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Bugge Wesseltoft

Born: February 1, 1964

Early Years

Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft was born February 1st, 1964 in Porsgrunn and raised in the neighbouring city of Skien, around 100km south-west of Oslo. Jazz music filled Bugge’s world from an early age by virtue of his Jazz guitarist father, Erik Wesseltoft. Bugge started practicing on the piano at age 3, and by the age of 7, he had begun taking lessons, but after a short time he stopped these, instead choosing to learn by himself.

Bugge played tuba and the bass drum in his school’s marching band, where he met Audun Kleive who gave him further insights into the world of jazz. Beginning with a punk band, Bugge has played in bands from around the age of 16. At that time he was also meeting with friends to jam at home in the basement, playing different kinds of material. Through his fascination with electronic sounds, Bugge soon bought his first synthesizer and electric piano. His growing fascination with electronic sounds culminated in his purchase of a synthesizer and an electric piano.

Andreas Stensland Løwe

Born: October 14, 1983

Born and raised on Hedrum Prestegard, Norway, a farm wedged halfway between Larvik and Sandefjord. Master degree in Improvisation and Composition from The University in Agder, Norway. A pianist first and foremost, but contributes with various electronics in several constellations (such as Lama, Post and Pilcrow). My main project is the trio Splashgirl, for whom I provide a fair share of compositions and play the piano, acoustic guitar and a Casio SK-5. I live in Oslo, working as a freelance musician, and I am involved in the following projects, playing either piano, electronics, guitar, keyboards or a combination of the above: Splashgirl, Lama, Post, Fym!, Pilcrow, xTet Project, L/W and Luddekram (solo project).

Dan Garmon

Born: August 9

Dan is a NYC based music director, multi-instrumentalist, and educator. He has had the great honor of working with the likes of Brian Lowdermilk & Kait Kerrigan, Mary- Mitchell Campbell, David O, and many others. He completed a Bachelor of Music, double majoring in piano performance & jazz drumset performance at McGill University's Schulich School of Music in 2012, graduating with distinction in piano. During his studies he was the drummer for the internationally renowned McGill Jazz One, the school's premiere jazz ensemble. In addition to music directing and playing in pits, he has had an incredibly diverse wealth of musical experiences; he actively plays/listens to anything from the generally-regarded-as-somewhat-pretentious (solo classical piano / chamber music) to generally-regarded-as-less-relevant-than-it-once-may-have-been (jazz combos and big bands of all sizes) to hopelessly-nostalgic-for-your—teens-and-having-all- the-feels (pop punk & emo/screamo/mathcore) to the somewhat-off-the-beaten- path (Indian classical music, free-form improvisation and artistic installations), to the depths-of-the-bizarre-and-fantastic (modern extended-technique 12-tone prepared piano pieces, rolling marbles and tennis balls inside instruments) and everything in between. Dan also has many years of experience teaching dozens of students of all ages (5- 65) and experiences (complete beginner to university level and beyond) in most any style of music

Fariborz Lachini

Born: August 25, 1949

Fariborz Lachini has been creating music for more than three decades. While in his twenties and just before the revolution, Lachini had already achieved success in the world of pop music, creating music for some of today's Persian pop icons as well as music for children. Most kinds of music were banned in Iran after the revolution, so Lachini moved to France to study music and computers.

Living in Europe and studying at "Universite de Paris - Sorbonne" added a European flavor to Lachini’s music and influenced his style to become a distinctive and beautiful fusion of contemporary Persian and European styles. He also mastered the technology to create exotic sampled Middle Eastern instruments, immediately putting him in a unique position when he entered the world of film music. The score for the Berlin Special Mention winner, Snake's Fang (1991), is an example of this. Variety comments: "...The exceptional music is a computerized version of traditional southern Iranian percussion. Soundtrack sets the pace and signals both danger and action throughout the film."

Paul D. Scott

Born: January 3, 1957

• Jazz pianist with 30 years of professional acitivity. • Published composer with five major commisions and first place winner of the 1983 NPM International Composition Contest. • Educator with 23 years of teaching experience. • Appeared with NY guitarist and recording artist Pete McCann and grammy nominated bassist John Brown at the 2005 Jazz at the PAC concert (Highlands, NC) • Seventeen consecutive years as house pianist for ' . . . on the verandah' (Highlands, NC) • Over one hundred arrangments and compositions for chorus, orchestra, jazz ensembles and mixed ensembles..

Mark Finkin

Born: October 9, 1949

Born to deaf parents in NYC may seem like an unlikely place to raise a musician but nonetheless Mark has been making music since five, and draws from fifty years of experience as a performing and recording artist. Carnegie Hall is usually where most perform when they have reached a milestone in their lives but Mark started there at the age of seven. Studied at Music and Art H.S. in NYC and later went on to the Midwest to study at The College of Emporia for music. Mark also studied composition and piano at The Atlantic University campus(Muana Olu) on Maui,Hawaii. After several years he returned to New York City

Jon Cowherd

Although Mercy is Jon Cowherd's first album under his own name, the esteemed pianist/composer/arranger/producer is already firmly established as one of the jazz world's most accomplished, expressive and in-demand young musicians. The Kentucky-born, New Orleans-schooled, New York-based Cowherd is best known for his long-running partnership with drummer/bandleader Brian Blade, with whom he co-founded the Brian Blade Fellowship, whose acclaimed, influential albums showcase Cowherd's stellar keyboard work and singular compositional skills. When not recording and touring with the Fellowship, Cowherd has worked extensively with a broad array of players and singers from the jazz, pop and rock worlds

Helge Lien

How to master "The Art Of The Trio" perfectly. Until now we’ve only known it from Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans and E.S.T. Now, with the Norwegian Helge Lien Trio, a new formation is on the way to adding new exciting soundscapes to the piano trio. Perfectly in tune with each other, this trio has presented us with Hello Troll, an album that paints lyrical- impressionistic moodscapes, and whose appeal is practically irresistable. A little nation with a big jazz tradition is the land of fjords and trolls. Fascinating new artists and acts sporting a huge zest for playing and an irrepressible urge for experimentation keep pushing out of Norway to conquer the rest of the jazz world

Bradley Joseph

Born: 1965

Bradley Joseph was a featured keyboardist on Yanni's "Ethnicity 2003 World Tour". Performing to over 500,000 people on the world's greatest stages, including Madison Square Garden and The Hollywood Bowl. Billboard Magazine ranked it the fourth largest tour of the year. Bradley has worked with him for over six years and is a featured keyboard player on the CD and video "Yanni - Live At The Acropolis". Bradley has also worked with artists under RCA, Epic, Warner Brothers, and Polygram. Additionally, he toured with Sheena Easton for five years as her co-music director and appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

Landon Knoblock

Born: April 16, 1982

Landon Knoblock is a creative pianist, an ambitious composer, and an adventurous improviser. Hailed as “a superb pianist” by Ed Blanco of ejazznews.com, his music is passionate and spontaneous. Landon Knoblock’s trio has been described by Robert De Virtis of www.jazzconvention.net as “three musicians who concentrate on the most essential musical elements, intent and inspired in the creation of a modern music, carefully crafted and direct, and with impressive interplay.” His performances are characterized by the highest level of artistry. The New York Times states that “Landon Knoblock