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Nuno Trocado

Nuno Trocado is a composer and guitarist crossing various contemporary musical constellations. He is particularly interested in the combination between the spontaneity of improvisation and the rigor of algorithmic composition. His work also focus on the multiple meanings of noise, and frequently entails collaborations with other musicians and with artists of different disciplines. He holds a degree in jazz guitar and is active in several improviser groups, both as a leader and as a sideman. He also obtained a master's degree in composition and music theory from ESMAE (Porto, Portugal). In the context of a residence in the 2017 edition of the Guimarães Jazz festival, he created Cotovelo, a disciplinary crossing between music and theater, edited by the Carimbo Porta-Jazz label and awarded with a grant by the GDA Foundation

Chris Buono

Born: June 5, 1972

Chris Buono makes music with a guitar in his hands and pedals at his feet. As a leader Chris heads the forward-thinking Chris Buono Collective and the genre-bending Duo Calvo. As a sideman and/or guest soloist Chris Buono has performed and/or recorded with Dweezil Zappa, Snarky Puppy, Bumblefoot, Karsh Kale, Graham Haynes, David Fiuczynski, Oz Noy, Keith Carlock, Rodney Holmes, Steve Jenkins, Tony Grey, Dave Martone, Sophia Ramos, Dopapod, Consider the Source, Kung Fu, JAZZ IS PHSH, James Chance & The Contortions and many more.

As an educator Chris has taught guitarists from all over the world through Berklee College of Music, TrueFire, Guitar Player, Guitar One, Just Jazz Guitar, Hal Leonard, Alfred, Course Technology & Guitarinstructor.com among others. Chris Buono is responsible for 45 TrueFire courses including the celebrated Guitar Gym series, eight instructional books on guitar and music technology and nearly 50 guitar magazine articles.

David Dvorin

Born: April 24, 1970

Emmy-nominated composer, guitarist, author, and educator, David Dvorin has had his concert music performed in numerous new music and multimedia festivals around the United States and Europe. Versatile in both electronic and acoustic music mediums, he has written for and collaborated with such notable artists as Terry Riley, the California E.A.R. Unit and the Kronos Quartet.

David has released multiple commercial recordings that feature both his compositional work as well as his work as a performer, ranging from the intimate musical interactions of duos, trios and quartets to full-blown orchestrated electronic studio creations. His current projects Pocket and Flounder serve as vehicles for his unique and personal compositional style as well as his melodic and gritty electric guitar playing, combining his deep interest in mid-century electric blues and jazz along with contemporary art music practices. As a creative improviser who enjoys the act of on-the-spot composition, David’s playing can be heard both live and on the studio recordings of the Stinson Trio, as well as the electro-acoustic duo, Zap!. Past performance and recording projects have also included the acoustic chamber-jazz duo, Pull-String with Czech violinist Matej Seda.

Emiliano Sampaio

Born: November 15, 1984

The Guitarist, trombonist, conductor, arranger and composer, born in São Paulo (Brazil) in 1984, studied music firstly at the University of Campinas and develops his Doctoral Research nowadays with focus on the use of improvisation for large Jazz Symphonic Orchestra at the University of Music and Performing Art of Graz. Ways of interaction between people has become a central question of his work, developing ways of using music to contribute for more fulfilling life as musician.

Emiliano released eleven albums as bandleader with his trio, his nonet and his own big band and his music was played in important Brazilian and European jazz clubs and festivals

David Stackenäs

David Stackenäs was born in 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden. After finishing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm he has grown to become one of the mainstays of improvised and creative music in Sweden.

Stackenäs works in the field of contemporary jazz and free improvised music. Over the years he has developed a unique way of playing guitar – both prepared with different materials as well as conventional technique and a growing armada of pedals. With a wide range of sounds and techniques he creates music with great imagination and poetry. As a soloist he mainly focuses on acoustic guitars, using a lot of the organic sound- possibillities and timbres the instrument has to offer.

Michael Joseph Harris

Born: August 2, 1967

In 2012, after years of performing mostly Brazilian and Latin influenced original music, guitarist Michael Joseph Harris began studying and playing the music of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt which led to the creation of The Hot Club of Baltimore later that same year. Harris then formed the band Ultrafaux in 2014 to perform his original Gypsy Jazz compositions. In 2015, Harris founded and remained Artistic Director for Charm City Django Jazz Fest which is the only annual Jazz festival in Baltimore, Maryland. Michael was named one of the top ten musicians by Baltimore Style Magazine and he was featured on a full spread article in The Baltimore Sun Weekend Section as well as Baltimore Magazine

Dennis Winge

Born: September 9, 1970

Dennis Winge is a jazz and studio guitarist and educator living in Myrtle Beach, SC. He has 12 instrumental albums: Sunset Salsa (2026), Sunday Brunch (2025), Digital Interfaith (2024), Sketches (2023), For Music Geeks Only (2022), What are the Odds? (2021), Fly on the Wall (2020), Not From Brooklyn (2020), One Small Step (2019), Come Out and Play (2018), “Just the One of Us” (2017), and “May Your Holidays Be Filled with Love” (2011).  Dennis also runs a guitar school called Guitar Lessons Myrtle Beach.

Don Price

Born: October 22, 1949

Hello! My name is Don Price. I am a Jazz Guitarist who has taught and played music for over 50 years. My current musical incarnation has been (since 2010) an ensemble called Jazz Gitan [pronounced j'tawn].  The music of Jazz Gitan is the swinging jazz of the 30s and 40s, plus a cross-section of songs from the modern Gypsy Jazz repertoire together with my original compositions. It includes latin, blues, swing, and pop styles combined to create a unique foot tapping and high energy Parisian influenced experience.

Vic Dillahay

Born: November 4, 1979

With his wide-open tone and witty compositions, Colorado-based guitarist Vic Dillahay blends a myriad of styles into an unmistakably unique voice. For over 20 years, he has refined this distinctive sound with numerous jazz ensembles, Liam O’Beirne’s progressive Celtic band Indigent Row, and as part of the fusion trio Graphite Addiction with Pete Ehrmann (Generations) and Tim Carmichael (3ology). His discography is equally eclectic, having appeared on over 25 albums ranging from swing jazz to electronic noise. Vic's recent solo work explores the rich history of American music with free-roving jazz, blues, and rock-tinged improvisations.

Thomas Dahl

Born: September 7, 1973

Thomas T Dahl is a “all genres” guitarist, arranger, composer, producer and educator, living i Bergen, Norway Find out more on: www.thomastdahl.com