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Lasse Thoegersen

Born: April 24, 1970

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Jamie Slater

Jazz guitarist, composer and educator, Jamie Slater has been a fixture in the Charleston Jazz scene for over 20 years. Jamie holds a degree in music theory and composition with a concentration in Jazz guitar performance from the College of Charleston where Jamie studied with internationally recognized composers such as Trevor Weston, Edward Hart, and ASCAP Award winning composer David Maves. Jamie has been a private instructor since 1988 and for the past 9 years has taught Jazz, Rock, Blues and Classical guitar at Music Unlimited in Mt. Pleasant, SC. He has had the pleasure of performing countless musical engagements (including the Spoleto Festival) with such great South Carolina musicians as Tommy Gill, Quintin Baxter and Charlton Singleton

John Davies

Born: December 31, 1968

John has played in various bands at Brecon Jazz Festival, Birmingham Jazz festival and North Devon Jazz Festival. He has played at major clubs such as the 100 Club in London and is a regular at Cardiff’s Café Jazz, both with Organic and with his jump-jive band, The Numbers Racket.

Bernie Holland

Born: December 15, 1948

Question: Who has Bernie Holland played with ? Answer: Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty, Meic Stevens, Stomu Yamashta, Joan Armatrading, Max Middleton, Bob Tench, Clive Chaman, Conrad Isidore, Godfrey McLean, Linda Lewis, Marc Bolan, Danny Thompson, Vic Abraham, Neil Innes, Mike Patto, Ollie Halsall, Clive Griffiths, John Halsey, Tim Hinkley, Pete Gavin, Fred Gandy, Elton Dean, Marc Charig, Long John Baldry, Alan Clare, Kenny Baldock, Tony Crombie, Ronnie Scott, Alan Clare, Dave Green, Alan Ganley, Jim Richardson, Jeff Green, Ronnie Verrell, Sophie Garner, Jack Bruce, Ronnie Leahy, Jim Mullen, Isaac Guillory, Pete Berryman, Ron Aspery, Dave McCrae, Tony Hicks, Colin Hodgkinson, Stefan Grossman, Mick Eave, Glen Le Fleur, Tony O’Malley, Frank Collins, Steve Winwood, Georgie Fame, Graham Bond, John Stevens, Annie Whitehead, Van Morrison, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Mose Allison, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Poli Palmer, Pete Townshend, Pat Metheny, Jack de Johnette, Paul Dunmall, Tony Roberts, Slim Gaillard, John Lee Hooker, Ian Carr, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo, Rosetta Hightower, Martha Reeves, Toots Thielemans, Leo Sayer, Boz Burrell, Ian Wallace, Brian Odgers, Clive Thacker, Gary Boyle, Henry McCullough, Sam Gopal, Zoot Money, Maggie Bell, John Etheridge, Ronnie Johnson, Geoff Dunn, Brian Bennett, Annette Peacock, Barry Pheloung, Julian Bream, Ray Warleigh, Stanley Sultzman, Alan Skidmore, Neil Drinkwater, Richie Buckley, Bernie Holland composed the acclaimed piece "Diamond Dust" which was first recorded by Jeff Beck on his 'Blow by Blow' album, however, there is also a version by Joe Henderson.

Ken Silverman

Ken Silverman is a NYC-based guitarist/composer with an eclectic approach to jazz writing and playing. In addition to jazz, his style draws upon blues, funk, rock and classical influences. He views his new recording, Parallel Man, as a new direction in that it is both musically adventurous and widely accessible to a wider audience. Ken is active in the New York City scene, playing in ensembles including the Ken Silverman Trio (focused on his original material), a 1930’s-style Swing Band, Free jazz improvisation, and African-inspired music. Ken has released a number of cd’s to critical acclaim

Matthew G Mitchell

Born: August 9, 1973

Born Iin New Zealand Matthew studied classical piano from the age of 6 but it wasn't until the age of 18 that he doscovered jazz and began to study the guitar. TBC

Quentin Bryan Angus

Born: August 17, 1987

Originally from country South Australia, Quentin Angus is a multi-award winning Australian jazz guitarist, 24 years of age, who recently moved to New York to undertake a Masters at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music. Since his arrival in NY just one year ago, Angus has already begun leading his own bands at various venues in Manhattan, has recorded an album of original compositions entitled ‘Retrieval Structure’, and toured Europe with the 'Quentin Angus Quintet' in September 2011, which included performing at the 2011 ‘Jazz Hoeilaart Festival’ in Belgium. Angus was also selected as one of Downbeat Magazines '34th Annual Student Music Awards' for his composition 'Five Ahead', and was one of 20 musicians from around the globe selected for the 2011 'Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency' at the Kennedy Centre

Dirk Quinn

Born: August 24, 1974

Dirk Quinn ...is the guitarist for a high energy funk/jazz band based out of Philadelphia that travels extensively throughout the US and Canada. Utilizing over a decade of steady performing, Quinn has developed a unique and progressive style - one that appeals to a wide variety of music listeners with fans ranging from the jam band hippies to the jazz snobs. Initially attracted to the guitar as a teenager after being introduced to classic rock giants such as Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, Quinn’s thirst for the unique and bizarre soon had him jamming along to the more radical and daring Mahavishnu Orchestra and the humorous, bass-laden noise of Primus

Robbie Robertson

Born: July 5, 1943

Jaime Robert Klegerman popularly known as Robbie Robertson is a guitarist, singer and songwriter born on 5th July, 1943 in Toronto, Canada. Robbie is best remembered for his wonderful performances as a member of “The Band”. As per Rolling Stone magazine he ranked Seventy eight in the list of best hundred Guitarists to be ever born on this planet Robbie Robertson’s father was a Jew and his mother a Mohawk. Robbie adopted his stepfather's surname after his mother married him. His first experience of music was at Six Nations of the Grand River 1ST Nation, where he went to live during the summers as it was the place of his mother's family folks

William Denk

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