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Victor Samalot

Born: June 21

“LATIN JAZZ WITH A ROCK EDGE, THE ULTIMATE IN COOL!” (Rotcod Zzaj - Improvijazzation Nation)

Victor Samalot is a 25 + year veteran guitarist from Cleveland Ohio who draws on his Latin roots fusing timeless Latin groove with Jazz stylings topped with a rock edge that appeals to listeners of world fusion music. Imagine a jam session with the likes of Carlos Santana, Wes Montgomery and Jeff Beck. Fresh and contemporary, Victor’s musical adventure keeps him quite busy performing and in the studio. His influences include Ottmar Liebert, Craig Chaquico, Jesse Cook, Phil Keaggy Jose Feliciano, and David Gilmour.

Greg Ernst

Guitarist Greg Ernst is a native Oregonian who began playing guitar at age 12. Early on, he was drawn to original music. Greg earned a Bachelors Degree in music (he also holds a doctorate)and has studied with guitarist Howard Roberts, bassist Gary Peacock, composer John Cage, arranger Robert McVey and others. In the 70's and 80's, Greg taught music at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, and was a busy performer, studio musician, and bandleader. Greg’s powerful technique and deep artistic sense set him apart from other guitarists.

Carl Morgan

Australian guitarist Carl Morgan spent the first 18 years of his life in the rural village of Central Tilba, on the NSW South Coast, picking up the guitar at the age of 9. After completing high school, Carl attended the Australian National University in 2006-09, graduating with a Bachelor of Music. He was awarded the Peter and Lena Karmel anniversary award for the most outstanding graduate at the ANU School of Music. Carl was a finalist in the National Jazz Awards in 2007, and a finalist in the James Morrison Scholarship in 2008. Carl has played with many of the top names in Jazz from Australia and overseas

Danny Petroni

As guitarist Danny Petroni explains The Blue Project, his band and its self-titled first release, began as a reaction to hurricane Sandy. Work for Jersey Shore musicians was sparse after Sandy’s devastation: “Gigs cancelled, venues damaged, all music productions stopped in the immediate area.” Petroni’s idea was to create some work for local musicians with a locally produced blues record using his own original compositions. “The Danny Petroni Blue Project was born.”

Edu Leal

Born: July 23, 1974

The composer, arranger, guitarist, guitarist and Brazilian producer Edu Leal launched his second CD Autoral ("Livre") in 2017, which includes Jazz, Chamber Music, Rock Fusion, Brazilian Contemporary Music. He wrote all the arrangements including quintet of strings and quartet of metals, in addition to instruments like English corne the oboe. The CD is available on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify

Chris K. Gabriel

Born: February 12, 1975

A Filipino-American, born in Stuttgart Germany and raised in Hawaii, Chris Gabriel had spent his early years creating songs for family and friends. Chris spent his summers surfing and vividly remembers watching ocean waves crash and falling in love with the beach. Ever since his earliest days, he was fascinated by sound. Chris left Hawaii in 1993 to attend Portland State University in Oregon. He studied music, philosophy, and language, as a student at the University. However, he could not escape the allure of the local music scene and quickly began playing in 2, 3, sometimes 4 bands. He began attending every jazz concert he could

Sobers Chatterjee

A musician and composer working in different genres like Classical. Jazz, Flamenco, Indian Classical, Latin, Brazilian and World music.

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Jason Loughlin

Born: August 15, 1976

Jason Loughlin’s creative guitar playing has supported artists such as Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, James Burton, Lesley Gore, Nellie McKay, and Mike Viola. With the release of his debut album, Peach Crate, Loughlin steps out of the sideman role to prove that he is a formidable front man in his own right. Drawing upon the rich musical roots--the moods and memories--of his childhood days in Florida, Loughlin’s debut record pays homage to many of his guitar heroes- players like Jimmy Bryant, Hank Garland, Danny Gatton and Les Paul--and to the days when the guitar records they made reigned supreme on the airwaves

Steve Blum

Master guitarist Stephen Blum’s career has taken him around the world with some of the biggest names in jazz and popular music. He has appeared at many top music venues and festivals such as The Montreal Jazz Festival, Maine Festival of the Arts, The Great American Music Hall, Yoshi’s Jazz Club (SF), Cape Cod Jazz Festival, The French Quarter Festival (New Orleans),Smalls Jazz Club (NYC), Wall Street Jazz Festival, SESC Concerts Sao Paulo, Brazil, Snug Harbor, New Orleans and the Portland Performing Arts Center, Portland, Maine. Stephen Blum was also honored by the San Francisco Bay Jazz Society by a unanimous vote to perform with his own group at the Milestones Jazz Club, one of the city’s top performance venues. Steve was born in New York City and began playing professionally at age fifteen