Melissa Stylianou Quartet

Jazz vocalist, lyricist, and educator Melissa Stylianou, hailed by piano master Fred Hersch for her “gorgeous instrument, superb musicianship, and great taste,” has garnered acclaim as both a gifted songwriter and a bold, imaginative interpreter of wide-ranging material spanning diverse genres, from the Great American Songbook to Johnny Cash to Joanna Newsom. Stylianou is also one-third of the infectious, Boswell Sisters-inspired close-harmony vocal trio Duchess, which has amassed many mentions in year-end critics’ polls and received the 2021 Vocal Group of the Year Award from the Jazz Journalists Association. In addition to her five albums as a leader and four with Duchess to date, Stylianou has documented her close musical bond with guitar legend Gene Bertoncini and sought-after bassist Ike Sturm on the 2022 album Dream Dancing. This intimate, collaborative, highly spontaneous trio focuses on standards, with Bertoncini’s astute nylon-string voicings and arrangements in the forefront. Downbeat Magazine called it: "a collection of brilliant reinventions.” 5 Stars Jazz guitarist Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York City jazz scene for 25 years. Whirlwind Recordings has just released his fifth CD, Range, which earned a 4.5-star review from DownBeat Magazine. A sought-after sideman from duos to big bands, he has played guitar on over 100 CDs. McCann has performed and/or recorded with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Brian Blade, Grace Kelly, Bobby Previte, the Mahavishnu Project and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas and teaches at City College of New York and the New School in New York City as well as the Maine Jazz Camp. This artist does not have a bio yet. This artist does not have a bio yet.