Rabbit Hole Sessions with Abe Ovadia

Dan Pugach is a GRAMMY® Award nominated drummer and composer, a three-time recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Jazz Composer Award, a winner of the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize/Manny Albam Commission as part of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, and a Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency Program participant at the Kennedy Center (where he worked with Curtis Fuller, Nathan Davis and George Cables)...

Davy Mooney is a jazz guitarist from New Orleans who records for Sunnyside Records and is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and head of the jazz guitar program at the University of North Texas. He has recorded six CDs as a leader, and many others as a sideman. His latest Sunnyside CD, Live at National Sawdust, was recorded live in Brooklyn, NY with Brian Blade, Jon Cowherd, John Ellis, and Matt...

LUKE SELLICK is a bassist, composer, teacher and recording artist. Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, Luke is now a mainstay on the NYC music scene, and bassist-of-choice of many preeminent jazz artists including Monty Alexander, Russell Malone, Benny Golson, and others.   Luke’s musical education began in Canada, where he was home-schooled, and then attended the University of Manitoba’s jazz program....

Dave Pietro has been on the New York music scene since 1987. A native of Southboro, Massachusetts, his talents as a saxophonist, doubler, composer, and educator have made him an in-demand musician who has performed at jazz clubs, jazz festivals, schools and concert halls in more than thirty countries throughout the world. Dave is a member of the Grammy Award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra and t...

Among the most proficient and accomplished bassists in the field of contemporary jazz, Orlando le Fleming's virtuoso technique, boundless creativity and powerful beat are those of a musician who has found himself, humbly, occupying a space in the uppermost stratum of American improvised music.  Orlando's facility as an improviser and capacity as a team player were first honed not on the bandstand,...

Andy Bianco, a jazz artist, composer, educator, and advocate hailing from New York City, boasts an impressive career that spans performances with renowned artists such as Angie Stone, Deborah Cox, Kandace Springs, Ray Chew, Elle Varner, and Bob Moses. His musical journey has graced esteemed venues worldwide, including ABC Television's Good Morning America, Billboard Live Osaka/Tokyo, The Howard Th...

Charlie Scheft is a dynamic drummer hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, now making his mark on the New York City jazz scene. Known for his versatility and electrifying performances, Charlie has played at prestigious events like the Newport Jazz Festival and graced iconic venues such as Smalls, Zinc Bar, and Minton’s Playhouse. His ability to seamlessly blend tradition with modern influences has made hi...

International bandleader, performing and recording artist Rich Mollin has been a part of the music industry since 1980. He has been a leader of modern musical groups including show bands, Rock, Jazz, R&B, Blues, Funk, and Free Improvisation ensembles. Sideman and Bandleader on Norwegian Cruise lines, Costa lines, Holland America, and Carnival lines, Rich worked on stage with hundreds of headli...

Rick Peckham is internationally active as a jazz guitarist and educator. He has presented performances and clinics on six continents and specializes in a unique blend of styles, including jazz, rock, blues, fusion and country finger style performance. Currently a full-time professor in Berklee’s Guitar Department, Peckham has been a faculty member since 1986, and served as Assistant Chair of the G...

Michael Topping is an up-and-coming bassist based in New Jersey, making waves in the jazz scene with his incredible versatility and artistry on both electric and upright bass. A graduate of William Paterson University’s renowned jazz program, Michael studied under master bassist Steve La Spina, honing his craft and developing a unique voice. Known for his long, lyrical solos that captivate audienc...

“Champian is the most gifted pure Jazz singer of her generation” Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press “a charming young steward of the mainstream Jazz tradition.” Nate Chinen, The New York Times "... a balm for the soul. Champian sounds, always, like she's having the time of her life" ALL ABOUT JAZZ   Born in Norman Oklahoma in 1985, Champian is recognized as the “most gifted pure Jazz singer of her g...

A saxophonist with a warm and impactful sound rooted in jazz tradition. A label owner tirelessly documenting the vital sounds of both prominent and unsung jazz heroes. One of Canada’s and North America’s most important jazz impresarios. Cory Weeds is all of these things, and much more. He’s the hardest working man in jazz business. an expressive saxophonist, passionate club owner and impresario, a...

Bob Pilkington is a trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator. Much of Bob’s career has been devoted to original music projects, both his own and those of others. His own projects include the Landscape Orchestra, Excursions, the Continuum Jazz Brass Band, Orquesta Tropical 2000, Fractal, Federator No.1, and Fusion Nouveau. He has been a resident composer and orchestra member of the Jazz Compose...

Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 35 CD’s as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.” Hot House magazine awarded him Best Guitarist – Fans Decision for 2017. He was recently voted once again...

There's no description more apt for Sheryl Bailey than "A sizzling guitar goddess", coined by Elliot Simon of All About Jazz. He's not alone with his superlatives-Adam Levy of  Guitar Player Magazine  calls Sheryl "One of the most compelling tones of her generation", and Frank Forte of Just Jazz Guitar ranks her "among the best bop guitar players with a fresh approach and something new." Sheryl's...

Pianist Benito Gonzalez “Two times Grammy nominee”is an internationally beloved artist who combines a long lineage of American jazz traditions with rhythms from around the world. He’s worked with dozens of the greats, and he always brings some of the best rhythm section players in the world. Today a rising tide of young jazz pianists are attempting to find their distinct voices by taking cues from...

Kevin Brown is a bass player in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Area.  He also is a university teacher and professional audiobook narrator. Recent performances and recordings include sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London with the Rock Opera Orchestra.  He has played hundreds of theatrical, pops, jazz, and classical concerts at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to the Metropolit...

Ron McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph Iadone and, later, with Hall Overton and Don Sebesky. McClure attended the Hartt School of Music, graduating in 1963.   Later life and career McClure worked in the Buddy Rich Sextet in 1963. He then joined Maynard Ferguson's big...

"Oscar's technical agility, advanced harmonic and melodic knowledge, and grounding in funk and R&B--as well as his dedication to Latin traditions--give him the ultimate flexibility when it comes time to lay down a groove." - Bass Player Magazine Hailing from Peru, Oscar studied at the Conservatory of Music in Lima while working extensively as a first-call session musician and live performer fo...

 Christopher Brown is an acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, and educator who seeks to be a voice within the advocacy of Jazz music and American culture. And through the expansive range of groups that he has assembled and/or performed with—which span from duos to Jazz big bands to military marching bands and orchestras—his musical and personal experiences have led him towards an interest in...

Barry Greene began playing guitar in 1971, at the age of 10 years old. Strongly influenced by Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, George Benson and Pat Martino, Barry has developed into a world-class guitarist, arranger and composer. He has recorded or performed with such artists as Paul Bollenback, Chad Lefkowitz Brown, Seamus Blake, Danny Gottlieb, Gene Bertoncinni, Kenny Drew Jr., Adam Nussbaum, Reuben R...

Tom Knific has performed with many of the great jazz and classical artists of our time on tour and on record. They include Michel Legrand, Gene Bertoncini, Billy Hart, Randy Brecker, Dave Brubeck, Fred Hersch, Edward Simon, and others. He and Eric Marienthal co-led the Dream Band with Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner and Harvey Mason in the first live interactive concert multi-cast over the Internet...

At first glance one might not guess that this is a man hailed by greats; Ramsey Lewis describes his music as "happy music with tasty meat on the bones," Les McCann states "Joe's on a 'blow your mind' level," and Ahmad Jamal calls him "a very special artist." Journalist Nat Hentoff championed three of Alterman’s albums, as well as his writing (Joe wrote liner notes to three Wynton Marsalis/JLCO alb...

Guitarist  Charlie Sigler  has been active member of the music community since his high school years studying and performing in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. A recent graduate of William Paterson University with a B.A. in Jazz Performance, Charlie has performed with many greats of the music including Winard Harper, Harold Mabern, Eric Alexander, Myron Walden, Akiko Tsurga, Pat Bianci, Jared...

Yvonnick Prené is a professional jazz musician, bandleader, composer, and educator based in the greater New York City area. He is one of the most unique and innovative harmonicists on the scene today. Prené has recorded 5 acclaimed albums as a leader, including  Listen! (2023) on Sunnyside Records featuring Kevin Hays, Bill Stewart, Dayna Stephens, Jeremy Pelt and Clovis Nicholas.  His latest reco...