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Tom Baker Quartet

Born: April 1, 1965

THE BAND These four acclaimed musicians have enjoyed working together in various combinations over the past few years, and now they have joined forces as the Tom Baker Quartet. Tom Baker (guitar, fretless guitar, composer), drummer Greg Campbell, clarinettist Jesse Canterbury and bassist Brian Cobb have diverse musical backgrounds, which include jazz, modern classical, world music, and free improvisation. They have been working as a quartet since November of 2004, playing music by Baker and Cobb, as well as crafting beautiful and haunting improvisations. Their music blurs the boundaries between notated music and free improvisation; the unique sonic landscapes that result are grounded in history, while pushing at the boundaries of avant-jazz music. THE PLAYERS Guitarist Tom Baker has been active as a composer, performer and music producer in the Seattle new-music scene since 1994

Egidio Balzola

Born: May 19, 1959

Koby Hayon

Born: June 5, 1972

Koby Hayon was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. While studying at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv, Hayon gathered experience as a guitarist with the DGK Trio and other notable groups. In 2001, Hayon moved to the United States, where he would earn his BM in jazz studies at SUNY Purchase. There, as a recipient of the Ullendorff Memorial Foundation scholarship, Westchester Art Council, New York State Art Council, he studied with jazz greats John Abercrombie, Hal Galper, Todd Coolman, and Jon Faddis. Hayon has since played in a number of venues throughout the tri-state area as the leader of a jazz trio, duo, and quartet

James Muller

Born: July 26, 1974

“James Muller is a mountain of guitar virtuosity…All the things that are the most effective in jazz, rock, blues and country guitar emerge naturally at the right time, in the right place and it can give the listener shivers.”-John Clare. Sydney Morning Herald James was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1974 to musical parents. He became interested in music at an early age and began playing the guitar at the age of 12. Initially inspired by rock music of the sixties and seventies his love of jazz took over at the age of 16. Two years later James was gigging in the working band of renowned clarinetist/saxophonist Andrew Firth with whom he stayed until 1994. After working with the cream of Adelaide’s jazz and rock musicians James relocated to Sydney in the summer of 1996, where he quickly became one of the most in-demand guitarists in the country. He has played and/or recorded with: Vince Jones, James Morrison, Dale Barlow, Mike Nock, Renee Geyer, Bernie McGann, Don Burrows, Mark Isaacs, Sean Wayland, Steve Hunter and Scott Tinkler as well as international artists Chad Wackerman, Bill Stewart, Vinnie Colaiuta, Adam Nussbaum, Jay Anderson, Steve Tavaglione, Maria Schneider, Tim Ries, Tony Moncao, Donny McCaslin, Bob Sheppard, Matt Penman and Jochen Rueckert. James has recorded 4 CD’s under his own name

Thomas Nordlund

Born: July 14, 1983

Thomas Nordlund is a guitarist, composer, and producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a lyrical guitarist whose command of the instrument allows him to shape vivid musical terrain with only a handful of notes. His compositions stretch from being insular to accessible and unfold like narrative observations of the world around him. Nordlund released his second album as a bandleader and producer, “Miles Left Behind,” in 2018 on Shifting Paradigm Records. Previously, he collaborated with singer Maryam Yusefzadeh on arrangements of traditional Persian folk songs and new compositions, independently released as “Migration” in 2018

Cooper Tisdale

BIO Cooper Tisdale has caught the ears of listeners from Canada to the coast of Georgia with his soulfulness and eclectic mix of music. Although this guitarist's music can be described as jazz/rock, his influences encompass many genres. After studying at California's Guitar Institute of Technology, Cooper returned to Georgia and began his music career, performing everything from rock to jazz and funk. He has performed at Radio City Music Hall with the Indigo Girls and at Carnegie Hall with Kristen Hall. He has opened for the likes of Chet Atkins, Steve Morse, REO Speedwagon, 311, Grover Washington, Jr., the Nixons, and Spyro Gyra

Irving Louis Lattin

Mark Boling

Born: December 3, 1954

Mark Boling is a jazz guitarist, teacher, composer, author and collaborator with drummer Keith Brown and bassist Rusty Holloway in the Boling, Brown, & Holloway trio. He has also performed and recorded with pianist Donald Brown, the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, and South African saxophonist Zim Ngqawana. Evidence (MaBO Music 2000), Boling's first recording as a leader, documents the Boling, Brown and Holloway (BBH) trio in a set of ten jazz standards and two original tunes. Evidence was featured as an outstanding recording by a southern artist on the syndicated Jazz South radio program in 2002. The BBH trio is augmented by Carlos Fernandez (percussion), Donald Brown (piano), and Zim Ngqawana (saxophone) on Tune Me (MaBO Music 2004). Boling is author of Creative Comping Concepts for Jazz Guitar (Mel Bay), The Jazz Theory Workbook (Advance Music), Elements of the Jazz Language software (CPP/Belwin), and Curriculum for Aural Training software

Serge Krief

Born: July 10, 1962

Serge Krief was born in Paris on July 10, 1962. At fifteen , Serge had his first guitar. He was first attracted by Flamenco. The trio Paco de Lucia, Al Di Méola and John Mac Laughlin influenced him. In May 1982 thousands of people discovered him at a festival in Paris. The concert was followed by a tour in the south of France during the summer. In September 1982, he performed in the Manitas de Plata’s concert in Paris. In May 1983, Serge discovered Django Reinhardt. He still listens to other great musicians like Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. From 1983-1987, Serge devotes all his time and energy to this music. Critics find his technique is unusual and unique. Between 1987 • 1989, he appeared on different TV shows like Canal + (Nulle Part Ailleurs), France2 ( Am show ). January 23rd 1990, during a concert at the famous Salle Pleyel, he gave a tribute to Django Reinhardt by reforming the legendary Quintet of the Hot Club de France with Babik Reinhardt, Richard Chiche on rythm guitar and Pierre Blanchard on violin

Jonathan Kreisberg

Born: June 10, 1972

Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has been steadily building his name as one of the most compelling composer/performers in Jazz.  Combining timeless melodicism with forward thinking lines and textures, His style and approach has created a strong following of fans around the world.  He frequently tours worldwide and records with his own groups as well artists such as Dr. Lonnie Smith, who says of Kreisberg "He is a passionate musician with great vision, and he is constantly in fiery pursuit of innovation."

Born in New York City, guitarist and composer Jonathan Kreisberg has fond memories of a childhood steeped in music. “I was lucky to grow up in a household that had a great and wide-ranging record collection,” he recalls, “including Coltrane's My Favorite Things, John Williams playing the ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ and Cream's Disraeli Gears.”