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Alessia Piermarini

Born: June

Born and raised in Rome, Alessia Piermarini is a singer-songwriter, pianist and loop virtuoso who moved to London over 10 years ago.

Over the course of her career, she has collaborated with renowned american artists such as Ursula Rucker and Jaguar Wright (featuring on Alessia’s solo album) and opened for Frank McComb at London iconic Jazz Café.

Her unique style blends elements of Jazz, Nu-Soul, Hip Hop, and Spoken Word Poetry.

Alessia is also a passionate blogger and writer, occasionally performing her written works live, accompanied by her loop machine.

She recently released her single Not Mine, a powerful reflection on the climate crisis, featuring some of the finest musicians from the London jazz scene. The track was well received by both radio stations and DJs, earning airplay on the BBC.

Oscar Caucaly

Born: March 30, 1985

Oscar Caucaly’s musical story begins in Bogotá, where as a teenager he immersed himself in salsa and Latin jazz. Those early years—filled with clave, improvisation, and rhythmic exploration—became the foundation of his artistic identity. From there, he dove deeply into the jazz tradition, embracing bebop language, straight-ahead repertoire, and modern jazz concepts that would define his evolving voice.

After studying at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, he continued his formation in Barcelona at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, supported by Fundación Carolina. He later completed a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies at New York University, where he worked closely with masters such as Alan Broadbent and Ari Hoenig, and performed under the direction of Alan Ferber and Chris Potter at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.

Mal Waldron

Born: August 16, 1925

Mal Waldron stands as one of the most singular and uncompromising figures in modern jazz—a pianist and composer whose music fused blues depth, modernist rigor, and an austere emotional honesty. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Waldron developed a style instantly recognizable for its percussive touch, repetitive motifs, dark harmonic palette, and an unflinching willingness to confront silence as an expressive force. While never a conventional virtuoso in the showy sense, Waldron’s influence on post-bop, avant-garde jazz, and European improvisational music remains profound.

Charles Craig

Born: November 12

Charles "JP" Craig, a seasoned jazz pianist, grew up in Chicago. Charles served with his father Rev. Dr. Lawrence L. Craig, Sr. at Carter Temple C.M.E Church in Chicago, IL. Charles was mentored by the legendary Grammy Winning Ramsey Lewis, an innovative artist who taught him the importance of playing with dynamic versatility. Charles honed in on his skills early performing alongside Ramsey Lewis's sons, Bobby Lewis and Frayne Lewis, known in the midwest as the Brothers Lewis Trio, gaining invaluable experience on the Chicago Jazz scene. The Late Great Mulgrew Miller also mentored Charles in hard bop during his stint at The Jazz Showcase formerly at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, shaping Charles's musical foundation. This foundation led to Charles branching out into the Smooth Jazz sector where he helped forge the sound and soul of Chicago Saxophonist Art Porter solidifying Art's recording contract with Verve Forecast/PolyGram Records.

Camilla Vaitaitis

Born: October 15, 1994

Camilla Vaitaitis is a versatile pianist, vocalist, guitarist, arranger, and composer based in Denver, CO. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Jazz Piano and Composition from the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music.

Camilla plays regularly in several different groups, including her indie-psych rock band Barbara and her original jazz project, the Camilla Vaitaitis Quartet. She dedicates time not only to performing throughout Colorado, but also to composing and arranging pieces for a variety of groups, including big bands, small ensembles, rock bands, and more.​ She is a published composer with Brava Jazz Publishing. In addition to actively performing, Camilla has recently joined the jazz faculty at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music and the songwriting faculty at the University of Colorado, Denver. A sought-after educator, she also teaches private lessons in piano, guitar, songwriting, and composition and directs ensembles and teaches courses with the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts.

Paweł Biliński

Born: 1987

Born in 1987, Paweł Biliński is a versatile composer, arranger and keyboard player. Since 2007 he has been involved in many musical projects and is currently still pursuing new ones.

His main instrumental focus is synthesizers, piano, other keyboard instruments and virtual instrumentation. He was involved in organizing rock jam sessions in Bielsko-Biala from 2008 to 2010, engaging many professional musicians. He was also involved in this regular event as a keyboard player.

His characteristic composing style is highly influenced by French impressionists and British folk composers from the 19th and 20th centuries, but developed using modern instruments such as synthesizers mixed with some 70’s progressive rock characteristic composing elements.

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Howard Levy

Born: July 31

Howard Levy is a musician without limits. His musical adventures include journeys into jazz, pop, rock, world music, Latin, classical, folk, blues, country, theater, and film. He has appeared on hundred of cd’s, won a Grammy (1997), won a Joseph Jefferson Award (1986) for Best Original Music for a Play, and has performed many times on American and European television and radio.

Universally acknowledged as the world’s most advanced diatonic harmonica player, Howard developed a fully chromatic style on the standard 10 - hole diatonic harmonica, revolutionizing harmonica playing and taking the instrument into totally new territory. He is also an accomplished pianist and composer, and plays many other instruments as well, including flute, ocarina, mandolin, saxophone, and percussion.

Michael Fluegel

Born: October 22, 1970

Michael Flügel is a jazz pianist and has been playing the piano since he was six years old. He completed his musical training at the University of Music in Hanover and in Würzburg.
His first international tours took him on the road with Enrico Rava (CD recording for Doublemoon Records), Tim Hagans (CD recording), Lutz Häfner, and Ingrid Jensen.
He also participated in various theater productions such as “West Side Story” in Esslingen, “The Threepenny Opera” in Nuremberg, and “Petticoat und Schickedance” with the Thilo Wolf Big Band at the Stadttheater Fürth.
This was followed by engagements with Tony Lakatos, Roman Schwaller, Claus Reichstaller, Ack van Royen, Axel Schlosser, Steve Fishwick, the HR Big Band, etc.
He is currently on tour with his programs “The Music of Wayne Shorter,” “The Madrigal Moods,” and “The Life and Music of Boris Vian" - Boris Vian is a french composer, trumpet player, jazz musician and engineer known for his surreal novels, dark humor, and creative versatility.