Kristina Koller & Alex Smith

173 Main Street,Beacon NY 12508

01 July, 2022

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KRISTINA KOLLER Always innovative and pushing the limit, Kristina Koller is making her mark in the music world. As an evolving jazz-centric artist, Kristina has developed into a highly individual songwriter, arranger & vocalist. On scholarship she studied at The Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz and completed her formal music education at The City College of New York. Kristina developed her musical voice in the NYC jazz scene, performing at venerable haunts such as Smalls, Smoke, Minton's, Mezzrow as well as The Apollo Theater. With such a diverse artistic foundation, it is no surprise that her innovation for new sounds drives Kristina’s creative flow, melding jazz, funk, rock, R&B & alternative genres into her music. " Kristina Koller has a fearless musical curiosity that leads her to blend all sorts of elements together into a variety of fresh sounds, and sing over them with complete assurance and ease." - Jerome Wilson at All About Jazz ALEX SMITH Most widely known for his work accompanying Lady Gaga for Super Bowl 50 (2016), he is the keyboardist and arranger for her jazz quintet and was featured on the Grammy winning album with Tony Bennett “Cheek to Cheek.” He has performed with a diverse array of musicians from jazz greats Tony Bennett, Louie Bellson, and Terence Blanchard to stars such as Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Emily King, and Molly Ringwald. Alex is the music director for the Verve recording artist, Brian Newman, and is currently a featured performer for Lady Gaga’s Jazz and Piano residency in Las Vegas at the Park MGM Theater for 2019 and 2020.