Karl Casey | pt

Karl Frierson was born in Florence, South Carolina, and at a early age his talents in music and theatre were recognized and supported. At the age of 9, a chance meeting with his fellow statesman Dizzy Gillespie, inspired Karl to decide to follow his dream in becoming an international entertainer. Karl was a part of many magnet programs in the US for the musically gifted and talented, one of which, involved faculty members of the University of South Carolina. In 1983, Karl became the youngest choral student in his high school to achieve the honor of Honors All-State Chorus. In...

Karl Jenkins was born in Wales and educated at Gowerton Grammar School before reading music at the University of Wales, Cardiff. He then commenced postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London. It was in jazz that he initially made his mark. In those days of ‘Jazz Polls” he was a prolific poll winner, playing at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s club before co-forming Nucleus, which won first prize at the Montreux jazz festival and appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island. This was followed by a period with Soft Machine, one of the seminal bands of the 70’s....

Casey Mecija (born in Brantford, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie pop band Ohbijou, which also includes her sister Jennifer. Mecija also recorded a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" as a duet with Bry Webb of The Constantines for the 2007 compilation album "Friends in Bellwoods". .