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Artur Zakiyan
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Artur Zakiyan

Artur Zakiyan is a modern composer and pianist. Influenced by his cultural roots, his music deeply reflects the spirit of Armenian heritage. With a unique style that blends elements of cinematic and classical music, Artur creates captivating soundscapes. Through his music, he ...

Artur Zakiyan

Artem Kuznetsov
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Artem Kuznetsov

Artem Kuznetsov has established himself as one of the classical music world’s most promising young talents. His international career took off with more than fifty competition awards, including First Prize at the 2024 Blanca Uribe International Piano Competition (Colombia); Fir...

Artem Kuznetsov

David Snyder
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David Snyder

David Snyder is a pianist and composer raised in rural North Dakota and now based in the vibrant city of Los Angeles. With over twelve years of classical training, he has delicately translated his expertise into creating breathtaking solo piano and instrumental tracks.

David Snyder

Michael Seaman
Contemporary

Michael Seaman

Michael Seaman is LA-based pianist, composer, and music director attracting the attention of audiences and musicians alike for his passionate and fresh take on the jazz and pop traditions.

Michael Seaman

Vardan Ovsepian
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Vardan Ovsepian

Vardan has collaborated with artists like Mick Goodrick, Peter Erskine, Jerry Bergonzi, Tim Miller, Ben Monder, David Binney, and has released 20+ albums as a leader and co-leader.

Vardan Ovsepian

Steven Curtis Chapman
Contemporary

Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history. With 59 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards, five GRAMMY®Awards, an American Music Award, and 49 No. 1 singles, he has sold more than 11 million records.

Steven Curtis Chapman

Joey Lieber
Classical

Joey Lieber

From an early age, Joey Lieber knew he was meant to live a life of music and teaching others. Starting to play piano at the age of five, Joey progressed quickly and began playing in a variety of settings, ranging from private parties, music venues, to various ensembles. By the...

Joey Lieber

Yan Shen
Classical

Yan Shen

Yan Shen

Dan Haerle
Classical

Dan Haerle

Dan Haerle is a composer, performer, educator and ambassador of jazz piano. He is a Regents professor emeritus of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas, where he taught 35 years. Haerle is an active jazz clinician nationally and internationally and has written several ...

Dan Haerle

Joseph Akins
Classical

Joseph Akins

Dr. Joseph Akins is a professor, composer, pianist and keyboard player, and has been deeply involved with music all his life. He performed professionally in his family’s country-rock band as a child, toured with classic pop-rock bands after high school, and studied with the be...

Joseph Akins

Jason D. Williams
Contemporary

Jason D. Williams

Legendary rockabilly pianist Jason D. Williams has joined the ranks of musical artists endorsing Kawai instruments. He has spent a lifetime behind the piano connecting with country and rock 'n' roll greats while creating a persona that's 100% original. Widely regarded as one o...

Jason D. Williams

Scott Watkins
Classical

Scott Watkins

Pianist Scott Watkins’ sophisticated recitals have earned him a reputation for elegance and integrity, and his concerto appearances have been hailed as “fresh, forceful, and exciting.” His US debut occurred in Chicago in 1985 in an all-Bach recital on the Dame Myra Hess Memori...

Scott Watkins

Alina Uddin
Classical

Alina Uddin

Originally from Ukraine, Alina Uddin is an accomplished pianist, teacher, chamber performer and concertmaster. She has appeared on concert stages throughout the world, including Ukraine, Egypt, Spain, Morocco and America. She began her piano studies at the age of 7 and gave he...

Alina Uddin

Michelle Tumes
Contemporary

Michelle Tumes

Singer and pianist Michelle Tumes may have traveled a long way from her native Australia to make her stunning American debut at the age of 26, but she has remained  close to her roots in classical piano and Christianity. "Listen," Ms. Tumes first album, which Billboard magazin...

Michelle Tumes

Laura Story
Contemporary

Laura Story

There’s no denying some of the blessings in Laura Story’s life. She wrote the No. 1 worship hit “Indescribable” recorded in 2004 by Chris Tomlin, married a handsome athlete named Martin Elvington the next year, and began working in music and women’s ministry at the 4,000-membe...

Laura Story

Mark Siegel
Contemporary

Mark Siegel

Mark Siegel has very quickly become well known for being the swiss army knife of the Music Industry. He has had his hands in an enormous amount of projects over the past decade. From work both in the studio as a producer/musician and also on the road as a multi instrumentalist...

Mark Siegel

OneRepublic
Contemporary

OneRepublic

GRAMMY® nom OneRepublic has singer-songwriter/lead Ryan Tedder, guitarists Z. Filkins/D. Brown, keys B. Willett, bassist/cellist B. Kutzle & drummer E. Fisher. OneRepublic's latest album, Human, has amassed 2.5 billion+ global streams.

OneRepublic

Christopher Norton
Classical

Christopher Norton

Christopher Norton is best known for his world-wide smash hit Series Microjazz. His brand-new Series, American Popular Piano, with Scott McBride Smith, brings his talent for composing authentic, appealing, yet educationally sound pieces in popular styles to eleven levels of pi...

Christopher Norton

Steve Nieve
Contemporary

Steve Nieve

Steve Nieve was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 as a member of Elvis Costello and the Attractions. APPEARS WITH (ON STAGE AND ON RECORDINGS) Steve Nieve – Sting, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Madness, Squeeze, Burt Bacharach, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Morres...

Steve Nieve

Muse
Contemporary

Muse

Muse is an alternative rock band from Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom. The band consists of Matthew Bellamy on lead vocals, piano, keyboard and guitar, Chris Wolstenholme on backing vocals and bass guitar, and Dominic Howard on drums and percussion.

Muse

Craig Morris
Contemporary

Craig Morris

Road Tours with (Piano and Harmony): Ronnie McDowell, Donny and Marie Osmond, Dan Seals, Pam Tillis, Dobie Gray, Jimmy Hall, Craig Morgan and currently touring with country legend, Loretta Lynn. Craig has written songs recorded and released by Ronnie McDowell, The Oak Ridge Bo...

Craig Morris

Yuko Maruyama
Classical

Yuko Maruyama

From Toyko, Japan, Yuko Maruyama graduated from the University of Southern California with a master's degree in Jazz Studies. She was named the "Outstanding Graduate" and her original composition "Twilight" was featured in Jazz at USC, the first CD produced by the department. ...

Yuko Maruyama

Bobby Lyle
Classical

Bobby Lyle

Legendary pianist/organist Bobby Lyle was deemed a musical wonder when he released his innovative first album The Genie, which exploded onto the Billboard charts. Since debuting his definitive style, Lyle has kept a high standard for 40-plus years and has successfully maintain...

Bobby Lyle

Francisco Loyo
Contemporary

Francisco Loyo

Grammy Award winning keyboardist, producer, arranger and composer Francisco Loyo studied music at the Conservatorio de Musica in Mexico City in the late 1970s, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in composition and piano. During and after that time he was an in-demand k...

Francisco Loyo

Isha Love
Contemporary

Isha Love

"Wow!! When I first heard her I was totally blown away. She is such a phenomenal player. You will be shocked at her gospel musicianship. Close your eyes when she's playing and you'll be amazed and shocked at what she gets out of the keyboard. " — Andrae Crouch Hailing from Sou...

Isha Love

Joshua Levy
Contemporary

Joshua Levy

Joshua Levy is an award wining pianist, composer, and arranger hailing from Pasadena, CA. He attended the prestigious University of Southern California Thornton School of Music where his talents as a jazz pianist culminated in his 1996 victory at the John Coltrane Young Musici...

Joshua Levy

Stephen Large
Contemporary

Stephen Large

"I have been using Kawai as my stage piano of choice for around 10 years now, since I first got my hands on the classic mp9500″. The wooden key action on this instrument was streets ahead of any other makes at the time – and Kawai have been upping the game ever since. No...

Stephen Large

Brad Jacobsen
Classical

Brad Jacobsen

While Brad doesn’t recall asking to take piano lessons, at the age of 8 he found himself doing just that. While he had wonderful teachers, as an overly-imaginative child Brad found the rigidity of piano lessons frustrating. However, with his parents’ promise of “you’ll thank u...

Brad Jacobsen

Danny Guerrero
Classical

Danny Guerrero

Danny Guerrero has been a part of the Los Angeles music scene for many years. He is well-known for his musical diversity and is a master of the art of improvisation. He is a musical director, conductor, accompanist, solist, arranger, composer and motion picture musical consult...

Danny Guerrero

Marty Grebb
Contemporary

Marty Grebb

A masterful keyboard player, sax player, guitarist and vocalist, Marty Grebb is perhaps best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt. But, the list of his musical accomplishments goes well beyond. Marty has also worked with such diverse artists as Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, B.B...

Marty Grebb

Kirill Gliadkovsky
Classical

Kirill Gliadkovsky

Kirill Gliadkovsky was born in Moscow and has studied music since the age of 5. He attended the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow – the most prestigious music institution in Russia – where his teachers included renowned musicians Lev Vlasenko, Mikhail Pletniev (piano) and Leo...

Kirill Gliadkovsky

Junko Ueno Garrett
Classical

Junko Ueno Garrett

Japan-born Junko Ueno Garrett has captivated audiences around the world with her colorful tone, poetry, expressiveness, dynamic technique, and wide range of repertoire. She began playing piano at the age of three, trained at the prestigious Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo...

Junko Ueno Garrett

Kim Deardorff
Contemporary

Kim Deardorff

Based in Nashville, TN, Kim Deardorff travels nationwide speaking and performing for audiences of all ages and sizes. He has and continues to work with a number of music and entertainment companies along with a host of prominent and award-winning artists, songwriters, and prod...

Kim Deardorff

Boh Cooper
Contemporary

Boh Cooper

Boh Cooper has been a performing keyboardist with many artists including Rascal Flatts, Michael W. Smith, Kim Carnes, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael English, Loverboy, and Peter Cetera. Boh Cooper – a singer-songwriter in his own right – lives just outside of Nashville, TN wit...

Boh Cooper

Carol Connors
Contemporary

Carol Connors

Carol Connors came out of the womb singing ( and swinging later when she co-wrote the theme from ROCKY). Her amazing diversity of talent is personified as a successful Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller, Charity Organizer and Cat Lover. She has been nominated for 10 major music a...

Carol Connors

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