Bassist Charles Anthony “Buster” Williams Jr. has performed and recorded with artists such as Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, and Sarah Vaughan, just to name a few.

This 22–year–old West Coast pianist and composer has created an edgy blend of modern and traditional jazz. Moving with ease between acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes, Han pays tribute to McCoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, and Kenny Kirkland with her own distinctive edge and blue flame.

Voted the #1 Up-and-Coming Drummer of 2018 in Modern Drummer, Jonathan Barber and his group Vision Ahead showcase Barber’s broad stylistic range as a composer and performer: a hip blend of classic, swinging jazz with elements of gospel, rock, soul, and fusion.

NEA Jazz Master George Coleman rose to jazz stardom for his solid, soulful playing with the Miles Davis Quintet of 1963–64 and his memorable performances on the classic Miles albums Seven Steps to Heaven (1963), My Funny Valentine (1964) and Four & More (1966).

Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1934, this globally acclaimed pianist and composer is celebrating the Gearbox Records release of the leader’s new vinyl LP, The Balance – his first new album in four years.