JEROME DEGEY
Jerome Degey is a platinum and gold producer, orchestrator, arranger, and guitarist based in Nashville. He is originally from Paris, France. With his French and Afro-Caribbean family heritage and Parisian upbringing, Jerome has developed a deep appreciation and talent for seamlessly blending global influences into his work, making him one of his generation’s most sought-after musicians and producers.
Most recently, Jerome produced, orchestrated, arranged, and mixed Max Abrams’ new album, Samba Americana. This expansive project features sophisticated philharmonic orchestrations and intricate rhythms, highlighting his ability to fuse jazz with Latin and world music.
In addition to his production and arranging work, Jerome is a passionate performer. He fronts the world jazz band Caravan Tales, a project that blends jazz with world music. He also leads his own Jazz Quartet, where his virtuosity as a guitarist and composer shines. He performs regularly in Nashville with prominent players such as Marcus Finnie and Teymur Phell or legends like Danny Gottlieb, Duffy Jackson, and Chester Thompson.
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SINNE EEG
Internationally acclaimed Sinne Eeg is a multi-award-winning rising star and the top jazz vocalist in Northern Europe, renowned throughout Europe and Asia and at the tipping point of a major breakout in the USA. She is a masterful interpreter of the American songbook as well as a highly skilled composer, as evidenced in her beautiful compositions, several of which have been recorded by other jazz vocalists. Her live performances bring humor, grace, and class, along with a deep connection to her audiences.
The Lemvig, Denmark jazz singer who played alto saxophone in several local big bands when she was a teenager, where she learned a lot about the structures and phrasing of the music. She gravitated toward singers with lower, richer voices, like Julie London, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Cassandra Wilson and Dianne Reeves.
She has released several prize-winning albums, collaborated with the Danish Radio Big Band and has performed with Larry Goldings, Peter Erskine and Ken Peplowski; and at storied jazz clubs including Green Mill and Birdland. Her talent for writing and composing won her the prestigious Danish Carl Prize in 2018 for Song Of The Year, and has received numerous accolades, including four Danish Music Awards.
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JAVIER SANTIAGO
Pianist, composer, and in-demand sideman Javier Santiago is one of the most promising voices in the international music scene. As an accomplished producer, beatmaker, arranger and educator, he has become a notable force in both the beat and hip-hop scenes as well as in the jazz world. His newest album is the 2024 release Warrior Energy. This jazz voyager is anticipating hearing this music
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David J. White was born May 3, 1968 in Houston, Texas and became a saxophone student at age eight. His love for jazz was nurtured by musicians and educators Conrad O. Johnson, Craig Green, and Dr. Robert Morgan. By the time he was sixteen he was playing with local bands in clubs and other musical events. While in high school he appeared in Saxophone Journal and other jazz education periodicals and won several awards including a DB award from DownBeat Magazine.
Moving to Washington, D.C. he attended Howard University and contributed to the Jazz Ensemble’s yearly recordings both as a performer and composer/producer. 1992 saw David meeting internationally renowned film maker Haile Gerima and composed, produced and performed the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed film Sankofa.
He went on to score other films and released his sophomore album on his own label titled Where I Left Off. This project represents a more aggressive style of composition and performance than his first release. He has performed with Rich Matheson, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker & Eliane Elias, and Lou Marini.
Tenor saxophonist David White continues to compose, perform, tour, produce and record.
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Jared Ribble was born in Neenah, Wisconsin on May 2, 1979. Growing up in small town America proved the right landscape to cultivate a desire to play drums. His parents bought him his first drum set when he was nine and gave him weekly private lessons through high school graduation.
He went on to attend Belmont University-Nashville, Tennessee and graduated in 2001 where he studied Commercial Music-Percussion Performance, along with private instruction. Ribble went on to perform with trumpeter Phil Driscoll, Broadway artist Jonathan Pierce, singer/songwriter Byron Keith, Denver Bierman, lead singer and founder of Denver and the Mile High Orchestra.
Jared tours and records with the contemporary big band, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra. Holding down an extensive recording schedule in his On Digital Ground recording studio with the On Digital Ground Studio House Band. He composes for the music group Storyteller, and frequently plays on the worship team of Grace Pointe-Nashville.
He is also Vice-President of Reel Loud Records asked Jared to come on their executive staff as Vice-President. In this role he helps find, and promote the recording careers of innovative and talented artists.
Drummer Jared Ribble continues to move forward his career in touring, recording and business.
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