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Keven Eknes

Born: September 18, 1993

Following the trend of having the first professional gigs as a early teenager, I debuted my original EP “Extraterrestrial” at 19, and won prestigious awards: PwC Award; G9Alt Award x2; Helgåleiren Guitar Idol; Tom Wilhelmsen Stiftelse x5; Sandnes City Honorary Recognition 2014 in support of my career. As a quintessential musician, I was also a university drop-out at Paul McCartney's LIPA, desiring to chase the “American Dream” starting at Berklee College of Music in 2014. After being offered both the European Tour and the Writing&Composition Scholarship, I became a division award-winner the following year for "Outstanding Musicianship" as selected by faculty, and in 2016 was one-third of the recipients of the prestigious Artist's Diploma (A.D.) among the 950 graduates, closing with a packed arena concert. My journey as a full-time guitarist since have been ranging from recording lead guitar for National Geographic and Liam Ferrari to performing 1000s of shows in multi-million dollar productions and national tours as well as performing at Gardeball (King of Norway's Ball), being selected by Smoky Mountain Opry as their "Best Male Performer" nominee for the IAAPA Brass Ring Award

Philip Adie Trío

Born: January 8, 1970

The Philip Adie Trio is a Jazz Flamenco group from Seville playing original music composed by the guitarist Philip Adie. Philip along with Luis Salto (double bass) y Nacho Megina (drums & percussion) play an eclectic variation of Flamenco integrating jazz and improvisation into their repertoire.

D'Gary

Born: July 22, 1961

Enrico Merlin

Born: March 9, 1964

Enrico Merlin is one of those unusual cases of an accomplished musician and composer who is at the same time an acclaimed expert on the subject of 20th century music. These two worlds which rarely come together in a single person, have infused the artist with an exceptionally creative and expressive performing talent and at the same time have inspired numerous successful literary publications. As a musician he has played on more than 40 different recordings alongside artists such as Steven Bernstein, Giorgio Gaslini, Michael Manring, Markus Stockhausen, the Rova Saxophone Quartet, to name but a few, and has also performed at numerous international Music Festivals together with artists such as Carla Bley, Mederic Collignon, Garrison Fewell, Paolo Fresu, Mark Baldwin Harris, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Boris Savoldelli, Maria Schneider, Giovanni Sollima, Elliott Sharp, John Surman, Steve Swallow, Henry Threadgill, Tino Tracanna, and many more besides. He has been the founder and leader of several bands including the Merlin UN-Covered Music Project which was recently selected by the Italian Jazz Magazine JazzIt to represent the new wave of Italian Jazz at Webnotte, a television broadcast hosted by Repubblica TV / Radio Capital TV

Les Cunningham

A former drummer turned gypsy jazz devotee, Les “Doc” Cunningham channels the spirit of Django Reinhardt, Angelo DeBarre, and Slava Tolstoy. Today, he plays guitar with Swingbooty and is a core member of the band since 2020.   He studied with jazz greats Robin Nolan and Slava Tolstoy, perfecting his rhythm guitar style that drives each song and provides the backbone for Swingbooty’s performances.  Fan quote:  “Les has a sixth sense for timing and a rare ability to weave fresh, improvised melodies." –Brad Baker

Julian Jimenez Ruiz

Born: March 20, 1994

Born to a family of non-musicians in Cordoba, Spain, Julian’s introduction to music was quite unorthodox. He started taking Flamenco guitar lesson in high school. Whilst he learnt about styles like Fandango and Solea, he remained curious about many different genres and kept researching into other styles such as Funk, Rock and finally Jazz by the means of his mentor Fran Mazuelos.​ In the pursuit of furthering his musical horizons, he completed his Bachelors in Berklee College of Music and later obtained his Masters degree in Jazz Performance from Queens College studying under musicians such as Mike Moreno, Antonio Hart, Alain Mallet, Michael Mossman and many more

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John Irvine

Born: July 31, 1965

The John Irvine Band has released 7 critically acclaimed CDs of Jazz-Rock music: ‘Wait & See’ (2011), ‘Next Stop’ (2015), ‘Metaphysical Attractions’ (2018), 'The Machinery Of the Heavens' (2020), 'Psychopomp' (2022),  'Scanning The Dark Horizon' (2023) and 'The Starships Are Gathering' (2024). All 7 albums have received rave reviews and plaudits from many magazines and websites. Several tracks have been played on internet and terra firma radio stations, such as: La Villa Strangiato, The Prog Rock Palace, Xymphonia, El Ritorno Del Gigante, Canvas Prog Hour, Friday Night Progressive and many more

3Times7

United by the spirit of matakwane, the new trio plays transcending music, defining journeys to outer regions. International variety brings music beyond cultures to this group. Treating genres equally without mediocrity, but with compassion as well as intellect. The blues, Balkan rhythms, psychedelics and outbursts of energy are typical for this trio, but don't be surprised when they mellow out and let you float around like a lucid dream. Anything goes. JORRIT WESTERHOF - GUITAR Trying to not step on cables whom are behaving like flute-brainwashed cobras is one of Jorrit’s specialities. Tip-toeing on little soundboxes, he makes sure that psychedelic visions start to spin your mind over with shrieking feedbacks and sloppy virtuosity. MARKO CURCIC - BASS The kind of bass player who can keep strong rhythmic structures and weave melodic patters through erupting volcano-like violence shall always be nicknamed Marko Curcic

Djavan

Born: January 27, 1949

Born into a poor family in Maceió (capital of Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil), Djavan formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' singles. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing in local nightclubs. After competing in several festivals, he gained attention and recorded the album A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan in 1976. The album included the song "Flor de Lis," which became one of his most memorable hits. Albums that followed included his other musical influence, African music, and additional hits followed, such as "Açaí", "Sina," and "Samurai," which featured Stevie Wonder's harmonica