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Emilio Modeste

Emilio Modeste is a young, New York-based tenor saxophonist and composer. He is currently lead saxophonist in the bands of Stanley Clarke N 4EVER and Cindy Blackman Santana.

Modeste has shared the bandstand with world-renowned musicians including: Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Buster Williams, Patrice Rushen, Lenny White, Gary Bartz, Steve Turre, Christian McBride, Rene McLean, Antoine Roney, Donald Harrison, and many more. He spent his early musical years as saxophonist in the Wallace Roney Quintet.

Born in Virginia, Modeste started very early on the violin, moving to the piano and drums quickly, until he picked up the saxophone at the age of eight and never looked back.At the age of eleven, Emilio joined the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, which he led on a weekly basis during his high school years. Modeste has travelled alongside the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on the road in the United States. 

Adison Evans

Born: May 29, 1990

Evans combines pure excitement with a soulful saxophone sound and a contagious smile to create one compelling performance after another.. She has shared the stage with several legendary artists including Demi Lovato, Trisha Yearwood, Nicki Minaj, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Terence Blanchard, JayZ, and many more. She made her debut in the pop world playing in the 2013 Superbowl with Beyonce. Upon graduating from the Juilliard School, Adison embarked on a two and a half year adventure thus far playing and touring with Beyoncé in the "Mrs Carter Show World Tour" followed by Beyonce and JayZ in the history making "On The Run" Tour

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Tyler Greenfield

Tyler Greenfield is a recording artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Jersey City, NJ. He was raised with a love for music from an early age, studying classical piano throughout his childhood under the guidance of his grandmother, pianist, and teacher Ruth Greenfield. It wasn’t until taking a break from piano altogether did he rediscover it with a newfound appreciation, spurring a mostly self-taught foray into jazz, studying favorites such as Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. Although he considers piano his “first love,” Tyler has also been involved in the local gypsy jazz scene, studying with renowned guitarist Stephane Wrembel. As a producer, Tyler has found a home in the world between jazz and hip hop, influenced by the likes of J Dilla, Flying Lotus and Freddie Joachim

Bobby Deitch

Born: May 21, 1953

Bobby Deitch is an accomplished drummer, songwriter, producer, author, music educator and entrepreneur. He has performed on drums with notable musicians in funk, jazz and pop bands throughout the eastern United States. He is both a composer and publishing member of ASCAP, and his music has been recorded on Sony Records. His book "The Drummer In You" (available at Amazon.com) is utilized as a drum instruction tool in major universities throughout the U.S. Bobby, a voting member of the Recording Academy, is also a Professor of Music at both S.U.N.Y Rockland in Suffern, N.Y. and Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J.

Carlos Dias

Born: August 21, 1974

The Brazilian-born, Manhattan-based singer, actor, and model Carlos Dias has led a remarkably eclectic international career. He has appeared in many of Brazil’s highest-rated novelas (soap operas) and musical productions imported from Broadway; sung pop-jazz at top New York venues; worked as an acrobatic dancer; and recorded several CDs of dance music and American standards. Born in São Paulo, Carlos graduated in 1998 from Teatro Escola (Theater School) Macunaíma, a center for artistic experimentation and freedom of expression. In his hometown he attended Escola Wolf Maya, another respected acting school; studied film acting at Studio Fátima Toledo; and joined the theater company Teatro Amador Produções Artísticas (TAPA)

Bijan Taghavi

Born: November 1, 1997

Bijan Taghavi is a pianist, composer, and educator currently based in New York, NY who is "able to adapt to any musical setting” (Brett Ecklund, KX 93.5 FM Jazz Quest Radio). Well-versed in many styles, Bijan has performed Coltrane’s A Love Supreme with jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano, Latin jazz with Grammy artist Nestor Torres, and with Metropolitan Opera Singer Eric Jordan. Bijan is also a sought-after composer and arranger, recently having written works for studio orchestra, big band, string quartet, and small jazz ensembles, including performing his original music at the John F

Shu Odamura

Born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, Shu Odamura is a guitarist and composer based in New York City. During his years at Berklee College of Music, he started focusing on finger style on nylon string guitar and developed what became his signature voice. Shu released his debut album “Cloud Illusions” from What’s New Records in 2015 and the album was reviewed in All About Jazz, Minor 7th and Jazz Japan Magazine. While he remains active in the New York Jazz and contemporary music scene, he has worked with theater artists and groups including Watoku Ueno, Group.BR and Opera Pomme Rouge.

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

Born: April 17

Guitarist, composer, and arranger Chieli Minucci is longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group CHIELI MINUCCI & SPECIAL EFX, a major force on the jazz and world music scene for well over 30 years. Besides writing and performing his own music, Chieli shares his guitar brilliance throughout the entertainment world. He has recorded and performed with many top artists, such as Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, Mark Anthony, Michael Bolton, Anastasia, as well as jazz artists Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Bernie Williams, Marion Meadows, Lao Tizer, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Omar Hakim, and many others

Glenn Makos

As both a leader and sideman, trumpeter Glenn Makos has appeared at many of New York’s premier jazz venues, including Birdland, The Blue Note, Zinc Bar, Shrine, Silvana, and The Knitting Factory. His new ensemble, BRū, explores an eclectic mix of samba, funk, hip-hop, and jazz grooves. He is joined by alto saxophonist Craig Yaremko, Victor Lin on Fender Rhodes, electric bassist Sebastian de Urquiza, and Daniel Silva on drums. Their upcoming album, Arrowsic (Stop Time Records), is set to be released December 2025. Previous releases include The Michel Legrand Project, Houston Street, Now and Again, and Lapses In Synapsis, all on Stop Time Records.