Frederika Krier - violin
Jason Curry     - sax
Theo Hill - keys/ Craig Magnano - guitar
Ryan Berg - bass
Andrew Atkinson - drums

The musicians:

JASON CURRY





This young, New York area based, alto saxophonist is native of Indianapolis, Indiana. Following in the footsteps of Indianapolis jazz natives such as, Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, James Spalding, Larry Riddley, Slide Hampton, David Baker, J.J. Johnson, Ray Appleton, and others. Mr. Curry provides non-stop musical entertainment to all audiences. The majority of the public sees him perform with the alto saxophone, but other instrument recordings and performances include doubling on the soprano, tenor, baritone saxophones, alto flute, C flute, Bb soprano, bass clarinet, and piano. Curry has claimed numerous solo awards for jazz competitions throughout the country. The former President Bill Clinton came to Mr. Curry’s hometown for a memorial dedication, where he had the honor of performing. Mr. Curry has traveled extensively, touring as a leader and sideman and featured with large and small jazz ensembles at jazz festivals in countries such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, Australia, and U.S. cities ranging from New York to Los Angeles. While in Washington D.C., again Curry had the pleasure of meeting and performing for the former President Bill Clinton's inauguration. While attending undergraduate school in Nashville, Tennessee, Mr. Curry performed at local jazz venues including Opryland and recorded in major recording studios for gospel and Christian groups in the Music City. Jason Curry has performed and recorded as a leader and sideman with several groups on the East Coast and in the Midwest. He has appeared on television networks Fox, CBS, and featured nationally, on recordings, public jazz radio, Sirius Satellite, and Radio-One stations. To share the art of music, Curry began an educational company Princess Musik, LLC that guides children in their musical endeavors. Mr. Curry has studied and performed while completing music degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels with notable jazz artists such as alto saxophonists, Jimmy Heath, Vincent Herring, Mark Gross, and Jim Snidero. Some of Mr. Curry’s most notable performances have been with the pit orchestras in Broadway productions, Off-Broadway productions, and various regional theaters. In addition, venues such as Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Jazz at Lincoln Center/NYC), Rose Hall (Jazz at Lincoln Center/ NYC), Iridium Jazz Club, The Blue Note (NYC), The Jazz Standard (NYC), Birdland (NYC), Smoke Jazz (NYC)The Thelonious Monk Institute and other major venues. Jazz ghost bands including, The Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra, The Ray Charles Orchestra, and The Cab Calloway Jazz Orchestra. Curry also plays or has performed with The Valery Ponomarev Big Band, and such noted musicians as Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Dwayne Eubanks, the late Jimmy Smith, Mel Rhyne, Mark Whitfield, Russell Malone, Kenny Washington, Winard Harper, Greg Bandy, Curtis Lundy, Rufus Reid, 'The Temptations', Al Green, Mary Wilson, (formerly of The Supremes), The Dells, and the hip-hop group Digital Underground. In addition to performing his first love jazz, Curry enjoys and has the pleasure of performing other musical genres including Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Rhythm and Blues, Hip-Hop, Gospel, and Classical. Mr. Curry plays Yanagisawa saxophones, and Vandoren reeds exclusively.

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THEO HILL




Theo Hill is a jazz pianist and composer who has emerged as one of the preeminent young jazz artists on the New York scene. Born in Albany, New York, into a musical family, he studied classical piano at the age five and considers his mother and father, a tap dancer and jazz drummer, to be his earliest inspirations. He gravitated toward jazz and studied jazz piano at age twelve with Lee Shaw, a protégé of Oscar Peterson, and later with Barry Harris, becoming a four-year-member of the Empire State Youth Jazz Orchestra and College of St. Rose Jazz Ensemble. By age sixteen, he was performing regularly at clubs in the tri-city area. He was accepted into the Jazz Conservatory at SUNY Purchase where he studied piano with Charles Blenzig and Hal Galper; and began cutting his teeth at jam sessions with many great and legendary jazz musicians. As a two-year member of the New York Youth Symphony’s Jazz Band Classic he performed with Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Lew Soloff, and Joe Locke, and received the Director’s Award for Commitment and Achievement for its 2003-2004 season. After graduating cum laude in 2004, he made the move to New York to immerse himself in its vibrant jazz culture. Since then he has performed in such venues as Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Blue Note, Smalls, 55 Bar, The Jazz Standard, Zinc Bar, Lenox Lounge, The Kitano, Minton’s Playhouse, Smoke, St. Nick’s Pub, Cleopatra’s Needle, Sweet Rhythm, Fat Cat, Nublu, and The Jazz Gallery. Internationally he has toured France, Austria, Germany, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan and India. As a sideman he has performed with Bobby Watson, Roy Ayers, Frank Lacy, Victor Jones, Bill Saxton, Curtis Lundy, Gregory Porter, Fabio Morgera, Leron Thomas, The John Hicks Legacy Band and Groove Collective. He has also performed and/or recorded with J.D. Allen, Essiet O. Essiet, Justin Brown, Logan Richardson, Rudy Royston, Joe Sanders, E.J. Strickland, Marcus Gilmore and Stacy Dillard. Theo also leads his own trio as well as The Theo Hill Quintet-- a collective of musicians that allows him to explore and expand his compositions and musical concepts. Theo performs regularly in New York City and is working on his debut record as a bandleader.


RYAN BERG

Ryan Berg was born near Minneapolis, MN into a family with a rich history
of musical performance.  He started playing music as a child and by age 14
he was gigging regularly, playing the bass along side his father.  He
graduated college Magna Cum Laude from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music
in 2002. After graduation, he stayed in New York City as a working
musician.
In his professional career Ryan has collaborated with many world-renowned
musicians.  A list of which includes but is not limited to:  Anthony
Wonsey, Lenny White, Jon Scofield, J.D. Allen, Seamus Blake, Rodney Green,
Eric Lewis, Rashied Ali, Ravi Coltrane, Helen Sung, Donald Edwards, Frank
Lacy, Victor Jones, Jason Brown, Justin Brown, Rudy Royston, David
Berkman, Jeff Coffin, Roy Hargrove, Logan Richardson, Josh Evans,
Lawerence Clark, George Garzone, and Vincent Gardner.