Kristian Persson’s six-piece group Neighbourhood quickly proved to be one the most promising on the Swedish jazz scene. Their debut album, Maybe Tomorrow, is now available. It’s a lively mix of jazz, soul, and funk that is influenced by the 70’s. The music has a pulse and makes it difficult to stay still. The collection … Read more
Arianna was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is a jazz/pop singer, songwriter, arranger and a Concord Music Group recording artist. Arianna currently resides in New York City. In May 2015, she graduated from the Frost School of Music with a bachelor of music in Studio Music and Jazz (vocal). Arianna is a well-known … Read more
Shelley Neill was a child of a Hungarian father and Irish Catholic mother. She was born in Newark’s culturally rich Ironbound neighborhood in New Jersey, in the 1950’s. As an infant, she was adopted into a Jewish family who had lived and grown up in Newark. She considers herself “a Newark child.” Newark’s neighborhoods began … Read more
The NEK Trio, a trio of Edmonton musicians, fuses jazz with contemporary music like hip hop, funk, and rock. The trio of young men have a lot of fun with melody and created a variety of sounds that will delight the ear. Dean Kheroufi, Ross Nicoll, and Connor Ellinger, both on bass, create an enchanting … Read more
Anthony Nelson, Jr. is a musical genius who ignites the hearts of his fans. The sound is a unique blend of jazz’s timeless tranquility, gospel’s spirituality and funk’s more rough edges, creating a sound that’s unlike any other on the market today. Nelson is a saxophonist as well as a clarinetist, clarinetist, and flautist. His … Read more
About Bio Tyson Naylor is a pianist and keyboardist who has established himself as one Vancouver’s most captivating musical talents. He is part of Vancouver’s bands Dan Mangan and the Crackling. Francois Houle’s Living Ditches, the Tyson Naylor Trio and the Abramson Singers with whom he had a residency at the Banff Centre for the … Read more
Naylor’s debut album, “Rough Boundaries”, was released in 2016 with the Birmingham Jazz Orchestra. He won the coveted Dankworth Prize. He is able to improvise and tell stories more freely by trading the large voices of a large ensemble in exchange for the co-creativity and space of a trio. He is currently a Masters student … Read more
Jacqui Naylor can be difficult to categorize. Sometimes she sings straight-ahead vocal jazz. Other times, she prefers a folk-rock/adult approach. The northern Californian can recall anyone, from Cassandra Wilson to Claire Martin in British jazz or Shawn Colvin depending on her mood. She is equally at home among jazz improvisers and singer/songwriters. Naylor can sing … Read more
Vocalist, educator, lyricist and Grammy award-winning ensemble vocalist…. Try to fit a ball full of positive energy into any category. Kim Nazarian, a soprano, is one of the founding members in the New York Voices. This vocal group has won two Grammys for live concert recordings, one for Brazilian music with Paquito d’Rivera and the … Read more
Russian composer, pianist, and poet. More than 100 movie scores, piano pieces, orchestral pieces, jazz compositions, songs, and more.
