The Portico Quartet founder and double-bassist Milo Fitzpatrick's latest project, Vega Trails, joins saxophonist Jordan Smart (Mammal Hands, Sunda Arc) in a highly potent duet that unites two fascinating players. The goal of the endeavor was to highlight the bass and melody in all of their unadulterated glory. Milo Fitzpatrick engaged himself in music with space and sparsity during Lockdown, including... read full bio
Venna has recently gained attention thanks to the success of longtime partner Knucks' recent Top Three album "Alpha Place," but the London-based saxophonist and producer has long been quietly crafting major albums in the afrobeats, jazz and rap genres. On "Alarm Clock," one of the highlight songs from Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy's Grammy-winning album "Twice As Tall," he contributed the stirring sax... read full bio
Vernon Reid is an English American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Critic Steve Huey writes, [Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz,... read full bio
The Mack Avenue recording artist Veronica Swift debuted with the album "Confessions." She received a five-star review for her second album, "This Bitter Earth", which also landed her a spot on the front cover of DownBeat, the December cover of JazzTimes and the L'Academie du Jazz "Best Vocal Album" award. Veronica Swift established herself as a talented rock and soul singer as well... read full bio
Emmy Award- winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the Carol Burnett Show. In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe, old age of 24,... read full bio
Five Grammy Awards have been given to Victor Wooten, who has appeared on the cover of Bass Player Magazine five times. As a founding member of the avant-garde band Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, he is regarded as one of the best bassists currently active, frequently being compared to Jaco Pastorius. Rolling Stone Magazine listed him among the "Top ten... read full bio
Victory Boyd is a singer from New Jersey who grew up singing since the age of four with all ten members of her family in Central Park. The Boyd family had the opportunity to perform for Jay-Z and he signed them to Roc Nation right away. Boyds voice and music is a fusion of soul and folk with a touch... read full bio
Vijay Iyer displays a multitude of talents through his music. He is a pianist, composer, producer, electronic musician, and writer from New York City. As a self-taught piano player, Iyer plays the piano with ease and demonstrates his skill through his intricate jazz ensembles. He has worked with many artists such as Roscoe Mitchell, George E. Lewis, Burnt Sugar,... read full bio
Vikki Carr is a four time Grammy Award-winning, bi-lingual singing star. She has performed for over fifty years in concert, with her band or as a guest artist with symphonies and top name mariachi groups. The world is no stranger of Vikki Carr, who has performed in various genres, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish. She has... read full bio
With his critically praised first album, "North End Soul," multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Vincent Ingala, one of the fastest rising contemporary jazz recording artists in recent memory, has shot into a thrilling stratosphere of his own creation. The alluring saxophonist, who is still only in his twenties, has won several accolades, including Sirius XM Watercolors Breakthrough Artist of the Year... read full bio
Renowned in Brazil as a composer/ singer/ guitarist/ percussionist, Vinicius Canturia has garnered widespread acclaim in North America, Europe and Japan since moving to New York and re-launching his career as a US-based recording artist. Originally from the Amazonian city of Manaus, Canturia grew up in Rio and relocated to New York City in the mid-1990s. His career spans several... read full bio
Walter Smith III started to take music extremely seriously at a young age. Despite the impression that Smith is a fresh face on the stage, many people know him as a talented musician, composer and innovative teacher. Smith's most recent album, In Common III, has been called "border pushing" and includes some of the world's most significant and well-known musicians, including... read full bio
This Canadian born smooth jazz and adult contemporary musician, Warren Hill has gained early recognition as a true virtuoso. His musical passion began at the young age of seven, the age he began to play music that he loves. He continued his passion throughout high school. Warren fell in love with jazz music while attending a summer music camp at... read full bio
The American eclectic pop group Was (Not Was) gained most of their popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s. The Detroit natives David Weiss and Don Fagenson founded the group in 1979. Their style of music and lyrics ranged from satiric to bizarre. Lead singers, Harry Bowens and Sweet Pea Atkinson, later joined the group. The band first gained commercial... read full bio
Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, who are siblings, came up with the idea for The Wasia Project in 2019. Their background in classical music along with their mixed British and East Asian upbringing encouraged them to write songs that incorporate a wide variety of musical styles. These styles include jazz, bedroom pop, and classical music. After the release of four... read full bio
From New York, Wax Poetic is a trip hop band founded by Illhan Ershain. Trip hop is a genre of electronic music originating from United Kingdom. The group formed under reigns of Turkish musician Ilhan Ersahin. The band originated at the underground after hours club Save the Robots in New York Citys East Village. The band consisted of a... read full bio
Wayne Bergeron is one of the most active jazz players in the entertainment world. Wayne first began his love for music when he picked up the French horn. During the 8th grade, Bergeron finally picked up his favorite instrument- the trumpet. Due to a chip in his tooth in an accident that happened in middle school, Wayne is able to... read full bio
Veteran jazz legend Wayne Shorter tours with his critically acclaimed quartet featuring Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade in support of his new Universal/Verve release Footprints live! This quartet is making some of the most thrilling, imaginative, improvised music since the celebrated Miles Davis quintet of the late 60s that featured Shorter. Wayne Shorter's career spans nearly thirty-five years,... read full bio
Known as the "King of Swing," Benny Goodman is still well-known today thanks to his classic Big Band recordings from the 1930's and 1940's. However, Benny also had an amazing tiny band that was capable of playing both delicate and hot music, such as Memories of You and Slipped Disc. The band was particularly brilliant on songs like Airmail Speical and... read full bio
Will Heard is an English singer-songwriter from Wandsworth, London, who performs a mixture of soul, jazz, and pop music. Heard rose to fame after being featured on the single “Sonnentanz (Sun Don’t Shine),” by Klangkarussell which peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles chart and went on to earn BPI certified platinum. That same year, Heard went on to... read full bio
