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Nicolas Jaar is a Chilean-American composer and recording artist based in New York. Nicolas Jaar was born the 10th of January 1990 in New York but spent most of his childhood in Santiago de Chile, only to return to his place of birth as a teenager. Haunted by Mulatu Astatke, Erik Satie, Ezekiel Honig and Villalobos’ “Thé au Harem d’Archimède”; Nico started to make organic electronic music in 2004 at the age of 14. At 17, he debuted with "The Student EP" on Wolf + Lamb Music, with remixes by Seth Troxler and Kasper. At 18 he continued producing and...

Bobby van Jaarsveld was born 6 March 1987 in Pretoria, South Africa. He is the middle child of 3 children. He started singing at the age of 14. His official website is on www.bobbyvanjaarsveld.co.za. .

Nikolas Sideris was born in Athens in 1977. He studied piano and theoretical studies in Athens, from where he got a diploma in piano and degrees in harmony and counterpoint, and then continued his studies in London with a full scholarship from the Greek Scholarship Foundation. From Royal Holloway (University of London) he got an MMus in composition and he is now completing his PhD in composition, under the joined supervision of Brian Lock and Phil Cashian. As a pianist, Nikolas has performed as a soloist, part of duets and part of an orchestra in various places (Athens, Ioannina, Damascus,...

Heavily influenced by David Sanborn, instrumentalist Jaared is a Washington, DC-based alto and soprano saxophonist who has made smooth jazz and crossover jazz his primary focus in the ‘90s and 2000s; other saxophonists (alto, tenor, soprano or otherwise) who have had a direct or indirect impact on Jaared's playing include Grover Washington, Jr., Nelson Rangell, Ronnie Laws and George Howard. Jaared is capable of playing other types of instrumental music, including fusion, soul-jazz and post-bop--and he is no stranger to R&B. But slick, polished, easygoing smooth jazz is the style that he is best known for, especially in jazz circles....

Karlien van Jaarsveld is the eldest of three children. She is the eldest sister of the already well-known Bobby van Jaarsveld. She is not new to the music industry. Three years ago Karlien started performing with Bobby as one of his guitarists and backing vocalist. She also performed a duet with Bobby on his latest album. Two years ago Karlien decided to pursue her own career, and started a rock band - REVOLUSIE. She was both the founder and lead singer of the group. Rock music has always been in her blood and she considers the two years spent with...