Presenting the 2025 JM Jazz World Orchestra!

After much heated deliberation, we are now proud to present to you, the highly anticipated list of musicians who will form this years’ edition of the JM Jazz World Orchestra. They will be igniting summer with a jazz filled blast beginning with performances in Groznjan, traveling through Italy, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina before concluding with an epic show at the Young Euro Classics in Berlin.

This year’s orchestra promises to be bigger and better than ever, featuring talented musicians from all over the world including USA, Australia, Ukraine, Spain, New Zealand, Belarus, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, UK, Canada, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany and Luxembourg!

Without further ado… let’s meet the JMJWO 2025!

Trombone

Joseph Giordana (USA)

Connor Gentry (New Zealand)

Bruno Nicola Tzinas (USA)

Will Morley (Australia)

French Horn

Bram Vanoverberghe (Belgium)

Trumpet

Alex Hong (USA)

Žan Cesar (Slovenia)

Àlex Fernández Ponce (Spain)

Juan Manuel Lagunes Vásquez (Mexico)

Piano

Martin Lajtman (Croatia)

Bass

Hüseyin Eren Kutlu (Turkey)

Guitar

Hanif Abdurrahman Aziz (Indonesia)

Drums

William Harry Garcia Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)

Baritone Sax

Adam Zilberman (USA)

Alto Sax

Anna Illiushyna (Ukraine)

Benjy Sandler (UK)

Tenor Sax

Daniel Cohne (Canada)

Mikis Protopapadakis (Luxembourg)

Vocals

Angelina Kolobukhova (Belarus)

Elisabeth Kornhuber (Austria/Germany)

Artistic Director: Luis Bonilla!

The JM Jazz World Orchestra continues to thrive under the mentorship of Luis Bonilla, who returns yet again as our Artistic Director. The US-Costa Rican trombonist, composer and educator is an internationally recognised force in several musical worlds. Luis has worked with renowned icons over the years such as Mary J Blige, Diana Ross among others. He was mentored by the great Lester Bowie during his time as trombonist in Bowie’s Brass Fantasy. He has played as a member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra under Arturo O’Farrill, the Mingus Big Band and in Dave Douglas’s Brass Ecstasy. As a sideman, Bonilla has worked with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Astrud Gilberto, Willie Colon and Toshiko Akiyoshi. As a music educator, Bonilla has impacted many aspiring talents and this has shown in his dedication to the JM Jazz World Orchestra, as well as having worked alongside some of jazz’s historic greats.

Croatia, Italy, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Germany in sight!

The newly formed jazz band will take on some beautiful festivals and venues spread across Southern and Western Europe. The tour is set to pass by Italy followed by Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, with the final stop at the famous Young Euro Classic festival in Germany. Don’t miss out on the tour dates and locations:

FOR MORE INFO:

info@jmjazzworld.com

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