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Paul Davies

Born: September 24, 1953

Born in Epsom, Surrey in 1953 Paul Davies starts to teach himself guitar at the age of fourteen. Previous to this he had played the drums and had sung in the school choir. He listens to practically all the groups of that era, Cream, Taste, Ten Years After, Jimi Hendrix etc. At the age of sixteen he discovers jazz musicians such as Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Grant Green through listening to the American Forces Network radio. At the same time he also listens to Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Bartok, Vaughan Williams as well as taking a keen interest in literature and art. At leaving school for university his interests develop to include the cinema (Bunuel, Truffaut), the English jazz and free jazz scene (John Surman, John Maclaughlin, Alan Skidmore, Dave Holland, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley) and contempory music (Stockhausen, Berio, Steve Reich)

Rocco Carella

Born: May 29, 1973

Born in the Bari suburbs (South Italy) in 1973 starts at 6 years to learn guitar with classical studies, but then stopped studies for soccer. In the teen age after a live show of Pink Floyd near Naples dust is for always removed from his guitar. Around 20 becomes the guitarist of a quiet famous local rock-progressive band, in the same period he starts to study jazz and fusion with some of the best local jazz guitar players. Jazz enters always more in his music and he performs with several local artists in Bari and in Puglia Region playing different styles. Classical and electrical guitar are both used depending on the context. In 2011 is released the 1st album Portrait of my land all played with classical guitar with a world music approach in a fusion of jazz, bossa, tango, classical. In 2012 the second album I'm so far from the crowd, more jazz, where classical and electric guitar are played both. Guitarists who inspires him are John Scofield, Mike Stern, Wes Montgomery, George Benson but also rock/blues guitar players as Steve Rothery, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knoepfler, Pino Daniele, Eric Clapton and classical guitarists and composers as well. Most influential musicians for him are John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley.

Elijah Cole

Born: June 9, 1998

Elijah Cole is one of the premier young jazz musicians in the Washington, D.C. area. At the age of 16, he has already performed at the area's top jazz clubs, including Twins, HR-57, Blues Alley, and Dukem. As a member of the Capital Focus Jazz Band and the Jazz Academy Orchestra, he has traveled from New Orleans to San Diego, performing at the famous Preservation Hall and backing artists such as Terrell Stafford and Brian Lynch. Additionally, he has played with many of his influences on the guitar, including Russell Malone, John Pizzarelli, and Carl LeBlanc. This year, Elijah has been selected as the guitarist in the 2015 Maryland All-State Jazz ensemble, for Jazz at Lincoln Center's summer institute for advanced jazz study, for the Brubeck Institute's Summer Jazz Colony, and as the alternate guitarist for the Jazz Band of America.

Sebastian Grosu

Born: February 15, 1979

Sebastian is a guitar player, songwriter, producer and educator based in Bucharest, Romania. His musical journey begun in his teens when he founded several metal bands in his hometown in Transilvania. In 2001 he decided to found Alinian together with his brother Radu Grosu. Labeled by the music media an art rock endeavor, the band played extensively the local club circuit and also participated in a series of national festivals (Brasov - 2005, Buzau 2006, Turnu Severin 2009) In 2006 Alinian started the collaboration with Taine Records which led to the "Garden of Alinian" album, released in 2007. After that..

Young Gu Kim

Young Gu Kim is a guitarist and composer from South Korea. He studied music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, Purchase College, and the City College of New York, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and master’s degree from the City College of New York. His teachers include John Abercrombie, John Patitucci, Steve Cardenas, Ben Monder, Jesse van Ruller, and Connie Crothers. He has been involved in various musical projects and performed in Seoul, Oslo, Porto, Amsterdam, and New York. He led his own quartet consisting of young talented musicians from New York City, and released his debut recording “Small Community” in 2014.

Nick Rousseau

Born: July 1, 1995

Nick Rousseau is a Brooklyn based guitarist and composer He likes to share thought provoking and emotionally compelling music with whomever he can. He’s greatly influenced by musicians across many genres, and whenever he plays he brings all of his influences to the table and creates music that's honest, while bringing out the parts he loves. He enjoys harmonic complexities and polyrhythmic feels, but also lyrical melodies and simple ideas. In May 2017, he acquired a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Performance from Florida International University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He also graduated from New York University in May 2021, where he acquired his Masters of Music degree in Jazz Studies

F. Gregory Holland

Born: August 29, 1958

F. Gregory Holland is an American jazz guitarist, business professional, Composer, producer and publisher based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Performing predominantly as a studio artist musician, Holland has arranged and produced numerous musical compositions for distribution and licensing. His compositions often include mixing a blend of blues, jazz and rock styles, ranging from vibrant melodies to mood-filled solo techniques.

Matthew Yeakley

Born: April 9, 1984

Matthew Yeakley is a native of San Diego, CA. Growing up in a musical family, he began serious studies of the guitar at age 15. At 18 he was teaching music, performing in blues clubs, and working professionally as a guitarist, and on the road by 21. By 24 Matthew decided that it was time to formalize his education, so he took time off from the world of the working musician, to attend the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood. While there he had the chance to study with Rick Zunigar (Freddie Hubbard, Stevie Wonder, Joey DeFrancesco), as well as many other of the top guitarist in the world (Scott Henderson, Dean Brown, Jimmy Wyble, Sid Jacobs)

Zoran Majstorovic

Born: September 29

-“PORIN” award with his band as the best overall new music artist in Croatia -“Damir Dičić” award as the best Croatian jazz guitar player -“Status” award as the best Croatian etno musician/instrumentalist -“Miroslav Sedak Bencic” award as the most prominent Croatian jazz composer Jazz musician, guitarist, multiinstrumentalist, sound artist, arranger and composer, begins to play guitar at the age of 9, and plays professionally since the age of 13. His first guitar teacher was his father, a well known guitar player in Rijeka area during 1960’s and 1970’s. Later on he studied with the most prominent guitar players in Croatia and studied with and/or attended workshops of many world famous guitar players like Scott Henderson, Robben Ford, Marc Ribot, Sid Jacobs, Kurt Rosenwinkel… After playing shortly in some demo-bands he joins, at the age of 14, a pop-rock group called “Teens” and stays with that band for 7 years.During those years the band played hundreds of concerts in Croatia and abroad, winning many awards in Croatia and internationally (most notable Porin 2000.g.), releasing 3 cd’s, gaining high popularity and appearing on numerous music festivals in many different countries. In the years that followed he collaborates with many famous singers, mostly in Croatia, takes part in different projects, recordings and orchestras in Croatia and internationally

Brad Myers

Born: December 25, 1975

Playing music since the age of 6, the remarkable composer/guitarist Brad Myers decided to pursue transcendence through jazz expression at the age of 13. A highly eclectic musician, Brad has continued to perform in a wide variety of contexts, but his primary commitment to jazz is vividly demonstrated by the 2015 release of his album Prime Numbers, the first album released on his own label, Colloquy Records, and a stunning showcase for his brilliant talents as both composer and guitarist. Prime Numbers earned worldwide praise from critics and jazz radio alike, including “4 Stars” from Downbeat Magazine and rotation on PRI's Jazz After Hours program