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Giorgos Daskalakis

Born in Athens in 1970, started playing guitar at the age of 15. After having taken guitar lessons and played in several bands - rock, blues, funk, jazz, with emphasis on composing hisown material, he followed, in 1994, a classical harmony course at Sychrono Odeio, Athens with Michalis Travlos. After his diploma in 1996, he studied at the same school classical guitar with Iakovos Kolanian and graduated in 2001. In 2003 he moved to Holland and studied jazz guitar at DJam and in 2004 entered the HKU conservatory with main guitar teacher Eef Albers, where he graduated in 2008. He has taken lessons and participated in clinics with : Kai von Rosenberg, Kai Eckhardt, Jesse van Ruller, Marcus Miller, Richard Smith and others. From September 2008 until May 2009 he hosted a jazz session in Amsterdam while working on his own music which is being presented since September 2009 under the name Broken Fingers.

Antonio Valdetaro

Born: May 1, 1962

ANTONIO VALDETARO launches “Leticia”, his first CD The guitarist, along with his band, just launched the first album with his own composition. An excellent guitarist, Antonio Valdetaro is also an untiring traveler. Nevertheless, he is a traveler with a unique character: the type who falls in love for the new and the different that dwells in each place. He is a lover who renders himself affectionately to the unexpected and settles himself there. That was the case when he settled residency in Europe after touring through Portugal, France, Germany and Spain. And it was not different when this musician from Niteroi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) decided to live in Brazilian cities other than his hometown Niteroi Rio de Janeiro: Salvador, Belo Horizonte and São Paulo, where he has been living since 1999

Tim Sparks

Born: October 31, 1954

Self taught by ear on an old Stella flat top during a bout of encephalitis that kept him out of school for a year. He taught himself to play the music he heard around him: traditional country blues and the gospel his grandmother played on piano in a small church in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

At age 14, Tim was nominated by a musically astute uncle for a scholarship at the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts. There he studied the classics with Segovia protege Jesus Silva while continuing to play all kinds of music, increasingly turning to classic jazz for inspiration. He adapted compositions by Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, and Fats Waller to the guitar, frequently reducing piano arrangements to their essence. Early influences were Doc Watson, Arthur Smith, and most importantly Duck Baker, who opened up a horizon of possibilities for fingerstyle guitar.

Glenn Nolle

Born: November 9, 1956

Glenn grew up in the Pittsburgh area and began taking guitar lessons at age 8. It wasn't until his discovery of Jimi Hendrix that Glenn became serious about playing and this set in motion 10 hour+ practice days eventually earning him a Gibson Goldtop Les Paul Deluxe by age 13. Players such as Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton were a major influence and certainly the unsung hero of the British invaders: Jeff Beck. Glenn studied under Bill Clydesdale a Big Band Swing guitarist instrumental in Glenn's early chord development and later Jerry Conderato who taught him classical and flamenco. Guitarists such as Alvin Lee of Ten Years After caught Glenn's attention due to his innovative incorporation of jazz chops in traditional rock settings

The Biel Ballester Trio

Drawing inspiration from Django Reinhardt, BBT composed tracks for Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' soundtrack and performed with Woody himself on stage. They meld the traditional style with a modern flavour with young vibrant players adopting and adding new forms such as bossa nova, bolero, rumba or rock.

Perry Smith

Born: August 24, 1983

Passionately driven to create new music, guitarist Perry Smith’s combines his love for jazz with broad influences from rock and folk to create his signature style. Based in New York City Perry performs and records with the Kathleen Grace Band and is a founding member of the critically acclaimed New West Guitar Group. In addition, he has performed and worked under legendary artists such as Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Nancy Wilson, Pat Metheny, Harry Belafonte, and Bobby McFerrin. Perry’s extensive performance resume includes notable venues such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, the World Expo in Japan, Yoshi’s Jazz Club in San Francisco and Hoffest in Berlin Germany. As a composer, Perry was a finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition and won the 2006 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award

Adam Halliwell

Born: January 14, 1990

Matt Stevens

Born: August 2, 1975

Matt Stevens is a musician and composer from North London. An instrumental artist, he uses an acoustic guitar and a sampler to create multi layered tracks live. This is often called Live Looping. His music is compared with artists as diverse as John Mclaughlin, Johnny Marr and Sigur Ros. He plays live all over the UK. He has composed for short films(including the award winning Daddys Little Helper) and his live work is often compared to watching a one man guitar orchestra or wall of sound. He performs to people from all over the world using Ustream.TV

Johnny J Rivera

Born in French Camp, CA. and raised in San Pedro, CA., Johnny j Rivera has been singing his whole life, then first picked up a guitar at the age of 13. First inspired by The Beatles, Earth, Wind and Fire, Albert King, and B.B King, these artists set him on his stylistic journey. After high school, he took a three hour a day bus journey to Hollywood ,CA to pursue his musical career, attending the Musicians Institute in 1985, where he discovered his passion for blues and jazz, studying with Joe Pass, Frank Gambale, Norman Brown, Don Mock, and Scott Henderson, while playing, with many blues and r&b groups in L.A to solidify his unique style

Kieth Nadoo

Born: June 19, 1989

ive been playin guitar for about seven years now. i listen to mostly all types of jazz, rock, prog rock, blues, acoustic, and anything else that sounds good to me. I mostly enjoy playing smooth jazz or bluesy types of music though. I havent been in very serious bands but i have lots of self recorings of origonal song ideas. I am very laid back and i am open to anyone who wants to play music. I mostly love improv and playing with people who like to jam. If your interested let me know and i can give you my cell number. thanks.