Adam Tvrdý is a Prague guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, and educator whose projects connect modern jazz, fusion, blues, rock, and film sessions.
2 current showsOpen guide
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Bandleaders
Guides to documented bandleaders, co-leaders, and orchestra leaders in the Jazz DateBook catalog.
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Adrean Farrugia is a Canadian pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader whose work spans trio leadership, co-led sessions, and the sextet Turboprop.
0 current showsOpen guide
Akira Tana is a drummer, bandleader, producer, educator, and broadcaster whose projects include TanaReid, Otonowa, and film-theme ensembles.
5 current showsOpen guide
Al Di Meola is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose work spans Return to Forever, acoustic guitar trios, World Sinfonia, and solo albums.
2 current showsOpen guide
Alex Bellegarde is a Montreal double bassist, composer, bandleader, and jam-session host working across jazz, Latin music, and interdisciplinary projects.
14 current showsOpen guide
Alexander Claffy is a bassist, bandleader, arranger, and producer whose projects connect his Philadelphia roots with New York leader recordings.
3 current showsOpen guide
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Allan Harris is a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, bandleader, and producer whose recordings connect standards, blues, original songs, and music theater.
0 current showsOpen guide
Allison Au is an alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose Toronto-rooted catalog spans a long-running quartet and Migrations ensemble.
0 current showsOpen guide
Amina Figarova is a pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer whose international ensembles connect lyrical small-group jazz with large-form projects.
0 current showsOpen guide
Andy Brown is a Chicago jazz guitarist and bandleader whose work spans solo guitar, quartets, two-guitar groups, and vocal accompaniment.
4 current showsOpen guide
Angelika Niescier is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and improviser whose projects connect German and American creative-jazz communities.
0 current showsOpen guide
Anthony Fung is a Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader whose albums span quartets and expanded ensembles.
3 current showsOpen guide
Anthony Wonsey is a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose leader albums extend a career with Elvin Jones, Wallace Roney, and other groups.
4 current showsOpen guide
Anwar Marshall is a drummer, bandleader, composer, and producer whose work connects a solo catalog with Philadelphia and New York ensembles.
0 current showsOpen guide
Ari Roland is a New York double bassist and bandleader whose work spans leader recordings and long-running groups with Chris Byars and Pasquale Grasso.
5 current showsOpen guide
Armen Donelian is a pianist, composer, bandleader, recording artist, educator, and author whose work joins jazz, classical technique, and Armenian sources.
0 current showsOpen guide
Art Hirahara is a pianist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose New York work spans acoustic improvisation and an extensive Posi-Tone catalog.
0 current showsOpen guide
Arturo Sandoval is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and recording artist whose long solo catalog connects bebop, funk, and Afro-Cuban music.
0 current showsOpen guide
Asante Santi Debriano is a bassist, guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, and educator whose projects connect modern jazz with Afro-Caribbean traditions.
2 current showsOpen guide
Ben Paterson is a pianist, Hammond organist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader whose catalog connects Chicago blues-inflected jazz with New York small groups.
2 current showsOpen guide
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Ben Wendel is a Brooklyn-based saxophonist, bassoonist, composer, producer, bandleader, and educator whose work joins ensembles and multimedia.
0 current showsOpen guide
Benny Benack III is a Pittsburgh-born, New York-based trumpeter, vocalist, composer, bandleader, and educator leading small groups and collaborative projects.
2 current showsOpen guide
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Benny Green is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose hard-bop leader catalog follows formative work with Art Blakey, Betty Carter, and Ray Brown.
6 current showsOpen guide
Bill Charlap is a pianist, bandleader, educator, and concert curator whose trio and duo recordings center on the American songbook.
4 current showsOpen guide