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Cheryl Thurston

Debo Dabney

A fixture in the Richmond, Virginia Jazz scene for many years, Debo Dabney has played with just about everyone of note in the area. His experience spans many genres of Jazz in addition to having played with regional funk bands in his youth.

Craig Gildner

Whether you love to lindy hop, remember the days when "swing was king", or just appreciate good vintage jazz, you can dig all that jive with Blue Sky 5. The band’s repertoire consists of songs made popular by Count Basie, Nat Cole, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Fats Waller, along with tunes by other swing era artists. Not just a repertoire band, Blue Sky 5 performs original songs written by Craig Gildner and arranged by the musicians that capture the era's style and sizzle. It's sole mission: to keep live swing music thriving for generations to come..and have a ball doing it!

Rogier Telderman

“Telderman is one of Europe's major new jazz musicians. He is able to blend together influences from jazz, classical, and pop in a completely original way, thus creating a unique personal style. This can be heard clearly on his highly acclaimed debut album Contours (2015). Pianist Telderman is particularly well known for his beautiful melody lines and the emotional depth of his music. Moreover, his playing is warm, lyrical, technically sublime and dares to seek contact with the audience during concerts.” — North Sea Jazz

Leopoldo Osio

Born: January 27, 1985

Jazz Pianist Leopoldo Osio was born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. He started playing piano at a very early age, inspired by Venezuelan Traditional Music. He credits George Shearing as being the first musician that got him hooked on jazz when he was 14 years old. Around this time, Leo began studying with jazz musician and promoter Ivo Farfan, who introduced him to jazz trumpet player Julio Mendoza who was to become his principal mentor and develop his interest in bebop. Leo immersed himself in the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gilliespie, Chucho Valdes and Paquito de Rivera. At the age of 16, he was invited to perform in the Festival de Jazz en el Orinoco with important Venezuelan musicians like Ivo Farfan, Victor Cuica, Roberto Giron, and later the same year The Jazz Festival El Hatillo with Julio Mendoza Quartet. His interest in music led him to study at several universities in 3 countries to improve his knowledge in different areas of the music, including Jazz and Latin Music at IUDEM-Venezuela, Brazilian Music at Conservatory Souza Lima-Brazil and Newpark Music Centre where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance (Hons) in 2010

Fulco Ottervanger

Born: July 12, 1984

Fulco Ottervanger is a Dutch Belgian-based multi- instrumentalist, vocalist, composer and improvisor. He has been writing, recording and performing songs and compositions since his early youth. He graduated as a jazz pianist and studied modern classical composition. He is composer and bandleader of contemporary jazz trio De Beren Gieren, krautpop band STADT and drums/keyboard duo BeraadGeslagen. He is also involved in different theatre and dance projects.

David Arnay

Born: June 27

Pianist David Arnay, born in New York City, spent his formative professional years in Ithaca, New York. His keyboard work was integral to a series of original musical projects including a lengthy collaboration in the eclectic Zobo Funn Band with influential guitarist/composer David Torn. In Los Angeles, Arnay was recruited in 1994 by jazz woodwind legend Bennie Maupin for his new quintet. The group thrived for several years, performing Arnay's compositions along with Maupin's. “Playing with Bennie brought me to one of the coolest branches of the jazz family tree. He really helped me to listen more carefully, to leave more space and respect silence

Per Danielsson

Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, writer and educator, Per Danielsson is was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He performs with The Jazz Professors and his own Per Danielsson Trio, among others. His projects include trio and quartet recordings with jazz great Danny Gottlieb. He can also be heard on the new SeaBreeze release "Here We Are" The Jazz Surge, and the newly released "Dear Old Stockholm", recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, with saxophonist Jack Wilkins, featuring revered Swedish trumpeter Jan Allen. He has formed the Per Danielsson 4Tet and partnered with Jan Allen in the Per Danielsson & Jan Allen Group. After completing formal piano studies, which included lessons with Robert Malmberg and world-renowned jazz pianist Bengt Hallberg, his love of jazz brought him across the ocean to attend the internationally acclaimed North Texas State University

Sid Hille

Born: 1961

Born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1961, Sid finished high school in 1980. He traveled for several years, living in the United States and in India, until he settled in the Netherlands in 1986. He enrolled at the Utrecht School of the Arts in 1987. He studied piano, jazz improvisation and composition with Bert van den Brink, Jasper van't Hof, Willy Muller and Wim Witteman and graduated in 1993 as a Master of Music. Since summer 1994 he has been living in Finland, where he was head of the jazz department at the Ostrobothnia Conservatory in Kokkola from 1994-2002. Next to his reputation as a passionate and successful jazz eductator Sid has in recent years developed a good name as a performer, recording artist and producer as well. In 2000 he published 13 Jazz pieces for piano, a book with a collection of his compositions for teaching purposes. He has performed in solo concerts and with his quartet on festivals and tours through Finland, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany

Cal Bezemer

Born: December 9, 1936

Piano, Synth, B3, Vocals. Mus. Dir., Teacher, Composer, Song Writer. With: (Jazz) Singers: Herb Jeffries, Al Jarreau, Yma Sumac, “Scatman” Crothers, Anita O’Day, Barbara McNair, Eddie Jefferson, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Linda Hopkins, Issac Hayes, Paula Kelly, Phil Crosby Jr, Bill Farrell, Art Lund, Alan Jones Drums: Alphonse Mouzon, Roy McCurdy, Donald Dean, Clarence Johnston, Frank Wilson, Earl Palmer, Rusty Jones Bass: Henry Franklin, Andy Simpkins, John Heard, ‘Senator’ Eugene Wright, Louie Spears, Walter Booker, Larry Gray, Rufus Reed, Putter Smith, Vernon Martin, Al McKibbon Sax: Azar Lawrence, John Klemmer, Teddy Edwards, Bennie Maupin, David Sanborn, Zane Musa, Von Freeman, Med Flory Guitar: Doug McDonald, Barry Zweig, Ron Anthony, Skip Heller Groups/Bands: Four Lads, Mills Bros., H B Barnum, Ray McKinley (Glenn Miller Band), Ralph Marterie Dancers: Chester Whitmore, Arthur Duncan, Gene Bell, Donald O’Connor, Suzanne Verdal (Pop): Ink Spots, Coasters, Drifters, Olympics, Little Eva, 'Wolfman' Jack