member profiles

Noshir Mody is a creative fusion guitarist displaying a beautiful tone, versatility, and inventive ideas through his music. Mody delivers ethnic melodies delicately woven upon a jazz-rock structure. His latest album of atmospheric jazz, A BURGEONING CONSCIOUSNESS, is a triumph of atmospheric jazz Mody-penned originals performed by his New York sextet. Born and raised in Mumbai, Mody's early inspirations included Indian classical music, Al DiMeola's ELEGANT GYPSY, Bollywood and rock music, along with the modern jazz guitar masters.

Songwriter, Vocalist and Performer "Ola" is a true gem. Composer, Producer, Board Chair Person WPFW 89.3FM, International Work

After spending 24 years in the USA, performing and recording, Olé Ask is now back in Norway. His long career in Norwegian music, with roots in Americana has seen him perform at John Dee, Kafe-K, Herr Nilsen, Lundetangen, Blues´n in Horten, Drammen Teater and as the support act for Hellbillies at the Tempelseter festival.

Omar Akram is a GRAMMY® Award Winning recording artist, composer and pianist. He became the first Afghan-American artist in the world to win a Grammy award for Best New album, “Echoes of Love” (2013). Born in New York City, Omar grew up the son of a United Nations diplomat living everywhere from Prague to Havana and his ancestral home of Afghanistan. His album, “Moment of Beauty” (2023) debuted at #1 on Amazon's Hot New Releases, and topped the New Age charts.

Omar Sharif is a member of Groove Stu. Channeling influences such as The Isley Brothers, Earth Wind and Fire, Prince, and Mint Condition, this band brings back the art of real vocals and live instrumentation. A self-contained group of writers, producers, and performers, Groove Stu has been sharing their gift of music on stages throughout the world since 1999. In 2003, Groove Stu released it's first album, Authentic 4.10 Sessions, independently to critical acclaim. Not content to play it safe, GS chose to showcase it's versatility by making an album that crossed several genres including Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz, and Reggae.