Born on the island of Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera began his career as a child prodigy. A restless musical genius during his teen years, Mr. DRivera created various original and ground-breaking musical ensembles. As a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, he directed that group for two years, while at the same time playing both the clarinet and... read full bio
The Dukes of Dixieland blow traditional jazz and Dixieland into the 21st Century, weaving strands of pop, gospel, and country with authentic New Orleans soul. The Dukes have worn their New Orleans jazz heritage proudly as globe-trotting jazz ambassadors from the heart of the Big Easy. They are the oldest continuing Dixieland jazz band and have sold out such venues... read full bio
"Chris Hardwick is a geek. Granted, he may not be the archetypal plump, greasy Star Trek fan-fiction geek, writing a botnet computer virus to cripple the world’s banking system while mired in his own virginity, but how else do you categorize a man with chess trophies, an insect collection and a not-so-unused collection of D & D dice Following his nerdly... read full bio
Naughty By Nature, a New Jersey super-group, has been creating party anthems and hip-hop feel good music that has become the soundtrack to our lives for over 20 years. Even those who weren't born when Naughty By Nature know their songs word for word. For example, O.P.P, Hip-Hop Hooray, Ghetto Bastard, Jamboree, Uptown Anthem, and Feel Me Flow were more... read full bio
Rickey Smiley is one of the few “clean” comics that is amongst the upper echelon of contemporary great comedians. The multi-talented comedian is, however, much, much more. Smiley has delivered memorable performances on “Showtime At The Apollo,” “Uptown Comedy Club”, HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” and “Snaps.” His show, Rickey Smiley For Real, often includes a band which he accompanies, playing... read full bio
W. Kamau Bell is an African American stand-up comedian, who has become one of the fastest growing stars in the world of political comedy. After his success with the second season of CNN’s Docu-Series United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell challenges audiences with his thought-provoking one-man show, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour. Kamau... read full bio
Kevin Smith, the filmmaker, goes to colleges and does a 4 hour Q&A session with the audience, almost like a Storytellers" type scenario. Sometimes he brings a member of the casts of Clerks, Dogma, Chasing Amy, etc... Jason Mewes is the character "Jay." Kevin Smith himself is "Silent Bob." They talk about filmmaking, writing, and the "business" as a whole.... read full bio
Hit songs Not The Time, Not The Place," "Give Thanks," "What About The Children" & "Power." Marvin Sapp was introduced to the gospel community by Fred Hammond as a six year member of the vocal group Commissioned. "I am a preacher - called by God - who happens to sing," is the way he defines his ministry - which was... read full bio
Reyli Barba , most commonly known as Reyli, is a well-known Mexican singer who has reached staggering success in the last years all over Latin America and the latin U.S. He is also a successful composer and has written songs for the likes of Alejandro Fernandez. Reyli is a former member of Elefante, a band which he led until 2003,... read full bio
Jonathan Davis, better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is a Grammy-Award-winning rapper, actor, producer, and former leader of the iconic hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Q-Tip formed the group with some of his high school friends, and they were signed with Jive Records. Over the years, they released five critically acclaimed... read full bio
Reik is a Mexican band from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Formed by Jesus Alberto Navarro Rosas (Lead Vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (Guitar, Backing Vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza “Bibi” (Backing Guitar, Backing Vocals). Jesus Navarro and Julio Ramirez started their then-nascent musical project, tentatively called “Reik”. Their videos have been broadcasted on famous music television channels, such as MTV... read full bio
The American comedian, writer, and actor Mike Birbiglia is an observational comedian. His comedy style brings laughter to all of his audience without the insult tactics, political barbs, or blue humor. He has starred in three Comedy Central specials. His first Comedy Central special appeared in 2006 Two Drink Mike and was followed the year after with My Secret Public... read full bio
The Jacksons tour features founding members Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito. With their infectious brand of funky pop-soul and sunny upbeat material, The Jacksons emerged as one of the biggest pop phenomena of the 1970s. They became one of the first groups of black American performers to attain a crossover following, scoring sixteen Top 40 hits on the Hot 10.... read full bio
JJ Grey & MOFRO is a soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band lead by JJ Grey. Grey’s ability to tell stories through original songs, informed by a mixture of old school R&B and roots rock ‘n’ roll, has carried JJ Grey & Mofro from the backwoods of Florida to concert stages across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia. Singing with a passion... read full bio
An Oscar-winner for his portrayal of a grizzled former country music legend in the film Crazy Heart, actor, songwriter, and musician Jeff Bridges released his debut album Be Here Soon and his self-titled major-label follow up on Blue Note Records. Produced by Bridges Crazy Heart collaborator, the Academy Award-winning, multiple-Grammy Award-winning songwriter, musician, and producer T Bone Burnett, the album... read full bio
Hunter Hayes is an American country music singer-songwriter and is regarded as a multi-instrumentalist. As a child, Hunter’s musical talents have allowed him to perform on various national television programs. He signed with the Universal Music Publishing Group as a songwriter and co-wrote the single, Play, for the Rascal Flatts. Soon after, he signed with Atlantic Records and released his... read full bio
Multi Grammy award-winner, Kelly Rowland is a recording artist, actress, and television personality who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child. They have sold sixty million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling girl groups. As a solo artist, Rowland has sold over 30 million records worldwide. Her work... read full bio
Ingrid Michaelson is an American indie-pop singing-songwriter based in New York. Her music has appeared in many popular televisions shows like Scrubs, The Vampire Diaries, Bones, One Tree Hill and Grey’s Anatomy as well as advertising campaigns for popular companies like Old Navy, Target and Google. The half Swedish, half Dutch artist started music at an early age and continued... read full bio
Derren Brown is a bit of a celebrity in England but is a world-renowned magician, mindreader, and mentalist. His incredible shows have led him to receive two very prestigious Olivier Awards: Something Wicket This Way Comes in 2006 and Svengali in 2012. On top of that, he’s received numerous other award nominations. This just goes to show what an incredible... read full bio
Chris Janson has garnered national attention for his energetic live performances, as he was noted by Billboard Magazine as ‘The New Wave of Country Music’, ‘Artist Worth Your Attention’, by The Boston Globe and ‘Best Live Show’ by Rolling Stone Country. While playing more than 100 shows in a year, the singer has reached capacity crowds at multiple tour stops.... read full bio
