Sharon Marie is quickly becoming a favorite in LA's jazz club scene and performs with the finest jazz musicians and in the most exclusive rooms on the west coast and across the country. She’s performed on the same stage as such jazz greats as Nancy Wilson, Tony Bennett and Chris Botti.Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Sharon Marie is an extraordinary vocalist who brings a unique & distinguished sense of jazz history to her song stylings. Her approach to standards, show tunes and classic jazz is charming and refreshing… she often employs rhythmic and tempo variations that breathe enjoyable new life into familiar standards. Her brilliant interpretations and her smooth mellifluous sound leave a lasting impression on her listeners that is truly unforgettable! She is backed up by a swingin’ trio :Rich Eames (piano), and Luther Hughes (bass), and Jon Stuart (drums),. Together the group has been fondly dubbed “The Bad Boyz of Jazz.”She is exciting, sexy, fun and mesmerizing. Her style is reminiscent of a time gone by, yet is distinctively contemporary. Sit back and enjoy the romantic swingin’ melodies of Sharon Marie Cline and The Bad Boyz of Jazz. SHARON MARIE CLINE
The once Texan, now New York-based quasi-collective has gone from the best-kept secret to one of the most respected names in instrumental music. Although still “underground” in many respects, the band has earned high praise from critical stalwarts like the BBC, Village Voice, Guardian, and Boston Herald, and has performed at some of the best venues and festivals in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America.The band has always used live performance as its chief form of evangelism, and maintains a more intense tour schedule than almost any band in the idiom. Over the course of 2013, Snarky Puppy will give almost 200 performances and workshops on four continents, including North Sea Jazz, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz á Vienne, Blue Note Tokyo, and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Their last album, the live DVD/CD “GroundUP,” reached #14 on the Billboard Jazz Charts and #3 on the ITunes Jazz Charts in 2012, topped only by Grammy winners Robert Glasper and Esperanza Spalding.Snarky Puppy seamlessly fuses a deep knowledge and respect for musical tradition with sonic and conceptual innovation in a way that is able to reach the most critical- or most carefree- audience. The convergence of musicians from white and black America (who also perform regularly with artists like Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Kirk Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Roy Hargrove, and Marcus Miller among others), which occurred while the band was in its adolescence at the University of North Texas, has naturally established a system of balance that instantly draws listeners to the music- raw funk and sensitive dynamics, relentless pocket and lyrical melodicism, lush harmony and soulful simplicity, and most importantly, a delicate mixture of composition and improvisation.The group is led by award-winning bassist/guitarist/composer/arranger Michael League, whose creative grass-roots approach to a tougher-than-ever industry has created a new model for independent artists. Snarky Puppy is a three-headed creature: first, and most obviously- an original music ensemble. Second- a production team and session band for individual artists. Third, and probably most importantly- Snarky Puppy is a group of musicians enthusiastically committed to music education and community outreach. Working with groups like ROAM (Roots Of American Music) in inner city Cleveland and the Music Lab at Jefferson Center in Roanoke, as well as giving clinics at hundreds of colleges, high schools, and middle schools worldwide, the band has made a strong commitment to spreading their love of music and general positivity to a young generation looking for something real to be inspired by. SNARKY PUPPY
Harpin’ On Blues is a dynamic and involving live music show that revisiting the recordings of most popular harmonica players of blues history presents a journey through the roots of country blues, Chicago style of '50s and '60s and more modern swing, funk and R&B.The passion for the harmonica, for the blues and music in general, the long-time friendship among the musicians of the band and the special instrumentation taken continuously feed a vast repertoire ranging from songs by Little Walter, James Cotton, Junior Wells, William Clarke, Norton Buffalo, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Magic Sam and many others.The intense live activity moves from small clubs to outdoor events, to prestigious blues festivals, where Harpin’ On Blues have played as the opening act for major international blues artists including Bob Margolin, Mark Hummel, Brian Templeton and Sofie Reed.The band consists of Paolo Demontis (harmonica, sax, vocals), Beppe Rainero (guitar, dobro, vocals), Gianluca Martini (double bass, vocals), Massimo Gianoglio (drums, vocals). HARPIN' ON BLUES
Francesco Turrisi has been defined a “musical alchemist” and a
“musical polyglot” by the press. He left his native Italy in 1997 to
study jazz piano and early music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague,
where he obtained a Bachelor and a Master’s degree. Since 2004 he has
been collaborating with celebrated early music ensemble L’Arpeggiata.
With l’Arpeggiata he has performed at the major early music festivals in
Europe and around the world (Turkey, Russia, China) and has recorded
for Virgin, Naive and Alpha.Francesco is also the leader and founder of many successful Irish and
International groups that experiment pushing the boundaries of
contemporary jazz, world music and early music, such as Sarabanda,
Tarab, T.R.E., Zahr.He has released two piano trio albums, “Si dolce e’ il Tormento” (“an
arresting and consistently beautiful work”,All about Jazz), and
“Fotografia” (“lyricism of aching beauty lies embedded throughout
Fotografia”All about jazz).He is also the founder of Tarab (a band that experiments with Irish
traditional and mediterranean music). Tarab’s first cd was released in
2011 on Francesco’s label (Taquin records) and the Irish Times commented
“Not perhaps since Andy Irvine’s celebrated East Wind in 1992 has there
been such a convincing reorientation of the Irish tradition.”.His vast range of collaborations includes artists from jazz, world and early music such as:Bobby McFerrin, Dave Liebman, Gianluigi Trovesi, Nils Landgren,
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Gabriele Mirabassi, Savina Yannatou, Christine
Tobin, Maria Pia de Vito, Theodosii Spassov, The King’s Singers,
Veronique Gens, Philippe Jaroussky, Pepe el Habichuela, Lucilla
Galeazzi, Bijan Chemirani. FRANCESCO TURRISI
Joseph Derteano Quintet es una formación lidera por el Trompetista Venezolano quien junto a Prats, Zenni, Frieri y Marroquin
han editado 2 discos de onda
Hard Bop sin excluir otros géneros del Jazz. Su primer álbum (Bocetos -
2013) y posteriormente (CCS - 2014) auguran un largo camino a esta
agrupación cargada de vitalidad y musicalidad evidente en las
composiciones de Derteano
GB Roots is the powerful collaboration of guitarist/banjo player Dave Barber, and female bassist Kirby Green. Together these two musicians create an organic blend of rich duo vocals, heavy modern Blues Rock feels, with a hint of haunting banjo.Growing up in separate ends of Western Canada (BC and SK) Dave and Kirby began collaborating while studying music at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, AB. For the past few years they've been songwriting, recording and performing as GB Roots throughout Canada. Most recently they've finished recording their debut album "The Key" in Jan of 2014. Thanks to the backing of Rawlco Radio they were able to record at the legendary Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC owned by Bryan Adams. They also had the opportunity to work with an incredible engineer/co-producer Eric Mosher, and immensely talented musicians Jerry Adolphe and Tyson Naylor. The album is an organic blend of Kirby and Dave's musical backgrounds, drawing from Rock, Blues, Country, and Bluegrass roots. This blend of their sound is where the name GB Roots was derived from (Green/Barber roots)As well as being involved in GB Roots, Dave and Kirby come from years of honing their vocal and instrumental crafts backing other artists throughout Canada and the USA. Collectively they've had the honor of backing such artists as Michelle Wright, Bonnie Guitar, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Chad Brownlee, Dallas Smith, Sean Hogan, Jason McCoy, Small Town Pistols(Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson), The Higgins, Crystal Shawanda, Dean Brody, Samantha King, Lisa Hewitt, Brett Kissel, Jason Greeley, Karen Lee Batten, Tenille, Tera Lee, Tracey Miller, Chad Klinger, Rob Heath, Vissia Sisters, Command Sisters, Gord Matthews, Tiffany Dowhan, Erin Haley, Leah Durelle, Charlie Ryan (Hot Rod Lincoln), Eli Barsi and several other wonderful artists! They have also had the honour of performing on many of Canada's most wonderful stages for festivals, fairs, theatres and casinos. GB ROOTS
The mainly autobiographical texts deal with growth and progress, but
also with saying goodbye. With a backpack filled with experience Anne
Chris took the time to record ‘Play For Now’. She started her singing
career in 2003 with a performance at the North Sea Jazz festival. One
can hardly imagine a better debut! A year later Anne Chris released her
debut CD ‘Tomorrow Is Today’, followed by a.o. a second performance at
the North Sea Jazz Festival (2005). As the musical omnivore she is, in
that same year Anne Chris made a tour through Morocco with guitar player
Jan Wouter Oostenrijk. With her own band Anne Chris toured Dutch
theatres in the season 2007-2008, including the Concertgebouw. Other
highlights on her CV are several performances with Youp van ’t Hek,
including a series in the Theatre Carré. Playing the role of flower girl
Anne Chris dueled vocally with Van ’t Hek in ‘De Schreeuwstorm’. She
thinks back to this as a very instructive and unique experience! ANNE CHRIS
“Rusty’s
music brings to mind the best of Delbert McClinton, Vocals comparable
to BB King, but with a touch of old school Ray Charles”. Growing up as a
kid in Louisiana, Rusty had many music influences that were the Great
Soul and R&B Performer's both past and present. Rusty's Grandfather
was an Evangelist Preacher and Rusty spent many days singing in his
Grandfathers Church in Louisiana. Rusty's writing style will bring you
back to the old days of R&B and Soul. You can't help but get out of
your chair and feel the music, because Rusty and his band bring it every
time.Guitarist Clay Coleman’s musical talent was apparent from childhood, and at the age of 12 he played guitar in a band. Clay has been electrifying crowds every since. He was a founding member of "Kicks", a band that dominated the Louisiana music scene throughout the 1980s and ‘90s, and played throughout the country and abroad. Clay is also a member of "The Warbabies", a legendary Baton Rouge, La band from the 1960’s that reunited in the early 2000’s and continues to play special occasions. Clay has played with and recorded with luminaries "Duke Bardwell", "George Ratzlaff", and "Leon Medica" (Louisiana’s LeRoux). For Clay to be such a humble guy, he is not humble with the guitar.. he is just fun to watch.Max has played with acts such as "New World Funk", "After 8", "Phat Hat", and "Souled Out". With musical influences like, "Nathan Watts", "Larry Graham", "James Jamerson", "Jaco", "Louis Johnson", "Bootsy Collins", and "Rocco Prestia", Max has a Funk, Soul, R&B sound that makes you feel good all over when you hear him play. RUSTY YATES BAND
The Cookers core members each bring their own unique qualities to the
band’s sound. Saxophonist Ryan Oliver’s fat, full tenor tone might bring
to mind heavyweight Dexter Gordon, but it’s blended with sophistication
and subtlety. Oliver shares the front line with Tim Hamel, a trumpet
player that can bring a hot, uptempo number to a boil and then carry a
ballad with lyricism and beauty minutes later. The rock solid foundation
of all this is bassist Alex Coleman, who’s clearly grounded in the Ray
Brown/Paul Chambers school of keeping the bass steady and swinging.
Rounding out the group is pianist Richard Whiteman, a veteran of the
Toronto music scene, and Vancouver native Morgan Childs on drums. Born out of a weekly residency where the group cut their teeth on the
classic, hard swinging music of Horace Silver, Art Blakey, and Hank
Mobley, it didn’t take long before they were writing tunes of their own.
“We wanted to have tunes that would be swinging, straight ahead, and
arranged for a quintet. Essentially, fun tunes with great rhythms and
memorable melodies that even non-jazz lovers would be attracted to,”
says Coleman. THE COOKERS QUINTET
