Based in New York, pianist Julian Shore has become one of the city’s most sought-after pianists.
He has performed domestically and abroad with artists as varied as John Patitucci, Gretchen Parlato, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi,
Theo Bleckman, Chico Pinheiro, Chris Speed, Sara Gazarek, Caroline Davis, Noah Preminger, Dave Stryker, and Don Braden.
He’s appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center and major venues and festivals across Europe, Asia and South America.
As an educator Shore remains active in a variety of settings. He was an artistic consultant for Herbie Hancock’s Master Class
for masterclass.com, and transcribed and notated hundreds of pages of Herbie’s piano performance for the course.
He teaches privately at the New School, through the New York Jazz Academy, and has presented workshops and masterclasses at universities and performance venues across the globe.
His most recent release "Sub Rosa" features this trio.
Martin Nevin is a composer and double bassist
originally from Los Angeles, currently based in NYC.
In 2006, Martin received a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of
Music, where he studied bass with Jay Anderson and David Grossman, and
composition with Michael Patterson. Since then he has performed and/or
recorded with notable artists such as Albert “Tootie” Heath, Billy
Hart, Greg Osby, Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Ethan Iverson, and
Aaron Parks, in venues across the U.S and abroad.
In May 2017, Martin earned a Masters degree from Columbia University in
Music Education. In November 2017, Martin was awarded a grant by the
Jerome Fund for New Music, awarded by the American Composers Forum.
His debut record was "Tenderness is Silent". His most recent release, "A Drowsy Shadow",was recently released.
Martin appeared here previously with the LeBoeuf Brothers, and Richard Sears, Martin Nevin, Guilhem Flouzat.
Allan Mednard was born and raised in Queens, New York. His
early
musical experiences involved New York City's All-City High School Music
program, Bayside High School's Academy of Music, and Queens College's
Center for Preparatory Studies in Music program. He
graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in jazz performance from
the City College of New York, where he studied with Carl Allen.
He has shared the stage with ensembles led by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Aaron
Parks, Ben Street, Ben Allison, Godwin Louis, Andrew D'Angelo, Jaleel
Shaw, Le Boeuf Brothers, Melissa Aldana,
Lauren Henderson, Jeremy Pelt, and Alex Lore.
He appeared here previously with Kyle Nasser, and Caroline Davis.