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Neil Stacey

English contemporary guitarist Neil Stacey is an exceptional composer critically acclaimed for his intensely lyrical and poetic style. He has performed worldwide in his own groups to high acclaim, participating with many great musicians - Martin Taylor, Chris Botti, Dominic Miller, Martin Simpson, Steps Ahead to name a few. He has produced music for BBC Horizon, Kipper (Sting's producer), Bang & Olufsen, and represented the British Council on numerous occasions in several countries.

Jean Lapouge

Born: January 2, 1953

Born in 1953, Jean self-teaches himself guitar from 1966. He puts his first band together and starts composing in 1970. He turns professional in 1972, playing for dance bands in western France. He is the founder of several combos from 1976 to 93: - Noëtra, with, notably, Christian Paboeuf (oboe) and Pierre Aubert (violin). The band grows, counting up to eight musicians. From 1979 to 1982 Jean composes and records all of the combo's repertoire, which has been published on three CD's for Muséa Records: “Neuf Songes”, “Définitivement bleus...” and “...Résurgences d‘errances”

Michael Sims

After listening to “Room with a Groove”, it’s easy to understand why the musical talents of Michael Sims are constantly being sought out, from one end of the musical spectrum to the other. Fueled by his long-time love of jazz, and propelled by years of lending his guitar expertise and talent to a variety of artists, ranging from, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, George Benson, Cypress Hill, and EZ E, to Peter White and Michael Bolton, to mention just a few, guitarist Michael Sims is fueled and ready to introduce his second solo album, “Room with a Groove”. Michael’s chameleon like ability and soulful knack to command a track, with such style and magnetism, allows the listener to fall into a smooth and idyllic groove. Multi-talented, Sims plays bass, keyboards and drums as well as guitar, but in spite of his impressive credentials and obvious talent, he bided his time before stepping into the spotlight

Norman Johnson

Lyrical and tasteful are the words used to describe Norman Johnson’s guitar playing. Norman has performed with such notables as Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Mays, Harvie S., Dave Brubeck, Phil Wilson, Chris Brubeck, and Pete Levin. In 1995, Norman, along with vocalist Dianne Mower, released their first collaborative cd “Maybe September” featuring Harvie S. This was followed by the big band recording “The New Millennium Jazz Ensemble” which featured Dianne Mower, Harvie S. and Bill Mays.

Norman was a partner in “J/P Productions” through the 80’s and 90’s where he composed original music for clients including UPS, IBM, Pratt & Whitney, and Otis. In 1997 He won “the Communicator” Award for a music/video production for Otis Elevator entitled “Otis in China”.

Ermesc Gonzalez

Born: April 19, 1976

www.ermesc.com Born on April 1976 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. As a child he had the privilege of growing up surrounded by some of the best musicians that Puerto Rico had on those days and the exciting opportunity of listening and learning from them. His beginnings as a music student was with his father Ernesto Gonzalez and then he moved to the "self-taught" side, learning and searching for the knowledge of jazz harmony, improvisation and techniques; this was the same for the guitar as for the "congas". His perseverance and dedication helped him land a series of good expositions as a guitarist and percussionist. Later on, he decided to complete a Bachelor degree in music, which he got from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico . After achieving this he moved to New York where he studied under the guidance of renowned jazz guitarrist Paul Bollenback and completed a M.A. in jazz performance with honors from the Aaron's Copland School of Music (CUNY)

Infantree

Trees are carbon dioxide reducing, erosion preventing, oxygen producing, majestic, and sturdy life-forms that grow with their environment. These wise, woody creatures inspired young Alex Vojdani (vocals, lyrics, guitar, keys), Matt Kronish (vocals, lyrics, guitar, banjo), and Donald Fisher (vocals, lyrics, keys, synth bass, mandolin, guitar) as high school students in Calabasas, CA. Their longing for blissful innocence and spiritual appreciation of nature, coupled with their camaraderie, begat Infantree in 2007.

Having three distinct leaders is both the strength and the challenge for the band, so the 2008 addition of drummer Jordan Avesar provided not only a serious backbeat, but also a psychological glue.

Alex, Matt and Donald began playing guitar as young boys, but naturally picked up other disciplines with no instruction

trio.Schmetterling

Based upon a jam session in 2007, influenced by all currents of modern music, avant-garde and jazz, the trio consisting of Jan Roth, Keisuke Matsuno and Alexander Binder plays innovative instrumental music which, in spite of the progressive fragments, tend to non-conformism. Technically whole, evenly played songs that tell compelling stories without words. Tracks that have found their own language, music that sounds like flying. The current self-titled album and the concerts are marked by an incredible wealth of facets. Elegiac compositions played in unison alternate with free-floating improvisation parts

Libor Smoldas

Born: February 17, 1982

Libor Šmoldas was born on February 17, 1982 in Olomouc, but has lived inPrague since his childhood. He devoted himself to music at an early age,starting with the recorder and trumpet, then beginning to play guitar when hewas twelve. After initial forays into rock and blues he began to take aninterest in jazz, mainly due to his fascination with the recordings of CharlieParker. At sixteen he was already appearing in Prague jazz clubs with theblues band of American singer Phil Speat, as well as at Sunday jam sessionsat U Malého Glena. He took guitar lessons from Josef Kůstka, Luboš Andršt,Zdeněk Fišer and Petr Zelenka. After finishing primary school he attended theEvropská High School of Music in Prague before being admitted to the jazzguitar department of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory as a student of Jiř�-Šindler in 2001. Two years later he transferred into the Conservatory’snewly-opened Post-Secondary School, which is directed by Jarom�-r Honzák.There he studied under Petr Binder, Josef Štěpánek and David Dorůžka; aftergraduating he himself became a professor of guitar, ensemble performanceand rhythm training.

Elizabeth Ayoub

With a fresh, coming-of-age sensitivity, Elizabeth Ayoub graces the stage by blending the traditional with the contemporary, the East with the West. The youngest of seven siblings, her Lebanese immigrant parents fled to Venezuela before the civil war, in search for a promising future. It was in Venezuela where Elizabeth was thrust into an environment where three different languages were freely spoken and where her musical influences ranged from Koranic verse and Fairuz, to Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand. A songstress at heart

Greg Arney

When Greg was 10, he asked his father to teach him to play the guitar. His father said, "If you start playing now, when you grow up, people will love you." He imagined what it would be like to be gawked at and admired because of such a skill, and decided he didn't want to learn. It would be nearly a decade before he was to reconsider. Music continued searching for him until finally, seven years later, he discovered an acoustic guitar in the attic. Greg became obsessed with discovering all of the sounds that it could make. He listened to and imitated many recordings, including blues, jazz, funk, Latin, flamenco, celtic and Japanese popular music. Greg currently lives in Boston, MA where he is involved in the thriving music scene