Brian Melvin – Drums & Percussion
Jon Davis – Piano
Peter Barshay - Bass

If one loves melodies and a blend of great harmonies with exciting rhythmic explorations, one will love BEATLEJAZZ live or on CD. Brian Melvin and Dave Kikoski create a beautiful new standard for the music of “The Beatles”. Like the great modern jazz trios of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, “Beatlejazz” represents this type of clarity and conciousness in their playing.
As the jazz artists of the past always paid homage to the popular standards of their days, “Beatlejazz” take their hats off to one of the greatest body of music ever written.

All four Beatlejazz’ CDs have been in top 10 of USA radio charts.

Wayne Krantz, Anthony Jackson, Cliff Almond & David Binney- USA

Guitar: Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker)
Bass: Anthony Jackson (Inventor of Six String Bass) - Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, Chick Corea, Paul Simon, Al Di Meola and many many others
Drums: Cliff Almond (Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Manhattan Transfer, John Patitucci)
Sax: David Binney (Aretha Franklin, Medeski Martin and Wood, Jim Hall)

100 Pipers Jazz Utsav 2009 is honoured to have a Jazz supergroup as one of the main headliners this year, with two musicians who have cut their teeth in the world famous STEELY DAN band, namely Wayne Krantz (guitars) who has recorded and toured with Steely Dan behind the album ‘Alive In America’ and also recorded and toured with STEELY DAN vocalist and founder Donald Fagens for his album Morph The Cat in 2006. Bass guitar virtuoso Anthony Jackson has recorded and toured with STEELY DAN on the 1980 album, Gaucho, not to mention the fact that he is widely acclaimed as the father of the 6 string bass guitar. They are joined by two other formidable musicians, Cliff Almond on drums (Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Manhattan Transfer, John Patitucci) and David Binney on Saxophone (Aretha Franklin, Medeski Martin and Wood, Jim Hall)