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Jim Hession

Born: December 10, 1947

Jim and Martha Hession have been fixtures on the jazz scene for decades. Jim Hession grew up in Pasadena, California, where he studied piano with composer Oscar Rasbach. By the time he was 20, Jim was a fixture in the traditional jazz scene, with his incredibly accurate two-handed piano style. A founding member of the Maple Leaf Club, Jim received his degree in composition from U.C.L.A., where he studied under Paul Chihara and Lalo Schifrin. Jim then met and began recording with the legendary Eubie Blake. While recording with Eubie Blake in New York, Jim began exploring more contemporary jazz venues, while retaining his handle on traditional jazz styles like ragtime, stride and boogie-woogie

Marc Rossi

Marc Rossi’s ambitious genre-transcending career and inclusive compositions led Down Beat magazine to call him "one of the dynamic few whose musical and cultural awareness travels exponentially in many different directions." A versatile contemporary classical composer, jazz composer and pianist, and educator, Rossi has been a vital part of the rich Boston music scene since the early 1980’s. He is a 20-year veteran of the jazz and contemporary classical worlds, a longtime student of both Hindustani and Carnatic Indian music and full-time Associate Professor of Piano and Jazz Composition at Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

Didi Mudigdo

Born: October 19, 1970

Didi Mudigdo’s music keeps him on a hectic live performance schedule all year round, performing either solo, or with his trio Didi Three, which has recorded three CDs to date. A popular entertainer, singer, pianist and composer from Sydney Australia, he was the most-downloaded independent jazz vocals artist on the Australian MP3 website mp3.com.au in 2005, and in the same year was a Top 10 finalist in the Australian National Songwriting Contest (jazz category). Born in Australia to Indonesian parents, Didi had a multi-national upbringing, living in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka before the age of 12

Cody Garrett

Born: July 5, 1988

www.codygarrett.com I have studied classical piano and percussion for 15 years, and began to play contemporary styles (Jazz, Latin, Funk, Progressive Metal) 8 years ago. I studied classical music theory, composition and piano performance at the University of Houston (TX) for 3 years and am now a scholarship recipient at Berklee College of Music in Boston. I am currently studying piano privately with John Arcaro and Afro-Caribbean percussion with Eggie Castrillo. I have also had the great honor of studying with Leo Blanco, Dave Limina, Dennis Montgomery III, Ron Mahdi, Matt Jensen, Steve Rochinski, and Tony Lada. I plan to earn a professional diploma in piano/keyboard performance

Lee Sloan

Born in the United States into a musical family, Lee was introduced to the piano by his father at the age of four, and began private lessons the following year. He made his first public appearances at Carnegie Recital Hall and The Brooklyn Academy, before entering The Manhattan School of Music at the age of thirteen. Lee went on to major in piano performance at Berklee College, Boston, and continued his studies with Josef Raiff at The Juilliard School, and with Grace Castagnetta, a pupil of the renowned concert artist, Josef Hofmann. While living in New York, Lee could be heard performing in many of the city’s most well-known jazz venues, gaining notoriety as the house pianist at ‘Sweet Basil’s’ in Greenwich Village, at ‘Hanratty’s’, alongside Warren Vache at ‘Bechet’s’ and above the din of ‘Rick’s Café’. Concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art brought him to the attention of Lila Acheson Wallace, the Reader’s Digest founder and art patron, who arranged for him to give his first series of improvised solo piano performances. Following his success in New York, Lee took up residence in London, and became a fixture of the city’s jazz scene, appearing regularly in ensemble with Peter Ind at ‘The Bass Clef’, and as a soloist at ‘Pizza on the Park’, ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Café Pelican’, and ‘The 606 Club’. He was also a sought-after session player in London studios and worked as a composer and arranger in partnership with lyricist Michael Hazlewood

Edgardo Ojeda

JAZZPOSTEAO: It comes from the fusion of musical elements and Latin rhythms with the flavor of rice mamposteao here, as well as our culture of Spanish, African and Taino. It is composed of young professionals (Edgardo Ojeda, piano, bass and Ariel Robles, Luis Sanchez-drums). Presenting different genres of Latin Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, Samba, Bossa Nova, American and Puerto Rican music in Jazz. Led to the need for good music, these talented Puerto Rican team up to save part of the repertoire of traditional and modern jazz arrangements and provide new and refreshing to the delight of his audience. What distinguishes JAZZPOSTEAO is like jazz, is constantly growing, changing and evolving to meet your public

Michiel Borstlap

he music of Michiel Borstlap embraces the rich pianistical heritage of his heroes Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. Michiel Borstlap has worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gino Vannelli, Bill Bruford, Jimmy Haslip, Pat Metheny, the Metropole Orchestra, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Edsilia Rombley, George Duke and Jeff “Tain” Watts. With one of them, or all alone he played the biggest festivals in the world. Michiel Borstlap has received prestigious awards for his music. He is the winner of the 1996 Thelonious Monk/BMI Composers Award (event televised by CNN), the winner of the 1992 Prize for Best Soloist at Europe Jazz Contest, and a nominee for the 2007 Polar Music Prize

Andy Fleet

Born: July 27, 1977

Songwriter, vocalist and piano player andyfleet pulls his influences from the piano men; Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Donald Fagen and Allen Toussaint. Andy's debut album, The Night Falls Fast, is set for release Spring 2009. His jazz and blues flavoured popular music suits his warm conversational voice and his songs celebrate old friends (Get The Boys Round), recount long nights playing cocktail piano (The Piano Bum) and tell tales of nocturnal infatuation (Genya). He has been gigging in and around London at venues such as the Soho Revue Bar, Cobden Club, Slaughtered Lamb and The Stables (MK). Andy writes for himself and other artists

Max Haymer

Born: September 1, 1985

Max Haymer was born and raised in Los Angeles. He began his classical piano studies at the age of seven and was introduced to jazz piano at the age of 14. He studied with the great LA based pianist Tamir Hendelman through high school and went on to continue his music education at UC Irvine, graduating with Magna Cum Laude honors and a Bachelor of Music degree in 2007. At Irvine, Haymer studied Jazz Performance with Kei Akagi, Darek Oles, Bobby Rodriguez, and the late Sherman Ferguson. During that time, he also studied Musical Theater Direction with Dr. Gary Busby. Haymer has won 2nd prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and the Great American Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville Florida, and was a finalist in the Horace Silver Piano Competition and UWF Phillips Jazz Piano Competition and UWF Phillips Jazz Piano Competition

Daniel Szabo

Born: June 23, 1975

The Daniel Szabo Trio plays originals and standard-arrangements written by its leader whose pieces have a peculiar taste and character influenced by the colorful and complex musical heritage of Eastern-Europe. The group has been regularly performing at international festivals, concert halls or clubs and often collaborates with renowned international jazz artists: they have joined forces with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Potter, John Ellis, Rosario Giuliani and Flavio Boltro in the past years. The band’s last album containing a complete program of originals composed by Szabo features New York-guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel whose band Szabo has already toured with throughout Europe. The Daniel Szabo Trio was part of the Kimmel Center Jazz Series (Mellon Jazz-Up Close) in Philadelphia in March of 2008, of which the artistic director was Danilo Perez. Born into a family of musicians, Daniel Szabo started playing the piano at the age of four