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Kai Gluska

Born: July 12, 1995

Kai Gluska (b. 1995) is an Israeli Guitarist, Composer, Arranger and Educator currently living in Israel. A BFA graduate from The New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music, he has played with groups in some of the most prestigious performance halls in Israel such as: Tel Aviv Museum, Zappa Herzliya, Ilanna Goor Museum, Shablul Jazz Club, Ha Simta Theater, Ha Studio Theater, Beit Haamudim (which was awarded by Downbeat Magazine as one of the top ten Jazz venues in 2017/2020). Tel Aviv jazz festival (2019). In 2021 Kai played in the Bern Jazz festival in Switzerland. In 2020 he earned a prize from The America-Israel Cultural Foundation’s competition for Jazz instrumentalists. In 2015, Kai started a collaboration with the nonprofit Pannonica (which progresses Israeli culture by funding the recordings of the top Israeli jazz musicians, and establishing numerous Jazz venues, including Beit Haamudim). As part of his agenda with Pannonica, Kai links music to businesses (such as cafes, bars and restaurants), making live music more accessible to the general public and providing steady work for musicians. He has made over 30 collaborations over a span of 6 years and is now extending these collaborations to other cities. Kai recorded his debut album along with his sextet featuring GRAMMY nominated Shai Maestro on two of the songs. The album is a series of compositions and arrangements featuring his style of writing, a combination of his music influences and reflections of his lived experiences.

Carl Amundson

Born: August, 1970

Carl Amundson, a native Chicagoan currently living in Florida, is one of the most exciting and talented guitarists in the music industry today. Carl's energetic and tasteful playing, along with his arranging talents, are spotlighted throughout his many recordings and performances. These fine works have received enthusiastic praise from journalists, musical peers and fans alike. They represent the extensive depth of Carl’s musicianship.

His unique mixture of Post-Bop, Cool Jazz, Latin, Swing and Classical idioms are evident throughout his recordings, compositions, arrangements, repertoire and ensemble concepts. Known as a guitarist's guitarist, Carl has received praise from fellow players such as: Toots Thielemans: "Thanks for Bluesette and the clean ensemble playing all through the record. Nice tribute to the JAZZ GUITARISTS." Jimmy Bruno: " The writing is very inventive and the playing is superb." Russell Malone: " I want more!"

Lash and Grey

Blossoms Of Your World - a sophomore album by Lash & Grey released in September 2021 // Their single After War was recently awarded The Single Of The Year in the Radio_Head Awards poll in Slovakia. Album is also currently nominated in the finals of the Andel Music Awards (Best Slovak album), and Slovak Espirit Jazz Awards (Best Album). Music, and more: https://linktr.ee/lashgrey Since July 2020, Lash&Grey have released two critically acclaimed albums, Sleepin With The Lights On, and Blossoms Of Your World. On the sophomore album, they collaborated with world-renowned musicians such as Brandon Combs, Bryan "B Dub" White (who have performed with Stevie Wonder, John Legend, or Leon Bridges), David Hodek, and acclaimed American Grammy award-winning mastering engineer Vlado Meller (who worked on albums of Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, RHCP and many others)

Gabriel Santiago

Born: September 25, 1980

Brazilian-born Gabriel Santiago is an award-winning composer, arranger, performer, and music educator. A master of both the acoustic and electric guitar, Santiago has released 14 albums (including CDs & DVDs) and regularly performs solo and accompanied concerts and festivals across the U.S. and around the globe. Filled with passion and culture, his ever-evolving sound represents a dynamic confluence of his classical, jazz and Brazilian roots. Santiago has collaborated with a wide variety of artists, including Esperanza Spalding, Chris Potter, Stefon Harris, John Clayton, Terence Blanchard, Janek Gwizdala, Carmen Bradford, André Mehmari, Romero Lubambo, Odair Assad, Gilson Peranzzetta and Recording Engineer Master Rupert Neve

Matteo Prefumo

Born: April 8, 1991

Matteo Prefumo is an Italian jazz guitarist and composer from Genoa, born on April 8, 1991. Guided by his father’s enthusiasm, he started playing guitar at age three and quickly mastered riffs by icons like Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, and Jimi Hendrix. By fifteen, he was studying jazz formally under Alessio Menconi, then expanding his craft through lessons with world-class musicians Kurt Rosenwinkel, Antonio Sanchez, and Peter Bernstein.

Matteo’s breakthrough came in 2012, when he secured the Tiberio Nicola Award for Best Jazz Guitarist at the International Jazz Festival of La Spezia, followed by the 2013 Jimmy Woode Award at the Tuscia in Jazz Festival. Known for leading dynamic trios and quartets, he has graced famed stages—from Ronnie Scott’s in London to Mezzrow in New York City and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival—alongside celebrated artists  Seamus Blake, Jeff Berlin, Leo Genovese, and Dado Moroni, tony Monaco, George Garzone among others.

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Brad Kang

Born: August 28, 1992

Silvan Joray

Born: March 23, 1996

Silvan Joray is a Swiss jazz guitarist and composer currently based in New York City. He has gained recognition in the jazz community, having won special prizes at the UNISA International Strings Competition in South Africa 2022 and the Smietana Jazz Guitar Competition 2019 in Poland. He has performed at prestigious jazz festivals including the Krakow Summer Jazz Festival, Offbeat Jazzfestival Basel, and International Jazz Festival Bern, and has toured in Germany, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Israel.

Joray grew up in a musical family and began his formal training on the classical guitar, which he studied for eight years before discovering jazz and switching to the electric guitar. He was initially interested in playing jazz standards and influenced by guitarists such as Wes Montgomery. However, his studies with renowned jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel at Jazzcampus Basel broadened his musical horizons, inspiring him to compose his own music. This eventually led to the release of his debut album "Cluster" in 2020, which was produced by Muthspiel and co-produced by Swiss Radio SRF2.

Ryan Fourt

Born: June 1, 1981

Ryan’s career in music has spanned twenty years – between his beginnings studying music at the University of Arkansas with Professor James Greeson to becoming a Lecturer and Jazz Guitar Instructor at the University of Wyoming (which is his current teaching gig), his life in music has been expansive and well documented throughout his twenty year journey with several recordings both as a leader and a sideman. His latest album, “Big Slick” on the Colorado based Dazzle Recordings label was released in 2016 and continues to receive extensive radio play both nationally and overseas