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Jeanne Arland Peterson

Born: 1921

Jeanne Arland Peterson, pianist extraordinaire, was a child prodigy. Growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, her talent revealed itself early on, when she began to play chords and melody on the piano at the young age of 3. But, remarkably she did not have her first formal piano lesson until the age of 15. That same year she had her first paying "gig" under the watchful eye of her older brother, saxophonist Donald Pouliot. Jeanne's musical mentors in those days were Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson, and their influence is very much reflected in her enduring and innovative playing style

Tomas Jochmann

Born: September 9, 1986

Ever since his studies at the conservatory in Prague, Tomáš Jochmann has been a regular at prestigious international jazz workshops in Italy, such as Tuscia in Jazz Workshop, Barry Harris Workshop, or Ronciglione Jazz Spring. Thus, many jazz superstars rank among his teachers: Kenny Barron, Barry Harris, Aaron Parks, Dave Kikoski, Dado Moroni, or Antonio Ciacca. Throughout his musical career in the Czech Republic, Tomáš Jochmann has become one of the most distinguished and sought-after accompanists for singers in jazz as well as other genres. He has also performed in Switzerland, Germany, Egypt, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Guy Gardner

Born: April 16, 1975

Studied contemporary music and composition at Dartington College of Arts in Devon. During this time, also began studying with jazz pianist John Horler in London. He Graduated in in 2001 where he began freelancing as a musician around the South West of England. After running various groups and also gaining a PGCE in adult teaching Guy, recorded his first trio album in 2003 entitled Emma’s Dream, featuring the late Jeff Clyne and Trevor Tomkins. This saw him working high profile gigs for the first time, as well as expanding the trio and working with such great saxophonists as Dave O’Higgins and Renato De Aiello

Espen Eriksen Trio

The jazz world is not short on piano trios, but it´s not every day that one comes across a new trio with a personal musical language. Espen Eriksen Trio plays highly melodical and lyrical instrumentals with elements from Scandinavian folk and melancholia and shades of the deep woods. It´s definitely jazz, but their less is more approach is in contrast to most of their contemporaries, with structures almost like pop songs and with a strong focus on melodies and short solos. It´s fair to place them in a tradition with Tord Gustavsen Trio and the late Esbjörn Svensson Trio, but without really sounding like any of them.

Peter Boe

I have been active in Jazz since '75. I've had the good fortune to play with many greats, some of which include Sonny Stitt, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Lew Tabackin, John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Bill Henderson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Mark Murphy, Woody Shaw, Emily Remler, Milt Jackson, Eddie Harris, and many others. I also spent 9 years touring the world with The Robert Cray Band, winning two Grammy awards in the process. Television appearances include The Tonight Show with both Carson and Leno, The Today Show, Arsenio Hall Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, and numerous television appearances around the world. I am currently involved in producing and performing in 'East Meets West Meets East', a roughly quarterly concert series held at Jimmy Mak's in Portland, wherein an internationally renowned artist is invited to play a one-night show with myself and my NYC rhythm section, consisting of the world-renowned bass and drums team of Essiet Okon Essiet and Sylvia Cuenca

Bliss Rodriguez

Born: April 2, 1945

Bliss Rodriguez was born in NYC on April 2, 1945 to Dominican immigrant parents. He grew up in Hamilton Heights, between Harlem and Washington Heights, on the west side. Bliss was born visually impaired, having no vision in his right eye and partial sight in his left. At the age of 17 he became completely blind. He attended the only school in NY at the time for the visually impaired, a Catholic grammar school run by nuns. The sisters wanted their charges to be well rounded, so as a child Bliss received ballroom, tap dance, music and drama lessons in addition to a standard primary education. His parents bought him a piano at age nine, and he began playing it by ear

Tzumo

Born: January 29, 1980

Tzumo Arpad was born into a musical family. He started playing the piano at the age of seven. He studied classical music at the Weiner Leo Conservatory (Hungary Budapest), after he received a scholarship to the Ferenc Erkel School of Jazz Music.His first success was the first prize of the Hungarian (Bela Bartok) Radio's talent competition, which was a scholarship for 5-week summer course at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Since 2001, he has had a lot of success in the international field, as well. In the summer of 2001, Tzumo received the first prize for the best Trio and for being the best soloist at the "Jazz an der Donau" competition.In September 2001, his Trio took part in the Jazz Hoeilaart International Contest competition, For the first time in the competition, Tzumo won all three of the main prizes : for the best Trio , and for the most creative performance piece, and he also received the prize for best soloist.

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Uli Geissendoerfer

Born: May 13, 1964

German-American pianist, composer and educator, Uli Geissendoerfer, originally from Munich, is a versatile and remarkable musician exploring rhythms and melodies across many styles of music, with a special emphasis on World, Jazz and improvisation. He worked with among others Tito, Puente, William Cepeda (awarded a Grammy nomination), Groove Collective, Giovanni Hidalgo, Blood Sweat & Tears, Leslie Uggams, Cirque du Soleil, Kofo the Wonderman, Ute Lemper, David Cassidy, several Symphonies, the Connecticut Opera and more. His current projects include, Colors a World Jazz Quintet featuring Belgium vocalist extraordinaire Pascale Elia with their first album charting on #2 in the JMC charts, the Beregovsky Project, a duo with fabulous award winning violin virtuoso Alicia Svigals and Bangalore Breakdown (first release “Diary”), an Indian World Jazz project featuring Premik Russell Tubbs

Eli Wallace

Born: July 24, 1986

Eli Wallace is a pianist, improviser, composer, and curator who resides in Brooklyn, NY. Since moving from Oakland, CA in 2015 he has established himself in the New York improvised and creative music scene, constantly seeking out improvisers with a similar predilection such as Daniel Carter, Billy Mintz, Ches Smith, Trevor Dunn, Chris Pitsiokos, Andrew Smiley, Sandy Ewen, Carlo Costa, Sean Ali, Angela Morris, Brandon Lopez, Erika Dicker, and many others. His project Slideshow Junky utilizes numerous one-page pieces as a tool for improvisation and collaboration. He is also a member of the collective trio Cataclysmic Commentary, whose debut album Audience Participation was included in multiple “Best Albums of 2018” lists