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Ron Price

Born: July 23, 1944

Sune Pors Andersen

Born: July 20, 1987

Sune Pors (b. 1987 in Odense, Denmark) is a guitarist and composer, who has worked with numerous Danish and international bands and artists as a sideman, as well as performing his own music. Current projects include the eclectic guitar duo Thief On The Roof with estonian guitarist Kirsi Tilk, the world-music-meets-rock group Umpas, rock/fusion trio Randolph Cricket and the genre-bending jazz trio Myrtue/Pors/Rõivassepp. ​ In 2015, Sune Pors finished his master's degree in jazz/pop/rock guitar at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark. There he had lessons with Uffe Steen, Karsten Aaholm, Adam Levy, Miso Petrovic, Tolis Zavaliaris, Henrik Andersen, Gilad Hekselman and many others

Cristian Perez

Aengus Hackett

Acclaimed guitarist, composer and producer Aengus Hackett is one of Ireland’s leading jazz musicians. He has been burgeoning jazz in the West of Ireland for more than 15 years. Aengus has performed with the cream of Ireland’s jazz scene such as Mike Nielsen, Tommy Halferty, Conor Guilfoyle, Bill Blackmore, Izumi Kimura, Greg Felton, and Damian Evans. As well as this, Aengus has collaborated with RTÉ Contempo Quartet and leading Irish contemporary ensemble the Colm O’ Hara 10tet.

Javier Alcantara

Born: February 12, 1977

Musician, guitarist, composer, improviser, teacher, music therapist, researcher, art director, and organizer of the Festival International de Jazz de Badajoz and Badejazz International Seminar. Degree in Jazz Guitar Improvisation and the University of Évora Master in Music Therapy from the University of Extremadura Master in Neuropsychology & Education He studied jazz and improvisation in Spain, Italy, New York, and Portugal. Work in different formations jazz, bossa nova, improvised music, dance, theater, and poetry, both his name as a freelance musician. Record and co-produced his first album with Quartet Special training in the album called "Namouche" collaborate renowned musicians as Perico Sambeat, Alexis Cuadrado and Hugo Alves, all original songs

Ken Kushel

Mike Abbott

Mike has performed and/or recorded with The Rolling Stone’s horn section, Randy Brecker, Maria Schneider, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Chie Imaizumi, Sammy Davis Jr., Burt Bacharach, Paul Schaffer, Joey Calderazzo, and Marc Copeland. After earning his Music Degree in 1988 at the University of Miami in Florida, he moved to New York City and started playing clubs, touring the US and Europe, and recording. In 2012, Mike’s book, The Guitar and Amp Sourcebook, was published by Harper Collins Publishers. This 450-page tome provides an insider’s look into the who, what, where, when, and how of guitar and amplifier development from the dawn of the 20th century to the present day

Takis Barberis

Born: July 14, 1963

Takis Barberis was born in Athens in 1963. His relationship with music began at the age of 10. He attended the National Conservatory of Greece, studying classic guitar with Dimitris Fampas, higher theory with Yiannis Avgerinos and on graduation also received the Harmony certificate. Simultaneously he played electric guitar in many rock groups. His interest in jazz began in 1979 and it would determine his future course. In 1982 he presented his first compositions with the band "Jazz Fusion Quintet" when his cooperation with David Lynch and Takis Farazis began, continuing later in the group "Iskra" (1985), with G

Andreas Varady

Born: July 24, 1997

Andreas Varady is “one of the most talented people on this planet, who takes the music back to where it belongs,” says legendary music icon, Quincy Jones. Within the past few years, a just-turned-16-year-old guitar sensation, Andreas Varady, has risen to the foreground of the jazz guitar arena. Andreas has played an impressive list of shows including: Bray Jazz Festival, Festival Django Reinhardt, Samoise, Sligo Jazz Festival, Cork Jazz Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival, Derry Jazz Fest, Festival da Jazz, International Guitar Festival Santo Tirso, Newton Arts Guitar Festival, Riga Jazz Festival, Aalen Jazz Festival, Freiburf Jazz Festival, Ballidehob Jazz Fest, Innishowen Jazz Fest, Montreux Jazz Festival, New Caledonie Gypsy Jazz Fest, Dusseldorf Jazz Rally, Scareborough Jazz Fest, Rheingau Music Festival, Savannah Jazz Festival, International Wiehler Jazz, Wigan Jazz Festival, Northside Music Festival, Zelt Music Festival, Ronnie Scotts, Pserov Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazz Fest, Bolzano Jazz Festival, Clifden Jazz Fest, Dingle Jazz Fest, Doonbeg Jazz Fest, Bay Jazz Fest, and others. Andreas started his ascent to mastering jazz guitar at a very young age

Christos Anestopoulos

Born: September 5, 1971

Christos Anestopoulos was born in Patras (Greece) in 1971. He started music lessons and in particular in the guitar in 1986 under the guidance of Dionisis Sabaziotis. Very soon he got involved in music composition and presented the first ones of his own with his teacher in 1993 in a concert organised by Nikos Touliatos. He engaged in the classical guitar and the study of the instrument and received a diploma with the teachers Dionisis Sabaziotis, Rouli Kolokytha, Dimitris Dimakopoulos. He also completed courses in advanced music theory. From very early he started teaching the classical guitar as well as the electric guitar later. He composed music for dance and co-operated with the dance companies of Tatiana Loverdou in performances in Patras and Athens festivals. He studied the electric guitar with the teachers Dionisis Sabaziotis, Takis Barberis, Giotis Samaras and attended several guitar workshops by many well known jazz musicians such as Pat Martino-John Scofield-John Abercrombie-Markos Alexiou. His relationship with jazz music started very early and many times he created and participated in trio-quartet bands performing in Greece and co-operating with musicians like EIVIND AARSET, DAVID LYNCH, NIKOS TOULIATOS, Natassa Mare Moumtzidou,Vasilis Podaras,George Daravelis, George Metaxas, Vasilis Stefanopoulos, Sotiris Douvas and many others. His relationship with classical and modern music has always been long and has created the Orange trio (violin-cello-guitar) and the duo DIADROMES (EN ROUTES duo) (sax-guitar) with the composer and teacher George Daravellis. Moreover, he has carried out concerts with his own music in festivals (Patras festival,Ladonas,Elefsinas,Aishylia festival,Soundtrope festival). His first album ‘Swinging over the surfaces’ was released in 2003 and his second one in 2014 with the title ‘Wish You Could Stay’ in which David Lynch, George Daravelis, Vasilis Stefanopoulos have participated along with many musicians from all over Greece. In 2016 he co-operate with drumer NIKOS TOULIATOS and tour on Greece with a new duo project based on free improvisation and experimental music, with many guests like Natassa Mare Moumtzidou on vocals or Giannis Panagiotopoulos on lyra. The same year presents live on tour the album “Wish You Could Stay…“ with David Lynch-Vasilis Stefanopoulos-Vasilis Podaras. 2017 co-operate with dancer and choreographer YANNIS ADONIOY and presents live on tour a duo project based on guitar electronics,fx,computer music and dance.