Gianluca Renzi is a New York City based bass player, composer, arranger, and educator. He is an internationally acclaimed jazz musician and he currently performs on a regular basis with some of the world's best known jazz artists. He earned a master degree in classical performing and a master degree in jazz composing and arranging from the Italian Conservatory of Music.



Beside his activity in the United States, Gianluca Renzi maintains a prominent presence in Europe, especially in France because of the long collaboration with the Paris based pianist Giovanni Mirabassi. The Giovanni Mirabassi trio released many recordings (Terra Furiosa, Out Of Track, Live at the Blue Note Tokyo, Tribute to Bill, Viva VE.R.D.I., No Way Out, Summer's Gone, Mitaka Calling) for the labels Cam Jazz, Discograph and Columbia Japan. Most of these recordings have been awarded by the CHOC (Special recognition) by the music magazines JazzMan (France) and Classica (France).

 

 

Anne is a versatile jazz diva, whether it's American jazz standards, rhythm and blues, soul, Brazilian Bossa & Samba or Chinese pop and jazz re-arrangements, it doesn't matter to her, and of course French chanson.Anne has a wealth of stage experience and has performed on stage many times with world renowned jazz musicians such as Alain Jean- Marie and Eliot Zigmund; she has performed with the Shanghai Light Music Orchestra and the Chinese baritone Liao Changyong; she has also played in many famous jazz clubs, the Shanghai Concert Hall, the Shanghai Culture Square and other major venues. She knows how to get the audience into the mood immediately.

 

Michael Compton is an outstanding young American jazz pianist living in China. He graduated from the Tennessee Conservatory of Music. He has studied with Donald Brown, Gregory Tardy, and Rusty Holloway, and has performed in many important concerts and festivals. He is not only an experienced pianist, but also a beloved jazz educator. Faithful to the jazz tradition, he possesses a rigorous structural ability and an exquisite attention to detail. He is highly respected by professional jazz musicians and jazz enthusiasts everywhere he goes, from the United States to China.

 

Charles Foldesh, internationally renowned percussionist and music education scholar. A graduate of Oberlin College, he studied with jazz legend Billy Hart, recipient of the prestigious John Coltrane Jazz Education Award. A gifted performer with an excellent command of different styles of music, Charles has been frequently invited to perform, record, and appear on television shows, and has performed on stages all over the world alongside many other top musicians and singers.