The Janet Williamson Music Agency Welcomes

George Brooks, Kala Ramnath, Utsav Lal

"A new and vibrant collaboration of seasoned musicians, full of innovation and spontaneity."
- Classical Voice San Francisco

George Brooks is a prolific and diverse Grammy-nominated reed player and composer who toured with icons of R&B, jazz, and pop music as diverse as Etta James, Sonny Rhodes, Anthony Braxton, The Temptations, The Four Tops, John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain. He is widely acclaimed for successfully bridging the worlds of jazz, blues, and Indian classical music. Brooks is a frequent headliner at concerts in India where his fusion style has proven widely popular...READ MORE

Gustavo Casenave Trio and Duo Multi Grammy Winner

"...Gustavo Casename led the virtuosic ensemble...show stopper..."
- The Washington Post

A three-time Grammy® winning pianist, composer and producer, Gustavo Casenave has performed worldwide, collaborated and recorded with artists as diverse as Yo-Yo Ma, Christian McBride, The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, Eddie Gomez, John Patitucci, Paquito D’Rivera, Deepak Chopra and Forever Tango among many others.

The Janet Williamson Music Agency is booking Casenave's Duo and Trio projects. READ MORE

Chris Minh Doky All Stars with Keith Carlock, Mino Cinelu and George Whitty

"World-class bassist…"
- The New York Times

Step into a world of musical mastery with Chris Minh Doky All Stars, the groundbreaking band led by the legendary Chris Minh Doky. Renowned for his innovative approach to the upright bass, Doky brings together a stellar lineup of world-class musicians, creating a sound that is both unique and unforgettable.

Chris Minh Doky, a virtuoso whose contributions to American jazz have spanned decades. Doky has played with icons like Michael Brecker, Trilok Gurtu, Mike Stern, David Sanborn and Ryuichi Sakamoto. With platinum-selling albums and Grammy-nominated productions, his influence on the genre is undeniable. Honored by HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark with a knighthood, Doky is a distinguished member of the Royal Order of the Dannebrog. READ MORE

Todd Cochran TC3

"Like his deliciously complicated mix of classical influences, free-jazz innovation, progressive fusion complexity, anguular art rock...the zigs and zags in Cochran's work are no easy task to describe. It's blunt and spacious, and it extends the piano's musings with as much imagination."
- A.D. Amorosi, Jazz Times

Todd Cochran is an American pianist, composer, keyboardist, electronic musician, and conceptual artist. Early in his career he was also known as Bayete. Cochran began his career as a teenager with saxophonist John Handy. Two years later, he joined vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's Quartet and made his jazz recording debut, composing and performing on a benchmark album for Hutcherson, "Head On" (Blue Note Records). READ MORE

John Daversa, Multi Grammy Winner

John Daversa is a multi-Grammy winning artist, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, educator, and Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at The Frost School of Music, University of Miami.
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Daversa’s celebrated and distinctive musical perspective has been a passport to performances on world stages such as The Today Show, Late Nite with David Letterman, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Live 8 (Berlin), Hamburg Music Festival, Java Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreux Festival, and the Playboy Jazz Festival. He has also had the opportunity to perform or record with artists such as Fiona Apple, Michael Bublé, Dori Caymi, Andraé Crouch, Sheryl Crow, Herbie Hancock, Bob Mintzer Big Band, and The Yellowjackets. READ MORE