www.jonathanpowell.net
Jonathan Powell is one of the BEST trumpet players out there today. He is also THE 5et and Mayhem 7's trumpet player as well as the
recording engineer for Mayhem Productions. Jonathan is a jack of all trades. Check out his own site to see for yourself what he's been
up to lately.
www.yayoiikawa.com
Yayoi Ikawa is one of the best young and upcoming pianists on the New York music scene today.
Check out her site and see for yourself.
www.kelvinsholar.com
Kelvin Sholar is one of the most inspiring and innovating musicians in the world today. He has played piano/keyboards with almost anyone that you can
think of. His musical talent and wisdom have no boundaries. Visit his site and be enlightened.
www.the-snow-owl.com
Juan Garcia-Herreros (the snow owl) is one of today's most innovative and unique electric bass players with a custom built bass and
inspiring music to prove it. Check out his site to see where in the world he's playing now.
www.ribeiro-leite.com
Luis Ribeiro (percussion) and Luis Leite (guitars) are two incredible Brazilian musicians that have joined forces to start a new project
together that has created some of the freshest Brazilian jazz out there today. A must hear project for any music lover.
www.bobdeboo.com
Doctor Oscillator's bass player and one of the most versatile bass players you will ever hear.
Check out his web site to see for yourself.
www.gary-glickman.com
Gary Glickman is another young and innovative musician/composer with many noticable influences in his beautiful compositions
and his masterful playing of the bass.
www.lorenzhargassner.com
Lorenz Hargassner is an amazing saxophonist/arranger that is making his presence known in the European jazz scene. His sound is
original and vibrant, check out his site to see for yourself.
www.willvinson.com
Will Vinson is one of the best saxophone players on the scene today...PERIOD. Check out his site to see where he is now.
www.miguelzenon.com
Miguel Zenon is one of today's most innovative and amazing alto players. He has
played with evryone ranging from Mango Blue and La Timba Loca to the Liberation
Jazz Orchestra. Check out his site to hear his original music.
www.manuelvalera.com
Manuel Valera is one of the most talented piano players on the scene today.
He has played with everyone ranging from Seamus Blake to El "Negro".
His music is very inspirational and pushes the envelope for live music. Check him out.
www.samueltorres.com
Samuel Torres is one of today's most amazing percussionists, PERIOD.
You will love his playing and his music. Check out his web site to see why.
www.ryankeberle.com
Mayhem 7's trombone player as well as a frequent member of the Saturday Night Live Band and Mr. Vivo.
Check out his new site and see why he's so popular.
www.anthonybarba.com
Anthony Barba is an amazing saxophone/woodwind player that is involved with an array of musical
projects that have taken him around the world. Check out his site to see where he is now.
www.chrischeek.net
Chris Cheek is one of the best saxophonists involved in the jazz scene today. He's played with a variety of different groups and players including
Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkle and Paul Motion to name a few. We highly encourage you to check out his site and see what project he's involved
with now.
www.iggyignotius.com
Iggy Ignotius is a producer/artist/programmer that is ahead of his time. Check out his site to see
what he's doing now with people like Blunt Raps and Intricate Dialect.
www.tarikoregan.com
Tarik O'Regan is an incredible young composer who has had his works sung and
and played by some of the best ensembles around the world. His music is
beautiful and inspiring.
www.peterstoltzman.com
Peter Stoltzman is an amazing and inspirational piano player involved in cutting edge projects. His site is full of great music, art, and
inspiring messages that we all need to read from time to time. See for yourself.
www.theletterf.org
theletterf.org is the official site of piano/keyboard player/programmer/composer Mike Effenburger. This site has tons of music from Mike in many different
settings that will definitely satisfy your musical appetite no matter what style of music you're into. Check it out.
www.comedybass.com
This great new site features the hilarious comedy and great bass playing by Dan Riley.
Check it out and see what everybody is laughing at.
www.tatumgreenblatt.com
Tatum Greenblatt is one of New York City's finest and best up and coming trumpet players. Check out his site to see for yourself.
www.skyesteele.com
Skye Steele is probably the busiest violinist we know. Skye is involved in all kinds of projects as well as his own in the NYC area.
Check out his brand new site to keep up with him.
www.mikesavinomusic.com
Mike Savino is one of NYC's best bass players. Check out his site to hear his
new original music and to see where he's playing next.
www.mikemellia.com
Mike Mellia is a cutting edge pianist/visual artist with a unique sound and
style. Check out his site for to hear his music and see his artwork.
www.bradenpalmer.com
Braden Palmer is one of NYC's busiest and most in-demand guitar players. Check out his site to see why.
www.jordanperlson.com
Jordan Perlson is one of the most versatile and sought after drummers in the US. Check out his site and see where he's at now.
www.fentriss.com
Steve Fentriss is a young jazz drummer/composer that is ahead of his time and the game. Check
out his new cd and some of it's great reviews here.
www.matthewsilberman.com
Matthew Silberman is a New York based saxophonist that is involved in the New York jazz
and hip-hop scene of today. Check out some of the groups he is involved in.
www.jacquesfigueras.com
Jacques Figueras is an up and coming French bass player/arranger on the European scene. He has recently released a new cd entitled Botafogo.
Check it out at his site.
www.torebrunborg.com
Tore Brunborg is a Norwegian saxophonist who has been apart of some incredible grounbreaking European groups over the past two
decades. His sound and musical ideas will inspire you.
www.eluvmusic.com
E Luv is an inspiring and diverse artist/musician who has gotten her hands wet in many different areas including acting,
singing, composition, and voice-overs. Check out her site and see what she's doing now.
www.concrescence.net
Concrescence is a new online community for artists. This site contains new groups that are working together to push the boundaries
of music.
www.stereo77.podomatic.com
This is a brand new site from DJ Stereo 77. Based out of Orlando, Florida this guy puts together some amazing mixes and hosts a weekly
radio show dedicated to new and outstanding music from up-and-coming artists in the world of dj's and programmers.
Bands
send's evil twin
Send's Evil Twin is a collaborative group between the members of Doctor Oscillator and the members of Send. This link takes you
to a full live set of them in a rare NYC appearance that you can download.
With Jeremy Powell- sax/keys/effects, Brain Noll- guitar/samples/effects
Bob Deboo- bass/effects, Chris Berry- drums, Cecilia Stalin- voice.
www.boardsofcanada.com
Boards of Canada is one of the most original and inspiring electronic duos today. You WILL fall in love with their music wether
you want to or not. Check out their new album, Campfire Headphase, and see for yourself.
www.folkloreurbano.com
Folklore Urbano is one of the most inspiring modern day folkloric groups
around, headed by the incredible Columbian pianist/composer Pablo Mayor. Check
out his music to see for yourself.
www.pedrogiraudo.com
Pedro Giraudo is a New York based bass player/composer who leads his own 13-piece jazz orchestra that
features the talents of some of New York's best players to give the band an unbelievable sound.
A must see/hear group for any music lover.
www.grupolacreacion.com
La Creacion is one of the hottest latin bands in the North East playing salsa, merengue, cumbia, and bachata. Visit their site
and find out where they are playing next.
www.latimbaloca.com
La Timba Loca is one of the hottest new Timba groups today. This Boston based group
is bringing a new sound to the timba world and has done so opening up
for groups like Los Van Van. Check them out, you WILL like them.
www.superioritycomplex.net
Superiority Complex is an amazing new original group based out of New York City led by guitarist/composer
Josh Mease and features Bob Deboo on bass and Jim Orso on drums.
www.abprojects.com
AB Projects is a collaborative group of emcees and producers that are ahead of their time. Check out their site to stay
up to date with Iggy Ignotius, Intricate Dialect, Tenacity & SA, Kadece, and many other artists that you will hear on this site.
You won't be dissapointed.
www.kaikumusic.com
Kaiku is a new NYC based group that fuses Finnish music with jazz, Brazilian, and
other world musics, together to give them a unique and beautiful sound that you
will love. Check them out here.
Trace Element
Trace Element is a cutting edge acoustic/electronic group that fuses many different musical genres together into beautiful soundscapes
with energetic beats.
Record Companies
www.chontarecords.com
Chonta Records is a brand new record label/web site coming out of the latin music scene in NYC. This record label features such
amazing groups as the "columbian folkloric jazz group" Folklore Urbano as well as other up and coming columbian artists. A must see
site for any latin music enthusiast.
www.skirlrecords.com
Skirl Records is a new record company based out of Brooklyn, New York that features many Brooklyn-based musicians that are creating
an incredibly original and vibrant music scene. Skirl Records features artists and groups such as Chris Speed, Jim Black, Andrew D'Angelo,
Hilmar Jensen, Tyft, Alas No Axis, and many others.
www.ghostly.com
Ghostly is one of today's best record companies. Visit their site for the latest info. on artists like Dabrye, Matthew Dear,
Kiln, James Cotton, and many more.
www.antipop.net
Exponential records is an incredible electronic/IDM record label based out of San Antonio, Texas. The label features the masterful electronic music
artists Theory of Everything, Darby, A.M. Architect, Mnolo and Aether216.
www.giantstep.net
Giant Step Records is a great record company based out of New York City that has an incredible range of artists and djs under it's name that
are showcased at some great parties and concerts around the world. Giant Step's site also has a great mp3 player with a wide assortment of tracks
that are updated daily, perfect for listening while you're browsing the site and/or the web.
www.infractionrecords.com
Infraction Records is a record company that specializes in the new and original. You can find original groups like Kiln, Beautumn, and Beequeen
lending some amazing tracks to this independent label.
www.quintonrecords.com
Quinton is a new record company based in Austria that is dedicated to producing
higher quality albums using 5.1 technology and using patended packaging techniques
with incredible artwork that turn their cds into books.
Foundations/Organizations
www.johncoltrane.com
The John Coltrane Foundation is a wonderful foundation that keeps Coltrane's
spirit and music alive by educating the public through music and scholarships
to worthy musicians.
www.artistshare.com
Artist Share is an orginization that has designed and
implemented a new system of supprting artists solely through internet sales.
A couple artists associated with Artist Share include Grammy winner Maria Schneider and
Jim Hall to name a few.
www.musicologytampabay.com
Musicology is a new music learning center in Clearwater, Florida that is reaching out to the Tampa Bay Area to educate more peope about the joy of music.
www.jazzreview.com
Jazz Review.com is a great source for any jazz lover. You can post and find out about gigs
in your area as well as particpate in forums and share ideas/information with other jazz
enthusiasts. An all around valuable web site to visit.
www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International is an international human rights activist group that fights for the rights of people involved in the kinds of
horrific situations that many of us (especially the AP) would rather not think about. Take a moment to just visit their home page and see what is really
going on around the world.
www.workingassets.com
Working Assets is a wireless, long distance, and credit card company that donates much of their profits, while maintaining very competetive rates,
to worthy non-profit organizations. They've donated over 50 million dollars to a wide range of non-profit orginaztions so far.
Visit their site and see what they can do for you, or vice versa.
www.seva.org
The Seva Foundation was formed in 1978 with a mission to alleviate suffering caused by disease and poverty. The Seva Foundation does not
base their work on any ideology or religious affiliation and works to help people of all cultures, while maintaining the utmost respect for their
cultural and spiritual heritage.
www.thehungersite.com
The Hunger Site is a web site dedicated to eliminating the hunger epidemic in the world today. Each time you visit this site and click on
the "Help Feed the Hungry" button you generate the equivalent of a cup of food for the hungry which is donated by the site's sponsors.
A very worthy site to visit on a daily basis.
www.danielpearl.com
The Daniel Pearl Foundation is a site that honors the life and ideals of the
reporter Daniel Pearl who was kidnapped and murdered in Afghanistan. This site
promotes peace and the understanding of diversity to help us all live together
in a better world.
www.splcenter.org
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, the
Center is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its
tracking of hate groups.
www.jwj.org
Jobs With Justice is a non-profit orginization that fights for people's rights at the workplace. They have taken on many large corporations
and exposed their degrading track records towards their employees. Jobs With Justice has also been a key player in helping workers
form unions to get the workplace compsenation that they deserve.
www.democracynow.org
Democracy Now is a daily radio and tv news program hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez on over 500 stations, pioneering the largest
community media collaboration in the U.S. If you want the real truth about what's going on in the world, check out this incredible show.
Venues
www.tealoungeny.com
The Tea Lounge is a large, homey, and very comfortable coffe shop/hang. It also
doubles at night as THE PLACE to hear great, new, original music in Brooklyn.
If you think you know good spots in BK, you better know the Tea Lounge.
www.yeomanspub.com
Yeomans Pub is a great "Mom and Pop" privately owned pub on beautiful Davis Island, Florida. Yeomans features the best Tampa Bay area
and national touring bands and has a wide range of great beers. All in all a great place to hang and listen to some good music on
beautiful Davis Island.
Visual Artists
www.jeffvreeland.com
Jeff Vreeland is an innovative and inspiring artist of a new generation. His paintings and mixed media artwork will definitely
grab your eye. Visit his site and check out his inspiring portfolio.
www.ramiefal.com
Rami Efal is an incredibly gifted artist that has been involved with an array of projects ranging from comic books to intimate portraits
to childrens' cartoon shows. Check out his site for his latest inspiring project.
www.clydebutcher.com
Clyde Butcher is an incredible photographer who has brought much awareness to the enviornment, specifically to the Florida Everglades
through his photographs of this now endangered but beautiful area of southern Florida.
www.robdobi.com
Rob Dobi is a graphic artist/photographer who has at least three different sites associated with his current projects.
We highly recommend you check out some of his works, you won't regret it.
Web Resources
www.statcounter.com
Stat Counter is a great free web resource site for any web master who wants to be able to pin-point and track who and how many people are
visiting their web site.