Stuart Hawkins

Stuart Hawkins is a jazz trumpeter, composer and producer with a soulful, funky sound.

Born in Australia to British and Malaysian-Chinese parents and raised in Hong Kong, Stuart began playing the trumpet at the age of nine, and his love for jazz and blues grew throughout his teenage years.

Stuart studied Modern History at the University of Oxford and performed regularly with some of the UK’s top young jazz talents. Returning to Hong Kong, he became a frequent performer at The Jazz Club and played in venues across Asia.

Now based in Thailand, Stuart has collaborated with leading Thai and international jazz and pop artists.

James Popik

With 20 years of professional experience as a musician, James Popik has met and developed high quality working relationships with many talented and creative people. Jazz, Acoustic, Funk, and Jamband.

Currently recording the "Sourland Symphony" an all acoustic all instrumental record inspired by and dedicated to the Sourland mountain, James plans a Spring '24 release. Influenced by guitarist as diverse as Wes Montgomery and Duane Allman, Popik eschews labels and genres. Always striving for the highest level of craft and deepest honesty in musical expression.

Greg Yasinitsky

Born: October 3, 1953

Greg Yasinitsky, saxophonist and composer, leader of the YAZZ Band, winner of the American Prize for Composition, has hundreds of pubiished musical works, which are performed in over forty countries world-wide, and is a recipient of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Commission Project of New York, Meet the Composer West, ASCAP, Artist Trust, Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA) and the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA). Yasinitsky has written music especially for David Sanborn, Clark Terry, David Liebman, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Jeff Coffin and the USAF “Airmen of Note” big band

Andrea Pagani

Born: October 2, 1970

ANDREA PAGANI Born in Rome, pianist, composer, arranger. Live and studio session man for many italians and international artist, like Roberto Ciotti, Enrico Montesano, Acustimantico, Frank Catalano, Enzo Scoppa, Massimo Moriconi, Francesca De Fazi, Randy Roberts, Claudia Marss, U.S.Z., Blue Joshua Band, Jos�� Martillotta, Joe De Vecchis. He played in many Jazz and Blues Festival around the world, among which: "Pistoia Blues" (2000), "Jazz & Image" a Villa Celimontana, Rome (4 years, 2000/2003), "Umbria Jazz Winter"(2001/02), "Philips Dubai Jazz Festival"( UAE-2003), "Jazz Tage Lichtensteig" (Suisse-2003), "Isola Liri Blues"(2004), "Nokia Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival" (UAE 2006), "Roma incontra il mondo-Villa Ada (Rome 2006/2007), "Out of the Blue's Festival" (Samedan, Svizzera - 2007), "Stadio della Pallacorda" (Roma, 2008) ��FestambienteSud�� (2008), ��Notti d��estate a Castel S.Angelo, ��Auditorium Ara Pacis��( Rome 2012)