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Scott Rosen

Born: June 8, 1957

Sidney Selby

Born: July 28, 1931

Sidney Selby is a true blues man. He also goes by 'Bone Crusher' and 'Guitar Crusher', names he earned throughout his career. Born in rural Hyde County N.C. in 1931 during the height of the Depression, he toiled in the cotton fields during his youth but set aside Sundays for exercising his rich baritone in the choir of Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, continuing a tradition which gave rise to a whole generation of blues singers of his era. He moved to New York in the 50s, found a job and started singing in Church again. However. encouraged by his friends, he soon formed his own band, the Midnight Rockers and began attracting a large following. The year 1960 marked the beginning of a decade of performances with The Drifters, The Isley Brothers, Ben E

Gene Oates

Gene Oates entered the Seattle scene with Quarter2Blue which provided the melting pot for his unique blend of rock, jazz, blues and country guitar. A few years later after seriously studying jazz and jamming with some great Seattle jazz musicians Gene took his creative sound to Mavi, a jazz funk combo and Lexington Avenue jazz quartet. For the past ten years Gene has played regularly in two of the hottest Seattle big bands, Mach One Jazz Orchestra and Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra rounding playing straight up 30s – 50s swing, to contemporary jazz.

Ivan Ilic

Born: July 2, 1979

Ivan Ilic was born in Belgrade (Serbia) in 1979, where he gave his first concerts with his own formations ”Havarija” and later “Free House”. In 1999 he created the band “Solid” comprised of several young talents of that time in Belgrade, with which he recorded the albums “Ta-ta-ta-tira” in 2000 and Jazz & Samba 2003. “Solid” attended the “Nishvile” Festival and “International Festival of Jazz and Blues-Sabac” where they won the award for the best young jazz band of Yugoslavia in 2002. He also has recorded albums for the groups ”Calor de Cuba” and “Uros Stamenkovic Trio”. In 2004 he moved to Barcelona and finished the studies of modern music and jazz in “L´aula de musica moderna i jazz del conservatori Liceu ” in 2006, when he also recorded two albums:” Chily, Claud with Slavich “and ”Dirty shoes & high heels” as a lider of a trio

Martin Crowder

Galen Weston

Born: November 29, 1973

Toronto Jazz Guitarist, Galen Weston, is a bringing a fresh new sound to jazz with his beautiful guitar tones and undeniable skills. Galen first picked up a guitar at age 11, a Sears acoustic guitar - the consolation to the electric guitar he had actually wanted for his birthday. There was only one thing to do, save his own money for the next two years to purchase an electric guitar. The new guitar in hand, Galen started experimenting by plugging it into an amplifier and boom box, to less than ideal results at first! But he was hooked, and happily gave up academic ambition to focus on the guitar, which he would play up to 10 hours a day. Without a television at home, and parents who didn’t approve of rock ‘n roll, Galen’s musical education began with the clandestine ACDC and KISS records he snuck home

Some Like It Hot Club

Some Like It Hot Club is a Gypsy Jazz band based out of New Jersey. Established in 2010, we have played all types of events, from cocktail parties, to weddings, to outdoor festivals and dances. Gypsy Jazz is a musical style based on the legacy of the great Gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt. It is perfect for any event, it combines the beauty and sophistication of early 20th century Europe, with the creativity, drive and excitement of the American art form, Jazz. We are available in a variety of formats depending on your event and budget: Duo: two guitars - 'les deux guitares'! Trio: two guitars and an upright bass Quartet: two guitars, upright bass, and a clarinet,accordion or violin Please go to the Music section and listen to some tracks on our CD

Nick Freer

Born: November 25, 1973

Nick has performed throughout Australia with various jazz ensembles, including festival appearances at the Melbourne International Festival of Jazz, the Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Electric Jazz Festival, the Italian International Jazz Festival and the Stonnington Jazz Festival. He has also performed in China, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Vietnam and Germany. Currently he is completing a PhD in Musicology focusing on the Post-Tonal harmony of Allan Holdsworth

Eddie Arjun

ARJUN, the three-piece instrumental band from New York, has been trailblazing their own hybrid of rock and improvisational jazz since 2003. Led by Eddie Arjun Peters, ARJUN fuses the power of rock with improvisational alternative jazz, resulting in a delicate balance of intricately crafted melodies backed by powerhouse musicianship. In 2013, SPACE, the first in a critically-acclaimed three-album trilogy, is a sonic dreamscape of fluid improvisations which were conceived and recorded organically. The album’s opening track, ‘Orion,’ features legendary percussionist E.J. Rodriguez (The Jazz Passengers, Sean Lennon, Medeski Martin & Wood, Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos, D.J Logic). CORE, second in the trilogy, is a reinvention of ARJUN’s sound and style, rooted in carefully crafted melodies which tell resonant stories without words

Pete Fletcher

Pete Fletcher is a guitarist and composer, he worked with Rock bands in the 60’s Fusion Jazz groups in the 70’s and recently composed tracks for several jazz influenced albums: Dreaming City, (Sub-Urban Collective): Last Man standing (Nujazzeurope): RemixVirus1 (Killervirus-Audio) an Austrian based label showcasing unique, and infectious expressions of nu- jazz through deep house, IDM, and broken beat styles. Working with four other musicians and composers under the collective name Fuasgail (Scottish Gaelic meaning FREE) he produced a CD released early 2015 called The Road to Trasanne: Released 30 July 2015 a CD titled: Lost Weekend featuring Guitar and Flute improvised music.