# WHO REPRESENTS WHOM — the booking desks behind the circuit
# Compiled 13 August 2026. Every roster line traced to a source URL below.
# RULES: representation is only recorded where an agency's own roster page or the artist's own
# booking/contact page says so. Representation is NEVER inferred from a shared festival billing.
# Conflicts (two desks claiming the same artist) are recorded as @CONFLICT, not silently resolved.
#
# FORMAT:  @DESK | Principal | Company | Location | Founded
#          artist; artist; artist
#
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@RELIANT | Fred Hansen | Reliant Talent Agency (jazz division) | 1610 West End Ave Ste 120, Nashville TN | jazz division launch date UNVERIFIED
Peter White; Rick Braun; Richard Elliot; Vincent Ingala; Michael Lington; Gerald Albright; Euge Groove; Norman Brown; Paul Taylor; Lindsey Webster; Mindi Abair; Kirk Whalum; Jonathan Butler; Adam Hawley; Jeff Lorber; Everette Harp; Grace Kelly; Lee Ritenour; Spyro Gyra; Stanley Jordan; Cindy Bradley; Down to the Bone; Jeff Bradshaw; Nathan Mitchell
# Source: relianttalent.com/s/Reliant-Talent-Agency-Roster-2026-v1.pdf (25 acts) plus each
# artist's own contact page. fhansen@relianttalent.com / 917-701-8805.
# NOTE 1: the PDF lists "Richard White" between Peter White and Vincent Ingala. That is a typo for
#   Richard Elliot — his own site (richardelliot.com/contact) names Hansen at Reliant. Do not
#   print "Richard White" as a person.
# NOTE 2: Reliant's jazz desk is not only Hansen. Spyro Gyra's site names GARRY BUCK at Reliant.
#   Treat Reliant and Hansen as distinct nodes.
# NOTE 3: Everette Harp and Stanley Jordan still list Hansen at APA, a former affiliation.
# Festival-side role: NONE FOUND. Reliant is a pure sell-side agency.

@MIGHTY | Steve Butler | Mighty Music Corporation | 718 (NYC) phone; street address UNVERIFIED | 2005
Eric Darius; Marion Meadows; Brian Simpson; Alex Bugnon; Jackiem Joyner; Jeff Kashiwa; Four80East; Nicholas Cole; Blake Aaron; Kim Waters; Najee; Jessy J; Art Sherrod Jr
# Source: mightymusiccorp.com and /artists. mightymusiccorp@gmail.com / 718-815-9447.
# Nick Colionne was on this roster until his death, 1 Jan 2022.
# FESTIVAL-SIDE ROLE — SELF-DECLARED, the sharpest conflict in the map. The agency's own copy:
#   "Along with booking in-demand artists at more than 300 events annually, Steve also produce[s]
#   events, BUY[S] TALENT, and provide[s] logistics for festivals and concerts across the US.
#   Steve has won several awards for producing events, including Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival
#   Producer of the Year."
#   Events claimed: Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival (DE), Jazz on the Island @ Raphael Vineyard (NY),
#   Midtown Groove & Jazz Series (NY), Jazz at The Mac (OH), South Florida Jazz Series,
#   Metro West Music Festival (FL). He is simultaneously the seller and the buyer.
#   Rehoboth's promoter of record is the Delaware Celebration of Jazz, a 501(c)(3). The festival's
#   own site names NO talent buyer. The only public claim to that role is Butler's.

@MAJORSCALE | Gina McCain | Major Scale Management | Washington DC / MD / VA (703 area code) | founded UNVERIFIED
Marcus Anderson; Andrea Lisa; Lin Rountree; Rebecca Jade; Oli Silk; BK Jackson; Ilya Serov; Andrey Chmut; Yuko Mabuchi; Evan Taylor; Tom Braxton; Roberto Restuccia; Marcel Anderson
# Source: majorscalemanagement.com/artist-roster — headed "EXCLUSIVE ARTIST ROSTER — NOW BOOKING
#   FOR THE 2027 | 2028 FESTIVAL SEASON". Her name is no longer on the live site; for the
#   principal cite web.archive.org/web/20220630155511/https://majorscalemanagement.com/contact
# FESTIVAL-SIDE ROLE — CONFIRMED TWO WAYS:
#   1. She runs her own 2026 West Coast Jazz Cruise (majorscalemanagement.com/2026-jazz-cruise),
#      cabins sold via fosterperrytravel.com/westcoastcruise.
#   2. She sells pre-bundled multi-artist "Artist Packages" (/artist-packages): Andrea Lisa &
#      Rebecca Jade · Marcus Anderson & Rebecca Jade · Andrey Chmut & Oli Silk · Andrey Chmut &
#      Marcus Anderson · BK Jackson/Marcus Anderson/Adrian Crutchfield · Tom Braxton & Roberto
#      Restuccia · Yuko Mabuchi & Ilya Serov. One purchase, two or three commissions.
# ROSTER CHURN: only 3 of the 2021 roster survive to today. The 2021 list was Jeff Ryan, Catie
#   Waters, Greg Manning, Tony Exum Jr, Judah Sealy, Rob Zinn, J White, David P Stevens,
#   Phillip Doc Martin, Tony Saunders, Andrew Neu, Curtis McCain, Paula Atherton, Will Donato,
#   Lin Rountree, Roberto Restuccia.

@CHAPMAN | Steve Chapman | Chapman & Co. Management | Sherman Oaks CA (818-788-9577); street address UNVERIFIED | founded UNVERIFIED
Al Stewart; David Benoit; Peter White; Euge Groove; Richard Elliot; Keiko Matsui; Eric Marienthal; Lindsey Webster; Mindi Abair; Vincent Ingala
# Source: chapmanmanagement.com — the single richest document in the map. It publishes, per client,
#   the label AND the booking agent AND the internal manager. Exactly 10 clients.
# STAFF: Steve Chapman (ext 101) · BUD HARNER (ext 102) · Alexandra Paone (103) · Jared Ingersol (503)
# SIX of the ten route to Fred Hansen at Reliant: Peter White, Euge Groove, Richard Elliot,
#   Lindsey Webster, Mindi Abair, Vincent Ingala.
# SIX of the ten are on Shanachie: Euge Groove, Richard Elliot, Keiko Matsui, Eric Marienthal,
#   Lindsey Webster, Vincent Ingala. (Benoit is SRG Jazz — so six, not seven.)
# Festival-side role: NONE FOUND.

@IAG | Jim Gosnell (Koz) / Mitch Blackman (James) | Independent Artist Group | LA / NY / Nashville | —
Dave Koz; Boney James; Candy Dulfer
# Source: independentartistgroup.com/global-touring/global-touring-roster/ plus davekoz.com/contact
#   and boneyjames.com/contact. Wider roster includes Kenny G, Norah Jones, Michael Franks,
#   Lalah Hathaway, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Sheila E.
# Holds the two biggest names in the genre.

@MPI | Todd Bartleson | MPI Talent Agency | 1875 Century Park East, Los Angeles | —
Keiko Matsui; Kim Waters; Hiroshima
# Source: mpitalentagency.com 2025 roster PDF; keikomatsui.com/contact.

@WLA | Jody Wenig / Paul LaMonica | WLA Talent (Wenig-LaMonica) | White Plains NY | 2004
Kim Waters; Maysa; Najee
# Source: wlatalent.com/about. Also Pieces of a Dream, Rachelle Ferrell.

@UAA | Adam Zagor | Universal Attractions Agency | New York + Woodland Hills | 80+ years
David Benoit; Maysa; Najee; Nicole Henry
# Source: uaagency.com/roster-list

@ECC | Eric Talbert | Entertainment Creative Concepts | (323) 559-9155; no company website exists | —
Steve Oliver; Ragan Whiteside; Art Sherrod Jr; Brian Bromberg
# Source: each artist's own contact page — steveolivermusic.com/contact, raganwhiteside.com/contact,
#   artsherrodjr.com/contact-us. There is no agency site to cite.

@MINT | Michael Morris | MINT Talent Group | Chicago | 2020
Acoustic Alchemy; Bob James
# Source: minttalentgroup.com/about and /acoustic-alchemy. Also Fourplay, Herb Alpert, Charles Lloyd.
# CAVEAT: the public roster page truncates at "M" — everything N-Z is UNVERIFIED.

@WASSERMAN | Andrea Johnson (PACs) / Seth Malasky (festivals) | Wasserman Music | — | —
Brian Culbertson
# Source: brianculbertson.com/connect

@PASTER | Stuart H. Paster | Stuart H. Paster & Associates | Minneapolis (612); no website | —
Steve Cole
# Source: stevecolemusic.com/booking-press. Only sourceable client.

@SELFBOOKED | — | artist books direct, no agency published | — | —
Michael Paulo; Darren Rahn; Greg Manning; Adrian Crutchfield; Eric Marienthal
# Source: each artist's own contact page. Marienthal is a Chapman management client with NO
# booking agent listed.

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@CONFLICT — artists claimed by more than one desk. Report the conflict; do not pick a winner.
Najee | Mighty Music AND Universal Attractions AND WLA Talent
Kim Waters | Mighty Music AND MPI AND WLA Talent
Maysa | Universal Attractions AND WLA Talent
Art Sherrod Jr | Mighty Music claims him; his own site names Eric Talbert / ECC
Jessy J | Mighty Music claims her; her own site names in-house booking
David Benoit | Universal Attractions (booking) + Chapman (management, Bud Harner)
Keiko Matsui | MPI (booking) + Chapman (management, Jared Ingersol)

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@NOAGENT — in the artist universe but no representation published anywhere
Julian Vaughn; Jazmin Ghent; Althea Rene; Kayla Waters; Nate Phillips; Randy Jacobs; Tom Braxton*
# (*Tom Braxton is on Major Scale; listed here only as a reminder that the tail is large.)

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@NOTADESK — do not chart these as booking nodes
The Sundial Agency | Robert McLain, Orange County CA, founded 2015 | touches 28 artists in this
  universe (incl. Jeff Lorber, Michael Lington, Everette Harp, Blake Aaron, Tom Braxton, Darren
  Rahn, Greg Manning) but by its own published service list does management, distribution,
  marketing, web and PR — it does NOT book shows. Source: thesundialagency.com
Redwood Travel Partners | an independently owned Cruise Planners travel franchise (Fla. Seller of
  Travel ST4317) that retails cabins on the Dave Koz cruise and the Rick Braun River Cruise.
  Not an agency. Source: redwoodtravelpartners.com
Bennett Morgan & Associates | domain lapsed and re-registered as Korean-language SEO spam.
  Do not link it.
THE-TEAM Music / Pin Drop Management / Absolute Artists | no readable content found. UNVERIFIED.

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@FESTIVALSIDE — people who represent artists AND produce, program or own events
Steve Butler | Mighty Music (13 artists) | Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival + 5 more | self-declared
  producer AND talent buyer; "Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival Producer of the Year" | CONFIRMED
Gina McCain | Major Scale (13 exclusives) | own 2026 West Coast Jazz Cruise; 7 artist packages
  | CONFIRMED
Art Good | represents no one | Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival (1987-) AND the syndicated
  JazzTrax radio show (1985-) | founds, programs and books the festival; hosts and programs the
  radio show that promotes it; rates records by his own airplay; his annual awards become the
  next year's bookings | CONFIRMED. He does NOT represent artists — do not claim it.
Sandy Shore | SmoothJazz.com artist booking roster + paid promotion | own Monterey Bay events;
  "event partnerships with jazz festivals all over the world" | programs the station, publishes
  the Top 50 chart that measures the airplay, sells promo to the charted artists, brokers
  bookings, and produces events. The Radar Chart "features our current roster of artist clients
  exclusively." | CONFIRMED — the densest conflict found
David Britz | Brian Culbertson's manager (WORKS Entertainment) | Napa Valley Jazz Getaway |
  approved and co-planned it; still its sponsorship contact | role CONFIRMED, company probable
Carter Broadcasting Inc | none | Seabreeze Jazz Festival (dba) + Seabreeze 106.3 | the radio
  licensee IS the festival's legal operator | entity CONFIRMED, principal UNVERIFIED
Michael Lazaroff | none | The Smooth Jazz Cruise, SOLE OWNER since 2006, + 7 charters |
  personally creates programming and buys talent | CONFIRMED, no agent overlap
Warren Hill | artist | Cancun Jazz Festival — host AND owner; co-created the first smooth jazz
  cruise in 2004 | CONFIRMED
Dave Koz | IAG client | Dave Koz & Friends at Sea (2005-) | host; the site says he "curat[es]"
  the lineup | curatorial role CONFIRMED, producer entity UNVERIFIED
Eric Darius | Mighty Music client | San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival, on-stage host 8 years |
  CONFIRMED

@NOCONFLICT — promoters with no artist representation. Worth naming; it strengthens the argument.
Omega Events (Newport Beach) · John Ernesto (Berks) · Dr Cathy Powers / Florida Smooth Jazz
Foundation · Rainbow Promotions LLC (San Diego, Long Beach)

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@DONOTPUBLISH — leads that did not survive verification
1. "Peter White hosts Daytona" — RE-VERIFIED 13 Aug 2026 AND CONFIRMED. The earlier UNSUPPORTED
   flag was WRONG. Promoter copy for both editions states it plainly: "The Sixth Annual Daytona
   Jazz Weekend at One Daytona is hosted by Peter White, April 30 - May 3 2026" and "The Seventh
   Annual Daytona Jazz Weekend at One Daytona, hosted by Peter White, April 29 - May 2 2027."
   Exhibit D of the published Daytona volume STANDS — no correction needed. Note the distinction
   the first pass missed: White hosts, Dr Cathy Powers' Florida Smooth Jazz Foundation produces.
   Host and producer are different roles and both statements are true.
2. Any link between Mighty Music and Rainbow Promotions. Eric Darius appears on both sides;
   that is exactly the shared-billing inference this file forbids. No business relationship
   is documented.
3. Capital Jazz Productions — both a festival producer and a radio programmer, and runs an
   "Artist Booking" intake page. Strong lead, but NO individual is named anywhere on its site.
   Needs a Maryland SDAT corporate lookup before anything is published.
4. Bud Harner and festival programming — no evidence he programs or advises any festival.
   He is a current working manager at Chapman & Co. (ext 102), manager of record for David
   Benoit and US management contact for Keiko Matsui. Historically a record producer (Luther
   Vandross with Rex Rideout; Lalah Hathaway's "Outrun the Sky") and the man who got Brian
   Culbertson his first record deal. The "VP of A&R at Verve Music Group" title comes from
   user-edited Discogs and is stale — PROBABLE, not confirmed.