Gary Thomas is currently studying to obtain a Master’s Degree In Jazz Bass from the University of Miami. He has studied and performed Jazz Bass for over 10 years. While receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Miami, Gary performed and recorded extensively with the Frost Jazz Sextet and the Studio Jazz Band while[…]
Pianist Konrad Paszkudzki hails from Perth, Australia and just finishing his masters degree from the University of Miami. At the age of 14 Konrad was awarded the Young West Australian Instrumentalist of the Year Award and continued garnering accolades for his mastery of the piano. He has also been performing concerts under his own name[…]
Trombonist Thomas Dover is from Miami and attends the New World School of the Arts. He has won numerous awards, among them: the Essentially Ellington Outstanding Trombone Soloist Award in 2009, Downbeat Student Music Award in 2010 in the “Jazz Soloist” category and most recently the Young Arts Merit Award in “Jazz” by the National[…]
As a long time resident of South Florida, Yvonne Brown, along with her husband Charlie Brown has performed extensively throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean Islands. Born in Atlanta. GA and raised in Montclair, NJ. Mrs. Brown, a versatile song stylist sings both popular, contemporary music and jazz. Whatever the room calls for.[…]
Born in Uruguay, Federico Britos began playing violin at age five. Serving as principal chair, soloist and ultimately Concertmaster with some of the great symphony orchestras of Uruguay, Venezuela, Peru and Cuba. He was also Concertmaster of the Miami Symphony Orchestra for seven years and of the Ars Flores Orchestra. Federico has, from his earliest[…]
Jazz is alive in South Florida and Jesse Jones Jr. is here to prove it. The Miami native is a saxophonist extraordinaire and continues to be on the forefront of a burgeoning jazz renaissance in South Florida. Jesse and his brother, Melton Mustafa, who is one of the great trumpet players of our time has[…]
Formed in 1993 by Cuban-born guitarist/composer Eddy Balzola. Oriente’s sound features funky, guitar driven tumbaos. brass, and Afro-percussion – fusing Cuban roots with Blues. Jazz, Caribbean and Brazilian influences The band began their first tour m 1994 at famed New Orleans Jazz club ‘Snug Harbor” where their sizzling, rhythmic and melodic Afro-Cuban sounds created a[…]
Considered one of the top Jazz pianists in South Florida, Dolph Castellano is the consummate Jazz sideman–never seen up front but certainly prominent in the context of a Jazz ensemble while creating his unique magic on the piano. His longevity as a fixture in the South Florida Jazz scene has trumpeted many memorable performances. Dolph[…]
