Ben Harper is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock musicand is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album and Best Blues Album.

George „Buddy“ Guy is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced eminent guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck and John Mayer. Guy was ranked 30th in Rolling Stone magazine‘s „100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time“. His song „Stone Crazy“ was ranked 78th in the Rolling Stone list of the „100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time“. Clapton once described him as „the best guitar player alive“.

Clueso, is a German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. His first album Text und Ton was released in 2001. In 2011, Clueso released his album An und für sich, which reached number 2 on the German Top 100. In 2016, he released his latest album Neuanfang, peaking at number 1 on the German Top 100. Clueso collaborated with Udo Lindenberg performing the song “Cello“ on the album „MTV unplugged – Live im Hotel Atlantic“ His music is notable for being a mix of hip hop, pop and electronic music, and sometimes reggae.

George Ezra is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. Ezra rose to prominence with the release of his hit single, „Budapest“, which reached No. 1 in several countries 2014. His debut studio album, „Wanted on Voyage“ was released in June 2014, reaching No. 1 in the UK and the top ten in seven other countries. It was also the third best-selling album of 2014 in the UK. His second studio album, Staying at Tamara‘s was released in March 2018, and reached No. 1 in the UK and the top ten in eight other countries. The second single from the album, „Paradise“ reached No. 2 in the UK, making it Ezra‘s highest charting single in the UK.

Both Californian keyboarder Rose Ann Dimalanta, aka RAD, as well as Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer have worked closely with the legendary funk revolutionary and all-rounder Prince and belong to his distinguished New Power Generation family of musicians. Together with bass player Raymond McKinley and drummer Massimo Buonanno, RAD founded

a top-class trio that pays tribute to the groovy, scintillating music of Bill Evans and George Duke right up to the music of Stevie Wonder and D‘Angelo. As a first at the BALOISE SESSION, Candy Dulfer will appear as a Very Special Guest of the RAD Trio, celebrating with them the immortal sound of the New Power Generation in a hitherto unheard, innovative manner.

Maria Gadú is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú. Maria Gadú gained renown playing „Ne me quitte pas“ by Jacques Brel for Jayme Monjardim, who was in preproduction of the television series Maysa – Quando Fala o Coração („Maysa, when the heart communicates“). Gadú‘s version was soon included in the soundtrack of the series that would premiere in January 2009. Gadú also had a small acting part in the series. As 2009 began, Maria Gadú prepared her first album for the Som Livre sublabel Slap. She sings „Blue Velvet“ with Tony Bennett on his cd Viva Duets. In 2015, her album Guelã was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best MPB Album category.

Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock band originally formed in 2002 in Helsinki, Finland. In the early days the band was called Sunrise and the name was changed to Sunrise Avenue in 2003. Sunrise Avenue was known for their catchy melodic and modern songs and energetic live performances. Their style varied from rock and pop-rock to rock ballads. The band sold more than 2,000,000 albums and 2,000,000 singles and played several tours and more than a thousand shows in twenty European countries and Japan.Sunrise Avenue‘s best known songs are „Hollywood Hills“, „Fairytale Gone Bad“, „Forever Yours“, „The Whole Story“, „Heal Me“ and „Welcome To My Life“ .