The Band is called MoKo Contraband and consists of Linus Eppinger on Guitar, Ron Cha on Piano, Moritz Koser on Bass and Xaver Hellmeier on Drums.

Linus Eppinger is a soulful jazz guitarist in the tradition of Wes Montgomery and George Benson. He lives in Amsterdam and leads his own quartet. As an educator, Linus teaches in the young talent program of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Ron Cha is a Pianist, Producer, Composer and Educator from Assam, India. Ron

has had a Western Classical Piano background for 15 years and then crossed over

to Jazz, RnB and Gospel music, eventually studying at Berklee College of Music. He

has toured America, Europe and Asia with various international musicians.

Xaver Hellmeier is a jazz drummer from Munich, Germany. He studied in Vienna and

New York under Joe Farnsworth and played with Jazz greats such as Vincent

Herring and Eric Alexander. Coming back from New York, Xaver‘s career quickly

picked up as he was starting to build a reputation as a gifted drummer deeply rooted

in the tradition of jazz.

Moritz Koser is a double bassist originally from Frankfurt, Germany. He studied

under Thomas Stabenow in Mannheim and has become a part of the Amsterdam as

well as the Frankfurt jazz scene. Paul Chambers is the only bassist that really

matters to him.