Joe Farnsworth’s drumming is the epitome of solid, swinging time-keeping, played with a light touch while maintaining a powerful groove. He’s got chops to spare, but seems uninterested in offering bravura flourishes; his big solo here, the six-minute “One For Jimmy Cobb,” is more concerned with musical narrative than technical flash. Moreover, his command of […]

Abraham Burton: For three decades, world-renowned saxophonist and educator Abraham Burton has been a prominent figure on the jazz scene. Showcased as a soloist on two Grammy award-winning albums, Abraham also has been a featured musician on dozens of recordings. Throughout his career, Abraham has performed and recorded with numerous contemporaries and legendary jazz artists […]

Pianist Spike Wilner was inspired to play ragtime piano at a young age after seeing a docudrama on the life of Scott Joplin. This led to a life-long passion for piano playing, ragtime and jazz music. He's toured with the Artie Shaw Big Band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Maynard Furguson, and he has numerous […]

Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, and band leader from San Francisco, CA. A rock drummer turned vibraphonist, Sasha was first introduced to the instrument through her high school Oakland School for the Arts as part of the jazz program. While she had multifaceted interests throughout her adolescence that spanned academia and the arts, […]

Hailed by the New York Times as “a tenor saxophonist with an enigmatic, elegant and hard-driving style,” JD Allen is a bright light on today’s international jazz scene. His unique and compelling voice on the instrument – the result of a patient and painstaking confrontation with the fundamentals of the art – has earned Allen […]