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COMPOSER, ARRANGER, GUITARIST, ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER and LYRICIST
While he pursued a business career outside the music industry, he has been fortunate to have studied with the likes of John Scofield, Allen Hinds, Jon Herington, Giuseppe Continenza, Peter Mazza, Bruce Foreman. He studied Audio Engineering at The New School in New York City and had the opportunity to intern at Eumir Deodato studio as well as frequent visit to the Power Station and Electric Lady studios. Paolo and his family have lived in New York City, Florence, Milan, Paris, Singapore, Hamburg and currently in Zurich, Switzerland. He collaborated with several groups and has performed live with Victor Wooten, Roy Wooten, Michael Webb. He currently leads Modern Times Ensemble, fulfilling his long time dream of composing, recording and producing his own music enlisting stellar musicians and collaborators from across the world. His latest collaboration with the legendary composer and vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri on a soon to be released arrangement of Self Portrait, originally recorded by Mainieri with Steps Ahead. |
PIANO & KEYBOARDS
Arcangelo Trabucco began his studies of piano at the age of thirteen, attending L. D’Annunzio conservatory in Pescara. Alongside his activity as a pop musician, he continues his studies at L’Accademia Musicale Pescarese, turning towards jazz under the guidance of Angelo Canelli, Marco Di Battista, Maurizio Rolli, Stefano Zenni and Alfredo Impullitti. He has worked with Fabrizio Bosso, Stefano Cantini, Diana Torto, Kelly Loice, Serena Brancale, Bob Mintzer, Stéphane Guillaume, Hiram Bullock, Bob Franceschini, Mike Stern, Peter Erskine, and Ben Wendel. . |
LEAD VOCALS & VOCAL HARMONIES
Ursula Gerstbach was born in Vienna where she studied Jazz Vocals at the Conservatory. After her Dipoma she soon started working with well-known Austrian acts like Sandra Pires, Alfons Haider, Christian Kolonovits, Erwin Kiennast (Kiddy Contest), Andy Lee Lang, Mark Janicello, Horst Chmela, Pete Art... Meanwhile, she is a permanent member in Austrian superstar Wolfgang Ambros' band, and lead singer of many pop and jazz formations (ART anno, Sing Out, Aschanti, The Blue Caps...). Ursula is a distinguished choir conductor, composer and vocal arranger internationally in demand. |
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DRUMS & PERCUSSIONS
2021 Grammy Awarded Adam Alesi is a high demand drummer in Los Angeles and around the greater Southern California region. Through the years Adam learned how to connect with music and musicians on a personal as well as emotional level making taste and versatility his hallmarks. He studied with the legendary Gregg Bissonette. Adam’s recording credits for film and TV include The Golden Globe Awards, The SAG Awards, Mad Men, Rihanna for Samsung, and the IMAX original film Pandas. He has performed regularly with numerous big band legends including Aretha Franklin, Richard Carpenter, David Benoit, Grammy Award winner Gordon Goodwin and Tonight Show composer/arranger Mike Barone. |
BASS
2021 Grammy Awarded Itaiguara Brandao is a New York City-based recording artist and bassist/guitarist. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he has toured internationally and recorded extensively with a wide range of Latin and World Music artists such as: Ivan Lins, Marcos Valle, Toquinho, Dianne Reeves, Paquito D'Rivera, Carlos Lyra, Roberto Menescal, Leny Andrade, Paulo Braga, Dom Salvador, Chuck Loeb, Randy Brecker, Leo Gandelman, Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi, Robin Eubanks...... Graduated from Berklee College of Music where he studied with the legendary Charlie Banacos and Mike Longo ( Dizzy Gillespie's former musical director). The name Itaiguara has its roots in a Braizlian indigenous dialect and translates to "water that flows from the stone" |
SAXOPHONE
Paul Booth has firmly established himself as an in demand solo artist, having released four solo albums to date, as well as a first call sideman for many big names in both jazz and popular music worlds. In his early years, whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music, he won many awards including the prestigious Clifford Brown/Stan Getz fellowship held in Miami, The Best Modern Jazz Player category in the televised Young Jazz Player of the Year competition and many more. Paul is well known for his tenure with Steve Winwood since 2005. He has recorded and toured internationally with The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Santana, Chaka Khan, The Allman Brothers Band, Bonnie Raitt, Jamiroquai, Barry Manilow, Gregory Porter, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Ingognito and many others. |
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DRUMS & PERCUSSIONS
Davide Giovannini is a composer, drummer, percussionist, vocalist and studio producer born in Trieste Italy. He’s well-known on the British and international scene and is celebrated for his inventiveness and creative approach to music. His reputation for excellence has resulted with him performing and recording with some of the world’s top jazz, laHn, world and pop personalities such as Roy Hargrove, Lisa Stansfield, Sir Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Bjork, Bebel Gilberto, Negrocan, Cleveland Watkiss and Roy Ayers amongst others. |
TROMBONE
Trevor Mires has been at the forefront of the London music scene for the last fourteen years. His performing credits are wide ranging. He has performed with, among others, George Benson, recorded and toured with multi-instrumentalist James Morrison, toured with Sam Rivers Big Band, Michel Le Grand, and recorded with Pat Metheny, Toots Thielemans and David Sanborn. Trevor was a member of jazz funk band Jamiroquai, and Incognito, recording and touring with both for a number of years. Trevor is currently Trombonist/arranger for Sir Tom Jones, and recently toured with Randy Brecker’s European Big Band, as well as recording with Radiohead, and performing with the likes of Alicia Keys, Beyonce, and recording and performing with Mark Ronson. |
TRUMPET
Ryan Quigley is one of the most in-demand lead and jazz trumpet players in the UK as well as a highly regarded composer, arranger and educator. Ryan has been involved in many projects involving musicians from around the world including Allan Bergman, The Bad Plus, Tim Garland, George Michael, Eddie Reader, and Justin Currie.He has also toured the world with bands such as Salsa Celtica, The Unusual Suspects, The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, The RTE Concert Orchestra and The Irish National Symphony Orchestra. Ryan leads and writes for his own bands, quartet, quintet, sextet and big band. Winner of a Parliamentary Jazz Award, a Scottish Jazz Award and a UK Jazz Services Award. |
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UPRIGHT & FRETLESS BASS
Craig Akin is an in-demand upright and electric bassist in New York City. He has played and recorded with countless musicians of many different styles. From jazz to pop, and folk to rock, Craig is comfortable and creative, and can deliver the goods like any veteran on his instrument. Full time musician since completing his Music Education degree in 1997, he has performed over 4,500 gigs and on 100+ albums and countless singles with award winning songwriters to world class jazz musicians. |
TRUMPET
Manuel Trabucco is a much in demand Saxophone player, composer and arranger. Among high academic achievements graduated Saxophones Studies and Ensemble Music at the Conservatory of Pescara. He won a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston and for the Columbia College in Chicago. He continued his studies under the guidance of Enrico Rava, Achille Succi, Franco D’Andrea, Jill Gailloreto, Max Ionata, Dick Dumbscomb, Mattew Nicholl, Scott Hall. Manuel is active with an intense concert activity in most prestigious concerts venues and Jazz Festivals such as “Umbria Jazz”, “Mondello Jazz and many others. |
TRUMPET
Jorge Ro is a trumpet player born in Argentina. He began his studies in music thanks to his father at the age of ten, graduating from Conservatory in Pescara with a degree in trumpets. In 2015, he was the winner of the Abbado Award in the Jazz section. He has participated in events like the Venice Biennale, several important Italian jazz festivals. He has performed in some of the most important theatres in Europe, Asia and America, such as the Teatro Piccolo Arsenale (Venice), Arena del Sole (Bologna), Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome), Auditorium della Conciliazione (Rome), Théâtre de Bobigny Mc 93 (Paris), Jazz Show Case (Chicago, USA), Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing). He has recorded over eighty albums, spanning over a range of classical, jazz, rock, latin, experimental, ethnic and electronic. |
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TROMBONE
Chris Ott is a New York based Trombonist, Arranger, Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist with over 10 years of professional recording experience. He has performed all over the world as a co-leader of the band Huntertones and has shared the stage with Ricky Martin, Allen Stone, O.A.R., Umphrey's McGee, Vulfpeck, Lucky Chops and many others. His arrangements and compositions can be heard on Huntertones three studio albums as well as his 2020 solo record, The 60s Project. Chris' honors include awards from ASCAP, The American Trombone Workshop, and serving as a musical ambassador for the American Music Abroad Program. |
TRUMPET
Jon-Paul Frappier has performed, recorded, and toured for over 25 years. He has worked with Aretha Franklin, Lionel Richie, Kirk Franklin and The Temptations and played on over 500 Nashville sessions. He is currently Principal Trumpet and Vice President of The Denver Pops Orchestra and he has performed at The Hollywood Bowl, The LA Coliseum, The Montreal Jazz Festival, Austin City Limits Festival, and on 10 International tours. He has had numerous TV appearances. Played and arranged on the platinum recording “Fire It Up” by Canadian Artist Johnny Reid. His compositions and arrangements were featured in Fox’s Rosewood, and Grey’s Anatomy. |
MIX ENGINEER
Geret Luhr is a producer and audio engineer based in Hamburg and Berlin. Geret is producing out of several studios in Berlin and in Hamburg and is mixing local and international acts out of his Doubletrack Studios in the countryside of Hamburg. A working guitarist himself since 40 years, Geret has been producing, recording and mixing since more than a decade and has worked with names like Parcels, Richard Parry from Arcade Fire, Kurt Wagner from Lambchop, the 17 Hippies, Adam Wendler and Ryan O'Reilly. With a deep love for all kinds of musical styles, Geret is not only working with artists in Jazz and Soul, but also in Folk, Pop, Disco, Alternative, Punk and Hard Rock. It is all about the music. |
Graphics: Robin Montrone
Music, Lyrics* Artistic and Executive Production: Paolo Montrone
* Except where noted