With a jazz style that is both urban and contemporary, Nick Colionne has blazed a trail to the top of the ranks of today’s stars. Combining all of the various influences of his music career from jazz to R&B to blues to rock, he has created an unmistakable sound and vibe that is instantly recognizable. With lightening fast speed and a distinctively silky sound, Nick takes the guitar to unexpected places every time he performs.

His rich baritone vocals delight audiences unaccustomed to hearing such a skilled instrumentalist singing as well, and his showmanship….well, you have to see a Nick Colionne show and experience it for yourself. With energy to spare, unparalleled musicianship and a natural comedic flair, he is one of a kind.

With a jazz style that is both urban and contemporary, Nick Colionne has blazed a trail to the top of the ranks of today’s stars. Combining all of the various influences of his music career from jazz to R&B to blues to rock, he has created an unmistakable sound and vibe that is instantly recognizable. With lightening fast speed and a distinctively silky sound, Nick takes the guitar to unexpected places every time he performs.

His rich baritone vocals delight audiences unaccustomed to hearing such a skilled instrumentalist singing as well, and his showmanship….well, you have to see a Nick Colionne show and experience it for yourself. With energy to spare, unparalleled musicianship and a natural comedic flair, he is one of a kind.

With a jazz style that is both urban and contemporary, Nick Colionne has blazed a trail to the top of the ranks of today’s stars. Combining all of the various influences of his music career from jazz to R&B to blues to rock, he has created an unmistakable sound and vibe that is instantly recognizable. With lightening fast speed and a distinctively silky sound, Nick takes the guitar to unexpected places every time he performs.

His rich baritone vocals delight audiences unaccustomed to hearing such a skilled instrumentalist singing as well, and his showmanship….well, you have to see a Nick Colionne show and experience it for yourself. With energy to spare, unparalleled musicianship and a natural comedic flair, he is one of a kind.

Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, and band leader from San Francisco, CA. Sasha started playing drums at eight years old. She pursued a jazz emphasis at her high school, Oakland School for the Arts, where she picked up the vibraphone at age 13. At 16, she wrote and published her first album entitled “Gold” and was a member of the SF Jazz High School All Stars Orchestra. She moved to New York in 2016 to attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.

The Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music alumni has headlined at venues like the Atlanta Jazz Festival, NYC Winter Jazz Festival, The Jazz Gallery, Blue Note, The Cell, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival.

She was the cover story for Tom Tom Magazine’s Fall 2018 publication, deemed one of SF Jazz’s 10 Rising Female Instrumentalists for 2018, and has been featured by The SF Jazz Education Center, PBS News Hour, NPR, and The New York Times for both her musicianship and her activism. She is also the first US recipient of the LetterOne “Rising Stars” Jazz Award.

Sasha is currently finishing her Bachelor’s degree at The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and her music work remains primarily based in New York City. In addition to performing internationally with her own group, her recent notable

performances have been with musicians such as award winning drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey and jazz vibraphonist Warren Wolf

Jazmin Ghent is one of the hottest national smooth jazz and gospel recording artists today. According to Euge Groove, “She provides much needed real deal youth in the genre. She definitely knows how to bring on the “Heat”. She has 2 Billboard topping singles, “Heat” and “Compared to What” and has recorded 3 CDs. “Heat” remained on Billboard Charts for 20+ weeks. Jazmin has performed at various major festivals throughout the country and in Europe. In addition to performing, she teaches music in Polk County Florida to elementary students in grades K-5. Jazmin was voted “2017’s BEST NEW SMOOTH JAZZ ARTIST.

According to Art Good of Catalina Island’s JazzTrax festival, “Unknown Jazmin Ghent was one of the best finds the festival has ever uncovered. Obviously…she outsold all 30 stars of smooth jazz in the JazzTrax store, selling more CDs than anyone. She had stage presence, a show and she could play!”

Michelle Marino Lerman is a globally sought after tap dance artist, performer, choreographer, educator and all-around creative spirit. The Huffington Post has called her a “hurricane of rhythm” and the NY Times has called her both a “prodigy” and has described her dancing as “flashes of brilliance”. She is very proudly a student of Buster Brown, Gregory Hines, Leroy Myers and Marion Coles. Lerman has performed, choreographed, produced, and directed many projects throughout her career but she holds closest to her heart the shows she has led as a bandleader at some of New York’s greatest music venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Smalls, Ginny’s Supper Club, Joe’s Pub and many more.

Her most current music project is called “Love Movement”. In 2017 Michela conceived, co-created, choreographed, and starred in “This Joint is Jumpin” which debuted in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s new London West End Theater, The Other Palace. Michela is a proud member of the band Michael Mwenso and the Shakes and can be seen performing and touring with them regularly. She also has had the esteemed honor of performing with many masters such as Wynton Marsalis, Savion Glover, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Roy Hargrove, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Benny Golson, Barry Harris, Marcus Roberts and many, many more.

Her band includes vocalist Vuyo Sotashe, pianist Mathis Picard, Gabe Schnider on guitar, Russell Hall on bass and drummer Kyle Poole