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Riyel

Riyel's debut CD will be released internationally on Summit Records in early March 2010. Summit's library is exclusively distributed by Allegro Corporation. Due to the unique nature of Riyel's brand of jazz, Allegro Corp. & Summit Records will also likely be collaborating with a major distributor in the French Caribbean, thus making the "Kreyol" CD widely available in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, French Guyana, St. Lucia, Aruba, Haiti, etc... Despite the added distribution to these key territories, this title will always remain a Summit release. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Born of a long-running musical relationship & friendship that developed during their still-active tenure with Haitian supergroup Tabou Combo, trumpeter Ken Watters, bassist Yves Abel & trombonist / vocalist Andre Atkins formed the Caribbean / Roots inspired jazz ensemble RIYEL (pronounced ree-YELL, meaning “backstreet” or “alley” in Haitian Creole) roughly a year ago. ANDRE ATKINS is truly an original voice in th emodern trombone world, an extraordinary composer and a powerful vocalist (as he demonstartes on our rendition of the Hector Lavoe classic "Aguanile"). YVES ABEL (“The Fridge”) has earned his reputation many times over as a premier bassist, composer, producer & an overall creative force in the Caribbean music world

The Groovechasers

Born: July 31, 1934

The Groovechasers came together originally as a studio band to record an album of original jazz compositions. The sessions were great fun and the resulting CD “Dig a Little Deeper” proved to be very successful (especially in The States, where it has been regularly featured on a number of jazz radio stations and was at No2 in the jazz chart on the original mp3.com), so they decided to keep the band together. They started performing live in 2003 and their exciting performances of original material and jazz standards quickly gained them a reputation for accomplished and entertaining live jazz.

Jason Carroll

Wichita, Kansas native Jason Carroll was born into music. At the young age of only two years old, he began playing drums on his father's drum set. Seeing his interest in the drums, his father Jimmy began to work with him, providing drum lessons and opportunities to play at various churches. He watched and mirrored great drummers such as Dennis Chambers, Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta and Dave Weckl. As a result, he is a phenomenal drummer. He later developed an interest in keyboards and was given lessons by his mother, Barbara at the age of 10 in order to teach him the basics. At 16, he developed a strong ear for bass

Leviathan Brothers

Born: October, 1981

Two piece, electric jazz duo plays songs you've heard. Loudly.

GruvAvenue

Born: September 18, 1976

GruvAvénue Producer/Leader: Vincent Ong Formally known as "Black Machine", GruvAvénue exploded onto the KL music scene with its inaugural performance in The Actors Studio, Plaza Putra in 2001. The show saw the dynamic band combining its aptitude for improvisation to an eclectic selection of music. Black Machine has continued performing actively, securing regular stints in jazz clubs such as the legendary No Black Tie, Jazz Bar @ The Orange and Livehouse Niche along the way. The year 2004 saw Black Machine making its successful debut in the Sunrise Carlsberg Jazz Festival. The band is also a regular feature in many local jazz-themed restaurants, cafés, bistros and wine bars. Not keen to rest on its laurels, the self-titled debut album "GruvAvenue" consisting of entirely original compositions was released in August 2005

Tomchess

Born: January 17

Tomchess is a New York City based Multi-instrumentalist/Improviser/Composer making music professionally for 35 years. He plays Reeds, Western Flute, Arabic/Turkish Ney flute, Oud, and Guitar. He also has a history of using electronics /sampling/live-sampling/loops/fx. Having deeply studied the Near Eastern, and North African traditions his syncretic sound encompasses the tonal palette, rhythms, and forms of these traditional musics as well as focusing on the transcendent unity of all human culture while never losing sight of his American roots and the importance and freedom of improvisation

Andy Guthrie

Andy Guthrie is a composer, singer, pianist, and guitarist living and working in New York City. He was born on an Apache Indian reservation in Arizona, raised in Pittsburgh, and previously lived and worked in Santa Fe and New Orleans. Andy Guthrie has recorded and produced three albums of original songs: least common denominator (1999), 1616 Burdette (2001) and Milk and Waste (2005). An unheard of mix of British pop, folk and jazz, Andy Guthrie’s music is at the same time passionate and controlled, sincere and sophisticated, vibrant and cynical. Andy Guthrie plays regularly in New York City and has played in Boston, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, New Orleans, and recently made his debut in Lyon, France

Bay Area Blues Society

Born: January 1, 1965

The Bay Area Blues Society is a non-profit, organization dedicated to the perpetuation of Blues, Jazz and Gospel as an indigenous American art form. We are dedicated to the preservation, promotion and representation of this American folk music and cultural forms of Blues, Jazz and Gospel as they took root in African-American communities. The communities of Oakland, Hayward-Russell City, Pittsburg, Richmond, and Vallejo all have deep roots in the music idiom. For the past 22 years, the Bay Area Blues Society has surpassed all other blues society's who focus on just Blues festivals and membership

Brooklyn Jazz Underground

The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is a new collective conceived in the spirit of a new, do-it-yourself music industry, and the emergence of myriad independent artists and record labels, spawning a creative boom which counts Brooklyn as one of its bastions of innovation and artistry. The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is a shining example of a vibrant, thriving, creative group that keeps jazz and improvised music perpetually evolving. Individually and collectively, they serve an important role in our culture and society by providing a bustle of composing, playing and teaching that enriches, delights, provokes, inspires and educates

Crash Boom Bang

Crash.Boom.Bang is in loose terms a theatre troupe. We reside at the Flying Monkey Arts Center located in the Lowe Mill in Huntsville, AL. Within the course of six weeks we completely and utterly from the ground up put on a play. These plays are of our own design, written, produced, and performed by us. Then, when we're done, we start all over again. In case you were wondering...this space will probably never be "pimped" considering that is the kind of thing that we do skits making fun of, so this is going to stay as simple as possible...so deal!