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David Brown

Born: October 19, 1969

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in Wichita, Kansas, David began playing the guitar at age 14 after brief stints playing the piano, trombone and drums. Initially inspired by the sounds of Van Halen, Rush and Led Zeppelin, David’s musical interests soon took a drastic and life changing turn after being exposed Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery and other jazz musicians. His interest in jazz led him to the University of North Texas for his first two years of college where he was a Jazz Studies major under Jack Peterson and Fred Hamilton. While there he also played in the Advanced Guitar Ensemble and world renowned Lab Bands and studied classical guitar as his primary instrument. David graduated cum laude from The Wichita State University in 1992 with a BA in music performance while studying jazz and improvised music with Craig Owens

Tom La Meche

Born: October 13, 1976

Like many, I started making music on the guitar in a group of friends, around 14-15 years. Initially, a very rock music, a little bourrin, sometimes plane: I was very attracted by both environments Pink Floyd and Iron Maiden guitars ... And then one day I heard a tonton play the blues with a harmonica, guitar poorly paid, a groove ... sound ... Wow ... the top. I had to make the blues! Fortunately, step-brother who passed through here, and musician by trade, showed me the database: the ranges, Agreements, the pace and rigor (I did in fact never used, rigor) . I went like that, slowly, toward jazz and blues, both fascinated by the sounds of old blues felt that the premium on technique, and by the complexity and intellectual games harmonies of jazz. Largely self-taught, I come from a family of musicians

Marduk Sayad

Born: February 7, 1956

Playing since age 14, studied with Bill Connors of RTF, Davis Ramey, and Robert Conti. Began performing with UC Berkeley Jazz Ensembles during undergraduate studies 1973-1977 and the Wednesday Jazz Big Band. Assembled the five member jazz-fusion band Santur and performed in the Bay Area. Members included Phil Crescenzo on keys, Tod Dickow on sax, Curtis Olsen bass, Tom Arnold bass(alt), Denny Fongheiser drums, Joe Barbosa drums (alt), Scott Latham drums (primary). Just keep writing and playing while living in Palm Springs, SoCal. More to come to be sure.

Tahina Rahary

Contact with music started at a tender age. Born in Madagascar, an island paradise
in the middle of the Indian Ocean, he came from a large
family who all shared a love for good music.
At the young age of 6 he made his first moves on the drums,
and turned professional when he was 9 with his father’s orchestra “Les fréres Albert”
made up of various family members. As one of the most famous orchestras of Madagascar,
they toured the country playing Jazz music and good french
music from the 60..s.
Later, at 11 he started the guitar,
saxophone and flute, but the guitar became his
preferred instrument

Brian Kastan

Born: April 2, 1972

​Brian Kastan is a guitarist, electric/fretless bass player, composer and landscape photographer. He is best known for his original sounding improvisations and composing style, self-developed hybrid finger picking technique on guitar, and laying down big fat bass grooves and electric/fretless bass improvisations.

Brian has released 31 albums as a band leader or band member. (Playing bass on 10 of the albums)....

Plus performed and/or recorded with Grammy winning jazz vocalist, Miles Griffith, (Won grammy with Wynton Marsalis Blood on the Fields) Peter O'Brien, Steve Rust, Christopher Dean Sullivan, Yutaka Uchida, George Dulin, Danny Zanker, Jay Brunka, Oscar Perez, Dave Mullen, Tani Tabbal, Bob Meyer, Harvey Sorgen, Taru Alexander, Nick Gianni, Dave Berger, Eric Person,George Spanos, Travis Sullivan, Eishin Nose, Mike Pride, Ryan Berg, Eddy Khaimovich, Andy Sanesi, Juini Booth, Micheal Bisio, Leo Genovese, Lamy Istrefi and many more.

Dan Haedicke

Born: April

A superior guitarist, Dan Haedicke (pronounced Ha-dik) has developed his own melodic and bluesy jazz voice. In All The Ways, his recording debut as a leader, is filled with warm and memorable melodies, concise solos, and music that is both creative and accessible. Dan founded the Kwality Records label in 2007 as both a vehicle for his recording projects and as an opportunity for him to work as a producer with such artists as the modern New Orleans soul singer Tondrae Kemp. He has worked extensively as a guitarist (including with Lil’ Fame, Cisco Adler, The Diplomats, Rich Boy, and B

Fernando Zaplana

Born: May 25, 1962

Bandsman is the artist name of Fernando Zaplana, an eclectic songwriter, guitarist and composer with creative musical ideas and pop arrangements to service both TV & Films. Born in Cartagena, Spain, Fernando is primarily a songwriter, with well over 100 composed songs in several styles including jazz, classic, bossa-nova, lounge, symphonic, disco, pop, latin, electronic, rock, blues and much more. Although his main influence is Jazz, his music exudes all his genetic Mediterranean influences. As Bandsman, Fernando has performed at a great many Jazz gigs in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Ibiza, highlighting with his participation in the “2000 Injuve International Jazz Festival” in Ibiza, with No Tan Big Band. Several of his songs have more recently been selected for licensing contracts by vision producers in the USA, Canada and Australia for TV & Film purposes.

Warren Battiste

Born: November 8, 1925

New Orleans native son Warren Battiste, is another one of those unsung heroes in the annals of jazz who deserve more recognition for their contributing efforts to the cause of American music. Warren Battiste was born in New Orleans in 1925 and was taught to play the guitar by his father who was a banjo player at Preservation Hall. Warren then completed 4 years of instructions at Gruenwald Music School in New Orleans, where he became proficient not only on guitar, but also bass, banjo and piano. He was the first guitarist to play with Fats Domino on a regular basis, and went on to play with Illinois Jacquet in New York

Andrei Krylov

Born: March 1, 1961

Andrei Krylov - guitarist and composer. He plays 6 and 7 string guitar. Original music, Fusion of Flamenco, Folk, Jazz, Gypsy styles, Classical music. He studied guitar, arrangement and composition in Music School and Music College in St.Petersburg, Russia and now is living in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada. In 90's he worked as a guitarist for the Russian State Concert company "Lenconcert" and the "Old Petersburg " music theatre. He has given recitals in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, USA, and Canada. Andrei has recorded and performed for Russian, US and Canadian Radio and TV channels. He is composed original music for films in Russia and USA

Butch Walker

Born: November 14, 1969

After gaining a brief taste of major-label success during the '80s and '90s -- particularly with Marvelous 3, whose single "Freak of the Weak" became a modern rock hit in 1999 -- singer/guitarist Butch Walker traded his bandmates for a solo career. Moreover, he also established himself as an in- demand producer by working with such marketable artists as Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, and Pink. Raised in Cartersville, GA, Bradley Glenn Walker III launched his public career with the band SouthGang, which traveled to Los Angeles in 1988 and inked a contract with Virgin Records. The pop-metal group released two albums before splitting up, and Walker soon resurfaced with Marvelous 3