Marc Ayza is a drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, and producer whose Barcelona projects connect jazz with hip-hop, soul, and spoken word.
4 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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Marc Copland is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and label founder whose catalog emphasizes lyrical trios, quartets, solo piano, and long collaborations.
0 current showsOpen guide
Marcus Gilmore is a drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader work grows from extensive collaborations in contemporary jazz and new music.
0 current showsOpen guide
Mark Lewandowski is a British-born, New York-based double bassist, composer, writer, and bandleader whose trio records bridge London and New York.
0 current showsOpen guide
Mark McLean is a Toronto-born, New York-based drummer, bandleader, songwriter, recording artist, and screen composer working across jazz and popular music.
0 current showsOpen guide
Mark Turner is a tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and collaborative improviser whose catalog connects leader quartets, Fly, duo, and sideman work.
12 current showsOpen guide
Marlene Rosenberg is a Chicago bassist, composer, educator, clinician, and bandleader whose work joins leader recordings, ensemble playing, and teaching.
4 current showsOpen guide
Mayuko Katakura is a Japanese pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader whose trio and quintet work anchors a wide-ranging leader discography.
0 current showsOpen guide
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Melissa Aldana is a tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader whose catalog joins a long-running quintet, the ARTEMIS collective, and ballad projects.
0 current showsOpen guide
Micah Thomas is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work spans leader recordings, commissions, and the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet.
12 current showsOpen guide
Michael Rodriguez is a trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work spans solo groups, the Rodriguez Brothers, and major ensembles.
2 current showsOpen guide
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Miguel Zenón is a San Juan-born alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, recording artist, and educator whose projects connect jazz and Puerto Rican music.
14 current showsOpen guide
Mike DiRubbo is an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader catalog develops a hard-bop foundation through varied small groups.
1 current showOpen guide
Mike LeDonne is a pianist, Hammond B-3 organist, composer, and bandleader whose catalog ranges from piano trios to the Groover Quartet and big band.
12 current showsOpen guide
Mike Moreno is a guitarist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader catalog pairs original modern-jazz writing with carefully arranged standards.
0 current showsOpen guide
Mike Murley is a Canadian tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work spans acoustic groups, Metalwood, and transatlantic collaborations.
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Miki Yamanaka is a pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader whose New York work centers on her trio, the Miki's Mood series, and a growing leader catalog.
1 current showOpen guide
Miya Nakajima is a Nagoya pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator who leads the swinging piano trio Dear Blues and writes for its recordings.
5 current showsOpen guide
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Monty Alexander is a Jamaican pianist, composer, and bandleader whose work connects jazz piano with reggae, calypso, gospel, blues, and songbook repertoire.
0 current showsOpen guide
Nazir Ebo is a Philadelphia drummer, bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work joins acoustic jazz with electric improvisation.
0 current showsOpen guide
Neil Swainson is a double bassist, composer, and bandleader whose Toronto career connects a leader quintet with George Shearing, Woody Shaw, and Canadian groups.
4 current showsOpen guide
Nick Fraser is a Toronto drummer, composer, improviser, and bandleader whose projects connect Canadian creative jazz with international collaborators.
5 current showsOpen guide
Nicole Glover is a tenor and soprano saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose trio leadership complements work with ARTEMIS and major ensembles.
10 current showsOpen guide
Nobumasa Tanaka is a Yokohama-born pianist, composer, improviser, and bandleader whose work moves among KARTELL, duo, solo, and ensemble settings.
3 current showsOpen guide