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Every decade or so a new band comes to the forefront and changes the course of music, this decade is no exception and sees the rise of one of the most talented, diverse collectives of musicians, writers, composers and producers otherwise known as Katalyst. The brainchild of world-renowned drummer/composer/ producer Greg Paul, this nine- piece ensemble hailing from Inglewood, CA showcases an eclectic mix of experimental contemporary jazz.

The collective comprises of pianist Brandon Cordoba, saxophonist David Otis, Grammy- award winning trombonist Jonah Levine, keyboard/pianist Brian Hargrove, percussionist Ahmad Dubose, uptight bassist Corbin Jones, bass guitarist Marlon Spears and Katalyst founder and drummer Greg Paul.

In 2020 during the height of the pandemic, Katalyst released their critically acclaimed debut album entitled “Nine Lives” a free-spirited instrumental jazz album that truly encapsulates the pulse of Los Angeles. Conceived during impromptu Sunday Jam Sessions at their home base in Inglewood, the title is personal as it documents the lives and fusion of these nine renaissance men, equally yoked through 10 tracks that transport you on musical journey unlike any other.

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Valerie Johnson has been performing since elementary school. She acts, directs, produces, sings, records and writes music.

Trumpet - Reggie Pittman

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Fortunato Occhino is an emerging jazz saxophonist and bandleader known for his dynamic performances and contributions to the contemporary jazz scene. Originally from Orlando, Florida, Occhino has showcased his talent on prominent stages, including a performance with the William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra at Dizzy’s Club in New York City .William Paterson University. In addition to his academic pursuits, Occhino leads his own ensemble, the Fortunato Occhino Band

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This Thursday we’re bringing the soul back to the mic. Live band. Real bars. Spoken word and off-the-top heat. Pull up to Brvsh Cul7ur3.

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Alan was born on February 22, 2001, in Lucenec, Slovakia, and comes from a family of musicians (his father, Stefan, is a renowned jazz artist). Alan's talent began to manifest itself at an early age, in his childhood. At the age of four, he started attending piano lessons at the art school in Lucenec. Alan received his first diploma at a very young age at a regional piano competition. After moving with his family to Neusiedl am See, Austria, in 2012, he began his studies at the local music school. Within a short period of time, he developed into one of the best students in Burgenland, which opened the door to masterclasses led by the best teachers and performers. He has performed in several public concerts organized by the Oberschützen Piano Academy.

In 2022, Alan won the Excellence Piano Awards, the Grand Prix Majestic Excellence Award, and the Piano Solo Professional Gold Award. In the same year, Alan won the prestigious Ö1 Austrian Jazz Prize and was accepted to one of the top jazz schools in the world, the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. He is the recipient of the ARTEDEA prize in Austria,which he won in May 2023, and the 1st prize winner of the International Piano Competition Langnau in Switzerland. In 2023, Alan was selected as the only European pianist to compete in the semi-finals of the world's most prestigious jazz competition - the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. Alan has had the great honor of working with living American jazz legend, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, with whom he has toured and recorded an album. Alan has also recorded and toured with respected New York saxophonist Tim Armacost. Alan's new albums, SOLOLOGY and BORN IN MILLENNIUM, are attracting attention and have received excellent reviews from legendary geniuses such as Peter Bernstein, Tony Lakatos, Jerry Bergonzi, Harry Sokal, etc. 2024 Alan received The Dave Brubeck Composer and Pianist Award as the only participant from all universities in the United States.

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Alan was born on February 22, 2001, in Lucenec, Slovakia, and comes from a family of musicians (his father, Stefan, is a renowned jazz artist). Alan's talent began to manifest itself at an early age, in his childhood. At the age of four, he started attending piano lessons at the art school in Lucenec. Alan received his first diploma at a very young age at a regional piano competition. After moving with his family to Neusiedl am See, Austria, in 2012, he began his studies at the local music school. Within a short period of time, he developed into one of the best students in Burgenland, which opened the door to masterclasses led by the best teachers and performers. He has performed in several public concerts organized by the Oberschützen Piano Academy.

In 2022, Alan won the Excellence Piano Awards, the Grand Prix Majestic Excellence Award, and the Piano Solo Professional Gold Award. In the same year, Alan won the prestigious Ö1 Austrian Jazz Prize and was accepted to one of the top jazz schools in the world, the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. He is the recipient of the ARTEDEA prize in Austria,which he won in May 2023, and the 1st prize winner of the International Piano Competition Langnau in Switzerland. In 2023, Alan was selected as the only European pianist to compete in the semi-finals of the world's most prestigious jazz competition - the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. Alan has had the great honor of working with living American jazz legend, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, with whom he has toured and recorded an album. Alan has also recorded and toured with respected New York saxophonist Tim Armacost. Alan's new albums, SOLOLOGY and BORN IN MILLENNIUM, are attracting attention and have received excellent reviews from legendary geniuses such as Peter Bernstein, Tony Lakatos, Jerry Bergonzi, Harry Sokal, etc. 2024 Alan received The Dave Brubeck Composer and Pianist Award as the only participant from all universities in the United States.

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Cohn has performed and recorded with musicians including Reggie Workman, Barry Altschul, Oliver Lake, Fred Hopkins, Bruce Ditmas, Denis Charles, William Parker, Bob Stewart, Frank Lowe, Karl Berger, Jason Kao Hwang, Tom Varner, and Steve Lacy, among many others. He has performed his own works in venues including New York City’s Miller Theatre, Roulette, the Newport JVC Festival, Sweet Basil, Issue Project Room, Yoshi's, The Great American Music Hall, World Shakuhachi Festival, and the Ottawa Festival. Two of his recordings, Sufi Dancers and Ittekimasu, received four-star ratings in Downbeat Magazine and placed on the list of top ten releases in Cadence Magazine.

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Grammy nominee Ariacne Trujillo Duran is considered one of the virtuoso pianists,arranger and vocalist from the New York area .She was born in Havana, Cuba, where she had an extensive career since age 4,as a classical concert pianist and composer,performing at age 14, with the tops Cuba’s symphonic orchestras. Since she arrived in New York City in 2002,Trujillo has been leading numerous significant projects as well as working as a lead singer, arranger, pianist and director for the position for the off-Broadway production “Carmen to Havana and Back.”

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Since his arrival in NYC, guitarist Craig Brann has quietly and steadily established himself as one of the elite players of his generation. Now Brann has residencies and regular performances throughout NYC (Smalls, Bar Next Door, Tomi Jazz, Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola @ Jazz at Lincoln Center, etc). The band may include the mentors above or other seasoned greats such as Seamus Blake, Donny McAslin, Rudy Royston, his fellow WPU alums Nick Morrison, Freddie Hendrix, Ethan Herr, Sam Barsh, and Johnathan Blake, or rising stars like John Raymond or Sanah "Hawk Eyes" Kadoura.

“Music is an expression of the soul and I always try to speak through my horn,” says Gregory Tardy. “I once heard an older musician say ‘it is better to be felt than to be heard’. I never forgot that. That is my approach to playing any style of music.”

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Celebrate Freedom Day with Us – Honoring Black Culture and Community!

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of Black excellence, creativity, and heritage.  Enjoy a night filled with:

🎶 Live music from the sensational Sanny Alves and Rodney Green’s Jackson Miller Band 🎤 Powerful spoken word from featured poets 🎧 High-energy cyphers that bring the crowd together 🍹 Delicious drink specials all night long …and so much more!

Let’s come together in joy, pride, and rhythm.  Don't forget to wear something red!

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As a vocalist both bold and subtle, her vulnerability attends to the fragile matters of our collective human affairs while her optimistic momentum inspires us to rise above any tribulation to rejoice. Be it Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Soul, The American Song Form, original compositions, or any song in ANY form, Ms. Harrison will imbue it with her distinctive stamp and make a very personal delivery.

On the planet's premier Jazz radio station; WBGO, her voice as a regular curator and presenter reveal the love and pride with which she regards America's classical music. Hyper-active on the New York and global Jazz scenes, Lezlie is also along with the late Dale Fitzgerald and trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a member of the triumvirate responsible for launching New York's world-renowned JAZZ GALLERY.

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Todd Todd Bashore was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He received his bachelor’s degree in music from Duke University where he studied saxophone, composition and arranging with Paul Jeffrey. Upon graduation, Todd moved to New York City to study with jazz legends Jimmy Heath and Roland Hanna at Queens College, where he received his master’s degree. Todd has been active in the New York jazz scene ever since, performing and recording with David Berger, the Captain Black Big Band, the CTI All-Star Band, Orrin Evans, Pedro Giraudo, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, the Mambo Legends Orchestra, matchbox twenty, Christian McBride, the New York City Ballet, Chico O’Farrill, Valery Ponomarev, Bobby Sanabria, Bruce Springsteen, Charles Tolliver, Bebo Valdéz, Max Weinberg, and many others.

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The music of Steve Cohn has continually and dramatically evolved. A native of San Francisco, he performed as a blues pianist in Los Angeles, where he began studying the shakuhachi flute at UCLA. He then spent two years in Japan, returned to study at San Francisco State University where he graduated with a degree in classical piano performance, and also appeared as a jazz pianist in the bands of Eddie Henderson, Sonny Simmons, and others. Ultimately, he moved to New York where he has devoted himself to improvised music, combining a unique piano style with non-Western winds and percussion. Cohn has performed and recorded with musicians including Reggie Workman, Barry Altschul, Oliver Lake, Fred Hopkins, Bruce Ditmas, Denis Charles, William Parker, Bob Stewart, Frank Lowe, Karl Berger, Jason Kao Hwang, Tom Varner, and Steve Lacy, among many others. He has performed his own works in venues including New York City’s Miller Theatre, Roulette, the Newport JVC Festival, Sweet Basil, Issue Project Room, Yoshi's, The Great American Music Hall, World Shakuhachi Festival, and the Ottawa Festival. Two of his recordings, Sufi Dancers and Ittekimasu, received four-star ratings in Downbeat Magazine and placed on the list of top ten releases in Cadence Magazine.

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Joe has traveled 4 continents playing and conducting jazz and musical theater. Joe founded the Joe Elefante Big Band in 2001, which was the house band at Cecil's Jazz Club for three years, and was featured on ABC's Nightline and in the Wall Street Journal.  He was named a Jazz Ambassador by the Kennedy Center, and has toured Eastern Europe and the Middle East as a jazz pianist for the U.S. State Department.  He has also been selected to the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in NYC and the Betty Carter: Jazz Ahead program at the Kennedy Center. He has also musically directed, conducted or played countless theater productions, including several at the Paper Mill Playhouse and Jersey Boys on Broadway and National Tour. 

After majoring in jazz saxophone and piano at New Jersey City University, Joe performed and recorded music full time for the next fifteen years before stling down to raise a family. He worked as a school teacher and part-time musician for the next decade, losing touch with his jazz roots as the years passed and responsibilities piled up. After the tragic death of his wife of 16 years to cancer in 2024, Joe realized that life is too precious and fragile to not follow his true north: writing and performing vital, original jazz music with the best artists on the scene. This realization, in conjunction with his passion for Buddhist teachings - or dharma - are the fuel that ignites his artistry. 

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