Composer and Pipa Virtuoso Min Xiao Fen has established herself as a ranking exponent of traditional Chinese music as it meets and mingles with music of the western world. A longtime presence in New York City, she has collaborated with countless ranking ensembles and orchestras, including the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, and has premiered works of Phillip Glass and Tan Dun. She has appeared at numerous jazz festivals and recorded and performed with rock vocalist Bj?k.

Watch Min Xiao Fen:
Spring River, Flower, Moon, Night
Miles Davis: All Blues

Saxophonist Marshall Keys?/a> dulcet tones and earthy compositions conjure the spirits of jazzmen past and future. From mainstream to contemporary, from bebop to hip-hop, he plays the saxophone with a sense of grace and emotion that is wholly without clich??! Versatility and a strong sense of melody have made Marshall Keys somewhat of an icon in his native Washington, DC. He interprets improvisational music in its many forms and his performance schedule reflects this diversity.

Listen to Marshall Keys:
Miskito King

Alison Crockett has paid her musical ?ues?in full?She is perhaps the quintessential nu jazz/progressive soul singer of her generation and yet you may not have heard of her ??but you?e no doubt heard her voice?On seminal recordings by King Britt, Blue Six, Us3, Landslide, John Wicks, Mathematics and a whole host of others, Alison? voice has provided the velvety, sensual sound of tomorrow? yesterday?? captivating tone which evokes both the music of the past and that yet to come. A voice dripping soul with generous helpings of jazz, gospel and blue, Alison has taken the baton from divas of the present and past.

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Alison Crockett

The Washington, DC based jazz vocalist and cabaret artist Debra Tidwell has performed on both local and national stages. For her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ms. Tidwell received a Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical and was awarded the Mayor's Arts Award as Outstanding Emerging Artist.

Listen to Debra Tidwell live:
Music of Duke Ellington
Music of Irving Berlin

Saxophonist Marshall Keys?/a> dulcet tones and earthy compositions conjure the spirits of jazzmen past and future. From mainstream to contemporary, from bebop to hip-hop, he plays the saxophone with a sense of grace and emotion that is wholly without clich??! Versatility and a strong sense of melody have made Marshall Keys somewhat of an icon in his native Washington, DC. He interprets improvisational music in its many forms and his performance schedule reflects this diversity.

Listen to Marshall Keys:
Miskito King

"Dick held the audience in rapt attention with his spellbinding virtuosity" Washington Post
"There are few musicians that are truly revolutionary. Robert Dick is one of them." JazzTimes

Paul Reisler has written more songs than the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Stephen Foster combined. Come hear some of that music with Paul Reisler & Three Good Reasons. It? an impressive fusion featuring his inspiring songs and instrumentals, as well as vocalist the voice of Lea Morris?and Marshall Keys?versatile saxophone playing. At this stage of his career, Paul is committed to inspiring the creativity of people of all ages through Kid Pan Alley and his songwriting workshops. Robert Fritz, composer and best-selling author of Creating and The Path of Least Resistance said, ?eisler's talents are many and his creativity, vast. Not too many people can do what he can do, bring the spirit of music and creating to new generations, opening up one of the most important doors there is. He is a national treasure." .

?eisler's songs climb up the Blue Ridge and down to the bayou and back up the Himalayas." The Washington Post