Gaea Schell: piano, flute and vocals
Jordan Samuels: guitar
John Wiitala: bass
Greg Wyser-Pratte: drums

Carlos Caro: percussion on tracks 1, 4 & 8
Marco Diaz: trumpet and piano on track 4

Here's a sample track from In Your Own Sweet Way. This is Gaea Schell's composition, “Cava dell'isola.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Website: www.gaeaschell.com
Record label: Saphu Records
Distribution: saphurecords.com

Piano: Arturo O'Farrill
Reeds: Larry Bustamante, Alejandro Aviles, Jasper Dutz, Adison Evans, Roman Filiu, Ivan Renta
Trumpets: Steven Bernstein, Seneca Black, Walter Cano, Bryan Davis, Kali Rodriguez-Pena, Rachel Therrien, Adam O'Farrill
Trombones: Abdulrahman Amer, Mariel Bildsten, Rafi Malkiel, James Rogers, Earl McIntyre, Ben Barnett
Rhythm: Andrew Andron, Vince Cherico, Keisel Jimenez, Carlos Maldonado, Bam Rodriguez, Arturo O'Farrill

Piano: Marcos A. Fernández
Acoustic bass, bass guitar: José Ángel Martínez
Drums, timbal, güiro: Rayner Bonner
Congas: Modest Brave
Trumpets: Angel “Caballito” Beltrán, Alain Gragoni, Raoni Sánchez
Trombones: Sergio Luna, Jorge Ortega, Ismael Olivera (1), Andrés Arcia (1)
Alto sax: Iván Alejandron Sánchez Guardiola, Julio César, González Simón
Tenor sax: Rey Amaury Burgos, Juan Chacón González, Goodridree Carbonilla (1)
Baritone sax: Braudelis Rodríguez Sierra, Yormanys Soto Díaz (1)
Cuban percussion: Jasiel Rodríguez, Ernesto Hernández: Requinto, Osiel Sauquet, Damián Busqueta

Eglis Ochoa (Cuba): maracas
Jorge Manuel (Cuba): bongo
Rafi Malkiel: trombone solos on tracks 11 & 12
Raoni Sánchez (Cuba): trumpet solo on track 12
Alain Dragoni (Cuba): trumpet solo on track 12
Rachel Therrien: trumpet solo on track 11
Iván Acosta (Cuba): D flute solo on track 5
Jasper Dutz: clarinet solo on track 3
Fernando Dewar (Septeto Santiaguero) (Cuba): tres on tracks 11 & 12
Carlos Miyares(Cuba): tenor sax on track 5
César López(Cuba): soprano sax on track 9
Adam O'Farrill: trumpet solo on track 9

Here's a sample track from Santiago Brooklyn Santiago. This is Arturo O'Farrill's composition, “Pitbull mambo.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Websites: arturoofarrill.com, afrolatinjazz.org, and facebook.com/santiagobigband
Record label: ZOHO Music
Distribution: Amazon, Collectors Choice, and Walmart

Gabriel Espinosa: bass on tracks 2, 6 & 8; vocals on tracks 1, 4 & 10
Misha Tsiganov: piano on all tracks except 4 & 10
Mauricio Zottarelli: drums on all tracks except 4 & 10
Jim Seeley: trumpet/flugelhorn on tracks 2, 3, 6, 7 & 9
Jay Ashby: trombone on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7 & 9; percussion on tracks 1 & 9
Anat Cohen: clarinet on track 3
Itai Kriss: flute on track 5
Gustavo Amarante: bass on track 1, 3, 5 & 9
Cris Alcocer: percussion on track 3

Kim Nazarian: vocals on all tracks except 4 & 10
Fred Hersch: piano on tracks 4 & 10
New York Voices: vocals on track 5
Gerardo Flores: vocals on track 8
Enrique Toussaint: bass on track 7
Aviana Gedler: background vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7 & 9

Here's a sample track from Bossas and Boleros. This is Gabriel Espinosa's composition, “New year.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Website: www.gabrielespinosamusic.com
Record label: ZOHO Music
Distribution: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Collectors Choice, and Walmart