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Michael Fraser

Born: December 21, 1988

Michael Fraser is the jazz violinist in Swingamajig, an inspiring father-son duo based in Vancouver, Canada. Although only sixteen years old, Michael plays with the jazz feel of someone who’s been improvising his whole life. He started playing the violin at age 4 and by age 9, he was already smitten with the old jazz standards, particularly with the raunchy fiddling of his idol, Stuff Smith. Indeed Stuff’s hard-swinging style is a definite influence on Michael’s improvisations. He must be on the right track because in 2001, Michael was the recipient of a British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame Foundation Scholarship in recognition of his “demonstrated talent, dedication and future potential in the field of music.” Michael is lucky to have his dad and musical partner, Don Fraser, back him up with some solid guitar rhythm as they play tunes from the Gypsy and Swing Jazz repertoires, as well as their own original compositions.

Charles Burnham

The passion and fire of Charlie Burnham's violin has graced the work of many: Cassandra Wilson, James Blood Ulmer, Steven Bernstein, Susie Ibbara, Peter Apfelbaum, Henry Threadgrill, String Trio of New York, Ted Daniel,Medeski, Martin & Wood, and many, many others. But armed with a wholenew book of originals and a stellar new band, Burnham's step into thespotlight has long been coming. Wordly and other-worldly sounds canbe heard from Burnham's musical and personal journeys as his soulfulvoice and violin lead you down some open roads and dark alleys, and bring you to some spots you may not have known even exist

Michael Zentner

Born: March 28, 1955

Founding member of Washington DC Art Rock band, The Muffins , The Muffins were hailed as "one of the best progressive rock bands in the USA.

Josie Quick

Born: April 16, 1965

Josie Quick and Tom Carleno founded the acoustic jazz group Perpetual Motion in 1989. Based around the sizzling jazz violin style of Josie Quick, this dynamic instrumental combo will take you on a musical journey that can range from bluegrass to swing to rock to Jean-Luc Ponty inspired jazz. Guitarist Tom Carleno pens much of their material in a style reminiscent of Michael Hedges. Bassist Blake Eberhard and drummer Rob Chamberlin complete the quartet. Josie's improvisational style is a combination of the influences from her classical and jazz training. Her formal music training began in the public school system, which led to positions with several community orchestras by the time she was in high school

Darrell Looney

Born: April 8, 1963

Playing the violin since the age of nine, Darrell "D-Funk" Looney creates funky/jazzy tracks with a prominent violin voice to elevate the mood of the everyday groove experience.

Catherine Lawson

Born: April 26, 1960

Catherine has been involved in music her entire life. Her first public performance of an original tune "Ballet Dancers" was during her grade-school assembly and she's been involved in performances ever since. While her 20 years of formal classical training included violin, viola, piano and reeds, her creative desires spurred her to also explore jazz, world music, folk, pop and rock music. Being the daughter of a professional string player/teacher in the Chicago area afforded her numerous opportunities for study and master classes with many prominent professional players. This also led to a substantial education in various aspects of the business as well

Michal Urbaniak

Yves Teicher

Born: March 21, 1962

Born in Liege in Belgium on March 21, 1962, he begins his musical studies at 7 at the Royal Conservatory of Liège. In 1976, he obtains a first prize of music theory. In 1978-79, a first prize of violin. He continues by the superior diploma and obtains a first prize of chamber music in 1981. From 1981 till 1983, he follows the private classes of IVRY GITLIS.
After a period of questioning, retreat and reflection on the violonistic pedagogy, reading of the works of Nietzsche, Rimbaud ... He joins the world and the street music in Brussels, Paris and in the South of France. He meets CHORDA TRIO, finds through them the love and the atmosphere of Django and Grappelli's jazz and his recollections of childhood when he played with his brother, the guitarist Stéphane Martini, from the age of 9.
He likes performing all forms of jazz..

Tim Kliphuis

Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis breathes new life into existing styles with his high-energy brand of Classical, Gypsy Jazz, Celtic and World music. His improvised sound is unique and has popular appeal. Classically trained and widely regarded as the inheritor of the Stephane Grappelli crown, Kliphuis first made his name playing with the fiery European gypsy guitarists but soon developed a crossover style taking him to classical, jazz and folk venues across the world. Tim’s Mel Bay tuition book “Stéphane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin” is a bestseller and his Hot Jazz Violin DVDs received rave reviews

The G-Strings

Stefan Pintev & Rodrigo Reichel, Violin and Bariton-Violin Jan Larsen, Viola Vytas Sondeckis, Violoncello Frank Skriptschinski, double bass The G-Strings The G-Strings have cast aside the boundaries set by classical music. Since its foundation in 1993 the quintet has systematically played against the grain of established ways of listening. The group's innovative crossings between E and U-music have been enthusiastically celebrated in concert halls and in the press, by classical and jazz audiences. This is in no small degree due to the varied nature of their ranging from Astor Piazzolla's "Tangos Nuevo" to jazz and rock classics, from Dizzy Gillespie, Steely Dan and Mother's Finest to standards by George Gershwin and Duke Ellington