Vana Gierig (piano), Gene Jackson (drums), Sean Conly (bass)

Vana's new CD "Making Memories" (Enja Records), recording, rehearsal and interview....filmed in the studio, as well as at Paquito D'Rivera's house. Vana Gierig -- piano Paquito D'Rivera - clarinet Matthew Parrish - bass Sean Conly - bass Marcello Pellitteri - drums (all but "Morning Cadence") Gene Jackson - drums ("Morning Cadence") Vinicius Barros - percussion Jane Hunt - violin (CD) Pauline Kim - violin (video) Wolfram Koessel - cello Produced by Vana Gierig. All music written and arranged by Vana Gierig. Engineered and mixed by David Kowalski. Mastered by Gene Paul at G&J Audio. Video by Gildas Boclé Management: Gille Amaral Dog and Pony Industries gille@dogandponyindustries.com www.dogandponyindustries.com Booking: Sgent Nation Stephan Gehrig stephan@sgentnation.com www.sgentnation.com

Vana with his group, and special guest Paquito D'Rivera on Spanish TV who came to soundcheck at their 365 Jazz Bilbao Festival appearance in Spain.

Vana Gierig (piano), Gene Jackson (drums), Sean Conly (bass), Vinicius Barros (percussion)

feature on Vana, with footage from various jazz festivals (Portugal, North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland, Germany, etc). Musicians: Gene Jackson (dr), Marcello Pellitteri (dr), Sean Conly (bs), Vinicius Barros (perc), Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet & sax). All photo & video by Gildas Boclé (except live concert footage)

Paquito d'Rivera (sax), Vana Gierig (piano), Sean Conly (bass) Marcello Pellitteri (drums), Vinicius Barros (repique d'anel/percussion) at the North Sea Jazz Festival '09 in Rotterdam

North Sea Jazz Festival '09, Paquito d'Rivera (sax), Vana Gierig (piano), Sean Conly (bass) Marcello Pellitteri (drums), Vinicius Barros (repique d'anel/percussion)

Paquito d'Rivera (sax), Vana Gierig (piano), Sean Conly (bass) Marcello Pellitteri (drums), Vinicius Barros (repique d'anel/percussion) at the North Sea Jazz Festival '09 in Rotterdam

Vana Gierig (piano), with guest guitarist Mark Lambert, Sean Conly (bass), Gene Jackson (drums), Adriano Santos (percussion)

Vana's composition written for "Sex and the City" (the season finale's romantic dinner scene between Sarah Jessica Parker & Mikhail Baryshnikov). Vana Gierig (piano), Gene Jackson (drums), Sean Conly (bass)

Vana Gierig (piano), Alvester Garnett (drums) Chris Lightcap (bass), Mayra Casales (percussion)

Vana Gierig (piano), Alvester Garnett (drums), Marcus McLaurine (bass)