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Darren Kelly

Born: January 20, 1966

Musician-Multi-instrumentalist

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Ted Vieira

Born: December 9, 1962

Jazz recording artist, Ted Vieira creates from a wide palette, combining the traditions of this rich genre with the best elements of contemporary jazz. His style is smooth, filled with octaves and fluid melodic lines; his playing often compared to that of George Benson, Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass. Playing jazz for over twenty years, Ted has performed in every venue imaginable ranging from small intimate clubs, to being a featured performer at international jazz festivals. He has performed in jazz clinics with artists such as saxophonist, Pete Christlieb (Steely Dan/The Tonight Show Band/Quincy Jones) and trumpet player, Bobby Shew (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra/Art Pepper/Buddy Rich). Ted has recorded three instrumental jazz CDs, Vacation, Perfect Night and Quiet Places

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Johnny Alegre

Born: June 4, 1955

Guitarist-composer Johnny Alegre, jazz journeyman and recording artist from the Philippines. His pioneering projects progressively contribute towards bringing an emergent Southeast Asian milieu to the attention of musical audiences local and foreign; defying barriers of genre, demographics and cultural stereotypes. Alegre’s involvement in the Philippine scene spans scores of bands and recording projects, through thirty plus years of history in his country’s seminal “pinoy rock” and OPM (Original Philippine Music), culminating in his an epiphany into jazz.

Chris Buzzelli

Born: September 15, 1959

Chris Buzzelli began playing guitar in 1968 at the age of 9. While still in high school, he began teaching and playing professionally. Around that time he also started to become interested in jazz. After studying with a few teachers in his hometown of Trenton, New Jersey, Buzzelli enrolled at Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey) where he majored in classical guitar and studied with Alice Artzt. He also studied in Philadelphia with the great teacher Dennis Sandole during that time. After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in classical guitar performance, he attended graduate school at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) where he studied with guitarist Jack Petersen and was a recipient of scholarships in both jazz and classical guitar and a member of the prestigious One O'clock Lab Band. In 1983 he completed a Master of Music Education degree with a specialization in jazz education. In 1984, Buzzelli joined the faculty of Bowling Green State University where he continues to serve as Professor of Music and director of the guitar program

Walter Beltrami

Born: July 12, 1974

Walter Beltrami is one of the most creative and interesting guitarist/composer of the new italian jazz and improvised music scene. His last release Piccoli Numeri, produced by CamJazz, drawn international attention to his work. He studied jazz composition and performance at Berklee College of music with Mick Goodrick, John Damian, Ed Tomassi, Dave Santoro; then, he graduated with honors in performance at the Musikhochschule Luzern, Switzerland, where he studied with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Frank Moebus and Christy Doran and won a scholarship to attend the 17th IASJ Meeting, the meeting of the world-wide schools of jazz directed by Dave Liebman. He took courses and masterclasses with Chris Cheek, Stefano Battaglia, Pat Metheny, Dave Liebman, Mark Feldman, Brandford Marsalis, George Duke, Scott Henderson, John Stowell, Pat Martino, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Peter Bernstein, Walter Thompson, Silvye Courvoisier and others. In 2003 he won the Incroci Sonori Jazz Award at Moncalieri Jazz Festival and recorded the first cd with his own trio

Askold Buk

"I think that a lot of today's instrumental music either takes itself so seriously that it intimidates people or it's so sterile and processed that it lacks passion and soul," observes guitarist Askold Buk. "That's quite a change from the great R&B instrumentals that I remember - tunes that made you smile and dance and just plain feel good. What I wanted to do with this record was to recapture that vibe, so I started writing instrumental songs that were catchy, fun to play, and hopefully, fun to listen to." Buk certainly creates that mood on his eponymously-titled debut CD, which has garnered very positive reviews, most notably from famed critic Nat Hentoff, who wrote in the May 2000 Guitar World: "Askold Buk plays with the passion born of complete mastery of his instrument so that - as Dizzy Gillespie once said of superior players - he knows what notes not to play

Butch Campbell

Born: June 6, 1954

Butch Campbell Guitarist, Composer, Producer, Jazz Educator. Biography: Butch Campbell is a New York based guitarist and producer. Mr. Campbell, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has performed and or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Charles Earland, Marlena Shaw, Japanese artists Teramusa Hino, Masabumi Kikuchi, and many others. As a sideman he has recorded in many different settings of jazz from organ trios, to contemporary jazz, to fusion. On records and CDs Mr. Campbell has played in rhythm sections whose members have included musicians Harvey Mason, Steve Thornton and Marcus Miller