Colin Stranahan is a globally recognised drummer who frequently collaborates with leading figures in jazz, including Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jonathan Kreisberg, Dr Lonnie Smith, Fred Hersch, Terence Blanchard, Dave Kikoski, Kevin Hays, and many others. He studied at the University of the Pacific as a Brubeck Institute fellow and at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. He was one of the winners at the 2012 Thelonious Monk International Drum Competition. As a member of the New York-based trio Stranahan/Zaleski/Rosato, he has released three acclaimed albums. He teaches at The New School in New York.
American bassist Joshua Ginsburg has performed on international stages for over 25 years. He has played and recorded with ensembles led by Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Friedman, Joe Chambers, and many others. He graduated from the Mannes School of Music and later earned a master’s degree in double bass under John Patitucci, as well as in composition under David Del Tredici. He regularly collaborates with musicians from both the American and European scenes and is currently a professor of jazz double bass at the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music in Klagenfurt.
Luigi Grasso is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer who discovered jazz and classical music early. He studied with Agostino Di Giorgio and apprenticed with NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris, assisting in his masterclasses. In 2004, he began formal studies in composition, harmony, and counterpoint at the Bologna Giovanni Martini Conservatory. His Luigi Grasso Quartet earned critical acclaim, and he was featured as a soloist on Crazy Blues by China Moses and Raphaël Lemmonier, later serving as music director for Moses’s Nightintales. Based in Paris, he also taught at the Conservatoire de Paris. He joined the NDR Big Band in Hamburg as a soloist in 2019, and released Dantesca in 2023, featuring original music for symphonic orchestra and saxophone.
Boris Majcen is a Slovenian jazz trumpeter, composer, and member of the HRT Jazz Orchestra. He studied at the Conservatory of Music in Maribor, the Conservatory in Klagenfurt (under Wilson Leroy Harper and Daniel Nösig), and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz under Jim Rotondi. He performs at concerts and records with local and international artists. With the HRT Jazz Orchestra, he has played with musicians such as Jure Pukl, Alex Sipiagin, Nenad Vasilić, Renato Chicco, Ted Nash, Makoto Ozone, Emiliano Sampaio, Luis Bonilla, the Joel Frahm Trio, Elliot Mason, and Richard Bona. In 2025, he presented his original project No Risk, No Fun!
