Musicians TBA As Grammy-nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn looks out the window of her 11th-floor hotel room in Tokyo, she describes the surrounding skyscrapers, the yellow and pink clouds floating by and Messages — her fourth leader date, which is set to release October 25, 2024, via Empress Legacy Records. In part, Messages, is intended to [...]

Jonathan Barber - Drums Matt Knoegel - Tenor Saxophone Tony Davis - Guitar Cameron Campbell - Piano  Matt Dwonszyk - Bass International Recorded artist, composer, educator and bandleader Jonathan Barber was voted the #1 Up-and-Coming Drummer of 2018 in Modern Drummer. Barber has already recorded and toured worldwide with such artists as Pat Metheny, Terence [...]

Pianist Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelors degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in 2010 and graduated with his masters from the University of Toledo [...]

Sarah Hanahan - Alto Saxophone Georgia Heers - Vocals Cameron Campbell - Piano Peter Washington - Bass Joe Farnsworth - Drums One of the most highly regarded jazz drummers on the scene today, Joe is known for his blazing speed, precision, musical, and melodic playing. Born in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1968, Joe grew up [...]

“Donny Time: The Music of Don DePalma” CD release concert Live at the Side Door featuring: Kris Jensen - Sax Joshua Bruneau - Trumpet Rosie Roy - Trombone Tony Davis - Guitar Nelson Bello - Congas Curtis Torian - Drums Matt Dwonszyk - Bass Celebrating the life and legacy of a Hartford, CT legend. All [...]

Neal Smith - Drums Rick Germanson - Piano Nat Reeves - Bass Kirill Pudavov - Tenor sax Born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Neal Smith has been playing drums since the age of five. By the time he completed high school he had achieved a remarkable list of performance accomplishments and earned an impressive [...]

David Adewumi - Trumpet Max Light - Guitar Kris Monson - Bass Ryan Sands - Drums Hailing from Orange, CT/New Haven County, Ryan Sands has worked his way to becoming one of the top young drummers in his field. His emphatic performances have landed him performances with Terell Stafford, Geoffrey Keezer, Wayne Escoffrey, Tamir Hendleman, [...]

April Varner - Vocals Aaron Matson - Guitar Eytan Schillinger-Hyman - Bass Aaron Seeber - Drums “I am  music” was one of April’s first proclamations as a very young child and it holds true to this day. Since singing her first notes as a four-year-old, inspired by none other than the Disney Princess movies, her [...]

A modern ambassador of the mighty Hammond B3, Grammy nominated organist Pat Bianchi demonstrates a deep knowledge of jazz-organ history yet draws from a wide range of other musical influences. The result is a unique and creative voice that acknowledges the tradition while looking beyond at the same moment. His musical tenacity paved the way [...]