Arnab Sengupta

Born: September 22, 1977

Arnab Sengupta is a contemporary singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Bangalore, India. With a musical journey spanning over three decades, Arnab’s work stands at the confluence of lyrical sensitivity, jazz-rooted sophistication, and deeply personal storytelling.

Drawn to music with quiet intensity from a young age, Arnab immersed himself in the study of Western contemporary styles—particularly jazz—long before he began writing his own songs. By 2006, after years of listening, transcribing, and honing his craft, he began composing original work that fused instinct with introspection.

Viktorija Pilatovic

Born: March 12, 1989

Viktorija Pilatovic is a Lithuanian vocalist, bandleader, composer, and educator who shares her love for jazz through her original music: poetic melodies and lyrics, modern, heart-grasping chord progressions, and virtuosic vocal performances. She is a recording artist with four releases featuring original music: "Skybridges" 2023, "The Only Light" 2019, "Stories" 2017, and "Nica's Blues" 2013. Her music has been covered in NPR live sessions, Downbeat magazine, RTVE, Discopolis Radio 3, and various other platforms.

Alongside Si?lvia Pe?rez Cruz, her voice can be heard on "Voces," the latest big band album by renowned Spanish saxophonist Perico Sambeat. 
Through Berklee, she has collaborated in productions with Gilberto Gil, Victor Wooten, Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Banda Magda, and Petros Klampanis, who produced her fourth album, Skybridges, released in March 2023, featuring acclaimed Spanish flutist and saxophonist Jorge Pardo.

Bidi Dworkin

Born: November 21, 1962

Bidi Dworkin is a jazz-folk vocalist whose earliest performances were as a folk singer in coffee houses throughout New England. Intrigued by the dynamic interplay of technique and freedom which exists at the core of modern dance, she attended NYU and received her master’s degree in Dance Education, performing professionally with the Nancy Meehan Dance Company from 1980-1986.

After moving to a quiet valley in rural Vermont, she continued her movement studies, becoming a yoga instructor. Bidi has received advanced certification in New York City and India, skillfully leading classes and retreats since 1993. Especially moved by devotional song, Bidi embraces ancient Sanskrit chants as well as Hebrew melodies, and has led her community in the High Holiday morning services for over twenty-five years.

Sienna Dahlen

Born: July 6, 1972

JUNO award-winning jazz vocalist, Sienna Dahlen was born in the pristine Kootenay region of southern British Columbia and raised in the northern gusty dusty Peace River region of the same province. Her upbringing and influences whir like vintage jukebox singles spanning a diversity of styles from Joni Mitchell to Ella Fitzgerald to kd lang. Always paving her own path, Sienna is hard to pin down. Her music and sound scale the outskirts of folk, jazz and the spatial avant-garde and the effect is a showering of sonic love. Sienna's latest release, a duo album entitled "Balladextrous", was recorded with Bill Coon on guitar and released on Cellar Music Records in June of 2023.

Heather Ward

Born: March 29, 1963

Heather Ward is a seasoned jazz vocalist and vocal coach, originally from Canada and now based in Seattle. Her two albums, 'Honeysweet' and 'Gilded & Silver', signify a major milestone in Heather’s career, marking her full transition from a diverse musical and theatrical performer and educator to focusing solely on her passion for jazz. Her family is full of music teachers, choir directors, church organists and professional musicians. All of them influenced and inspired her, as music was a constant part of life in her home. She was hugely influenced by artists such as Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington, as well as contemporaries like Holly Cole and Michael Bublé

Kayl�� Brecher

Unique jazz vocalist, composer, and arranger, Kayl�� Brecher (Kay-La BrecKer) is a singer who is at once completely distinctive and an amalgamation of her great musical influences. Showcase Magazine described her sound as "a supple voice that suggests the pairing of Sheila Jordan and Sarah Vaughan." One could accurately add Morgana King and Ella Fitzgerald to that description. Hers is a versatile and flexible instrument with wide range, which can move from silky, smooth and subtle to bold and bluesy; refined to brash and raw. Her instrumental and compositional approach to singing leads to explorations of the mood, texture and style in each individual tune, which results in exciting variety

Maria Damore

Born: December 10, 1962

Maria Damore is a vocalist and private voice teacher from Berks County, PA, and 2022 recipient of the Berks Jazz Fest Frank Scott award for contributions to Berks County’s Jazz Heritage. Maria has been an educator for Olivet Boys & Girls Club, adjudicator for vocal competitions, and clinician for GetJazzED, Berks-Vocal Day. She has been featured in Classical Singer magazine, discussing her work in the original children’s jazz-opera, The Bear Prince, and her Greek folk music duo “Stavros & Maria.” Known as a versatile singer who easily crosses genres, Maria was thrilled to compete as a quarterfinalist in the 2018 American Traditions Vocal Competition in Savannah, Georgia

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Gyle Waddy

Born: November 16, 1943

"Homme a tout Faire" That's the title that has been earned by this media man, GYLE WADDY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: Gyle Waddy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He participated in different singing projects connected with his high school. At the age of sixteen he sang around in different clubs in Philly, while studing singing privately. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: After finishing high school he moved to New York City. On and off, during one year, he studied acting and singing when his studies were temporarily interrupted. Despite his obligation to enter the U.S. military service, for a four year period, he continued to act in different theater productions and sing around the cities where he was stationed. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: He moved to Los Angeles after his discharge from the military, where, at the Los Angeles City College he majored in drama and studied dance as a minor