Mark Lewis is master of the alto sax, baritone sax, flute, and piano, author of approximately 1700 compositions, and has recorded and produced more than thirty albums on various labels.
His latest album, "The New York Session", features piano legend George Cables, veteran bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Victor Lewis. Mark was recently rated number two for alto saxophone (after Richie Cole) and number three for flute (after Charles Lloyd and Hubert Laws) in the 39th Annual Jazz Station Awards out of Los Angeles for his work on this album.
Mark has performed and recorded with pianists George Cables, Mark Levine, Overton Berry, and Ted Gioia; drummers Victor Lewis, Candy Finch, and Eddie Moore; bassists James Long, Hein van de Geyn, David Friesen, Larry Grenadier, and Chuck Metcalf; saxophonists Noah Howard and Art Foxall; trumpet player Randy Brecker; and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. ...
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Mark Lewis is master of the alto sax, baritone sax, flute, and piano, author of approximately 1700 compositions, and has recorded and produced more than thirty albums on various labels.
His latest album, "The New York Session", features piano legend George Cables, veteran bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Victor Lewis. Mark was recently rated number two for alto saxophone (after Richie Cole) and number three for flute (after Charles Lloyd and Hubert Laws) in the 39th Annual Jazz Station Awards out of Los Angeles for his work on this album.
Mark has performed and recorded with pianists George Cables, Mark Levine, Overton Berry, and Ted Gioia; drummers Victor Lewis, Candy Finch, and Eddie Moore; bassists James Long, Hein van de Geyn, David Friesen, Larry Grenadier, and Chuck Metcalf; saxophonists Noah Howard and Art Foxall; trumpet player Randy Brecker; and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson.
https://marklewismusic.com/
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Pianist Adam Shulman can be seen as a sideman with Bay Area musicians Marcus Shelby, Anton Schwartz, Andrew Speight, Erik Jekabson, Ed Reed, Mike Olmos, Gary Brown, Patrick Wolff, John Wiitala, Vince Lateano, Faye Carol, Kellye Gray, Ian Carey, and Mike Zilber, and internationally renowned artists Stefon Harris, Willie Jones III, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Mark Murphy, Alan Harris, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, Sean Jones, Grant Stewart, John Clayton, Bobby Hutcherson, Bria Skonberg, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
https://www.adamshulman.com/
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Peter Barshay is a veteran bassist who has performed with Kenny Barron, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Werner, Shirley Horn, Woody Shaw, Pharoah Sanders, Blue Mitchell, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Johnny Griffin, Bobby McFerrin, Joey Baron, Jimmy Rowles, Tommy Flanagan, the Mingus Big Band, Victor Lewis, Lou Donaldson, Lew Tabackin, Joe Chambers, Armen Donelian, Jim McNeely, Sonny Fortune, Mike Stern, Art Lande, and Paul McCandless.
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Drummer Akira Tana has worked with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Hubert Laws, Milt Jackson, Jim Hall, Art Farmer, Tete Montoliu, Paul Winter, Paquito D'Rivera, James Moody, J.J. Johnson, Lena Horne, the Heath Brothers, and Manhattan Transfer. He has appeared on over 150 recordings.
http://www.akiratana.com/
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