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Sanjay Divecha

Born: June 19, 1962

Sanjay Divecha is a guitar player and composer based in Mumbai, India. His current band, Secret attempts to blur the lines between the great Indian traditions; Hindustani and Carnatic, and jazz with a strong focus on collective improvisation and a soulful message.  An intrepid traveler on a long journey filled with experiences, Sanjay's quest has brought him face to face with legends, visionaries and doyens.  In a cross cultural diorama of global music, Sanjay has striven to explore his love for jazz, folk, African, American and Latin music while distinctly paying homage to his Indian roots.  Sanjay was also invited by Zakir Hussain to participate in the 2015 CROSS CURRENTS tour that spanned ten cities in the United States

Troy MacCubbin

Troy MacCubbin was born in Australia and grew up in a rural farming area. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, learning from his father and eventually joining his father's band when he was just 14. Troy started taking Guitar a lot more seriously once he began studying with guitar teacher and mentor Tony Calabro at the age of 18. After years of tuition and playing in numerous bands throughout the country, he left his homeland in 1997, made the move to Los Angeles California to further his studies in music and attended Musicians Institute. In 1999 Troy played with a band that won the LA Music Rock Awards, then in 2000 Troy became one of the founding members of the original Rock Pop group “Life Death & Giants” which had great success playing the LA club scene and also with original song placements

Pete Bordonali

Peter Bordonali is a world-renowned guitarist, songwriter and Nashville record producer. He is originally from Brooklyn, NY. At an early age he began a long association with the Guy Lombardo Orchestra. Pete also lived in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco. Some of the acts Pete worked with: Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Short, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Steve and Edie, Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Joe Cocker, Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers), Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and many others. Pete has recorded widely in the pop and country field with such artists as Frank Sinatra Jr., Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Amy Grant, Joe Tex, Debbie Boone, Dolly Parton, Mickey Gilley, Tanya Tucker, George Jones, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Shania Twain, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, Barbra Streisand, Nancy Sinatra, and others

Paul D Demarest Jr

Born: July 20, 1968

Theo Kapilidis

Born: July 2, 1960

Theo Kapilidis , guitarist and composer, Zurich (Switzerland) , was born in Greece. He was fortunate to grow up in a very musical family . During his childhood he spent much time in a record store of his father , which he came into contact with jazz early on. At the age of twelve years, Theo was playing the piano and devoted himself mainly to the guitar. The five-year jazz studies at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern (CH ) , he finished successful at age of 25 . After graduating gave Theo countless jazz concerts and participated in a variety of other projects . In 1985 he returned to his hometown , where he worked as a studio musician and has taught at the Synchronous Conservatory of Thessaloniki

Gonzalo Esteybar

Born: December 24, 1987

Gonzalo Esteybar is an Argentine guitarist, composer, and music producer whose professional path bridges performance, production, and musical research. He completed his studies in Music Production at Berklee College of Music and advanced training at the SSR Institute of London. From 2006 to 2013 he studied intensively with Robert Fripp, joining various international editions of The Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists. Esteybar has directed notable guitar ensembles, undertaken tours throughout Latin America, and released several albums both individually and with the ensemble Flying Carpets. His artistic interests include jazz improvisation, cross-cultural repertoire, and the integration of electric and acoustic guitar traditions.

Andy Bianco

New York City based jazz artist/composer/educator/advocate Andy Bianco has performed with Angie Stone, Deborah Cox, Kandace Springs, Ray Chew, Elle Varner, Bob Moses, George Burton & many others at such renowned venues as ABC Television's Good Morning America, Billboard Live Osaka/Tokyo, The Howard Theater, Blues Alley, The 2013 Long Beach Jazz Festival, The 2014/2015/2019 Essence Festivals in New Orleans, The 2014 BET Awards, The 2017 Richmond Jazz Festival, Sculler’s Jazz Club, Cafe Wha, SOB's, Joe's Pub, The Bitter End, The Blue Note & he's also the guitarist for the Grammy winning RnB artist Elle Varner, with whom he's toured the USA & Japan

Arun Shenoy

Born: April

ARUN SHENOY is a GRAMMY® Award nominated composer and record producer. Based in Singapore and also a California resident, his versatile production style spans genres as wide as rock and funk, to jazz and world music. Arun 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 firm Arun Shenoy Music Publishing (BMI) and record label Narked Records. Shenoy’s debut world fusion production titled Rumbadoodle released in 2012 secured a nomination at the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards alongside Larry Carlton, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Norman Brown, and Chris Botti, the eventual winner

Golfam Khayam

Described by soundboard magazine as “…doubtlessly one of the most exceptional phenomena of classical music in Iran” , Golfam KHAYAM has evolved into an international career as a performer-composer-improviser. This career reflects her unique musical language through the integration of her native musical elements within a contemporary experimental musical framework. Khayam has appeared extensively as performer, composer, as well as soloist in prestigious music festivals including the Glatt&Verkehrt (Austira), Les Nuits du Monde, Orient-Occident (Switzerland, Geneva), Aarhus International Guitar Festival, Copenhagen Guitar Festival, Basel Culturescapes Festival, Aalborg International Guitar Festival, Yerevan Naregatsi Art Festival (Armenia), Mixtur contemporary music festival (Barcelona)

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