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Aaron Benson

Aaron Benson is Australia's freshest voice on guitar. His influences reflect a passion for Soul, Jazz, Slinky R'n'B grooves, Latin and even a touch of Uptown Blues all adding up to his own signature sound. His music is enjoyed in an unlimited array of settings and has garnered substantial acclaim in the U.S and Europe generated by the release of the new double C.D "After the Rush". Born in Melbourne and having mastered a number of styles this latest foray has him venturing into new territory with outstanding results. Aaron's approach is to create something that sounds fresh but will also stand the test of time

Kev Lambert

Born: October 13, 1983

Jaime Valle

Born: November 17

Lyrically-gifted veteran guitarist/composer/band leader Jaime Valle has refused to allow his growing success of the last several years slow him down. No mold decorates Valle's frequent treks from Tutto Mare in UTC on Wednesdays to the U. S. Grant Hotel downtown on Saturdays, to La Jolla's Lime Leaf Grill on numerous Thursdays or Fridays, as well as an occasional jaunt up to Nieman's or to the Coyote Bar in Carlsbad (and countless casual gigs all over San Diego county) in between. Valle also holds forth for Sunday brunches at Sally's in downtown San Diego and admits that he enjoys the rapartee of playing with bassists such as Chris Conner and Bob Magnusson since both have spent time in the company of musical heavyweights whose influence informs their work and makes the job of creating "duo music" an exercise in versatility

Dale Bruning

Born: November 8, 1934

Bruning Bio for allaboutjazz.com: 10-10-25

Dale Bruning Biography

Jazz guitarist/composer/arranger and educator Dale Bruning excites his audiences with the superb quality of his playing. 

A native of Carbondale, Pennsylvania, guitarist, composer, arranger, author, and educator Dale Bruning spent time living, working and recording in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York during the 1940s and 1950s. During his tenure in the United States Navy from 1953-57, he was a guitarist and arranger, and when called upon, he also played piano, bass, vibes, and percussion.

Petri Krzywacki

Born: June 29, 1971

Nick Matty

Born: July 8, 1968

I like to think of myself as an extremely versatile guitarist. I first got interested in music when I was 14 years old. I had a good friend by the name of Jimmy Fisher who played the guitar. He suggested I buy a Bass Guitar so that I could join his band so I did. All through my high school years I had mainly played the Drums. Playing the drums was my life until one day when my friend Chuck asked me to go to a concert to see Joe Satriani. At the time I had never heard of Joe Satriani or had heard any of his music. The night of the concert came and I was so blown away by Satriani's guitar playing I sold my drums the next day and bought a guitar

Todd Hodulik

Born: March 31, 1972

Todd Hodulik pronounced (Hud-Lick) was born in Encino, CA and grew up in Palos Verdes. Unlike most young musicians who were inspired by rock or punk guitarists, Hodulik found inspiration in the playing of Pat Metheny, Pat Martino and improvisational music. Not long after discovering Jerry Garcia, Hodulik incorporated a massive sound into his live playing by using a combination of Leslie speakers, vintage Fender amps and an assortment of old-school analog pedals along with his 335. Upon graduating from high school he spent a few years playing and touring with several SoCal rock & funk bands before settling into Musician's Institute where he earned a degree from G.I.T. If you ask him why he plays, he'll reply "music is my passion and I'm really lucky to be doing it for a living" and that the best part about being a full-time musician is that he "doesn't have to have a day job (knock on wood)". So far, he is keeping that dream alive

Paulinho Garcia

Born: August 16, 1948

Born in Belo Horizonte (capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil) Paulinho began his musical career at the age of nine as a singer in a Sunday children's program in his city's principal radio station, Radio Inconfidencia. In his teens, he performed as a house musician in all musical programs of the Radio network, Guarany—TV Itacolomy. He led his own band, Os Agitadores, and with them recorded his first two albums. Until his arrival in the U.S. in 1979, Paulinho composed, arranged, produced, and performed jingles for HP Studios. Four of his commercials received national awards. Having moved to Chicago, he performed and recorded two albums with the band Made in Brazil

Pete Downes

PD3 The Pete Downes Trio Biography by Gordon Moore Pete Downes is one of those incredible talents that only surfaces once in a blue moon. Completely self taught, he is rapidly becoming one of Europe's leading guitarists in the modern jazz fusion genre. Already established on the jazz scene in the UK and Italy with a string of regular appearances culminating with a packed audience at Glastonbury Festival where they played the Jazz Lounge. With influences that cover such a wide spectrum as Pat Metheny to Jimi Hendrix their first album "Street Scene" caught the attention of Jazzwise, Jazz FM and critic praise from The Guardian, The Observer and many other Radio Stations and newspapers

Alex Milella

Born: September 25, 1970

Guitarist, arranger and musical programmer, he begins at the age of 6 studying piano; at 13 years old he switches to guitar, in a private school; he continues, afterwards, as self- taught, with various live experiences in the pubs of his town. Around the age of 18, he improves his musical knowledge studying harmony, jazz and contemporary, in the advance courses at Siena Jazz. In July '95 he achieves the technical Certificate of musical composition, arrangement and programming at the Dipartimento Nuove Tecnologie of the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Saluzzo (Italy). Currently he is involved in his first published project, "Light Shades", as leader