Duke Ellington was eulogized as "the supreme jazz talent of the past fifty years" by critic Alistair Cooke in an issue of Esquire. A prolific composer, Ellington created over two thousand pieces of music, including the standard songs "Take the A-Train" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" and the longer works Black, Brown, and... read full bio
Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20, 1968), known by stage name Kool G Rap, is an American hardcore rapper from Queens, New York City.He is from the Corona section of Queens. He began his career with the Juice Crew in the 1980s but achieved little commercial success. Wilson began working with DJ Polo in 1986, releasing several underground hit singles including... read full bio
The Artie Shaw Orchestra, under the direction of Matt Koza, hews to the Shaw legacy, and continues with the time-tested formula that has always pleased a full spectrum of audiences for over 60 years; from the Begin the Beguine" fans of yesteryear to the new jazz fans who want to imbibe in an exciting and heady evening of Swing. Shortly... read full bio
Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. When you combine his solo recordings with those of his brothers, Gatlin has had a total of... read full bio
The story of Mexicos Le Butcherettes begins with the self-made Kiss & Kill EP, which rapidly attracted the media and listeners, many of who became loyal fans. A year later, the independent/underground industry of Mexico acknowledged their work, awarding them the title of Best Punk Record and Best New Artist at the Indie-O Awards. That same year, the music of... read full bio
Chris Mann is an American singer-songwriter from Wichita, Kansas. He rose to fame after finishing in fourth place on the second season of the reality television series “The Voice”. During the show Mann performed songs from artists such as Coldplay, Andrea Bocelli, Simon & Garfunkel, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera and more. Mann graduated from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music... read full bio
Together Caryl and Marilyn made women feel good about themselves by using honesty, loads of humor and sharing their children’s escapades to help other mothers feel like they weren’t alone. The Mommies live comedy show quickly turned into an NBC sitcom, followed by the popular Showtime special My Kid Beat Up Your Honor Student. The duo then hosted the... read full bio
There's a reason Rabbi Bob Alper's segments are played multiple times a day on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, frequently in between Bob Newhart and Jerry Seinfeld: With an ordained rabbi background and a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary, Bob's unique background prepared him well for a twenty-seven-year comedy career filled with wonderfully unique material presented in an intelligent, sophisticated, and 100%... read full bio
Caryn Bark is a writer, playwright, comedian, essayist, comedienne, and novelist. The critically acclaimed one-woman performance Diary of a Skokie Girl, which she created and performed, has played to sold-out crowds in Winnipeg Jewish Theater in Canada as well as in Chicago, Kansas City, Little Rock, and Phoenix. She has worked for HBO and Comedy Central, starred on Girls' Nite... read full bio
"Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band from Vancouver. The were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s. In 2009 the Western Canadian Music Association inducted them into... read full bio
After 45+ years of performing, The Dramatics' dedication to the music and their many fans continues even today. During the 60s, Detroit had more talent than its record companies could handle. Since not all of the city's gifted vocal groups could be accommodated by Motown, The Dramatics initially recorded for a series of small labels before ending up on Wingate... read full bio
Regina Belle burst onto the scene with the jazzy single So Many Tears". She later climbed the charts with hits like "Baby Come To Me" and "Make It Like It Was". Most notable, however, was her four-time Grammy Award winning duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World", the theme song to the Walt Disneys animated feature, Aladdin. In addition... read full bio
In the summer of 2003, millions of viewers tuned in to Canadian Idol to cast their vote for singer Gary Beals. His uniquely soulful renditions of pop classics captured the hearts of the nation. Gary grew up listening to such greats as Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, and Lenny Williams. The influence of these soul masters, combined with his... read full bio
Allison Crowe is a Canadian singer and songwriter who began performing professionally at the age of 15. She ruled the coffee house and bar scene on Vancouver Island. Her childhood influences include jazz, classical, and rock and she is credited for her distinct voice and performance ability. Largely a solo performer, Crowe performs with her guitar and a piano -... read full bio
While Ricky Jay has long been considered one of the worlds great sleight-of-hand artists, his career is further distinguished by the remarkable variety of his accomplishments as an author, actor, historian, and consultant. ... read full bio
RhythmEvolution is a spectacular multicultural choreographed and customized sequenced music show featuring internationally renowned Percussionist and DrumJungle Inc. Producer Daniel de los Reyes along with world class Drummers, Percussionists, Dancers, and Singers performing a heart-pumping fusion of Authentic World Rhythms, Vocals, and Dance.... read full bio
Samite is the unofficial amabassador of Ugandan Music to America. Increasingly drawn to instruments and rhythms from the traditional Ugandan music scene, he eventually played solo at the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nairobi. Delivering his mellifluous vocals in his mother tongue, Luganda, he mesmerized audiences with original compositions played on kalimba (finger-piano), marimba (wooden xylophone), litungu (seven-stringed Kenyan instrument)... read full bio
Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer. She plays with the band Broken Social Scene. She is best known for her indie rock vocals with the group Stars. Millan's charming girlish vocals have also appeared on albums from Sixteen Tons, Broken Social Scene, and Jason Collett. Millan put things in her own words for her first solo album, Honey... read full bio
Don McMillan combines his unique background (as a computer chip designer), years of engineering experience, and a mastery of PowerPoint, to develop a different customized comedy show for each client. He was aptly named the #1 corporate comedian by CBS BNET in 2010. McMillan is also known for his popular YouTube hits: “Life After Death by PowerPoint” and “Live from... read full bio
Joe Ely is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose music touches on honky-tonk, Texas Country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll. Along with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. Later on, Ely released his first self-titled album. Throughout his career, Ely has issued a steady stream of albums, and a live album roughly... read full bio
