member profiles

Hailed in the press as "magnificent" for her "creamy golden tone" and "glorious soprano..." across a repertory that ranges from 1600 to the present, lyric soprano Dr. Nanette McGuinness has performed operas, concerts, and recitals in twelve languages on two continents in over 25 operatic roles. A passionate advocate of music by living composers and by women artists, McGuinness is also the co-founder and Artistic Executive Director of the award-winning contemporary chamber music group, Ensemble for These Times (E4TT).

Nanny Assis is a Brazilian- American percussionist, singer,composer, and guitarist. In 2011 and 2017, he was the recipient of the prestigious Brazilian International Press Award as “Best Singer of the Year.” In 2017 he was named Brazilian Ambassador on Music and Arts in Tokyo, for his work promoting the Brazilian culture in Japan, New Zealand, Cuba, Italy, Russia, Israel, Turkey, England, and more. He also recorded three albums: “Brazilian Vibes, Double Rainbow and Honey and Air. He has shared the stage with Janis Siegel, Vinicius Cantuária, Eumir Deodato, Kenny Baron, Joao Donato and Paul Simon.

Ukamusic is a new century global music collective founded by vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Naomi Louise Warne . It’s spontaneous and ever changing, from the band members to the style of music, its artwork and fashion. Naomi’s 24 year collaboration with the great saxophonist Charles Neville culminates in Ukamusic new release “You Are There.”

Naseem Alatrash is a Grammy-nominated cellist and composer/educator based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Chicago Tribune praised Alatrash for his "particularly lustrous tone." His performances blend improvisation with traditional melodies, emphasizing Arabic music, contemporary classical influences, and Jazz. He is currently touring as a soloist and performing in various ensembles, including the Global Messengers with Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Pérez and the Turtle Island Quartet, which tours with Grammy-winning composer/trumpetist Terence Blanchard.

NastiGi's well-crafted songs are bursting with mainstream appeal. With solid melodies and extremely catchy choruses, they have ‘ear worm’ potential. Blending 90s Americana with their British rock roots, NastiGi’s trademark sound of melodic, powerful, alternative rock has already made them one of the hottest new acts on the London music scene.