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John Tchicai

John Martin Tchicai (born April 28, 1936) is a Danish jazz saxophonist. He was one of the earliest European free jazz musicians. He is of Danish and Congolese descent. Tchicai studied violin in his youth, and in his mid-teens began playing clarinet and alto saxophone, focusing on the latter. By the late 1950's he was travelling around northern Europe, playing with many musicians. After moving to New York City in 1963, Tchicai fell into the free jazz scene, co-forming the New York Contemporary Five and the New York Art Quartet, and playing on John Coltrane's epochal Ascension.

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Arun Ghosh

Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinettist, composer and music educator. In April 2009, Arun Ghosh was invited to perform at the jazzahead! Festival in Bremen, Germany as part of the UK showcase presented by Jazz Services. He was selected for the 4th edition of the Jerwood/PRS Foundation 'Take Five' initiative for emerging jazz musicians produced by Serious in 2008. Conceived in Calcutta, bred in Bolton, matured in Manchester and now living in London, Arun Ghosh’s musical vocabulary and vision reflects his rich geographical heritage.

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Scale the Summit

http://www.facebook.com/scalethesummitband Scale the Summit is an American band based out of Houston, Texas. It formed in 2004 and signed to Prosthetic Records. The band draws influences from other progressive acts such as Cynic and Dream Theater. However, unlike most other progressive metal bands, they have no vocalist and play solely instrumental music. In 2004, Guitarists Chris Letchford and Travis Levrier moved to Los Angeles to attend the Musicians Institute where they met drummer Pat Skeffington.

Read more about Scale the Summit on Last.fm.

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Butterfly

Butterfly is an italian eurodance project that released the single
"Salvation" in 1996.
It was produced by F. Pini, P. Grazioli, and Alessandro Zanni. OR Butterfly was a college band from Ann Arbor, Michigan that threw great house parties and had a uniquely funky sound. They were on the local Skillet label, which released their Sound System EP.

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Dan Nicholls

"I am a London-based keyboardist, reeds player, composer and producer, also working with video and animation.
My music is inspired by prevalent issues: exploring environment, experience and identity; as well as the use of various forms of media for political and social influence.
I have studied Indian classical musics, West African musics, worked with dance and produced projects with film and visual art. I'm a member of London's Loop Collective and editor and designer of Green Chimneys.

Read more about Dan Nicholls on Last.fm.

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BadBadNotGood

BADBADNOTGOOD is pianist Matt Tavares, bassist Chester Stone Hansen, and drummer Alex Sowinski, who is usually seen wearing a pig mask. The trio met at Humber College in Toronto, Canada and bonded over their mutual musical interests—OFWGKTA, Gucci Mane, and Waka Flocka Flame. BADBADNOTGOOD released their first two albums in 2011, both for free off of their official Bandcamp. They have most recently released BBNG2 for free at http://badbadnotgood.com

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Bugge Wesseltoft

Bugge Wesseltoft (born February 1, 1964) is a Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer. Played in the band New Conception of Jazz, but he is only doing solo concerts now. He has his own label named Jazzland Records. In the 1990s, Bugge has made a transition from Nordic jazz traditions exemplified by the ECM record label to a style sometimes referred to as "future jazz" or nu jazz. He has played with Jan Garbarek.

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Rob Mazurek

www.robmazurek.com Mazurek was born in Naperville, Illinois in 1966, and played trumpet and cornet in high school. After high school he attended the Bloom School of Jazz in Chicago, and began playing gigs with local jazz musicians. In the early 1990s, he played hard bop with his first quartet, featuring drummer George Fludas, bassist John Webber, and pianist Randolph Tressler. This troupe booked an extended set of gigs in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Scottish label Hep Records released three albums of theirs, in 1994, 1995, and 1997.

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