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Matthew Shell

Matthew Shell (also known as MTS), is a music producer and engineer. Based in Washington DC, his versatile production style spans genres as wide as jazz and rock, to RnB and soul. Matthew writes and produces music released as solo productions under his own name, as well as for other bands and solo artists. He is the founder and CEO of publishing house and record label MTS Music. Shell’s work on the production for Marcus Johnson’s album Flo: Chill reached #7 on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Chart in 2009. Later that year he worked as the engineer on O.A.R.’s album Rain or Shine that reached #5 on the Independent Albums Chart and also #7 on the US Alternative Albums Chart

Billy Yeager

Born: September 6, 1957

BIO from www.billyyeager.com Billy Yeager is a self-taught musician. He has written and recorded over 2600 musical compositions. In his early 20s, he won several National Songwriting contests. He produced his first album, What’s It Gonna Take, in 1983. Over 22 of South Florida’s top musicians, such as Dennis Noday, Rex White, Jay Drake, Alan Layton and Diane Sherrow, recorded on the album. On his second album, Be My Valentine, produced in 1985, Billy played every instrument. The album was recorded at Circle Sound Studios, which is the private recording studio of the Inner Circle Reggae Band

Wesley Amorim

​​ ​Versatile Music Producer, Composer and Latin Grammy nominated Guitarist. Resilient and resourceful character with 18 years of performance history. Skilled at areas such as music and executive production, session musician, arrangement, film and media composition. At 17, he began playing and recording professionally using a wide range of music genres, from Brazilian to jazz, rock, pop, and gospel. He has performed in Broadway musicals, including Jesus Christ Superstar and The Lion King, and with countless artists. Amorim moved to the US in 2014 and has since shared the stage and/or recorded with renowned artists, including Alcione, Cyro Baptista, Luciana Mello, Neguinho da Beija-Flor, Jair Oliveira, Oriente Lopez, and others. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Blue Note, Joe's Pub, The Metropolitan Room, the DiMenna Center, Club Bonafide, and many others. In 2019 Amorim released his first duo album, "Simas & Amorim Duo - 'Deuce' with the pianist Luiz Simas to the acclaim of Creed Taylor and Antonio Adolfo. ​Wesley performed on the album ‘Selfie’ by the artist Jair Oliveira, nominated for the 2019 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album. His last album, 'From Home' released in november of 2020, is a duo with the guitarist Rafael Borges Amaral

Julian Graciano

Born: July 27, 1974

Julián Graciano, learn music from the family roots, great-harpist, guitarist grandfather and his father tango bandoneon player, nucleus where takes his upbringing in a musical environment. In parallel to his schooling, his first formal knowledge incorporates hand of Professor Carlos Esteban, who guides him on solfege and music theory. Gets the scholarship BEST (Berklee Entering Student Talented) at age 19 and MEFA scholarship (Massachusetts Educational Financial Authority). Through these achievements pursuing higher studies at the famed Berklee College of Music, Boston USA where it has the ability to perform harmony and improvisation masterclass with Gary Burton, Chucho Valdez and Bob Mintzer; jazz guitar with John Scofield, Mike Stern, Pat Martino and latin jazz with Carlos Moreno (Irakere); polyrhythms and rhythmic concepts with Horacio "El black" Hernandez and Steve Smith; composition with Jim Reyes and Alf Clausen, among others. He has taught the guitar chair, musical analysis and repertoire at the Conservatory Argentino Galván and teacher of Liceo Superior del Tango in the chair "scholar tango" and "guitar in the tango" Both institutions of the National Academy of Tango. He has given seminars for the College Music Society on history and evolution of tango and the music of Eduardo Rovira. Masterclass on improvisation applied to Argentinean popular music in AADI (Argentinean Association of Musicians). For almost 20 years he teaches at particular guitar majoring in jazz and tango, traditional and contemporary harmony, counterpoint, composition techniques, arrangements and orchestration, ear training and improvisation. He has received the following awards Along with his guitar duo Graciano-Sapir, best instumental set Tango Cultural Center first prizeHonorable Mention Awards in October Notable bars Prize 2005. With singer Fabian Russo Award 2006 Notable bars with his trio contemporary tango Tango en Tres received the 2007 award Notable barsHonorary Award 2010 Cultural Fair Tango en Tres was chosen by Maestro Chucho Valdes to perform at the prestigious International Jazz Plaza Festival 2008 were declared of cultural interest by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Argentina. He has written several educational books Analysis Booklet Tango for the Conservatory Galván The Real Book of Tango (book titled Real jazz) divided into five volumes with about 600 pieces in total and used by many contemporary tango musicians from various parts of the world. Complete Guitar Method Tango Edited by Melos / Ricordi Argentina in 2016, exhausted the 1st edition a week of its publication. Articles about jazz improvisation to magazine VIVA LA MUSIC AMR Switzerland and several articles about Free download tango and jazz website Scribd. Transcription of all kinds of works, commissioned and personal pleasure, from solo instruments to tango orchestras. As arranger of tango, has been requested by several groups and soloists from different countries, such as Turkey, USA, England, Germany, Spain and Sweden. As a sideman he has been summoned to join the jazz band Harry Waters (son of legendary rock musician Roger Waters) playing several concerts in Buenos Aires on 2011. Along with his trio Tango en Tres grouping which combines his two great loves, tango and jazz, and where it says in exercising his passion for live performance, improvisation and composition, has participated in the International Jazz Plaza Festival, Havana Cuba, Festival de Jazz de La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Uruguay Jazz Festival (Jazz on the street 2008), has been invited by Maestro Juan Falu in 2009 to Guitar World event. In the field of research, was asked by Mrs

Matteo Cona

MATTEO CONA inizia lo studio della chitarra nel 2003 approcciando con il rock e del blues con Paolo Sapone. Dal 2009 inizia il suo percorso jazzistico, studiando chitarra, armonia e arrangiamento. Nel 2009 ha seguito seminari con Antonio Sanchez, Dennis Chambers e Jeff Berlin. Nel 2010 partecipa ai seminari estivi di Siena Jazz, seguendo le lezioni di Peter Bernstein, Ben Monder, Tomaso Lama, Pietro Condorelli, Stefano Battaglia, Reuben Rogers, Ettore Fioravanti e Mauro Negri. Segue i seminari di Tuscia in Jazz, dove entra in contatto con grandi artisti come Kurt Rosenwinkel, George Garzone, Rick Margitza, Buster Williams, Dave Kikosky

Richard Dye

Born: January, 1966

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Roberto Tola

Born: August 5, 1966

Roberto Tola is a multi awarded Italian Jazz and Smooth Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Studio Recording Artist, Recording Academy member. He was born and raised in Sardinia Island, Sassari (Italy); began studying music when he was just six years old. In 1976 studies Cello in the Conservatory of Music in Sassari. Meanwhile continues his studies of Modern and Jazz Guitar and established the sextet named JAZZMANIA. From 1989 is co-founder and member of the Italian “Blue Note Orchestra”, and from 1991 up to 2010 is the official guitar of the “OJS Big Band” (Sardinia Jazz Orchestra), also conducted by well known Carla Bley, Bob Mintzer, Colin Towns, Giorgio Gaslini, Bruno Tommaso, Giancarlo Gazzani and others more. Roberto has played in many famous Jazz Festivals and in a long list of concerts in Italy, Europe and in the far east

Elon Turgeman

Born: August 3, 1960

Guitarist and composer, was born in 1960, in Jerusalem, Israel into a musical family.His father had an especially fine voice and was a cantor in the synagogue, so that from Elon’s earliest childhood, he heard and absorbed the liturgical music of the Jews of Morocco. His mother came from the Azoulai family, who had performed in the royal court of Morocco, and many of his relatives are excellent musicians. Thus the rich and varied musical tradition of North Africa is one of the foundations of his music. In his parents’ home, he was also influenced by his older brothers, who played guitar and sang along with records of Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, and others

Edward Gavitt

Born: May 29

Edward Gavitt is a Dominican-American guitarist, composer, and educator based in New York. He holds a BFA Jazz Performance degree from CUNY City College of New York, and an MA Music degree from City College of New York where he jointly worked on degree credits at the esteemed CUNY Graduate Center department of music theory. Edward has studied with many established names in music, including composer-performers Miles Okazaki, Dan Tepfer, Jacob Sacks, and Jason Rigby, composers Daniel Felsenfeld, Jonathan Pieslak, and Mary Ann Joyce Walters, and music theorists Joseph Straus and Shaugn O’Donnell

Sam Friend

The Long, Lonesome Road Sam Friend, 28, is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjoist, composer, arranger, and bandleader known for his command of the blues, rock, funk, and traditional jazz. Based in New Orleans and hailing from New Rochelle, N.Y., he interned at Jazz at Lincoln Center and received a degree in musical composition from Amherst College, composing and performing a 40-minute jazz suite, “The One of Us,” for 40 musicians, including big-band, nonet, and acapella. In 2012, Friend co-founded the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band with trumpet player and vocalist James Williams, also featuring Wes Anderson IV (Quad) on Tuba, Jon Ramm on Trombone, and Joshua "Jams" Marotta on Drums