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Ravi Rajani

The debut album Mass Production by Ravi Rajani is out in April 2014. It is a fusion of blues, jazz, funk and rock.

Gabi Martinez

Born: March 28, 1982

The guitarist, composer and producer Gabi Martinez, was born and raised in Zaragoza (Spain).From a young age he showed great musical interest. Influenced by his family (his grandfather was guitarist) he took the first spanish guitar lessons from this and after a brief period of classical learning of harmony and musical language, continued self-taught. He started playing guitar at age 8 and he bought his first electric guitar at age 12 .Shortly after, he received tutoring modern harmony, composition and performance, attempting to complete his musical studies . Most of these classes were taken in the form of seminars , for be modern music, hand prestigious international musicians as Scott Henderson (awarded several years as Best Jazz Guitarist), Alonso Martinez ( CSP Prof Jazz, "Harmony and Improvisation " and " The guitar in jazz and fusion " ), Robben Ford ( prestigious american guitarist "Jazz & Blues guitar" ), Francisco Simon ( guitarist of Red House "Introduction to Blues " ), John Parsons ( guitarist Miguel Rios, Luz Casal , ..., ), Paul Gilbert ( guitar held American professor GIT ), José de Castro ( guitarist and producer of artists such as Melendi, Chenoa, ..., ), Pablo Padilla, Juan de la Oliva, Anye Bao or Angel Celada, among others.As instrumentalist with 18 years he recorded his first CD performed live with his band debut Averno

Robert M. Crawford

Born: August 7, 1949

Bob Crawford, born in the Bronx, NY, is one of those rare people combining musicality, scholarship, and business acumen into one seamless individual. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1971 (Phi Beta Kappa/Magna cum laude) Bob embarked on his musical career full time. From being the Musical Director, Guitarist, and Vocalist for the National Company of Paul Sills’ “Story Theatre”(1972-3) to the publishing of his book “Symmetric Cycles” by RMCO MUSIC in 2011, Bob has been actively involved in songwriting, arranging, producing, and studio work as a guitarist and vocalist for the past 30 years. In 1975, Bob founded Josandra Rehearsal Studios in NYC which became the home of such celebrated musicians as Pat Martino, Larry Harlow, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, Mongo Santamaria, Slide Hampton, Sam Jones, Tom Harrell, Kevin Eubanks, Larry Coryell, John Abercrombie, Brand X, Tom Rush, John Hammond, Aztec 2 Step, Jocelyn Brown, Meat Loaf, Loretta Devine, and Roz Ryan among many others. In 1986 he acted as President of Lions’ Den Recording in NYC until 1990 when he formed RMCO MUSIC, his full-service production, recording, publishing, and consulting company. In 1991, Larry Harlow (2008 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and Latin Music Hall of Fame Member) recorded “My Time Is Now”(“Mi Tiempo Llego”) on the album of the same name, co-written by Bob Crawford and A

Vince Brown

Born: January 25, 1958

Vince Brown has been performing on guitar, tenor & 5- string banjo & uke in a variety of styles for over 40 years. He has played at venues & festivals, in pit orchestras and recoding studios around the world and now lives quite happily in his adopted hometown of Olympia, Washington playing regular gigs throughout the northwest. Recent performance projects include western swing style take-off guitar with Red Brown & the Tune Stranglers; guitar & tenor banjo with the gypsy swing band Hot Club Sandwich; a swing duo project with vocalist LaVon Hardison; guitarist with the modern jazz/lounge group The Greta Jane Quartet; as well as pick-up work with small combos and big bands and regular solo performances on guitar and banjo. Vince has also recently been host to "The Swing Set" a weekly series that has afforded the opportunity to play with some of the Northwests finest musicians including Neil Andersson & Michael Gray from Pearl Django; swing violin legend Paul Anastasio; Steel guitar masters Dan Tyak & Ben Bonham and the mistress of the ukulele Del Rey!

Kevin Golden

Born: December 17, 1957

Guitarist Kevin Golden has been playing jazz for over 29 years in the Hudson Valley and greater NYC area. His style is influenced by Grant Green, Rene Thomas, and Joshua Breakstone. He has studied with Joshua Breakstone, Peter Leitch, John Scofield, and Sal Salvador. Kevin's first recording as a leader, "Pelham Parkway" has been released and available for digital download. The session was recorded along with the musical collaboration and contributions of Akiko Tsuruga on Hammond B3 organ and Peter Grant on drums, at Tedesco Studios in Paramus NJ. Seven original tunes penned by Golden pay homage to the legendary organ trio sounds of Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Wes Montgomery (san octaves). For the past 8 years Kevin has collaborated with Steve Kaiser in multiple formats (duo, trio, quartet), playing the NYC club scene

Michael Blum

Born: May 30, 1993

Michael Blum is a jazz guitarist located in the Upper Valley area of New Hampshire and Vermont. Michael has performed and studied with world- renowned jazz educator and Berklee School of Music professor Jim Stinnett, Michael Manring, Joe Hunt and Dom Moio. Blum has performed at a diverse selection of venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Berklee College of Music, the Bowery Poetry Club, the New London Barn Playhouse and The Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. In February 2014, The Michael Blum Quartet released their debut album, "Initiation."

Frank Singer

Born: July 12, 1958

Frank Singer began playing music at the age of nine. A passion developed quickly, and led Frank to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1976. After graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1980, he went on to complete private studies with Charlie Banacos on guitar, and continue with piano studies for several years. Frank has been a working musician since graduating from Berklee, teaching privately and in the classroom, performing in clubs and concert halls, and composing, arranging, recording and producing, both for his own groups and for professional clients. Frank has had a long and varied career as a sideman and guest soloist

Fernando Ulibarri

Born: August 16, 1979

Fernando Ulibarri is an active performer, composer, and educator based in Miami, Florida. He relocated from his native Costa Rica to Boston in 1998 to study at the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a Dual Bachelor’s Degree, in both Music Synthesis and Jazz Composition. After working professionally in the New England area, he moved to Miami to attend Florida International University, where he obtained a Masters of Music degree in Jazz Performance. Fernando has performed concerts at Carnegie Hall, Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club, Berklee Performance Center, The Bass Museum of arts and various other venues in the United States and abroad

Rafael Rosa

Born: March 14, 1985

Rafael has been performing and teaching for the past 12 years in New York City. He is currently part of the Faculty at LIU's ROCNATION, and has taught at other colleges like NYU, CUNY, Saint John’s University, The Brooklyn Music School, Stevens Cooperative and his private studio:  The Brooklyn Rock Academy, helping students graduate to colleges like Berklee College of Music, Wells College, Indiana University, etc. He regularly performs  in NYC as a sideman and as a leader so be sure  to check the calendar. He is currently putting the finishing touches on his second album and first LP as a leader titled “Axiomatic: Music For The People”

Christopher David Boulet

Born: September 28, 1961

As a young man Chris spent many hours in a Jazz Club named the Jazz Oasis in Milwaukee,Wisconsin...it was owned by saxophonist Chuck Lapaglia the father of Chris' best Friend Chris Lapaglia.....after many years of pop music songwriting....Chris still hasn't lost touch with those early encounters with Improvisation....in 1999 he recorded 12 hours of improvisation for an album named "Monkey With A Thumb"...Willie Oteri coincidentally was making an album of improvisation in America at the same time....when they met...it was only a matter of time before there was fireworks...in 2002...they did 14 a 14 hour nonstop improvisation...followed by 33 and a third....the first in the "RPM" concert series...followed by 45 in 2004 (With special guest Tony Levin)and 45 lato b in 2005 With special guest Pat Mastelotto...now Willie Oteri and CHRIS BOULET have a new project named IKM....which is a continuation of their improvisation adventures....which will eventually give fruit to the long awaited....and highly doubted....78 as strange as it may seem...although Chris is responsible for these long improvisations and highly respected in the Jazz community...and considered to be a Jazz musician...he has never been in a jazz band...never played on a jazz album...and never written a jazz composition....however....if the definition of JAZZ is .."Undefinable"....then Chris Boulet...definitely BELONGS in that category.