ARTIST PROFILES

Manchester’s IAMDDB (Diana DeBrito) was influenced by her Angolan-born father, himself a musician, and has been carving out her own...

Trumpeter Jaimie Branch was born in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, but her family relocated to Chicago when she was young. By...

Anat Cohen is an Israeli musician now based in NYC. Though she plays both the saxophone and clarinet, it’s the latter instrument which...

Born in Finland, Gypsy Jazz guitarist Olli Soikkeli is now based in NYC. His virtuosic playing in the vein of the legendary Django...

Sasha Masakowski hails from New Orleans. Born into a musical family (her father is jazz guitarist Steve Masakowski), she is carrying on...

Part of the revitalized West Coast Jazz scene, Moonchild is a trio from Los Angeles that is getting international attention. Integrating...

Jazz singer Veronica Swift grew up on the road. Her parents, pianist Hod O’Brien and singer/educator/author Stephanie Nakasian, helped...

Growing up in LA with classical musicians as parents, Connie Han was always surrounded by music and learned to play the piano at an early...

Today on the Jazz Cafe, we’re highlighting an indie music success story. Called one of the best-kept secrets in New York City, Chilean...

Compton-born guitarist Steve Lacy started out playing in his school’s jazz band. There he met the younger brother of bassist Thundercat,...

Born Micah Davis in Jamaica, Masego grew up in Virginia after his father’s Air Force career eventually landed him there. Self-taught on...

Nigerian-born Camilla George now makes her home in London. Playing and studying music since she was a child, George went on to graduate...

NK-OK and Mr. D.M. may not use their real names, but as Blue Lab Beats, they’re collectively making a name for themselves as up and...

A native of Denmark, Lasse Mørck has always been interested in music, people and culture. Born in the town of Svendborg, he began...

Tomorrow’s Warriors alumni are currently dominating the independent jazz scene in the UK. Drummer Moses Boyd has worked with many fellow...

Jazz the Roots formed in Ecuador near the end of 2011 and play jazz with a distinctly Latin flair. The group maintains its keeps reggae...

Massachusetts native and jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson has been performing and recording for well over a decade. After studying at...

Trumpeter Yelfris Valdes hails from Cuba, but in 2014 he emigrated to London and quickly ensconced himself in the UK jazz scene. His...

East Londoner Alfa Mist is a composer and producer who defies easy categorization. First impressions are of soulful, hip-hop beats, but...

The artist The Guardian has hailed as Cuba's finest young female singer is Daymé Arocena. Something of a prodigy, Daymé began singing at...