A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, pianist/composer Anne Sajdera received a B.Mu. in Composition. She performs regularly in the Bay Area - as leader of her own ensembles and performing with other artists such as Alexa Weber Morales, Sandy Cressman, and Terrence Brewer.
Her first album, "Azul", was released by her own label (Bijuri Records) in 2012, receiving critical acclaim. Her second album, "New Year", released in the fall of 2018.
Ms. Sajdera has performed in many of the Bay Area's most frequented performance venues including the San Jose Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, The California Jazz Conservatory, and the nationally recognized SFJAZZ....
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A graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, pianist/composer Anne Sajdera received a B.Mu. in Composition. She performs regularly in the Bay Area - as leader of her own ensembles and performing with other artists such as Alexa Weber Morales, Sandy Cressman, and Terrence Brewer.
Her first album, "Azul", was released by her own label (Bijuri Records) in 2012, receiving critical acclaim. Her second album, "New Year", released in the fall of 2018.
Ms. Sajdera has performed in many of the Bay Area's most frequented performance venues including the San Jose Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, The California Jazz Conservatory, and the nationally recognized SFJAZZ.
http://www.annesajdera.com/
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Saxophonist and flautist Lyle Link has played with jazz artists Patti Austin, Christian McBride, Larry Willis, George Duke, Curtis Lundy, Ralph Peterson, and the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra, and pop icons Patti Labelle, James Ingram, Isaac Hayes, Aretha Franklin, and Prince. He has also performed with the Richmond Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
http://www.lylelink.com/
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Mike Olmos (trumpet) was raised in Merced, CA. He moved to the Bay Area in 1997 to attend California State University, Hayward, to pursue a degree in music.
He has performed with Etta James, Rosemary Clooney, The Stan Kenton Alumni Big Band, Michael Feinstein, Jon Hendricks, Michael Brecker, Maria Schneider, Madeline Eastman, Lavay Smith, the Contemorary Jazz Orchestra, and the Fil Lorenz Nonet/Big Band.
He has recorded with Matt Catingub, Rosemary Clooney, Mike Vax, Cannonball, Madeline Eastman, and The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra.
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Bassist Aaron Germain has performed with Yusef Lateef, Stanley Jordon, Andy Narell, Michael Wolff, Bonnie Raitt, Francisco Aquabella, Nguyen Le, Paul McCandless, Scott Hamilton, Jason Marsalis, Tommy Igoe, Melba Moore, Mary Wilson, Paula West, Gary Meek, Gene Jackson, Kendra Shank, Gary Versace, John Stowell, Jacqui Naylor, Barry Finnerty, Calvin Keyes, Jeff Massanari, Michael Zilber, Dwight Trible, Eddie Marshal, Art Khu, Dave Ellis, Babatunde Lea, Kenny Washington, Josh Jones, Akira Tana, Jamie Davis, and John Handy.
http://www.aarongermain.com/
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Drummer Deszon X. Claiborne is one of the busiest musicians in the Bay Area. His very diverse credits include Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, Bo Diddley, Phyllis Hyman, Jay McShann, Michael White, Andy Narell, Alex Acuna, Ray Obiedo, Alphabet Soup, Charles Brown, Dave Ellis, Rodney Franklin, and Peter Apfelbaum.
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