Mentors |
Notes |
| Danilo Pérez |
This Panimanian musical wonder plays from the heart and has a lot to offer any aspiring musician. |
| Frank Carlberg |
Great pianist, composer, & teacher. From Finland, based in NYC. |
| Jason Moran |
Make sure the music is personal. Artist with a big "A". Musical mesher. |
| Jerry Bergonzi |
Affectionately known as the "Gonz", this jazz legend burns not only on his tenor saxophone, but on piano, bass, & drums as well. Ouch. |
| Joe Bloom |
A philosopher of the piano. Great sound & advice. |
| Michael Cain |
A gifted pianist/keyboardist and educator. |
| Ran Blake |
There's only one Ran Blake. Check him out if you haven't already. |
| Warren Senders |
A true teacher and wonderful Hindustani vocalist. When not teaching and singing, Warren recreationally parses complex grammatical structures. |
Musicians |
Notes |
| Adam Shulman |
hard swinging beboppin pianist |
| Alec Spiegelman |
multi-reedist, multi genre-ist, multi-talented |
| Anna Webber |
aka "Webbs", double threat on T sax an flute |
| Austin McMahon |
totally burning drummer |
| Ayanna Witter-Johnson |
cellist, vocalist, composer |
| Becca Stevens |
beautifully original singer and songwriter |
| Bert Seager |
Boston based pianist, frequent collaborator with the Jorges |
| Bjorn Wennas |
swedish guitarist and fellow Music Maker faculty |
| Brian Adler |
rhythmic anchor of the prana trio |
| Bridget Kearney |
bassist, composer, educator, girl |
| Curtis Brothers |
Zaccai and Luques, tremenda combinación |
| Dan Blake |
former roomate and singular sax man |
| Dan Tepfer |
pianist extraordinaire |
| Dayna Stephens |
double threat on tenor sax and bass, look out for his debut album! |
| Dred Scott |
hail satan. pianist. 666 |
| Erik Jekabson |
pure sweet trumpet, check out his quintet! |
| Fred Randolph |
hard working versitle bay area bassist |
| Gabriel Guerrero |
pianista colombiano talentoso |
| Haggai Cohen-Milo |
great israeli bassist and composer, based in the bay area |
| Howard Wiley |
double threat on tenor sax and drums, polytextural rhtymic madness |
| Joe Gilman |
Joe "Herbie Hancock" Gilman, also Joe "Joe Gilman" Gilman |
| Jorge Pérez-Albela |
aka "Coqui", musical drummer, percussionist, & JC Trio member |
| Jorge Roeder |
ubiquitous bass monster & JC Trio member |
| Josh Deutsch |
great trumpeter & composer from Seattle, living in NYC! |
| Kasey Knudsen |
ripping Madam of the tenor sax |
| Kenny Brooks |
burnin SF/NYC based sax man, fellow NEC alumus |
| Lisa Engelken |
bay area based vocalist |
| Luke Westbrook |
no one sings "Carribean Queen" like this guitar monster |
| Marcus Shelby |
swingin bassist and composer, leader of his own Jazz Orchestra! |
| Maria Cristina |
vocalist and composer from Austria |
| Matt Holman |
Son, this man plays some kosh trumpet. Watch out. |
| Mitch Marcus |
any tune, any key, lead the jazz jam way in the SF bay (now in NYC) |
| Peter Gall |
NYC based drummer, German import |
| Petros Klampanis |
Greek bassist based in NYC |
| Richie Barshay |
Richie, Richie, Richie... |
| Ruben Samama |
NYC based bassist |
| Sam Adams |
classical composer who moonlights as a burnin jazz bassist |
| Sameer Gupta |
multifacited percussionista |
| Sarah Manning |
Madam of the alto sax |
| Sofia Koutsovitis |
esta tremenda cantante knows hot to put a band together |
| Steve Treseler |
Seattle sax machine, fellow NEC affiliate |
| Sunny Kim |
beautiful singer, penned the (unrecorded) lyrics to "Somebody Quitely" |
| Taylor Eigsti |
monster pianist - did somebody say grammy nominated? |
| Tim Bulkley |
seems like this drummer's got a gig every night of the week |
| Uri Gurvich |
israeli alto sax man and king of the hang |
Bands |
Notes |
| Amphis Baena |
jazz/rock trio lead by Brian Scherman (JC former member) |
| Audrey Ryan Band |
singer/songwriter (JC former member) |
| Beep! Trio |
Michael Coleman, Rob Schwartz, & Nate Brenner = Beep! |
| Birds & Batteries |
Mike Sempert's SF based rock band |
| Chicken Slacks |
7-piece soul band (JC former member) |
| Clarinet Milk |
My main long time man Jake Bloomfield-Misrach's killin band |
| Jazz Mafia |
Adan Theis, Shotgun, Realitic, Bagale, Spaceheater, Supertaster... |
| Keeley Valentino |
Ms. Valentino's got one of the sweetest voices you're likely to hear |
| Kneebody |
Check these guys out if you haven't already!! |
| Locura |
Rachel B-D spices things up on the cajón in great band |
| MSJO |
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra |
| Prana Trio |
hauntingly good |
| Quartet of Happiness |
Rick & Kelly go together like Peanut Butter & Jelly |
| Realistic Orchestra |
Jazz big band and hip hop orchestra sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g.. |
