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The Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble

Bassist Pat Klobas and vibraphonist Tommy Kesecker met on a live recording date at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and later at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music during their musical studies. After school they headed in different directions. Tommy joined Zakir Hussain and the Rhythm Experience and Pat headed into both classical and jazz work. They came together again performing at the Gualala Arts Music Festival with the San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet featuring Tommy as a special guest. The exceptional energy from that concert was the inspiration that lead to the formation of the Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble. The Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble's first CD 'No Gravity' which reached 34 on the Jazz Week Jazz Album Charts features Gene Burkert on woodwinds, David Rokeach on drums and very special guest Zakir Hussain on tabla. The Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble's new release 'Moment's Notice' is an eclectic combination of great jazz standards mixed in with some zesty originals with David Rokeach on drums and Terrence Brewer on guitar

Mark Josefsberg

Born: October 31, 1949

Jazz vibes teacher with 40 years experience. Studied with Lennie Tristano, Sal Mosca, Walter Bishop Jr., Mike Mainieri, Dave Samuels, David Friedman, Joe Locke, Jaki Byard

Mika Mimura

Born: April 18, 1978

Mika Mimura was born in Osaka, Japan. She began to play marimba when she was 6 years old. She studied classical music at Osaka College of Music. She finished Master's degree at the college. She was inspired by Makoto Ozone, a pianist and then her study of jazz vibraphone began after graduation. She entered Berklee College of Music in 2004. She studied with Dave Samuels, Ed Saindon, Tiger Okoshi, and Ed Tomassi , among others. She was a regular member of Phil Wilson's Rainbow Big Band and Rainbow All Stars. She had performed with Greg Osby in 2007. She joined in "The BandA ecLectics"; the leader of the band, Petros Sakelliou won the first prize at Thelonious Monk Institute Composition Competition and Mika played in Kodak Theatre in Los Angels

Mari Yamashita

Born: June 1, 1973

Born 1973 in Mie, Japan. Mari learned the classical piano at the age of 3 and the percussion at the age 9.Upon graduating from the Senzoku Gakuen College with a classical music degree.She had received the Maeda Music Prize and Japan Classical Music Competition Special prize. In 1999, She enrolled the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She has also studied with Ed Saindon, Dave Samuels,Victor Mendoza and Nancy Zeltzman.In 2003, Mari went back to Japan to begin her professional career as a musician, composer.In 2007, Mari started her own label-Erato Music.In 2008, She released her first CD "Erato" as a leader.In 2010, She released her second CD "Sunflower" .With amazingly talented musicians. Daisuke Abe(Guitar)Yasushi Nakamura(Bass) Yujiro Nakamura(Drums) Gretchen Parlato(Vocal)Toru Dodo(Piano)Keita Ogawa(Percussion)

Bill Ware

Born: January 28, 1959

Bill Ware III born William Anthony Ware III (East Orange, New Jersey) is an jazz vibraphonist. Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed his own Latin Jazz group, AM Sleep. He joined the Jazz Passengers in 1987, and in 1990 put together a group of sidemen as the Club Bird All-Stars, who accompanied him on a tour of Japan.[1] Alongside this, he played with Groove Collective and Steely Dan in the first half of the 1990s. Later in the decade he teamed up with fellow former Jazz Passengers, Brad Jones and E

The Infinite Ensemble

The Infinite Ensemble is a collective improvisation group focusing on the explorations of original compositions. Formed in April 2008, the group has been playing a weekly Monday night gig with an open jazz jam for the second set in Somerville, MA ever since. In addition the Infinite Ensemble has performed throughout New England at many local and regional clubs from Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, MA to Red Square in Burlington, VT. There have been guest appearances with numerous local and national performers including Phil Grenadier, and Josh Rosen of 3 Play +. Improvisation with a purpose is the main philosophy behind the infinite ensemble

Steve Pouchie

Born: January 18, 1960

Steven Vibert Pouchie was born and raised in New York City, where he attended and graduated from Manhattan’s Stuyvesant High School. He received a full scholarship to Bard College in upstate New York, where he met teacher and Jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd, who inspired him to study music and become a vibraphonist. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and an Associate Degree in Music Steve worked in corporate sales for a time but soon became a NYC Music teacher in 1993 working at Walton High School. In 2004, Steve was awarded the distinguished New York Post Liberty Medal at Gracie Mansion for his outstanding and innovative work as an educator

Jim Hart

Jim Hart is one of the most in-demand musicians on the European jazz and alternative music scene, as a soloist and sideman on drums and vibraphone. His background in both jazz and classical music – combined with his interest in the traditional music of Latin America and West Africa and its part in contemporary improvised music – has helped to define his creative personality, melding a distinctive and strong sense of harmony, melody and rhythm.

As a bandleader, he has recorded six albums of his own music which have enjoyed radio airplay and have been critically acclaimed worldwide. Hart leads Cloudmakers Trio and Cloudmakers Five and his eminence across Europe includes a pivotal role in the Marius Neset Quintet (vibes, marimba and percussion), Daniel Erdmann’s Revolution (vibes) and Vula Viel’s exploration of the rhythmic systems of Ghanaian traditional music (drums).

Jenna Nelson

I am a percussionist/teacher in Southern Maine.

Behn Gillece

Born: February 9, 1982

Having spent many years deeply embedded in the vibrant jazz scenes of New York and Philadelphia, Behn Gillece has carved out a distinguished reputation as both a virtuosic vibraphonist and a prolific composer. Drawing inspiration from luminaries like Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, and Bobby Hutcherson, Gillece has dedicated himself to pushing the boundaries of vibraphone artistry while leaving an indelible mark on the jazz landscape as a composer. Hailing from New Jersey, Gillece honed his craft through numerous performance opportunities in his home state and Philadelphia before making the leap to New York City in 2006. Since then, he has solidified his status as a sought-after sideman, as well as a formidable bandleader and recording artist.