some of the nation’s top jazz musicians including Pat LaBarbera, John MacLeod, and Alistair Kay. Christian has also completed a Masters degree at the University of Toronto studying with Kelsley Grant, Gary Kulesha and Tim Ries. 

Jazz collaborations include:  Hermeto Pascoal, John Clayton, The Panamanian Big Band featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Miguel Zenon. Also Kurt Elling, Bobby Shew, Guido Basso, Peter Appleyard, Jane Bunnett, Bill Dobbins, The Art of Jazz Orchestra, Jens Lindemann & the Order of Canada Band, Christine and Ingrid Jensen, The LaBarbera Brothers, The Don Thompson Big Band, John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra, Turboprop, The Carn Davidson 9, The Heavyweights Brass Band, NOJO and Gary Morgan’s Panamerican All Stars as well as many other acts. Christian was also featured on the Cuphead video game soundtrack which reached #1 on the billboard jazz charts in 2019.