Kinda Dixie Jazz Band are a Las Vegas local jazz band that performs fast paced, high energy entertainment. The band rose from the former jazz festival favorite, Sorta Dixie Jazz Band. Kinda Dixie Jazz Band is led by trombonist Jim Fitzgerald. The group has been the house band at Las Vegas’ Gold Coast Casino and during a performance by Kinda... read full bio
Archy Ivan Marshall, who goes by King Krule, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, and musician. He initially started his musical career under the name ‘Zoo Kid’, but developed his current name ‘King Krule’ after partaking in creating music for about a year. He has released several EPs, along with a full-length album titled ‘6 Feet Beneath the Moon’.... read full bio
The London-based band Kinkajous explores the borderlands between jazz, symphonic and electronic music with a captivating blend of tonalities and influences. They are known for creating a dramatic and cinematic sound, earning the title of "a key part of the British music landscape" according to CLASH. They are led by drummer/producer Benoît Parmentier and saxophonist/clarinetist Adrien Cau. Their much awaited second album,... read full bio
In 1983, Kirk Whalum caught the attention of the pianist Bob James. And, Whalum joined his album 12 (1985). He released his debut album Floppy Disk with James support. From the latter term of 1980s, Whalum began to make a name for himself as a sideman of great insight and musicianship, playing on albums by a wide variety of artists... read full bio
Knower is an American electronic music duo that consists of Genevieve Artadi and Louis Cole. Apart from their music as a duo, Knower can also perform as a full band that is a jazz-funk act that includes instruments such as keyboard players, bass players and a saxophonist. Cole graduated from the Jazz Studies program at USC Thornton and while studying... read full bio
Kodi Lee is an American singer-songwriter and pianist who is best known for competing in and winning the 14th season of the reality television series “America’s Got Talent”. Lee was born in Tooele, Utah, and was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, which caused him to become legally blind. He has also been diagnosed with autism and has Addison’s disease. Lee... read full bio
Thanks to his production approach, amazing graphics and incisive lyrics, Dublin rapper Kojaque is steadily making progress on the Irish and global music scenes. Kojaque, a co-founder of the independent label Soft Boy Records, combines jazz and sampling beats with vivacious, poetic lyrics to depict life in contemporary Dublin. Kojaque is a well-known musician, filmmaker and visual artist. His multi-media performances and... read full bio
Sheila Maurice-Grey, a composer and trumpet player, is the leader of the London-based octet KOKOROKO. They blend modern jazz-funk, afrobeat, spiritual soul and West African highlife in their music. When they first appeared on the London music scene as teenagers, they provided a dynamic, polyrhythmic live sound that included passionate interaction between soulful horns, thunderous percussion, thick guitars, thrumming basses, jagged... read full bio
The first album from the Bergen natives, Analog Dance Music, fills the air with sounds from samba to jazz, much like a continental breeze that longingly blows throughout the ten songs. Let Kommode in, and you will be captivated by it. In Kings of Convenience, Eirik Glambek Boe goes beyond the typical indie-minimalist endeavors. His new endeavor seeks to create... read full bio
Lettuce and Soulive were founded by Eric Krasno and Galactic and Garage-a-Trois were founded by Stanton Moore. Over the past 25 years, they had encountered each other numerous times while performing on stage with their different bands. Both are Grammy-winning musicians who have collaborated with a wide range of both legendary and contemporary musicians. These two well-known musicians talked about the prospect of... read full bio
Kris Bowers, an Emmy Award-winning pianist and composer, crafts music that transcends genres and honors his jazz heritage while incorporating elements of alternative and R&B. a synthesis of his favorite film scores' cinematic narratives, jazz greats, classical standards, and the alternative and experimental music of his early years. Bowers' early musical influences were diverse and cut across genres and generations,... read full bio
Kristin Chenoweth effortlessly transitions between stage, television and film with the captivating grace that only she can project. An Oklahoma native, Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. She made her Broadway debut in Steel Pier. She won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in... read full bio
Since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic or interesting as Kurt Elling. With his soaring vocal flights, his edgy lyrics and sense of being on a musical mission, he has come to embody the creative spirit in jazz. ... read full bio
India has demonstrated a variety of musical skills throughout her career, including freestyle, house, Latin pop and reggaeton, but her run of chart-topping New York salsa hits for the RMM label in the mid- to late '90s, when she was dubbed the Princess of Salsa by none other than Celia Cruz, will forever define her. In the late 1980s, while freestyle... read full bio
The Los Angeles League of Musicians, or LA LOM, is a local instrumental group. They combine the twang of Peruvian Chicha and Bakersfield Country with the sounds of Cumbia Sonidera, 1960s soul ballads and traditional love boleros that come from radios, backyard parties and dance clubs in Los Angeles. LA LOM has been connecting with a young audience that wants to listen to... read full bio
Grammy-winning Mexican-American rock group La Santa Cecilia is based in Los Angeles. They use a variety of Pan-American rhythms, such as cumbia, bossa-nova, rumba, bolero, tango, R&B, jazz and klezmer music, to draw inspiration from around the globe. La Santa Cecilia, named for the patron saint of music, sings in both English and Spanish with a mesmerizing voice about love, sorrow,... read full bio
If you haven't heard of Lady Blackbird yet, you will in due time. The Los Angeles-based singer is turning heads in the jazz and music world with her distinctly strong and raw voice. Gilles Peterson called Lady Blackbird "the Grace Jones of Jazz," while others compared her to Amy Winehouse and other classic vocalists. These comparisons and inspirations are fairly amazing. Marley... read full bio
One of the UK's most unique voices, Lady Nade has been nominated for Artist of the Year at the AMAUK Awards and won Song of the Year at the UK Americana Awards and recognized by Bristol as one of its Most Influential Women. She is a very talented, award-winning songstress. The intriguing tapestry of Lady Nade's music defies simple classification, fusing folk,... read full bio
Laila Biali is a Canadian jazz singer and pianist known for her exceptional talent and soulful music. Born on October 3, 1980, in Vancouver, Biali developed an interest in music at a young age and started playing the piano. She studied classical piano for many years before discovering jazz at the Royal Conservatory of Music. At nineteen, she enrolled in... read full bio
Brooklyn-born Lainie Kazan is an entertainer who has excelled as an actress and a singer. Long known as a sexy, sultry and outspoken nightclub chanteuse, Kazan switched gears several years ago and is now concentrating on acting. Today she moves easily from singing for sold out concert dates and showrooms to acting in roles for both the big screen and... read full bio
