吉他&歌唱 – Adam James
來自芝加哥的Adam James Sorensen 畢業於紐約 New School University 專攻爵士演出。求學期間承師 Carl Allen, Gregory Hutchinson, Ari Hoenig, Michael Carvin, Gerri Allen, Peter Bernstein, Hal Galper, Jane Ira Bloom, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone 等等許多大師，並活躍於紐約的音樂圈中，與其他許多優秀的樂手共同演出及巡迴表演。
除了芝加哥和紐約之外，Adam James Sorensen的演出生涯更橫跨了北美、歐洲及亞洲，他曾旅居鹽湖城、愛丁堡和柏林，現居臺北。Adam曾參加過的音樂節不勝枚舉，例如：Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival, Fettes Jazz Festival, the Williamsburg Jazz Festival, Glastonbury Festival 和台中爵士音樂節等等。Adam 的表演風格多元，除了令人激賞的爵士表演以外，他也曾和許多搖滾及民謠樂手合作演出並錄製專輯。近期他將推出第二張個人創作專輯，專輯中他發揮了多項音樂才能，包含詞曲創作、吉他和口琴的表演，成為全方位的音樂人。
Adam 對音樂的專業、熱情及投入使得他成為一位好老師，在旅居及巡迴演出的個城市，受邀到大師班和表演工作坊中指導了無數的學生。
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低音提琴 / Brian Alexander
美國爵士貝斯手/歌手/音樂製作人，目前住在台灣。Brian一開始是學習小號，然後轉向upright bass，並在南佛羅里達大學學習爵士樂，師從 Mark Neuenschwander、Clifford Dee Moses 和 Chuck Owen。Brian對爵士樂的熱愛，有超過 30 年的音樂研究經驗，目前致力於在台灣提供更高品質的爵士樂表演，Brian 目前是一名自由貝斯手&歌手，領導著他自己的爵士組合 The Jazz Element 爵士元素。
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小號 / 羅丹
畢業於國立臺北教育大學音樂系，曾效力於台北青少年愛樂管弦樂團、幼獅管樂團、師大管樂隊，亦參與國家交響樂團之樂團學苑。畢業後於國防部示範樂隊服役，隨後於法國亞眠音樂院獲得小號演奏文憑，期間與 Orchestre d’Harmonie de Saint Pierre 及 Orchestre de Cuivres d’Amiens 在法國皮卡第地區頻繁演出。2017年考取比利時布魯塞爾皇家音樂院，主修爵士小號，並透過美國樂譜出版社Cimarron Music Press出版兩首器樂作品。回國之後跨足古典、流行、爵士三類音樂演出、錄音以及創作與編曲。
Guitar & Vocals /Adam James
Born in Chicago, Adam has performed with jazz artists such as Scott Hamilton, Melvin Sparks, Keith Tippett, Nostalgia 77, David Berkman, Herb Geller, Bobby Wellins, Martin Zenker, Tony Monaco, Barbara Morrison and Peter King. He has lived in New York City, Berlin, Edinburgh, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Taipei, and has performed all over the world. Touring with his own quartet in the US and the UK, he has performed with his groups in the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival, Fettes Jazz Festival and the Williamsburg Jazz Festival, among others. He has also toured and recorded with rock and folk artists such as The Blood Oranges, Amy Allison, Neil Cleary, Jerry Joseph, The Jackmormons, John Carlin and Megan Peters, and has shared the stage opening for bands such as The Wailers, ZZ Top, Hot Tuna, X, Weezer, Cracker, Michelle Shocked, O.A.R., Mike Watt, Kansas, and War, among many others.
While living in New York City from 1999 – 2005 Sorensen earned a BFA in Jazz Performance at the New School University, where he studied with jazz greats such as Carl Allen, Gregory Hutchinson, Ari Hoenig, Michael Carvin, Gerri Allen, Peter Bernstein, Hal Galper, Jane Ira Bloom, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone, and others. He performed regularly in NY’s music scene, and while living in NY, had the opportunity to perform, tour, and record with a number of great artists both in and out of the jazz scene.
As an educator, Sorensen has taught privately throughout his career in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He has also taught drumming master classes, jazz workshops, and rhythm section workshops, in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
In addition to his career as a drummer, Adam has recorded and performed internationally as a singer/songwriter/guitarist, and released his solo debut in 2012, entitled ‘MIDWEST’, on City Creek Records. This record made the list for Top Folk Albums of 2012. He has toured Europe, Asia and the US, to support ‘Midwest’, and has received great reviews and radio play in the US, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. His new singer/songwriter record is coming out in the fall of 2016. On ‘Midwest’, Sorensen features a number of talented musicians including jazz mandolin great, Don Stiernberg, jazz violinist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frisell), jazz cellist Chris Hoffman (Henry Theadgill), and multi-instrumentalist Mark Spencer (Son Volt).
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Bass / Brian Alexander
Brian Alexander is an American jazz bassist/vocalist/music producer, residing permanently in Taipei, Taiwan.
Brian began his musical training on trumpet, before switching to upright bass and studying jazz at the University of South Florida, with Mark Neuenshwander, Clifford Dee Moses, and Chuck Owen.
Utilizing his Chinese speaking ability, outgoing personality, love of jazz, and over 30 years of musical studies, Brian is committed to offering high quality jazz performances in Taiwan and beyond.
Brian currently performs as a freelance bassist and vocalist, leading his own Jazz combo, The Jazz Element 爵士元素.
His previous jazz ensembles include – Hellzapoppin Jump Swing band and Jump Somethin’ (Performed at the Taizhong Jazz Festival), Jazz Love, The Admirals.
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Trumpet / Luodan
Graduated from the National Taipei University of Education, Luo had played in multiple orchestras and concert bands during his college period, such as Taipei Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, NTNU wind band, etc.. He was member of the Orchestra Academy, organized by the National Symphonic Orchestra. After university, Luo first served in the R.O.C. Ministry of National Defense Symphony Orchestra before studying in France and has obtained his diplomat in classical trumpet playing in the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional d’Amiens. He was an active musician in Picardie area as a trumpet player in Orchestre d’Harmonie de Saint Pierre and Orchestre de Cuivres d’Amiens. In 2017, Luo entered the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles to start his studies in jazz trumpet playing, and had some of his instrumental compositions published with the help of Cimarron Music Press. Now returned to his country, Luo has been performing, recording and composing across all the music genres.
