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Konstrukt

KONSTRUKT is: Korhan Futacı: reeds, flutes, voice; Umut Çağlar: guitar, organ, moog, double reeds, violin, flutes, percussion; Barlas Tan Özemek: electric bass; Berke Can Özcan: drums, cymbals, percussion.

Supa Lowery Bros.

Trumpeter Christopher Lowery and his brother, drummer Wesley Lowery, make up the heart of the Supa Lowery Bros. Straight out of Philadelphia, with a sound to be reckoned with, this pair is determined to make their name known. The Supa Lowery Bros. music not only manifests the musical talents and ideas of this awesome duo, but it also mirrors the spirit and influence of their musical hometown Philadelphia. With original compositions that range in style from jazz, hip hop, R&B, there is no other choice than to place them under the genre of good music. Under the influence of their father, a professional drummer, it was inevitable that the two pursue a career as professional musicians. Their training started with the Tony Williams Youth Jazz & Performing Arts

Rented Mule

Born: July 4, 1955

Rented Mule is a high energy jazz-rock band with players hailing from Phila. and New York. A group of seasoned jazz players, (who haved performed with Rashid Ali, Sun Ra, David Amram, Billy Bang and Badal Roy,) have come together to create "jazz that funks". Rented Mule is currently #27 on CMJ. Don Jones studied under Phil Lightfoot, Darryl Brown and Gerry Brown. He has performed with Sun Ra, Sonny Stitt, Pharoah Sanders, Monette Sudler, Gloria Gaynor, The Orlons, Danny and the Jrs, The Drifters, Tymes, Bo Diddley, David Amram, Bonnie Raitt and has also played with Eastern Standard Time, Forecast and White Elephant. Pete McRae has recorded and performed with many artists including: Gina Ferrera, Connie Stevens, Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music; Zappa), Mr

All Souls at Sundown

Now in its seventh season, All Souls at Sundown is an evening meditation of jazz and poetry, presented monthly from October through May. Past performers include Claudia Acuña, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Bill Charlap, Wayne Escoffery, Roberta Gambarini, Victor Goines, Stefon Harris, Christian McBride, Marcus Strickland, Steve Turre and many others. Founder and Leader: The Rev. Galen Guengerich. Artistic Director: Aaron Goldberg. Producer: Laura Johnson.

Boston Horns

The Boston Horns is led by Garret Savluk and Henley Douglas Jr., former front men of the Heavy Metal Horns. Over the course of 20 years, they’ve collaborated and toured with a wide range of artists including Tower of Power, Extreme, Johnny A., Shawn Mullins, Laverne Baker, Susan Tedeschi, James Montgomery, Los Lobos and the Del Fuegos, to name a few. Their compelling mix of funk, jazz and soul has kept them busy performing in clubs in New England, at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and beyond. “Shibuya Gumbo”, the new album by The Boston Horns, features tracks with soul singing sensation Barrence Whitfield on vocals and Soulive's Sam Kininger on alto sax.

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