Brent Elberg

Pianist Brent Elberg founded Bayside Music School in the Bay Area of California in 2020. He holds multiple degrees in music education and performance from Laney College, and Cal State East Bay. He performs in a variety of genres including rock, jazz, funk, and musical theater.

Tadashi Thomas

Tadashi Thomas

Hailing from Haiku, Tadashi Thomas is an up-and-coming jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger on the New York City music scene. A recent graduate of SUNY Purchase, Tadashi refined his craft under the mentorship of legendary trumpet virtuosos Jon Faddis and Ingrid Jensen.

Tadashi Thomas’s musical journey is marked by an unwavering passion for innovation and a profound commitment to the art form. He seamlessly navigates the realms of bebop, swing, latin, and contemporary jazz, blending technical prowess with emotive storytelling.

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Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach

Gabriel is a succinct and lyrical trumpeter, flugelhornist, and flautist, with mad skills across the jazz spectrum. He has 15 critically acclaimed albums under his name, 11 certified Contemporary Jazz Billboard hits, JUNO Awards, the West Coast Music Award, plus the 2011 Canadian Smooth Jazz ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ Awards. He has charted on mainstream and contemporary charts, and has performed at festivals all over the world, and even in the home of Bill Gates.

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Jocelyn Michelle Jazz Organ Band

Jocelyn Michelle Jazz Organ Band

The Hammond tonewheel organ, produced from 1935 to 1975, was one of the first mass-produced musical instruments which combined the electrical, mechanical and acoustic worlds. It is a keyboard instrument that could produce totally new sounds, and at the same time imitate other acoustic instruments. Considered by some to be the “grandfather of electronic music,” from gospel to blues, from rock concerts to jazz clubs, the Hammond organ was truly revolutionary.

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Ian Sheridan

Ian Sheridan is a professional bassist, producer, and mixing engineer. He has performed and recorded with many artists including Grammy Award-winner Jason Mraz. Ian has produced and engineered multiple songs and albums that have received national radio airplay, charting, and commercial and media placement. He has been playing the bass professionally for more than 20 years and has been producing and engineering for over 15 years.