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Tom Stewart

Born: October 8, 1966

Tom was born in Tampa, Florida in 1966. He grew up in Boca Raton, Florida. As a young child he took piano lessons, but switched to guitar as a teenager. After attending the University of Florida, he graduated from Berklee College of Music, cum laude, in 1990. Tom then went to law school, graduating in 1993. He became a civil trial lawyer and successfully practiced for 10 years. Throughout this time, Tom continued to pursue his first love: writing and playing jazz. In 2003, he ultimately decided to leave the law, devoting himself full time to music. Tom lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife, Sandy. He is busy practicing, writing, performing and recording jazz.

Patrick Greene

Born: September 22, 1965

Greene's beebop phrasing and soulful articulation have been breathing life into the San Francisco scene since 1992... He continues to gig and produce music with his organ trio, and jazz quartet, as well as funk/soul groove bands, latin groups, and backing up singers.

Dan Peterson

Kansas City guitar prodigy, Dan Peterson opened for national acts such as Steve Miller Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock, etc at age 13. Peterson toured the midwest in a blues band in the early 70's. He later opened for Tom Petty, Journey etc, before pursuing the modern cool jazz school of guitar. As a member of a university jazz band he toured Europe in 1976. During this two year stint, Peterson participated in college jazz band clinics and/or performances with Rufus Reid, Gary Burton, Bob Hope, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, etc, which furthered his interest in the pursuit of esoteric modern jazz guitar explorations. Peterson's first solo LP' Voice of the Trees" was released in 1979 to critical acclaim by national magazines, Guitar Player, Stereo Review, Audio Magazine, etc

Rick Richbourg

Born: April 12

Biography (March 2003) Richbourg, Rick (Richard P.), guitarist, jazz composer; b. Pensacola, FL, April 12, 1955. Rick is married to Jeanne Varley Richbourg and now resides in Orlando FL, the rest of his family still lives in Pensacola. His father (born Earl Wayne Richbourg, 1924) is an avid had jazz enthusiast and mother (born Mary Alyce McNabb,1932-1992) was a former tap and jazz-dance instructor. Rick had piano lessons from age 10-11 and began playing drums in the junior high school marching band. Rick continued to play drums and percussion in both the high school Marching and Concert bands

Shinobu Ito

Born: January 28, 1951

Shinobu Ito was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. While a young boy,he was interested in American pop songs, so his father bought him a guitar and gave him lessons. Shinobu devoted great efforts to his study of the guitar and eventually developed an ambition to become a noted guitarist in the future. In junior high school, he organized his own pop music group and performed at various musical events. He became interested in jazz guitar during his high school days when he heard Wes Montgomery. While attending Tokai University, Shinobu studied with the respected guitar teacher, Ikuo Shiozaki, and became a member of the university’s Jazz Circle. He also began his professional career at this time, performing at clubs and on recordings. In 1975, Shinobu experienced a great culture shock?socially and musically?during a 6-month stay in Los Angeles

Linda Stout

Linda Stout, a singer-songwriter from Ithaca, N.Y., introduces her jazz-infused songwriting on "Good Luck Child." This debut CD features an intimate, warm vocal sound compared to Dido and Everything But the Girl. She has been called a female Kenny Rankin for how she melds jazz, pop and folk. The child of a professional jazz bassist, Linda immersed herself in musical theater repertoire growing up in the Appalachian foothills of Wellsville, N.Y. She studied voice as a teen at Alfred University in western NY, delved into opera and art songs with a light soprano voice, was a music major at SUNY Fredonia and continued music studies while getting a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. She was a staff reporter covering music for a daily newspaper in Lawton, Oklahoma, and later incorporated music into day jobs in mental health and addiction clinics

Jeanfrancois Prins

Born: February 18, 1967

Jeanfrancois Prins Jazz Guitarist Composer Arranger Educator “ A real voice on the guitar with a warmth that’s all his own” Joe Lovano “...there can be no doubt that this truly creative and musical young man will continue to be heard from. But don’t wait for his next record - catch him live!” Dan Morgenstern “Jeanfrançois Prins plays directly from the heart…” FRED HERSCH “There is a great Jazz Guitar tradition in Belgium, represented successively by Django Reinhardt, René Thomas, Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine, and now by Jeanfrançois Prins.” KNACK – DE MORGEN Jeanfrançois Prins has become Belgium's most international jazz guitarist (he spent most of his career between New York City and Berlin, until recently moving back to his roots: Brussels, and has performed and recorded all over Europe, the U.S., Latin America and Asia)

Raj Rathor

Born: April 14, 1953

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Blue Morris

Blue Morris is a guitar teacher and musician based in Vancouver.

Brendan Burns