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Konstantin Ruchadze

Born: January 11, 1950

Konstantin was born in Moscow, into the family of a Soviet-journalist/writer and opera-singer. The head of the Ruchadze family-clan in those days was his grandfather’s brother N. A. Ruchadze, Georgian ministr of State Security and personal friend of Joseph Stalin. Having such a background, Konstantin however has evolved in a completely different direction, contrary to his family heritage. From his early days he felt a natural inexplicable aversion against establishment, along with deep urge for adventure. These are true qualities of a free spirit. As a child learning to sing classical music from his mother, and writing poetries while in pre-school, he soon won several singers and lyricists awards

Tomas Ciucelis

Born: January 26, 1981

London based Lithuanian guitarist and composer T.Ciucelis has performed extensively since the late 1990s. After almost a decade of playing in various venues around Europe with his jazz trio, he moved to London. Ciucelis's most consistent output over the last years has taken place in the solo format. Being an inspiring improviser, Tomas demonstrates his highly personal approach to jazz guitar by balancing composing, improvisation and live looping techniques.

Fabrizio Brusca

Born: February 11, 1977

Guitarist/composer, was born on the 11th of February 1977 in Palermo, Sicily.
Fabrizio Brusca received his training at the Academy of Fine Arts (2001). In 2004, he studied jazz guitar at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen, Netherlands, with Conrad Herwig, Ralph Peterson Jr., Brian Lynch, David Berkman, Steve Davis, Michael Moore, Deena De Rose, Don Braden, and Anton Goudsmit. Between the Netherlands and Italy, he participated in workshops with Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Salvatore Bonafede, Ralph Towner, Maria Pia De Vito, David Gilmore, and Kurt Rosenwinkel.

In 2007, he graduated from the Prins Claus Conservatory and received a scholarship from the prestigious Andrea Elkenbracht Foundation (Groningen) to spend three months studying in New York. There, he studied with guitarists Ben Monder, Gilad Hekselman, Lage Lund, Jonathan Kreisberg, Adam Rogers, and attended seminars with Gene Bertoncini and saxophonist Steve Coleman.

Sorin Romanescu

Born: June 1, 1968

Sorin Romanescu > Biography date of birth: June 1, 1968 EDUCATION: • Academy of Music, Bucharest Department of Musical Pedagogy - 2003

Tom Chang

Born in Seoul, South Korea before immigrating to Toronto, Canada as a child, Tom Chang was inspired to play guitar after hearing Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. This initial flush of rock guitar attraction was followed by equally heavy concentration in the blues, then finally jazz, in the shape of guitarists Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery. In the mid-1980s, Chang enrolled at Los Angeles’ Guitar Institute of Technology where he majored in jazz performance. He studied privately with Scott Henderson, Joe Diorio, and the late Ted Greene. Chang’s rapid advancement led to professional work with everyone from comedian (then cabaret performer) Sandra Bernhard to crooner Luther Vandross

Yoshi Matsubara

Born: June 4, 1985

Guitarist and composer, Yoshi Matsubara was born in 1985 Shizuoka Japan. He picked up the Violin at age of 3 and later switched to the guitar at age of 14. He decided to pursue his career as a jazz guitarist after moving to the United States in 2004 where he began his bachelor’s degree at the University of North Texas. While in UNT, he performed with musicians such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Mario Cruz, Jason Thomas, Brad Leali and Taylor Eigsti. He has been on stage at many different jazz clubs and festivals across the U.S. such as the North Texas Jazz Festival, the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, the Addison Jazz Festival, the Deep Ellm Arts Festival, and the W.C

Charles Ellerbe

Charles Ellerbe is a Philadelphia-based Guitarist/Composer/Arranger with more than 30 years of professional experience. He has worked with such artists as Jazz organist, Charles Earland, classic Philly disco pioneers, The Trammps, violinist Noel Pointer, the Sun Ra Arkestra and most important, he spent 15 years as a member of Ornette Coleman's pivotal band, Prime Time. Currently, Charles Ellerbe leads his own ensemble, Matrix 12:38: A Focused Application Of A Concept On Time.

Jack Hale

Born: March 12, 1966

Swingin' Hot Jazz of the Jazz Age & Early Basie Swing of the early 1930's. Big Band & Ensemble Arranger; Guitarist; Pianist; Band Leader Music Instructor: Theory, Reading, Improvisation, Arranging, Guitar & Piano Theater: Jack's Tea Room - A Roaring Twenties Speakeasy Experience; Various Musicals

Daniel Prieto

Born: September 12, 1978

Born in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. Made part of the ECUA collective, dedicated to the composition, diffusion, and interpretation of music by young colombian composers. Holds a BA in electroacoustic composition and a minor in electronic and time arts from the Universidad de los Andes. Has studied with the teachers Roberto Garc

Eliane Amherd

Singer, guitarist and songwriter Eliane Amherd is a true cosmopolitan artist: Born in Switzerland, she lives in New York, and it is that city’s savvy multicultural energy that most influences the unique sound of her original compositions: jazzy, groovy and rooted in African, Brazilian and Latin music. Inventive, enchanted yet earthy. Amherd is an equally talented composer/lyricist whose words and music are as refreshing as the air of the Swiss Alps where she was raised.

A graduate from The New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music, she performs as a leader or a featured artist in New York’s premiere clubs like SOB's, Blue Note, Nublu, BAM, BBKing etc. and tours in North- and South America, Canada, Europe and Asia, where she appeared in international Festivals in China, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal and Mongolia, e.g., International Festival in Hong Kong, Beijing Nine Gate Jazz Festival, Shenzhen OCT Loft Festival, Beishan International Festival in Zhuhai, Jazzmandu Festival in Kathmandu, Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival in Mongolia, Yangon World Music Festival in Myanmar, Unplugged Festival in Zermatt and Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Mondo.NYC Festival with Swiss Live Talents.