ROSTER 2024
BILL EVANS VansBand
featuring
Keith Carlock, Gary Husband, Felix Pastorius
In collaboration with EMMECI srl www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Bill Evans - sax
Keith Carlock - drums
Gary Husband - keyboards
Felix Pastorius - el. bass
Inventive, contemporary, and masterful. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the musicians in this “one of a kind“ group assembled by renaissance saxophonist Bill Evans (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Soulgrass). Bill has had a successful solo career for over 30 years and continues to innovate with fresh ensembles. Gary Husband is one of a rare breed of musicians in that his expression is divided equally in his capacity as a drummer and a pianist and keyboardist of international repute. His classical roots, his quest and development in the improvisational, jazz and jazz/fusion areas – not to mention his tenure in the pop, rock, funk and blues circuits – are all evident inside Gary’s distinct and far-reaching musical personality. Keith Carlock has been at the helm of some of todays biggest bands (Sting, Steely Dan, John Mayer). Felix Pastorius has been on the cutting edge of electric bass for over two decades (David Byrne, Cindy Blackman-Santana, the Yellowjackets).
https://www.facebook.com/FelixPastoriusMusic/
Last Available dates: 1,2,3,4,13 November 2024
DAVE WECKL / TOM KENNEDY
PROKECT
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
DAVE WECKL - drums
TOM KENNEDY - el. bass
ERIC MARIENTHAL - Sax
STU MINDEMAN - Keyboards
An high energy, electric jazz/fusion group.
After the successful tours of 2021,2022 and 2023 when they performed the music from the album "Stories", the Project will be back in Europe to present the new Tom Kennedy's album "New Start", as well produced and mixed by Dave Weckl.
https://www.tomkennedymusic.com/
https://tomkennedymusic.com/media/
Last Available dates: 20,31 October + 1 November 2024
JEFF LORBER Fusion
ONLY for ITALY
In cooperation with Emmeci srl
www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Jeff Lorber - keyboards
Sonny Emory - drums
Jimmy Haslip - el. bass
https://www.jimmyhaslipbass.com/
Available: mid October / mid November 2024
SPYRO GYRA
ONLY for ITALY
In cooperation with Emmeci srl
www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Jay Beckenstein - saxophone
Scott Ambush - bass
Lionel Corew - drums
Julio Fernandez - guitar
Chris Fisher - pinao/keys
Multiple Grammy award-winning jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra is one of the best jazz rock fusion bands of all time and the most successful pop-jazz groups to emerge from the fusion era!
A “well oiled, tight road machine” bringing the house down every night and still enjoying what they do, even with its relentless schedule of almost 50 years of performing. Their energy and joy in concert match their unmatched musicality. To date, they have sold over ten million albums worldwide, have logged more than 10,000 shows on six continents and released 35 albums, garnering platinum and gold records along the way. .
Available: mid October / mid November 2024
MIKE STERN BAND
In cooperation with EMMECI srl - www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Mike Stern - el. guitar/vocals
Bob Franceschini - sax
Chris Minh Doky- el. & ac. bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
Leni Stern - el. guitar/n'goni/vocals
http://www.mikestern.org/
https://doky.com/
https://www.lenistern.com/
https://www.dennischambers.com/
https://www.bobfranceschini.com/
Last Available dates: 30,31 October + 11,12 November 2024
DENNIS REED & GAP
In collaborazione con Ente Rovigo Festival
LINE UP: TBC
Sheena Natashia Croutch - voce
Sheria ReShawn Croutch - voce
Mary Ann Elizabeth Kimble - voce
Charnel Shunta Allen - voce
Timothy Scott, Jr. - drums
Gregory Isaiah Moore - bass
Darryl Keshawn Bell - voce
Brandon Wayne Sutton - voce
James Lee Faison, Jr. - keyboard
Dennis Edward Reed, Jr. - vocal & choir director
Artista poliedrico e geniale, doato di un talento immenso sia come pianista che soprattutto come vocalist e leader
della gruppo da lui creato GAP (God’s Appointed People) esploso sulla scena musicale con il loro primo CD autoprodotto “Water Walker” nell'agosto del 2005. Dennis è un pluripremiato cantautore, artista discografico, intrattenitore e CEO di Inspire the Fire Inc., un'organizzazione no-profit che serve centinaia di giovani nelle Carolinas e nelle aree circostanti. È anche un leader ispiratore, un insegnante e un motivatore incredibile. È già un veterano della scena gospel USA e professore aggiunto nel dipartimento di musica presso il Catawba College of North Carolina. Partendo dalla musica sacra della tradizione afroamericana, Dennis introduce e mescola sapientemente le sonorità e gli stili più moderni come r'n'b e hip hop creando uno stile tutto suo, nuovo e accativante. Le sue performance negli USA sono ormai numerosissime e seguitissime, nelle quali oltre a dirigere il suo coro musicalmente è anche coreografo e fine ballerino.
Dennis Reed e il suo gruppo GAP hanno suonato con New Kids On the Block durante il loro tour 2008-2009 e si sono esibiti con la Charlotte Symphony Orchestra al King Luther King Celebration della città di Charlotte nel
2008. Nel 2009, il gruppo ha partecipato al progetto vincitore del GRAMMY Award, Oh Happy Day: una festa musicale All Star, che ha visto protagonisti Queen Latifah, Heather Hedley, Michael McDonald, Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin e Joss Stone, tra gli altri. In questo progetto, questi musicisti di fama mondiale hanno collaborato con i migliori cori gospel per registrare le interpretazioni di alcuni dei brani più amati e riconoscibili. Dennis Reed & Inspire the fire sono stati finalisti della talentuosa competizione televisiva America's Got Talent dove hanno vinto l'America's Heart e sono stati insigniti della cittadinanza onoraria da parte del Charlotte Mayor & City Council. Dennis Reed & GAP si sono esibiti alla Convention nazionale democratica sia per Bill Clinton che per il Presidente Obama ed hanno avuto l'onore di suonare per Oprah Winfrey e al fianco di Bebe Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Dorinda Clark, Stephanie Mills, Valerie Simpson, Common, Kathy Taylor e Marvin Winans.
Nel recente passato, Dennis Reed è stato premiato con il Lifetime Achievement Award dal presidente Obama per il suo lavoro nella comunità che dura da oltre un decennio.
Reed e il suo GAP dpoo aver concluso un tour europeo di successo con l'americana Idol Star Fantasia Burrino a fine del 2018 hanno pubblicato il loro ultimo lavoro discografico “On Top soon” dove sintetizzano la poliedricità delle proprie performance live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjtZAKa3TjQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_IeUI5881U
http://www.thedennisreedjr.com/
http://inspirethefire.org/
Disponibile: 17 - 31 Dicembre 2024
ROSTER 2025
BILL EVANS VansBand
featuring
Keith Carlock, Felix Pastorius, Gary Husband
In collaboration with EMMECI srl www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Bill Evans - sax
Keith Carlock - drums
Gary Husband - keyboards
Felix Pastorius - el. bass
Inventive, contemporary, and masterful. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the musicians in this “one of a kind“ group assembled by renaissance saxophonist Bill Evans (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Soulgrass). Bill has had a successful solo career for over 30 years and continues to innovate with fresh ensembles. Keith Carlock has been at the helm of some of todays biggest bands (Sting, Steely Dan, John Mayer). Felix Pastorius has been on the cutting edge of electric bass for over two decades (David Byrne, Cindy Blackman-Santana, the Yellowjackets).
https://www.facebook.com/FelixPastoriusMusic/
Available: end of February / March + end of June / July 2025
CHRIS MINH DOKY
&
The Nomads
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
Line up:
Chris Minh Doky - ac. & el. bass
Mino Cinelu - percussions
Geirge Whitty - keyboards
Keith Carlock - drums
Full album will be released January 2025;
Chris Minh Doky & The Nomads - New Beginnings.
Festuring: Randy Brecker, Antonio Sanchez, Keith Carlock, Gary Husband, Gwilym Simcock, Mino Cinelu, Ricky Peterson and many more...
video reel: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMinhDoky/videos/1727889081287901
https://music.gwhitty.com/
http://keithcarlock.com/
Available: end of March / April 2025
MOHINI DEY Quintet
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
Line up:
MOHINI DEY - el. bass / vocals
MIKE GOTTHARD - el. guitar
MARK HARTSUCH - sax
DANIEL SZEBENYI - keyboards
GINO BANKS - drums
Mohini is a 27 years-old bass guitarist from Mumbai, India. She has been described as the “Most Successful Musician UNDER30” By ForbesIndia. She has been working professionally in the music industry for the past 18 years meaning that she started working professionally when she was only 9 years old.
The only female bassist within the 'Top 10 Bassists in the 21st century'
http://www.emmeci.biz/MOHINI_DEY_BIO.pdf
https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-greatest-bassists-of-the-21st-century-ranked
DEBUT ALBUM "MOHINI DEY" HAS BEEN RELEASED ON AUGUST 06, 2023:
https://mohinidey.bandcamp.com/album/mohini-dey
https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/album/0JO8dpHTSkyYs7XpNCT04D
VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzce8f7aBRRhha2i5OMJadA
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CncoMX_qTr8
Available: March / April / May 2025
MIKE STERN BAND
In cooperation with EMMECI srl - www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Mike Stern - el. guitar/vocals
Bob Franceschini - sax
TBA- el. bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
Leni Stern - el. guitar/n'goni/vocals
http://www.mikestern.org/
https://www.lenistern.com/
https://www.dennischambers.com/
https://www.bobfranceschini.com/
Available: April 2025
JOSE NETO BAND
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
Except UK
Line up:
José Neto - guitar
Frank Martin - piano - keyboards
Gary Brown - bass
Celso Alberti - drums
Café da Silva - percussion
https://vimeo.com/945360857/442133fe2a?share=copy
https://joseneto.com/ https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/gary-brown-bass/
https://www.celsoalberti.com/
Available: end of April / May 2025
STEVE SMITH
&
The Vital Information
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
Line up:
STEVE SMITH - drums
MANUEL VALERA - keyboards
JANEK GWIZDALA - el. bass
The new trio version of Steve Smith and Vital Information collectively creates a powerhouse sound. Although the band is rooted in the straight-ahead swing of bebop, at times the group explores exotic time-signatures from the world of South Indian Carnatic music and have arranged adventurous funk-driven renditions of jazz standards. Seeing Steve Smith and Vital Information live in concert is a perfect opportunity to experience their high-level musicianship, sense of joy onstage and collective virtuosic improvisation.
https://www.vitalinformation.com/ https://www.manuelvalera.com/
https://janekgwizdala.co
http://www.emmeci.biz/STEVE_SMITH_&_VITAL_INFORMATION.pdf
Available: May 2025
SIMON PHILLIPS
Protocol V
In Cooperation with EMMECI srl
Line up:
Simon Philips - drums
Ernest Tibbs - el. bass
Otmaro Ruiz - keyboards
Alex Sill - el. guitar
Jacob Scesney - sax
Jazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across more than four decades, legendary drummer Simon Phillips has shown an uncanny ability to excel in most any musical environment. Precision, intensity and emotion are hallmarks of Simon’s sound in every setting. And working with many of the world’s most prominent musicians from an early age, he has repeatedly made his mark through scores of historic recordings and tours around the globe.
While the first Protocol release was in 1989, Simon’s compositions really began to gel with the Protocol II album in 2013. This release brought together high-profile rock guitarist Andy Timmons with jazz-funk keyboardist Steve Weingart (Dave Weckl) and electric bassist Ernest Tibbs (Allan Holdsworth). Protocol II firmly established Simon’s new lineup as one of the truly great bands in jazz-rock history. The same lineup appeared on Protocol III in 2015.
Ernest Tibbs continued in the bass chair for the release of Protocol IV in 2017, but this record featured a major league rock session guitarist named Greg Howe (Michael Jackson) along with the dynamic young keyboardist Dennis Hamm (Thundercat). Still utilizing the quartet format, Protocol IV presents Simon’s strongest compositions yet — and it was nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category.
Simon toured extensively as leader in 2019, celebrating Protocol’s 30th Anniversary and playing tunes from each of the previous albums. However, the lineup was tweaked once again, this time to become a quintet, including veteran keyboardist Otmaro Ruiz (John McLaughlin), Jacob Scesney on saxophones and the brilliant young guitarist Alex Sill.
2022 sees the release of Protocol V. The band features Ernest Tibbs (bass), Otmaro Ruiz (keys), Jacob Scesney (horns) and Alex Sill (guitar) and is a high energy driven collection of tunes with that Simon Phillips signature we’ve come to expect from the Protocol legacy!
https://www.simon-phillips.com/epk
Video links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6hb-ub7mQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogDCI0Tdi7U
Available: mid April / May + end of June / July 2025
Available on request
TOM IBARRA GROUP
In cooperation with Emmeci srl
except France
Line up:
Tom Ibarra - guitar & compositions
Lilian Mille - trumpet
Jeff Mercadié - tenor sax
Clélya Abraham - keyboards
Noé Berne - bass
Tao Ehrlich - drums
Tom Ibarra is a young composer and guitarist of Jazz Funk Rock with instrumental pop influences, born in October 1999.
Noticed at a very young age for his virtuosity and his rich and dynamic compositions, but also for his melodic lines that hold back, he is programmed in national and international festivals and sometimes shares the stage alongside internationally renowned artists such as Didier Lockwood and Sylvain Luc in 2015, Marcus Miller in 2016, Didier Lockwood and Thomas Enhco in 2017 or Richard Bona in showcase at NAMM 2017 in Los Angeles.
Tom was also one of the youngest endorsed by the prestigious brands Ibanez Guitars and DV Mark Amp. He collaborates regularly with Ibanez by composing the music of the videos on which he promotes new models of guitar.
He is the holder of numerous prizes such as the SACEM Young Talent Award 2013 and 2014, the Jazzophare 2015 Special Jury Prize, the Jeune Espoir Action Jazz Prize in 2016, several Rives Awards and the Oloron-Sainte-Marie Notes in 2017. At the end of 2017, he became the first winner of the prestigious PrixOne Rising Stars Jazz Award, awarded by an international jury including Jamie Cullum, Brian Bacchus, Mikhail Fridman, Karen Frivik and Sebastien Vidal.
In 2015 Tom released his first CD entitled "15". This album received a great success, and on January 2018 he released the second album entitled SPARKLING.
https://www.facebook.com/TomIbarra.guitariste/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL577JvgIG0
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