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Roberto Menescal

Born: October 25, 1937

Roberto Menescal is a Brazilian jazz guitarist important to the founding of bossa nova. In many of his songs there are references to the sea. He is also known for work with Carlos Lyra. Menescal has performed in a variety of Latin music mediums, including Brazilian pop, Música Popular Brasileira, Bossa nova and Samba. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy for his work with his son's bossa group Bossacucanova in 2002. In addition to this he provided music for films like Bye Bye Brasil.

Vinicius De Moraes

Born: October 19, 1913

Vinicius de Moraes, nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet), born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de Mello Moraes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of his parents, Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, Vinicius was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. He was also a composer of Bossa nova, a playwright, a diplomat and, as an interpreter of his own songs, he left several important albums. From a musical family, Vinicius began writing poetry early in life. At the age of 14, he became friends with the brothers Paulo and Haroldo Tapajós, and with the latter composed "Loura ou Morena", his first song

Brian Bunker Trio

Born: November 1, 1978

Brian was born in Huntington Beach, an Orange County suburb of Los Angeles, and raised in the Inland Empire town of Moreno Valley. While studying music at the University of California, Riverside, Brian began his performing career at clubs and casuals throughout Southern California. After playing on various cruise ships around the world, Brian came back to Los Angeles to find work in the many recording studios of the area. Now armed with the experience and versatility honed in the harsh world of studio recording, he is proud to announce the upcoming release of his first full album, the eponymous debut of the Brian Bunker Trio.

Boz Scaggs

Born: June 8, 1944

After first finding acclaim as a member of the Steve Miller Band, singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs went on to enjoy considerable solo success in the 1970s. Born William Royce Scaggs in Ohio on June 8, 1944, he was raised in Oklahoma and Texas, and while attending prep school in Dallas met guitarist Steve Miller. After joining Miller's group the Marksmen as a vocalist in 1959, the pair later attended the University of Wisconsin together, playing in blues bands like the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains. In 1963 Scaggs returned to Dallas alone, fronting an R&B unit dubbed the Wigs; after relocating to England, the group promptly disbanded, and two of its members — John Andrews and Bob Arthur — soon formed Mother Earth

Craig Ferguson

Born: August 12, 1981

A collection of 12 works composed strictly for solo guitar, Craig Ferguson's debut album "Nobody But The Moon And Me" is a statement of simplicity. Composed with nothing but a pencil and paper and recorded live with no overdubs, these instrumental tracks are the result of a broad range of influences. From styles like jazz, blues, and country to guitarists such as Bill Frisell, John Fahey, and Joe Pass Craig brings it all together on "Nobody But The Moon And Me". Standout tracks include, "Good Luck For Hard Times", "Soul Patch", and "Walkin' The Dog". Highly recommended if you're a fan of peaceful solo guitar music. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Craig has performed as the guitarist and dobro player for alt- bluegrass band Cliff Wagner & The Old #7

Alex Bryant

Born: October 2, 1961

Musician, owner People’s Music Sebastopol CA.

Jacob Young

Born: July 14, 1970

Born in Lillehammer in 1970, Young was introduced to jazz by his American father. At the age of 12 he took up the guitar and was, initially, self-taught on the instrument. After studying music at the University of Oslo, he received a scholarship to the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. His years there were devoted to learning the standard jazz repertoire as a starting point for a broader understanding of improvised harmonic music. Young’s principal teacher was the great guitarist Jim Hall, Jacob’s warm, glowing, rounded tone acknowledges the influence, with whom he studied both privately and in ensemble settings

N. Wesley Norton

Born: October 9, 1936

Wes has a long history of performance, study and instructing in Jazz and Classical styles from the middle 1950s to present. Primary Classical Guitar training was with Peter Colona at the Settlement School in Philadelphia, PA. Incidental training was with Andres Segovia and master classes with Christopher Parkening and Rey de la Torre. Performances of a limited Classical repertoire have been held at Fisk University (Nashville, TN), Lincoln University (PA) and various churches in the Philadelphia, PA area (including, but not limited to,incidental wedding music, preludes and offertories, choral and solo accompaniment). His primary focus however, is Jazz

Damian Catera

Damian Catera is an electro-acoustic composer/guitarist, sound installation creator and media artist. Catera's work reflects interests in sound-based composition/ improvisation, transmission, and socio- political critique. Recently he's been performing improvised "deCompositions" for live electronics, radio, and guitar. Catera's "deCompositional" process consists of an expanded instrument system, which samples and probabilistically processes live sound with algorithms, which he wrote in the MAX/ MSP programming environment. The end product is a constantly evolving, machine-improvised soundscape that is distinct in each implementation

Jackson Browne

Born: October 9, 1948

Jackson Browne has been both an introspective, cerebral songwriter and a politically attuned voice of conscience. He emerged in the early Seventies as a soul-baring young folksinger whose songs dealt with riddles of romance and existence. In his middle period he became a more extroverted rock and roller. Later work grew more topical in nature as Browne sang of political and social realities within and beyond our borders. “In a way, I don’t choose what I write about - my subjects kind of choose me,” this vanguard singer/songwriter explained in 1993. “It’s a healing thing, a way of confronting what’s important in my life at the time.” Though he was born on a German army base, Browne has lived in Southern California virtually all his life