Carla Cook

Voice Jazz vocalist Carla Cook has been influenced by the jazz vocal masters, but equally influenced by instrumentalists like Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery and the Crusaders. The Detroit native also finds inspiration in Motown, European Classical, Gospel, R&B, pop and country. Her remarkable voice has earned Cook a Grammy nomination Read more

Donny McCaslin

Tenor/soprano sax Donny McCaslin is perhaps best known as the saxophonist on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar, released days before the singer’s death in early 2016. But McCaslin’s life as a musician stretches back to playing with his father’s band at age 12 in California as well as to years in Read more

John Benitez

Bass John is a five -time Grammy winner, recognized for his contributions to Roy Hargrove’s Habana, Bebo Valdez’ Bebo de Cuba and Eddie Palmieri’s Listen Here! He also appears on Grammy nominated recordings by David Sánchez and Conrad Herwig. John completed his High School at The Escuela Libre de Música Read more