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Darren Leonidas

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Born in NYC in 1969, Darren Leonidas first began playing guitar at the age of 11 years old. Growing up in a household with numerous musicians and surrounded by music for most of his life, Darren credited Eric Clapton as the reason he originally began playing guitar. Along with Clapton, Darren was deeply inspired by other 60s and 70s era rock-and-roll bands like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones.

After moving to New Jersey in his teenage years, Darren discovered Jazz and quickly became engrossed with the genre. Albums from notable artist such as George Benson, David Sanborn, and Pat Metheny caught his interest. After graduating high school, Darren studied jazz at William Paterson University, studying under Jazz Virtuoso Vic Juris. It was here where Darren developed a deep appreciation for Modern Contemporary Jazz and instilled an overall drive to seek out all forms of music.

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Christopher Boscole

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Composer and arranger Christopher Boscole plays piano, keyboards, and soprano saxophone.  He has produced 14 albums that cross over in a variety of genres and formats - original piano solos in improvisational, new age , folk, pop, and classical styles, jazz piano trio and sextet, contemporary instrumental jazz ensembles with synthesizers and vocals, and latest upcoming release “Time for Love” - classic love songs featuring vocals, sax, and guitar.

Boscole's music has seen years of long term charting in top 10 airplay on new age radio, Sirius, Pandora, Spotify, Musak, I tunes, You tube, and other formats. He grew up in a musical household as his mother was a singer and piano teacher. After learning music basics from his mother, he studied classical piano for years with Mikiko Miyamoto, winning honors at adjudications. Christopher studied saxophone with Bill Wicker and played sax and piano in school jazz groups and later pop music and rock n roll as he worked for years as a pianist and keyboardist with a variety of artists/bands in Seattle including Diane Schuur, Phil Sheeran, Michael Powers, Jay Thomas, Top 40 Bands - Modern Dance, Yankee, and Impala USO Air Force show tour.

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Kristina Aglinz

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Kristina Aglinz is a swanky jazz, funk, and R&B singer/songwriter, and her band

is renowned for their innovative arrangements with original songs and the American jazz

songbook. They have graced various venues and events, including Vibrato Jazz &

Grill, The Baked Potato, Campus Jax, Catalina Jazz, Spaghettini, URBAN Press

Winery, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, and Musicians Institute, receiving

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Gustavo Cysne

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Brazilian singer, composer, songwriter, pianist and acoustic guitarist. 

One of Brazil’s most promising singers and composers in the bossa nova style, Gustavo Cysne has subtle vocals in a breezy mood, that evokes both Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chet Baker, two of Cysne's deepest influences. His first released song, “Chegou Pra Ficar” is a tribute to the endless power of love as well as to the charm of Brazilian women, especially to the sensual appeal of the girls from Ipanema.

Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for the Los Angeles-based label Jazz Station Records (JSR), this song features lovely and charming performances by some of Brazil's greatest musicians like legendary bassist Sergio Barroso (who recorded with Sarah Vaughan, Eumir Deodato, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Edu Lobo, Marcos Valle, Roberto Menescal), drummer Cesar Machado (famous for his sessions with Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi and Hendrik Meurkens), and flute master Jose Carlos Ramos (Ithamara Koorax, Jorge Ben, Gal Costa and dozens of others).

On his turn, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, who discovered Cysne, is regarded as Brazil's top jazz and bossa nova producer, having worked with João Gilberto, Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Eumir Deodato, João Donato, Ithamara Koorax, Dom Um Romão, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Sadao Watanabe, Mario Castro-Neves, David Sanborn, Randy Brecker, Claus Ogerman, Marcos Valle, Azymuth and many more.

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Crystal Clulee

Crystal Clulee is a powerful, charismatic singer with an impressive range and compelling stage presence. A life-long musician with a rich and soulful voice that is both powerful and nuanced, polished and effortless, Crystal has a warm, magnetic stage presence and superb musicality. With a repertoire that ranges from classic jazz standards to contemporary smooth jazz melodies, she offers a unique and engaging musical experience. Crystal's passion and joy shines through in every performance, captivating audiences of all ages and walks of life.

Crystal’s history includes a scholarship to the acclaimed Berklee College of Music where she majored in music business and vocal performance, followed by private study with renowned vocal coach, Mark Baxter. 

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Very Few People

Very Few People is a jazz guitarist based in Phoenix, AZ. VFP plays mix of jazz classics and pop songs for live audiences at ♥weddings♥, country clubs, corporate events, private parties, restaurants and other social gatherings. His music is great ambiance for dinner, conversation and elegant FUN parties!

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Michael Friedinger

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MICHAEL FRIEDINGER | Detailed biography

  • First piano lessons at the age of 15
  • Studied at the music academies in Trossingen, Nuremberg and Stuttgart in the subjects of school music, jazz and composition/arrangement with piano as his main subject under Paul Schwarz, Bernd Hufnagel, Frank Sikora, Klaus König and Prof. Martin Schrack, among others.
  • Already working as a répétiteur for jazz singing and tutor for jazz piano during his studies
  • Pianist in the Baden-Württemberg State Youth Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Bernd Konrad
  • Pianist and keyboardist for the Baden-Württemberg State Youth Gospel Choir
  • Keyboardist for the Stage Entertainment musicals 42nd Street and Mamma Mia
  • Workshops and masterclasses with renowned musicians, including Michel Camilo, Marcus Miller, BobMintzer, Christian Jacob, Dave Taylor, Bobby Shew, Peter Herbolzheimer
  • as a pianist and keyboarder in countless bands and projects between jazz, funk & soul, gospel, pop/rock, Cuban and Brazilian music as well as concerts and festivals in Italy, Holland, France, Switzerland, Poland and elsewhere with artists as diverse as Roberto Blanco, Randy Brecker, Max Mutzke, Sir Waldo Weathers (James Brown Band), Julia Neigel, Stefan Gwildis, Cecile Verny, Roberto Santamaria, Alexander Klaws, Giovanni Costello, Henni Nachtsheim (Badesalz), Olvido Ruiz, Ron Williams, David Hanselmann and many more.
  • Support for Joss Stone, Maceo Parker, Earth Wind & Fire Experience
  • TV recordings for ZDF, SWR, RAI3
  • as pianist and keyboarder for numerous CD productions, including Baden-Württemberg State Youth Jazz Orchestra, Baden-Württemberg State Youth Gospel Choir, Arno Haas, Dodokay, SBO

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BARRY E. FRY

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I first picked up my Mom's National Hawaiian Dobro guitar at 8 years of age. A family friend converted it from a lap steel to a traditional Spanish guitar. I played in rock bands throughout high school and continued at Lebanon Valley College playing in their jazz band all four years. After college, I joined a lounge and show group playing 6 nights a week, booking out of Harrisburg, PA. After that I had various gigs on the lounge/ show circuit including a stint with a club house band for almost two years. I am still playing guitar with two local well-known big bands along filling in on guitar and bass with other groups, local show pit bands plus my solo work.

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Slow the Band

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Slow the Band, a Poland based group of passionate jazz musicians fresh off of recent shows across Middle Europe, celebrates their first concert album, Live in Dresden, released May 2024.
To the surprise of its 2 founding members - guitarist Tomasz Kaczmarczyk and pianist Krzysztof Werminski - what started as a hobby musical adventure in 2010 has since turned into a serious fusion jazz project involving some of the finest Polish musicians around. The surprises continue with enthusiastic international reviews after each new release.
 


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