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Al Daniels

Born: November 21

Al Daniels is an accomplished composer/arranger and jazz pianist. Over the course of his half century as a player/composer he has worked with some of the finest musicians on the west coast. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Al's music history dates back to high school where his classical performance in the Bay Area Young Musicians Competition (sponsored by Pepsi) won him a new Kawai piano and an appearance with the San Francisco Symphony. But as Al's musical vocabulary increased legendary jazz saxophonist John Handy became an early inspiration and mentor during his studies at San Francisco State

Daniel Gassin

Born: January 18, 1981

Daniel Gassin is an Australian pianist and composer of Franco-American descent based in Paris. Before relocating to France in 2013, Daniel garnered both local and international acclaim in his hometown of Melbourne. He was a finalist in the Jazz Solo Piano Competition at the iconic Montreux Jazz Festival in 2007, reached the final three at the Australian National Jazz Awards in 2013, and was nominated for the prestigious Freedman Fellowship in 2016. He recorded his second Trio album “Crossover” in 2008 for ABC Jazztrack, and in 2011 the Daniel Gassin Sextet's debut album was released to critical acclaim and widespread national airplay

John Funkhouser

Born: October 16, 1966

A native of the Boston, MA area, John Funkhouser (piano, bass) studied classical piano from the age of seven, and classical bass from age nine. He majored in music theory at Cornell University and returned to Boston to earn a Masters degree from New England Conservatory in jazz piano, bass and composition in 1995. After four years living in New York City, John again returned to Boston in 2000 to raise a family, perform, and teach at Berklee College of Music. Funkhouser takes an active interest in a wide spectrum of music, including all kinds of jazz, from avant-garde to straight ahead to New Orleans Jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music, folk music of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Africa, American popular music, including funk, rock, blues, bluegrass, and hiphop, Classical from Gregorian chant to 21st century music, Hindustani and Carnatic Classical music of India, Balinese and Javanese Gamelan, and all kinds of hybrids between these various traditions. Funkhouser is in demand as a jazz bassist and pianist, participating in an array of musical projects with the Northeast’s most accomplished and creative musicians

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Jan Gunnar Hoff

Born: October 22, 1958

Jan Gunnar Hoff has been active as a professional jazz pianist and keyboardist since 1979. As an artist and co-leader, he has released 23 albums including 4 solo piano recordings on the US Grammy- winning label 2L. Hoff established his own band, Jan Gunnar Hoff Group feat Audun Kleive, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Per Jørgensen and Knut Riisnæs (later Tore Brunborg) in 1993, and in 2014 he received the Buddy Award, Norwegian jazz's highest award. Hoff is a Steinway Artist and he has played concerts in major cities such as Tokyo, New York, London, Istanbul, LA. In 2005 Jan Gunnar Hoff received the Edvard (Grieg) Prize as a composer for his jazz mass Meditatus, a popular choral work

Steven Schoenberg

Born: October 17, 1952

Steven Schoenberg is an Emmy-Award winning producer and Emmy-Nominated composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances. His acclaimed recordings, Pianoworks and Three Days in May, are now available on CD. After a finger injury stopped his piano improvisational concerts in the early 1990’s, Schoenberg is back with Steven Schoenberg Live, An Improvisational Journey, What's Going On?, and Concerts: 1990 - 2012. He regularly performs improvisational piano concerts and has appeared at concert halls throughout the United States

Pieter de Graaf

Pieter de Graaf is in motion. Constantly. If body language could be translated into words he would be telling elaborate stories on stage. Nevertheless, exclusively praising the young pianist for his energetic style would not do him justice. On the debut album of his own trio, Pieter de Graaf proves to be a gifted composer. The album features eleven almost autobiographical tracks such as Stress Chicken and You Know What I Mean. De Graaf's compositions sound fresh, modern, but at the same time melancholy. A broad musical interest shimmers through the songs, which makes sense given Pieter de Graaf's diverse track record

Liz Malys

Born: December 21, 1984

Raised in upstate NY, schooled in Tucson, Arizona, and currently living in Anchorage, Alaska -- it's obvious that to Liz travel is not just a leisure activity, but a way of life. One could say the same about her debut album, "Desert," which she fittingly flew to Tucson to record. "I'm so excited about this new album. ." says Liz. "It was a wonderful creative experience to work with so many great musicians." The instrumentation on the album -- reminiscent of her training in classical composition -- includes violin, cello, and upright bass -- Liz enlisted her friends who were or are currently music majors at her Al Mater, the University of Arizona, for the project. The album's title, "Desert" may seem ironic given the place Liz currently calls home: Anchorage Alaska, a landscape which is often buried in snow and ten degrees below

Tomer Baruch

Born 1981 in Israel, Tomer Baruch began playing the piano at the age of 6, and has composed short pieces of music since early childhood. At the age of 16 he began studying Jazz with John Bostock and Albert Beger. In 2004 Baruch entered the Jerusalem Music Academy, and studied piano with Dr. Zeharia Plavin and Vychaslav Ganelin. In 2005 Baruch re-established, along with Adam Cohen, Ziv Teller and Tal Gur, the band “a caravan shall run” which performed a fusion of Jazz, Rock, Electronic music, Ethnic and Israeli music, and combined all that with a lot of free improvisation. The band was active until 2007 and gained reputation, mostly in Jerusalem. In 2008 Baruch Graduated the music academy with honors

Isamu McGregor

Born: September 5, 1989

Los Angeles-based pianist/keyboardist Isamu McGregor's versatility has helped him to become an extremely in-demand musician and musical director around the globe. Described as a "pianist for the new generation" and a "jazz pianist and keyboard player of the first order", Isamu maintains a busy touring schedule while continuing to compose and perform his own music. Over the years, he has had the good fortune to perform with a "dizzying variety of collaborators" across a multitude of genres, including Richard Bona (keyboards 2015-2018), Colbie Caillat (keyboards/bandleader 2015-present), Natalia Lafourcade, Tortured Soul, Patti Austin, GZA (Wu-Tang Clan), Bennie Maupin, Sadao Watanabe, Wayne Krantz, Virgil Donati (keyboards 2014-2017) and many more