Anders Holst

Danish guitarist and composer Anders Holst (b. 1979), based in Copenhagen, has been an integral part of the music scene in Denmark for the last 20 years, working in the field of bridging composition with improvisation. He has performed all over Europe and US with his bands and as a soloist. Besides his work in his own name he is also a founding member of the groups Cirklen (six guitar ensemble, established 2009), Bog Bodies (with Robert Stillman and Sean Carpio, established 2010) and Ektoplasma (with Nils Gröndahl, established 2010). He has released albums on esteemed labels such as Morningside Records, Scissor Tail Records, Tompkins Square Records, Barkhausen Recordings, Blackout, Clang, Kornmod, MIC, Trestle Records, Migro Records and Flydende Rum.

Grayson Hauser

Born: May 30, 1987

Grayson is an electric guitarist and singer who plays an expansive brand of high-energy music ranging from blues, hard rock, funk, to jazz and many points in between. .  Grayson’s musical philosophy is fairly simple: no trends or hype, just honest, soulful music that anyone can connect to.

Grayson Hauser spent years in the San Francisco Bay Area as a working musician playing in a variety of bands and genres before he left California and moved to Athens, Georgia in 2018 in order to pursue his own creative vision. Since then he has formed his own trio releasing 4 albums as well as contributing to many other projects ranging from the psychadelic Peruvian garage rock of Deaf Condors to the Jazz-Pop stylings of Julia Nyunt.

Angelo Tatone

Born: September, 1986

Angelo Tatone is a live and studio musician as well a composer, arranger and music teacher based in Vienna.

He plays electric, classic and acoustic guitar. His technique and his touch on the guitar is a result and synthesis of many years of practical experience in different music fields such as Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock but also classical and film music.

He recorded and produced several albums in different music styles and genres and collaborates with many bands, orchestras and musicians.

Together with Irene Malizia he founded Variando musica and furthermore he is teacher for guitar, improvisation, composition and ear training at Variando musica.

Ari Joshua

Born: September 17, 1979

Ari Joshua is a South African born, American raised jazz guitarist who wields an enlightened presence, boundless creativity, and visceral virtuosity. He earned a scholarship to the iconic New York City music school, The New School and before that he spent a year at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Many talented musicians have gravitated towards Ari's sound has earned him many roles as a side man and he has also led many ensembles performing original music over the years. His passion and dedication to the music , can be seen in his commitment and advocacy for music education. In the early 2000's he founded the Music Factory an in person music and online music school that employs passionate professional full time musicians and has taught over 40,000 lessons to musicians

Nico Moreno

Born: May 23, 1997

Guitarist and composer Nico Moreno is a young guitar player who currently resides in New York City. His playing is characterized by the convergence of different styles such as Latin American music, rock, and pop, deeply rooted in the jazz guitar tradition.

Nico began his guitar journey at the age of nine when his mother gifted him an acoustic guitar. He started playing rock and began performing at local venues when he was thirteen. His musical journey went from rock to heavy metal, progressive rock, fusion, and eventually jazz and Latin American music. He started to study jazz and improvisation at the age of seventeen and since then, he has been deeply inspired by the idea of composing in real-time and writing music inspired by the jazz and Latin American traditions.

Joe Deninzon

Born: December 3, 1974

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Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on the “Viper” seven-string electric violin. In addition to leading Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Joe is the violinist/guitarist for classic rock band Kansas.

He has worked with the Who, Bruce Springsteen, 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, Ritchie Blackmore, Alex Skolnick, Smokey Robinson, Les Paul, Peter Criss from KISS, Michael Sadler, Renaissance with Annie Haslam, Phoebe LeGere, Kurt Elling, and as a soloist with Jazz at Lincoln Center and the New York City Ballet.

Vironas Ntolas

Born: April 28, 1991

Vironas Ntolas is a guitarist/composer based in Athens, Greece.

Kerilie McDowall

Born: December, 1966

“Well there may be 8 million guitarists in the world, but Kerilie McDowall is certainly one of the best. Guitar Player magazine calls her playing 'smooth and elegant,' to which I would add, intelligent and original.” —Paul Grant, Host, CBC Hot Air, Vancouver, BC. ( June 12, 1999) The Kerilie McDowall Sextet as recorded/produced by Neil Ritchie

"Kerilie McDowall fronts a first-rate jazz quintet...Labels listen up...a very talented musician." “…an appealing Blue Note ambience.” “Smooth, elegant playing...warm relaxing tones.” “…impressive are her composing skills.”
—Guitar Player Magazine

Heddy Boubaker

Born: March 3, 1963

Born in 1963, Heddy started music by playing electric guitar in Rock bands as a teenager, since long time passed and he played many other musical styles and then progressively switched to the alto and bass saxophone. His main musical activities are now centered on improvised music and sound research; in solo or with others musicians, poets, dancers ... he is really found of musical meetings. He played on many international places with a lot of partners. He published many CDs and is very active in concerts organisation in the Toulouse area. Since 2011 he stopped playing saxophone and concentrate now on electric bass, guitar and analog modular synth.

Alexander Kelley