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Charles Kefover

Charles Kefover is a northern Pennsylvania and upstate New York-based jazz pianist and composer whose compositions and performances have put him in the forefront of the local jazz scene. Kefover began playing at a very young age studying classical piano, and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He has performed and recorded with a broad range of jazz musicians, mainly from central to northern Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Kefover plays piano in the successful jazz trio; “KBN” who’s CD, "Standards" was released in 2008 and was very well received by the jazz community. The “KBN” trio is currently working on another CD release.

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Francois Bourassa

François Bourassa—now with ten albums of original music under his belt—has become an ambassador for Canada’s thriving jazz community at an international level. A paragon of both consistency and evolution, he continues to seek out new challenges for himself, his colleagues, and his growing community of listeners. On April 16, 2021, Bourassa released his first solo piano album L’Impact du silence and is releasing “Swirl”, a new live album with his Quartet on July 7th, 2023.

Bourassa’s talent was initially recognized by the Festival international de jazz de Montréal in 1985, kickstarting his trio’s recording and performing career throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In 1996, Bourassa’s trio joined forces with saxophonist and flutist André Leroux. Bourassa’s eponymous quartet has been a staple of Montreal’s artistic landscape for 25 years. The band features founding bassist Guy Boisvert, longtime saxophonist André Leroux, and Guillaume Pilote as the most recent addition.

Tom Thorndike

Tom Thorndike began formal training on the piano at age 12, and in high school performed in rock and jazz groups, giving him a musical versatility. Thorndike attended the University of Connecticut from 1999-2002 where he continued his classical and jazz piano studies. Thondike's composition “Groove In Black” as featured on the CD “Uconn Jazz,” marks his official debut recording as a pianist, composer and arranger. Upon graduating with a B.A. in 2002 Thorndike moved to Boston to attended Berklee on a scholarship. In 2006 he became a student of legendary piano and improvisation teacher Charlie Banacos

Franz von Chossy

Franz von Chossy (Munich, 1979) graduated “Summa Cum Laude” from theAmsterdam conservatory in 2006. He also studied at the Manhattan School ofMusic with amongst others Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Dave Liebman andKenny Werner. In addition, while living in New New York, Franz studied filmcomposition with Edward Green.

His music covers a broad musical spectrum that includes classical as well asmodern elements but always with respect to the jazz tradition. Within hisdetailed arrangements there is always a strong melody from which everythingarises. Yet there is enough space for each individual musician to wander...This combination makes the music organic and easily accessible for thelistener without being shallow. Moods swing from subdued to exciting. It isemotional music, which sings, narrates and creates strong images.

Wendy Kirkland

Born: April 17

Wendy’s musical career began at age 10, when she started taking piano lessons. She won a scholarship to have all her lessons paid for by Derbyshire Music, and continued to take her ABRSM piano grades.

Switching to jazz in her late teens, Wendy continued her playing career as a dance class pianist, accompanist to singers and as a keyboardist in club bands.

After being persuaded to sing by a great friend and guitarist, Bill McCreath, Wendy learned to reach people who are perhaps turned off by instrumental jazz, as she learnt to communicate with the audience through the songs. Wendy’s voice has been likened to Blossom Dearie with hints of Diana Krall.

Her influences range from Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald through Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly to Chick Corea, Eliane Elias and Michel Petrucciani.

Current projects include Piano Divas, a tribute to the female pianist singers of jazz; hammond organ jazz outfit Organik Fource featuring Pat Sprakes on guitar and guest saxophonist; Organik Trio Goes To The Movies and The Organik Cookbook celebrating the early soul-jazz albums of George Benson.

Wendy is married to jazz guitarist and bass player Pat Sprakes

Robin Holcomb

Pianist, composer, singer and songwriter Robin Holcomb has performed extensively in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia as a solo artist and the leader of various ensembles. Living in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1980s, she was a founder of Studio Henry, a venue for maverick composers, and the New York Composers Orchestra. Living in Seattle since 1989, she continues to compose and record songs and music for solo piano, chamber ensembles, dance, theatre and film. Her most recent recording is John Brown’s Body (Tzadik), a collection of solo piano compositions, a string quartet and duets and trios with Eyvind Kang, Steve Moore and Dave Carter

Aluzinati

From 2003 with Anita Tijoux on Vocals, Aluzinati begin his musical history with 8 members like Jaime Ferrada on the Bass, Carlos Cortes on Drums, and Sebastian Jordan and Agustin Moya on the Horns. Appearences on the chilean film music score "Subterra" for Warner Record, and other importants shows like the 25 Anniversary of the epic president of Chile Salvador Allende" Then Aluzinati change his vocal Anita Tijoux and the bassist Jaime Ferrada and entry 3 young musicians on the band: Diego Capi Calderon and Consuelo Schuster on Vocals and Roberto Trujillo on the Bass. Aluzinati reinventing his musical concept and edit his debut album "Pirinola Power" by Dicap records. Now the band is on process of promotion with a new drum player Abraham Yuseff and sometimes with Horns and others not

Roberto Verástegui

Born: January 8, 1988

Pianist, composer and educator Roberto Verastegui (b.1988) is appearing in the international jazz scene as a young promising musician. Since he moved to Texas on a scholarship to study at the University of North Texas three years ago, he has had the opportunity to perform with musicians like Fred Hamilton, Lynn Seaton, Tony Baker, Stockton Helbing, Shelley Carroll, Adonis Rose, Quamon Fowler, Jiggs Wigham, Tim Warfield, Tim Armacost, Miles Okazaki, Ingrid Jensen, Billy Hart and Curtis Fuller, and has performed and toured with many different groups in Asia, Europe and the American Continent

Simon Cook

SIMON COOK is a jazz piano player active in the Surrey / Berkshire area. He does regular solo gigs (e.g. at the Lightbox, Woking) and also appears with his trio. Simon organizes jazz events at the Sun Inn, Chobham High Street, GU24 8AF, Tel. 01276 857112: see http://www.chobhamjazz.co.uk. The SIMON COOK TRIO is the house rhythm section for the Chobham jazz events. The CHOBHAM GIGS (with some of the UK's top jazz musicians fronting the band) happen every third Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm (free admission). The CHOBJAMS (jazz jam sessions open to all) take place every third Wednesday of the month 7:30-10:30 pm (free admission). Simon was originally trained as a classical musician