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Marcus Jefferson

Born: October 6, 1969

Marcus Jefferson studied with Dennis Sandole and completed his MM at Northern Illinois University.

John Malino

Ask soulful singer and guitarist John Malino who his musical heroes are, and he'll tell you Ella Fitzgerald and Jimi Hendrix. That may sound like and odd combo, but when you hear the The John Malino Band perform, you canf eel how they forge these influences into a sound that is completely their own. Multitalented bandleader John Malino works with the finest musicians to produce music of uncompromising quality in a wide range of genres including Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Classic Rock, R&B, Latin and traditional. All of the musicians are professionals with a long list of individual accomplishments. And whatever size of band you need, five to twenty, you will always find John Malino leading the band.

Jake Hanlon

Born: September 2, 1978

Jake Hanlon is a Guitarist, Composer, and Educator based in Atlantic Canada where he maintains an active career as a performer and educator frequently performing with regional and international acts.

Hanlon released Follow and Autumn Song, both nominated for Jazz Recording of the Year by the ECMA. He is a member of Dual Chromatic, who's live album "Into the Pale" is scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2019.

Hanlon is an Assistant Professor of Music at Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish Nova Scotia and has been a member of the Faculty of Music since 2008

Bryan Lubeck

Born: July 11, 1967

Amazon #1 Best Selling Guitarist and Billboard Magazine’s “Critic’s Choice” Bryan Lubeck is known for the fusion of his romantic Spanish guitar style and smooth and energetic urban grooves. Bryan has become a familiar name in contemporary pop and jazz instrumental radio and streaming platforms over the last decade. His new release “Welcome Winter” hit #1  on Amazon in 2023 and is already receiving major radio play. In 2021 ranked in the top 100 Blues/Jazz Artists in the world and even broke into the top 10 deep smooth jazz artists Globaly as well.

Michael Leasure

Michael Leasure is a guitarist/composer with a massive catalog of multi-faceted original compositions numbering over 1000. His CD's feature his work on guitar synthesizer as well as jazz, classical and acoustic guitars. Michael Leasure is a very unique, progressive and broad minded jazz artist. His music is difficult to categorize as Michael plays with ease in a broad range of styles, from straight ahead to be-bop, classical, new age, folksong, rock, reggae, hip hop, avant garde and more. His sounds range from acoustic to electronic. His music moves from relaxed and beautiful to provocative and full of energy

Raphael McGregor

Born: July 24, 1979

Professional and experienced young guitarist with feet in a number of styles. Well versed in jazz and American music such as funk, blues, and rock, currently studying and performing Brazilian music from the Northeast such as Maracatu, Coco, Forro, Baiao, with artists such as Scott Kettner and the Nation Beat, Cyro Baptista, and Frank London. Also proficient in Brazilian percussion, especially Pandeiro. I also have my own group, Havlaz.

Vidroha Jamie St. Clair

Born: March 1, 1955

In 1979, abandoning a promising career in acting, Jamie traveled to India to embark on an exploration of meditation and personal growth. He lived in India for 12 years and began developing his own unique guitar style and melodic compositions blended with softer jazz chords and influenced by the experience of the Eastern meditation traditions he was exploring. Jamie is currently on the board of the Osho Meditation Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to meditation and personal growth in Boulder, CO. and performs in Boulder music for meditation and satsang when he isn't recording. He will tour this summer (2004) with another new age artist, Suvarna (Etherean Records) with a concert in Boulder the end of August. Jamie's own family roots trace back to Ireland

Dan Phillips

Born: December 8, 1965

Dan Phillips is an American guitarist, composer and band leader who has worked professionally in New York, Chicago, Bangkok and Tokyo as well as touring globally. Dan is the leader of the critically acclaimed Chicago Edge Ensemble, Quartet Next, Dan Phillips Trio, Dan Phillips Quartet. Dan has performed with jazz musicians such as Hamid Drake, Gerald Wilson, Danilo Pérez, Avreeayl Ra, Michael Zerang, Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Mars Williams, Jim Baker , and Ed Thigpen and many more.

Julio Santillan

Born: January 1, 1974

Julio Santillán is a composer and guitarist from Tucumán, Argentina. His compositions combine elements from his home land folk music, jazz improvisation and classical music.
He has studied classical guitar at Instituto Superior de Música (Argentina) under the direction of maestro Pablo González Jasey. He graduated summa cum laude with a dual major in Classical Composition and Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA). He was a faculty member at Manhattan College from 2004 until 2009 (New York) and Escola de Musica Diesi from 2009 until 2012 (Barcelona).
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Matt Richards

Born: March 15, 1959

Born and raised in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, guitarist Matt Richards grew up in the culturally fertile cross-currents of the late 1960s. His musical pathway opens in the mix of folk, rock and psychedelic music that defined that decade and eventually guides him into the hyperactive jazz-fusion of the 1970s. Initially a self-taught player, Matt began earnestly developing the technically advanced musical abilities necessary to be part of that highly-energized genre. As his musicianship developed, he discovered straight-ahead jazz and classical music and began incorporating the acoustic guitar in various projects