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David Ambrosio Honors The Spirit of the '60s With Civil Disobedience

by John Chacona
May 19, 2026

Social activism and jazz have a long mutual history that arguably reached an apex with the resistance music of the '60s. On record, that music found a home at labels such as Impulse! and ESP-Disk. At the same time, artists in the Blue Note Records stable were assembling a body of work that was inspired by ...

EBBA

Born: January 25, 2000

NYC-based Swedish singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA is reshaping what it means to be a jazz artist in 2025. A Berklee Presidential Scholar and recent graduate, she moves fluidly between jazz sophistication and raw, modern songwriting, carving out a sound that’s both fearless and arrestingly original.

Fresh off the road with Jon Batiste adding keys and vocals to his global tour and to his latest album Big Money, EBBA has already proven she can hold her own alongside one of music’s most adventurous voices. She also co-writes and performs with New York outfit Dana and Alden (Concord Jazz), further flexing her range across genres.

Ella Mar

Born: August 5, 1993

Ella Mar is the project of Brooklyn based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Hila (Ella Marie) Tako. Her music lives in the space between fragility and force: evocative, raw art rock that oscillates between tenderness and intensity. With the vocal expressiveness of artists like Mitski and St. Vincent, jazzy undertones, and lyrics that cut straight to the nerve, Ella Mar confronts depression, addiction, destructive relationships, and love, creating an emotionally immersive world that leaves the listener with a sense of catharsis.

Born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, Ella received an extensive jazz education at the Tel Aviv Conservatory, a branch of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. She studied with leading Israeli jazz musicians including Yuval Cohen, Yonatan Voltzok, Danny Rosenfeld, Michal Cohen, Harel Shachal, and Gilad Ronen, and performed multiple times as a solo vocalist with the Israeli Big Band. By age 17, she had entered the Israeli professional jazz scene, performing in venues such as Beit Haamudim and HaSimta Theatre, and at festivals including Jazz BaSdera.

Peyton Griffin

Peyton Griffin is Jazz pianist who loves to create, perform, and connect with people. For Peyton, Jazz gives a voice to his creativity. His endless musical ideas allow for a continuous creative pursuit. In his own words,

"Jazz allows anyone to be themselves...every artist has a unique voice ...Jazz allows anyone to really make their voice heard. Jazz also is an evolving art... you have the freedom to take what exists, and make it your own."

22 year old Peyton Griffin grew up in Bothell, Washington, just outside of Seattle. Before discovering Jazz, Peyton was trained in classical music

Chris DeRosa

Born: August 19

Chris DeRosa is a Professional Freelance Drummer/Producer/Composer who currently lives in New York City, although his experience has taken him to many parts of the world (over 55 countries). Chris was born in New Haven, Connecticut but later moved to nearby Guilford where he took up the drums. At a very young age Chris was mesmerized by the sounds of the ecm record label he would hear pouring out of his radio on WPKN’s late night Jazz program. He was fortunate enough to get a scholarship to attend the Educational Center For The Arts (ECA) High School and at 16 studied with North Texas University famed Drumset Professor Ed Soph while he was on sabbatical in Connecticut.

The Publicist: Antje Huebner

by B.D. Lenz
September 11, 2025

With technology transforming our world and every aspect of our lives changing so rapidly, it can be difficult to keep up. And the music business, like every other enterprise, has seen the same metamorphosis. For anyone who simply wants to be a musician, it's just not that easy anymore. With all the tools to manage a ...

Nadav Remez

Born: August 25, 1984

Nadav Remez is a jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger whose music lives at the intersection of modern jazz, alternative rock and Jewish folk. Known for his haunting tone and understated, imaginative writing, he has become a distinctive voice in the global jazz community.

His forthcoming album Summit, out August 2025, brings together Greg Tardy, Guy Moskovich, Ben Tiberio, and David Sirkis for a set of emotionally charged compositions spanning two decades of writing. The album marks a new creative high point in Remez’s career, weaving together deeply personal themes with rich group interplay. Recorded at Dreamland Studios in upstate New York, Summit captures the intimate yet expansive sound of a band that has grown together on and off stage.

Connor Sobieri

Born: January 13, 2003

Born in Greenwich, CT, Connor Sobieri is a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader whose music draws from the realms of Jazz, R&B, and Rock. Recently graduated from New York University, Connor has had the opportunity to share the stage with such names as Chris Potter, Steve Wilson, Melissa Aldana, Ryoma Takenaga, and Matt Wilson at prestigious venues such as Dizzy’s Club, Birdland, The Appel Room, NuBlu and has toured and recorded internationally. Now based in Brooklyn, NY, he works as a bandleader and sideman, writing music for his genre-bending “Connor Sobieri Group”.

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Nitzan Gavrieli

Nitzan Gavrieli is a New York-based jazz pianist and composer who is a vital force on the city’s jazz scene. His music expands on the traditional jazz piano trio format, blending elements of classical music and Middle Eastern influences into a sound that is both distinctive and emotionally rich.

​In addition to leading his own trio, Nitzan is an in-demand sideman, arranger, and collaborator. He has recorded and performed with world-renowned artists such as Dennis Chambers, Mike Stern, Melissa Aldana, Francisco Mela, Mark Murphy, Chris Cheek, Steve Cardenas, Jamie Baum, and many others. His versatility and sensitivity at the piano have made him a valued contributor to dozens of albums and projects across genres.