Tito Puente Jr. is a remarkable Latin artist. His music is a mixture of Pop Latin Jazz and Dance. As Tito calls it, Latin dance, a new explosion of authentic music created from the streets"! Tito was born and raised in New York. His love for music was an inspiration by his father, "El Rey", and his first instrument was... read full bio
Born in the thriving Tokyo club and street scene in the late 1980s, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra set out on a musical adventure that would revolutionize the ska subgenre. The legendary "TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA" with its now fabled yellow jacket, their very first independent album, was issued in 1989. They made their huge breakthrough with their song "Monster Rock"... read full bio
Tom Harrell, named jazz trumpeter of the year three times by Downbeat Magazine, is known for the gorgeous, intricate melodies he composes. Harrell has won awards and grants, including multiple Trumpeter of the Year awards from Down Beat magazine, SESAC Jazz Award, BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) Composers Award, and Prix Oscar du Jazz. He received a Grammy nomination for his... read full bio
Tom Scott is a renowned composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist. He has twenty-five solo recordings to his credit and for these efforts has earned twelve Grammy nominations and two Grammy Awards. Scott's early professional career included straight ahead jazz dates with Don Ellis' big band and pianist Roger Kellaway's quartet. He made his recording debut with both units... read full bio
Tom Waits has been recording music for over 35 years. Comparing his early work---the Elektra/Asylum period from 1972-1980---with what came after (his Island Records years and finally his latest effort Mule Variations on indie label Epitaph), one notices a palpable shift towards the eccentric. In 1983, with the release of Swordfishtrombones, Waits began mixing genres and doing some rather strange... read full bio
In Big Band history, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognized as one of the best all-around dance bands. It could swing with the best of them, and no other band could come close to Tommy's when it came to playing ballads. Tommy Dorsey, ""The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing"", was a master at creating warm, sentimental, and always musical moods –... read full bio
In terms of skateboarding, Tommy Guerrero may be more well-known than in the music industry. Guerrero, a San Francisco native, joined Powell Peralta Skate Company and was one of the founding members of the fabled "Bones Brigade" squad. Along with his brother Tony, TG has been performing music since the late 1970s. Both brothers were reared on a regular diet... read full bio
Tony Succar is a Peruvian-American musician, composer, arranger and producer who was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Miami, Florida. He is known for performing a mixture of salsa, jazz, latin jazz and tropical music. Succar was born into a musically inclined family who encouraged him to develop musical interest. He started playing the Peruvian Cajon when he was... read full bio
Too Many Zooz is a jazz band from New York City, comprised of members Leo Pellegrino, Matt Doe, and David Parks. The group uses baritone saxophone, trumpet, and drums to perform their unique jazz music. Pellegrino and Doe began their music careers together at the Manhattan School Of Music. Parks and Pellegrino played in a local busking band, and upon... read full bio
Jean “Toots” Thielemans was born in Brussels, Belgium on April, 29 1922. He played accordion at the age of 3 and started playing harmonica as a hobby. His first guitar, won on a bet. During the German occupation he got hooked on Jazz or as he says himself, “contaminated” by the jazz virus. His first idol was Django Reinhardt and... read full bio
Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, and Jeff Parker make up the band Tortoise. Their sound is hard to pin down; it displays itself as a mixture of jazz, dance, techno, rock, and classical, with not one genre overtaking the other. Their musical identity is fully formed, remaining distinct among other performers. Tortoise creates music to appeal to... read full bio
Toshiko Akiyoshis unique contributions to the jazz world have evolved like falling dominoes through a series of events that started with a piano-loving little Japanese girl in China and brought her to prominence as an unparalleled pianist, composer and leader of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra. Toshikos recordings have received a total of 14 Grammy Award nominations. Manchurian-born Akiyoshis interest... read full bio
Total Exposure is a thirteen-piece dance band, who performs three hours nonstop high energy, everything from MoTown, Rock to Beyonce and anything in between. Band leader Lauren Barnett states that the group has been “performing, writing and producing music for as long as [they] can remember… because music, performing and making an audience smile, stirs [their] souls.” Other band members... read full bio
The creator of trap jazz is Chris Moten, a highly regarded musical director and band member for many of the biggest names in the music business, who was born and raised in Atlanta. Moten had an idea for something very special and intimate. It was about pursuing their own unique sound as friends and musicians, not about backing or... read full bio
With the release of their Grammy nominated album Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue won over legions of new fans in five different continents. Backatown reached Billboard’s magazine’s Contemporary Jazz Chart at No. 1 for nine consecutive weeks. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have created a mixture of sounds including funk, hip-hop, and pop. They have tailored this signature sounds... read full bio
Growing up in a household of musicians in the Bahamas gave Troy Anderson his first taste of music. He started playing the trumpet at the age of ten, and before learning about the world of the drum and bugle corps in school, he performed with the Florida Sunshine Band and the Gospel Sounds. He learned how to perform in front... read full bio
True Loves is a Seattle-based funk and soul band. Listening to their music is like strolling down your favorite neighborhood street, slapping five with friends, chatting with shopkeepers, having your dark sunglass-clad face admired in their windows, dodging hanging flowerpots and inhaling the comforting aromas of your favorite place. The group itself is a block party. With the addition of percussionist Iván Galvez... read full bio
The ensemble draws on a wide range of inspirations, from spirituals to Depression-era blues, from ragtime to classic jazz. (OffBeat). Wherever they go, Tuba Skinny's barnstorming live shows generate an enduring buzz, and as a result, their fans have contributed to reaching a total of approximately 40 million YouTube views. Shaye Cohn, Barnabus Jones, Kiowa Wells, and Todd Burdick had... read full bio
Over a career of jazz, R&B and crossover recordings, husband-and-wife duo Tuck & Patti produce a remarkable amount of music, especially considering that the duo rely on the textures of only guitar and voice. Tuck Andress was born in Oklahoma and studied classical guitar at Stanford University, before traveling to Las Vegas to audition for a show band; also there... read full bio
Chicago's Umphrey's McGee has cultivated an impressive presence both live and in the studio. Umphrey's boasts regularly sold-out shows from coast-to-coast and nearly all of their live shows available digitally. The band continues to draw in new listeners with their singular style: virtuoso playing and acrobatic tempo changes and rhythmic shifts complimented by dazzling song craft and composition, memorable hooks,... read full bio
