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Aaron Abrahamson Cote (drums, steel)
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With 5 international tours under his belt, Aaron Abrahamson Cote has worked with The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Bobby McFerrin, Glenn Kotche of Wilco, Alex from The Gaslight Anthem, ska legends The Skatalites, Bim Skala Bim, Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers), King Django,... [ Continue ]
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Abdiel Flores (saxophone, alto)
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Abdiel Flores was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He began his musical career at the age of six when he began to play various percussion instruments, at the same time as he observed his father playing the guitar at church. During his younger years, Abdiel was part of a group of... [ Continue ]
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Aca Seca Trio
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ACA SECA is an Argentinean band. Members are Juan Quintero, acoustic guitar and voice, Andrés Beeuwsaert, keyboards and voice & Mariano Cantero, percussion and voice. The musical syncretism produced by the Argentinean band ACA SECA is unparalleled. That's why musicians such as... [ Continue ]
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Adela Dalto (vocals)
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The most important talent that any creative artist can have and develop is the ability to touch the heart and soul of the listeners. Having been immersed for several decades in the highest levels of creative Latin and Brazilian music, the music of Adela Dalto is a very... [ Continue ]
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Adir Kochavi (trumpet)
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Adir Kochavi, is a known trumpet player as well as a composer and arranger born in Israel. He is actively playing and participating in different scenes of music and various projects in the Netherlands, Europe and South America. Adir's personal style is a combination of several... [ Continue ]
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Adonis Puentes (vocals)
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Adonis Puentes has the gift to see both the past and the present of Cuban music. And,on Vida, his solo debut, he shows that he is uniquely qualified to straddle the generations, embodying a contemporary vision of a true Cuban Sonora. Such a gift cannot be acquired or cultured,... [ Continue ]
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Adrian Iaies (piano)
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On first glance apprehension. Admittedly ashamed I was prejudiced. For on the surface was an Argentine group, playing 'jazz', with an accordion no less! What could they possibly do with the music in this format setting? I would ask myself. Suffice it to say, I found... [ Continue ]
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Adriano Adewale (percussion)
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Throw aside preconceived musical prejudices, abandon all attempts to catalogue: a rich chemistry of cultural influences is at work in when the Adriano Adewale Group stop onto the stage. Rooted in the musical traditions of Nigeria, Angola and Brazil and infused with contemporary... [ Continue ]
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Adrien Brandeis (piano)
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Adrien Brandeis is a pianist, composer and arranger based in Paris. Born in Annecy, his musical career started in the south of France. After studying at the Conservatory of Nice, he moved to Paris in 2018 to study with Manuel Rocheman and graduated from the CRR Conservatory of... [ Continue ]
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Afro Bop Alliance (band / ensemble / orchestra)
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Afro Bop Alliance is an exciting Latin Jazz septet from Annapolis Maryland, which performs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. These talented musicians always thrill audiences with their infectious polyrhythmic grooves, harmonic colorings, and improvisational flights. The band's... [ Continue ]
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Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra (band / ensemble / orchestra)
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Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra is a 20-piece ensemble that specializes in Afro Peruvian music. The band combines elements of Jazz and traditional Peruvian rhythms which result in fresh sounds and creative new melodies. APJO was created by Anibal Seminario and Lorenzo Ferrero, both... [ Continue ]
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Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective (band / ensemble / orchestra)
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The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective was created by Jose Guzman during his graduate studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In 2020, Guzman was awarded the Urbana Arts Grant for the opportunity to pen new compositions using several Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican... [ Continue ]
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Ahmad Martinsson (bass)
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Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass)
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Bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik was one of the first musicians to introduce Arabic music into jazz and the first to use the oud, a pear-shaped, traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument similar to a lute as a jazz instrument. He was born on January 30th 1927 to Sudanese parents... [ Continue ]
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Airto Moreira (percussion)
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Airto Moreira made an immediate impact on the American jazz scene by being the first Brazilian percussionist to be playing a lot of different instruments at the same time. He brought them all together with an avant-garde, progressive sensibility, and revolutionized the role of... [ Continue ]
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Al-Jiçç (band / ensemble / orchestra)
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Band created in 2007 by Gonçalo Lopes on clarinet-bass and Nuno Damião on trumpet with the purpose of creating and improvising melodies within the diversity of scales and rhythms of Mediterranean music. Initially Al- jiçç collaborated with several percussionists in... [ Continue ]
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Alan Plachta (guitar)
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Guitar Player, composer and arranger from Buenos Aires Recently recorded in NYC his last album “Un viaje” in collaboration with Richard Nant, featuring Luis Perdomo on piano, Sam Sadigursky on reeds, Satoshi Takeishi on drums and Matt Pavolka on bass.... [ Continue ]
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Alberto Socarras (composer / conductor)
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Alberto Socarras - clarinet, flute, alto and soprano sax, bandleader,(1908 - 1987) Alberto Socarras is credited with recording the first real jazz flute piece in 1927. Socarras was a highly proficient Cuban clarinetist, and bandleader, who after his arrival in New York,... [ Continue ]
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Albita (vocals)
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Albita is one of the most recognized voices in the Latin music scene. She is known as a vibrant singer and a qualified rumbera. Albita began her career at very young age, coming from a home of parents who were famous singers. As young singer she started to make herself noticed... [ Continue ]
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Ale Ramirez (guitar)
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I have been composing music for a long, long time. I composed my first acoustic guitar melody when I was 12 and I learned only 3 or 4 chords on my guitar. At the time I was visiting a beautiful park in my home town Uruapan and it is what inspired my composition. I grew up in the... [ Continue ]
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Alejandro Florez (guitar)
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A Native of Bogotá, Colombia, Alejandro came to the United States to study music at the University of North Texas. While pursuing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Jazz Studies, he had the opportunity to play with faculty members Fred Hamilton and Stefan Karlsson and study... [ Continue ]
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Alex Acuña (percussion)
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Born in Pativilca, Peru, 100 miles north of Lima, Alex Acuña was born into a musical family that inspired him and helped shape him as a musician. His father and five brothers were all musicians. Alex taught himself how to play the drums from the age of four. By the time Alex... [ Continue ]
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Alex Cuba (guitar)
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Singer-songwriter Alex*Cuba hails from Artemisa, Cuba (1 hour west of Havana) and resides in Smithers, B.C. (14 hours north of Vancouver). Musically, he lives everywhere in between. His trademark sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and rock chords subtly subvert commonly... [ Continue ]
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Alex Diaz (congas)
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Born in Bani, Dominican Republic, Alex Diaz began playing music at an early age. At age 10 he enrolled at Jose Reyes Music School in his hometown. Soon he was lead snare drum in his town’s Municipal Band under Professor Amable Botello. A couple of years later he found himself... [ Continue ]
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Alex Garcia (percussion)
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Formed at SIR studios in New York City in November 23rd, 1997 by Chilean-Cuban drummer and composer Alejandro “Alex” Garcia, AfroMantra has been renowned for combining rich harmonies with the powerful rhythms and flavors of North and Latin America. With a contemporary... [ Continue ]
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Alex Guillen (guitar)
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Have been playing guitar for over 20 years. Main Jazz influences are Coltrane, Davis, Mclaughlin, Metheny [ Continue ]
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Alex León Reyes (saxophone, alto)
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Alex Sino (producer)
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Dr. Alex Sino is an award-winning screenwriter, creative producer, and lyricist. He has worked with numerous established and emerging artists including Al Di Meola, Leonid Agutin, MC Solaar, Macy Gray, Arturo Sandoval, Rudy Perez, Anthony Jackson, Xavier Naidoo, Till Bronner,... [ Continue ]
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Alex Wilson (piano)
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Alex Wilson: Alex Wilson took a fateful decision in 1993 and his passion for music and jazz into a professional career and by 1996 he had become one of the most in-demand keyboard players on both the London jazz and Latin music scenes. His debut solo Album, Afro-Saxon, was... [ Continue ]
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Alfred Gómez Jr. (piano)
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Alfred Gomez Jr., is a singer-songwriter and producer, born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1978. His sound blends Rhythm and Blues and Folk music with a Latin twist. Emerges as one of the voices to be heard in the Latin American Indie music scene. New Album, Espiral, out March 13,... [ Continue ]
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Alfredo Chacon (vibraphone)
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Alfredo Chacon is a Cuban American composer, vibraphone player, and percussionist. His music is fresh, happy, positive and full of energy. The melodies play a very important role as much in his compositions as in his solos. Chacon is emerging as one of the most prominent voices... [ Continue ]
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Alfredo De La Fé (violin)
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Grammy Nominated, Cuban born, New York based, Superstar violinist Alfredo De La Fé is a living musical legend. Born in Cuba on February 6, 1954, Alfredo De La Fé began his musical studies at the fresh young age of six, and by the age of eight, was given a scholarship to study... [ Continue ]
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Alfredo Paixao (bass, electric)
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Brazilian (Rio de Janeiro) Bass Player/composer/ well Known worldwide for his jazz/Latin performances live and on recording sessions. The Latin music has had a significant shift after his work with the producer Emanuele Ruffinengo changing forever the way Pop Latin /Flamenco... [ Continue ]
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Alfredo Rodriguez (piano)
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Painted in the broadest of strokes, the stories of Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez may seem similar: both started life in Havana, discovered their gifts and passions for music and headed to the States, where they melded the music of their homeland with a wide variety of... [ Continue ]
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Alí Bello (violin)
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Bio Venezuelan born Alí Bello has become one of the most dazzling and sought after violinists, distinguishing himself for his versatility among different music styles in addition to his well-found classical training and multidimensional improvisational skills. Since his surge... [ Continue ]
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Ali Farka Toure (guitar)
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A unique tale of a world respected musician, who deep in his heart considered himself but a humble farmer. Ali Farka Touré was born in 1939 in the village of Kanau on the banks of the River Niger in the north west of Mali. He was his mothers’ tenth son but the first... [ Continue ]
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Alina Brouwer (piano)
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A fresh and breezy voice, one that has been compared to Brazil's Astrud Gilberto and Spain's Ana Belen and Carmen Cuesta. Alina Brouwer leads her three piece ensemble through sensuous and soulful songs full of catchy melodies and progressions, captivating unsuspecting audiences... [ Continue ]
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Alonso Gonzalez & Jazz Latino (percussion)
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Alonso González Considered by critics as a benchmark for Latin music and Latin jazz in Asia. Born in Cartagena, Colombia on January 26, 1980. Music has been part of his life from an early age, at the age of eight he began to take private lessons with renowned percussionists and... [ Continue ]
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Aly Camara
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Accomplished musician from Guinea, West Africa. Teach and perform with djembe, dundun, kenkeni, sangban, Krin, bolon and other indigenous instruments. [ Continue ]
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Alzy Trio (guitar, acoustic)
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The Alzy Trio dates back to the spring of 2002 when three friends, all guitarists, decided to play some of their favourite jazz and bossa nova tunes. In 2007, they signed their first CD, Seize cordes en bal(l)ades. It included instrumental variations of eight great classics... [ Continue ]
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Amália Baraona (vocals)
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Amália Baraona was born in Portugal, grew up in Brazil and her music is a celebration of her upbringing and formative influences, in particular from Bossa Nova and Latin music. She began her musical career in Brussels in the 90s, but it was in the Balkans where she... [ Continue ]
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Amanda Tovalin (violin)
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Originally from Mexico City, Amanda Tovalin is a singer, violinist and composer. Her music could be considered genreless although it does has profound roots on jazz and latin american folk music. In 2014, Amanda Tovalin recorded her first album Amanda Tovalin" (Jazz... [ Continue ]
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Amaryllis Santiago (vocals)
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Amik Guerra (trumpet)
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Amik Guerra Lig-Long was born on May 11, 1973 in Havana, Cuba, where he also grew up and finished successfully his studies Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte”. Amik Guerra has made his reputation with a combination of skill in trumpet, percussion an arrangement. After... [ Continue ]
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Ana Gazzola (vocals)
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Ms. Ana Gazzola started playing the guitar and singing at the age of 5 in Caxias do Sul, a small town, in southern Brasil. Ms. Gazzola began her professional career singing as an opening act for the world famous bolero's singer Lucho Gatica in his South American tour. Ms.... [ Continue ]
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Ana Roque (vocals)
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Anansi Trio (percussion)
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The Anansi Trio is a group of like-minded musicians drawing from a wide range of musical influences. Using the language of Jazz as their starting point they also use elements of Afro-Cuban and Indian music as well as other global traditions. Using percussion, saxophones and... [ Continue ]
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Ancient Agents
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With musical influences from Africa, India and Scandinavia, the quartet combines traditional rhythms and contemporary harmonies to produce a richly textured acoustic world beat. Their debut album is recorded and will be released during fall 2017. This international collaboration... [ Continue ]
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Ancient Future (band / ensemble / orchestra)
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World Fusion Music Ancient Future is the first and longest running musical organization dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music. The term was coined by bandleader Matthew Montfort in 1978 to describe Ancient Future’s unusual blend of musical... [ Continue ]
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Andre Avelino (guitar)
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ABBREVIATED MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY Howard University played a pivotal role in the musical development of guitarist Andre Avelino. Howard Univ. was populated by a sizeable community of diverse global origins; Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Venezuela,... [ Continue ]