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Chloe Borthwick

Born: February 26

Chloe is an award-winning singer/songwriter from the Hudson Valley. With a unique voice, mature sound and improvisational skills, she effortlessly blends jazz R&B, and pop. Drawing inspiration from Amy Winehouse, Sara Bareilles, Fiona Apple, Tori Kelly, Emily King, and Esperanza Spalding, she possesses an authenticity and yearning in her music that is both haunting and powerful. Chloe was recently selected as one of only 30 jazz musicians in the country to participate in the elite GRAMMY Jazz Sessions ensemble. As part of the 8 member choir, she will perform at various events in Los Angeles during GRAMMY week including nominee events and the GRAMMY after-party

The Baylor Project

What is "The Baylor Project?" A husband. A wife. An astonishing debut. The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor and Marcus Baylor highly anticipated collaboration is steeped in the heart and soul of Jazz. As the children of Pastors, Marcus and Jean's musical roots were planted deep within the church, and it was there that the road was paved for the influence of gospel, blues, soul, and jazz to make it’s mark. Their debut CD "The Journey", released on their own label, Be A Light, topped the Billboard Jazz Chart at Number 8 and a year later garnered 2 GRAMMY® Nominations for BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM and BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE, solidifying The Baylor Project as an undeniable force

Christine Melton

Born: December 26

Christine Melton is a native of Philadelphia and graduate of The Theater and Communications Department of Temple University. She studied Jazz Improvisation with Ron Carter and John Hendricks. Her singing debut was with Byard Lancaster performing in Philly, France, Belgium and Jamaica. She has performed in New York with Johnny Johnson and His Swing Tones, Pianists; Rahn Burton, Frank Owens, Bertha Hope, and Rudel Drears; Voice and Guitar Duets with Kelvyn Bell and Grammy Nominee/MOBO Winner, Ronny Jordan. She has performed Opera and Original Works with Dr. Gregory Hopkins, Reggie Workman and his All-Star Big Band.

Malou Beauvoir

Malou Beauvoir — Artist Bio Haitian-American performing artist Malou Beauvoir is a captivating, highly emotive singer-songwriter and actor who brings to her artistry the unique amalgamation of her multi-cultural influences and experiences. A citizen of the world, she has lived in the US, Europe and Haiti, and traveled extensively; each culture she has encountered has impacted and informed her in different ways, reinforcing her openness to different perspectives and forms of spirituality. Born in Chicago to Haitian parents, Malou was raised in New York, growing up with brother and rock phenomenon Jean Beauvoir (The Ramones, Kiss)

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Erika Matsuo

New York-based, Japanese jazz vocalist, Erika Matsuo, burst on to the international jazz scene in 2010 with her self-produced debut, Obsession (ErikaJazz), a sensual sojourn through American, Brazilian and original songs, which was hailed by AllAboutJazz as "a promising debut, beautifully produced and finely performed." With her brand new release, Nostalgia (ErikaJazz), her third album, following on from the success of her sophmore outing,True Colors (which was picked by the prestigious jazz website JazzPage.com as "Finest Vocal Album of 2013", and awarded her first place on the JazzPage.com Readers Poll), it is clear that the rising star is fulfilling that promise. Inspired by the people Erika has met and worked with during her many tours of Japan over the past ten years, Nostalgia features four achingly beautiful original songs which represent the four seasons of the year and describe the nostalgia of some of these encounters. The album features magnificent performances by Dr

Irwin Hall

Irwin got his start at the age of 9 when he won a lottery in school and was gifted an alto saxophone. By the age of 11 he was on stage performing professionally, and soon began winning local, state and national music competitions. Irwin attended Princeton University on a full ride to study East Asian philosophy. His research took him to Japan and China where his music took a deeper, more introspective turn. He learned Japanese and after graduating moved to Tokyo to begin work as a research assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of a major Japanese newspaper. But he was unable to resist his calling, and not long after, while at the Tokyo Jazz Festival, he ran into songstress Melody Gardot who heard him play and immediately hired him to tour with her band

Chuck Hammer

Born: February 23, 1963

Chuck Hammer is an American guitarist and soundtrack composer, known for textural guitar work with Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Guitarchitecture. As an artist, Hammer is best known for his Guitarchitecture recordings, though he is also widely regarded as a leading soundtrack composer, having scored approximately 300 documentary films. He is currently developing a series of improvisational textural guitar recordings. He attended State University of New York at Buffalo, studying classical guitar with Oswald Rantucci, jazz with Archie Shepp, and attended lectures presented by Karlheinz Stockhausen

The Jazz Thieves

Active since: 2009

The Jazz Thieves, through personal and evocative lyrics, passionate and soulful improvisation, and thoughtful, wide-ranging originals revitalize jazz by reconnecting it to its roots. Inspired by their heroes Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Bill Withers and Ray Charles, they "steal" the feel, fire and fervor of 70's soul, 50's R&B, church gospel, and Mississippi Delta blues, uniting it with jazz improvisation and imagination.  Their music is a modern exploration of the many stories, voices and styles that comprise and influence jazz. John Gray, the bassist, bandleader, composer, lyricist, and producer of The Jazz Thieves explores these styles in “Brooklyn Elegy”, using them to help tell his story

Johannes Felscher

Johannes Felscher is a New York based bassist and composer at home in many directions in music. Born 1983 in Nuremberg, Germany his musical path took him to Wuerzburg, Stuttgart, Amsterdam and finally New York, where he earned a Masters Degree from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. He also holds a Bachelors Degree from the Conservatory of Amsterdam and an Artistic Diploma from the Conservatory of Stuttgart (Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst).

Johannes Felscher performs on upright and electric bass alike, covering a broad range of styles reflecting his wide interest in everything music and natural feel for groove and harmony regardless of genre.