A-NO-NE Music

Alex graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 2008. During his time there as a scholarship student Alex studied privately with John Lockwood, Matthew Garrison, Jim Stinnett, Anthony Vitti, Lenny Stalworth and Hal Crook. Alex has performed with the Jazz Composer's Alliance Orchestra and Hiro Honshuku's A No Ne Ensemble.

Based in Boston, USA, Gustavo Assis-Brasil began playing the guitar at the age of 13. He attended the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, to get his bachelor in classical guitar in 1995. During those years, he worked as a studio musician, private teacher and played with some important bands and projects (Nocet, Bichofolha duo w/Guilherme Barros). In 1995 he was featured in Guitar Player Magazine - USA (Spotlight session).

Natalie Dietrich is a Vibist/Drummer and Composer/Arranger experienced in the European and North American Music Scene. Having studied Jazz Drums in Cologne, Germany and Classical Percussion in her hometown Zurich, Switzerland, Natalie Dietrich quickly found work in a variety of projects ranging from Contemporary Chamber Music, Orchestral work, Theatre, Multimedia, Jazz Concerts, a Major Tour with a Pop Group, numerous CD and TV Productions, Teaching and Writing Music.

Casper Gyldensoe is a high-energy performer, guitarist, and vocalist who thrills audiences around the world. He is a musician without boundaries who can play any style as well as anybody. Casper Gyldensoe is a very experienced, highly professional musician. Since he was eleven years old he has been performing all over the world and in all styles of music.

Fernando Huergo was born in Cordoba, Argentina.

Has recorded over 80 albums, including 8 as leader.

Fernando has toured in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia.

He has performed with the bands of Danilo Perez, Guillermo Klein, Luciana Souza, Hendrick Meurkens, Victor Mendoza, Dave Liebman, Dave Samuels, Joe Beck, Marta Gomez, Los Changos, Pablo Ablanedo, Katie Viqueira, El Eco, Mark Shilansky, Fernando Tarres, The Jinga Quintet, Edu Tancredi, Gilson Schachnick, Fernando Brandao, Teresa Ines, Humberto Ramirez, Eguie Castrillo, Tony Lujan and many others.

Born January 13,1951, in Sao Roque, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Mr. Pienasola began formal classical studies in 1964 at Carlos Gomes conservatory in Sao Paulo. In 1965 Pienasola recorded and toured Japan and Europe with "Acaru", one of the greatest Brazilian Jazz group on the international jazz scene. In 1968, he joined Dick Farney quartet an extremely popular group in the bossa nova era in which he toured all over world.

Marcos Pienasola first got involved with music through his father Jose Pienasola, a bass player. He came from Brazil at the age of 13. Soon after he began performing at local venues around Boston as a drummer/percussionist and received a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Born in 1963 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Gilson Schachnik started music instruction when he was eleven at The Yamaha Organ School. Later on he studied piano with Hilton "Gogo" Valente and Antonio Bezzan. His professional career began when he was 22 years old, playing at nightclubs in Sao Paulo. A few years later he was performing with BMG/Ariola artist Patricia Marx and touring throughout Brazil with Polygram recording artist Rosa Maria. During this same period Gilson composed jingles for BASF cassette tapes and Playboy magazine, among others.

Harvey Wirht based in Brooklyn NY, part of a new generation of drummers with a musical language steeped in the traditional rhythms of the world such as Kaseko, Kawina, Jazz, Gnawa, Bikutsi, Calypso, and Songo. His playing has been described as “effortless syncopated grooving”, “powerful drums”, “organic cooking along a hot simmer”, and an “original and expressive voice”. He has played on over 30 albums and is currently touring with 4 time Grammy nominee Angelique Kidjo.

Pedro Ito, drummer/ percussionist from Sao Paulo, Brazil, came to the USA in 1999 to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. During this time he has been working with several artists in Jazz and many other world music styles using a big variety of instruments. Pedro has been extensively performing and recording in the Boston area and New York City with great musicians such as George Garzone, John Lockwood, John Patitucci, Joey Calderazo, Dave Fiuczynski and Jerry Bergonzi.

A native of Japan, Chihiro began to play piano at age four. After eight years of studying classical piano, she won the grand prize at a Fresh Talent competition in Japan. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2000 where she received numerous awards, including Downbeat magazine's Outstanding Performance award. Chihiro also won the IAJE's Sisters in Jazz competition and toured Europe with the group in 2000. Chihiro has performed with Gary Burton, George Russell, Curtis Fuller, Terri Lynne Carrington, Ed Thigpen and George Benson.

Native of Japan, having a well known jazz pianist, Hiroshi Ikeda as father, and professional classical singer as mother, Rika started piano at her age of 3, and violin at 4. She received Bachelor and Master degrees from Osaka College of Music, Japan, where she intensively studied classical violin with Tomotada Soh and Takako Murata.

Asami Ueda was born in Nara, Japan, having parents who have been performing together in a 17-piece Red Panther Big Jazz Orchestra. Her father, Yasusada Ueda is the lead trumpet player and her mother Noriko Ueda is the band vocalist. They embedded music in Asami even before her birth, and continued feeding it to her as she grows.