Paul Vornhagen

Born: August 18, 1950

Paul performs on saxophones, flute, piccolo, clarinet and vocals with styles reminiscent of Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws and Chet Baker (vocals). Based in Ann Arbor, he has released numerous recordings as a bandleader for several labels including Schoolkids, BOPO, PKO, Inner Light and Global Pulse.  His Quartet performs throughout Michigan and northern Ohio on a monthly basis as well as touring in California and the Chicago area.  His latest Quartet recording was released on February 3, 2025 on Global Pulse Records entitled Paul Vornhagen-Live at the Blue LLama to NPR and Internet Programs.  

Stefano Andreatta

Tevet Sela

Born: December 19, 1975

Alto saxophonist Tevet Sela brings a wealth and breadth of influences to his playing that few musicians possess. The adept and dexterous post bopper’s music is often drenched in heavy blues, klezmer and Middle-Eastern inflections. His music is full of wisdom, emotion and storytelling.

Tevet started his professional musical career while he was in his teens, frequently performing his original compositions and becoming a sought-after session player. He contributed his unique sound to TV and film soundtracks, and to numerous albums, including the multi-platinum ‘’Idan Raichel Project’’ album.

Linda Jozefowski

Born: November 28, 1982

Linda Jozefowski is an eclectic swiss flautist, composer and educator, exploring a vaste range of musical directions, from jazz to indian music, electronic, r'n'b, odd grooves, experimental and classical music. Her musical training with numerous teachers enabled her to discover a variety of teaching methods.

At the age of 6, after her father heared her playing the "Lambada" from ear on a piano toy, she started taking piano lessons. Her strong drive for music led her to experiment and improvise on all instruments beside the piano from a very young age. 

Michele Gori

Born: February 24, 1980

Michele Gori, nato a Domodossola nel 1980, è considerato uno dei maggiori flautisti del panorama jazzistico europeo ed è riconosciuto a livello internazionale come specialista nell’utilizzo dei flauti abbinati all’elettronica. Ha vinto per due volte il JazzIt award come “miglior flautista jazz italiano” ed è stato insignito del Premio Brusoni come riconoscimento per la sua attività musicale legata al flauto jazz. Con all’attivo una decina di pubblicazioni discografiche sia come leader che come sideman, un’attività concertistica che lo porta ad esibirsi in tutta Europa e collaborazioni con jazzisti italiani e stranieri, Michele Gori è uno dei pochi flautisti ad essersi guadagnato uno spazio importante nell’ambito del jazz contemporaneo. Molto apprezzato anche come didatta, è da anni un punto di riferimento nella pedagogia del flauto jazz. Autore di numerosi libri didattici di successo, tiene masterclass nei conservatori di tutta Europa ed è invitato come concertista e docente alle più importanti conventions flautistiche a livello mondiale. E’ stato il primo flautista a diventare professore di flauto jazz nei conservatori italiani ed è attualmente professore e responsabile del dipartimento di musica jazz presso il conservatorio di Clermont-Ferrand (Francia).

Funk Elastic

Active since: January 1, 2009

Funk Elastic is mainly a studio project managed and led by saxophone player and composer Zdenko Ivanuši? and focuses on original music spanning across several genres.

Besides being a studio project, Funk Elastic also performs live, with a repertoire of R&B, soul, funk, disco, house, latin/jazz standards as appropriate for particular occasions, from events to club dates. The band includes the best session players and singers (male or female) available, as needed to fulfill every possible occasion.

Evan Francis

NYC-based EVAN FRANCIS writes, arranges, and has performed extensively in various Latin, Jazz and Pop music scenes on
both coasts. Originally from Los Angeles, he was the featured flute soloist on the Pacific Mambo Orchestra's Grammy-winning album, and
in Downbeat Magazine Critics' Poll, he has been named a 'Rising Star' for six years in a row. Evan has toured and recorded in many
different context. He
has been a professional musician since 1998, composing and performing on saxophone, flute, clarinet, afro-latin percussion, and vocals. He
has performed/recorded/toured around the world with notables like Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Talib Kweli and
many more

Will Boyd

Born: February 13, 1974

Multi-reed instrumentalist, composer, educator Will Boyd hails from soul sax tradition like artists Eddie Harris, Hank Crawford, David "Fat Head" Newman, King Curtis and Yusef Lateef. Originally from Orangeburg SC by way of Queens NY, Will currently resides in Knoxville TN. He is a member of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and currently has 2 solo albums “Live at the Red Piano Lounge” and “Freedom Soul Jazz”. Will also co-leads a group with Wife, jazz radio host, and founder of the Knoxville Women in Jazz Jam Festival Kelle Jolly.

Will was playing with professional local R&B groups before he was 18

Premik Russell Tubbs

Born: August 3, 1952

Premik Russell Tubbs, a composer, arranger, producer and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar. Premik has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Ornette Coleman, Jackson Browne, Jean-Luc Ponty, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Scarlet Riveria, James Taylor, Sting and Lady Gaga just to name a few. He is equally adept in pop, R&B, jazz, world and experimental genres. Brief Highlights ~ Recent Years Premik’s May of 2008 schedule led him to perform in Sting's Rainforest Foundation Fund benefit concert Some Kinda Legacy at Carnegie Hall followed by extensive touring with Russian legend Boris Grebenshikov beginning in London at the Royal Albert Hall, continuing on to Dublin, Kiev, Milan, Moscow, St

Karen Stachel

Born: October 3

Karen Stachel is an American Flutist, concentrating on jazz and classical music. She co-leads a jazz band, LehCats with her husband Norbert Stachel and has collaborated in performances and recordings with notable musicians from the jazz and classical music world, notably Wallace Roney, Bob Weir and Rat Dog, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Barry Harris and others. The Wallace Roney Orchestra was developed to showcase music written by Wayne Shorter. This music was never recorded. In the spring of 2016, the 24 orchestra recorded this huge score at Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey. It will be released early 2017