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• "The Mellvids" Big Band (band/orchestra)

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  "The Mellvids" are a 20 piece big band from Gent, Belgium. The composition of the orchestra is that of the swing big bands and jazz orchestras of the thirties & fourties and has 4 sections : trombones, trumpets, saxophones and rhythm. The...

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  2022 Composer's Collective (band/orchestra)

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  2022 Composer’s Collective is the Austin Texas based jazz quintet dedicated composing and performing original works. Their debut album, The Heights Life, is an eclectic, soulful, & imaginative collection of songs for the modern jazz...

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  23rd Hour (band/orchestra)

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  A simple hello can change everything. For singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Sherry Lynn-Lee and George Paolini, a chance meeting at an open mic transformed unlikely bedfellows into sympathetic, artistic souls. The duo which...

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  3 Brave Souls (band/orchestra)

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  Three generations of Miles Davis alumni having fun playing progressive roots music – keyboardist John Beasley, bassist Darryl Jones and master drummer Ndugu Chancler – join forces in a formidable new funk trio called 3 Brave Souls....

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  3 Cohens (band/orchestra)

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  The 3Cohen Siblings, Yuval, Anat and Avishai, have had a very similar musical path. Growing up in Tel-Aviv under the same roof, attending the same day schools and the same music Conservatory in the afternoons, have helped shape their...

• 3ology (band/orchestra)

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  3ology is a Colorado-based trio exploring the possibilities of improvisation and groove in an angular and fresh way. Together, saxophonist Doug Carmichael (Mojomama, C Spot Groove), acoustic and electric bassist Tim Carmichael (C Spot...

• 40Twenty (band/orchestra)

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  Jacob Garchik - trombone Jacob Sacks - piano Dave Ambrosio - bass Vinnie Sperrazza - drums Inspired by the challenge of jazz club engagements from the 1940’s, 50's, and 60's, drummer Vinnie Sperrazza, pianist Jacob Sacks, trombonist...

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  5th Season (band/orchestra)

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  About the band… Having met whilst studying jazz & popular music at UKZN back in 2010, founder members of the band, brothers Devon & Brayden Hore (Drummer & Bassist) teamed up with talented guitarist Mthunzi Mchunu (Mo). The trio, with...

• 60 Were Enough (band/orchestra)

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  Coming out of Rome, Italy, 60 Were Enough is a contemporary jazz trio consisting of Jacopo Ruggeri on guitars, Luciano Poli on electric and acoustic basses, and Paolo Cavalieri on drums. Their sound is influenced by the newer generation of...

• 9th + Lincoln Orchestra (band/orchestra)

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  The 9th and Lincoln Orchestra is a musical project aiming to marry Denver's finest jazz players with new streams in the world of big band composition; to combine the shapes and textures of the new generation's aesthetic with the standard...

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  Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (band/orchestra)

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  The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, founded in 1973, is one of the longest continuously operating large jazz ensembles in the world. The orchestra performs original compositions by its founder and music director Mark Harvey as well as classics...

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  Acid Birds (band/orchestra)

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  Acid Birds was formed in 2004 in Brooklyn, NY by Andrew Barker (drums & percussion), Jaime Fennelly (harmonium + electronics) and Charles Waters (alto saxophone & bass clarinet). NY-based Barker & Waters are both founding members of Gold...

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  Acoustic Alchemy (band/orchestra)

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  With the release of This Way, Acoustic Alchemy’s first album under Higher Octave/Narada Jazz’s association with Blue Note Records, guitarists Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale celebrate a remarkable two decades since 1987’s Red...

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  Acoustic Ladyland (band/orchestra)

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  Acoustic Ladyland are a London based jazz/punk band consisting of Pete Wareham on vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, Seb Rochford on drums, Tom Cawley on piano and Ruth Goller on bass guitar. Tom Herbert played bass on their first three...

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  Adaawe (band/orchestra)

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  ADAAWE is seven dynamic, diverse women creating rich organic music of the voice and drum, which comes from the heart and speaks to the soul! In the Adaawe tradition of Ghana, West Africa, women gather in the moonlight to create music and...

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  Afro Bop Alliance (band/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,...

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  Ahn Trio (band/orchestra)

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  From the moment the Ahn Trio stepped onto the international music scene stage, they have defied categorization, broken musical barriers and revolutionized perceptions of classical music. They have become leaders in diversifying classical...

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  Ainavisti (band/orchestra)

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  In year 2013, three great musicians met for the first time and played a musical suite - Ainavas (Landscapes) composed by Edgars Cirulis. Thusly Edgars Cirulis Trio was born, which later became Lark's Landscapers and finally just...

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  Airborne (band/orchestra)

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  Contemporary Jazz - Smooth Jazz & Vocals - World Music Airborne is a multi-cultural Contemporary Jazz group based from New Haven, CT USA. Formed in the 1980’s these veterans of jazz celebrate years of recording projects, jazz festivals,...

• Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars (band/orchestra)

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  The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (AJHoF) All-Stars is a working jazz ensemble, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians Alabama has to offer. This group is the faculty of the Jazz Education Department of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame...

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  Alan Glasscock Orchestra (band/orchestra)

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  Alan Glasscock began his interest in big band and swing music while still in elementary school, listening to such artists as The Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller, even at that young age. After taking up the piano, Glasscock attended the...

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  Alaska Dreamers (band/orchestra)

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  Alaska Dreamers music is soft mixture between soul, blues, R&B, post-rock, jazz, folk. Band musical journey started in 2012 as a creative experiment between bass player, composer Reinis Ozolins and drummer Rudolfs Dankfelds. After a while...

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  Alfabeats Nu Jazz (band/orchestra)

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  Roberto MAGRIS - piano & organ Max “Mbassadò” MARZIO - rap vocals Giuliano TULL - sax Paolo ANDRIOLO - bass Paolo PRIZZON - drums … the band originates in the mid 90’s under the name Dma Urban Jazz Funk… after a few cd’s,...

• Alison Margaret Jazz Quartet (band/orchestra)

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  Alison Margaret - vocal chords Geoff Brady - vibraphone John Christensen - upright bass Michael Brenneis - trap set The Alison Margaret Jazz Quartet features innovative arrangements of American jazz and folk classics as well as...

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  Allman Brothers Band (band/orchestra)

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  On March 26, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida, guitarist Duane Allman convened a jam session including bassist Berry Oakley, guitarist Dickey Betts, and drummers Jaimoe and Butch Trucks. It was the first musical meeting of the group which,...

• Alpha Transit (band/orchestra)

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  Alpha Transit is an all-original jam band that takes the usual elements of funk, rock, jazz, and blues and the not so usual elements of electronic and dance music and puts them in the blender with a double shot of improvisation. Transit...

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  Ambient Musiq (band/orchestra)

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  Ambient formed in 2005 when three talented and gifted musicians began performing for small dinner parties and social events in and around the city of Peoria, IL. Walt Herrod on keys, Andy Hendrix on bass and James Ware on drums. The sound...

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  American Composers Orchestra (band/orchestra)

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  American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is the only orchestra in the world dedicated to the creation, performance, preservation, and promulgation of music by American composers. Through concerts at Carnegie Hall and other venues, recordings,...

• AmericanMusicRevolution.com (band/orchestra)

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  Boston based AmericanMusicRevolution.com is a jazz influenced, instrumental rock group that performs the original compositions of bassist and composer Tom Lubelczyk. The high energy quartet has been captivating audiences through out South...

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  Ancient Future (band/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...

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  Andy Milne and Gregoire Maret (band/orchestra)

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  Andy Milne and Gregoire Maret are a groundbreaking duo, made of rising harmonica star Gregoire Maret, who has played with everyone from Pat Metheny and Jimmy Scott to George Benson and Cassandra Wilson, and pianist Andy Milne, one of the...

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  AnExchange Quartet (band/orchestra)

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  The AnExchange Quartett was a Marin County based blues group of the late 1970's, playing openning acts at San Carlos's Circle Star Theater for Ike & Tina Turner, The Everly Brothers and Joan Baez at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. In...

• Anita Brown (band/orchestra)

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  Anita Brown Jazz Orchestra gave its debut performance on August 15, 2000 at The Cutting Room in New York City, under the direction of its founder, composer/conductor Anita Brown. Since then, this dynamic ensemble has given performances at...

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  Arcus Trio (band/orchestra)

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  Argyle (band/orchestra)

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  Argyle is an instrumental funk quartet with a soulful style. Argyle's adventurous performances stem from roots in soul jazz, hip hop, prog, afrobeat, psychedelic rock and old school funk. The group's deeply shared vibe, feel, and swing are...

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  Art Ensemble Of Chicago (band/orchestra)

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  The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members. The Art Ensemble is...

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  AS IS (band/orchestra)

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  AS IS is kicking off their summer tour this year in support of their highly anticipated CD release, Here’s to Life, later this summer. Recorded in NYC with Grammy-nominated producer, James McKinney, the album blends the duo’s signature...

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  ASA Trio (band/orchestra)

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  In 2005 on the Reykjavik Jazz Festival there was a last minute cancellation. Andres Thor was asked to put together a group to fill the slot. That was the first performance by ASA Trio, although the name would come later. During that...

• Asdrubal (band/orchestra)

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  Originally Formed as a quartet in 2002, the present sextet ASDRUBAL adventures seeking new ways to express the music of the Banda Pelayera and chirimia (traditional folkloric formats from the different coasts of Colombia). Articulating...

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  AsGuests (band/orchestra)

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  AsGuests has been, since its founding in 1997, a collaboration project between vibraphonist Miro Herak and pianist Michal Vanoucek. They met during their classical music studies at the conservatory in Bratislava, Slovakia while preparing a...

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  Asphalt Orchestra (band/orchestra)

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  Asphalt Orchestra is a radical new street band that brings ambitious processional music to the mobile masses. Created by the founders of the “relentlessly inventive” new music presenter Bang on a Can (Justin Davidson, NY Magazine),...

• Assembly of Dust (band/orchestra)

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  "I feel like my brain is vibrating all day long," says Reid Genauer, the singer/songwriter behind Assembly of Dust, discussing the band's new album. “It's hard to sleep, I'm so excited. I feel like Lex Luthor, or that Mike Myers...

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  Astral Project (band/orchestra)

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  Astral Project - band/ensemble Over the past 30 years, the New Orleans band Astral Project has evolved from a jazz group that played four or five nights a week on Bourbon Street or at Tyler’s Beer Garden where bassist James Singleton,...

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  Astronauts of Antiquity (band/orchestra)

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  Marrying the vibey, seductively ethereal textures of lounge, dub and trance with the timeless verities of great pop and rock songwriting, Astronauts of Antiquity have bridged various musical worlds to create a realm all their own. And...

• Asuka Kakitani Jazz Orchestra (band/orchestra)

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  At the forefront of Brooklyn’s burgeoning big band scene, the Japanese-born composer Asuka Kakitani has attracted some of New York’s finest jazz artists with her adventurous, melodically charged charts. After several years of regular...

• Atlanta Jazz Krewe (band/orchestra)

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  A group of jazzers came together with the sole intent of playing the glorious music of the deep south with the variety that comes about from players that hail from the mid-west, New Orleans and New York. To quote L. Armstrong...."what we...

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  Atlantis Quartet (band/orchestra)

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  Atlantis Quartet formed in 2006 and has emerged as one of the premier modern jazz groups in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The group consists of four of Minnesota's most exciting jazz artists who have come together to create...

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  Atomic (band/orchestra)

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  Atomic comes this close to being a Scandinavian free jazz supergroup. It allies the top line of Fire House and the Fredrik Noren Band (trumpeter Magnus Broo and saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist) and the rhythm section from Element (pianist...

• Avery Young (band/orchestra)

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  ummmm i don't really know what this is but I am just an intermediate bassoon player looking for some helpful tips on learning new music fast so any ideas would be appreciated!

• Azure (band/orchestra)

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  AZURE A Musical Spark The story of Azure starts in 2006 when a pianist and a guitar player meet at a spontaneous jam session. Immediately sensing a musical spark, they decide to collaborate. They get together with 2 friends, start...