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Andreas Arnold

Born: November 20, 1981

As an artist in a globalized world, Andreas Arnold expresses himself through a musical kaleidoscope that reflects the classical traditions of his homeland Germany, jazz from the US where he has been living for the last decade, and music from the Mediterranean, in particular the Spanish art form of flamenco. Through this unique fusion, Arnold proves that purity is not defined by any one culture or style but transpires when one finds his voice to express his personal experience in society, art, and life. While living between New York City and Andalusia, Spain, Arnold has participated in numerous productions as an instrumentalist, composer, improviser, and producer, touring on five continents

Adi Meyerson

Born: January 26, 1991

Adi Meyerson is an Israeli bassist, composer, producer, and educator based in New York City. Since moving to the U.S. in 2012, she has quickly established herself as a compelling and dynamic voice in the New York music scene.

Meyerson has performed and toured internationally as both a bandleader and sideman, collaborating across genres with a wide range of artists including Charli Persip, Bria Skonberg, Matana Roberts, Joshua Bassett, Armand Hammer, and many others. Her versatility has brought her to renowned clubs, festivals, and stages around the world.

As a bandleader, Meyerson has released two critically acclaimed albums and is currently recording her third, featuring her Jazz quartet project, Dark Matter. Her work has been supported by numerous awards and fellowships, including the NYFA Women's Grant (2020), a Next Jazz Legacy nomination (2022), the UARK RefleXions Performance & Residency (2022), the Uncharted Creative Residency Fund (2022), and the Chamber Music America Performance Plus Grant (2024).

Dag Markhus

Born: August 26, 1988

Dag Markhus is a Norwegian jazz drummer and musician based in New York City. Although born and raised in the country of mountains, fjords, and northern lights, it was the excitement and swing of American jazz that captivated his musical ears and heart. Since finishing his master's degree at The Juilliard School in 2014, he has stayed in Manhattan, working as a sideman, collaborator, and occasional soloist. A founding member of the Konrad Paszkudzki Trio, Dag has performed in some of the city's most reputable venues, recorded actively, and accompanied jazz icons such as Barbara Carroll and Bucky Pizzarelli

Deep Ecology Trio featuring Cristian Amigo, JD Parran, and Andrew Drury

Born: December 4

Deep Ecology Trio debuts EP Sticks and Stones on Deep Ecology Recordings (DER). Deep Ecology Trio is an NYC-based free improvisation group consisting of Cristian Amigo (guitars, percussion), J.D. Parran (winds, percussion), and Andrew Drury (drums, percussion). For the listener, the musical emphases on rhythm, color, and multiple temporal planes conjure images of natural and urban spaces and processes. Melody and harmony appear as human traces rather than as central organizing principles. Sounds vibrate and rumble, buzz, descend and ascend, and come together in composites before dissolving into individual lines

Alex Conde

The singular music of jazz legend Thelonious Monk has been interpreted by countless players over the years. Great jazz pianists like Bud Powell, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Randy Weston, Barry Harris, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea have dealt with his unorthodox dissonances, angular melodic twists, percussive attack and dramatic use of silences and hesitations. Saxophonists from Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane to Steve Lacy and Anthony Braxton and trumpeters from Miles Davis and Chet Baker to Woody Shaw and Wallace Roney have covered Monk’s music. Others like salsa king Tito Puente and trumpeter- conguero Jerry Gonzalez and his Fort Apache Band have interpreted Monk’s idiosyncratic rhythms through their own Afro-Cuban prism while the great Andalusian pianist Chano Dominguez has offered a passionate flamenco spin on Monk. What is it about Monk's music that makes it so 'ripe' for interpretation? “It’s because he’s so hip in so many ways!,” says the Valencia-born pianist-composer and current Bay Area resident Alex Conde

Ryo Tanaka

Born: May 9, 1979

Ryo Tanaka started to play drums when he was five years old and started his professional career when he was fifteen. His style is based on Rock/Pop but he experienced many styles of music in his early years. In 2003, he was selected for a starting house band member of Rock music bar 08:30, eight thirty, in Tokyo. At the same time, he joined the major pop band Spica. They released five CDs and toured all over Japan many times. In 2010, He quitted the band and enrolled Berklee College of Music to develop his musical skill. He took lessons from Mike Mangini, Dave Dicenso, Rod Mogenstein, Mark Walker, and Terry lynn Carrington etc for drums, and Joe Carrier, Bill Elliott, Tsunenori "Lee" Abe etc for composing and arranging

David Stern

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, David began his pursuit of music at the age of five. With his passion for music steadily growing throughout his childhood, during high school he set his focus on jazz guitar, subsequently attending Berklee College of Music from 2014-2018. Moving to New York City, he then became an active peformer for both public shows and private events. As an educator, he taught at public schools, private schools, after-school programs, and independent students. In 2022, he made a decision to "pull a Sonny Rollins" and make a living through a different field in order to finish writing his three books on music and thoroughly practice the content from them; he plans on returning to the scene in a few years.

Lauren Lee

Born: July 16, 1987

Lauren Lee is a forward-thinking vocalist, pianist, and composer based in New York City. A native of the St. Louis (MO) metropolitan area, her foray into creative music began as a teenager in the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, an experience that lead her on a wild goose chase of sorts to find her own sound in the adventurous music scene as a young innovator in a special brand of improvisation she calls “Vocal Instrumentalism”. Likened to female jazz pioneers that came before her like Carla Bley and Jen Shyu, Lee’s music has been described as, “equal parts hip jazz, avant adventure, and… something completely different” (John Pietaro, Dissident Arts)

Alicia Olatuja

Born: June 16

ALICIA OLATUJA (SHORT BIO) Singer Alicia Olatuja wowed everyone at the 2013 presidential inauguration with her solo during the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s performance of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” She’s already earned raves from the New York Daily News and on the View, and with the Choir’s album released on iTunes, and a single "In The Dark" released on March 5 from Alicia’s own forthcoming CD, things are only looking up for her career. Alicia Olatuja’s reputation has been growing since her arrival in New York in 2005. The New York Times praised her performance with her husband, bassist Michael Olatuja, in their band The Olatuja Project, lauding her “strong, lustrous tone.” The Olatuja Project, where Alicia sings in various African dialects such as Yoruba and Shona, recently released their debut album, the Promise. Alicia has sung with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir since 2007, often performs as a soloist with the Juilliard Jazz ensemble, and has sung with various recording artists such as Christian McBride, Chaka Khan and Bebe Winans

Brahja Waldman

Born: July 8