27
May, 2025
Bobby Sparks

BOBBY SPARKS II | Fusion Jazz (USA)

BOBBY SPARKS II

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE
2026 | OCTOBER 27th TO NOVEMBER 15th

2027 | MAY
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Bobby Sparks II | Jazz-Funk / Fusion | USA

Line-up

Bobby Sparks II | keys
Snarky Puppy, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Nelly Furtado, Marcus Miller, Kirk Franklin, St. Vincent, Tower of Power, Lizz Wright

Jay McK / Justin “Jay Mack” McKinney | bass
Ghost-Note, Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, MonoNeon, Chaka Khan, Fred Hammond, Bobby Brown, Liv Warfield, Bobby Sparks II, GLOW

Keith Anderson | sax
Roy Hargrove, Marcus Miller, Les McCann, Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Kanye West, Prince, Paul Jackson Jr., Bobby Sparks II, The RH Factor

Cam Lee | guitar
Nile Rodgers, Musiq Soulchild, Bobby Sparks II

DeAnthony McGee | EWI
Bobby Sparks II, Kirk Franklin, Michael McDonald, Joe Sample, Snarky Puppy

Adarian Roberts | drums
Bobby Sparks II, Tye Tribbett, Kirk Franklin, Anita Baker, The Crusaders, D’Angelo

Style

Vintage-key funk, gospel harmony and Texas jazz-fusion pressure, led from a fortress of organs, synths, Rhodes and Clavinet.

A rhythm section built for deep pocket, elastic backbeat and sudden gear-shifts, with bass and drums pushing the band toward body-level impact.

Sax, guitar and EWI expand the music into a high-voltage Black American continuum: blues, church, fusion, soul, hip-hop, funk opera.

Profile

Bobby Sparks II’s live project is not a keyboard showcase with accompaniment: it is a pressure system of groove, church harmony, jazz freedom and analog electricity. Sparks leads from the center, shaping Hammond, Rhodes, Clavinet, synths and sound-design into a dense orchestral field, while Jay McK and Adarian Roberts keep the music physical, flexible and dangerous. Keith Anderson brings the Roy Hargrove/RH Factor lineage into the front line, Cam Lee adds clipped funk guitar and R&B color, and DeAnthony McGee’s EWI opens a synthetic horn register that suits Sparks’ futuristic vocabulary. The result is a band that treats funk as architecture: heavy in the pocket, open in form, saturated in timbre, and built for improvisation without losing the body.

Details

Bobby Sparks II | keys. Leader, composer and producer, Sparks is the project’s harmonic and timbral engine. His language connects gospel voicings, Texas blues, jazz-funk, Prince-derived funk, analog synthesis and orchestral sound design. Verified work includes Snarky Puppy, Kirk Franklin, Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor, Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, St. Vincent and Lizz Wright. In interview, he has described gospel as the source of his harmonic ear and Prince as a decisive inspiration.

Jay McK / Justin “Jay Mack” McKinney | bass. Low-end anchor and groove stabilizer, Jay McK gives the band the rounded, syncopated floor needed for Sparks’ dense keyboard architecture. Public sources identify him with Ghost-Note and list collaborations or credits connected to Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, MonoNeon, Chaka Khan, Fred Hammond, Bobby Brown and Liv Warfield. His role in this project is to keep the pocket wide while leaving space for Sparks’ rhythmic displacements and left-hand synth-bass gestures.

Keith Anderson | sax. Front-line saxophonist with a Dallas/RH Factor profile, Anderson brings a vocal, blues-rooted horn voice into Sparks’ high-density funk. Verified associations include Roy Hargrove, Marcus Miller, Les McCann, Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Kanye West and Prince-related contexts, with credits on RH Factor recordings. In the band, he works as a melodic counterweight: gritty tenor/alto phrasing, call-and-response energy and direct links to the neo-soul/jazz-funk language Sparks helped shape.

Cam Lee | guitar. The current French ticketing material identifies the guitarist as Cam Lee, while management material lists “Cam” with Nile Rodgers and Musiq Soulchild. In this ensemble, the guitar chair is functional and coloristic: rhythmic chanks, R&B glue, blues-rock bite and tight comping around Sparks’ organ and Clavinet. Because public documentation is limited, no additional collaborations are added beyond those verified in current project materials.

DeAnthony McGee | EWI. McGee supplies the band’s most explicitly electronic wind color. Sources list him as EWI player in Bobby Sparks II’s live band and connect him with Kirk Franklin, Michael McDonald, Joe Sample and Snarky Puppy-related contexts. His role is not decorative: the EWI extends the horn section into synth-like bends, vocal phrasing, pitch manipulation and futuristic solo textures that match Sparks’ analog-electronic vocabulary.

Adarian Roberts | drums. Roberts is the live band’s young rhythmic engine, documented in Bobby Sparks II line-ups and reviewed live as a strikingly focused drummer. Management and venue materials connect him with Tye Tribbett, Kirk Franklin, Anita Baker, The Crusaders and D’Angelo. His function is to make the band move: deep pocket, gospel chops, responsive accents and enough propulsion to hold long-form funk-fusion structures together.

Discography

Bobby Sparks II: as leader, Schizophrenia: The Yang Project (2019) and Paranoia (2022). Verified associated recordings include Roy Hargrove/The RH Factor’s Hard Groove (2003), Strength (2004) and Distractions (2006), plus Snarky Puppy-related credits including Culcha Vulcha and Immigrance as reported in artist/booking biographies.

Jay McK / Justin “Jay Mack” McKinney: verified public credits include bass on Bobby Sparks II’s Paranoia material and Liv Warfield’s “Edge” (2023). Touring/live documentation also places him with Ghost-Note and Bobby Sparks II. No leader discography was verified from accessible public sources.

Keith Anderson: verified discographic credits include Les McCann’s Listen Up! (1995), The RH Factor’s Hard Groove (2003) and Distractions (2006), plus Bobby Sparks II’s Schizophrenia: The Yang Project and Paranoia contexts. Public artist biographies also list his own releases Diversity and Let’s Roll.

Cam Lee: no principal leader discography was verified from accessible public sources. Current live documentation verifies his guitar chair in Bobby Sparks II’s band and management material lists collaborations with Nile Rodgers and Musiq Soulchild.

DeAnthony McGee: no principal leader discography was verified from accessible public sources. Current live and ticketing documentation verifies him as EWI player in Bobby Sparks II’s band, with listed associations including Kirk Franklin, Michael McDonald, Joe Sample and Snarky Puppy.

Adarian Roberts: no principal leader discography was verified from accessible public sources. Current live documentation verifies him as drummer in Bobby Sparks II’s band, with public listings connecting him to Tye Tribbett, Kirk Franklin, Anita Baker, The Crusaders and D’Angelo.

Quotes

“Gospel music got me into harmony.” — Bobby Sparks II; interview by Charles Waring; Soul and Jazz and Funk; 2019-04-05; https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/interviews/all-aboard-the-battlespark-galactica-bobby-sparks-ii-talks-schizophrenia-chilli-sauce-and-prince/

“I’m a student of all music.” — Bobby Sparks II; interview by Charles Waring; Soul and Jazz and Funk; 2019-04-05; https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/interviews/all-aboard-the-battlespark-galactica-bobby-sparks-ii-talks-schizophrenia-chilli-sauce-and-prince/

“He’s my biggest inspiration.” — Bobby Sparks II on Prince; interview by Charles Waring; Soul and Jazz and Funk; 2019-04-05; https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/interviews/all-aboard-the-battlespark-galactica-bobby-sparks-ii-talks-schizophrenia-chilli-sauce-and-prince/

Reviews

CD REVIEW: Bobby Sparks II – Schizophrenia: The Yang Project — London Jazz News; Rob Mallows; 2019-03-04;
https://londonjazznews.com/2019/03/04/cd-review-bobby-sparks-ii-schizophrenia-the-yang-project/
The review frames Sparks’ debut as a powerful double album of funk, jazz and fusion, praising the quality of the playing and collaborators while noting that a tighter edit would have made the work stronger.

Bobby Sparks II: Schizophrenia: The Yang Project — All About Jazz; Roger Farbey; 2019-03-19;
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/schizophrenia-the-yang-project-bobby-sparks-ii-delta-review-by-roger-farbey
Farbey presents the album as an extraordinary, genre-wide debut, emphasizing Sparks’ gospel and jazz foundations, the breadth of the writing and the large-scale Black music vocabulary behind the record.

Bobby Sparks II ‘Paranoia’ 3LP/2CD (Leopard) 4/5 — UK Vibe; Imran Mirza; 2022-06-17;
https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/bobby-sparks-ii/
The review treats Paranoia as a grand, all-encompassing funk-opera project, connecting it to Sparks’ Snarky Puppy and RH Factor background and highlighting its broad palette across soul, funk, jazz, gospel, blues, hip-hop and orchestral writing.

Bobby Sparks II – Paranoia — Jazz Views; George Cole; 2022-10-12;
https://jazzviews.net/bobby-sparks-ii-paranoia/
Cole describes Paranoia as an ambitious, wide-ranging album with superb musicianship, noting Sparks’ affinity for 1970s synth technology, high-energy jazz-fusion workouts and a huge cast of leading players.

17
Apr, 2024
Wayne Krantz Power Trio ft. Evan Marien & Josh Dion

WAYNE KRANTZ TRIO ft. EVAN MARIEN & JOSH DION | Fusion Jazz (USA)

WAYNE KRANTZ SUGAR TRIO
ft. Evan Marien & Josh Dion

AVAILABLE IN EUROPE
2025 | MARCH

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Line up

Wayne Krantz | Guitar

Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, Carla Bley, Keith Carlock, Tim Lefebvre, Pino Palladino, Vinnie Colaiuta, John Patitucci, Tal Wilkenfeld, Anton Fig, Jeremy Stacey, Paul Stacey, Gabriela Anders, Kenny Wollesen, Nate Wood, Henry Hey, Owen Biddle

Josh Dion | Drums

John Scofield, Wayne Krantz, Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Esperanza Spalding, Lucius, Chris Thile

Evan Marien | Bass

Tigran Hamasyan, Tim Miller, Virgil Donati, Elliot Moss, Justin Brown, Allan Holdsworth, Dana Hawkins, Fredrik Thordendal, Plini, Aaron Marshall, J3PO, Cory Wong, Zac Zinger, Button Masher, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

WAYNE KRANTZ

Wayne KrantzWayne Krantz was born in Corvallis, Oregon. He released his first album, Signals, in 1990, sporting an array of recognized jazz musicians such as Dennis Chambers, Don Alias, Anthony Jackson, and others.
In 1992, he formed a trio with bassist Lincoln Goines and drummer Zach Danziger and recorded two albums with them, Long To Be Loose (1993) and 2 Drink Minimum (1995), a live album, and began playing regularly at the 55 Bar, a jazz club in New York City. In 1996, Krantz released an acoustic album with Leni Stern, dubbed Separate Cages. After playing with Steely Dan for several years, Krantz formed a new trio in 1997 with Tim Lefebvre on bass and Keith Carlock on drums; on June 28, 2007, he played his final regular Thursday night gig at New York’s 55 Bar. As of October and November 2018, he is playing regularly at 55 Bar again with a rotating cast of sidemen.

Wayne Krantz’s first three solo albums were released on the jazz label Enja Records. His next three albums, 1999’s Greenwich Mean, 2003’s Your Basic Live, and 2007’s Your Basic Live ’06 were all released from Wayne’s private website. Like 2 Drink Minimum, these albums are excerpts of various sets at the 55 Bar. These albums also include more use of effects pedals, and are more unscripted and improvised than the previous three. He contributed to Donald Fagen’s release Morph the Cat, and toured with Fagen’s band in early 2006. He was featured on tenor saxophonist Chris Potter’s 2006 release, Underground.

Wayne Krantz signed with record label Abstract Logix to release his first studio record in over fifteen years. Krantz Carlock Lefebvre (2009) features the core trio of Krantz, Carlock on drums and Lefebvre on bass. In 2012, Krantz released Howie 61 (a reference to Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited), which includes performances by Keith Carlock, James Genus, John Patitucci, Charley Drayton, Tal Wilkenfeld, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anton Fig, Yasushi Miura, Jeremy Stacey, Paul Stacey, Pino Palladino, Gabriela Anders, Kenny Wollesen, Nate Wood, Henry Hey and Owen Biddle. In 2014, Krantz released “Good Piranha/Bad Piranha,” a live-in-the-studio album featuring his two dominant trio combinations at the time: Nate Wood/Keith Carlock and Tim Lefebvre/Nate Wood. The bands each recorded the same four cover songs with radically different improvisational results.

https://www.waynekrantz.com/

EVAN MARIEN

Evan MarienEvan Marien is an award-winning bassist, composer, producer, author, educator, and 3D artist, born and raised in the cornfields of Decatur, Illinois. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2009 and has lived in the NYC area since 2010.

Known for his collaborations with drummer Dana Hawkins, he has also performed in the bands of Tigran Hamasyan, Wayne Krantz, Tim Miller, Virgil Donati, Elliot Moss, Justin Brown’s NYEUSI, and was the last bassist to perform in guitar legend Allan Holdsworth’s band.

His latest release, ‘Elysian’ features Dana Hawkins, Tigran Hamasyan, Fredrik Thordendal, Plini, Intervals, J3PO, Tim Miller, Cory Wong, Zac Zinger, Button Masher, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

You can hear his bass playing on numerous albums such as Tigran Hamasyan’s “The Call Within,” Virgil Donati’s “In This Life,” and “Ruination”, and Steve Hunt’s “Connections”.

His playing can also be heard on the Mitski song ‘Nobody,’ for which he received a gold record for participating on the album ‘Be The Cowboy,’ as well as on the songs ‘Should’ve Been Me’ and ‘That’s Our Lamp’ from her most recent album, ‘Laurel Hell’.

In partnership with MadeMusicStudio, Evan has composed music for renowned brands such as AT&T, Lexus, and NPR. Most recently, he won a 2022 CLIO award for composing the sonic logo and anthem for Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

As an author, he has written numerous books about his distinctive Hexatonic method for the bass guitar, as well as created video courses describing his specialized right hand technique. His first book, ‘Transcriptions Vol. 1,’ was an Amazon Best Seller in its first week of release.

Evan is also a part-time faculty member at The New School in New York City, where he specializes in providing private lessons to the next generation of contemporary musicians.

Evan Marien is a MarkBass artist!

Evan Marien

https://www.evanmarien.com/

JOSH DION

Josh DionJosh Dion was born at the tail end of the disco funk era, when popular radio bore the sounds of Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, and ‘four on the floor’ drum beats! Raised in Storrs, CT, Josh started playing his father’s drums before he even started kindergarten. He grew up playing drums to the simple and beat driven sounds of Nick Mason and Ringo Starr. He also lived across the hall from his older brother, who not only followed the Grateful Dead, but introduced him to Cream at the tender age of seven. Rightfully so, Cream, Zeppelin and the Stones led Dion to Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson and beyond.

A prodigious talent, Josh started playing professionally at age eight and was invited to shed with the UConn Jazz Studies program by the time he was twelve. While he was impressing people with his percussion skills, he was playing piano and singing in his local church, developing talents which would eventually help him stand out even among the world class drummers in whose company he has now found himself.

After a stint in the music program at New Jersey’s William Paterson University, he has made New York City his home. Josh’s college days were greeted by an immersion in the Jam band scene with NYC funk band ulu, who toured the Eastern half of the US. Josh was soon noticed by jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb, who offered Josh an opportunity to be seen and heard by a whole new level of the music audience. From that platform, he has gone on to work with some of the major brand names of the music world: Candy Dulfer, Spyro Gyra, Will Lee, Pat Martino, Jeff Kashiwa, Jason Miles, Anthony Jackson, Edgar Winter, Randy Brecker, Bob James, Eric Marienthal, Til Bronner, Jim Beard, Ivan Lins and on and on.

Meanwhile, Josh Dion has been developing his solo career with the CD releases of the Josh Dion Band (www.joshdionband.net), their debut “Give Love” and the imminent “Josh Dion Band Live.” The Josh Dion Band has another studio release planned for early 2007.

“Give Love” was greeted with effusive praise by the UK’s Drummer magazine, who described it as “Brian Wilson meets Hall and Oates, with possibly Bruce Springsteen looking in and drums that sound like they were recorded at Muscle Shoals Studios. This is a collection of epic songs that build and move as songs used to in the old days when songwriters were exactly that and labels like Motown and Stax were market leaders…Great voice, great drums and great, great tunes…Dion is a young player that is going to create a very big impression indeed. Not only can this fella lay down a super funky beat, but he sings with a soulful voice that totally melts your mind…You are going to be hearing more from this extremely talented young musician…If there is any justice in this world, Dion will be huge.” YEAH!

Josh also enjoys nature-walking, driving, and attending history lectures.

GEAR LIST
Absolute Maple Nouveau
ABD-1518JF 18″x14″
ATT-1512J 12″x8″
AFT-1516 16″x16″
ASD-0545 14″x5.5″
MNS-1470EJ Elvin Jones Signature

https://www.yamaha.com/artists/joshdion.html

BOOKING ENQUIRY

What’s going on: https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

13
Jan, 2024
Daraa Tribes

DARAA TRIBES | Tribal Fusion & Saharan Blues (MA)

DARAA TRIBES Tribal Fusion & Saharan Blues (MA)

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Line-up

Rachid Berazougui | Electric guitar, vocals
Playing For Change (Live Outside); international festival circuits (EU/UK/NA)

Mustapha Aqermim | Rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Collective songwriting; linguistic/organizational bridge in international collaborations

Abdelkebir Saadi | Bass, backing vocals
Grounding rhythm section between Regaga and desert‑blues groove; full‑band live set

Abdelhafid “Hafid” Ami | Percussion (cajón/krakebs), backing vocals
Polyrhythms and ritual patterns (Lkaaba) integrated into an electric set

Mohamed Sabir | Drums
Drummer in the band’s amplified live configuration; adds a more driving full-kit pulse to the groove

Balkhir Razgui | Vocals, percussion (founder, in memoriam)
Founding voice of the project (2014–2024)

Style

Tribal Fusion and Saharan Blues from the palm groves of Tagounite: desert‑guitar riffs, trance percussion and call‑and‑response that turn the stage into a shared rite.

Profile

Daraa Tribes formed in 2014 in Tagounite, an oasis town in Morocco’s Draa Valley: a group of friends from different tribes translating their home’s coexistence into sound. Their “blues of the desert” intertwines Gnawa, Sahraoui, Amazigh and Regaga idioms into a contemporary language—dry, hypnotic electric guitars, a pulsing bass, polyrhythmic percussion and multilingual chorus lines (Darija, Tamazight, Hassani). On stage the band builds by accumulation: circular grooves, minimal variation and tight interplay that draws the audience into a collective dance. After consolidating an international trajectory across festivals and clubs, Daraa Tribes have just wrapped up a UK mini‑tour (Bristol–London–Manchester), reaffirming the project’s high‑intensity live dimension.

Details 

• Rachid Berazougui writes and sings part of the repertoire with a desert‑tone electric guitar that leads the set’s hypnosis. (“Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of sound that is the heartbeat of Daraa Tribes.” Playing For Change, 2025-04-01)

• Mustapha Aqermim is a rhythmic and narrative engine: the band’s identity grew “in a circle,” without hierarchy, from sharing traditions. (“We didn’t plan to start a band. We just started playing together…” Matt Ross, Arab News, 2020-08-16)

• UK mini‑tour (just concluded): Jam Jar (Bristol, 2026-01-03), Hootananny (Brixton, 2026-01-07), Band on the Wall (Manchester, 2026-01-11).

• Sound imprint: desert‑guitar groove with a Gnawa edge—a writing approach that stays danceable even at its most ritual. (“…incorporate their Moroccan roots into a lilting groove… the edge of the North African Gnawa sounds.” Tony Benjamin, Bristol24/7, 2026-01-02)

Discography

  • Alwan (EP, 2017)

  • Igharman (LP, 2018)

  • Zamane (EP, 2019)

  • Lakbayl (single, 2021)

  • Sahara (single, 2022)

  • Torat Vol. 1 (EP, 2024)

MUSIC REVIEWS

Listening Now : Daraa Tribes – Bshara | 2024-02-02
https://lastdaydeaf.com/listening-now-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Torat Vol. 1, au fil du nouvel EP des Daraa Tribes | 2024-01-29
https://djolo.net/torat-vol-1-au-fil-nouvel-ep-daraa-tribes/

BSHARA REVIEW: The Vitality of North African Pastoral Life | 2024-01-25
https://music.coralriff.biz/bshara-vitality-north-african-pastoral-life/

Daraa Tribes Evoke the Vitality of North African Pastoral Life in the Traditional and Saharan Blues Fusion of “Bshara” | 2024-01-24
https://queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/daraa-tribes-evoke-the-vitality-of-north-african-pastoral-life-in-the-traditional-and-saharan-blues-fusion-of-bshara/

Daily Discovery: Daraa Tribes – Bshara | 2024-01-17
https://rhythmpassport.com/daily-discovery-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Daily Discovery: Daraa Tribes – Sahara (Official Video) | 2022-10-18
https://rhythmpassport.com/daily-discovery-daraa-tribes-sahara-official-video/

Joli moment de convivialité dans le Sahara avec la Daraa Tribes | 2022-10-10
https://djolo.net/joli-moment-convivialite-dans-sahara-avec-daraa-tribes/

LAKBAYL | BLOGS’ REVIEWS | 2021-10-17
https://music.coralriff.biz/lakbayl-blog-reviews-single-release/

Toutes les Daraa Tribes se réunissent sur Lakbayl | 2021-10-08
https://djolo.net/toutes-les-daraa-tribes-se-reunissent-sur-lakbayl/

All the Daraa Tribes meet on Lakbayl | REVIEW ON DJOLO | 2021-10-08
https://music.coralriff.biz/all-daraa-tribes-meet-lakbayl-review-on-djolo/

Globalism //4 | 2021-10-04
https://lastdaydeaf.com/globalism-4/

UltraRadar. Nueva música alternativa mundial – Octubre 2021 | 2021-10-01
https://planarteria.com/2021/10/ultraradar-nueva-musica-alternativa-mundial-octubre-2021/

Quotes 

“…incorporate their Moroccan roots into a lilting groove… the edge of the North African Gnawa sounds.”

Tony Benjamin, Bristol 24/7, 2026-01-02) — https://www.bristol247.com/culture/music/bristols-month-in-world-music-january-2026/

“We are delighted to welcome back Daraa Tribes as the celebratory closing act of our first digital festival.”

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, 2020-07-18) — https://www.arabartsfestival.com/events/daraa-tribes/

“The track… fusing ancient rhythms with contemporary flair… offering listeners a sonic journey.”

Last Day Deaf, 2024-02-02 — https://lastdaydeaf.com/listening-now-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Reviews / articles / profiles

Profiles & bio

UK tour (just concluded)

Live reviews

WEBSITE

https://www.daraatribes.com/

WHAT’S GOING ON

https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

BOOKING REQUEST
12
Jan, 2024
Torat Vol. 1

TORAT Vol. 1 from DARAA TRIBES is OUT!

TORAT Vol. 1 from DARAA TRIBES is OUT!

Torat Vol. 1

Moroccan desert blues band Daraa Tribes releases their new EP Torat Vol. 1. It is the band’s third EP and third release with label Coral Riff Music.

‘Torat’ means ‘tradition’ in Moroccan Arabic and reflects the ancestral, traditional music that not only influenced this new release, but can be heard through traditional percussion and vocal styles in each song on the EP.

Songs like ‘Bshara’ and ‘Lghram’ come directly from traditional Hassania, Amazigh, and Daraoua ancestral customs found throughout southern Morocco and across North Africa.

This reflection and representation of traditional music is met with an eclectic modern blues/rock style apparent on each track. This is a continuation of Daraa Tribes efforts on each of the band’s previous releases to innovate upon ancestral cultural traditions, using them as a foundation for their creative process.

The band simultaneously released a lyric video for the song ‘Bshara’, translated into both Hassania Arabic and English. This song tells the story of the Aarib tribe, nomadic in origin, and their historical relationship with their surrounding environments. Major themes include a cultural, social, and economic importance placed upon camels, music customs performed by the tribal youth, and greeting other tribal members traveling from Afar. These themes are not just common among nomadic Hassania culture historically in North Africa, but are still very much part of modern cultural life in the Sahara desert of Morocco.

PRESENTATION PAGE

Website: https://www.daraatribes.com/

Our releases: https://music.coralriff.biz/coral-riff-music-releases/

31
Dec, 2023
Electric Lady Tereza Rais

ELECTRIC LADY | Rock (CZ)

ELECTRIC LADY | Rock (CZ)
Guitar shredder and singer

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE
2026 | Upon request (EU resident band)
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Line-up

Tereza Rays | Guitar, voice

Kenney Jones, Paul Bond, Nigel Lowis, Ivan Král, Kirk Covington, Rytmus

Cayman | Bass

Canaima, Lucie “Vigly” Jeníčková, Jan “Nedy” Nedoma, Richard “Rítcha” Karel, Marcel “Marco” Kříž

Robin Evans | Drums

PROSE (UK), Kyle Francis Falc, Neeve Zahra, Twelve24, Blinding Talent

Style

Riff-first rock trio built for the stage: short-fuse energy, big hooks, no filler. Blues-rock grit with arena-ready choruses, Hendrix-era swagger, and modern punch. A locked rhythm engine under a frontwoman who writes, arranges, and drives the narrative.

Profile

Electric Lady are a lean, high-voltage trio fronted by guitarist–vocalist and songwriter Tereza Rays. Their sound sits where blues-rock muscle meets modern hard-rock immediacy: tight, riff-driven verses that open into melodic choruses built to travel. The band’s DNA is all about articulation and impact—crisp guitar attack, a bass line that stays warm and physical, and drums that hit with straight-ahead authority while leaving space for vocal phrasing.

On record and on stage, Electric Lady move like a single unit: the rhythm section locks into a punchy pocket, while the guitar alternates between dirty groove and bright, singing leads. References to classic rock icons are present in the tone and swagger, but the writing keeps the focus on direct storytelling and cathartic release.

Details

Tereza Rays | Guitar, voice Writer-arranger at the center of the project, shaping songs around riff clarity and vocal urgency. A blues-rock foundation with a modern, radio-ready sense of structure and hook placement. Known for an assertive stage presence where lead lines stay melodic even at full distortion. Recent studio and live work connects her to high-profile UK production and legacy-rock circles. “Vocalist and guitarist Tereza Rays is a tour de force… Her vocals soared and dipped with effortless control.” (Sara Harding, MetalTalk, 2025-09-11)

Cayman | Bass A bassist who prioritizes weight and glue: round low-end, steady drive, and quick dynamic shifts. Brings a band-player mindset—supporting riffs, reinforcing choruses, and tightening transitions. Comfortable in power-trio arrangements where every note has to hold the room. A background in rock projects beyond Electric Lady feeds a grounded, performance-forward feel. “Cayman on bass and Robin Evans on drums match Tereza’s energy and power… share the same undeniable love for creating music.” (Mariam Atef, Rock Era Magazine, 2025-07-13)

Robin Evans | Drums A drummer built for forward motion: firm backbeat, confident accents, and clean, driving fills. Keeps the groove anchored while staying responsive to vocal phrasing and guitar pushes. Balances punch with economy—no excess, just momentum and control. Active across multiple UK rock contexts, bringing a seasoned live sensibility to the trio. “Riffs blasted through this venue, while Evans and Cayman locked into the groove.” (Sara Harding, MetalTalk, 2025-09-11)

Discography

Tereza Rays Storm (single/EP, 2013) Electrical (album, 2015) Wicked (EP, 2018) Trilogy (project, 2020–2021): Rebelia, Politica, Influenza (singles) Stand Up (single, 2022) I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough) (single, 2025-06-27) One Way Ticket (single, 2025-07-25) I Must Let You Go (single, 2025-09-12)

Cayman Go Down The Way (Canaima, album, 2011-05-01) Storm (Electric Lady, single/EP, 2013) Electrical (Electric Lady, album, 2015) Wicked (Electric Lady, EP, 2018) Trilogy (Electric Lady, project, 2020–2021) Stand Up (Electric Lady, single, 2022) I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough) (Electric Lady, single, 2025-06-27) One Way Ticket (Electric Lady, single, 2025-07-25) I Must Let You Go (Electric Lady, single, 2025-09-12)

Robin Evans Storm (Electric Lady, single/EP, 2013) Electrical (Electric Lady, album, 2015) Wicked (Electric Lady, EP, 2018) Trilogy (Electric Lady, project, 2020–2021) Stand Up (Electric Lady, single, 2022) I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough) (Electric Lady, single, 2025-06-27) One Way Ticket (Electric Lady, single, 2025-07-25) I Must Let You Go (Electric Lady, single, 2025-09-12)

 

Members Quotes

Tereza Rays

  • “Vocalist and guitarist Tereza Rays is a tour de force.” — Sara Harding, MetalTalk, 2025‑09‑11.
  • “A rousing rock energy dazzles… Tereza Rays’ vocals stir with a dynamic appeal.” — Mike Mineo, Obscure Sound, 2025‑08‑07.
  • “A middle finger in the air… a reminder of why rock and roll will never die.” — Natalie Patrick, EARMILK, 2025‑07‑11.
  • “With ‘I’m Done’, she doesn’t just perform the song—she lives it.” — Music‑News (Underground), 2025‑08‑08.

Robin Evans

  • “…propelled by Robin Evans’ relentless drumming…” — LOCK Magazine, 2025‑07‑07.
  • “Cayman on Bass and Robin Evans on Drums match Tereza’s energy and power.” — Mariam Atef, Rock Era Magazine, 2025‑07‑13.

Cayman

  • “…and Cayman’s grumbling bass lines.” — LOCK Magazine, 2025‑07‑07.
  • “Cayman on Bass… match[es] Tereza’s energy and power.” — Mariam Atef, Rock Era Magazine, 2025‑07‑13.

Reviews & Interviews

• “Electric Lady, Dylan Gers & Bitchin’ Hour — A Tantalising Triple At The Black Heart” • MetalTalk • Sara Harding • 2025‑09‑11

https://www.metaltalk.net/gig-review-electric-lady-dylan-gers-and-bitchin-hour-a-tantalising-triple-at-the-black-heart.php

• “Five Artists You Need to Hear” • Rolling Stone UK • Alex Ford • 2025‑07‑29

https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/culture/five-new-artists-to-watch-52472/

• “Electric Lady return with their explosive new single ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • LOCK Magazine • Lock Editor • 2025‑07‑07

https://www.lockmag.co.uk/electric-lady-return-with-their-explosive-new-single-im-done-ive-had-enough/

• “Electric Lady Drops Fiery New Single ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • TotalNtertainment • Jo Forrest • 2025‑07‑07

https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/electric-lady-drops-fiery-new-single-im-done-ive-had-enough/
• “Electric Lady shares a uprising with ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • EARMILK • Natalie Patrick • 2025‑07‑11

https://earmilk.com/2025/07/11/electric-lady-shares-a-uprising-with-im-done-ive-had-enough/

• “Electric Lady — ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • Obscure Sound • Mike Mineo • 2025‑08‑07

https://www.obscuresound.com/2025/08/electric-lady-im-done-ive-had-enough/

• “Electric Lady drops fiery new single ‘I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)’” • Music‑News (Underground) • Staff • 2025‑08‑08

https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/183584/Electric-Lady-drops-fiery-new-single-I-m-Done-I-ve-Had-Enough

• “Electric Lady Reigniting Fire in the Rock N Roll Scene” • Rock Era Magazine • Mariam Atef • 2025‑07‑13

https://rockeramagazine.com/electric-lady-im-done/

• Event: Electric Lady — The Black Heart, London (hosted by Elles Bailey) • Our Black Heart (venue listing) • 2025‑09‑09

https://www.ourblackheart.com/events/2025/9/9/electric-lady

• Czech Centre Recommends: Electric Lady @ The Black Heart • Czech Centre London • 2025‑08‑12

https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/blog/2025/08/electric-lady

• Artist page / releases • Apple Music • 2025

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/electric-lady/424289152

• Single page: “I’m Done (I’ve Had Enough)” • Apple Music • 2025‑06‑27

https://music.apple.com/gb/song/im-done-ive-had-enough/1816434462

• Single upload: “One Way Ticket” (audio) • YouTube Music • 2025‑07‑25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ROksdsClg

• Ibanez Artists: Tereza Rays • Ibanez • profile

https://www.ibanez.com/eu/artists/detail/1662.html

• Electrical (album) — release note • MusicGlue • 2015‑04‑01

https://www.musicglue.com/electric-lady/products/electrical

• Electrical (album) — Bandcamp about • Bandcamp • 2015

https://electric-lady.bandcamp.com/album/electrical

BIO

Tereza Rays (ELECTRIC LADY) is a guitarist and singer who was born in the Czech Republic on February 6, 1987 in the Czech Republic. She is the exclusive author of her compositions, lyricist and music arranger, she participates in the current production with producer Roman Rossi – manager. She recorded her debut album in Texas in 2014. Tereza is currently a corporate player of Ibanez and Blackstar, in the past she represented Fender. She has collaborated with many Czech and foreign artists.

She started playing the guitar thanks to the music of Jimi Hendrix. Tereza was born in Kladno and at the age of 15 she started playing the guitar and singing, her parents didn’t support her music much. However, Tereza went her own way and after the founding of the band Electric Lady she recorded many musical successes not only at home, but also abroad. Even this year, 2022, we announced concerts around the world, not only in the USA, but also in Poland, England, Norway, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Tereza also performed at VIP private events in Russia, at the announcement of music awards “REALNA PREMIE”, etc.

The band was founded in 2013 with the emergence of the single “Storm”, which also reached the European MTV or Russian Music Box, where they even placed 3 clips in monthly rotations. The band plays guitar, bass, drums Tereza flew to New Orleans the same year, where she performs on the streets in small clubs for 3 months, after returning to the Czech Republic she wins the international blues competition Blues Aperitif for young talents. Subsequent years later, as a winner, she performed at Blues Alive in the Czech Republic and Poland. In 2015, she released her debut album “Electrical”, which she went on to record at the invitation of drummer Kirk Covington to the USA in Texas. She completed and released musical material in the Czech Republic and became a corporate player of the world-famous brand Fender.

In 2016, the band went on tour with the Czech popular band Mandrage and performed across Czech Republic and Slovakia. That same year, Tereza collaborated with Ivan Kral on the song “A Part Of My Heart.” That same year, the band performed in front of American bassist NIK WEST and Eric Gales.

In 2020, Electric Lady releases her largest and most expensive musical, Trilogy 2020, under the auspices of the Nemoros Agency and a collaboration with KOBALT, on which Tereza collaborated not only with English producer Nigel Lowis.In 2021, Tereza became a corporate player of the IBANEZ and BLACKSTAR brands, several concerts around the world, participation in the USA at this summit and other events in the USA are planned.

Website: https://en.electriclady.cz/

EPK: https://www.blindingtalent.com/epk/electric-lady

What’s going on: https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

27
Dec, 2023
DANIELE GOTTARDO TRIO - (USA) ROCK - JAZZ NO TEXT

DANIELE GOTTARDO TRIO | Polyphonic Jazz Rock (USA)

DANIELE GOTTARDO TRIO

Polyphonic Jazz Rock (USA)

AVAILABILITY

2026 | OCTOBER 1st to 17th

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Line Up

Daniele Gottardo | Guitar

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Govan, Greg Howe, Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt, Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan

Nicolò Vese | Bass

Daniele Liverani, Federico Vese, Gabriele Bullita, Nico Di Battista, James Senese, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, Ne Obliviscaris, Caligula’s Horse

Giuseppe Risitano | Drums

Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Stefano Di Battista, Fabrizio Bosso, Tullio De Piscopo, Maria Pia De Vito, Gianluca Petrella, Roberto Gatto, Danilo Rea, Rita Marcotulli

Style

Polyphonic jazz-rock where the electric guitar behaves like a full ensemble voice. Contrapuntal writing, modern harmony, odd-meter architecture and wide-screen dynamics. Virtuosity always serving form and narrative.

Profile

Daniele Gottardo Trio is built around a rare premise: the guitar is treated as orchestration. Gottardo’s writing layers melodic lead lines with inner voices, counterpoint and chamber-like voicings, then locks them into contemporary grooves where rock drive and jazz articulation coexist without compromise. The sound stays clear and composed even at high intensity—less a soloist with accompaniment, more three musicians sharing multiple roles at once.

That polyphonic idea extends to the rhythm section. Bassist Nicolò Vese expands the harmonic field through counterlines, register shifts and chordal color, moving between supportive foundation and melodic engine with a modern prog-fusion touch. Drummer Giuseppe Risitano completes the architecture with a contemporary-jazz approach to time and dynamics: a precise pocket when needed, open texture when the arrangement calls for air, and an instinct for shaping transitions as part of the form.

The band’s signature sits at the intersection of modern fusion and progressive attitude: intricate voicings, tight rhythmic design, and a cinematic sense of arc.

Recognition

Often cited as included by Steve Vai among the world’s “Top 10 Emerging Guitarists”, Daniele Gottardo has also been publicly singled out by Vai as a rare “blue-moon” discovery—and introduced as his “favorite new young guitar player.”

Details

Daniele Gottardo’s catalog is shaped by long-form composition for electric guitar, where orchestration, counterpoint, and modern harmony become structural elements. The writing favors clarity under pressure: layered voices and designed dynamics that keep dense material readable.

“Once in a blue moon… I come across a guitar talent that is truly stimulating to me… Daniele Gottardo is one of those people.” (Steve Vai, Vai.com, 2014-04-25)

Nicolò Vese approaches the bass as a shared-role instrument: opening harmonic space, doubling and counterlining with intent, shifting between foundation and thematic voice without breaking the groove.

Giuseppe Risitano balances precision and air: strong time feel when the architecture needs a spine, and elastic dynamics when the arrangement asks for depth and perspective.

Discography

Albums

INkBlot Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2022-10-31

Giant Nuts (Daniele Gottardo & The Nuts) Label: Self-released Release date: 2016-05-01

Non Temperato Label: Self-released Release date: 2014-03-15

Frenzy of Ecstasy Label: Digital Nations Release date: 2010-03-15

Singles

Now’s the Time Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2025-04-18

Four On Six Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2025-02-07

Liadov – Mazurka in F minor, Op. 57 No. 3 Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2023-10-13

My Favorite Things Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2023-02-24

Ziprexa’s Lake (2022 Remaster) Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2022-12-23

Spirals Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2022-07-29

Bittersweetness Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2022-07-01

Blue Salt Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2022-05-27

The Little Match Girl (Orchestral Version) Label: Daniele Gottardo Release date: 2015-03-01

Quotes

“His technique is stunning… the harmonic/melodic atmospheres he creates have unique qualities.” — Steve Vai, Vai.com post, 2014-04-25 — https://www.vai.com/danielle-gottardo/

“He has an elegant touch, stunning intonation, innovational style, and he honors the melody.” — Steve Vai, statement quoted by Guitar World, 2017-01-26 — https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/steve-vai-reveals-his-favorite-new-guitar-player-video

“It definitely cheers me up when I hear… players who have something unique and distinctive to say.” — Guthrie Govan, interview with Sonic State Amped, 2013-06-21 — https://sonicstate.com/amped/2013/06/21/interview-guthrie-govan-talks-about-the-new-aristocrats-album/

“His tapping game is off the charts.” — Phil Weller, Guitar World (Apex Breed tour news), 2025-12-22 — https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/apex-breed-tour-2025

“Italian guitar virtuoso… combines… with mind-blowing modern-rock guitar techniques.” — Oscar Jordan, Vintage Guitar, 2023-01 (issue) — https://www.vintageguitar.com/49501/daniele-gottardo/

Reviews

Steve Vai Reveals His Favorite New Guitar Player — Guitar World — Christopher Scapelliti — 2017-01-26 — https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/steve-vai-reveals-his-favorite-new-guitar-player-video

Meet Daniele Gottardo, Steve Vai’s favorite new young guitar player — Guitar World — Mark McStea — 2023-05-16 — https://www.guitarworld.com/features/danielle-gottardo-inkblot

Messina – “Daniele Gottardo Trio” live al Retronouveau di Messina1 — Radio Medua — 2025-09-15 — https://www.radiomedua.it/news/messina-daniele-gottardo-trio-live-al-retronouveau-di-messina1/

Daniele Gottardo Trio in concerto al Retronouveau — The Messineser — 2025-09-16 — https://themessineser.it/daniele-gottardo-trio-in-concerto-al-retronouveau/

Daniele Gottardo – Frenzy Of Ecstasy — SpazioRock — Fabio Milano — 2011-06-07 — https://www.spaziorock.it/archivio/recensione.php?id=1919

Daniele Gottardo: Non Temperato (2014) album review — Rockbook.hu — (author not listed) — (date not displayed on page) — https://www.rockbook.hu/hirek/daniele-gottardo-non-temperato-2014-album-review

NEW ALBUMS (Album of the Month: Daniele Gottardo – INkBlot, 10/10) — Guitar Techniques (Pocketmags) — JS — (issue month shown: February 2023; exact day not displayed) — https://pocketmags.com/es/guitar-techniques-magazine/february-2023/articles/new-albums

Daniele Gottardo: “I remember thinking Yngwie Malmsteen’s playing was amazing, and I wondered if the scalloped neck was his secret” — Guitar World — Mark McStea — 2023-05-16 — https://www.guitarworld.com/features/danielle-gottardo-inkblot

Daniele Gottardo — Vintage Guitar — Oscar Jordan — (issue month shown: January 2023; exact day not displayed) — https://www.vintageguitar.com/49501/daniele-gottardo/

Daniele Gottardo – Frenzy Of Ecstasy — Metallized.it — (author/date not accessible via current fetch) — https://www.metallized.it/recensione.php?id=3402

Daniele Gottardo – Frenzy Of Ecstasy — Metalwave.it — (author/date not accessible via current fetch) — https://www.metalwave.it/recensione.php?id=3207

 

Website: https://officialdanielegottardo.com/

What’s going on: https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

BOOKING ENQUIRY
7
Dec, 2023
Andy James Tour Dicembre 2023

ANDY JAMES & JON COWHERD 6tet | TOUR ITALIANO DICEMBRE 2023

ANDY JAMES & JON COWHERD 6tet

Standard/Latin Jazz | USA
con ALEX ACUÑA, JEFF BALLARD, CHICO PINHEIRO, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS e JOHN ELLIS

TOUR ITALIANO DICEMBRE 2023

Andy James Tour Dicembre 2023
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Domenica 10/12 Bergamo @ Druso
Ticket: https://bit.ly/3Nd57LN
Website: http://drusobg.it
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4wefbGdVUFsDNjt66

Mercoledì 13/12 Taranto @ Spazioporto
Ticket: https://bit.ly/3TfenTo
Website: https://stazione37.com/
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/P3jBEeHvBAf25Js97

Giovedì 14/12 Messina @ Retronouveau
Ticket: https://bit.ly/48p4rez
Website: https://www.retronouveau.it/
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DNqGj1kvKN38wend8

Venerdì 15/12 Napoli @ Auditorium Salvo D’Acquisto
Ticket: https://bit.ly/3Rfnilj
Website: https://www.teatro.it/teatri/salvo-dacquisto-napoli-cartellone
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/g3UHT7Vu3mKk4yiM6

Sabato 16/12 Roma @ Alexanderplatz Jazz Club
Ticket: https://bit.ly/3RuBSqm
Website: https://www.alexanderplatzjazz.com/
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/mM7JDTA8QukKcD548

BAND INFO

Line Up:
Andy James | Voce
Jon Cowherd | Piano
Alex Acuña | Percussioni
Jeff Ballard | Batteria
Chico Pinheiro | Chitarra
John Ellis | Sax
Christopher Thomas | Basso

ANDY JAMES | Voce
(Bill Cunliffe, Ernie Watts, Joe LaBarbera, Jake Langley, John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Juan Antonio Suarez, Antonio Canales, Rafael Amargo, Carlos Benavente, Ramon Jimenez, Chris Potter, John Beasley, Nicholas Payton, Terell Stafford)

JON COWHERD | Piano
(Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Iggy Pop, John Scofield, Lizz Wright, Brian Blade Fellowship)

ALEX ACUÑA | Percussioni
(Weather Report, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, U2…)

JEFF BALLARD | Batteria
(Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, Ben Allison, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny)

CHICO PINHEIRO | Chitarra
(Placido Domingo, Brad Mehldau, Dianne Reeves, Bob Mintzer, Herbie Hancock, Brian Blade, Ron Carter, Chris Potter, John Patitucci, Mark Turner, Tom Scott, Joe Lovano, Eddie Gomez, Gary Novak, Lee Ritenour, Cachaíto Lopez, Peter Erskine)

JOHN ELLIS | Sax
(Kendrick Scott Oracle, Edward Simon, Darcy James Argue, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Helen Sung)

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS | Basso
(Brian Blade Fellowship, Terence Blanchard, Norah Jones, Macy Gray, Marianne Faithful, Melody Gardot)

ULTERIORI INFORMAZIONI

https://www.coralriff.biz/andy-james-jon-cowherd-6tet-usa/

18
Nov, 2023
Andy James & Jon Cowherd All Star

ANDY JAMES & JON COWHERD ALL STAR | Standard/Latin Jazz (USA)

ANDY JAMES & JON COWHERD ALL STAR

AVAILABILITY

2026 | JUNE / AUGUST / DECEMBER
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Line-up

Andy James | Vocals, baile
John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chris Potter, John Beasley, Nicholas Payton, Terell Stafford, Bill Cunliffe

Jon Cowherd | Piano
Brian Blade, Joni Mitchell, Cassandra Wilson, Lizz Wright, John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Norah Jones

Greg Hutchinson | Drums
Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Diana Krall, John Scofield, Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves

Orlando le Fleming | Bass
Branford Marsalis, Joey Calderazzo, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Lage Lund, Jane Monheit, Jimmy Cobb

Juan Antonio Suárez “Canito” | Flamenco guitar
Sara Baras, Niña Pastori, Miguel Poveda, Joaquín Grilo, Rocío Molina, Andrés Marín, Rocío Márquez

Piero Pata | Jaleos, palmas, percussion, baile
Andy James, Jon Cowherd, John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Bill Cunliffe, Terell Stafford, Alex Acuña

Style

An ensemble that fuses contemporary jazz vocals, lyrical pianism and flamenco grammar within a format built around dialogue.

Its sonic core emerges from the meeting point between modern swing, Iberian articulation, Afro-Latin pulse and a physical theatricality carried in part by baile.

The result is an internationally resonant flamenco jazz language: warm in timbre, fluid in groove, precise in interplay and able to move naturally from song form to Andalusian rhythmic material.

Overall profile

Andy James & Jon Cowherd All Star is a co-led project in which Andy James’s vocality, shaped by both jazz and flamenco dance experience, meets the harmonic writing and pianism of Jon Cowherd, one of the defining figures of contemporary American jazz. Around that axis sits a line-up that pushes the language toward a fully developed flamenco jazz identity: Greg Hutchinson provides propulsion and flexibility, Orlando le Fleming anchors pulse and melodic design, Juan Antonio Suárez “Canito” brings the historic and idiomatic vocabulary of flamenco guitar, while Piero Pata strengthens the rhythmic and performative framework through jaleos, palmas, percussion and baile. The resulting Band DNA privileges timbre, groove and interplay: not a simple juxtaposition of idioms, but an organic convergence of song form, modal tension, compás architecture and contemporary sensibility. Operational window indicated for 2026: June, August and December.

Member details

Andy James | Vocals, baile
An international vocalist with a background rooted in flamenco and an increasingly defined trajectory in contemporary jazz, Andy James approaches song with narrative focus, timbral control and a strong capacity for ensemble interaction. Her signature is not that of a frontwoman standing apart from the group, but of a voice entering the rhythmic and harmonic fabric as part of the collective design. In this project, she is the expressive pole that makes the passage between repertoire, original writing and performative gesture feel seamless.
“One of the finest interpreters of standards working today.” (George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly, 2024-07-22)

Jon Cowherd | Piano
Cowherd is a pianist-composer who combines harmonic clarity, formal intelligence and a strong instinct for dialogue. His contribution is central in keeping writing, color and internal movement in balance: he accompanies without compressing, structures without stiffening. His presence shifts the group’s center of gravity toward a high-level flamenco jazz language that is lyrical yet constantly alive in rhythmic terms.
“A fantastic trio… with potent chemistry and remarkable technical skill.” (Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail, 2022-08-23)

Greg Hutchinson | Drums
Greg Hutchinson brings rhythmic authority forged at the highest level of modern jazz, but above all a rare elasticity of touch. He can open the sound, support its density or lighten it intelligently, always leaving space for interplay. In a formation that moves across swing, Iberian accents and Afro-Latin motion, his role is to stabilize the center without ever making it static.
“Grounded in the jazz tradition, the project reveals Hutchinson’s versatility, dynamism and imagination.” (Leo Sidran, All About Jazz, 2023-10-04)

Orlando le Fleming | Bass
A bassist of melodic precision on both upright and electric instrument, Orlando le Fleming is the kind of musician who turns the bass into a device connecting groove, harmony and counterline. His work as both leader and sideman converges here into an essential function: giving depth, propulsion and continuity to the conversation between piano, voice and guitar.
“Orlando le Fleming’s band fully delivers on the promise of the first two albums, with a dazzlingly virtuosic set.” (Dan Spirrett, Presto Music, 2024-09-13)

Juan Antonio Suárez “Canito” | Flamenco guitar
Canito brings a flamenco vocabulary that is structural rather than decorative: compás, rasgueado, falseta and a deep sense of baile enter the group’s grammar as foundational elements. His profile, shaped in dialogue with major figures of contemporary flamenco, gives the Andalusian side of the project both credibility and historical weight, immediately raising its idiomatic depth.
“The best thing about Canito is that his touch sounds like no one else’s.” (Sara Arguijo, DeFlamenco, 2020-10-25)

Piero Pata | Jaleos, palmas, percussion, baile
Also publicly verifiable as Piero James Pata, he is a hybrid figure working across performance, production and artistic facilitation. His contribution here should not be read as mere auxiliary support: jaleos, palmas, percussion and baile shape accents, scenic response and rhythmic density, helping make the project authentically flamenco in performance as well as sound. His trajectory across performing arts, production and musical curation further reinforces the coherence of the overall concept.

Discography

Andy James
Albums: Caravan (2018), Shared Lives (2019), Blue (2019), Tu Amor (2021), An Evening with Andy James & John Patitucci (2021), Rhythm in New York (2022), Let Me See Your Heart (2024), Happy People (2025), Happy People Deluxe (2025), The Architect of My Blues (2025).
Singles: Dance With My Father (2023), I Was Born in Love With You (2024), New York State of Mind (2024), To Be So Young (2025), Fool on the Hill (2026), Gentle Rain (2026), Long and Winding Road (2026).

Jon Cowherd
Albums: Mercy (2014), Gateway (2017), Pride & Joy (2022).
Singles: no standalone singles under his own name were found in the public sources consulted.

Greg Hutchinson
Albums: It’s About Time (2001), Da Bang (2023).
Singles: Losing You feat. Leona Berlin (2023), New Dawn feat. Liselotte Östblom (2023), Karma Police (2023), Ottobre (2024), Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (2024), Orbits (2026), Seven Steps to Heaven (2026).

Orlando le Fleming
Albums: From Brooklyn With Love (2010), OWL Trio (2013), Arts and Letters (2015), Romantic Funk (2017), The Unfamiliar (2020), Life of the Party (2020), Misterioso (2022), Wandering Talk (2024).
Singles: Waynes (2012), Spots of Time Radio Edit (2023), Don’t Dwell On It (2024), Sense of the Sacred (2024), Tragic Magic (2024).

Juan Antonio Suárez “Canito”
Albums: Son de Ayer (2008; digital reissue 2019), Flamenco Crossover (2010), El Atlante (2012), Seis Cuerdas para Dos Tacones (2015; digital edition 2019).
Singles: Jamás with Rocío Márquez (2020), La Perla Azul (2023).

Piero Pata
Albums: no albums under his own name were found in the public sources consulted.
Singles: Sad Life (2019), Life Never Ends (2020), Legends Never Die (2021), After Life (2022), Heartbroken (2023).

Quotes

“One of the finest interpreters of standards working today.”
George W. Harris — Jazz Weekly — 2024-07-22
https://jazzweekly.com/2024/07/andy-james-let-me-see-your-heart/

“For me, the track that best sums up everything that’s great about this album may be ‘New York State of Mind’: it sounds so fresh and different that it makes me see the city in a whole new way.”
Will Friedwald — BroadwayWorld — 2024-11-08
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/New-Album-From-Jazz-Vocalist-Andy-James-Out-Now-20241108

“A fantastic trio… with potent chemistry and remarkable technical skill.”
Filipe Freitas — JazzTrail — 2022-08-23
https://jazztrail.net/blog/jon-cowherd-trio-pride-and-joy-album-review

“Mercy is a very high-caliber debut.”
Ian Patterson — All About Jazz — 2013-11-25
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jon-cowherd-mercy-mercy-me-jon-cowherd-by-ian-patterson

“Grounded in the jazz tradition, the project reveals Hutchinson’s versatility, dynamism and imagination.”
Leo Sidran — All About Jazz — 2023-10-04
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gregory-hutchinson-its-all-about-feel-gregory-hutchinson

“If you love jazz or hip hop, this is the essential listen of the year.”
Graeme Smith — York Calling — 2023-10-11
https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2023/10/11/album-review-gregory-hutchinson-da-bang/

“Orlando le Fleming’s band fully delivers on the promise of the first two albums, with a dazzlingly virtuosic set.”
Dan Spirrett — Presto Music — 2024-09-13
https://www.prestomusic.com/jazz/products/9621922–wandering-talk

“The best thing about Canito is that his touch sounds like no one else’s.”
Sara Arguijo — DeFlamenco — 2020-10-25
https://www.deflamenco.com/revista/resenas-actuaciones/canito-la-guitarra-de-las-notas-suspendidas.html

Reviews

Andy James: Let Me See Your Heart
Jazz Weekly
George W. Harris
2024-07-22
https://jazzweekly.com/2024/07/andy-james-let-me-see-your-heart/

Andy James talks about her new album ‘Let Me See Your Heart’
Digital Journal
Markos Papadatos
2024-08-21
https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/andy-james-talks-about-her-new-album-let-me-see-your-heart/article

Andy James | “Let Me See Your Heart”
DL Media Music
2024-06-07
https://dlmediamusic.com/artists/andy-james/andy-james-let-me-see-your-heart/

New Album From Jazz Vocalist Andy James Out Now
BroadwayWorld
Michael Major
2024-11-08
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/New-Album-From-Jazz-Vocalist-Andy-James-Out-Now-20241108

Andy James LET ME SEE YOUR HEART
Making A Scene
Dee Dee McNeil
2024-07-21
https://www.makingascene.org/andy-james-let-me-see-your-heart/

Jon Cowherd Trio – Pride and Joy
JazzTrail
Filipe Freitas
2022-08-23
https://jazztrail.net/blog/jon-cowherd-trio-pride-and-joy-album-review

Jon Cowherd: Jon Cowherd: Mercy
All About Jazz
John Kelman
2014-07-11
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jon-cowherd-mercy-by-john-kelman

Jon Cowherd: Mercy, Mercy Me
All About Jazz
Ian Patterson
2013-11-25
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jon-cowherd-mercy-mercy-me-jon-cowherd-by-ian-patterson

Gregory Hutchinson: It’s All About Feel
All About Jazz
Leo Sidran
2023-10-04
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gregory-hutchinson-its-all-about-feel-gregory-hutchinson

Album Review: Gregory Hutchinson – Da Bang
York Calling
Graeme Smith
2023-10-11
https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2023/10/11/album-review-gregory-hutchinson-da-bang/

Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk – Wandering Talk
Presto Music
Dan Spirrett
2024-09-13
https://www.prestomusic.com/jazz/products/9621922–wandering-talk

New Album: Orlando le Fleming, Wandering Talk
Bass Musician Magazine
Bass Musician
2024-06-20
https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2024/06/new-album-orlando-le-fleming-wandering-talk/

Canito, la guitarra de las notas suspendidas
DeFlamenco
Sara Arguijo
2020-10-25
https://www.deflamenco.com/revista/resenas-actuaciones/canito-la-guitarra-de-las-notas-suspendidas.html

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Aug, 2023
Al Alma

AL ALMA | Indie-songwriter (NL)

AL ALMA | Indie-Songwriter (CA)

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2025 | Upon request

2025 06 1013 54 39 AlAlma AL ALMA | Indie-songwriter (NL)
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Maaike Girardin | Vocals, Author
Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter with a dreamy timbre and poetic lyrics

Alberto Ammendolia | Guitar
Sicilian guitarist, arranger, sound designer

Alba Vivaldi Huuse | Violin
Norwegian-Spanish violinist, emotional and cinematic melodies

AL ALMA is an international folk-pop trio that combines a taste for travel, storytelling and sonic intimacy. The voice of Maaike Girardin, a Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter with a nomadic sensibility, intertwines with the rhythmic and dreamy guitars of Alberto Ammendolia (Sicily) and the vibrant and cinematic melodies of Alba Vivaldi Huuse’s violin (Norway-Spain).

Since 2024, the group has been performing under the name *AL ALMA* – “To the soul” in Spanish – offering an immersive live experience, made of evocative soundscapes and lyrics that tell emotions while traveling.

Their music evokes the desire to get in a car without knowing where you will go.

For those who love Lizzy McAlpine, Maro, Phoebe Bridgers.

MAAIKE GIRARDIN

Maaike Girardin is a Dutch Canadian singer and songwriter who travels the world with her music. Her signature voice, full of feminine sensitivity, discusses hidden thoughts, confessions and broken hearts, which she conveys with charm to her listener as an expert by experience.
Maaike invites you to relive her physical and emotional journeys, but this time through her poetic lyrics and folky guitar playing. In recent years, Maaike has played on stages all over the world, including in Israel, Vietnam and Australia. She collaborated with many musicians of different nationalities and genres. Performances at the Swedish embassy in Hanoi and the Blue Note Jazz Club in Milan are moments she can look back on with pride.
She has something personal. She introduces you to her world. She is naked and shares her emotions. She shares who she really is. It doesn’t sound like anyone else. She is only Maaike Girardin. This is what an artist does. – Dariana Koumanova Conductor of the Sanremo Festival Orchestra.
Maaike Girardin has won multiple awards at the Artist Voice Music conference in Italy. In the summer of 2019 she returned to the Netherlands to devote herself full-time to her music in combination with her Songwriting studies at the Rock Academy. Maaike is currently working on her debut album with Italian guitarist Alberto Ammendolia, which will be released in 2022. This year she is in the national final of Tour Music Fest (Rome, Italy) for the second time. She also played at the Circolo Festival, KRANG festival in the Netherlands, and Wonderest festival in Hungary this year. Her ambition is to touch as many souls as possible with her music and to relive the connection between people.

LINKS

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/maaikegirardinmusic/

FB –https://www.facebook.com/maaikegirardinmusic/

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@maaikegirardin2710

Soundcloud –https://soundcloud.com/maaikegirardin

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Aug, 2023
DAVIDE PANNOZZO TRIO ft. ETIENNE STADWIJK & CLINT DE GANON

DAVIDE PANNOZZO TRIO | Blues/Funk/Fusion (USA)

Davide Pannozzo Trio | Fusion Jazz-Funk (USA)

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE
2025 | September
2026 | TBA

DAVIDE PANNOZZO TRIO ft. ETIENNE STADWIJK & CLINT DE GANON
DAVIDE PANNOZZO TRIO ft. ETIENNE STADWIJK & CLINT DE GANON
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Davide Pannozzo | Guitar

Danny Gottlieb, Pippo Matino, Nathan East, Verdine White, Andrew Gouche, Mel Brown, George Benson, David Garfield, Phil Palmer, Nicola Piovani, Steve Jordan, Will Lee, Oleta Adams, Oz Noy, Shawn Pelton

Etienne Stadwijk | Piano

Louis Sclavis, Michel Portal, Tigran Hamasyan, Manu Katché, Youn Sun Nah

Clint De Ganon | Drums

Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Bob Mintzer, Paul Simon, Lizz Wright

A visionary, modern, and emotionally charged project, the Davide Pannozzo Trio blends the language of contemporary jazz with the deep roots of soul, blues, and Afro-American tradition, delivering a sound that is both authentic and strikingly relevant.

DAVIDE PANNOZZO – Guitar and voice
A guitarist, composer, and producer based in New York City, Davide Pannozzo is widely recognized as one of the most influential voices in today’s guitar scene. His collaborations span a long list of music legends, including George Benson, David Garfield, Steve Jordan, Phil Palmer, Will Lee, Oz Noy, Nathan East, Verdine White, Mel Brown, and Oleta Adams. Pannozzo’s refined technique and soulful touch allow him to effortlessly bridge jazz, blues, fusion, and classical influences, forging a unique and immediately recognizable guitar language.

ETIENNE STADWIJK – Piano
A Dutch pianist and keyboardist with Surinamese roots, Etienne Stadwijk is a prominent name on the international scene. Having performed and recorded with Michel Portal, Louis Sclavis, Tigran Hamasyan, Manu Katché, and Youn Sun Nah, he brings to the trio a lyrical, wide-ranging approach that draws from European jazz, world music, and electronic influences. His elegant phrasing and melodic sensitivity offer the perfect counterpoint to Pannozzo’s guitar, creating a musical dialogue rich in nuance.

Link on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/395683-Etienne-Stadwijk

CLINT DE GANON – Drums
A world-class drummer, Clint De Ganon has worked with icons such as Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Bob Mintzer, Paul Simon, and Lizz Wright. His mastery of groove and his ability to support with finesse or burst into virtuosic energy make him essential to the rhythmic balance of the trio. His playing is tight, inventive, and the beating heart of this project.

Link on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/319912-Clint-De-Ganon

DISCOGRAPHY AND RELEASES
Davide Pannozzo has released a number of critically acclaimed albums, earning praise from international media and radio airplay across Europe and the United States. Notable works include “Born Electric” (2017), recorded in New York with Will Lee, Steve Jordan, and David Garfield, and “Unconditional Love” (2019), an album that seamlessly blends jazz-blues tradition with modern textures, recorded between Italy and the USA. His EP “Blessed” (2021) further defined his artistic identity with standout tracks like “One Heart,” “Talk To Me,” and “Fallin’,” highlighting his talent as a songwriter who fuses technical brilliance with emotional depth. His releases are available on all major digital platforms, and many of his compositions have become staples for new-generation guitarists and instrumental music enthusiasts. With sophisticated arrangements, deep harmonic exploration, and lyrics that touch on universal themes, Pannozzo’s work is a powerful mix of authenticity and innovation.

A DISTINCTIVE ARTISTIC VISION
The Davide Pannozzo Trio stands out for its original repertoire, drawing from the guitarist’s own compositions as well as reimagined classics from the Afro-American tradition. Each performance is a sonic journey combining jazz improvisation, musical storytelling, and refined interplay.

This project marks a new chapter in Pannozzo’s career—one that embraces mature and conscious writing while balancing accessibility and research, emotion and experimentation. The result is music that speaks to all audiences: profound, engaging, elegant, and alive.

ROOTED IN GREATNESS
The trio’s sound is deeply informed by the personal and artistic history of its members. Pannozzo’s long-standing relationships with artists like Pippo Matino, Nathan East, Verdine White, Andrew Gouche, Steve Jordan, and George Benson, as well as his immersion in New York’s high-level music production scene, give the trio a signature touch shaped by direct exposure to some of the world’s most important musicians.

IMPROVISATION, RESEARCH, EMOTION
Live performances are where the trio’s music truly comes to life. No concert is ever the same. Every show is a unique event shaped by real-time interaction among musicians, the acoustics of the venue, and the energy of the audience. The setlist evolves through original pieces, open improvisation, and moments of high emotional intensity.

Pannozzo’s playing merges seamlessly with that of his bandmates in a continuous flow that shifts between introspective ballads, tight grooves, meditative spaces, and collective virtuosity.

A TRIO FOR FESTIVALS, CLUBS, AND GLOBAL STAGES
With its formal elegance, communicative strength, and emotional charge, the Davide Pannozzo Trio is ideally suited for leading stages in today’s international jazz and world music scenes. It’s a project designed for theatres, major festivals, sophisticated jazz clubs, and all venues seeking powerful, heartfelt, and authentic music.