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Stu Mindeman

Pianist | Keyboardist | Composer | Producer | Copyist

Stu Mindeman has performed, toured, and recorded with artists across the musical spectrum, from Jazz legends Branford Marsalis, Dave Weckl, and Kurt Elling, to Folk icon Judy Collins; from Hip-hop star Ana Tijoux to the Chicago Lyric Opera.

Stu has released two original albums to critical acclaim: “In Your Waking Eyes: Poems by Langston Hughes” (2014), and “Woven Threads” (Sunnyside Records, 2018).

Carmen Stokes

One of the many women pianists who started out playing classical but went to jazz in her early teens, Carmen Stokes is a stunningly beautiful pianist of great energy, versatility and enterprise. As a Composer, Arranger, Instrumentalist, Vocalist, Educator and Music Director, Stokes incorporates jazz, gospel, blues, classical and Latin forms into her music. She has constantly sought out novel directions to express her ideas. Stokes’ multiple solo efforts and countless guest performances are recognized by both her peers and the knowing public as a first class musical artist. Stokes has performed nationally and internationally as a trio/quartet, pianist/vocalist, along with gracing the stages of legendary artists including the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and countless others

Yoonah Oh

Born: December 13, 1984

Combining her strong background in classical and jazz, Yoonah Oh brings a fresh perspective to her music. Born in Seoul, Korea, Yoonah Oh grew up in a musician’s family, and completed her undergraduate degree in classical music at Hanyang University. At age of 16, Yoonah won the 2nd prize at Seoul CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) contest and shortly after, she began participating in numerous albums as a session musician, an arranger, and a chorus singer. During her college years, Yoonah began to invest time to explore different styles of music along with her classical training by participating in numerous Korean Pop (K-POP) albums as a piano/keyboard session musician and an orchestra arranger

Bastien Brison

Born: January 31, 1991

Born in Roanne in 1991, he began his studies at the Chalon-sur-Saône conservatory in 2006. Alongside the Michel Martin-Charrière and Elie Martin-Charrière father/son duo, he soon discovered the joy of trio playing. His playing bears the influence of Ahmad Jamal, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Bill Charlap, Kenny Barron, Mulgrew Miller, Eric Reed, Gerald Clayton and Aaron Goldberg among others. He has also played with many renowned musicians such as Patrick Maradan, Paco Sery, Eric Prost, Romain Cuoq, Christophe Lincontang and Guillaume Lespinasse. He has been playing with his trio on several jazz festivals (Fort en Jazz, Grenoble Jazz Festival, Péristyle de l'Opéra de Lyon) and tries to perform regularly on the Lyon's jazz stage (La Clé de Voute, Les 101 Marches, Le Périscope, Le Backstage) He worked with great musicians like Johnny O'Neal, Aaron Goldberg, Gerald Clayton, Eric Reed, Sacha Perry

Luke Celenza

Pianist and composer Luke Celenza speaks about the music on his independently released debut album, Back & Forth, with a clarity and equanimity that defies his young age. He only recently turned 21-years-old, and it has already been almost ten years since he was accepted into the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) Pre-College Jazz Division. Additionally, GRAMMY® and two-time Latin GRAMMY® winner Dominican pianist and composer, Michel Camilo was a friend of the family and a key influence in his development. Such credentials might spark a young musician to intently compose complex music. However on Back & Forth, the 12 original compositions, including two three-song suite-like pieces, often sound deceptively simple — and for a good reason

Jeremy Woolhouse

Born: October 5, 1977

Jeremy Woolhouse is a jazz musician based in Melbourne, Australia. He is known as a composer and pianist in a variety of jazz settings. Jeremy also teaches piano and Alexander Technique. Born 5th October 1977 Jeremy had some early lessons on the Yamaha Electone, then switched to trombone before taking up piano at the age of 19. He studied music at Box Hill College of TAFE and Victorian College of the Arts before training in Alexander Technique at the School For FM Alexander Studies. Jeremy’s music became recognised in 2002 with the launch of a jazz - tango fusion project called “Estuary Three”

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Joao Martins Piano

Joao Martins is a pianist, percussionist, and composer with an extensive background in jazz, pop/rock, and Brazilian music. He is an active performer, having worked throughout Brazil, Europe, the US, and Asia. At Berklee College of Music, he studied piano with Joanne Brackeen, Ray Santisi, Doug Johnson, and Jennifer Elowsky-Fox. Joao currently lives in New York, where he leads his own jazz quartet, performs with different bands in a variety of genres, and accompanies dance classes.

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Duncan Millar

Born: April 1, 1965

Duncan's music has been called “a rarity: Smooth-Jazz with soul”. Duncan's no stranger to Soul music having played as a session-musician with UK soul-star Geno Washington and artists on Paul Weller's Respond label, but, as a Berklee grad raised on Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock, his musical soul was always really in Jazz. Arriving back in London, his next musical foray was in a pop duo (Blue Mercedes), an unexpected move maybe, but it produced a five-week #1 U.S. Dance Hit. Later, as a producer, he had further club-hits, including, under the name Exoterix, the first-ever release on hip EMI dance label Positiva, and worked with many different acts including an embryonic Down To The Bone