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The Tipsy Gypsies

From inspirations of love and love Lost comes one of the most enjoyable groups out of the central coast of California, The Tipsy Gypsies, featuring the lovely Hillary Langdon on vocals, Guitar players Toan Chau and Forrestt Williams, drummer Sean Sullivan, and Double Bassist Matt Reeder. These are the best musicians the area has to offer, but the chemistry the Tipsy Gypsies has during their packed live performances is greater than the sum of its parts. The Tipsy Gypsies play a style of music that is rooted in Gypsy Jazz, like Django Reinhardt, and inspired by Billie Holiday, but updated with modern influences like the vocal stylings of Feist and Portishead

Jean-Christophe Maillard

Jean-Christophe Maillard is a French composer, guitarist and pianist, singer/songwriter and arranger native of Pointe-à-Pître, Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Such atypical circumstances: early classical piano studies, life in the islands, artistic influences from the nearby American continent and the colonizers' metropolitan centers, would naturally reflect along his creative development. Maillard has been acclaimed as a musician of extraordinary breadth, technical brilliance, and fearless music making. His precocious professional carreer started in Paris, France at the age of 19, touring and recording with Grammy Award-wining artist Angélique Kidjo (1987-1988) as well as touring, recording, producing and composing for world-renown and Victoires de la Musique Award-winner accordionist Daniel Mille (four albums and worldwide tours from 1987 to 2004). Meanwhile, he has been Musical Director for famous singer/songwriter Michel Fugain (two albums recorded, tours and countless TV shows from 1989 to 1993), touring Europe with African music pioneers Toure Kunda (Bill Laswell, Carlos Santana) in 1993-1994, working with Golden Globe Nominated producer, filmmaker and writer Pierre Barouh (Claude Lelouch, Yves Montand, Baden Powell, A Man and a Woman, Ocean's Thirteen) from 1995 on. Simultaneously, Maillard owned and engineered at recording studio "Sous La Ville" in Paris, Le Marais, in association with Marc Berthoumieux (Charles Aznavour, Harry Belafonte) welcoming there the best of the European jazz scene, as well as pop icons the like of Linda Lewis (Top ten UK artist, David Bowie, Luther Vandross, Cat Stevens) from 1992-1999. In 1996, Maillard started working on new compositions for acoustic guitar based on traditional rhythms from the Caribbean which led to the release of his first solo album "Ka Suite" in early 2000; fourteen pieces of overwhelming instrumental prowesses in a unique writing approach, that have been ever since taught in conservatories ( Buenos Aires, Istanbul...) and performed by different players

Nuno Costa

Born: September 6, 1980

Born in 1980, the Portuguese guitarist Nuno Costa started playing at the age of 15. In 1998, began his classical music studies at Academia de Amadores de Música. A year later, went to the Hot Clube de Portugal jazz school and in 2002 received an achievement scholarship. He then moved to Boston with a new scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and in 2005 graduated with Magna Cum Laude in Film Scoring. In 2021 he finished his PhD at Faculdade de Belas-Artes of Universidade de Lisboa (Summa Cum Laude).

His first album “(...) - Reticências entre Parênteses” was released in 2009 for the Portuguese indie label Tone of Pitch. The record had a good reception by the critics, with positive reviews and was featured both in the national and international press. In 2012 released his second album “All Must Go” for the same label. “Packed with solid and imaginative writing, played by a group of amazing improvisers, All Must Go is a dazzling musical experience that should not be missed by anyone interested in modern jazz”. "Detox" was released in 2015. Mário Laginha wrote about it: "It is enjoyable to listen to and it is never predictable. I don’t feel one can ask more from a record". "À Deriva" (2017) it's his 4th album as a leader and the first of Saga Cega, with whom he drove apart from jazz for the first time in his career. Saga Cega gathers a cast of notorious musicians from the Portuguese scene. His trio NoA has been around since 2012 and kept playing an active role in the Portuguese jazz scene. "Evidentualmente" (2020) was recorded by this trio and it's also available in vinyl. The album was one of the nominees for best jazz album at the Prémios Play awards. Cenas de Uma Vida no Bosque was released in 2021. It was recorded with a septet and it's also part of his PhD thesis. "Concavexo" (2022) it's NoA's second album and it features the amazing Rão Kyao.  

Deacon John Moore

Born: June 23, 1941

The guitar riffs of Deacon John Moore can be heard on literally hundreds of those historic New Orleans recordings that produced so many R&B and rock & roll hits of the ‘50s and early ‘60s. Moore was one of thirteen children reared in a musical family. He began his career singing in his church choir. After purchasing a pawn shop guitar he fell under the influence of Roy Montrell, Justin Adams, and George Davis. Davis and Deacon John can be heard trading guitar licks on Robert Parker’s "Barefootin’". Other artists for whom he played sessions are Ernie K-Doe (Mother-In-Law), Lee Dorsey (Working In A Coal Mine), Chris Kenner, (Land of A 1,000 Dances, I Like it Like That, and Ride Your Pony), Irma Thomas (Ruler of My Heart), Aaron Neville (Tell It Like It Is), Allen Toussaint, Fats Domino, Johnny Adams, Little Richard, Dr

AJ Weibe

Born: November 10, 1986

Guitarist for Maritzaida on SideHustle Records

Anders Westfall

Born: July 24, 1977

Graduated at Rythmic Conservatory i Copenhagen, Denmark 2007. Been playing concerts all over Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, London (UK), New York (Carnegie Hall etc.). Played with Anders Westfall Trio, George Garzone, Marc Mommaas, Magnify, Paul Harrison, Jesper Bodilsen, Bert Boeren, Johnny Boston, Mike Owen, Kalle Mathiesen, Jasper Hoiby. Have been composing for several Theater-plays and Musicals, and for Anders Westfall Trio and Magnify. Teaching at The Rythmic Highschool (www.drh.dk) and young talents in Slagelse.

www.myspace.com/anderswestfall

Kevin McLeod

I am a Guitarist and a Singer/Songwriter who plays contemporary music in a variety of settings. Music has extraordinary transformative power, both for the musician and listener. It's what I'm always trying to tap into, regardless of the musical style or setting. I have been very busy this past year playing lead guitar in The Kathy Fleischmann Band. This band has been getting raves at all performances and we're excited about our 1st KFB CD. It is entitled, "The Second Took Even Longer", and you can pick up a copy at CDBaby.com. I continue to play Solo performances and also perform as part of the acoustic duo DeStefano & McLeod

James Wallace

Born: January 8, 1943

I started playing guitar at 10 years of age when my grandfather gave me an old guitar. It was not playable as the strings were very high. I bought a Harmony guitar from a pawn shop for $5 and it wasn't really much better. I then bought a Nick Lucas guitar book that drove me insane. I could not figure out how anyone could stretch his hands that far. I learned chords and country songs from the kid down the street. My fingers would actually bleed at times and finally my parents thought they should buy me a playable guitar before I permanently injured myself. It was a thin bodied blond Guild with one pick up

Steve Bissinger

Born: April 9, 1964

Steve Bissinger is a Bay Area based guitarist, producer and sound designer for film and television.

Graham Keir

Born: February 5, 1988

A performer and composer, Graham’s musical influences range from standard jazz guitarists Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, and George Benson, to classical composers Bach, Wagner, and Shostakovich. These influences are reflected not only in Graham’s playing, but also in his emotive compositions. Graham began playing jazz guitar at the age of 14, and has studied with teachers Mike Kennedy, Jimmy Bruno, Larry McKenna, Gene Bertoncini, and Peter Bernstein. Graham quickly began winning “Best Soloist” awards at local competitions, and played for three years in the Grammy Band at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia