Multi-instrumentalist Gebhard Ullmann grew up near Bonn, studied medicine and music in Hamburg starting in 1976, and moved to Berlin in 1983 to live as a professional musician. One year later, the 27-

Myele Manzanza is a drummer and composer who has rightfully earned himself a reputation as a visionary musician who is not afraid to experiment. Born in New Zealand to a Congolese master percussionist

Jonny was brought up in a musical family, his parents played in a country and western band along with his aunt and uncle that toured the UK with Chet Atkins. His Grandma on his father's side was a pro

Jihye Lee is a jazz composer and bandleader based in New York, highly regarded for her personal and adventurous storytelling approach to large-ensemble jazz. A native of South Korea, Lee had no jazz o

Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award-winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business. Musically, his blend of flow

Nick Di Maria is a trumpeter, composer, podcaster, activist, and educator based in New Haven, Connecticut. A graduate of Western Connecticut State University, Nick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Pe

Drummer, composer and bandleader Mareike Wiening has distinguished herself bringing “a planar modulating harmonic language and a propulsive drift” (Giovanni Russonello, New York Times) to the most com

For more than forty years, drummer Louis Hayes has been a catalyst for energetic, unrelenting swing in his self-led bands, as well as in those whose respective leaders reads like an encyclopedia of st

Eric Wyatt is a saxophonist who plays tenor, alto, and soprano sax. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Eric was taught music by his dad, Charles Jolly Wyatt, who played in the army band in Germany. His dad m

Trumpeter, composer, and educator Jared Hall hails from Spokane, Washington.  He studied at Whitworth University, the Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music, and The University Of Miami’s Frost Sch