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Paul Caraher/Funkatronic

Funkatronic are brothers Justin and Paul Caraher. They have played music together since early youth growing up in Nashville. They now live in Rhode Island and have been touring consistently throughout the northeast region with additional shows in Nashville, Atlanta, and Chicago as well as shows in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and West Virginia. They have also appeared at various festivals like the Discover Festival in Burlington, Vermont, Mannerland in Mebane, North Carolina, and Summer Jam in Ithaca, New York. They have shared the stage with many great bands like Lotus, The Breakfast, Moon Boot Lover, The Recipe, In the Woods, Oshe, Furley, Ulu, Moonshine Still, Barefoot Manner, Mountain of Venus, and Rane

Chris Bergson

With MOJO Magazine's #1 Blues Album of 2008, Fall Changes, and #2 Blues Album of 2011, Imitate the Sun, New York guitarist/singer Chris Bergson has established himself as "one of the most inventive songwriters in modern blues music." (Richard Skelly, All Music Guide), creating his own blend of blues, roots and soul. Chris Bergson has performed and/or shared the stage with Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, Norah Jones, John Hammond, Little Sammy Davis, Etta James, Bettye LaVette, Annie Ross, Al Foster, and Matt Wilson, to name just a few. "Bergson is the real deal...reminiscent of The Band at their best...high octane funk...wonderful stuff indeed!" Blues In The Northwest "Gut-busting, horn-bedecked NY blues." "A powerful spirit with flavours of Ray Charles and Tom Waits..

Richard Okkerse

Born: October 6, 1980

Born in Middelburg, Netherlands, October 1980, Richard started playing the guitar at the age of 10 under the influence of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana. By the time he reached 13 he got more and more interested in jazz & fusion, During this period playing in various formations (Confusion, Not James Dean, Misty Jazz Band, etc.) of different styles. At the age of 17 he was accepted at the Amsterdam University of Music where he studied with Jesse van Ruller, Maarten van der grinten, Martijn van Iterson and Ed Verhoeff. At the moment Richard lives in Oporto, Portugal where he performs frequently with his projects as a leader and co-leader with Pedro Cravinho (Doublebass) Koen van Esche, Alexandre Coelho (drums), Alex Honwana (Piano & Vocals) among others.

Joe Bonamassa

As Joe Bonamassa grows his reputation as one of the world’s greatest guitar players, he is also evolving into a charismatic blues-rock star and singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His ability to connect with live concert audiences is transformational, and his new album, Black Rock, brings that energy to his recorded music more powerfully than ever before. The tenth solo album and eighth studio release of his career

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble

Born: April 17, 1977

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble is an instrumental group based out of Madison, Wisconsin. They are primarily influenced by the legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. The ensemble also pulls influences from jazz, swing, traditional Latin, Parisian waltzes, and other vintage-jazz sources. Expect a range of tunes from the "Hot Swing" repertoire, originals and standards done in uniquely arranged styles. The idea for Caravan G.S.E. started in early 2002 when Chris Ruppenthal, the group's leader and an aspiring jazz guitarist, first heard recordings of Dutch Gypsy jazz guitarist Jimmy Rosenberg who played in the Reinhardt style

David Widelock

Born: March 2, 1948

A versatile guitarist who is at home with jazz, latin, free improvisation, funk and rhythm and blues styles, David has been performing in the Bay Area since the early 70's.. He studied jazz guitar with Warren Black in Portland, Oregon, and improvisation with pianist Art Lande in Berkeley, California. He has performed with Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Woody Shaw, Art Lande, Mark Isham, pianist Jon Jang, and the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra. Famed Brazilian guitarist Luis Bonfa called David "a giant of the 12-string...one of my favorite guitarists". As a composer David is the author of over fifty jazz tunes for small ensembles

George Walker Petit

Born: July 22, 1959

George Walker Petit performs on guitar with both his trio and his larger group. In the studio he also plays bass, percussion, keyboards and sings. Petit composes and arranges for his live groups and in the studio for all instruments. Petit's groups have shared the stage with some jazz legends over the years...McCoy Tyner, Betty Carter, Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman, James Carter, John Scofield, Joe Henderson, George Mraz, Al Foster, Michael Ray, Hieroglyphics... The current trio includes long-time friend and drummer (15 years) Mark Dodge and bassist David Ambrosio. He has been recorded on many projects as a sideman and has recently finished his second, self-produced and engineered release as a composer/performer/leader

Greg Hyslop

Born: December 27, 1951

Born in Montgomery, WV in 1951 but a resident of Greensboro since 1957, Greg Hyslop has been a long standing member of the piedmont North Carolina jazz community. He graduated from Berklee College of Music (Boston) in 1977 and returned to his hometown to settle down and raise a family. With his hollow-bodied electric guitar, Hyslop performs straight ahead jazz with a bebop flavor. He has released two recordings so far. The first was a session with Kenny Werner on piano and John Riley on drums entitled Manhattan Date. This 1987 LP was rated four stars in Down Beat Magazine. The second recording, simply titled The Greg Hyslop Trio featured David Fox on piano and Charles Gambetta on bass

Donny Mayer

Born: May 28, 1954

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King Sunny Ade

King Sunny Ade - guitar, vocals For more than three decades, King Sunny Ade and his African Beats have been thrilling audiences worldwide with their extraordinary music. The Nigerian singer, guitarist, bandleader, and entrepreneur is the acknowledged master of juju, a cross-cultural sound that sends listeners on a remarkable journey into the heart of one of Africa's most vital cultures. His music draws from the many idioms and forms of the Yoruba language, and imbues it with a modern sense of spirituality, politics and honor. Juju is a thrilling hybrid of Western pop and traditional African music that incorporates electric guitars and synthesizers with such indigenous instruments as talking drums