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About Ole Kühl

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Saxophone player, bandleader, and composer. Ph.D. Kühl joined the Danish free-jazz movement in the late 1960s, where he played with John Tchicai, Pierre Dørge, and others. In the 70s, he became involved with the fusion between free-jazz and rock, performing with legendary Blue Sun a.o. Ole Kühl's first group, NATDAMPEREN, produced three albums and was a popular live-band. Turning into the 80s he, his new group DAWN was formed to meet the challenge from electric fusion. Here he developed the formal and stylistic experiments instigated by Miles Davis. On the artistic level it became one of the most successful periods in his career, but the scene was changing, and creative improvisation and expressive communication was no longer in vogue

About Jeff King

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Jeff King

Born: November 7, 1970

Jeff King serves up his own brand of fusion jazz that includes elements of rock, soul, pop, classical, electronic, straight ahead jazz and funk on his debut CD on the G-THREE label. His compositions range from soulful ballads to driving grooves with a lot of unexpected turns in between. The album also features tributes to two classic pop hits, Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up and Lennon and McCartney's "Strawberry Fields" The individual band members have a long list of diverse performance credits with many outstanding artists such as Oscar Peterson, Tony Bennett, Ray Anderson, Pacquito D'Riviera, Randy Brecker, Steve Turre, Dr Lonnie Liston Smith, Hilario Duran, Joey DeFrancisco, Mike Murley, Don Thompson, Denzal Sinclair, The Winnipeg Symphony and The Canadian Brass.

About Jure Pukl

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Jure Pukl

Born: October 7, 1977

Jure Pukl was awarded highest national award for contribution to Arts in Slovenia (Nagrada Prešernovega sklada 2015) and is one of the most prolific and creative saxophonists of the younger Slovene jazz generation. Pukl obtained university education abroad and studied classical and jazz saxophone at the University in Vienna as well as at the Haag Conservatory of Music. Pukl then won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, where he pursued his studies with masters such as Joe Lovano and George Garzone. He completed his masters degree in music at the Graz Academy of Music.

About Rafael Garces

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Rafael Garces

Born: February 12, 1969

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About Dahi Divine

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Dahi Divine

Born: July 10, 1992

The list of notable jazz artists with Philadelphia is extensive. Add to the list tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader Dahi Divine. What sets Divine apart from other young lions today is that his music moves the music forward in new directions while it demonstrates Divine’s deep respect for the trailblazing work of tenor titans who came before him. He rhythmically respects the tradition of swing while exploring new musical concepts that make you want to dance, groove or reflect. He released The Element, his recording debut as a leader featuring all-original material, on April 7, 2015

About Olivia Meyer

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Olivia Meyer

Born: July 15, 1990

Born and raised in Rochester, NY, Olivia Meyer first encountered the tenor saxophone when looking under her father’s bedroom dresser. There she discovered a large black case covered with dust containing a Mark VI. After playing that, she chose to pursue the saxophone. Beginning at the age of nine, Olivia played and studied in the programs provided by the inner city schools she attended. She began private lessons in classical and jazz piano and ultimately jazz and classical saxophone. By the age of fifteen, she was splitting her time between the School of the Arts and the Eastman School of Music, studying music history, theory, jazz composition, and classical and jazz saxophone

About Ben Zubrycki

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Ben Zubrycki

Born: 1980

Winnipeg born saxophonist Ben Zubrycki has been actively performing since the 1990s. He has played at a variety of events including the 2004 National Jazz Awards, Winnipeg Jazz Festival, The Regina Blues Festival. As a freelance musician, Ben has worked with numerous jazz and blues ensembles. Recently, Zubrycki’s compositions and playing have been featured in the music of Upstream, an instrumental jazz/folk trio which he co-leads with guitarist Adam Mlodzinksi. Upstream released its debut album, The One Left Behind, in 2007. In addition to performing, Ben is experienced as a clinician and private instructor

About Ben Cohen

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Ben Cohen

Born: April 15, 1987

Ben Cohen is a Brooklyn based saxophonist and composer. After growing up in rural Tennessee, Ben went to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he studied with such luminaries as Jerry Coker and Donald Brown. After graduating, he moved to NYC where he continued his education under the tutelage of Ellery Eskelin. Now a regular on the Brooklyn creative music scene, Ben performs with Deric Dickens, Danny Fisher-Lochhead, John Merrit, Kenny Warren, Zach Clarke and many others. He leads his saxophone trio Viriditas and his record label Eschatology Records

About Craig Alston

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Craig Alston

Born: August 13, 1974

Craig Alston is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore who is best known as the saxophonist for Fertile Ground. However, Craig is also very busy leading the Eubie Blake Legacy Band and performing under his own name. Early in his career, Craig studied Music Education at Morgan Sate University. During his tenure at Morgan State Craig's focus switched from being an educator to a performer. It was then that Craig turned his energy to perfecting his craft to be a world class jazz musician. After leaving college and performing with both national and local artist Craig joined the group Fertile Ground