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Greg Bandy

Born: March, 1949

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Julie Joslyn

JULIE JOSLYN (Alto saxophone, live electronics, violin, vocals) is a native New Yorker. She is the co-founder of the avantjazz duo, ICONOCLAST. Joslyn has played with the Indian-influenced rock quintet Church of Betty, and can be heard on MacLean and Ponomarenko's album "Music Without Computers" and as guest screamer on Doctor Nerve's "Skin." Joslyn studied for a number of years with soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom. In addition, she is a practicing psychoanalyst and painter.

For More information about Julie Joslyn please consult The Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians by Lewis Porter: http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/joslyn-julie

ICONOCLAST is a duo from New York City comprised of Julie Joslyn (alto saxophone, live electronics, violin, vocals) and Leo Ciesa (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals)

Yukari

Innovative musicality. Mesmerizing tone. Japanese born Flutist, Pianist, Composer YUKARI is an emerging artist based in New York City. Her versatile Flute performing and recording career range from Jazz, modern Improvisation, World music, Chamber and Orchestral music. Performance credits include engagements at top-notch NYC venues such as the Blue Note, Dizzie’s Club and Carnegie Hall. Recent projects and collaborations have been with drummers Greg Hutchenson and Clarence Penn, Tyshawn Sorey, bassist Lonnie Plaxico, Thomas Morgan and pianist Jason Linder. She is a recipient of numerous grants and awards as a flutist including Jazz Flute master class competition by NFA, outstanding music awards from Berklee College of Music

Eri Yamamoto

Since moving to the United States in 1995, Eri Yamamoto has established herself as one of jazz's most original and compelling pianists and composers. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has said, “My hat’s off to her... already she’s found her own voice.”

During the past twenty-seven years, Eri has been sharing her uniquely lyrical and evocative music with listeners in New York City, throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, Africa, Jamaica, and Australia; with appearances in concerts, clubs, and major festivals.

A Woman With A Purple Wig is Eri’s new release, and her fourteenth as a leader. This powerful music came out of her experiences as an Asian woman living in New York City during the pandemic. She felt compelled to write lyrics and sing for the first time. The New Yorker writes: “Purposeful songs….address racial and sexual discrimination, yet also step back to celebrate simple joys. Colors are Beautiful is as affirming as the title track is critical.” Filmmaker Aleksandra Szczepanowska was moved to create music videos of both songs. "A Woman With a Purple Wig," recently won the prize for best music video at the prestigious Big Apple Film Festival, Spring 2023.

Marco Chelo

Born: June 13, 1962

Marco Chelo was born in Milan and raised in Rome.He moved to New York in 1995, where he performs and teaches saxophone. In addition to studying with Joe Solomon ( Lenny Tristano student) and Mike Longo ( Dizzy Gillespies' Musical Director), Marco has been tutored in contemporary music by David Keberle, professor of composition and music theory at the American University in Washington, D.C., and in jazz improvisation by Dr. Barry Harris, Clifford Jordan, and David Gross,and Marc Mommaas among others. In addition to playing sax Marco studies African drums, counterpoint, and composition. In 2009 Marc Mommaas and Marco Chelo founded the New York Jazz Workshop, an organization dedicated to promoting affordable jazz education in New York City. Marco has recorded 2 CD to date, the first one in 2009 a jazz album with the group "Il Collettivo" and the second in 2011 a collaboration with the Malian griot and songwriter Makane Kouyate and the Band Denbaya.

Caroline Davis

Born: July 7, 1981

Mobile since her birth in Singapore, composer and saxophonist Caroline Davis’s music covers a wide range of styles, owed to her shifting environment as a child. As a leader, she has released six albums: Live Work & Play (2012), Doors: Chicago Storylines (2015), Heart Tonic (2018), Alula (2019), Anthems (2019), and Portals (2021). She won Downbeat’s Critic’s Poll Rising Star Alto- Saxophonist (2018) and was listed in both Downbeat’s Readers Poll (2021) and JazzTimes Expanded Critics Poll (2021). Her work has garnered much praise from NPR, The New York Times, The Wire, DownBeat, JazzTimes, and many international publications. Davis is active as both a side-person and a leader in a diverse set of music communities (jazz, improvised music, modern classical, R&B, folk)

Tony Moreno

Tony Moreno grew up in New York City. His mother, Nina Dunkel Moreno, was a major influence on his interests in music. She was harpist, musicologist and teacher who studied at Juilliard and the Paris Conservatory with Marcel Grandjany and Nadia Boulanger. She later worked at Charles French Restaurant in Greenwich Village, where she met many great composers (Alec Wilder, Vernon Duke and Burt Bacharach) and musicians (Stan Koor). Stan was Tony’s first drum teacher with whom he began a long apprenticeship at 10, continuing throughout high school. Tony began playing and studying the piano at the Dalcroze School of Music at 4

Miho Nobuzane

Born: November 26

Miho Nobuzane hails from Osaka, Japan, and was a classical piano major in college in Japan. It was after graduation that she became inspired by jazz, studied and started performing jazz, Brazilian music and more in clubs in Japan. She arrived in New York in 1996 " when she began playing in every imaginable stylistic situation. Now several years later you can find her in local venues and traveling the world. On March.2007, Miho produced her debut album "Make YOU Happy"-Super grooving Brazilian Jazz for making everyone happy! Miho's music has been played some radio stations in Australia, Latin America, Europe, and USA(includes WBGO 88.3FM)

Leopoldo F. Fleming

Born: September 16, 1939

Leopoldo Fleming Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble

Almost till the end Leopoldo was maintaining his exceptional Leopoldo Fleming Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble, which he founded more than 35 years ago, of a special musical concept which included New York and Caribbean Jazz and Latin greats (some of the mainstays since 2008: Karen Joseph, Dinah Vero, Bryce Sebastien/Kim Clarke, Emilio Valdés, on-and-off Freddie Harris III).

Since July 2016 Leopoldo also had a special set-up of this ensemble in Copenhagen, including Danish and Danish-Cuban Jazz and Latin greats (Ben Besiakov, Kaare Munkholm / Morten Grønvad, Yassér Morejon Pino, Tony Moreaux Charon / Jonas Johansen / Janus Templeton).

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Harris Eisenstadt

Brooklyn-based drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt (b. Toronto, 1975) is known for his “deep-sighted and elastic view of improvised music in settings that are both small-scale and expansive.” (The New Yorker) His resume includes studies with some of the most respected names in jazz and improvised music, West African and Afro-Cuban drumming, and performance credits in jazz, film, theater, poetry, dance, contemporary concert music and opera. Eisenstadt has performed all over the globe, received grants from organizations such as Meet The Composer, The Durfee Fondation, American Composers Forum, Canada Council for the Arts, and appeared on more than 60 recordings since 2000, including more than twenty as a leader