Abena Koomson-Davis, vocals Steve Davis, trombone Greg Wall, saxophones Jeb Patton, piano Phil Bowler, bass Jason Tiemann, drums Abena Koomson-Davis is a performer, educator, and wordsmith. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, where she earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts, and also of Teachers College, Columbia University, where she earned a Masters […]
Mitch Schechter , pianist and composer, has enjoyed making music with some of the finest musicians of the metropolitan area. For eight years he recorded and performed with mandolin and clarinet virtuoso Andy Statman. The group performed at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, WNYC Radio, Symphony Space, and several European venues, including Bosendorfer Concert Hall in […]
Svetlana is "very sweet & naughty" (Jazzlives), "energetic" (Wall Street Journal), "delightful" (WRHU Jazz Radio). The Delancy Five are her Golden Age-inspired swing band. Playing hard swinging 1920s-40s jazz standards as well as charismatic originals, and featuring Svetlana's "fine and graceful" (Jazzlives) "made for jazz" (Streetcredmusic) vocals backed by the band members' harmonizing and virtuoso […]
Michael Mossman - trumpet Greg Wall - tenor saxophone Luis Perdomo - piano Vince Cherico - drums Carly Moldanado - percussion Alex Apolo - bass 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 […]
John Basile is an accomplished jazz guitarist and composer known for his soulful melodic playing, sophisticated harmonic sense, and deep conversational approach to improvisation. As an accompanist he has worked with Peggy Lee, Sylvia Sims, Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett's as well as live and recorded performances with contemporary instrumentalists George Mraz, Michael Becker, […]
Guitarist, composer, and arranger Bob DeVos is hailed as “a brilliant, knowing bebop player, a master with a sound to die for-- rich, full, deep, positive, round and warm.” With long, blues- drenched melodic lines and a horn-like approach, Bob has a signature style of groove and sophistication. Bob cut his teeth in jazz […]
