Matt De Champlain- Piano Matt Dwonszyk - Bass Jonathan Barber -Drums Kerry MacKillop - Trumpet Greg Wall - Saxophones Pianist Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelors degree from the Jackie […]
Ted Rosenthal - piano Martin Wind - Bass Tim Horner - drums Alex Norris - trumpet Greg Wall - tenor saxophone Ted Rosenthal is one of the leading jazz pianist/composers of his generation. The New Yorker magazine describes him as “a musician’s musician who balances technique and taste.” The Los Angeles Times calls him “a pianist of rarest […]
Greg Wall - tenor sax David DeJesus - alto sax David Sneider - trumpet Jen Allen - piano Boots Maleson- bass Steve Johns - drums Can there be too much of a good thing? Evidently, Blue Note Records thought so. Wayne Shorter was setting the Jazz world on fire, as music director and primary composer […]
Michael Rabinowitz - bassoon Steve Sandberg - piano Michael O’Brien - bass David Alvarez - drums Greg Wall - soprano saxophone For over thirty years Michael Rabinowitz has been on the cutting edge as a versatile bassoonist. as comfortable with Bach and Mozart as he is with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. He has […]
David Berkman - piano, compositions Billy Drews - alto sax, clarinet Greg Wall - tenor and soprano saxes Jakob Dreyer - bass Quinton Cain - drums David Berkman has been an essential part of the New York jazz scene for over 30 years, as a creative and swinging voice on the piano and as a […]
Michael Mossman - trumpet Zaccai Curtis - Piano Michael Philip Mossman has been active on the international scene since the age of 17, and has recorded with his own groups and with a virtual “who’s who” of the music industry. Michael was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for “Best Instrumental Arrangement” for his “Afro-Latin Ellington Suite.” Following stints as lead trumpet […]
Melissa Newman , vocals Tony Lombardozzi, guitar Phil Bowler, bass Bobby Leonard, drums Join us for a warm evening of hot Jazz at Westport's own Jazz Inferno! Melissa is a natural talent, and really makes every song she sings her very own. With a band like this, the evening is sure to be way […]
Alma Micic - vocals Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone Rale Micic - guitar Peter Slavov - bass Jason Tiemann - drums Alma Micic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. At the age of 16 she started performing with a local quartet at a time when jazz was making a big comeback in Belgrade. […]
Atla DeChamplain is a jazz vocalist, lyricist, and educator known for her compelling sound and sincere interpretations of jazz standards. A Connecticut native, she studied at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School of Music and earned her Master’s degree from the University of Toledo, where she was mentored by the legendary vocalist […]
