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Brent Canter

Born: May 22

With his eclectic writing style and highly developed approach to the guitar, Los Angeles native Brent Canter comes to the modern jazz scene with a sense of purpose. On Urgency of Now, his Posi-Tone Records debut, Canter presents a program of original music which draws on jazz, indie rock and pop while seeking to redefine the sound of the organ trio format for a new generation of listeners. At twenty five years old Canter creates music that is at once accessible and always pushing the boundaries of this classic group format. As a New York City transplant Canter has developed his sound with his working trio featuring organist Adam Klipple and drummer Jordan Perlson

Chris Taylor

Guitarist Chris Taylor seemed to burst upon the scene with his release “Nocturnal,” (Abstract Logix) but the truth of the matter is, he is a well seasoned veteran with a lifetime of experience and an artist who is finally getting the recognition and accolades he deserves.

Taylor left the Berklee College of Music in ‘81 after three semesters to begin his professional career, and he’s been gigging ever since. “Basically, I ran out of money. The plan was to go gig for a while, make some money and then go back to Berklee. I ended up gigging for 20 years or so and never got back to school. And since then I’ve done every gig imaginable, some of which were great experiences and some I ‘d sooner forget, but you always learn something in every situation.”

Rick Howard

Brooklyn-born Rick Howard is a multi-faceted Guitarist/Vocalist who plays and sings it all......Swing, Blues, Funk and everything in between! Rick has shared the stage and recorded with Keith Emerson, John Entwhistle, Chico Hamilton, Birelli Lagrene, Paquito D'Rivera, Antonio Hart and Slide Hampton... and Pop and Country artists Shania Twain, Freddy Fender and Reggae legend Bob Marley to name a few. He fronted his Latin Jazz group IGUAZU in New York for ten years, recording two albums with them. Rick has been a SW Florida resident for nine years, presently performing and recording with The Rick Howard Jazz Trio, his Blues band Mudbone and his Rockabilly Trio The Speedbumps.

Bob Weir

Juancho Herrera

Juancho Herrera Hailing from Colombia and Venezuela, guitarist/vocalist/composer Juancho Herrera is one of the most interesting performers of today’s New York Latin American music scene. With an impressive career of more than 20 years as a frontman and sideman, Juancho has had the opportunity to perform at some of the most important venues in 34 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas, such as The Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Shibuya Koukaido (Tokyo), Centro Cultural Corpbanca (Caracas), Carnegie Hall, Blue Note (New York), Teatro Municipal (Santiago de Chile), among others

Eli Cook

Born: April 24, 1986

Eli Hudnall Cook was born in Nelson County, Virginia on April 24, 1986. He grew up in a world of "old cars, chain-saws, and guitars" in a Blue Ridge Mountain hollow where radio still reigned, and telephones and television failed. Eli began playing Gospel at revivals when he was 15, and still never forgets to "take you to church" at some moment in his performance today. Eli describes his music as "blue, blue, Blues." Phil Reser, of BluesWax describes Eli as "a young gun with an old soul who storms through slide guitar romps, tackling the Blues, and sounding like his generation's Son House or Elmore James

Jacob Allen Deaton

Born: March 4, 1982

When Atlanta jazz guitarist Jacob Deaton plays, his guitar is transformed into a mode of transportation, chartered by improvisation, he takes listeners on a musical journey through jazz and blues canons, piercing melodies and modern conceptualization. Jacob’s music could be described as traditional swing mixed with modern harmonic concepts but this would only scratch the surface. From the first note, the music that Jacob creates has always had a strong melodic root that is adventurous as well as engaging to the listener’s ears. Constantly searching for a new idea with every chorus that passes by, he reaches within for visual references from the past to serve as a catalyst for artistic exploration. Recent performance credits include a featured performance at the 2010 Atlanta Jazz Festival and his latest record entitled "Tribulation" is set to release in late Summer of 2011.

Malima

Born: August 30, 1961

MOOD I mean the music inseparable from the sound...and the sound expressing emotions, visions, states of consciousness...by this I simply say that with all the good intentions, and despite my efforts, I can't understand that kind of musicians who sacrifice music on behalf of the technique...although I believe that this art is so wide as to give a some space for us all...I don't want to judge but only talk about what fascinates me...simplicity is not necessarily trivial, just beyond the mind to go directly to the soul, regardless of the fashion of the moment...in zen philosophy the virtuosity is carefully avoided, as the musician and the listener away from their essence and then...it all depends on what you look...and by the look...

Anton Hunter

Anton Hunter is a composer and improviser living in Manchester. He leads the 11-piece Article XI band as well as his own trio, both with records on Efpi Records. Also ongoing is a duo with baritone saxophonist Cath Roberts called Ripsaw Catfish, Cath’s quintet Sloth Racket, the trio Beck Hunters and a myriad of other different ensembles, ad hoc and otherwise. He is perhaps still better known for his work as guitarist in the Beats & Pieces Big Band, a group he is a founder member of and who continue to defy the odds simply by gigging as a 14 piece jazz ensemble in the UK, Europe and, in 2018, Canada & the US

Kevin E Smith

I've been playing jazz for 20 years, including six years playing on cruise ships. I also have an MA in classical guitar.