member profiles

Six time GRAMMY® award winner Arturo O’Farrill is a pianist, composer, and educator. He was born in Mexico City, but grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the performance, education, and preservation of Afro Latin music. Arturo is Professor of Global Jazz Studies and Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and has been honored as a Steinway Artist for many years.

Saxophonist, composer, and konnakol artist Arun Luthra is an American musician of Indian heritage who fuses modern post-bop Black American Music with elements of Indian classical music – especially konnakol (South Indian classical music vocal percussion). He connects a wide range of modern and classic musical influences to create a vibrant new sound and style.

ARUN SHENOY is a Grammy® nominated Songwriter & Music Producer. He is best known globally for his solo productions as well as for his work with the Contemporary & Smooth Jazz supergroup, THE GROOVE PROJECT. Currently based in Singapore, Shenoy is the founder and CEO or publishing house, ASMP and boutique record label, Narked Records. He has recently announced plans for the diversification of his “Shenoy” brand across the spectrum of the entertainment experience with his artist series of musical instruments, peripherals and private reserve artist wines.

A versatile music producer and mix engineer, Ashish Manchanda is truly passionate about the music creation process, and making a sustainable career in the music industry. As an educator and keynote speaker, he has been a part of the evolution of the music business to impact change. He has incorporated key design thinking and scrum practices into the entertainment ecosystem; all towards the creative and technical arts.

Ashley Mills Monaghan is an award winning children’s author and musician. Her first book “A Little Goes a Long Way” kept her busy after its release with readings and performances for children’s museums, book store author readings, book festivals and school assembly visits. She has always worked with children as a preschool teacher and used music in her classroom but only started releasing music in 2020. Since then she has won 2 awards in Global competitions for her songs “If I Tell Myself I Can “ and “Grateful” and was labeled “the one to watch” By Digital Journal.