NCPA International Jazz Festival Day 2

Nicki Parrot’s Band:

Nicki Parrot- Bass: With her dusky voice and swinging bass style, Nicki Parrott has won several awards, including Swing Journal's Best Vocal Album and a Golden Disc Award. Nicki Parrott is one of Australia's most celebrated performers, recognized for her stylishly romantic approach to jazz and standards.

Steve Russell – Keyboards: Steve Russell brings you music from Elvis Presley to Matchbox Twenty and everything in between. He plays acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards and harmonica.

Dave Sanders- Drums: David has been involved in virtually every aspect of the music industry and music education and has gained the reputation as one of the most versatile and in-demand drummers and drum teachers in Australia. David's ability to cross the boundaries of genre and style has made him an asset to many acts within the music industry both as live performer and experienced studio musician.

Todd Hardy- Trumpet: Todd is an exciting Trumpet player who is comfortable in a variety of musical settings but is clearly rooted in the tradition of Jazz. He draws inspiration from Trumpet greats Louis Armstrong, Lee Morgan and Chet Baker and is able to fuse the classic swing of the 1930's to the post-bop grooves of the 1960's.

Mike Stern and Dennis Chambers

Mike Stern Guitar 6 time Grammy nominee, is one of the leading guitarists on the contemporary jazz scene. Began playing at age 12, putting down Clapton and Hendrix, Named "Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year" by Guitar Player magazine in 1993, got Grammy nominations and is known for a playing style displaying a variety of tones, from sensitive to hard-edged and wild.

Dennis Chambers Drums 1 Grammy Nomination  American jazz fusion and funk drummer. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2001

Lenny Stern Guitar –German jazz guitarist and singer.

Bob Franceschini - SAX 5 time Grammy nominee - is an American jazz saxophonist and instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He has recorded on Stern's last five Grammy nominated CD's

Edmond Gilmore - Bassist Upright and electric bass player Edmond Gilmore, studied music in New York with bassist Jeff Andrews and received multiple scholarships from the Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv Music, Edmond has performed with legendary musicians such as drummer Bob Moses and composer Steve Reich. A very versatile musician, Edmond also performs in several jazz ensembles as well as the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony and in the New Israeli Opera.

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