Diego Maroto
Diego Maroto was born in Mexico City on May 9th of 1968. In 1985 he started to take private lessons to play the saxophone from teachers Larry Roussell and Alfonso Martinez. From 1987 to 1988 he studied art history at the Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1988 he joined the jazz worksop at the Escuela Superior de...
Natasha Patamapongs & Mellow Motif
Natasha Patamapongs Natasha is best known as the lead singer of the Thailand-base jazz band Mellow Motif. Being one of the founding members and main driving force behind the band’s success, Natasha is responsible for the band’s arrangement ideas, production, artistic direction, as well as public relations work. Undoubtedly, she is the first Thai jazz...
The Solianos
Many regard the Soliano family as the most talented musical family in Malaysia. The only vocal harmony group in Malaysia for the last 30 years, the Solianos got their musical genes from their great father, jazz legend Alfonso Soliano. Alfonso was a revered name in the music circles in the 70s till 90s. He founded...
Az Samad
Guitarist-composer Az Samad’s music has taken him to festivals and venues in the United States, Austria, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Malaysia. Az has performed/recorded with Grammy winners Flaco Jimenez and Max Baca, singer-songwriter Tara Linda, Rick Vandivier, Hristo Vitchev, world music ensemble Bogofusion, electronic jazz-funk group Planet Loop, and string jazz ensemble JazzMine. “A prodigy...
Zahid Ahmad
Zahid Ahmad was born in 1966. He first discovered his talent at a very tender age of 10 years old. In 1978, he initiates his first album entitled “Degil” with a group called Spilt Times. Later became the co-producer and rhythm arranger for Zainal Abidin debut album “Hijau” that became best selling album in Malaysia...
Randy Bernsen
RANDY BERNSEN has played to audiences all over the U.S., Europe and Asia. He brings with him a distinct, exciting sound and musical message uniquely developed in South Florida where his fellow Floridians and close friends include the late Jaco Pastorius and jazz legend Ira Sullivan. Present discography includes CD albums recorded for MCA/Zebra featuring...
Espen Eriksen Trio
The jazz world is not short on piano trios, but its not every day that one comes across a new trio with a personal musical language. Espen Eriksen Trio plays highly melodical and lyrical instrumentals with elements from Scandinavian folk and melancholia and shades of the deep woods. It’s definitely jazz, but their less is...
Jeremy Tordjman
Born in 1977, Jeremy Tordjman travelled through African lands since his childhood, passing from Morocco to Comoro Islands, immersing himself instinctively in the music and traditions of the people he was close to. He took an early hold of the instruments at his disposal in his family, and he was naturally attracted towards the guitar,...
Rusconi
The Swiss band RUSCONI (Stefan Rusconi, piano/ Fabian Gisler, bass/ Claudio Strüby, drums) samples some forbidden fruit! The music of Sonic Youth alternates with instinctive sureness between noisy capers and lyrical dissonance, and it goes without saying that one is initially a little sceptical about the idea of reworking it as jazz. Does it make...
Corinne Gibbons
Born and bred in the small country town of Bega in NSW Austraila, Corinne Gibbons has gone from strength to strength since performing at the tender age of 17 with her first all female rock band PASH. Now based in Singapore, Corinne has had an incredible career – from collaborating with the likes of Jack...
Elvira Arul
Elvira Arul is a lady with a voice like no other, with the lethally good combination of power, soul, passion, pizazz and personality. Having worked with local and international artistes over the years – to name a few Sheila Majid, Misha Omar, Reshmonu, Jaclyn Victor and VE while on the international front Kenny B, Rachel...
Janet Lee
Janet started her performance repertoire singing in a children’s choir in the late 90s as an adult. The choir works introduced her to American songbook standards like Gershwin, Cole Porter and icons like Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. She then moved on to a private singing lesson, where she was exposed to songs by Mozart,...