Pianists

Mathias Aspelin is a pianist. At the age of 16, Mathias was invited to perform for the Prime Minister of Finland. He was also selected to participate in the Mancini Institute for emerging professional musicians.

Barry Douglas is a pianist and conductor. He won the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow - the only non-Russian since Van Cliburn to have won this prestigious award.

Laurence Elder is a pianist and vocalist. His album “Surrounded” was chosen to be in the April 2006 issue of JAZZIZ Magazine and received a four-star review in the September 2005 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. He is currently based in South Florida.

Mathias Claus is a jazz pianist residing in Germany. He has developed his own computer based online studio and focused on collaboration recordings with musicians of the cyber jazzscene worldwide.

Herbert Burtis is a pianist who has played in concerts in Europe, the West Indies and the United States. He's also an internationally recognized vocal teacher - having vocal studios in New York City, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Mike Wofford is hailed as one of the most outstanding pianists of our time. Having appeared on over a hundred recordings as a sideman, he now performs and tours with his own groups and as co-leader in a quartet with his wife, Holly Hofmann.