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Joel Ross is a vibraphonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose Blue Note leader catalog centers the Good Vibes ensemble and original small-group writing.
11 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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John Daversa is a trumpeter, EVI player, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, bandleader, and educator working across small and large ensembles.
0 current showsOpen guide
John Hébert is a double bassist, composer, and bandleader whose work joins Byzantine Monkey, trio and quartet projects, and wide-ranging ensemble collaborations.
2 current showsOpen guide
John Stetch is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose fifteen-album catalog joins jazz improvisation with classical and Ukrainian material.
1 current showOpen guide
John Webber is a double bassist and bandleader whose New York work connects his own trio with hard-bop groups and long-running club ensembles.
10 current showsOpen guide
Jon Deitemyer is a Chicago drummer, bandleader, recording musician, and educator connecting a leader album with long-running creative-music collaborations.
2 current showsOpen guide
Jonas Burgwinkel is a drummer, composer, bandleader, collective organizer, and educator whose work links the Pablo Held Trio with Cologne-based projects.
1 current showOpen guide
Jorge Luis Pacheco is a Havana pianist, composer, improviser, and bandleader whose work brings Cuban, Afro-Cuban, jazz, and classical sources together.
6 current showsOpen guide
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Jorge Roeder is a Peruvian bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose solo work complements long partnerships with Julian Lage, Shai Maestro, and Sofia Rei.
1 current showOpen guide
Julia Hülsmann is a pianist, composer, bandleader, songwriter, and educator whose Berlin projects connect long-running small groups with poetry and song.
0 current showsOpen guide
Julian Lage is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose catalog moves among electric trios, acoustic duos, and quartet writing.
1 current showOpen guide
Junko Moriya is a pianist, composer, arranger, orchestra leader, and educator whose catalog ranges from trio and sextet to big-band suites.
3 current showsOpen guide
Kasey Knudsen is an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, improviser, and educator whose Bay Area work spans sextet and cooperative ensembles.
2 current showsOpen guide
Ken Fowser is a tenor saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose straight-ahead leader catalog follows a long co-led partnership with Behn Gillece.
0 current showsOpen guide
Kevin Hays is a pianist, composer, singer-songwriter, bandleader, and educator whose work moves among jazz trios, collaborative groups, and songs.
0 current showsOpen guide
Kevin Turcotte is a Toronto trumpet and flugelhorn player, ensemble musician, bandleader, and jazz educator with a wide Canadian recording history.
4 current showsOpen guide
Kurt Rosenwinkel is a guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and label founder with a wide-ranging modern-jazz catalog.
0 current showsOpen guide
Kweku Sumbry is a Washington, D.C., drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, and artistic director grounded in West African percussion traditions.
12 current showsOpen guide
Larry Grenadier is a double bassist, composer, co-leader, recording artist, and educator whose long-term groups include the Brad Mehldau Trio and Fly.
1 current showOpen guide
Lina Allemano is a trumpeter, composer, improviser, bandleader, and label founder whose Toronto- and Berlin-based projects span acoustic and electronic music.
1 current showOpen guide
Lloyd Swanton is an Australian bassist, composer, bandleader, and broadcaster whose projects include The Necks, The Catholics, and the large-scale work Ambon.
0 current showsOpen guide
Lorne Lofsky is a Toronto guitarist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader catalog complements long associations with Oscar Peterson and Ed Bickert.
2 current showsOpen guide
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Luis Perdomo is a Venezuelan-born New York pianist, composer, bandleader, recording artist, and jazz educator with an extensive leader catalog.
26 current showsOpen guide
Manuel Valera is a Havana-born, New York-based pianist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, and educator leading trio, solo, and New Cuban Express projects.
0 current showsOpen guide