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Christopher McKee

Born: May 11, 1964

Straight-ahead jazz guitarist in the vein of Kenny Burrell and Grant Green. Heav blues and soul influence.

Lorenzo Di Maio

Sanjay Mishra

Guitarist-composer Sanjay Mishra has been described as abrilliant and innovative musician. Born In India, subsequentlybecoming a citizen of the United States, Sanjay plays with aneclecticism well suited to his multicultural background. Aftercompleting his studies at The Peabody Conservatory ofMusic, he began composing music that combined Easternand Western influences. In an interview with The WashingtonPost, he explains "I come from a tradition that has a lot ofimprovisation. Sometimes Western classical music can seema little rigid, I had to find some middle ground."

Sanjay first came to public acclaim for his album "BlueIncantation" with guitarist Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead.It is one of Mr. Garcia's rare collaborations in his late yearsand represents some of his last works.

Ivan Garzon

Born: May 1, 1980

Since he moved to Montreal in October 2007, Ivan has won the Montreal Guitar Grand Prix twice (2008 and 2009) and he has played in many venues and festivals, among others at the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Montreal Guitar Show. Ivan has studied with Dave Leibman, Adam Rogers, Jonathan Kreisberg, Ari Hoanig and Ben Monder.Recently he has received a grant from Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec to study with Dave Liebman workshop. He has played with renowned Montreal jazz musicians. Ivan is also a member of the Denis Chang Manouche. With this group, he participated in the Pacific Contact Showcase and has played in many festivals and cultural centers throughout Quebec and British Columbia. In Mexico and Spain, ha played in many festivals, culture centers, universities, hotels, restaurants and bars

Pedro Javier Gonzalez

Pedro Javier González is a Spanish guitarist, composer and musical producer who excels at his measure and temperance when playing along with his versatility when adapting to several genres. Throughout his career he has recorded eight musical albums and has produced and collaborated with artists from the very different fields of classical, flamenco, jazz and pop-rock music. His quality skills as a guitarist began to make him well-known in the nineties as a member of the historic Spanish band El Ultimo de la Fila, playing the Spanish and acoustic guitar for most of their albums and joining the band during the Spanish and American tours

Pedro Javier Gonzalez (Duo and Trio)

Pedro Javier González is a Spanish guitarist, composer and musical producer who excels at his measure and temperance when playing along with his versatility when adapting to several genres. Throughout his career he has recorded eight musical albums and has produced and collaborated with artists from the very different fields of classical, flamenco, jazz and pop-rock music. His quality skills as a guitarist began to make him well-known in the nineties as a member of the historic Spanish band "El Ultimo de la Fila", playing the Spanish and acoustic guitar for most of their albums and joining the band during the Spanish and American tours. Throughout his long and varied musical career, Pedro Javier has received several awards in the flamenco guitar field and has collaborated with artists from very different styles such as Toti Soler, Victoria de los Ángeles, Joan Manuel Serrat, Lluis Llach, Maria del Mar Bonet, Alejandro Sanz, Paco Ortega, Monica Molina, Seguridad Social, Angelo Branduardi, Roberto Alagna o Rafael Maya

Pedro Javier Gonzalez Trio

Pedro Javier González is a Spanish guitarist, composer and musical producer who excels at his measure and temperance when playing along with his versatility when adapting to several genres. Throughout his career he has recorded eight musical albums and has produced and collaborated with artists from the very different fields of classical, flamenco, jazz and pop-rock music. His quality skills as a guitarist began to make him well-known in the nineties as a member of the historic Spanish band "El Ultimo de la Fila", playing the Spanish and acoustic guitar for most of their albums and joining the band during the Spanish and American tours. Throughout his long and varied musical career, Pedro Javier has received several awards in the flamenco guitar field and has collaborated with artists from very different styles such as Toti Soler, Victoria de los Ángeles, Joan Manuel Serrat, Lluis Llach, Maria del Mar Bonet, Alejandro Sanz, Paco Ortega, Monica Molina, Seguridad Social, Angelo Branduardi, Roberto Alagna o Rafael Maya

Matt Davis

Matt Davis is a guitarist, teacher, and composer based in New York. Hailed as “Inspired” by Downbeat magazine, “incredible” by the Philadelphia Daily News, and “eloquent” by Jazztimes Magazine, Matt’s original jazz group, called “Aerial Photograph”, has released three CD’s and performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. Matt has shared the stage with notable musicians such as Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Mickey Roker, The Silk Road Ensemble, Dave Liebman, Dick Oats, John Swana, Terrell Stafford, Jon Hollenbeck, and many others. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including grants from ASCAP, the American Composers Forum, Chamber Music America, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and The National Parks Service

Fletchman Brinson

Fletchman is an extraordinary Guitarist, singer and song writer.. His music is smooth and Jazzy and he plays from within to release into the world, the SPIRIT of Music

Richard Thompson

Born: April 3, 1949

In 2017, Ivor Novello Award-winning and GRAMMY® Award-nominated legend Richard Thompson gave himself up to the music itself. Picking up a guitar, emotions echoed through his deft fleet-fingered fretwork, poetic songwriting, impassioned picking. Those transmissions comprise his nineteenth solo album, 13 Rivers. “I never really think about what songs mean,” he admits. “I just write them. Some of them reflect on what happened a few months ago or even a year ago. It’s a process of surveying my life and where I was at.” In 2017, Thompson began composing ideas for what would become 13 Rivers at his California home