Roster Spring / Summer / Fall 2026
SPRING 2026
CHRIS MINH DOKY
&
The Nomads Trio
Denmark booking: Live Nation
Line up:
Chris Minh Doky - ac. & el. bass
Morten Schantz – keyboards
Elisabetta Saviano – drums
Special guests on request:
Till Brönner or Ari Bragi Karason – trumpet
Full album released January 2025
Bass legend Chris Minh Doky returns to the road in 2026 with a special edition of his acclaimed trio, The Nomads—a lean, lyrical, burning, and future-facing unit rooted in the best of Europe’s next generation.
Known for his unmistakable sound and signature electric upright, Doky first burst onto the scene as a cornerstone for legends like Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bireli Lagrene, and Trilok Gurtu. Since then, he has spent decades leading genre-defying bands with Dave Weckl, Keith Carlock, Mino Cinelu, Hiram Bullock, Dean Brown, and more.
Fresh off a sold-out summer tour with Robben Ford and a high-profile fall run with Till Brönner, this new tour continues his legacy: unmistakably European, boldly melodic, and always ahead of the curve.
“This is upright bass like you’ve never heard it before.”
https://www.mortenschantz.com/
Available: April / May 2026
MIKE STERN BAND
In cooperation with EMMECI srl - www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Mike Stern - el. guitar/vocals
Bob Franceschini - sax
Gary Grainger- el. bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
Leni Stern - el. guitar/n'goni/vocals
In a career that spans four decades and a discography that includes more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings, five-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarists and on of the most esteemed electric guitarists composers of his generation. Stern’s music has always come from a colorful and diverse part of town a place where numerous artistic styles converge to create a fresh sound thats rooted in jazz but refuses to adhere to rigid borders. Since his earliest recordings, this former band mate of Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham and other high-profile innovators has grafted elements of rock, blues, soul and more to his solid jazz foundations. An electrifying soloist whose blistering chops combine rock-fusion firepower with sophisticated jazz harmonies and his inherently bluesy string bending prowess, Stern has the ability to instantly elevate the proceedings on any gig or session he plays by channeling the spirits of his own personal guitar heroes Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall and Albert King. On Sterns street, anybody who brings a sense of energy, eclecticism and passion to the craft of music is welcome to play. Accompanied by the solid rhythm section formed by Chris Minh Doky (bass) and Dennis Chambers (drums), the concert will be a wide musical journey from rock/fusion/jazz compositions to sweet and melodic ballads where there will be space for Bob Franceschini's saxophone funk/jazz paintings and as well for the African atmospheres of Leni Stern's guitar, N'goni and vocals.
http://www.mikestern.org/
https://www.lenistern.com/
https://www.dennischambers.com/
https://www.bobfranceschini.com/
Available: April 10 / May
DAVE WECKL/TOM KENNEDY Project
In cooperation with EMMECI srl - www.emmeci.biz
Line up
Dave Weckl - drums
Tom Kennedy - el. bass
Stu Mindeman - keyboards
Ryan Devlin - sax
The Dave Weckl / Tom Kennedy project is an all-star fusion experience featuring three icons of jazz and one of the hottest young keyboardists around. Four stars of world jazz who grant a large role to improvisational interplay, to often pressing dynamics and rhythms, alternating with melodic ideas, light, airy, soft sounds in which one senses the stubbornness in the search not for the effect but rather for the necessity of single note. The result of the Dave Weckl -Tom Kennedy Project It's an high energy jazz/fusion group which will drive us in a wonderful musical journey through latin, afro and modern jazz rhythm, it's music that becomes beautiful moment by moment. After the successful tours of 2021,2022, 2023 amd 2024 when they performed the music from the album "Stories", the Project will be back in Europe next SPRING to present the latest Tom Kennedy's album "New Start", as well produced and mixed by Dave Weckl.
https://www.facebook.com/TomKennedyBass/about
https://www.ryandevlinmusic.com/
Available: May 2026
BILL EVANS VANSBAND
Allstars
SPECIAL MILES DAVIS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TOUR
In cooperation with Emmeci srl
www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
BILL EVANS - sax
KEITH CARLOCK - drums
PABLO CONTRERAS- el.bass
GEORGE WHITTY- keyboards
Inventive, contemporary, and masterful. These are some of the words that have been used to describe the musicians in this “one of a kind” group assembled by renaissance saxophonist Bill Evans (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Soulgrass) Bill has a successful solo career that has continued to evolve for over 35 years. As reviewed by one critic“ his bands are always exciting and on the cutting edge yet still have something people can grab on too and feel.“ With 27 solo cds to date, 2 Grammy nods, Bill has been a festival headliner for decades.
Bills’ latest recording “ who I am “ was released last summer 2024. Bill plans on a follow up live CD to be released early summer 2025, called “ Who I am live.” Bill has amassed a worldwide audience of listeners that continues to grow.
Available May 2026
SIMON PHILLIPS - PROTOCOL V
featuring
Ernest Tibbs, Otmaro Ruiz, Alex Sill, Jacob Scesney
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Simon Philips - drums
Ernest Tibbs - el. bass
Otmaro Ruiz - keyboards
Alex Sill - el. guitar
Jacob Scesney - sax
Jazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across more than four decades, legendary drummer Simon Phillips has shown an uncanny ability to excel in most any musical environment. Precision, intensity and emotion are hallmarks of Simon’s sound in every setting. And working with many of the world’s most prominent musicians from an early age, he has repeatedly made his mark through scores of historic recordings and tours around the globe. While the first Protocol release was in 1989, Simon’s compositions really began to gel with the Protocol II album in 2013. This release brought together high-profile rock guitarist Andy Timmons with jazz-funk keyboardist Steve Weingart (Dave Weckl) and electric bassist Ernest Tibbs (Allan Holdsworth). Protocol II firmly established Simon’s new lineup as one of the truly great bands in jazz-rock history. The same lineup appeared on Protocol III in 2015. Ernest Tibbs continued in the bass chair for the release of Protocol IV in 2017, but this record featured a major league rock session guitarist named Greg Howe (Michael Jackson) along with the dynamic young keyboardist Dennis Hamm (Thundercat). Still utilizing the quartet format, Protocol IV presents Simon’s strongest compositions yet — and it was nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category. Simon toured extensively as leader in 2019, celebrating Protocol’s 30th Anniversary and playing tunes from each of the previous albums. However, the lineup was tweaked once again, this time to become a quintet, including veteran keyboardist Otmaro Ruiz (John McLaughlin), Jacob Scesney on saxophones and the brilliant young guitarist Alex Sill. 2022 sees the release of Protocol V. The band features Ernest Tibbs (bass), Otmaro Ruiz (keys), Jacob Scesney (horns) and Alex Sill (guitar) and is a high energy driven collection of tunes with that Simon Phillips signature we’ve come to expect from the Protocol legacy!
INFOS:
bit.ly/SPassets2024 https://www.simon-phillips.com/epk
PROMO VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6hb-ub7mQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogDCI0Tdi7U
Available FROM MAY 06 TO 24
Summer 2026
Victor Wooten
&
The Woooten Brothers
In cooperation with EMMECI srl - www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Regi Wooten - guitar/vocals
Roy Wooten - drums/vocals/drumitar
Joseph Wooten - keyboards/vocals
Victor Wooten - el. bass/vocals
For over five decades the Wooten Brothers have been recognized as some of the most innovative musicians in existence and are collectively known as one of the most talented and dynamic band of brothers the world has ever known. A self-contained unit, the band consist of (from oldest to youngest) Regi on guitar/vocals; Roy on drums/vocals; Joseph on keyboards/vocals; and Victor on bass/vocals. The Wooten Brothers continue to honor their middle brother, Rudy, whose untimely passing in 2010 left the band without their one-man horn section.
The new album will be released in April 2025, a blend of influences from the past and present; Jazz, Funk, Soul, R&B, and more, woven together in a way that only the Brothers can produce.
https://www.thewootenbrothers.com/
Available: end of June / July
CHRIS MINH DOKY
&
The Nomads
Denmark booking: Live Nation
Line up:
Chris Minh Doky - ac. & el. bass
Till Bronner or Ari Bragi Karason - Trumpet
George Whitty - keyboards
Keith Carlock - drums
Full album released January 2025;
Chris Minh Doky & The Nomads - New Beginnings.
Featuring: Randy Brecker, Antonio Sanchez, Keith Carlock, Gary Husband, Gwilym Simcock, Mino Cinelu, Ricky Peterson and many more...
Bass legend Chris Minh Doky returns to the road in 2026 with a special edition of his acclaimed trio, The Nomads—a lean, lyrical, burning, and future-facing unit rooted in the best of Europe’s next generation.
Known for his unmistakable sound and signature electric upright, Doky first burst onto the scene as a cornerstone for legends like Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bireli Lagrene, and Trilok Gurtu. Since then, he has spent decades leading genre-defying bands with Dave Weckl, Keith Carlock, Mino Cinelu, Hiram Bullock, Dean Brown, and more.
Fresh off a sold-out summer tour with Robben Ford and a high-profile fall run with Till Brönner, this new tour continues his legacy: unmistakably European, boldly melodic, and always ahead of the curve.
“This is upright bass like you’ve never heard it before.”
video reel: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMinhDoky/videos/1727889081287901
https://music.gwhitty.com/
http://keithcarlock.com/
Available: end of June / July / August
SIMON PHILLIPS - PROTOCOL V
featuring
Ernest Tibbs, Otmaro Ruiz, Alex Sill, Jacob Scesney
In cooperation with EMMECI srl
www.emmeci.biz
Line up:
Simon Philips - drums
Ernest Tibbs - el. bass
Otmaro Ruiz - keyboards
Alex Sill - el. guitar
Jacob Scesney - sax
Jazz. Rock. Jazz-rock. Across more than four decades, legendary drummer Simon Phillips has shown an uncanny ability to excel in most any musical environment. Precision, intensity and emotion are hallmarks of Simon’s sound in every setting. And working with many of the world’s most prominent musicians from an early age, he has repeatedly made his mark through scores of historic recordings and tours around the globe. While the first Protocol release was in 1989, Simon’s compositions really began to gel with the Protocol II album in 2013. This release brought together high-profile rock guitarist Andy Timmons with jazz-funk keyboardist Steve Weingart (Dave Weckl) and electric bassist Ernest Tibbs (Allan Holdsworth). Protocol II firmly established Simon’s new lineup as one of the truly great bands in jazz-rock history. The same lineup appeared on Protocol III in 2015. Ernest Tibbs continued in the bass chair for the release of Protocol IV in 2017, but this record featured a major league rock session guitarist named Greg Howe (Michael Jackson) along with the dynamic young keyboardist Dennis Hamm (Thundercat). Still utilizing the quartet format, Protocol IV presents Simon’s strongest compositions yet — and it was nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category. Simon toured extensively as leader in 2019, celebrating Protocol’s 30th Anniversary and playing tunes from each of the previous albums. However, the lineup was tweaked once again, this time to become a quintet, including veteran keyboardist Otmaro Ruiz (John McLaughlin), Jacob Scesney on saxophones and the brilliant young guitarist Alex Sill. 2022 sees the release of Protocol V. The band features Ernest Tibbs (bass), Otmaro Ruiz (keys), Jacob Scesney (horns) and Alex Sill (guitar) and is a high energy driven collection of tunes with that Simon Phillips signature we’ve come to expect from the Protocol legacy!
INFOS:
bit.ly/SPassets2024 https://www.simon-phillips.com/epk
PROMO VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6hb-ub7mQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogDCI0Tdi7U
Available Summer 2026
FALL 2026
GARY HUSBAND Orbital Band
In Cooperation with Emmeci srl - www.emmeci.biz
Gary Husband Orbital Band
featuring
Rocco Zifarelli (guitar)
(Ennio Morricone, Billy Cobham, Mahavishnu Project)
Tom Cawley (keyboards)
(Peter Gabriel, Curios)
Felix Pastorius (bass)
(Yellowjackets, Onyx Collective, Bill Evans Vansband)
For the first time in 16 years the British highly acclaimed award-winning drummer/keyboardist Gary Husband is back firmly in the drum chair leading a brand new and electrifying band project of his own.
This group will perform new and old music written by Gary, additional composition from the band members as well as especially adapted cover versions of material evoking his past collaborations with artists such as Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jeff Beck, The Trackers among others.
Gary Husband is one of a rare breed of musicians in that his expression is divided equally in his capacity as a drummer and a pianist and keyboardist of international repute. His classical roots, his quest and development in the improvisational, jazz and jazz/fusion areas – not to mention his tenure in the pop, rock, funk and blues circuits – are all evident inside Gary’s distinct and far-reaching musical personality. His solo album and DVD output has also reinforced his status as a critically acclaimed writer and arranger in the contemporary music world.
For close to four decades Gary has worked alongside a vast and eclectic range of celebrated musicians including John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce (Cream), Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy), Jack DeJohnette, British pop/funk band Level 42, Billy Cobham, Al Jarreau, Mike Stern (Miles Davis), John Wetton (King Crimson), Chris Squire (Yes), Bill Evans Vansband All Stars, Andy Summers (The Police), Steve Hackett (Genesis), Robin Trower (Procol Harum), and with producers Sir George Martin (Beatles), Trevor Horn (Grace Jones & Art of Noise), Sir Quincy Jones (Michael Jackson), Jerry Hey and James Guthrie (Pink Floyd).
https://www.roccozifarelli.com/
https://www.tomcawleymusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FelixPastoriusMusic
Available Octcober/November 2026
