NYC based (London born) Singer/Songwriter and Pianist Oli Rockberger has been creating a buzz in NYC, London and beyond with his soulful blend of Jazz and Pop. Highlights include: The Royal Albert Hall (UK), Brecon Jazz Festival (UK), Pizza Express Jazz Club (London), Phoenix Jazz Festival (Japan) , 55 Bar (NYC) and Cornelia St Cafe (NYC). Oli, who won a Full Tuition Scholarship to attend Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music at the tender age of 17, is backed by a dynamic band of outstanding musicians.

London’s TIME OUT calls Rockberger a “powerful and melodic, crossover jazz singer-songwriter, who mixes savvy jazz licks with provisatory flair and genuinely catchy tunes.”

Tenor saxophonist Ralph Lalama and vocalist Nicole Pasternak are a notable New York jazz couple who bring their virtuosity and love for jazz to swing, bebop, bossas and ballads, in concert with guitarist John Hart, Rick Petrone on acoustic bass and Joe Corsello on American drums.

Ralph Lalama is famous on the New York jazz scene and around the globe. Downbeat Magazine calls Lalama . . .“a first-class jazz soloist." Vocalist Nicole Pasternak has built an appreciative audience with her honest, swinging voice and effortless attitude. She shines on traditional Swing songs, renders heartfelt ballads and is a natural improviser, who also performs her own compositions.

Formed in 2004, Manchado has been a staple of the Fairfield County live music scene ever since. In 2006 and 2007 Manchado was voted “Best Latin Jazz Group” in the Fairfield County Weekly. The group’s highly talented musicians include -- Johnny Durkin – Congas/Bongos/Timbales/Vocals, Andy Sanesi – Drumset/Lead Vocals, Jesse Gibbon – Keys, Rob Somerville – Tenor/Soprano Sax, and Matt Rubano – Bass.

Connecticut native Darian Cunning began playing piano at age 9, gradually picking up instruments and reaching guitar at age 13. The singer-songwriter is building an audience of colleagues and fans. Comparisons have been drawn to artists such as Stevie Wonder, Martin Sexton, Sting, and Seal. His influences are far reaching and include nuevo, blues, rock, jazz, folk, trance, and improv. It's in his music....listen to the songs and you realize that his influences are undiluted, and the resultant mixture is pure and all his own.

Since January 2001, keyboardist Greg Detroy and his five-piece band, The Faker Five, have been non-stop performing their unique blend of blues, funk, swing, Latin and jazz grooves. The band was nominated for The Fairfield County Weekly’s Best Blues Band category in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

The band features the music of classic jazz and blues musicians like BB King, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and others. In addition, original music by sax player, Tom Baker, guitarist, John Cain and Detroy at the keyboard add to the unique quality of the group.

Faker Five combines musicianship and showmanship to deliver an exciting and compelling performance that critics and audiences love.