Beka Gochiashvili
piano/keyboards
Pianist/keyboard player Beka Gochiashvili is an award-winning child jazz piano prodigy and has performed with many of the jazz greats of our time. He was brought to the US in 2008 with the help of Condoleezza Rice, then U.S. Secretary of State and an accomplished pianist herself. Rice brought Gochiashvili to New York to participate in auditions at the Juilliard School and at the Manhattan School of Music. Not surprisingly, he was accepted in both schools. He has released two of his own albums and is a Clarke touring veteran.
Colin Cook
guitars
Guitarist Colin Cook is a remarkable musician originally from McLean, VA, with a new, fresh and exhilarating approach to jazz. He studied at USC’s Thorton School of Music and since has become a sought after artist, performing his with his searing guitar style in a number of bands.
Emilio Modeste
saxophones
Tenor saxophonist Emilio Modeste is a gifted young musician from Williamsburg, VA. With his lyrical style, he is one of the greatest young jazz sax soloist in the country today. Modeste began playing sax at the age of eight and has performed and studied with world-renowned musicians. He was also a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on tour and has travelled the world. Stanley considers Emilio, also a talented composer, to be in the Wayne Shorter school of playing.
Evan Garr
violin
The music of violinist Evan Garr has made its home in concert halls all over the world. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Evan began to play violin at the young age of 10, and has spent years perfecting his unique sound and technical style. Evan also writes, performs and records his
own music.
Jeremy Collier
drums
Drummer Jeremiah Collier is from Chicago’s Southside. 22-year-old Collier is a fierce drummer with a wide understanding of music genres. He combines technique with enthusiastic physical energy. Jeremiah has been performing with Clarke for several years and performed with him in concert when Clarke won the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master honor in Spring 2022.
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