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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

Liane Fainsinger

Jazz Pianist and Vocalist South African born jazz pianist and vocalist, Liane Fainsinger has been captivating audiences and peers alike with her musical passion, virtuosity and talents. Her unique styling’s have carved a permanent place for herself in Toronto’s jazz scene, being a favorite act for the last 4 years at Yorkville Summer Music in the Park, as well as local music hot spots such as Relish Bar and Grill, 120 Diner, Gate 403, Hirut Café and was featured at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The Liane Fainsinger Trio and Quartet have included music greats such as Don Thompson, Richard Brisco, Brendan Davis, Artie Roth, Alexander Brown, Frank Botos and Bill McBirnie to name a few. Though classically trained, jazz took over Fainsinger’s heart and soul

Simon Vincent

Awarded Arts Council England support for the 2017 ‘Stations of the Cross’ Solo Piano Tour and nominated in 2014 for a Paul Hamlyn Award for Artists, Simon Vincent is a performer and composer of acoustic and electronic music, who has been challenging the boundaries of genre and musical expression with a highly personal language since the early 1990’s. “Visionary and expressive”, “rich and surprising”, “incredibly individual”, “masterful compositions”, “an immersive experience”, Simon’s music has attracted praise and radio play from critics as varied as Fran Wilson, Lauren Redhead, Ben Watson, Julian Cowley, Nick Luscombe, Robert Hugill, Massimo Ricci, Gilles Peterson, Mr

Michael J. Bernabe

Born: April 6, 1989

Michael Bernabe is a wide-ranging musician and has performed in a variety of settings throughout his life. Early on in his musical life, Michael attended the American Boychoir School at 12 years old and had a rare opportunity to perform year-round at home and abroad in places like Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and with symphonies like the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, and Chicago Symphony. While with the Boychoir, Michael toured and performed throughout the US, to Canada, and even to Japan. It was this experience that laid the foundation for a future career in music.

After studying at both Duquesne University and Rutgers University in jazz piano performance, Michael spent a number of years performing in the New York City and Philadelphia jazz scenes