Emily Wolf- Voice

Emily Wolf is a Jazz Vocalist from London England. As a child she spent a lot of time around Jazz as her father is a well known international Jazz Performer and Educator. After attending University at Durham for Music and Philosophy she turned her attention to Voice and specifically Jazz, studying with British Jazz musicians Musicians such as Anita Wardell and Brian Abrahams. She worked at the Vortex Jazz Bar in London, while a regular at London jam nights and performed her own gigs including charity fashion events, and a regular residency in North London. She then decided to further her Jazz education and moved to Boston to the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. There she studied a Master of Music in Jazz Voice Performance, and has since had the opportunity to study with Dominique Eade, John McNeil, Ran Blake, , Sheila Jordan, , and many more. She has been a featured performer of Boston's 'Opening Our Doors' celebrations, and was a finalist for the Boston 2009 'Steppin Out' Jazz Competition. She has performed with the New England Conservatory Big Band, performing music by Quincy Jones and NEC Alumni Darrel Katz. While at the Conservatory Emily was granted an outreach fellowship to perform with her group for educational workshops in the Boston area, which included performances at the State house, the Isabella Stuart Gardiner Museum as part of Boston Jazz week, Boston Public Library concert series and around many schools in the Boston area. Emily regularly performs around Boston and New York in her own Quintet and Trio Combos, and is currently recording an EP to be released later this year.

Malcolm Campbell- Piano

Malcolm Campbell is a jazz pianist and composer from Lexington, MA. As the first jazz musician in the Harvard/New England Conservatory dual degree program, Malcolm has studied under Danilo Perez, Frank Carlberg, and Jerry Bergonzi. He graduated from Harvard University in 2010 with a degree in Chemistry and Physics summa cum laude. He is now working towards a Masters in Music from the New England Conservatory (expected 2011). He has performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, and Symphony Hall, and at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Aspen Jazz Festival, and Monterrey Next Generation Jazz Festival. He has performed with Don Byron, Billy Hart, Roy Hargrove, Cecil McBee, Lee Konitz, Mark O'Connor, Lee Konitz, and Makoto Ozone, and has played in masterclasses for Yo Yo Ma, Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Aaron Goldberg, Jason Moran, and Dave Holland. An avid classical pianist as well, Malcolm draws influences from Bach, Rachmaninoff, and Debussy.

Zwelakhe Bel Le Pere- Bass

Shortly after being accepted to New Haven’s Educational Center for The Arts (ECA), Zwelakhe-Duma F. Bell le Pere began studying the double bass under the direction of Jeff Fuller. Zwelakhe-Duma prepared as a student at ECA and Litchfield Jazz Camp and was accepted to New England Conservatory in Boston, MA. Now a sophomore he continues studying under the tutelage of Cecil McBee, Jerry Bergonzi and Donald Palma. Zwelakhe-Duma was a student at Litchfield Jazz Camp for two years before joining the camp as a teaching assistant.

Willl Graefe- Guitar

Will Graefe is a guitarist and recent Grad from the New England Conservatory. Growing up in Massachusetts, he studied guitar with Tim Miller and Adam Larrabee in High School and took ensemble classes in the New England Conservatory Prep division. In his junior year he performed with the MMEA Massachusetts All State Jazz Ensemble in Symphony Hall. During this time he also began playing with noise rock/free jazz ensemble The Abrahamn Lincoln Brigade, and by the time he entered The New England Conservatory he had already toured the East Coast and opened for Deerhoof, Capillary Action, and Rashied Ali. Entering New England Conservatory in Fall of 2006', he began studies with Brad Shepik and Jerry Bergonzi, and performed at various venues around Boston with musicians such as Mark Zaleski, Jeremy Udden, Noah Preminger, among others.

Jacob Cole- Drums

Jacob began playing drums when his family relocated from San Francisco to Sacramento, at age 10. Jacob showed an immediate aptitude for the drums, and started playing with other musicians at age 11. His stepfather, James Simpson, a Memphis jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, recognized his stepson’s talent and immediately saw to it that he have the opportunity to study with the best drummers in the area—including Rick Lotter, Jimmy Robinson, Donald Bailey, and Eddie Marshall. After playing in his high school jazz and marching bands up until his junior year, Jacob graduated early to go study at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. There he coupled his study of the American jazz tradition with a rigorous investigation into Afro-Caribbean styles and rhythms. Jacob, 20, recently completed his second year at The New England Conservatory, and studies with Billy Hart, Jerry Leake, Bob Moses, and Joe Hunt.