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Dave Anderson (Piano)

Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Dave Anderson has played the piano professionally since his teenage years. After 15 years of classical and jazz piano studies, Dave played full-time in Philadelphia jazz clubs from 1974 to 1981. After moving to the Washington DC area in 1981, Dave played in a variety of performance settings, from solo piano to jazz big band. In the late 90’s, he formed a new trio and began performing regularly in area clubs, including a five year engagement at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, VA and appearances at Blues Alley in DC. In 2000, he released his first trio CD, Out of Nowhere and also began a long term collaboration with vocalist, Barry Neal

Szymon Wójcinski

Born: December 16, 1979

Szymon Wójciński Pianist, improviser, composer, arranger, moving in the extensive stylistic spectrum, incessantly exploring music from classical music, through the jazz to a contemporary improvised music. He attended music schools, also improved his skills on numerous musical workshops (among others in Chodzież, International Jazz of Platforms in Łódź). Participant in numerous musical events in Poland and Europe (among others along with the Emergency group at the Nordischerklang festival, concerts with Sylwia Białas and H-P Salentin as European Jazz Ensemble). The initiator, the leader and the participant in many musical projects (among others Emergency)

Kathleen Tagg

Kathleen Tagg is a South African pianist, composer and producer based in New York since 2001. A 2014 South African Music Awards nominee for best classical album, she has performed on four continents with a host of leading musicians, and the breadth of her collaborations defines her multifaceted career. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, 92nd St Y and Symphony Space in New York, but is equally at home in non-conventional spaces and theater. Her performances and numerous recordings range from classical to world music, musical theater to her own music mixing improvisation with fully realized scores

Stephen Page

An eternal student of sound, Stephen Page has immersed his life in music. His musical journey started with drums and trumpet before dedicating himself to the piano at age seventeen. After completing his jazz studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, he continued his quest by studying with jazz luminaries Billy Taylor, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne and Kenny Werner. Most notably, Stephen had the opportunity to study with renowned music educator Charlie Banacos, until his passing in 2009. Privately, Stephen cultivated his sound by dissecting and analyzing the greats who influenced him – Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Bud Powell, Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson among others- deconstructing, assimilating and creating his own dynamic sound. Stephen’s dedication and discipline in music allow him to gracefully morph a fragile motif to a powerful, passionate, dissonant phrase

Bokani Dyer

Bokani Dyer is a multi-award winning Motswana-South African pianist, composer and producer. In 2013, Dyer won the SAMRO Overseas Scholarships competition. His recent career highlights include playing at the opening of the London Jazz Festival (2015), showcasing his Trio at Jazzahead in Bremen, Germany (2016), headlining the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (2015) and an artistic residency at the Bird’s Eye jazz club in Basel, Switzerland (2014). Dyer has recorded three jazz albums - Mirrors (2010), Emancipate the Story (2011 - recorded during his time as Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year) and World Music (2015) which was nominated for Best Jazz Album at the 2016 South African Music Awards

Mariano Morales

Born: April 30, 1960

Morales has directed and performed internationally with numerous Latin Jazz ensembles with guest artists such as Tito Puente, Dave Valentín, Giovanni Hidalgo, David Sánchez, and Luis “Perico” Ortíz, Eddie Palmieri, Pappo Lucca. Mariano Morales has worked with leading pop artists such as: Andrea Bocelli, Marc Anthony, Franco D’ Vita, Ricardo Arjona, and Tego Calderón, among others. Mariano has also performed as guest pianist with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and the Arturo Somohano Philharmonic Orchestra. As a performer and arranger in the tropical music scene Morales’ work can be heard in recordings of artists such as Celia Cruz, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieves, Olga Tañón, Oscar de León, Cheo Feliciano, and Víctor Manuelle, amongst others

Bob Lawrence

Born: May 23, 1961

Bob is a native of Rock Island, Illinois. Growing up in a musical family and constantly hearing the sounds of Bix Beiderbecke and dixieland jazz, Bob was destined to be a professional musician from early on. Many gifted and accomplished local jazz musicians were extremely influential during his early years of formation (Warren Parrish, Al Frandsen, Jack Scott, and Rich Matteson to name just a few). After receiving a Bachelors degree in music from St. Ambrose University He attended graduate school at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). Considered by many the best collegiate jazz program in the world, he would have the opportunity to study with jazz legends Dan Haerle, Rich Matteson, and Jack Peterson. During his masters and doctoral studies at the University of North Texas, Dr

Boris Novakovic

Born: August 3, 1982

I was born on August 3rd 1982 in Valjevo, Serbia. I started playing piano at 10. Nowadays I'm focused on jazz composition as well as modern interpretation of jazz standards. Influences: Kenny Kirkland, Herbie Hancock, Mulgrew Miller, Bill Evans, Chick Corea.

William Greco

Considered by the public and critics one of the most interesting pianists of his generation, William Greco offers an exceptional versatility with his piano music. “Music has no limitations of gender or practice…” says William Greco, born in 1987. He achieved his degrees with honors, cum laude, under the mentorship of Roberto Bollea and Benedetto Lupo, at the ‘Nino Rota’ Conservatory in Monopoli, Italy. He was awarded several absolute prizes at various piano concerts, earning also the Premio Venezia at the Teatro La Fenice and at Premio delle Arti 2013. Greco gave numerous concerts in Italy and abroad, performing with various orchestras

Godfrey Lubuulwa

Born: March 12, 1976

Godfrey was born in Masaka, Uganda,East Africa. His music involves fusion of sounds form Ugandan traditional music instruments with the western featuring cultural dialogue between styles of Uganda with the diverse styles spanning the globe. He use such instruments as the Ugandan Lyre, xylophone, thumb piano, percussions the accordion and guitars. The music is characteristically Ugandan at its roots, but its leaves and branches constantly grow and expand into new territories featuring a cultural dialogue between styles of Uganda with the diverse styles spanning the globe. He is a co-founder and pioneer of the first Jazz bands in Uganda (1997-2004) He is the music director of St