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Lily Maase

Born: August 27, 1982

A graduate of the University of North Texas's esteemed Jazz Studies program, Lily Maase first fell in love with the guitar at the age of seven. In the decades since, she has performed and recorded as a jazz, classical, and rock guitarist, established herself as a highly sought-after private instructor and come into her own as a young and adventurous composer. As a leader, Lily has recorded two albums of her own music, Natural Disasters (2004) with the Lily Maase Quartet and aftermath (2005) with LM5 (…the lily maase quintet…). The Dallas Observer recently honored LM5 with a nomination for Best Jazz Group in their 2005 Music Awards, and aftermath was recently acclaimed as a "superior effort by a very talented composer" by AllAboutJazz.com. As a sideman, Lily has appeared with the University of North Texas 3 and 4 O'Clock Lab Bands, performed West Side Story with the Denton Musical Theater Company, become the primary classical guitarist for the Jeff Cook Ensemble, and worked with keyboardist R. C. Williams (Erykah Badu). She recently received a scholarship to attend the 2005 Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music, where she studied with Mark Dresser, Dave Douglas, Susie Ibarra and over a dozen other professional musicians. Lily currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she freelances, plays with her quintet and works with Walter Thompson's New York Soundpainting Orchestra. Press:

Ivan Martirena

Born: September 10, 1977

Ivan has been interested in music since an early age.Originary from Buenos Aires, Argentina, his training began at age 12 in traditional south-American folk music and classical guitar, but not until his senioryears, where he turned toward his real passion: Jazz and improvised music. His academic studies started at "Conservatorio Jose Manuel de Falla" Buenos Aires, where he got his first music Diploma and learned about ear training, harmony, counterpoint and solfege along with the classical studies. After this in 1997, Ivan earned a Degree in Performance from I.T.M.C (Technological Institute of Contemporary Music) and moved on towards a second Diploma in Professional Music and Arranging at Escuela de Musica BIN (Berklee International Network)

Avi Rothbard

Mr. Rothbard was born in kibbutz Gan Schmuel in the country side of Israel , near the “Triangle”, an area of several arab and jewish villages. By the age of seven, Mr. Rothbard was relocated in Japan for three years with his parents and two sisters after the family was following his dad’s peruse of fish breeding technologies. After returning to the Kibbutz in 1977, Mr. Rothbard picked up his first musical instrument, the mandolin. But it was not before five years later that he finally picked up the Guitar as his main instrument. during his high school years. Mr. Rothbard records collection includes some of the finest Jazz guitarists such as George Benson,Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass Wes montgomery, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny and John Scofield

Jose Luis Gamez

Born: June 5, 1965

Was born in Barcelona in 1965 and studied jazz from the prestigious international jazz seminars (with Bill Dobbins, Quest, Marc Johson and Walter Bishop Jr., among others) that took place in Spain around 1980. He took up guitar lessons from Luis Murillo, Sean Levitt, Steve Brown, Joe Pass, and then later with Pat Metheny and John Abercrombie, taking theory classes from Ze eduardo, Bill Dobbins, Kenny Weeler, Alvaro Is, Lluis Vidal and Chuck Israels. His first album as leader came in 1993, with "Dr. Jekyll" (on the Fresh Sound New Talent series) and presented it among the XXV Barcelona International Jazz Festival, following up the appearance with in 1995 at the XXVII Barcelona International Jazz Festival , in which he showed off, for the first time,his Homage To Wes Montgomery, a firm favourite of José’s throughout his life. Performed on different national and international jazz festivals: Barcelona,Madrid, San Sebastián, Vitoria, Finland, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Den Haag and JVC Jazz Festival in New York. As a sideman, José has played with stars such as Tete Montoliu, Bob Moses, Michel Camilo,Jack Walrath, Marc Johson, Jimmy Owens, Michael Kaupa, Perico Sambeat, Jorge Rossy,Ze eduardo, Lluis Vidal, Jorge Pardo, Steve Brown, Peter King, Bruce Barth and Michael Mossman, and has taught, in one of his many teaching roles, at jazz seminars in Cádiz, Zaragoza, Vitoria,Gratz -Austria-, The New School (New York City), Zarautz, Valencia and Barcelona. Conducted the Taller de Músics Big Band & TETE MONTOLIU (1992-97). Teaches Jazz Guitar since 1983. Nowadays he teaches jazz guitar at the Jazz Conservatory - Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC) (2002-2009) and Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco (MUSIKENE).

Costas Baltazanis

Guitarist , Composer , Music Professor , Head of the Modern and Jazz Music Department at Ph. Nakas Conservatory, Athens Greece Studies: Berklee College of Music (Jazz Performance Diploma '89 and Professional Music Diploma '88 ) , Hellenic Conservatory ( Classical Guitar Diploma '82 ) Performance: During his stay in the USA (1983-'89) he played with jazz and pop-rock groups at some of Boston's best-known clubs. He took part in several recordings in Berklee, the most important involving compositions by Rafael Reina and Jessica Lange along with the Boston Symphony Orchestra/String section. He returned to Athens, Greece in 1990 and he played with the most celebrated musicians in the local jazz scene. In 1991 he was a guest musician to perform with the Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra at a special international tribute to the memory of Maria Callas at the Herod Atticus Theatre in Athens, an event that was given live coverage by 150 television stations worldwide. Since then, Costas Baltazanis is an active jazz player performing in Greece, Spain, Finland, Israel, Luxemburg, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Germany

Wolfgang Schalk

“A guitarist’s guitarist... No matter how frenetic or soothing his playing may become, Schalk always plays with a master improviser’s sense of quest.” - DownBeat (Editors’ Picks)

“One of the brightest stars in the jazz guitar firmament and one of the best jazz releases this year.” - Tom Evered, fmr GM & SVP, Blue Note Records

Hailed by critics in the US and Europe as “one of the best jazz guitarists”, Wolfgang Schalk highlights his membership in the elite club of today’s creative voices. Couleurs Jazz writes “A musician with religious intensity and a composer with heavy virtuosity... a delicacy of decadent genius.” Schalk’s original pieces are solid and thought provoking. The music is driven by Wolfgang’s distinctive sound and edgy conception, demonstrating his virtuosity on both, arch top and on nylon string acoustic guitar. Schalk’s technique is an interesting study. Arch top, electric and acoustic guitars are of equal weight. “The sound is a mind thing”, Wolfgang states. The secret is in the touch.

Jay Soto

Award-winning guitarist, Jay Soto draws upon a diverse background to form his unique style. Studying drums at age five and classical piano at age seven, Soto picked up the guitar at age 12. His early years were diverse with sound, ranging from Beethoven to church hymns. All this exposure amounted to an early obsession for the pursuit of music. He continued his education as a young adult at Arizona State University.

Today, Soto continues his beginnings by honoring his church roots as the music director for St. Helen's Church in Glendale, Arizona. A consummate player and an accomplished composer/arranger, with song placement on such mega hit shows as “Sex and the City” (HBO) and “All About US” (NBC)

Matthew Von Doran

Born: May 21, 1960

After 20 years of gradually building his rep as a reliable and versatile sideman on the Orange County, California circuit, guitarist Matthew Von Doran is finally stepping out as a leader in his own right with In This Present Moment. Produced by Jimmy Haslip, bassist with the internationally renowned Yellowjackets, this debut outing from Von Doran finds the guitarist surrounded by a cast of jazz heavyweights including saxophonists Bob Mintzer and Bob Sheppard, drummers Peter Erskine, Terri Lyne Carrington, Gary Novak and Marcus Baylor, B-3 organist Larry Goldings, bassists James Genus and Haslip himself

Benjamin Karp

Born: 1983

Joan Sanmarti

Born: April 7, 1959

Collaborations with: Max Sunyer, Manel Camp, La Coral Cosmica, Cubik Quartet, Big Band De L’aula, Beboppourum, Santi Arisa i Lakatans,Barcelona Boulevard, Sisa, Santi Vendrell, Maria Del Mar Bonet, Hector Vila, David Lyme, Mili Bermejo, Koniec plus Big Ensemble Taller de Músics, Ze Eduardo, Agusti Fernandez, Xavier Maristany, Joan Saura, Laurent Philippe, Paolo Ghetti, Furio Di Castri, Massimo Manzi, Aldo Romano, Gringos, Kasper T. Toeplitz, John Zorn/COBRA, Orquestra Del Caos, Angel Pereira, Salvador Niebla, Acelino de Paula, Eugene Martynec, Carles Benavent, David Xirgu, Marc Parrot, Barcelona Ad Libitum, Carme Cuesta, 2impar, Dom Famularo, Marc Miralta, Omer Avital, Percussions de Barcelona, Alexis Cuadrado i Victor Prieto. Awards Album Joan Sanmarti “Inmersion“, Best Catalonian Jazz recording in 1988 by RNE3. Award Composer of Year (1996) by Associació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya (Catalonian Jazz musicians association) . Works NYX (1995) for a wind quartet and computer system. I See Caos (1995-96) , work granted by L'Institut Universitari de l'Audiovisual /Fundació Phonos. 1ª Exposició (1996) for saxophone quartet. Xtrapolución #1 (1996) for tenor guitar, vibraphone, percussion and computer system. Xtrapolución #2 (1996) for chamber sextet. Rellotges Efimers (1997) for piano, acordion , vibraphone, synth - guitar and narrator. METRO L1 2a estació: S.Andreu (1997) for vibes, tenor guitar and electroacustic system METRO L1 3a estació: Catalunya (1997) per soprano sax, percussion ensemble and electroacustic system. METRO L1 4a estació: Sants (1997) per bass clarinet, percussion ensemble,synth-guitar and electroacustic system. Xtrapolución #3 (1997) for guitar and computer system. Dels Equilibris (1998) for percussion, accordion and cello. Xtrapolución #4 (1998) for guitar and computer system. Stratos 1 (1998) for electric guitar, percussion, brass quintet and computer system. Entre les cordes ( 1999 ) for cello, electric bass, double bass and guitar. Passadis (2000) ) for cello and computer system. Improvisacions amb La Historia d'un soldat d'Igor Stavinsky (2001). Cuina Selecta (2005) for quintet and three performers. Les Quatre portes de Fes (2006), for guitar, bass, percussion ensemble and computer system. Times Flies i Transformaciones (2009) vocal octet (commissioned for sculpture installation "Lamentations - Javier Perez") Setantacinc (2009) jazz septet