Pat LaBarbera is a Toronto tenor and alto saxophonist, flutist, composer, bandleader, and jazz educator with deep big-band and small-group experience.
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Paul Mehling is a San Francisco guitarist, violinist, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, arranger, and educator who founded the Hot Club of San Francisco.
Peter Erskine is a drummer, composer, producer, and educator whose work spans Weather Report, Steps Ahead, leader trios, orchestras, and film sessions.
Ran Blake is a pianist, composer, improviser, bandleader, and educator whose work connects film noir, gospel, blues, jazz, and Third Stream practice.
Rick Margitza is a tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose leader catalog follows work with Miles Davis and major jazz ensembles.
Robert Landfermann is a double bassist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work spans solo bass, leader ensembles, collectives, and improvisation.
Román Filiú is an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work joins Afro-Cuban source material with contemporary improvisation.
Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a vocalist, composer, producer, and teaching artist whose work spans SCOPE, collaborative ensembles, and equity-centered education.
Steve Davis is a trombonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work spans his own sextets, the cooperative One For All, and major jazz ensembles.
Sylvia Cuenca is a drummer, percussionist, bandleader, recording artist, clinician, and educator whose career connects New York and Bay Area jazz communities.
Tamir Hendelman is a pianist, arranger, composer, and educator whose trio leadership complements long-running vocal, big-band, and Jeff Hamilton collaborations.
Teis Semey is a Danish guitarist, composer, bandleader, and educator based in Amsterdam whose groups connect contemporary jazz, free improvisation, and composed form.
Terell Stafford is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work connects his quintet, the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, and large ensembles.
Terri Lyne Carrington is a drummer, composer, producer, and educator whose leader projects connect ensemble writing, social themes, and jazz scholarship.
Terry Clarke is a drummer, bandleader, studio musician, and educator whose career connects Canadian jazz with John Handy, Jim Hall, and major ensembles.
Tim Ray is a pianist, composer, arranger, musical director, and educator whose leader recordings complement extensive jazz and vocal collaborations.
Vincent Herring is an alto and soprano saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator with deep ties to hard bop and soul jazz.
Walter Smith III is a tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose projects span Blue Note quartets and collaborative ensembles.
Wayne Escoffery is a tenor and soprano saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose work spans his quartet, Mingus ensembles, and Black Art Jazz Collective.
Will Calhoun is a drummer, composer, producer, bandleader, and educator whose work connects Living Colour with jazz, world-rhythm, and electronic projects.
Willie Jones III is a drummer, bandleader, producer, label founder, and educator whose work joins hard-bop leader groups with a wide sideman career.
Wolfgang Muthspiel is a guitarist, composer, vocalist, bandleader, label founder, and educator whose projects span trio, quintet, solo, strings, and song forms.
Yoko Miwa is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose long-running trio connects original music, standards, and a nine-album catalog.
Yoron Israel is a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, author, and educator whose groups include Trio Plus, High Standards, and Organic.
















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