ARTISTS
SOME OF THE MASTER ARTISTS PRESENTED BY ROOTS IN MOTION INCLUDE:
BARRY HARRIS
Barry sat in with Charlie Parker as teenager, worked with Miles Davis and Gene Ammons before joining Max Roach’s group, which led him eventually to NYC, where he worked and record with legends such as Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, and Lee Morgan.
LARRY GOLDINGS/PETER BERNSTEIN/BILL STEWART TRIO
“The trio of Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart is the best organ trio of the last decade.”
– The New York Times
JOHNNY O’NEAL
Johnny O’Neal is a certified jazz legend, one of the few still walking the earth. Over his long career he has played with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie….
MIKI YAMANAKA
Japanese-born pianist Miki Yamanaka has established herself as one of the leading players of her generation. She has gained international recognition from her recorded work as a leader…
JEREMY PELT
Jeremy Pelt is one of the preeminent trumpeters in jazz, voted rising star five years in a row by Downbeat Magazine. Both traditionalist and modernist, he has performed all over the globe, and recorded ten albums under his name. Pelt’s CV includes working with Cedar Walton, Louis Hayes, Ravi Coltrane, Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, Nancy Wilson, and The Skatalites.
VIRGINIA MACDONALD
Juno Award-winning clarinetist Virginia MacDonald has established herself as a rising star of her generation. Known for her lyrical and soulful clarinet playing, she is also a highly in-demand bandleader, sidewoman, and composer.
BENITO GONZALEZ
a solo powerhouse jazz artist, as well as a preeminent sideman with great bandleaders such as Jackie McLean, Kenny Garrett, Pharoah Sanders, Bobby Hutcherson, Christian McBride…
JOE MAGNARELLI
Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, affectionately known as “Mags” by his friends andfans, is one of the most beloved musicians in New York City’s diverse jazz world...
JASON MARSALIS
Master drummer and percussionist Jason Marsalis is the youngest of the Marsalis musical dynasty, the son of Ellis and brother of Wynton and Branford. A son of New Orleans, he carries that city’s great rhythmic tradition into all that he plays..
SIMON MOULLIER
Vibraphonist Simon Moullier is a major new voice on the jazz scene and a multi faceted improviser, composer, arranger and producer. He is also an important bandleader…
VINCENT HERRING
Alto Saxophonist Vincent Herring came to prominence in last era of the jazz giants, and worked with a who’s who of them: Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Louis Hayes, Cedar Walton….
GARY SMULYAN
His deep toned and soulful mastery of what can be a cumbersome instrument in other hands has led him to share the stage and the recording studio with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Chick Corea…
JASON LINDNER
Visionary keyboard wizard Jason Lindner made his mark during the 1990s in part as leader of a big band that played at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City…
GRANT STEWART
…one of the most in demand players in jazz since moving to New York City at the age of nineteen to study with masters such as Donald Byrd and Barry Harris. He has performed internationally with Jimmy Cobb, Harold Mabern, Louis Hayes, Curtis Fuller, Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Bill Charlap, Brad Mehldau…
JEFF BALLARD
Ballard’s past and present recording sessions and touring associates read like a who’s who of jazz. To name a select few: Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Brad Mehldau…
WILLIE JONES III
Willie Jones III is the among the handful of first call drummers in the entire world of jazz. He has worked in the bands of Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Roy Hargrove, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, and many others.