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Paul Ricci

Born: March 11, 1958

Born and raised in New York and a graduate of New England Conservatory, Ricci has studied and performed and various styles of global music that he integrates with his jazz foundation leading to a brilliant career as a guitarist, arranger and producer in the USA and Brasil.

From the 1980’s on, he has performed at some of the most prestigious jazz clubs in NYC sharing the stage or studio with many great names on the scene such as Michael Wolff,  Dennis Irwin, Sonny Fortune, David Kikoski, Harold Vick, Victor Jones, Santi DeBriano, Mino Cinelu, Mike Clark, Bakithi Kumalo, Larry Willis and so many others in clubs such as Mezzrow’s, Fat Tuesday’s, Visiones, Birdland, Zinc Bar, Zanzibar, NuBlu, the Iridium and the Blue Note.

Michael Valdez

Adrienne Fenemor

Born: August 27, 1981

Singer and jazz organist Adrienne Fenemor is a truly unique talent on today’s music scene. With today’s musicians learning jazz within the classroom, it has become an exception rather than the rule for a musician develop and learn “on the road”, playing clubs and festivals and touring. Born in New Zealand into a musical family, Adrienne acquired her first organ in 2003 when she imported a Hammond C3 from Canada and with no jazz organ players in her country, she taught herself to play by copying recordings by Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Groove Holmes and Jack McDuff. After performed clubs and festivals throughout New Zealand and Australia, Adrienne moved to the USA in 2008. During a year spent in the Midwest, performing at Hammond organ summits, jazz clubs and jam sessions in Cincinnati, Detroit, Dayton and Columbus, Adrienne further developed her sound on the bandstand. Now based in New York, Adrienne actively performs throughout the city including appearing weekly at Red Rooster in Harlem

Ben Cassara

Born: April 3

Born and raised in NYC, Ben Cassara began singing around the family piano and went on to perform in both church and high school choirs which culminated in a televised performance at Carnegie Hall at the age of 16. He tried his hand at theater and after college performed in a number of Off Off Broadway productions. however, music was his first love and it didn’t take him long to start working in piano bars all around the city and in the tri-state area. After a time, Cassara realized he’d prefer to be a “front man” and a few years back, started working with jazz pianist, Tedd Firth and vocal coach Carol Fredette

Andy Scott

The Blue Dahlia ~ Dahlia Dumont

Born: October 6, 1984

Dahlia Dumont, leader of The Blue Dahlia: vocals, ukulele-player, singer-songwriter. Brooklyn-girl, but a nomad at heart, Dahlia Dumont traveled the world from an early age, always absorbing the cultural and musical influences in her path. Her Eastern European heritage and her years as an anthropology student and teacher in France and Senegal shaped her musical palette, and in 2012 she created her project The Blue Dahlia. The Blue Dahlia: Lyrics in English and French, French and Mexican accordion, klezmer violin, warm and joyous rhythms of reggae, ska and Latin America, the sensual voice of jazz and French chanson

Taeko Ota

Even though Taeko Ota loved to sing more than anything, she had never thought to become a singer until her late 20’s. Instead, she studied and pursued a career in the business world. Her world changed one day when she was studying English and accounting in Pittsburgh, PA. She heard the voice of Frank Sinatra singing “Fly Me to The Moon,” while standing in a local bar. It was impossible to ignore his voice and presence, and even though she did not know who that enchanting voice belonged to, it was clear that it had made its mark on her. After returning to Japan, she decided to learn to sing jazz

Tomohiro Mori

Born: October 25, 1992

Tomohiro Mori was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1992. He started playing the drums at age 3 and piano at age 5. Being raised by musical parents, Tomo was exposed to music at a very early age. His mother and father, who played piano and guitar respectively, formed a family band and played Beatles covers, in which Tomo was an active part of. Originally, Tomo wanted to form a band with friends around his age. Although he initially did not have a strong interest in jazz, his pianist friend called Tomo to form a jazz band. Finally, he started playing jazz and formed a jazz band with his friends when he was thirteen years old

Sanah Kadoura

Born: May 29, 1989

Electrifying Lebanese-Canadian drummer, Sanah Kadoura has received a Diploma, Bachelors Degree and a Masters Degree in Jazz performance. Sanah has performed and toured the world with masters of the music as well as young up and comers. Sanah has shared the stage with the legendary Kirk Lighstey,(Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker), Philip Harper (Art Blakey), Ed Cherry (Dizzy Gillespie) Mark Whitfield (Herbie Hancock), Joe Locke, Pat Bianchi, Tivon Pennicott, Roy Hargrove, Sullivan Fortner, among many others. Sanah now tours and records with her own band. 

Sanah Kadoura is set to release her long awaited next album 'Duality', March 3, 2023.

Jihee Heo

Born: December 10, 2014

Jihee Heo from South Korea, Jihee Heo is a New York-based jazz pianist and composer.

Heo has performed at acclaimed festivals and venues such as Smalls, Mezzrow, Zinc, Django, The Washington D.C. Jazz Festival, Leverkusen Jazz Festival, The International African Arts Festival, The Jersey Shore Festival, Bergen Pac, Harlem Stage, and Jacques Pelzer in Belgium among others.

Heo’s Nonet album “Passion” was released in 2015, offering a dynamic platform for her to fully express her artistic voice in a large ensemble format featuring soaring compositions and bold arrangements, laced with experimental music. “Passion” has been reviewed to critical acclaim by The New York City Jazz Record, MM Jazz Korea, and Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum.