Quincy Delight Jones Jr.Musician, Producer, Composer, and Arranger Born: March 14, 1933 | Died: November 3, 2024 "A distinguished musician, producer, and arranger, renowned for achieving global hits in collaboration…

Deborah Smith, a trombonist, performer, composer/arranger, educator, student, and bandleader, hailing from Bridgeport, Connecticut, discovered her passion for the trombone at age 13 in her middle school band program. Immersed…

Shanelle Gabriel is a spoken word poet, singer, lupus warrior, and educator from Brooklyn, NY who has toured the globe. Widely known for featuring on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, she…

KAVITA SHAH - POETRY Kavita Shah is an award-winning vocalist, composer, researcher, and educator who makes work in deep engagement with the jazz tradition, while also addressing and advancing its…

One of jazz music’s best-kept secrets and least-appreciated performers, Andy Bey made his musical debut as a teenager in New York and Paris, proving himself a talented instrumentalist with a…

A Philadelphia native, Bethlehem has been singing since she was a child – singing by herself and vocalizing with her musical cousins. Performing around the region for over 15 years,…

PAT METHENY Born in Kansas City on August 12, 1954 into a musical family. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, Metheny switched to guitar at age 12. By…

Toni Washingtin Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer is a native of Pittsburgh PA who has made Philly her home for many years. Toni is a giver who believes in working to…

Wayne Shorter is a jazz saxophonist and composer who has played with some of the most important jazz musicians of the past half century, including Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and…

Michel Petrucciani was a celebrated jazz pianist who was born on December 28, 1962, in Orange, France. Petrucciani was born with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bone disease which caused him…