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Michael McNeill

Born: April 16, 1982

Pianist Michael McNeill has cultivated a personal style that has found a home in contexts both mainstream and avant-garde, from the ethereal chamber-jazz sounds of resAUnance, to the post-bop energy of Kelly Bucheger's What Would Mingus Do?, and in his own music for his trio with veteran improvisers Ken Filiano (bass) and Phil Haynes (drums) and for the Buffalo Jazz Octet. His two CDs with Filiano and Haynes have drawn praise from critics in the US and abroad, who note that the band plays “thoughtful... interactive music that is seriously playful” (StepTempest), “brimming with intelligence and passion” (AllAboutJazz.com), and that the trio “has much to offer not only to jazz or classical music, but music as a whole” (Music On The Run, Brazil).

Johnny Ramos

Johnny Ramos was raised in Vallejo by his mother, a professional singer named Billie Loo. That must be why he can’t resist singing the occasional standard when he gets together with a group collectively called Johnny & the “B” Goods. Whether he’s playing guitar or keyboards, it’s always a night of jazz verging on funk when these guys get together. Leading the band in experience is Anthony Atherton on saxophone. As a teenager he played with Jimi Hendrix in Seattle, and toured under the direction of Quincy Jones in a band called International Love. In a career spanning 45 years he was on several recordings in the sixties

Benjamin Lackner

Born in Berlin to an american father and a german mother, Benny Lackner, moved to California at the age of 13. He received his BFA from the California Institute of the Arts under the direction of Charlie Haden and David Roitstein. From 1997-1998 he studied privately with his mentor, pianist Brad Mehldau. He has performed at numerous jazz festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreux and Monterey. He has worked with artists such as the late Billy Higgins, Marc Ribot, Brad Shepik, Pheeroan akLaff and is now residing in NYC and Berlin where he is working with his internationally touring trio as well as a sideman and composer.

Rasmus Riis

Born: November 4, 1978

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Shoko Nagai

Born: March 13, 1971

SHOKO NAGAI - Biography Pianist Accordionist Improviser Composer Shoko Nagai is a versatile musical artist who improvises and performs with world-renowned musicians on piano and accordion and composes original scores for films and live performances. As a teenager in her native Japan, Nagai was trained on Yamaha's electronic organ, the "Electone," to perform popular music. Since moving to the U.S. from Japan and studying classical and jazz music at Berklee, she has adapted her mastery of the keyboard to prepared piano, accordions, the melodica and other instruments, often inspired by the minimalist approach of composer Takemitsu Toru

Johnny Raducanu

Born: November

Johnny RADUCANU

Born in Romania the 1st of December 1931 in Braila, Johnny Raducanu is descended from a long line of Gypsy musicians. At the age of 8, he starts playing the piano with one of his brothers. A year later, he knows the first Czerny notebook by heart, and gets a grant for the academy of music of his native town.

During his young years, he discovers on his older brothers’ gramophone « Caravan » and « Prelude to a kiss » by Duke Ellington. Jazz is a revelation, even if at that time Johnny believes that « Jazz » is the name of an artist, and not that of a musical trend. A premonition perhaps, given that 20 years later, the so-called Duke Ellington nicknamed him “Mister Jazz of Romania”, during a performance in Bucharest.

Tracy Kash Thomas

Born: March 8, 1969

Tracy Kash Thomas began her musical life as a classical musician. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas �" a veritable jazz factory producing musicians such as Lou Marini and Stefan Karlsson �" and a Master’s degree from the venerable Boston Conservatory, Tracy is an accomplished flutist. Add her impeccable songwriting, arranging and production talents to the mix and it is easy to see why she is an established musician’s musician in her native Detroit, where she currently lives, as well as in her previous hometown, New York City. Her unique brand of jazz and jazz-influenced rock/pop, thrills live audiences as well as her growing radio following. In 2009 Tracy received a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Jazz vocalist and has been nominated for numerous others including Outstanding Jazz Composer, Modern Jazz Band, R&B Composer, and in 2007 for Best Jazz Album for her release, There and Back Again

Carlton Holmes

Born: August 21, 1964

CARLTON HOLMES arrived in New York in 1986 where he completed his graduate studies in Music at the Manhattan School of Music. Since that time, Carlton has become one of New Yorks’ premiere piano players, having performed and/or recorded with artist like Max Roach, Michael Carvin, Branford Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Diane Reeves and many others. Currently Carlton is writing and performing with drummer great Cindy Blackman and Blue Note guitarist Ronny Jordan. Carlton is also writing and performing regularly with Grammy award MCA recording artist Regina Belle.

Paul Cohen

Born: February 25, 1941

Edan Dover

Born: September 2, 1988

As the main composer and arranger for Katonah, N.Y.-based jazz quartet Sweatshop, Edan Dover explores the endless creative horizons of modern jazz. He began his classical training on piano at age 7 and has been studying jazz with pianist Cary Brown since age 14. Although Edan experimented with pop and alternative songwriting in the past, he finds jazz the most exciting. When he's not writing music or practicing with Sweatshop, Edan attends NYU's Jazz Performance program. In 2004, Edan rounded up some musicians for a community jazz concert in Bedford Hills, an endeavor that soon led to the formation of Sweatshop