Featured Artists

William “Billy” Hart (born November 29, 1940 in Washington, D.C.) is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.

Eddie Henderson (born October 26, 1940) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player.

Chicago native Greg Murphy has been a major contributor to the New York City jazz scene since the 1980s and possibly best known for his twenty-two year association with John Coltrane’s multidirectional drummer, Rashied Ali.

In 2005, Johnny Mambo established his band, which is currently recognized as Johnny Mambo & Friends.

LaDee Streeter’s spark is her passion for singing and performing. Born in North Carolina and raised in Connecticut, her journey began in the church choir, where she discovered her talent for touching and inspiring others through music.

Pete Van Nostrand was born and raised in Binghamton, NY and has been playing the drums since he was 8 years old. Two years later he discovered Jazz and began to digest some of the most historically significant recordings by the likes of Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk.

Ever since he came to New York in 1993 from Venezuela, Perdomo has emerged as one of the most in-demand sidemen – as evidenced by his celebrated work with a wide array of jazz and Latin stars – from Ravi Coltrane to Ray Barretto, and by his six critically- acclaimed recordings as a leader. The release of his magnificent new, Hot Tone label debut CD, 22, features bassist Mimi Jones’ supple, deep basslines and drummer Rudy Royston’s quicksilver rhythms, in a trio he christened The Controlling Ear Unit. “I wanted to create an environment where a sensitive player could make his own musical choices, without fear of the consequences,” Perdomo says. “The word ‘unit’ is appropriate because although the current group is a trio, it doesn’t really have to be restrained to that. It could have a different format, depending on what the music calls for.”

Last ten years main associations have been with David Murray, William Cepeda Afro-rican Jazz, Morris Goldberg's Ojoyo(safro-jazz)and Hugh Ragin's trumpet Ensemble. Has played with Cecil Taylor Orchestra, Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra,Jimmie Heath Big Band, Jimmie Owens Big Band, Liquid Soul, the Groove Collective, Tabou Combo,free-lance with many salsa groups on trumpet and trombone. Omar was the musical director for Cirque du Soleil for a year and a half in Germany, as well he was an original cast member of Fame:the musical.

A native of the Bronx, saxophonist, flutist, drummer, and composer Peter Brainin is a Grammy and Latin Grammy winning artist (he is also featured on 7 other Grammy nominated recordings) who has performed at major concert venues and jazz festivals all over Europe, Russia, Japan, India, North, South and Central America and the Caribbean.

Dinah Vero started her musical studies at the Conservatoire In Paris, France where she studied piano with Christiane Becker and Lucettes Descaves. She later moved to Montreal, Qc-Canada, where she attended the Montreal Music Conservatory. She obtained first prizes in solfege, music theory, harmony, contrepoint and piano. Ms. Vero attended The New School in New York, NY where she studied jazz with Jaky Byard, Junior Mance, Charles Tolliver, Cecil Bridgewater, Reggie Workman.

Bassist Renée Cruz has performed and recorded with several of Jazz music’s most legendary icons, artists including Dr. Billy Taylor, Harry Whitaker, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Joe Wilder, Gerald Wilson, Ernestine Anderson, and Benny Golson.

Alejandro Berti is a distinguished NYC-based musician, trumpet player, producer, and composer. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in NYC's dynamic music scene, Alejandro has become a prominent and influential figure in the industry.

Best known for her tenure with the pioneering avant-funk unit Defunkt, bassist Kim Clarke began playing R&B at age 18; a self-taught musician, she was a college sophomore when she first learned of the Jazzmobile project's Saturday workshops, changing her major to music and proceeding to study under the likes of Jimmy Owens, Lisle Atkinson, Buster Williams, Victor Gaskins, Jimmy Heath and Ernie Wilkins

Bruce Cox has been a drummer for Fred Wesley and the New JBs, Sonny Rollins, JJ Johnson, Stanley Turentine, Ravi Coltrane, and many others. Bruce is a powerful performer, skilled in teaching, composing and producing.

Louis Sedell Hayes was born May 31, 1937 in Detroit Michigan. He was always surrounded by music, actually first starting with the piano, before his father gave him a set of drums at age 10.

Bobby Sanabria is a 7-time Grammy-nominee as a leader. He is a noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator, documentary film maker, and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent born and raised in NY’s South Bronx. He was the drummer for the acknowledged creator of Afro-Cuban jazz, Mario Bauzá touring and recording three CD’s with him, two of which were Grammy nominated, as well as an incredible variety of artists.

Ruben Rodriguez was born in New York City and grew up in East Harlem and Puerto Rico. He has been recognized as one of the best and hardest working Latin music bass players in the United States. Mr. Rodriguez, who’s father played classical guitar, taught himself the bass in Junior High then spent some time under the tutelage of the esteemed bassist Victor Venegas.

DAVID JANEWAY was born in Rochester, New York. He began studying classical piano at the age of six after moving to Detroit in 1960. Early influences included Harold McKinney, Marcus Belgrave, Bill Evans and Denny Zeitlin. After moving to New York City in 1978, Janeway studied with the late Albert Dailey for two years.

Sarah Jane Cion is a 1st Place Winner of the internationally acclaimed 17th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition. The judges were Horace Silver, Kenny Barron, Ellis Marsalis, Benny Green and Bill Charlap. Ms. Cion’s trio has performed in Japan at the prestigious Fukuoka Blue Note and Sarah appeared on the Nationally syndicated NPR radio show “Piano Jazz“ with Marian McPartland. Most recently, her songs “Cat in the Hat” and “Golden Song” were featured respectively in Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Mule in 2018 and Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Golden Song in Thor: The Dark World

Born and raised in the lively streets of Caracas, Venezuela, Silvano Monasterios stands as a true virtuoso, having ascended to become one of the most sought-after jazz pianists of his generation. Over the course of an illustrious career spanning more than three decades, Monasterios has enraptured audiences worldwide with a captivating blend of awe-inspiring technique, soulful improvisations, and a remarkable compositional gift that sets him apart. As Jazzweek eloquently described, "Silvano brings deeply intricate and thought-provoking mastery to his compositions. Perfectly balanced with compositional and improvisational concepts." Such praise speaks to the profound impact of his musical artistry and serves as a testament to his exceptional talent.

Andrew Beals joined legendary jazz organist, "Brother" Jack McDuff and the "Heatin' System" in 1986. Beals became the latest in a long line of Jazz Saxophone greats, including Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Red Holloway, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Harold Vick, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk to work with Jack McDuff's band.

Camille Gainer a native New Yorker, has established herself with a rich career poised with artistic ability and versatility. She began playing drums and other instruments such as guitar, violin and piano at the age of 11.

After a life of travel and discovery on three continents, Grammy nominated saxophonist Tim Armacost brings his unique life experience to improvised music that is as adventurous as it is soulful. Armacost has established himself as one of the most distinct saxophone voices on the New York scene today.

Bronx native, New York based drummer Lucianna Padmore has been praised by Modern Drummer magazine for “Deep grooves and serious fusion chops.” Lucianna's versatile drumming is featured with artists in the Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk, Rock, Pop and Fusion genres. An alumnus of LaGuardia High School for Music and the Performing Arts and the New School University, she has received awards from Jazz at Lincoln Center and BMI for her jazz improvisation.

For more than two decades she’s been on the scene, bassist/vocalist/producer/label owner and now filmmaker Mimi Jones has reigned supreme, as a side woman to an impressive coterie of musicians and as a leader with three CDs on her own Hot Tone Music label, A New Day (2009) and Balance (2014) ----her third CD for the label, Feet in the Mud, being her most powerful, propulsive, and personal recording to date. “Feet in the Mud to me means being true to one’s own self despite your race, age, gender, size etcetera,” Jones says. “It’s about finding true joy within yourself, having an open mind and spirit and a connection to the earth.”

Roberto Quintero was born in Caracas, Venezuela, surrounded by Afro-Venezuelan and Afro-Cuban rhythms and music. His father, a respected composer, singer and percussionist, tutored and encouraged Roberto on percussion throughout his adolescent years. Roberto comes from a long line of outstanding musicians, including his Uncle Carlos Nene Quintero and cousin Luisito Quintero. Roberto studied at the Conservatory of Music in Caracas, Venezuela and Orquesta Sinfonica Juvenil de Venezuela.

Jordyn Davis, born in 1995, is redefining the landscape of contemporary music with her extraordinary talent and groundbreaking achievements. A Detroit native, Davis stands out not only for her musicianship as a bassist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist but also for her trailblazing role as the first African-American woman to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from Michigan State University.

Jimmy Owens (born December 9, 1943)[1] is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator. He has played with Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Hank Crawford, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Herbie Mann, among many others. Since 1969, he has led his own group, Jimmy Owens Plus.

4X Grammy Award Winner Oscar Hernández has long been considered one of the most gifted and prominent pianist/ arrangers on the contemporary Latin, Latin-jazz and salsa music scene. He has achieved legendary status for his prolific career spanning now over 40 years.

For Misha Tsiganov, the journey to becoming a renowned jazz musician began with a dream—a dream to move to the United States for greater opportunities and a broader musical landscape. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, into a family of artists—his father a sculptor and his mother a music teacher—Misha's passion for music ignited early. At just six years old, he began playing the piano, and his dedication led him to graduate from the Mussorgsky College of Music.

Debriano was raised in Brooklyn, having moved there with his family at age four. His father is known as a song composer in Panama. Debriano started playing jazz instruments as a teenager in Franklin K. Lane High School. From 1972 to 1976 he studied composition and politics at Union College in New York, then attended the New England Conservatory of Music and Wesleyan University.[2]

Mixon was born in Harlem, New York City. He gained some attention in the 1970s and continues to record and play in New York and abroad. He started off as a tap dancer, attending the Ruth Williams Dance Studio. Later, he attended the High School of Performing Arts with Dance as his major but soon switched to playing the piano after being inspired by visits with his grandfather to see jazz artists playing at the Apollo Theater.

With a deep and versatile voice, rising star vocalist Jamile is leaving her mark wherever she goes.

Her latest album Daring Two Be (under La Reserve Records) was made in collaboration with guitarist Tony Davis and features the great Steve Wilson on alto saxophone.

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Over the past two decades, Freddie Hendrix has become one of the most in-demand trumpeters in jazz, and beyond. An accomplished composer, arranger and educator, Hendrix’s skill and versatility have led him to work with a wide array of artists and bands, from the Count Basie Orchestra and the Christian McBride Big Band to Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys.

A native of Baltimore, drummer George Gray is held in high esteem for his time and versatility. Soon after earning a degree in music education at Morgan State University, he was offered the drum chair in Pockets, a major funk group produced by Verdine and Maurice White from Earth, Wind & Fire. After three albums for Columbia with this group, Gray went on to freelance with a long list of musical greats including Chuck Berry, Gary Bartz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Pharoah Sanders, Abdullah Ibrahim and Onaje Allan Gumbs.

Douglas was raised in Hartford, Connecticut and studied tuba and bass at the Hartford Conservatory of Music. He attended The Hartt School at the University of Hartford majoring in African American Music and History under the tutelage of alto saxophonist Jackie McLean.[1] He is the nephew of drummer and composer Walter Bolden.[2]

Saxophonist Vincent Herring's intense, soulful, multi-noted style and ebullient swing have excited audiences worldwide. On stage, Herring and his band often make an incendiary sound over fine and controlled rhythms of modern times.



Vincent started playing saxophone at the age of 11 in school bands and studying privately at Dean Frederick’s School of Music in Vallejo, CA. At the age of 16, Herring was studying at California State University at Chico on a music scholarship. A year later he had won a berth in the United States Military Academy Band at West Point.

RICK GERMANSON has been a highly in-demand pianist on the New York City Jazz scene for well over a decade. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rick relocated to New York City in 1998. Rick won the GRAND PRIZE at The American Pianists' Association Jazz Piano Competition in 1996. He was awarded "Best of New Talent" in 2004 by All About Jazz NYC.

In 1999 she revived a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and studied Jazz piano, Improvisation and Composition. She was a semi-finalist at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition in Montreux, Switzerland both in 2002 and 2003. She has toured Germany, Italy and Japan and has performed with several jazz greats such as Joe Lovano, Kevin Mahogany, Bobby McFerrin, Tiger Okoshi and Phil Wilson while in college.

Saxophonist David Lee Jones was born and raised in Houston, TX,. From 1976 to 1978 David attended Texas Southern University in Houston where he studied Music Education with a minor in Jazz Studies. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1984 with a B.A. in Jazz Composition and Arranging.