Brad Turner Brad Turner's talents as a trumpeter, pianist, drummer, and composer make him on e of Canada's most in-demand

musicians. Winner of National Jazz Awards for Jazz Trumpeter of the Year (1999) and Jazz Co mposer of the Year (2000 and 2002), Brad was awarded Musician of the Year for 20 05. As a sideman, Brad Turner has performed with a number of innovative and creative ensembles based in the Vancouver area, compiling a large discography in the pro cess. Brad has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler, Michael Moore, Rene Rosnes, Achim Kaufmann, John Scofield, Ingrid Jense n, Dylan van der Schyff, Mike Murley, Mark Helias, Charles McPherson and Gary Ba rtz. Brad's groups have opened for McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, Clark e Terry, and Diana Krall. As a leader, Brad has released five albums, four with his quartet, the most rece nt being the 2005 release "What Is," and one with his piano trio, the 2004 relea se, "Question the Answer," nominated for a 2005 Canadian Urban Music Award, and a 2006 Canadian Indie Music award. In 1997 and 1998 Brad won Juno Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Album recognizi ng his work in the internationally established electric Jazz group Metalwood. Brad Turner is on the Internet at http://www.bradturnermusic.com/ and http://www.mymaxcast.com Byron House Multi-instrumentalist Byron House (banjo, guitar, dulcimer, trumpet, bassoon, pe rcussion, piano) became a convert to the bass at age 17 after hearing Jaco Pasto rius on Weather Report's "Heavy Weather." Byron says, "I went home and did some woodshedding for a year, playing his records over and over." Other bass players that influenced Byron in his formative years included Paul Mc Cartney, James Jamerson, Phil Lesh, Jack Casady, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Junio r Huskey and Roy Huskey. In the mid-1980s, Byron packed his bass and left his hometown of Bowling Green, Ky., to relocate in Nashville. He has never looked back, becoming a first-call player working with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Jorma Kaukonen, Mar k O'Connor, and Dolly Parton. In addition, he has performed or recorded with Th e Dixie Chicks, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, Al Ko oper, Jim Lauderdale, Shelby Lynne, Buddy and Julie Miller, Nickel Creek, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt, and Clay Walker to name a few. In 2005, Bryon was recognized with a Grammy nomination for his work on Mark O'Connor's "ThirtyYear Retrospective." Byron lives near Nashville with his family and is busy with tours, TV appearance s, and recording sessions - including these RealTracks for PG Music! For the latest news look up Byron House on myspace.com. Chris Nole Platinum and Grammy-winning Nashville pianist and producer Chris Nole has perfor med across the United States and around the world, touring and recording with to p recording stars including John Denver, Faith Hill, Shelby Lynne, and Travis Tr itt. A few highlights of Nole's performance credits include:

- Carnegie Hall - The Today Show - John Denver's A&E television special and platinum selling live record, The Wildlife Concert. John Denver's Grammy-winning record All Aboard. - Travis Tritt's Burning Thunder' Tour and CMT All Access television special. - Faith Hill's Grand Ole Opry debut performance as well as The Late Show with Da vid Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. - The CBS television movie special The John Denver Story. - The PBS television documentary special Nature: Let There Be A Voice - 2001 Holland/Belgium Chris Nole solo tour Although best known as a virtuoso pianist, Chris Nole's talents also include wri ting, composing, recording and playing as a session musician. He has released se veral albums of his original compositions while continuing to work with establis hed and emerging artists like Barry Greenfield, Christopher Westfall, Brittany A llyn, Mack Bailey, Emmy Lou Harris, Willie Nelson, Pam Tillis, Crystal Gale, Guy Clark, Gail Davies, The Jordanaires, and others. Visit Chris online at http://www.chrisnole.com or on myspace.com. Darin Favorite Busy Nashville session man and performer Darin Favorite loves Jazz, but that has n't kept him from establishing a solid career in Country music with artists like Abby Burke, Tracy Lawrence, Shania Twain, Patty Loveless, and as band leader fo r Pam Tillis. A graduate of Blackwell Music Institute, Darin is equally at home on electric an d acoustic guitars. He cites as his influences, "Pat Metheny, Lee Ritenour, Lar ry Carlton, Robbin Ford, My Brother Donnie, Bill Evans, Eric Johnson, Heidi Basg all, Jon Herrington, John Coltrane, Freddy Hubbard, Howard Leese, Mitch Holder, Miles Davis, Joe Pass, Hank Garland, Lenny Breau, Sid Jacobs, Tommy Emmanuel... and everyone I've played with in the last 25 years." When not working as a Country guitar player, producer, and arranger in his homet own of Nashville, Darin enjoys playing Bebop, Swing, and Latin - especially in t he Heidi and Darin Duo with his partner Heidi Basgall. Darin is on myspace.com and has a profile at www.plaxo.com. Don Clark Don Clark has enjoyed a long career as one of Canada's leading trumpet and fluge lhorn players. As a player, arranger, and composer on the West Coast since the e arly 1960's, he has been leader of the Donnie Clark Quartet and Quintet and the Don Clark Ragtime Band as well as a member of leading Jazz ensembles such as the Bobby Hales Orchestra, the West Coast Jazz Orchestra, and a regular on CBC radi o and television. He was a founding member of the legendary Vancouver all-star Jazz sextet Pacific Salt, touring throughout North America and Europe in the 197 0s. The list of artists that Don Clark has performed and recorded with includes Bob Hales, Dave Robbins, Pacific Salt, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Lance Harriso n, Fraser McPherson, Doug Parker, New Orleans Connection, and the Chicago Six. His most recent CD release with the Donnie Clark Quintet, To Swing or not To Swi ng, features nine original compositions and classic Jazz ballads. Donny Clark plays ballad Jazz Trumpet, with very melodic phrasing that can be su itable for many styles like Jazz, Easy Listening or Country. His playing is in a traditional style, similar to Chet Baker or Louis Armstrong.

Dow Tomlin Dow Tomlin is an in-demand Nashville electric bass, upright bass, and guitar pla yer who has worked with Brooks and Dunn, Nelson, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson of The Band, Tammy Cochran, Chris Graves, David Lykins, Kevin Maines, Jonathan Sher rill, Cookie Pedersen, Walt Wilkins, David Carn, Bob Baker and a host of others enroute to compiling a discography of 50 or more releases. A musician's musicia n, Dow can also be found playing live in a variety of Nashville venues where the top Music City talent gathers. Dow's basic but solid playing on both upright and electric makes his RealTracks styles useful in many circumstances. For example, the Ev8 Bluegrass Acoustic Ba ss styles can be used in a traditional setting, with all acoustic instruments, b ut can also be used in a more modern country setting, with drums and electric gu itars. The "Metal" Ev8 Electric Bass styles can be used for a multitude of purp oses, such as basic pop 8ths, country grooves, etc. Eric Borash Guitarist Eric Borash, or "E-Bo" as he is known, is a fixture of the Nashville s cene. He is a versatile musician who can range from quiet and sensitive traditi onal ballads to flat-out hard rockin'. Eric has played with the likes of John F ogerty, the Warren Brothers, Hank III and in the studio and on stage with Randy Rogers Band and songwriter Radney Foster. His talents can also be heard in supp ort of emerging artists like Bliss. An all-round picker with session credits that include acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, and mandolin, Eric's electric guitar playing is featured in RealTracks. Gene Rabbai Piano, organ, and keyboard player Gene Rabbai has played with Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Griffin (of Bread), and Vince Gill, while also operating Studio A , a busy demo studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. Rabbai is enthusiastic about encouraging and developing new talent, engaging the best Music City talent to support the artists who come to him looking to break in to the highly competitive recording industry. Sometimes a chart-topping hit results, such as "Broken Wing," recorded by LeAnn Rimes after Gene sent her Dave Nowlen's demo. Country music is the backbone of Gene Rabbai's sions into Hip-Hop, Rock n' Roll, Heavy Rock, e Soundscapes is ambient all-synthesizer music work on preserving the Yosemite National Park. azil, home of his wife Yoko. playing and producing, with excur and Gospel. His CD release Yosemit dedicated to Ansel Adams and his Gene has also had releases in Br

Ian McDougall Ian McDougall was born in Calgary, Canada, and grew up in Victoria, leaving ther e in 1960 to tour in Great Britain with the John Dankworth Band. Returning to Ca nada in 1962, he began a lengthy career as a freelance player, composer and arra nger in Vancouver and in Toronto where, until 1991, he was also the lead and sol o trombonist with Rob McConnell's Juno and Grammy award-winning Boss Brass. During this period Ian also was also lead trombone and composer/arranger for The Brass Connection, winners of the 1982 Juno award for best Jazz album. Since the early 1980's McDougall has become even more involved in composition, and his wo rks have been performed by the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, the Lafayette String Qua rtet, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Rob McConnell Tentet, and the Toronto Cantata Chorus among others.

The past decade has included tours in Canada and abroad to Ireland, Scotland, Au stralia, Denmark, Holland, the USA, Germany, and England, where Ian was music di rector for two BBC Big Band broadcasts. Ian now resides in Victoria, where he continues to play, compose, and teach. He taught trombone, composition, and Jazz studies at the University of Victoria, le aving there in 2003 as Professor Emeritus. Ian was awarded the University of Vic toria's "Distinguished Alumni" award in 2004. Recent CD releases include "In a Sentimental Mood" featuring Ian and his quartet playing the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, and "No Passport Requi red" - a Jazz concerto in 3 movements for trumpet and trombone. Ian McDougall has been named as the recipient of the Phil Nimmons Established Co mposer Award, sponsored by SOCAN and IAJE. On July 1, 2008, Ian was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to Classical and Jazz music as a renowned trombonist and composer, and as an inn ovative educator and mentor. Ian McDougall's web site is at http://www.ianmcdougall.com. Jack Pearson Singer, studio musician, songwriter, producer...these words only begin to descri be Jack Pearson. But guitarist is what comes to most people's minds when they he ar his name. He is known as a tasteful player with a broad knowledge of Blues, Jazz, and soulful Rock. A native of Nashville, TN, Jack started playing professionally when he was fourt een years old. His first recording session was at fifteen. He has been influence d by many styles of music, and his knowledge of the history of the musical style s he plays allows him to deliver a true-to-the-tradition performance. He is just as comfortable playing Blues as he is Jazz. And he can rock out with the best o f them. Jack's playing has been featured on studio albums by Gregg Allman, Jimmy Buffett , Chris LeDoux, Bobby "Blue" Bland, The Bacon Brothers, Billy Montana, Jimmy Hal l, and a host of others. As for the artists he has worked with, it would be eas ier to list the ones he hasn't worked with. To name just a few - Faith Hill, Ro nnie Milsap, The Allman Brothers, Groove Holmes, and Delbert McClinton attest to the versatility of his talents. Jack still finds time to write and produce his own music, with several releases to his credit. For the latest news about this prodigious talent visit http://ww w.jackpearson.com. Jack Stafford Jazz musician Jack Stafford has long been a fixture of the Vancouver music scene on alto saxophone, flute, and clarinet - and soprano, tenor, and baritone saxes as the occasion demands. He is a versatile player who can cover multiple style s including Dixieland, Swing, Bop, and West Coast/Cool. As a first-call player, Jack has played in every setting from clubs to concert halls with studio and re cording work for major broadcast networks and record labels. Jack has played for a who's who of international music and entertainment greats, and regularly with his own band and top local groups like the all-star Jazz ens emble Pacific Salt, the Ian McDougall Big Band, the Jill Townsend Big Band, Dal Richards and Friends, Donnie Clark Quintet, SwingStreet, and even the nostalgic

dance band led by Canada's late "King of Swing," Mart Kenney and The New Ballroo m Orchestra. Jack Stafford plays great Tenor Sax solos in a mainstream Jazz style, not unlike Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, or Sonny Rollins. This laid-back, spacey style is ty pical of the 50s and 60s. He is also known as a fan and interpreter of Cannonba ll Adderley. This RealTracks soloist works very well for genres like Standards, Jazz, and swi ng Pop tunes from the 40s to the 80s. Jason Roller Since moving to Nashville from his home in Indiana, guitarist Jason Roller has p layed with Ken Mellons, The Kinley's, John Berry, Lila McCann, Darryl Worley, Ma rk Chesnut, Tracy Lawrence, Joe Diffie, Dolly Parton, Kellie Pickler, and Sarah Johns. In the studio, he has played on Ken Mellons "Best Of" album and Joe Diff ie's "Tougher Than Nails" CD on Broken Bow Records. A virtuoso on electric and acoustic guitars, Jason cites influences starting fro m back in the bluegrass days with Mark O'Connor, Tony Riceand New Grass Revival to guitar players such as Brent Mason, Dann Huff, Eric Johnson, Albert Lee, Stev e Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Mayer, The Rippingtons, Steely Dan and many more. Jason lives in the Nashville suburb of Murfreesboro, where he records and produc es demos at his own studio, The MagicShack, on the web at http://www.magicshackd emos.com. Some of his own songs can be heard on his page at myspace.com. Jodi Proznick Jodi has been recognized as one of Canada's top bass players, voted Bassist of t he Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. Her group, the Jodi Proznick Quartet, was awarded the Acoustic Group of the year and their album "Foundations" (Cellar live) won the Album of the Year honour. "Foundations" was also nominated for a 2 008 Juno Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album. Jodi moved from her hometown of White Rock, B.C. to Montreal in 1993, after winn ing the General Motors Award of Excellence for her bass playing. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from McGill University, earning a Performance Scholars hip in 1997 as a member of the McGill Big Band. While in Montreal she performed extensively in club and concert venues as well as on local television and radio programs. Since moving to Vancouver in 2000, Jodi has become a top call bassist, playing w ith a who's who of Canadian and international Jazz stars. She has been featured on over a dozen recordings including a recent release with the Tilden Webb Trio featuring the legendary David Fathead Newman. She has performed on CBC Radios Ja zzbeat, Hot Air, Silence en Jazz, the Early Edition, West Coast Performance and Sounds Like Canada. A highlight for Jodi was opening for Oscar Peterson with the Oliver Gannon Quart et in the summer of 2004. Also In 2004, Jodi won the Galaxie Rising Star Award o f the Vancouver International Jazz Festival with her own group, the Jodi Proznic k Quartet. She also performs with the Tilden Webb Trio, the Joel Haynes Trio, th e Jill Townsend Big Band and the Weeds/Minemoto Quartet. Classical credits include performances with the Vancouver Chamber Choir and a fe atured performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Jodi Prosnick's web site is at http://jodiproznick.com.

Keith Horne An award-winning flat-picking guitar champion in his home state of Virginia, Kei th Horne got his start in music playing guitar in his dad's Country band at age 6 and later picked up bass when he was 12 years old. After winning a number of c ontests, Horne put together a Jazz band that backed Ramsey Lewis on the BET cabl e channel. In 1985, Horne became a member of the fusion group Secrets and played with them for the next seven years. Through the encouragement of his childhood friends the Wooten brothers (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) Horne relocated to N ashville in 1992 and he maintains residence there today. Since his arrival in Nashville, Horne has toured across the United States with s ome of country music's most prolific artists including Tanya Tucker, Trisha Year wood, and Lonestar. Following years of performing as a sideman alongside artists such as Peter Framp ton, Waylon Jennings, and Ricky Van Shelton, Horne joined Brady Seal's new band Hot Apple Pie. They soon broke into the record charts with "Hillbillies" and co ntinue to build on that initial success. There is a full Keith Horne biography at http://www.instituteofbass.com and ther e are videos of his playing on www.youtube.com. Mark Thornton Mark Thornton's versatile talents on acoustic and electric guitar are abundantly demonstrated in his performances on a large catalog of tribute albums and compi lations recorded with the cream of Country music studio musicians. His studio c redits also include recordings with artists such as Jerry Reed and Wylie & The W ild West. When he puts his guitar down, Mark is a busy producer and engineer in Nashville. Mark's RealTracks feature his talents on both electric and nylon guitars with tr aditional Country styles. Miles Black Miles Black began his professional music career in 1980 (at age 14) in Victoria, British Columbia. Since relocating to Vancouver, Miles has achieved prominence as an arranger, producer, composer, session musician, guitarist, bassist, saxop honist, songwriter, musical theatre director, music therapist and college level music instructor. He has performed on countless albums, and has played with many music greats around the world, notably with the Juno-nominated fusion band Skyw alk and the Oliver Gannon Quartet. His CD releases include solo piano, duos, th e Miles Black Trio and the Miles Black Quartet, including many of his own compos itions. He also writes songs with lyricist/vocalist Glenda and they have releas ed the CD "Another Day." Miles is co-leader with Tom Keenlyside of the Modern Jazz quartet Altered Laws. Their album "Metaphora" was nominated for a 2008 Juno Award as Best Contemporar y Jazz Album. Since 1991, Miles has been performing and producing music content for PG Music p rograms including the Pianist Series of programs, the Oscar Peterson Multimedia CD-ROM, and many Band-in-a-Box add-ons. That association continues with his wor k as both performer and producer for RealTracks. Get the latest news and information about Miles Black online at http://www.miles black.com. Neil Swainson Born in Nanaimo, B.C., bassist Neil Swainson worked for two years in Victoria wi

th Jazz-New Age flautist Paul Horn. Relocating to Toronto, he played with Woody Shaw frequently in the 1980s and also gigged with James Moody, George Coleman, and Zoot Sims. A member of Moe Koffman's quintet during 1978-1982, Swainson went on to gain his greatest fame when he started working with George Shearing in 19 88, an association that continued into the late '90s. Neil has written and recorded original music with a co-operative band called JMO G. The album "49th Parallel" was first released in 1989. It is mostly Swainson compositions, with Woody Shaw & Joe Henderson up front. Now one of Canada's most respected Jazz greats, Neil's recording and performing associations also include Ernestine Anderson, Ed Bickert, Pat Coleman, Herb Elli s, Joe Farrell, Oliver Gannon, Slide Hampton, Pat LaBarbera, Rob McConnell, Ian McDougall, Jay McShann, PJ Perry, Zoot Sims, and Sonny Stitt among others. Oliver Gannon The son of Irish Jazz pianist Joe Gannon, Oliver took up Jazz guitar at the age of twenty, receiving a bachelor's degree from the Berklee School of Music in Bos ton. Back in Canada he settled in Vancouver, B.C., where he soon established himself as a first-call studio guitarist. He was a founding member of the all-star group Pacific Salt in 1970 and in 1975 began a relationship with tenor saxophonist Fr aser MacPherson that resulted in a series of highly-regarded recordings, CBC bro adcasts, and tours - including three to the Soviet Union and one to Europe. The talented pair shared a Juno for Best Jazz Album in 1982 for their album of duets on the Sackville label, "I Didn't Know About You", and in 2002 Oliver Gannon re ceived the National Jazz Award (Canada) for Guitarist of the Year. Although known for his orchestral style of accompaniment with MacPherson, Gannon employs a hard, linear, bop-based style on his own, showing the admitted influe nce of Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery. A regular performer in Vancouver Jazz clubs and on the international Jazz festiv al circuit with The Oliver Gannon Quartet, The Oliver Gannon/Patty Hervey Quarte t, The Ian McDougall Sextet, and the Oliver Gannon and Bill Coon Quartet, Gannon toured nationally with the trio RIO (with trombonist Ian McDougall and pianist Ron Johnston). Once again, in 2008 he toured Scandinavia with McDougall and John ston as a member of the Ian McDougall Sextet. In addition to his acclaimed recordings with Fraser MacPherson, Oliver's discogr aphy includes live and studio albums with his own stellar quartet and releases w ith Ed Bickert, Don Clark, Bill Coon, Gary Guthman, Bob Hales, June Katz, Ian Mc Dougall, Charles Mountford, RIO, George Robert, Campbell Ryga, Ross Taggart, the West Coast Jazz Orchestra and frequent appearances on the CBC network. Oliver has been involved with his brother Peter in the development of Band-in-aBox and PG Music since its inception. In addition to performing and producing m usical content he has served as the executive producer of program content. That association continues with Oliver's outstanding contribution of Jazz guitar Rea lTracks. Oliver's web site is at http://www.olivergannon.com/ P.J. Perry P.J. Perry has become recognized by critics, colleagues and listeners as one of North America's premier saxophonists. He has shared the stage with countless Ja zz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Michel LeGrand, Pepper Adams, Ken ny Wheeler, Tom Harrell, and The Boss Brass among others.

In 2007 P.J. was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Al berta. Winner of a 1993 Juno Award for Best Jazz Recording for his album "My Ideal," P. J. received Jazz Report magazine's Critic's Choice Award for Best Alto Sax for s even years from 1993 to 1999. In autumn of 1999 Justin Time Records released a Juno nominated recording of P.J . and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. P.J. has recently been performing his own show "The Joy of Sax" with orchestras across Canada. He has also performed with the Edmonton Symphony, Winnipeg Sympho ny, Saskatoon Symphony, Kamloops Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Montreal Symph ony, Kitchener-Waterloo, and the Vancouver Island Symphony. P.J. Perry's web site is http://www.pjperry.com. Scott Vestal Bluegrass banjo virtuoso Scott Vestal began his professional career at the age o f 18 when he moved from Texas to the East Coast to work with Larry Sparks. After performing and recording with Larry for a year, Scott struck out on his own and helped form Southern Connection, which toured the Midwest and East Coast for 3 years. In the ensuing years Scott has toured worldwide, recorded, and won awards with Q uicksilver, Livewire, Continental Divide, the John Cowan Band, and the Sam Bush Band. Scott was awarded Banjo Player of the Year in 1996 by the International Bluegras s Music Association, and 1998 Banjo Player of the Year by the Bluegrass Now Maga zine Fan's Choice Awards. Scott does a lot of session work around Nashville, TN, where he has his own reco rding studio. There he engineers and produces various projects including an awa rd winning series of instrumental recordings for Pinecastle Records. He has wor ked with the likes of Bill Monroe, Sam Bush, David Lee Roth, John Jorgenson, Tim O'Brien, Jim Lauderdale, Rick Moranis, Shawn Camp, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Ronnie Bowman, Pat Flynn, Jerry Douglas, John Cowan, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements , Tony Williamson, and many others. Scott has a web site at http://scottvestal.com/ and is also on myspace.com and Y ouTube. Steve Hinson Originally from Macon, Georgia, Steve Hinson came to Nashville in 1977. Over th e years he has earned a position as a highly respected member of the Nashville m usic community with his outstanding talent on steel guitar, lap guitar, slide gu itar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and dobro. Steve has performed or recorded with scores of artists and songwriters, a list w hich includes Trace Adkins, Keith Anderson, Kenny Chesney, John Conlee, Vern Gos din, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Tracey Lawrence, Manhattan Transfer, Dolly Part on, Ray Price, Josh Turner, Ricky Van Shelton, and, since the early years, with Randy Travis. To visit Steve Hinson online go to www.myspace.com/stevehinsonnashville. TJ Klay

Nashville singer/songwriter TJ Klay offers harmonica at its finest whether perfo rming solo, with "The Trio," or the Nashville-based Blues/Rock band Ultra-Fix. TJ was an original member of the Country Rock band Western Flyer. His harmonica, mandolin, guitar, and harmony vocals graced the groups two CDs and helped earn them four hit singles and three CMT videos. A Hohner Harmonica Artist for the 20 plus years, TJ's session work has included numerous albums and CDs and jingles for Hardee's, McDonald's, Coors Lite, Jack D aniel's, Bugaboo Creek, Tonka Toys and other national and international brands. He's also jammed with the best, including Michael McDonald, FireFall, Stevie Win dwood, Delbert McClinton, John Prine and Jerry Lee Lewis. The TJ Klay web site is at http://www.tjklay.com, and he is also on myspace.com and YouTube. Tom Keenlyside Tom Keenlyside's musical career has spanned four decades, featuring performances and recordings throughout North America and Europe. His saxophone and flute pla ying have been featured at many major festivals, including the Newport Jazz Fest ival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the Montreux Detroit Jazz Fe stival. He has performed with many of the biggest names in the music business: D iana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme and Tom Jones. In November 2006, Tom was inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fa me. Tom spent his formative years playing trumpet and flute, studying and performing in both the Jazz and Classical idioms. In the 1970 he joined Sunshyne, taking up the saxophone and playing a mix of Pop, Jazz, and Rock inspired by Chicago, B lood Sweat & Tears, and James Brown. Tom has recorded with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, i ncluding Paul Anka, Natalie Cole, Sheena Easton, Bruce Hornsby, and Tom Jones. He toured with Jones and was featured on the Tom Jones television show. As lead alto sax for the Don Costa orchestra, Tom Keenlyside played a 26 show season wi th Paul Anka. In the Rock 'n' Roll world, Tom has toured and recorded with Pris m, Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO). Alice Cooper, Blue yster Cult, Foghat, Alvin L ee, and Styx. He received a Juno award as producer of "That River" for Jim Byrn es. On the Vancouver Jazz scene, Tom has performed regularly with his own group, the Tom Keenlyside Quartet, Renee Rosnes, The Westcoast Jazz Orchestra, Hugh Fraser , Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, the New Orchestra Workshop, Phil Dwy er, Dave Robbins, and many more. In addition to his vast discography as a session musician, Tom has had releases with The Tom Keenlyside Quintet, Synergy - a series of Jazz duets for flute and piano with Miles Black, the Bob Murphy Quartet, and Altered Laws - a Juno nomina ted contemporary Jazz quartet featuring originals by Tom and Miles Black. The Tom Keenlyside official web site is at http://tomkeenlyside.com. Tony King Tony King has traveled the globe, performing in concerts, clubs, hotels, and cru ise ships. Tony has appeared regularly on UK Television and had his own one hour special TV show on Sky TV called "In The Club." Tony has worked with some great musicians, bands, and performers including Broth erhood of Man, Alan Carr, The Drifters, The Four Tops, Tony Hadley, Jethro, Grah

am Norton, The Real Thing, The Searchers, Edwin Starr, and Joss Stone among othe rs. In addition to his work as an entertainer, performer, and songwriter, Tony King has been writing commercial music and lyrics for some years. From funky grooves, to catchy hooks, from chill out to rock and commercial dance he is a versatile and accomplished musician on both trombone and trumpet. Tony King is online at http://www.tonykingtk.com. Wanda Vick Fiddle player Wanda Vick grew up in Montevallo, Alabama where she started out pl aying dobro with a family trio, playing in local bluegrass bands and entering fi ddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin and dobro contests. At one of these contests she m et Buddy Spicher, who invited her to Nashville to play on a Buddy Spicher, Benny Martin album. She played with the Nashville Superpickers ofessional gig with Lynn Anderson in 1981. piece all-female band Wild Rose, recording d singles and nominations for both Academy before landing her first full time pr Wanda then went on to start the five three studio albums with three charte of Country Music and Grammy awards.

As well as Lynn Anderson, Wanda has toured with Porter Wagoner, Ronnie Milsap, a nd Wild Rose. In the house band on TNN's "Music City Tonight" and then "Prime T ime Country" she backed up nearly every artist in Country music, from Dolly Part on, to Loretta Lynn, to Shania Twain. This led to recording sessions with George Jones, Trisha Yearwood, Travis Tritt, Billy Ray Cyrus, Uncle Kracker, Micheal E nglish, and Sandi Patti, to name a few. To read an interview with Wanda Vick go to http://www.bronsonsmusic.com/wanda_vi ck.html. Andy Leftwich Andy Leftwich, the gifted fiddler from White House, Tennessee, started playing t he fiddle at the age of six. By the age of nine he had won the Tennessee State Championship for Beginners. By the time Andy was a teenager he was well-known i n Bluegrass circles, not only for his fiddle playing - but also for his ability on the mandolin and guitar. He started playing professionally at age 15 with Va lerie Smith and her band, Liberty Pike, and joined Ricky Skaggs' all-star band, Kentucky Thunder, in 2000. With this award winning band he has since shared in numerous Grammy nominations and awards as well as multiple Instrumental Group of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Andy's fiddle playing can be found on discs by the Chieftains, Trick Pony, Pam T illis, Bering Strait, Travis Tritt, Steve Warine and the Nashville Chamber Orche stra, and it has been featured on several television shows -- including PBS' The Three Pickers on which Leftwich joined legends Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, and Doc Wa tson for an evening of electrifying bluegrass. His first solo all-acoustic albu m, Ride, on Skaggs Family Records, showcased Andy's versatile tastes & musical i nfluences including Bluegrass, Celtic, and Jazz. Ride features 11 tunes, 9 of w hich are original, and mixes traditional sounds with progressive musical styles. Leftwich cites Skaggs and numerous other fiddle and mandolin greats as inspirati on, but also borrows from Jazz greats like Miles Davis, Stephane Grappelli, and Django Reinhardt and even tosses in a little classical and big band swing. What ever the style, Andy is recognized as a true musical prodigy, whether picking at a guitar or mandolin or playing his amazing fiddle riffs. For more information about Andy Leftwich visit http://skaggsfamilyrecords.musicc

itynetworks.com, or see his artist profile on http://www.cmt.com. Audley Freed Guitarist and songwriter Audley Freed first gained recognition when he formed th e band Cry Of Love, which was signed to Columbia Records and released the debut album Brother. The album spawned two No. 1 and two Top Ten AOR hits, including " Peace Pipe", named by Billboard as one of the "top 50 AOR songs of all time." Fo llowing a second Columbia release, the band called it quits and Freed joined The Black Crowes on lead guitar. His tenure in the Crowes included tours in the U.S., Asia, and Europe, recording the album Lions, and sharing the stage with legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Ji mmy Page in a collaboration that led to the gold-record certified Page/Crowes "L ive at the Greek" album. As an active session player in Nashville, other guitar and songwriting projects have included recordings with Gov't Mule, Alvin Youngb lood Hart, Job Cain, New Earth Mud, Aerosmith, and The Dixie Chicks. Freed also joined the Dixie Chicks for their "Accidents and Accusations" tour, then toured with Peter Frampton before joining Jakob Dylan's band, the Gold Mountain Rebels , touring in support of Dylan's solo album "Seeing Things." Audley Freed is known as a spectacular player, reminiscent of Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix, Brian May and Paul Kossoff. PG Artist This talented multi-instrumentalist was born into a Bluegrass family in a small Texas town, following in his grandfather's footsteps and traveling to bluegrass festivals and fiddling contests from a very young age. He moved on from fiddle to five-string banjo and guitar, packing up for Nashvill e after high school to pursue a career in the music and recording industry. Whi le becoming a top-ranked sideman, he also emerged as a talented songwriter whose writings have attracted the attention of major stars like Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, and the Dixie Chicks. Our acclaimed flatpicker is equally at home with traditional and progressive sty les. He tours regularly with the top acts in Country and Bluegrass music, while continuing to write charted hits for established and emerging artists. Tom Britt Tom Britt is a sought-after guitar player equally at home on electric guitar, st eel guitar, and slide guitar. In a career dating back to the 1970s he has playe d with top talents including Leon Russell, Dottie West, Patty Loveless, Amy Gran t, John Oates, and recently spent two years on tour with Vince Gill. Tom played on Gill's "Next Big Thing," which won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. When the singer put together his "once-in-a-lif etime" band to cover the range of Gill's lyrical and musical styles, ranging fro m Traditional Country and Bluegrass to Jazz and Rock, to go on tour in support o f his Grammy-winning "These Days" album, Tom Britt got the nod for guitar. Gill says of Tom, "More of the world needs to know about him." Eric Clapton invited Tom to his Crossroads Guitar Festival, where he performed w ith Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Albert, Jerry Douglas, and with Eric Clapton. Tom lives in Nashville with his wife, singer Bekka Bramlett, daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. He produces recordings for his wife, and recently recorde

d his first instrumental CD. When he isn't on tour, Tom records and performs wi th local R&B legend Jonell Mosser and plays live with his band "Empire." He is a first call player for Nashville events and ceremonies at venues such as the Co untry Music Hall of Fame. Visit Tom Britt's web site at www.tombrittguitar.com. Andy Reiss Andy Reiss is an all-round guitarist who grew up in San Francisco, playing a var iety of music ranging from Rock n' Roll to touring with a show band. Settling in Nashville in 1981, his introduction to studio session work came from the legend ary Pete Drake. Since then he has been involved in session and band work with a rtists such as Pete Drake, Amy Grant, Ronnie Millsap, Slim Whitman,Slim Pickens, Too Slim, The Jordanaires, Charlie McCoy, B.J. Thomas, Ranger Doug Green, Mandy Barnett, and on the road with Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. Two Grammy winners , "Does He Love You" by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis and "Amazing Grace" by B.J . Thomas, are included among the hundreds of sessions in his discography. Andy is also noted for his Jazz playing, which features polished renditions of t he standards. Those in the know in Nashville also love the music of The Time Ju mpers, a hot Western Swing band featuring Andy in a lineup of the top session pl ayers in town. If you have the good fortune to see them perform, take a look ar ound the audience. You're probably sitting with the "who's who" of the music in dustry. There's more about Andy Reiss at The Time Jumpers web site, www.thetimejumpers.c om/bio/andy_reiss, and a video profile by The Musician Network at http://www.max mouth.com/view_video.php?viewkey=71ff252c1903e7132cd6. Sandy Williams The widely accomplished guitarist Sandy Williams studied improvising and composi tion with legendary Jazz composer/theorist George Russell and obtained a Bachelo r of Arts degree with majors in Jazz Studies and Ethnomusicology from Indiana Un iversity. He is on the faculty of the DePauw University School of Music and als o has an impressive list of credits as a performer and recording artist. Long a fixture of the Indianapolis music scene, Sandy has performed with groups as diverse as The Indianapolis Guitar Summit, Catch, True to Form, the Indianapo lis Symphony Orchestra, and the comedy duo Bob & Tom, to name just a few. Recording credits encompass Jazz, New Age, Gospel, Country, Classical, and Comed y with artists including Lalo Schifren, Carl Anderson, Vinx, Eddie Money, Lou Gr aham, Martha Reeves, Suzanne Somers, the Larry Elgart Big Band, Henry Questa, Pa ul Carreck, Rita Moreno, Brenda Russell, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, La rry Crane, Caroline Doctorow, Ray Boltz, and Steve Earle. Recent activities inc lude live performances with Michael Feinstein and a studio project with John Mel lencamp. See Sandy's biography and his extensive discography on https://music.msn.com/mus ic/artist/sandy-williams.4/. Tobin Frank Tobin Frank has been a professional bass and keyboard player for over 15 years. For the past 12 years he has played and recorded with the renowned Canadian Cel tic-Rock group 'Spirit of the West'. With Spirit, Tobin has toured through all of Canada, the United States and Europe, and has also performed with some of Can

ada's leading symphony orchestras, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He has also toured and performed with the likes of David Essig, the Paperboys, Mark Perry, Zubot and Dawson, and Raghu Lokanathan, to name a few. Tobin has also been involved with the development of many PG Music products, inc luding Band-in-a-Box, RealBand, and GuitarStar. Visit Tobin's web site at www.myspace.com/tobinfrank, or visit Spirit of the Wes t's web site at www.sotw.ca Mike Durham Established session guitar man Mike Durham has been a fixture of the Nashville s cene for more than a decade. His recording credits include two Grammy nominated singles (1999, 2000) from Tim McGraw's "A Place In the Sun" and a full discogra phy would include hundreds of sessions with stars like Kenny Rogers, Dwight Yoak am, and Big and Rich as well as rising stars like Alli Gillis. Mike is also one of the all-time favorite guest artists with the Dave Matthews B and, notably for his smokin' electric guitar licks on "Jimi Thing." When he is not busy in the studio, Mike can be found performing with the top pla yers in Nashville in bands such as local favorite Guilty Pleasures. To see more of Mike Durham's credits you can visit https://music.msn.com/music/a rtist-credits/mike-durham/. Vernon Barbary Premier Smooth Jazz bass player Vernon Barbary originally hails from Rockford, I llinois, near Chicago, and now resides in Denver. He grew up listening to Jeff Lorber Fusion, Yellow Jackets, and Pat Matheny, citing Marcus Miller and Stanle y Clarke as major influences on his bass playing. His R&B tinged stylings have b een heard with such artists as Gerald Albright, Bobby Lyle, Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, Tim Bowman, Kim Waters, Peter White, Jeff Lorber, Nick Colionne, Jeff K ashiwa, Steve Cole, Eric Darius, Brian Simpson, Gregg Karukas, Ken Navarro, Jay Soto, Unam, Jackiem Joyner, Nils, Kevin Toney, Eric Marenthal, Richard Smith, Da rren Rahn, Nelson Rangell, and many others. Vernon attended Oral Roberts University on a full music scholarship, graduating with a degree in music and business. In addition to performing with major record ing artists and promoting Jazz concerts he also consults with businesses on proc ess enterprise plans, often serving as project manager or project engineer. Vernon and his wife Lynn have established Elijah's Rainbow, a non-profit organiz ation that provides money for medically challenged children. Vernon Barbary's web page is at http://www.vbass.com/. Bill Hullett Bill Hullett is one of the most booked session guitarists in Nashville, with mor e than 5000 sessions in one decade. His Nashville career is now into its fourth decade since he packed up and made the move from California in 1978. Bill initially gained recognition in a 2-year stint as a member of TNN's Music C ity Tonight band, playing for the likes of Dolly Parton, Chet Atkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Over the years he went on to play on albums by a long list of stars including George Jones, Merle Haggard, Marty Robbins, Tammy Wynette, Keith Richa rds, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Pam Tillis, Joe Diffie, and Alabama, becom

ing known as Nashville's best-kept secret. His live performance credits are jus t as stellar, including Aaron Neville, Michael McDonald, Chet Atkins, Shania Twa in, Vince Gill, Bo Diddley, Keith Whitley, Sam Moore, and many more. Bill has released his own critically acclaimed CD, Two-Lane Blacktop, showcasing the full spectrum of his talents on acoustic and electric guitar - bluesy, ball ads, rhythm and blues and rockin', twangin' country. For more of Bill Hullett's story and a complete list of credits, go to his web p age at http://home.comcast.net/~bhullett/. Jeff Lorber Philidelphia native Jeff Lorber started playing the piano at age four and began his musical career in his teens, playing with local R&B bands. He enrolled in t he Berklee College of Music where his Jazz studies merged with his R&B backgroun d and elements of funk, rock, and electric jazz in the formation of the Jeff Lor ber Fusion. This pioneering group enjoyed great success in the 70s and 80s, tou ring nonstop and earning a Best R&B Instrumental Grammy nomination for their hit Pacific Coast Highway. Lorber then turned to studio and production work with artists like Kenny G, Kary n White, Dave Koz, Art Porter, and Michael Franks before releasing a string of s uccessful solo albums on the Verve, Zebra, Narada, and Blue Note labels, startin g with 1991's Worth Waiting For. His 2007 release, He Had A Hat, earned another Grammy nomination. Jeff Lorber is acknowledged as a founder of the progressive Jazz formats, such a s New Adult Contemporary, that evolved into today's Smooth Jazz genre, with many of his songs featured on The Weather Channel's Smooth Jazz compilation albums. He continues to work with the leading artists in the Smooth Jazz field as well as his own releases, and has just released Heard That on Peak Records. For the full story of Jeff Lorber's remarkable career and a full discography go to his web site, http://www.lorber.com/. Mark Matejka Mark "Sparky" Matejka is best known as a Southern Rock guitarist, but he earned his music degree from the Jazz program at North Texas State University where he studied with renowned guitar educator Jack Peterson. On graduation he moved to Nashville to launch an outstanding career where he has played with Chely Wright, The Kinleys, The Charlie Daniels Band, Sons of the Desert, Heartland, Hot Apple Pie, and the all-star Southern Rock band Triple Shot. In 2000 Mark contributed guitar and vocals to Lynyrd Skynyrd's Christmas Time Ag ain album. When a lead guitar slot came open with the legendary southern rocker s in 2006, Mark got the call and he has been with Lynyrd Skynyrd ever since. Read Mark's Wikipedia biography at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Matejka and see a complete discography at http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/mark-matejka/4 64433. Brian Fullen Brian Fullen's professional career as a drummer and percussionist began at age 1 5 in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Enroute to his position in the top rank of Nashville veterans he earned music degrees at Capital University and the Univers ity of Memphis while showing his remarkable versatility in Jazz ensembles, as a

resident studio drummer, backing Rock 'n' Roll legend Carl Perkins, and with the Memphis, Jackson, and Tupelo symphony orchestras. He is also a noted music edu cator and clinician with two drum instruction books and numerous magazine articl es to his credit. All while maintaining one of the busiest careers in the profe ssion. Brian Fullen's stage and studio credits include world tours with SheDaisy, Shani a Twain, Bob Carlisle, Peter Frampton, the Allies, and The Imperials. Other art ists who have engaged his many-faceted talents include Vince Gill, Sierra, Larry Carlton, Andy Griggs, Jamie Slocum, Lorrie Morgan, Paul Brandt, Pete Huttlinger , Bob Carlisle, Kathy Mattea, Mark Collie, hit record producer David Z., John Be rry, Jamie Slocum, Aubrey Collins, legendary blues artist Tracy Nelson, Identica l Strangers, Allies, The Nobody's, and many more. Other recording work includes movie soundtracks and regular television appearances. Visit Brian Fullen's web site at www.brianfullen.com. Craig Scott Vancouver, B.C.'s first-call Jazz drummer, Craig Scott, is also an accomplished vibraphone player and percussionist. As a drummer, he has performed live dates with a who's-who of Canadian Jazz artists including Oliver Gannon, Tommy Banks, Ian McDougall, Hugh Fraser, Campbell Ryga, PJ Perry, Alan Matheson, and with int ernational artists Randy Bachmann, Frank Wes, Pat LaBarbara, Natalie McMaster, D ianna Krall, Herb Ellis, Phil Woods, Bud Shank, Clark Terry, Larry Goldings, the HI-LOS, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Rosemary Clooney, and Charlie Byrd. Craig's discography is equally impressive, with session credits on countless alb ums including Randy Bachmann's Jazz Thing. Other credits include television, fi lm, and radio on programs including Almanac, Hot Air, Jazz Beat, West Coast Perf ormance, and Gabereau. Craig holds bachelor's degrees in both music and educat ion, and teaches at Vancouver Community College, where the music program offers study with Canada's foremost performing and recording musicians. Ed (Great Oz) Clare Edmond Clare is an accomplished composer, pianist, percussionist, and drummer. His musical education began with his mother, a Juilliard student and famous Phil ippine opera singer. Other mentoring influences include Jason Becker and Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden (Digital Underground). As the "Great Oz," Ed has written, remixed, and produced music for hundreds of a rtists in the San Francisco Bay Area, with worldwide music placements in film, s oftware, TV, and the Internet. Ed's songwriting credits include Hillary Duff, Jake 2.0, 'Resident Evil: Outbrea k', individual members of Flipsyde, No Doubt, Digital Underground, Hub Strategy Inc, Ghostfire Games Inc, as well as his contributions to Band-in-a-Box. Franklin (Third) Richardson Tampa Bay resident Franklin "Third" Richardson is a stalwart of Florida's Smooth Jazz scene, performing in club dates, festivals and recording sessions with suc h notables as Jeff Lorber, Warren Hill, Nate Najar, Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, Brian Simpson, Nils, Bobby Lyle, and Eric Darius, who enlisted "Third" in his a ll-star band for a recent Japanese tour. Blending Jazz, R&B, Gospel and Rock, T hird's sound is described as "unique and refreshing."

Richardson began playing the drums in church at the age of 3. In 2005, he entere d the nation's largest drum competition, Guitar Center's Drum Off, and placed in the top 6. He was also featured on the 2007 drum DVD release SHED SESSIONZ Vol. 2. The industry has recognized Third's talent with membership on the Vater and ddru m Syndicate Party artist rosters. See Franklin "Third" Richardson's promotional video on YouTube at http://www.you tube.com/watch?v=ZF4nrnQEuwk.

Ruairi Matthews Saskatchewan native Ruairi Matthews is a fixture of the Victoria, B.C. club scen e where he performs as Ruairi Lazers, combining acoustic and V-drums with sequen ces to create irresistible dance beats. His approach to dance music is experime ntal and unpredictable, earning him a reputation as a kickin' DJ. All manner of styles and tempos are employed in an inspired mix of acoustic instruments, ambi ent interludes, melodic synths, and breakbeats. Ruairi's sound is influenced by artists such as Tipper, Richard H. Kirk, Shpongle and Si Begg as well as the out put of Skam, Warp, Schematic and Rephlex record labels. Visit Ruairi online at http://ruairilazers.com/

Shawn Soucy Shawn Soucy began his career as a young teen in Prince Edward Island, playing in a family dance band and then as the resident drummer (with his brother Steve on keyboards) in his uncle's nightclub in a small New Brunswick town. There he ho ned his old-time Rock 'n' Roll chops backing up touring guest artists for five y ears before moving west to Vancouver, B.C. In more than 20 busy years on the west coast Shawn has been recognized as an all -star Country drummer. He has performed, toured the world, and recorded with to p artists including Sue Medley, Patricia Conroy, Alibi, Lisa Brokop, One Horse B lue, Lyndia Scott, Gary Fjellgaard, Megan Metcalfe,The Blue Shadows, Farmers' Da ughter, Ellen McIllwayne, Joel Feeney, Doug and the Slugs, Joan Kennedy, Joani B ye, Homewreckers, Beverly Elliott, Johnny Ferrierra and Swing Machine, Suzanne G itzi.and many others. Shawn is known for his versatility as a Country, Rock, R&B, Jump Blues, Pop and Jazz drummer and percussionist. He is as busy as ever in Vancouver, playing liv e shows with Russell Marsland, Shutterfly, Leonard and Sample, Jake and Elwood's Blues Brothers Revue, Gary Allegretto, Astrid Sars , Joe Fernandez, and Leora C ashe and also with his own band, The Hitmen. In 2007 he collaborated with Barne y Bentall and members of The Odds on an album tribute to songwriter Jeffrey Hatc her of The Blue Shadows fame. Shawn Soucy's web page is at http://www.drumsetc.org. Terry Clarke Membership in the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, says much a bout the stature of drummer Terry Clarke, but there is much more to say about a career that, since age 12, has been marked by outstanding accomplishments.

Following formal study with noted drum teacher and author Jim Blackley, Clarke l eft his native Vancouver in 1965 for San Francisco. There he spent two and half years working with legendary saxophonist, John Handy III, playing on the Grammy nominated recording Live at The Monterey Jazz Festival. In a dramatic change o f direction, Clarke then joined the world-famous pop vocal group "The Fifth Dime nsion" at the height of their popularity. Clarke left "The Fifth Dimension" in 1970 to establish himself at the heart of t he Canadian music industry in Toronto. Primarily playing Jazz, he worked legend ary clubs like George's Spaghetti House, Bourbon Steet, and Basin Street with to p Canadian artists like Don Thompson, Ed Bickert, Jim Galloway, Sonny Greenwich, Moe Koffman, Peter Leitch, Rob McConnell, Ted Moses, and others. He also backed visiting international stars including Jim Hall, Thad Jones, Barney Kessel, Jay McShann, Don Menza, Blue Mitchell, Art Pepper, and Frank Rosolino. His versati lity as a Jazz and Rock drummer kept him in constant demand for studio dates. Cl arke was an original member of the Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Jazz big ban d, recording and touring with the world-acclaimed ensemble for 25 years. He als o toured extensively in Japan and Europe with Jazz guitar great Jim Hall and the legendary Oscar Peterson. In 1985 Clarke moved to New York City where he worked and recorded with The Tosh iko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Helen Merrill, Toots Theilemans, Ann Hampton Callaw ay, Red Mitchell, Marvin Stamm, Jim Hall, Bill Mays, Roger Kellaway, and Joe Roc cisano, to list just a few. Returning to Toronto in 1999, he reunited with Rob McConnell in The Rob McConnel l Tentet and released a tribute to Canadian Jazz guitar legend Ed Bickert titled Bick's Bag in a trio with Bill Mays and Neil Swainson. More recently, he has b een voted Drummer of the Year at the National Jazz Awards for five consecutive y ears from 2004 through 2008. With a discography of more than 300 albums, Terry Clarke continues to perform an d record with leading international artists including Nancy Wilson, Bill Mays, R enee Rosnes, Jim Hall, and Helen Merrill, as well as with an exciting line-up of Canadian musicians, among them David Braid, Jake Langley, Don Thompson, Nancy Walker, Neil Swainson, and David Occhipinti. Clarke is an enthusiastic Jazz edu cator, and is member of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. For more details of Terry Clarke's outstanding career, visit the Canadian Jazz A rchive at http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/ and the Canadian Encylopedia http: //www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Wayne Killius Wayne Killius showed early promise as a drummer and percussionist at Liverpool H igh School in Syracuse, NY (where he has since been inducted into the Fine Arts Hall of Fame) before moving on to attend the Eastman School of Music. On gradua tion his career took him to Nashville where he is now a top studio drummer, perc ussionist, and producer. As a first-call drummer, Wayne has performed and recorded with major artists inc luding Big & Rich, Neal McCoy, Guy Clark, Lonestar, Michelle Wright, Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and many more. His complete discography runs to more than 100 re leases, with drumming credits on such major hits as Horse of a Different Color a nd Comin' to Your City by Big & Rich. A versatile musician, Wayne is in demand for demos, jingles, and custom record p rojects, even including drums and percussion for a Rock treatment of the Mother

Goose nursery rhymes titled Rockin' With the Goose. Up-and-coming artists like Candace Asher and Abbie Gardiner have acknowledged his support and mentorship. PG Artist 2 The drums in the "About Time" RealDrums set were created by editing various Real Drums performances from other sets. So, the drums you hear were actually played by real musicians, and the files were edited to fit within various odd time sig natures. PG Artist 3 Bio information not available for this artist. PG Artist 4 Bio information not available for this artist. PG Artist 5 Bio information not available for this artist. Pat Steward Canada's Pat Steward is a big beat drummer who made his mark on Bryan Adams' hit Summer of '69 and then played the world tour of the Reckless album. It's an as sociation that has continued over the years, with Pat playing drum tracks on Ada ms' 2008 album release, 11. Steward is a versatile drummer with influences that include Rock groups Zeppelin , Rush, Deep Purple, and the Police, but also Jazz legend Tony Williams. Best k nown for his Rock playing, Pat is equally at home playing Pop, Reggae, Blues, Sw ing, and Jazz, as evidenced by his work with groups like The Odds, Colin James, and The Matthew Good Band as well as artists like Tina Turner, Murray McLauchaln , Barney Bentall, Jimmy Barnes, and many more. Pat is also in demand for film a nd television soundtracks such as Kids In The Hall, DaVinci's Inquest, and the C BC's Hockeyville. He travels widely as a clinician. Pat Steward is on MySpace, and has a blog at chairmanofrock.blogspot.com Pat McGrath Pat McGrath is a musician's musician with a recording career dating back to the early 1990s. He is known as one of the best pickers in Nashville, with contribu tions to more than a dozen titles in the popular "Best of Pickin'" series of tri bute albums. Pat is an all-round player, best known for his acoustic guitar wor k, but with credits for electric guitar, 12-string guitar, Spanish guitar, mando lin, dobro, and banjo plus keyboard and vocals in a discography that numbers wel l over 100 releases. Pat is equally at home with Bluegrass, Folk, Country, and Rock, with performance credits on albums by such diverse artists as Randy Owen ( Alabama), Jim Lauderdale, Chris Nole, John Arthur Martinez, Michael Johnson, the debut album of American Idol top-twelve contestant Bucky Covington, and many, m any more. Craig Young Originally from Modesto, California, Rock/Country bass player Craig Young has be en a session musician since 1997. He now lives with his wife and family in Nash ville where, in addition to a busy schedule of session work, he is a writer, pro ducer and engineer who has worked with artists such as Jewel, Elton John, The Wr

eckers, Peter Frampton, Citizen Cope, Earth Wind & Fire, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Megadeth, Jessica Simpson, The Indigo Girls, Wynona Judd, and The Card igans amongst others. Visit Craig's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/cyoungnashville. Dave Francis Veteran bass player Dave Francis is a regular in the Nashville studio scene as a n all-round electric and upright bass player who is also an accomplished vocalis t and acoustic guitar player. He is best known for his work with LeRoy Parnell, but is often busy making recordings and demos with emerging independent artists like Eldon Hunt, Rachel Rodriguez, Ty England, Shawna Russell, Tyler Stock, Cha ris Thorsell, Dianna McNolty, Ywain (Trison Stevens), Tim Gurshin, Frankie Moren o, David James, Jenny Yates, Candace Asher, The Lost Trailers, Stephanie Walker , Jefferson Pepper, Joni Harms, Marc Kuchner, Steve Conn, Will Smith (Producer), Bo Riddle, and many more. Dave's versatility is demonstrated in the variety of his credits with projects like Susan Anders' "Singing With Style" (Jazz), Regga e for Kitara Psalm Sixty-Eight, Rock, Pop, and Hip Hop with producer Will Smith' s studio band, or Traditional Folk and Irish Folk for The Folkscene Collection a nd Maura O'Connell. Dave earns thanks and praise not only for his great playing, but also for the su pport and mentoring he gives to upcoming artists. Dwight Sills Smooth Jazz Guitarist Dwight Sills came on the scene with the Jazz group Axis in Houston, TX during the 1980s. In 1990, Columbia Records released his self-titl ed debut album which made the R&B charts and was followed up with Second Wind in 1992. Dwight spent the rest of the 90s touring with Wayne Henderson & the Next Crusade, Kirk Whalum, Anita Baker, Boney James, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Bre nda Russell, and Bette Midler. He was also featured on many sessions produced b y Babyface. In 1999 he released his third album, Easy, on Citylights Music. Dwight is also a composer and producer who has been involved in several televisi on, movie, and studio projects. These include The Michael Jackson Tribute, Jay Leno, Ali , and TLC s Crazy, Sexy, Cool. As a writer, Dwight has co-written songs for Jessica Simpson, Rebekkah, Will Downing, and several new artists. Dwight's influences include John Scoffield, Pat Metheny, Yellow Jackets, Jimi He ndrix, Allan Holdsworth, Richie Blackmore, Steve Howe, Woody Shaw, Tony Williams , Herbie Hancock, Bill Conners, Mike Brecker, Joni Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, and Paul English. Based in Houston, he continues to tour with Richard Elliott, Gui tars & Saxes, Jazz Attack, Jeff Lorber, and Rick Braun. For additional information about Dwight Sills go to http://www.smoothviews.com/a rchives/ontheside/onthesideAug06.htm and http://www.smooth-jazz.de/Artists3/Sil ls.htm Eric Marienthal Eric Marienthal's success with Grammy-winning recordings, chart-topping contempo rary Jazz compositions, and numerous awards was foretold when he left Berklee Co llege of Music with the highest proficiency rating ever given by that prestigiou s school. Years later, Berklee would recognize his professional achievements wi th its Distinguished Alumnus Award. During those years, Eric established himsel f as a leading sideman, Contemporary Jazz composer and recording artist, as a se ssion musician, and a fan favorite.

A native of California, Eric Marienthal's career started with the legendary New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt before a stint in the Disneyland house band introduced him to the world of LA session players, and, ultimately, Chick Corea. With the Chick Corea Elektric Band, Eric recorded six albums, two of them Grammy winners . A long affiliation with Chick Corea and GRP Records followed, with Eric relea sing eleven solo CDs and playing on over 50 GRP albums with artists like Lee Rit enour, Dave Grusin, David Benoit, Don Grusin, Dave Weckl, John Patitucci, GRP Al l-Star Big Band and The Rippingtons. Eric regularly charted in the Top 10 on th e National Contemporary Jazz Radio Charts and the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Ch art, notably with his album "Oasis," a collaboration with Jeff Lorber and Russel l Ferrante of the Yellowjackets. On stage, Eric has performed and toured the world with legendary artists, starti ng with Chick Corea and including Elton John, Barbara Streisand, Billy Joel, Ste vie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Aaron Neville, Johnny Mathis, Dave G rusin, Lee Ritenour, David Benoit, The Rippingtons, The Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, Patti Austin, Lou Rawls, David Lee Roth, The Yellowjackets, B.B. King, Ram sey Louis, Patti Labelle, Olivia Newton-John, and many others. Eric is as active as ever in the studio and on the stage, and also in pursuit of his passion for music education. He has published three teaching method books and three instructional videos, and travels widely to present master classes and perform with high school and college Jazz bands. Get the complete story at http://www.ericmarienthal.com/ Glen Duncan Although best known as a fiddler, award-winning Bluegrass player Glen Duncan sta rted out on guitar and lap guitar at the age of seven. While still a youth, he heard a recording of Earl Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" that inspired him to take up the banjo and launched him on his Bluegrass career. In these RealTra cks recordings, Glen shows that he could just as easily have won fame as a banjo player. During his teenage years Glen branched out into Rock 'n' Roll as a piano and org an. His was lured away from R&R when he heard Bill Monroe's fiddler, Kenny Bake r, and saw Vassar Clements on television around the same time. The young prodig y picked up the fiddle and has never looked back. Glen won the 2001 Best Country Instrumental Grammy for his recording of Foggy Mo untain Breakdown with Earl Scruggs, and the list of other artists he has played with includes Bill Monroe, Shania Twain, John Denver, George Strait, Mark Knopfl er, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Faith Hill, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, The Statler Brothers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jimm y Davis, Hank Snow, Kenny Chesney, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vince Gill, Patty Lov eless, and literally scores of others. On television, he has been featured on a ll of the major late-night talk shows, has had hundreds of appearances on The Gr and Ole Opry, and many more on Austin City Limits. As well as receiving a Grammy, Glen has been nominated for two other Grammy awar ds, has been the SPGMA Fiddler of the Year four times, and was nominated as CMA Musician of the Year award in 2002. He has won Song of the Year twice at the Int ernational Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)Awards, won the IBMA Recorded Event of the Year twice and the SPGMA Album of the Year. Please visit Glen Duncan's web page at http://www.glenduncan.com/ Hank Singer

American fiddle player and mandolinist Hank Singer was born in Slaton, Texas. H e was barely out of high school when his mentor, Red Hayes, recommended him to C ountry star Faron Young as a replacement for Vassar Clements. Within a few mont hs, Hank had played on his first #1 record with Faron Young's recording of "Four in the Morning." It was to be many years before he was on another #1 hit, but during that time he compiled an impressive list of credits with other top artist s, both on stage and in the studio. Hank is a first-call Nashville session player and sideman who has toured and rec orded with Ray Price, Alan Jackson, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Gatlin Brother s, Ricky Van Shelton, Charley Pride, Randy Travis, Hank Williams, Jr., Tracy Law rence, Roy Clark, Michael Martin Murphey, Suzy Bogguss, Gary Allan, Billy Bob Th ornton, Tanya Tucker, Lee Ann Womack, George Jones, Miranda Lambert, and Brooks and Dunn. Back in his native Texas, no less an authority than Johnny Bush ackno wledges Hank as the best honky-tonk fiddler of the day, in the tradition of grea ts like Johnny Gimble, Buddy Spicher, Andy Stein, and Vassar Clements. You'll find Hank on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/hanksinger http://www.fac ebook.com/people/Hank-Singer/1648473205 Jeff Taylor As a boy in Batavia, NY Jeff Taylor played trumpet, piano, and accordion. By th e age of 10 he was playing in his father's wedding band, the Variety Kings. Soon after he was playing in a Jazz trio, and by the time he was 16 he also played t he fiddle, bass, euphonium, guitar, and trombone in a number of different bands, including Jazz and Western Swing combos. Jeff then studied Classical piano at Eastman School of Music and at SUNY Fredonia before joining the US Air Force and becoming a band leader. Jeff moved to Nashville in 1990, working as a pianist, keyboard player and music director for live stage productions (Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackso n Showboat), and as band leader for a year with "Hee-Haw Live" and another year with Boots Randolph. It was also at that time that he returned to playing the a ccordion, playing regularly at the Grand Ole Opry with Jimmy C. Newman and appea ring as an accordion soloist with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. He has reco rded and toured with Vince Gill, Grandpa Jones, Martina McBride, Ricky Skaggs, G eorge Strait, The Chieftains and with the Sugarcanes, a Bluegrass "supergroup" a ssembled by Elvis Costello for his "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane" CD. Jeff was f eatured on the "Ricky Skagg's and Kentucky Thunder" instrumental CD that won the 2007 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. Jeff's credits show him to be a musician of diverse tastes and talents, and in a ddition to the accordion he still plays the piano, keyboards, penny whistles, ma ndolin, and bouzouki. He is in a Celtic trio, The Boys of County Nashville, has recorded a solo piano CD of hymns, and performs live with Christian musicians B uddy Greene and Michael Card. He is also a member of the Grammy-nominated Time Jumpers, the A-list group whose famous Monday night jam at Nashville s legendary S tation Inn is the show that stars go to see. You can read Jeff's bio at the Time Jumpers' web site, http://www.thetimejumpers .com/bio/jeff_taylor, and he also has a profile on the Nashville Music Pros web site, http://www.nashvillemusicpros.com/profile/JeffTaylor Kenny Sears Classically trained violinist Kenny Sears has always been a fiddler at heart. F rom the age of 11, and even while he was earning his Masters degree in music and playing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, he was fiddling for the Big "D" Jam

boree and playing at clubs and dances with top Texas band leaders like Billy Gra y and Leon Rausch. During this stage of his career, it wasn't unusual for Kenny to perform at a Classical concert and then finish out the night playing at a sw inging nightspot. He also met, and played with, many of the touring stars of th e Grand Ole Opry including Faron Young, Mel Tillis, Dottie West, and Jeannie See ly. When it came time to realize his dream of moving to Nashville, there was a job waiting for him with Faron Young's Country Deputies. This was followed by a twelve-year association with Mel Tellis and the Statesiders, with an interlude in Ray Price's band, The Cherokee Cowboys. Kenny is now a regular on the Grand Ole Opry and a busy Nashville session musici an. In addition to his substantial discography with other artists, he has relea sed his own Classic Gospel Fiddle Playin' CD. Kenny also performs on stage as a vocalist and fiddler with the all-star Nashville studio musicians' Western Swin g band, The Time Jumpers. This band also appears regularly at the Opry, and enj oys a loyal following among the top Country artists in Nashville. There's more about Kenny Sears at http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll and in the Fiddler Magazine article "Kenny Sears: Premier Fiddler on the Grand Ole Opry" at http://www.fiddle.com/Articles.page?Index=1&ArticleID=18803 Fiddler Magazine Mark Hill Mark Hill, a 2010 Nominee for the Academy of Country Music Bass Player of the Ye ar award, is a sought-after Nashville session player working 500-600 sessions a year. His studio work embraces all styles from Country, to Rock, to Pop, to Gos pel with artists such as Art Garfunkel, Richard Marx, Duane Eddy, Cliff Richard, Kenny Loggins, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Toby Keith, Martina McBride, N eil McCoy, Montgomery/Gentry, BJ Thomas, Wes Cunningham, John Wesley Harding, Bo b Carlisle, Gretchen Wilson, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Lee Ann Womack, Sa ra Evans, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jim Peterik (Survivor), Charlie Peacock and many m ore. Other studio work includes film and television soundtracks and national jingles for The Today Show, Ford Motor Co., Diamler/Chrysler, and Coca-Cola. He has made network television appearances on The Tonite Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning A merica, Ellen, and The View. Although Mark has said that he prefers the spontaneity of session work to the re petition of touring, he has toured with Martina McBride and Steven Curtis Chapma n and was both bass player and band leader for Keith Urban's Be Here 2004 Tour, which played 60 cities in the USA and Australia. Mark also owns The Chapel, a recording studio that is connected to his home. He is on the Internet at http://web.mac.com/markhillbass/ Mike LeDonne Child prodigy Mike LeDonne was already a seasoned musician when he arrived in Ne w York upon his graduation from the New England Conservatory. Over the next ten years, he travelled back and forth to Europe, spent two years as the house pian ist at Jimmy Ryan's, toured for two years with the Benny Goodman sextet, and pla yed with many of the biggest names in Jazz including Panama Francis and the Savo y Sultans, Roy Eldridge, Papa Jo Jones, Vic Dickenson, Buddy Tate, Al Grey, Ruby Braff, the Art Farmer-Clifford Jordan Quintet, Grady Tate, James Moody, Dizzy G illespie, Stanley Turrentine, Charles McPherson, Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anders on, Annie Ross, Etta Jones, and Benny Golson. In 1988 he began an 11-year engagement with vibraphone master Milt Jackson's Qua rtet, eventually becoming music director for the group. That same year he began recording on the Criss Cross label, debuting with the post-bop album Bout Time,

and recorded several albums for the label throughout the early and mid-'90s bef ore switching to the Double Time label in 1998. He has been playing and recordi ng with Benny Golson since 1997, and his recordings have received 4-star reviews and won many Jazz awards. Mike LeDonne remains among the best pianists on the New York Jazz scene today and has been praised by such Jazz luminaries as Oscar Peterson, who singled him out as one of his favorite pianists. But Mike has als o had a lifelong love affair with the Hammond B-3, an instrument that he says "h as the soul built right in." His father, a Jazz guitarist and music store owner, bought him a repo'd B-3 when he was fourteen, and Mike recalls many teenage sessions in his basement with th e neighbourhood kids dancing outside. Many years later, he rediscovered the B-3 after sitting in with Jack McDuff's band. At McDuff's urging he began performi ng on the B-3, with a style reminiscent of Jimmy Smith and Charles Earland. A t hree-year gig at the Showman's Jazz Club in Harlem was followed in 2000 by a reg ular Tuesday night slot with his A-team quartet at the famous Smoke Jazz Club. The group released a CD, Smokin Out Loud, on the Savant label in 2004, followed by a live recording at the club, On Fire, in 2008. In 2010 they released The Gr oover, also on the Savant label. Mike continues to play concerts and clubs arou nd the world. As an educator, Mike is the co-author of Jim Snidero's Jazz Conception for Piano and Piano Comping books and was on the faculty at the Juilliard School of Music for four years from 2002 to 2006. Mike LeDonne's web site is at http://www.mikeledonne.com/ Robby Turner Robby Turner, "The Man of Steel," is a legend in the country music industry. He was born into a musical family (both parents played in Hank Williams' band, The Drifting Cowboys, in the 1940s) and it didn't take him long to get started on a musical career of his own. By age 6 Robby was playing drums in his father's ba nd, by age 9 he was touring along with his parents, playing drums for the Wilbur n brothers. At age 10 he started playing steel guitar, and by age 12 he was the youngest ever musician chosen to endorse and represent the Sho-Bud Pedal Steel Guitar. It would take a book to tell about all of the bands and artists Robby has played , recorded, and toured with, but even a short list includes an amazing number of legends, not only from the field of Country music, but legends of Rock, Jazz, B lues, and Pop as well. The list not only includes George Jones, Chet Atkins, an d Loretta Lynn, but also B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Her bie Hancock, Ray Charles, Stevie Ray Vaughn and many, many others. (It's worth a visit to http://web.mac.com/heavypedal/Robby_Turner/TV,_Film_%26_Artists_Credit s.html to see the full list.) In 1989 Robby was invited to record and tour with "The Highwaymen" (Waylon Jenni ngs, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson). This was the beginning o f his close association and friendship with Waylon Jennings and his wife, Jessi Colter, that extended over eleven years of touring and recording until Jennings' untimely death in 2002. The following year was spent close to home, until Robbie accepted an offer to go back on the road for ten months touring the USA, Europe, and Australia with the Dixie Chicks. He's now back home and as busy as ever as a session player and a lso producing and recording at his own studio, Turner-Up Recordings. Robbie Turner's web site is at www.robbyturnermusic.com/

Ron King Trumpeter, composer, band leader, and Grammy nominee Ron King is one of L.A.'s t op studio players, as evidenced by awards from the IAJE, NAJE, ASCAP, and the RM A. He has been heard on gold record performances by George Benson, Ricki Lee Jo nes, and Marvin Gaye with other credits including Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, F rank Sinatra, Keely Smith, Jeremy Lubbock, David Foster, Jeff Lorber, Michael Bo lton, Queen Latifah, Brian Simpson, and Michael Paulo. Ron has played for countless movie, television, and commercial soundtracks, incl uding "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, "The Jimmy Kimmel Live " television show, ABC's "The Next Best Thing", and the movies "Children of a Le sser God", and "Ocean's 11." Onstage, he has performed with The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Bill Holman, Clayton Hamilton, and Don Menza big bands while a lso leading his own big band and quartet. A California native, he graduated from California State University Los Angeles w ith a Major in Music and a Minor in Musicology. For more about Ron King, please visit his web site at http://www.ronkingtrumpet.com/ Stuart Duncan Stuart Duncan, an eight time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, has also won two Gr ammy awards with The Nashville Bluegrass Band, five Academy of Country Music Fid dle Player of the Year awards, and was awarded Specialty Instrument Player of th e Year in 2006. Stuart developed his style from listening to Vassar Clements, Chubby Wise, Kenny Baker (who sold him his famous red fiddle) and other bluegrass fiddle greats. He got his start as a session player and sideman in Los Angeles with Gold Rush, Lost Highway, and Larry Sparks. After earlier visits to play at the Grand Ole O pry with Grammy-winning banjo prodigy Alison Brown, he relocated to Nashville in 1985 as a member of the The Nashville Bluegrass Band playing fiddle, mandolin, guitar,and banjo as well as singing and writing songs for the group. He continu es with the Nashville Bluegrass Band today. Since an early session with George Jones, Stuart has been much in demand as a se ssion musician with stars like Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, Faith Hill, Garth Br ooks, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Jewel, Patty Loveless, Lyle Lovett , Corb Lund, Terri Clark, Linda Ronstadt, Reba McEntire, Barbra Streisand, Travi s Tritt, Randy Travis, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, Willie Nelson, and many more, i ncluding with Steve Martin on "The Crow," the #1 Bluegrass Album for 2009. His self-titled album on Rounder records features Bla Fleck, Victor Wooten, and fello w Nashville Bluegrass Band members Roland White and Pat Enright. Stuart toured with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss in support of their five-Gramm y "Raising Sand" album, and played with Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris on the "All The Roadrunning" and "Real Live Roadrunning" albums and for the Roadrunning tour as well. His playing features prominently throughout the movie soundtrack for "Cold Mountain," and also in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Stuart Duncan is a much sought-after musician for Bluegrass and other genres. F or more information please see http://www.myspace.com/stuartissoraw and http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Duncan Tommy Hannum Maryland/DC native Tommy Hannum was a Rock 'n' Roll singer and guitar player unt il he took up the steel guitar while attending college. He was working with Emm ylou Harris (pre Gram Parsons) when he joined the Rosslyn Mountain Boys, who ope ned for and backed up for Emmylou and other stars such as Conway Twitty, Tammy W ynette, Vassar Clements, Bill Anderson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn, and Buck Owens. They also released two albums of their own before breaking up, which was

when Tommy moved to Nashville to begin his long association with Ricky Van Shel ton while becoming a busy session player. Tommy Hannum is known for his ability to move easily between old-school and cont emporary styles, with credits that include Tammy Wynette, Vince Gill, Jack Ingra m, Ray Price, Ricky Van Shelton, Steve Earle, Jeannie Seely, Randy Travis, Kenne dy-Rose, Vern Gosdin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amy Rigby, David Allan Coe, Patty L oveless, Jill Sobule, Jack Greene, Pam Tillis, Bob Woodruff, Razzy Bailey, Jim L auderdale, the Judds, Ron Sexsmith, Russell Smith, John Hartford, Kelli Coffey, Emmylou Harris, Big and Rich, Buddy Jewell, John England and The Western Swinger s, Lynn Anderson, Trent Tomlinson, Tanya Tucker, Dierks Bentley, Clay Walker, Bu ddy Spicher and the Nashville Swing Band, Chely Wright, Bill Medley, Larry Willo ughby, Hank Williams III, Swan Dive, Solomon Burke, and Brett James. Tommy has been a songwriter since his days with the Rossylyn Mountain Boys, and contributed a song to the 2009 Billy Bob Thornton movie "The Sweet Smell of Succ ess." He has also released two CDs of his own, "Chesapeake Blues" and "Not Rock et Science," and his song "Old Town" was #1 on the Western Swing chart and nomin ated for Western Swing Song Of The Year by the Academy of Western Artists. In addition to the pedal steel, Tommy's CDs feature him on lap steel, dobro, and acoustic guitar. He brings this same multi-instrument versatility to his curre nt touring gig with Clay Walker. To read more about Tommy Hannum and hear his music, go to http://www.myspace.com /tommyhannum. Blair Masters Session keyboard player Blair Masters has been a fixture of the Nashville studio scene for the past 20 years. He is an all-round keyboard artist on piano, orga n, electric piano, and synthesizers who is also in demand for in sampling, progr amming, and arranging for synths, drums, bass, strings and whatever else music t echnology can deliver. Blair is best known for his work in the Contemporary Christian field, but his di scography of over 300 recording credits with top artists like Amy Grant, Garth B rooks, Casting Crowns, Ricky Skaggs, MercyMe, Sandi Patti, and Trisha Yearwood ( to name but a few), reveals his diverse talent. In addition to a busy studio sch edule, Blair has found time to tour as a keyboard player with artists like Garth Brooks and Casting Crowns. He has also been featured on many compilations and tribute albums such as World`s Best Praise & Worship, Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins, Jazz Cafe: World`s Away, My Utmost for His Highest: Anthems, My Ut most for His Highest: The Covenant, Tribute: The Songs of Andrae Crouch, One Way : Songs of Larry Norman, Hymns & Voices, Power of Thanks: Integrity Music`s Scri pture Memory Songs, New Young Messiah, Left Behind 2: The Gospel, and No Comprom ise: Remembering the Music of Keith Green. As a songwriter, Blair's compositions have been recorded by 4 Him, Amy Morriss, Beyond the Blue, Bob Carlisle, Geoff Moore, Jim Brickman, Lisa Bevill, Misaki, P oint of Grace, Rebecca St. James, and Trisha Yearwood. Visit http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/being+a+session+musician+in+nashvi lle to see a series of interviews with Blair on his work as a session musician a nd songwriter in Nashville. Brent Mason Long acknowledged as Nashville s #1 guitarist, Brent Mason is a 12-time winner of the Academy of Country Music "Guitarist of the Year" award and a 2-time winner o f the Country Music Association's "Musician of the Year" award. His awards also

include a Grammy for "Best Country Instrumental Performance." Turn on the radio, and you re more than likely to hear Brent Mason playing his gui tar! He is one of the most recorded guitar players ever, appearing on thousands of recordings with top Country and Pop artists plus movie soundtracks, TV shows , and commercials. Brent was a child prodigy on the guitar from the age of five years, and after gr aduating from high school he headed straight to Nashville to begin his professio nal career. It didn't take long for his outstanding talent to be recognized; on e of his first recording credits was with George Jones, and then Chet Atkins dis covered him and invited him to play on his "Stay Tuned" album. Brent has never looked back, to the point where it would be easier to list the top artists he HA SN'T played with than those he HAS. His effortless ability to move between Country, Rock, Pop, Jazz, classical, Lati n, Swing, Blues,and Funk has made him the guitar player of choice for artists fr om Alan Jackson to The Chipmunks, to David Gates, to Trace Adkins to Natalie Col e, to Randy Travis, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton, Neil Diamond, Martina McBride, George Strait, Shanai Twain, Willy Nelson, Waylon Jennings and on and o n. A look at his list of co-winners of the Grammy Award for "Best Country Instr umental Performance" - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, A lbert Lee, Redd Volkaert, and Steve Wariner for the song "Cluster Pluck" - affir ms Brent's place in the ranks of all-time guitar greats. Originally signed by Mercury Records for the release of his "Hot Wired" album, B rent chose the life of an A-list session musician over the rigors of touring. H e released his second album, "Smokin' Section" with his brother Randy in 2006. He has also released a number of "how-to" guitar videos, and PG Music has releas ed a special version of its "GuitarStar" guitar instruction software program, "G uitarStar - Brent Mason Country," that is dedicated exclusively to Brent's playi ng. YOu can visit the official Brent Mason web site at http://www.brentmason.com/ Dave Cleveland Dave Cleveland has established himself as one of the Nashville's premier guitari sts, having recorded and toured with a Who s Who of top artists. He has played every style of guitar music from bluegrass to rock, but is best known for his acousti c style on the McPherson guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo, and 12-string guitar. Dave's career has mainly focused on Christian and Worship music. He has been th e band director for Twila Paris, played live with Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, t he Katinas, and David Baroni, and has hundreds of recording credits over the pas t 20 years with top artists like Steven Curtis Chapman, Point of Grace, 4 Him, C rystal Lewis, Michael O Brien, Cindy Morgan, Anointed, Russ Taff, Steve Green, Wes King and Out Of The Grey, and many more. He has been part of major soundtracks for the films The Apostle and "Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus," and also such acclaimed projects as Steven Curtis Chapman s Grammy award winning The Live Advent ure, Avalon s music special for the PAX network, Live At Woodlands featuring Crystal Lewis, and even "The White House Salutes Gospel Music" event. Dave has also comp osed numerous themes which have aired on networks including A&E, HDTV, and WGN. As a songwriter, Dave has contributed songs to albums by Clay Crosse and McPhers on 1, and also to the children's release "Butterfly Kisses and Bedtime Prayers." He has two instrumental album releases of his own to his credit," Beautiful Dr eam" and the 2007 Gospel Music Association Dove Award Nominee for Instrumental A lbum of the Year, "Guitars in Worship."

See Dave's full list of credits on artistdirect.com. Gonzalo Bergara Acoustic Jazz Guitarist Gonzalo Bergara is heavily influenced by Django Reinhard t and the Hot Club of France, traditional Jazz, and the music of his native Buen os Aires. Gonzalo began playing professionally at age 16 and by 17 he was front ing his own blues trio on national television in Argentina. He arrived in Southe rn California by way of France in the year 2000 and has since performed and reco rded with hundreds of artists including Tim Hausser of Manhattan Transfer, Sylvi e Vartan, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, John Jorgenson, Howard Alden, and many mo re. Gonzalo has performed all over the world including Croatia, Italy, France, Germa ny, Hungary, Argentina, Brazil, England, Scotland, The Montreal Jazz Festival, P layboy Jazz Festival, Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival, Django Reinhardt Fest in Germ any, Suave Guitar Fest in Italy, Merle Fest, Strawberry Fest, DjangoFests throug hout the US, touring extensively with the John Jorgenson quintet. He now has his own all-acoustic quartet, the Gonzalo Bergara Quartet, where he i s accompanied by guitar, clarinet and tenor saxophone, and upright bass. His CD Portea Soledad was an Editor s Pick in Guitar Player Magazine. The quartet was pi cked as the Best Jazz Group in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine in their Best o f LA issue and as DjangoFest Artist of the Year. DjangoBooks.com has published the "Gonzalo Bergara: How I Learned Vol.1: Gypsy J azz Instruction Book" CD with audio and video. Visit Gonazlo's web site and hear his music at http://www.gonzalobergara.com/ John Jorgenson John Jorgenson is a legendary American guitar player who is also proficient on t he mandolin, mandocello, Dobro, pedal steel, piano, upright bass, clarinet, bass oon, and saxophone. John was playing both the piano and the clarinet by age 8. He got his first guit ar at age 12 and learned to play it while continuing to study Classical music on woodwinds. By age 14, John was playing guitar in a Rock 'n' Roll band and deve loping the virtuosity and versatility that would distinguish his professional ca reer. He achieved national recognition with The Desert Rose Band, which he co-fo unded with Chris Hillman of the Byrds. The band had five #1 singles and Jorgenso n won the Academy of Country Music's "Guitarist of the Year" award for three con secutive years while playing with Desert Rose. Following The Desert Rose Band, John formed The Hellecasters with Will Ray and J erry Donahue. This award-winning trio of guitar virtuosos produced three hit CD s and a live video, winning both "Album of the Year" and "Country Album of the Y ear" from the readers of Guitar Player Magazine for "Return of the Hellecasters, " released in 1993. In 1994 Elton John called and invited John on an 18-month world tour that stretc hed into six years. Jorgenson has also recorded or toured with artists includin g The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, H ank Williams Jr., Barbra Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, Roy Orbison, Patty Lovele ss, Sting, Billy Joel, Michael Nesmith, and Bonnie Raitt. For all of his accomplishments in the Pop, Country, and Rock worlds, is the style of music closest to John Jorgenson's heart. He is known he pioneers of the American Gypsy Jazz movement and has performed as st as well as collaborated with other musicians all over the world. Gypsy Jazz as one of t a solo arti Because of

his international reputation as a Gypsy Jazz player, John was twice asked to rec reate Django Reinhardt's music for feature films, "Gattica" and "Head in The Clo uds." The latter, starring Charlize Theron and Penelope Cruz, features John on c amera in the role of Django Reinhardt. John Jorgenson continues to perform, record, and teach Gypsy Jazz music, with a series of Gypsy Jazz recordings dating back to 1988 that feature his artistry on both the guitar and the clarinet. He has also published a series of Gypsy Jazz Guitar instructional DVDs complete with book, DVD, and a play-along CD. Currently living in Nashville, John tours worldwide playing Gypsy Jazz with The John Jorgenson Quintet and continues to collaborate with other artists live and in the studio. His web site is at http://www.johnjorgenson.com/ Quinn Bachand Multi-talented Quinn Bachand of Victoria, Canada has been praised by Cape Breton fiddling sensation Ashley MacIsaac as "one of the best Celtic guitar accompanis ts in the world." Quinn performed with MacIsaac at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and across Canada at many music events and festivals such as the Edmonton Folk F estival, Celtic Colours International Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Cavendis h Music Festival and more. He's had the privilege of accompanying or opening fo r such noted musicians and recording artists as Lunasa, Buddy MacMaster, Liz Car roll, John Doyle, Daniel Lapp, Mark Sullivan, Pierre Schryer, Andrea Beaton, Rob in Nolan, Marc Atkinson, The Sultans of Swing and many more. An impressive resu me for a teenager! Quinn also performs and tours regularly with his sister Qristina, a talented fid dler, at concerts and festivals including Vancouver Island Music Fest, Islands F olk Festival, Vancouver Celticfest, Celtic Colours International Festival, Kansa s City Irish Fest, Northwest Folklife, Feakle (Ireland) and Speyfest (Scotland). Qristina and Quinn's 2008 debut CD, Relative Minors was nominated for the 2009 C anadian Folk Music Awards. Quinn began his musical training through Suzuki violin lessons at the age of 5. He continues his classical violin studies, and also loves to play Jazz guitar, e specially Gypsy Jazz. He's an outstanding performer on fiddle and banjo too! For the latest updates on this exciting young musician's career go to http://www .qbachand.com/ Rick Reed After many successful years working as a Jazz drummer in New York City, Rick Ree d moved to Nashville where he quickly found his talents in demand for studio ses sions, live performances, and tours with a variety of top artists. Grammy winner shelby Lynne chose him for her "Tears, Lies and Alibis" album, and guitar legend John Jorgensen invited him to join his Quintet. Rick has also pe rformed and recorded with award-winning banjo player Alison Brown, blues/slide g uitar master Rick Vito, Ray Davies of the Kinks, Jennifer Niceley, UK singer-son gwriter Clive Gregson, and Leslie Tucker. You can see Rick's recording credits dating back to the 1990s at http://www.artistdirect.com/ Shannon Forrest If you listen to Country radio, you're hearing Shannon Forrest's drum sound ever y day. In his twenty years as a Nashville session ace he's been constantly in d emand by chart-topping artists that include Brooks & Dunn, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Faith Hill, Sugarland, Terri Clark, Mary C hapin Carpenter, Tracy Lawrence, LeAnn Rimes, The Chieftains, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Alabama, Joe Nichols, Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Bramlett, Ricky Skag

gs, Chris LeDoux, Trisha Yearwood, Blake Shelton, Martina McBride, The Gaither V ocal Band, The Statesmen, The Blackwood Brothers, Montgomery Gentry, SheDAISY, L ee Ann Womack, Chely Wright, Jo Dee Messina, Jerry Douglas, Gretchen Wilson, Mer le Haggard, Taylor Swift, Kelly Pickler, John Oates, Trace Adkins, Jimmy Wayne, Josh Turner and many more. He has played on more Top 10 hits than any drummer in Nashville for seven years running, earning a reputation as "the hit-maker." His industry peers in the Academy of Country Music recently voted him the Top Pe rcussionist/Drummer of the year. Shannon is also known for his popular sessions at the Modern Drummer Festival, d emonstrating groove playing and what is required in the recording studio, as wel l as getting drum sounds, engineering, producing, and home studio concepts. The festival also gives him a chance to stretch out and play everything from Bluegr ass to Modern Rock, a new direction he is looking at in his studio work. Shannon is on Facebook, and you can see a full list of his recording credits at http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/shannon-forrest/431780 Steve Nelson Pittsburgh-born vibraphonist and composer Steve Nelson started playing piano and vibes as a teenager. Milt Jackson was a major influence on Nelson, who develop ed a straight ahead playing style that earned him a one year engagement with leg endary Jazz guitarist Grant Green at a young age. This was followed by playing and recording with his Rutgers professors James Spaulding and Kenny Barron, on t he way to graduating with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music. He then joi ned David "Fathead" Newman's quintet, and by the 1980s Nelson was the vibist of choice in a wide circle of leading Jazz artists. Other great musicians he has p erformed and recorded with include Bobby Watson, Curtis Lundy, James Williams, D onald Brown, Geoffrey Keezer, Lewis Nash, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, and Mul grew Miller. Steve Nelson's recordings as a leader include Communications (Criss Cross, 1987) , Live At Acireale (Red Records, 1989), Full Nelson (Sunnyside, 1989), New Begin nings (TCB, 1999), Fuller Nelson (Sunny Side, 2004) and Sound Effect (High Note, 2007). He appears at concerts and festivals worldwide, and has taught music at Princeton University. Steve is currently a member of Dave Holland s Band and Quintet, the Lewis Nash Tri o, and Mulgrew Miller s Wingspan. Read more about Steve Nelson at ww.allaboutjazz.com and on his Wikipedia page, h ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Nelson_(vibraphonist) Tim Kliphuis Dutch musician and educator Tim Kliphuis ranks among the world's leading fiddler s,and is considered by many to be the successor to Stephane Grappelli. He has u pdated Grappelli's Gypsy Swing legacy with Classical, Folk, Tango, World music, and Jazz in a fresh, new fusion that has charmed audiences around the world. Tim was classically trained at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. His first internati onal recognition came after he joined Belgian gypsy guitarist Fapy Lafertin in 1 999. He toured Europe with Lafertin's Quintet and featured on three CDs before deciding on a solo career in 2004. Since then, Tim has performed with such world-renowned Jazz players as Les Paul, Martin Taylor, Bob Wilber, Frankie Gavin, Herb Geller, Angelo Debarre, Bucky Pi zzarelli, Richard Galliano, and Stochelo Rosenberg. An internationally touring musician, he appears at venues ranging from Jazz clubs to Classical concert hall s, and at Jazz festivals including North Sea Jazz, Djangofest Northwest and Balt imore FiddleFair (USA), Paris and Edinburgh Jazz, and Classical festivals includ

ing Richard Strauss, Winterzauber (Frankfurt), Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Musi ca Mundi (Waterloo). Tim teaches string improvisation at the Amsterdam and Tilburg Conservatoires. H e also hosts workshops around the globe in conjunction with his touring and fest ival appearances. Visit Tim's web page at http://www.timkliphuis.com/ for a full listing of his re cordings, tour dates and workshops. He is also on myspace at http://www.myspace .com/timkliphuis. Trevor Hutchinson Trevor Hutchinson is credited with redefining Irish music by bringing out its rh ythms with his distinctive playing on the upright bass. Originally from Cooksto wn, County Tyrone,in Northern Ireland, Trevor played bass with the Waterboys fro m 1986 to 1991. This band brought a "modern Rock" style to its recordings of tr aditional Irish folk music. Trevor played on the Waterboys CD releases "Fisherm an s Blues" (1988) and "Room to Roam" (1990), the latter featuring accordion playe r Sharon Shannon. After leaving The Waterboys, Hutchinson joined the Sharon Shannon Band, recordin g three albums in a more straightforward traditional vein: 1991 s "Sharon Shannon, " 1994 s "Out the Gap," and 1997 s "Each Little Thing." A Scandinavian tour with Sen Smyth and Donogh Hennessy in 1996 led to the foundin g of Lunasa, which has since earned the title of "Ireland's Supergroup" for its unsurpassed musicianship and for defining the state-of-the-art in Irish music. The group continues to tour the world and release its own CDs, while Trevor Hutc hinson is also a much-in-demand musician who has recorded with Moving Cloud, Nat alie Merchant, Dermot Byrne, Eric Bibb, Mire Breatnach, and Eileen Ivers of River dance fame. As well as playing double bass, fretless bass, electric bass, bouzouki, mandola, and cello, Trevor is an arranger, composer, recording engineer and producer wit h his own studio in Dublin. A complete list of the artists he has worked with o n stage and in the studio would also include (in no particular order) Bumblebees , Carlos Nunez, Cathal McConnell, Dale Ann Bradley, De Danann, Dermot Byrne, Eoi n Dillon, The Frames, Frank Harte, Frankie Lane, Gerry O'Beirne, Gerry O'Connor, Grada, Joe McKenna, John Renbourn, Julie Fowlis, Luka Bloom, Mire Breatnach, Mar y Staunton, Matt Keating, Miriam Ingram, Niamh Parsons, Padraic MacMathuna, Sara h McQuaid, Susan McKeown, and Ten Speed Racer. For more information about Trevor Hutchinson, visit the Lunasa web site at http: //www.lunasa.ie/. Simon Planting Dutch double bassist Simon Planting now lives near San Francisco, but he studied Classical bass at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Jazz at the Sweelinck C onservatory in Amsterdam before embarking on a professional career that has seen him perform in concerts and festivals the world over while compiling an impress ive discography with artists like Mathilde Santing, Fapy Lafertin, Jimmy Rosenbe rg, Stephane Wrembel, and John Jorgenson as well as several Gypsy Jazz tributes and compilations. Simon quickly became established in Dutch radio and television in a ten-year ass ociation with noted pianist/arranger Cor Bakker. He then joined the gifted Djan go Rheinhardt interpreter Fapy Laftertin for an extended series of tours and rec ordings, while also embarking on a 17-year association with Jazz singer Mathilde Santing in concert and in the studio. He was also toured in a band with his fo rmer classmate Reiner Voet of the Gypsy Jazz duo Pigalle 44. More recordings an

d international tours with the Robin Nolan Trio followed, until Simon joined the legendary John Jorgensen Quintet in 2009. Along the way he has performed with t op Jazz Manouche guitarists such as Jimmy Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, Dorado, Tj avalo and Samson Schmitt, Andreas Oberg, Gonzalo Bergara, Kruno, and other Jazz greats, Larry Coryell, Bill Frisell, and Howard Alden to name a few. Simon is also a favorite on the Djangofest circuit, where he might be found acco mpanying fellow RealTracks artists such as Tim Kliphuis and John Joregenson. Th ere is a large selection of videos featuring Simon with various Jazz and Gypsy J azz artists at www.youtube.com. Troy MacGillivray Nova Scotia's Troy MacGillivray comes from a long line of Gaelic musicians, and he has kept the tradition alive as an accomplished fiddler, pianist, and step da ncer with a growing international following. Troy first gained recognition for his step dancing, before blossoming as a piano player in his early teens and then picking up the violin enroute to earning a m usic degree from St. Francis Xavier University. Today Troy is an award-winning artist with a growing catalogue of award-winning fiddle and piano CDs (11 and counting), which might also feature him on viola an d bass. His awards include Canada's East Coast Music Award for "Instrumental Re cording of the Year" and the "Auleen Theriault Young Tradition Award" for Celtic roots musicians. Although he is perhaps best known as a fiddler, Troy still co nsiders the piano his first instrument. While touring internationally to Scotland, Barbados and across North America, Tr oy has also found time to publish a music book and his own teaching CD for Tradi tional/Celtic fiddle while completing a college degree in recording engineering. Visit Troy's website at http://www.troymacgillivray.ca/ for much more informatio n about his career and music. Medley This style contains multiple artists. Please view the individual styles from th e Medley to see which artist is performing. Silence This style plays no RealTracks, and is used as a placeholder in Soloist Medley s tyles for places where you want space between the other Soloists. Alex Al First-call bass player Alex Al is a Los Angeles musician known the world over, p erhaps most notably as a bass player for Michael Jackson, but also for his work with a long list of Jazz, Soul, Rock, and R&B legends like Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Diana Ross, David Bowie, and many more. Originally from Detroit, Alex got his start playing bass in a 12-piece Funk-Rock band led by his older brothers. At age 17 he struck out for Los Angeles to stu dy at the Bass Institute of Technology (BIT), now part of the Musicians Institut e. This launched his career on road tours with artists such as Bobby Brown, Dia na Ross, and the Spice Girls, leading to a gig as bass player in the house band for the Quincy Jones TV variety show "Vibe." Alex had also developed into a ver satile player, equally at home on acoustic bass or keyboard, all of which fed in to the growing demand for his services as a session player. His list of session credits goes on for pages and pages with leading artists (in addition to those already mentioned) like Lionel Richie, Earl Klugh, Jeff Lorber, Marcus Belgrave, El Debarge, George Benson, Sting, Smokey Robinson, Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Kenny G., Al Jarreau, Ricky Martin, David Sandborn, Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchel

l, Joe Sample, Christina Aguilera, Luther Vandross, Babyface, Mariah Carey, Bone y James, Jordin Sparks, and many more. Alex has also turned his talents to songwriting, with a gold record for co-writi ng Words Unspoken for Boney James, and also to arranging and producing. He s in the house band for Lopez Tonight, the George Lopez talk show, and on the soundtrack o f the movie Burlesque with Cher and Christina Aguilera. See a full list of recording credits for Alex Al at www.allmusic.com, and see so me great videos of his live playing on www.youtube.com. Michael Thompson Top studio guitarist Michael Thompson's early career had some stops and starts, literally, working as a cab driver between tours with Joe Cocker and Cher, befor e gaining a foothold in the Los Angeles recording, TV, and movie industry with a 4-year house gig on the hit series Fame. During those early struggling days he gained a reputation as "the demo king," recording as many as a dozen demo sessi ons a week . He also started getting called back for the master sessions. Sinc e then, Michael has been on a limo ride with producers like David Foster, Babyfa ce, and Quincy Jones calling on him for sessions with many of the top Rock, Pop, R&B, Country, and Latin artists of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Throughout Junior High and High School in his hometown of Port Washington, New Y ork, Michael played guitar in a band called Stonefeather with his brother Todd. Immediately after graduating from high school he enrolled in The Berklee Colleg e of Music, where he studied with Pat Metheny before leaving to tour and record. In 2001, Berklee recognized his career achievments with its Distinguished Alum ni award, noting that "he is widely regarded as being among the elite studio ses sion players, and his amazing list of credits includes such prominent names as M ichael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, 'N Sync, Toni Braxton, Phil Collin s, Rod Stewart, Joe Sample, the Scorpions, Vince Neil, Christina Aguilera, Micha el Bolton, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Madonna, Babyface, En Vogue, Gloria Estef an, Stanley Clarke, and Ricky Martin." Today, that list could be updated to add Michael Bubl, Shania Twain, Lionel Richie, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Boyz I I Men, Patti Labelle, The Eagles, Alanis Morrisette, Josh Groban, LeAnn Rimes, B ackstreet Boys, Reba McEntire, Michael McDonald, and many more... even The Simps ons! Michael has also released albums with his own Michael Thompson Band (MTB), chart ing a Billboard hit single with "Can't Miss," and with TRW, his recent collabora tion with Mark Williamson and John Robinson. He has also released two solo albu ms, "The World According to M.T." and "M.T. Speaks." Over the years, Michael has earned a reputation for producing whatever guitar so und might be called for, whether it's any of the myriad Fender and Gibson electr ic sounds, baritone guitar, electric sitar, a Rickenbacker 12-string, steel-stri ng or nylon-string acoustics. In the recording industry, he is said to have "th e platinum touch." His list of credits at http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michae l-thompson-p21014 also includes many movie and TV soundtracks. Visit Michael Thompson's web site at http://michaelthompson.cc/ or his Myspace p age at http://www.myspace.com/michaelthompsonofficial. You'll also find some gr eat videos on YouTube, including lessons and tips. Ricky Lawson As a teen in Detroit, superstar session drummer Ricky Lawson spent his formative years watching recording sessions with top R&B artists, courtesy of his uncle, Paul Riser, a Motown arranger. By the time he left college he had gone from ope ning for The Jackson Five with The Sons of Soul to playing drums on The Jackson s D estiny album. In those early days he also sat in with the likes of George Duke,

Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Paul McCartney and Sister Sledge, performed live w ith the Brothers Johnson, Al Jarreau and Bette Midler, and appeared on Stevie Wo nder's 1984 HBO special. He was an original member of the Robben Ford Group, wh ich became the Yellowjackets, winning a best R&B Instrumental Grammy award for c o-writing the hit song, And You Know That on the Yellowjacket s acclaimed album Shade s. Ricky left the Yellowjackets in 1986 to tour with Lionel Richie. The following years saw him touring with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Al J arreau, Eric Clapton, and Phil Collins. He also accumulated a huge list of reco rding credits, earning a reputation as The Rock and the affectionate nickname Drumm er to the Stars. In addition to the stars already named, he has recorded with Sm okey Robinson, Steely Dan, Babyface, Anita Baker, Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald, Beyonc, Earl Klugh, and many, many more. Ricky is consistently voted in the Top 10 Pop, R&B and Soul drummers in the worl d. He is also a highly respected songwriter, producer, and arranger with a solo vocal-oriented R&B/pop album titled Ricky Lawson and Friends to his credit. He a lso released a follow-up instrumental album of Christmas standards with a Jazz f eel titled Ricky Lawson s Christmas with Friends. Get Ricky Lawson s latest news at www.rickylawson.com, see his many videos on You Tube, and go to http://allmusic.com/artist/ricky-lawson-p97026 for a full list o f his recording credits. Paul Franklin When teenage pedal steel prodigy Paul Franklin moved from Detroit to Nashville, his career took off immediately. His first job was touring with rising star Bar bara Mandrell. Paul then stayed on the road for several more years with stars l ike Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, and Dottie West before deciding to stay in Nashville and focus on session work. There have been a lot of sessions since. Franklin has played on more than five hundred record releases. They include rec ordings with such legendary Country artists as Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jack son, Dolly Parton, George Strait, Leann Womack, Randy Travis, Shania Twain, Broo ks & Dunn, Wynonna Judd, Clint Black and many more. Along the way, he became a legend himself, and was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. A versatile and innovative musician, Paul has crossed musical genres to record w ith Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, Sting, Elton John, Megadeth, and Barbra Stre isand. He has also brought new sounds to Country Music with the pedabro, which was built and patented by his father; the baritone steel, which plays an octave lower than a regular steel; and an acoustic lap steel nicknamed "The Box." Paul Franklin is a perennial nominee for both Academy of Country Music and Count ry Music Association awards. He has won multiple awards from each institution, as both Steel Guitar Player of the Year and Musician of the Year, and is the rei gning ACM Top Steel Guitar Player of the Year. Nashville live music fans are treated to Paul s unmatched musicianship in regular local performances with The Players (including A-list musicians Brent Mason on g uitar, John Hobbs on keyboards, Michael Rhodes on bass, and Eddie Bayers on drum s plus guest artists like Vince Gill and Travis Tritt), and also in a group of t op session players called the Time Jumpers. Paul Franklin s web site is at http://www.paul-franklin.com and there are plenty o f videos of his playing on You Tube, including live performances with The Player s, The Time Jumpers, and a legendary solo with Mark Knopfler in Walk of Life. See Paul's complete list of credits at http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-franklin -p77515.

James Danderfer Vancouver clarinetist James Danderfer has travelled the world with his instrumen t, studying at the Interlochen World Center for the Arts, the University of Nort h Texas, Western Michigan University, and McGill University in preparation for a career as a band leader and sideman playing top Jazz clubs in Canada and New Yo rk City, on cruise ships, and for an extended stay in Shanghai culminating in a tour of China for his "Arrested Development" CD project. Other recording credits include his critically acclaimed debut release "Run With It" plus recordings for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio network, and appearances on releases by noted Jazz artists including Kenny Werner, Walt W eiskopf, Don Thompson, Brad Turner, Oliver Gannon, Chris Gestrin, Bruno Hubert a nd Jodi Proznick. James was nominated as Canada's Best Jazz Clarinetist in the 2008 and 2009 Natio nal Jazz Awards, and has received the Canada Council's Grant for Artists. Visit James online at http://jamesdanderfer.com/ Alan Matheson Trumpeter Alan Matheson is also a pianist, composer, and arranger with a degree in music performance from Northwestern University. He lives in Vancouver, BC wh ere he leads his own big band, nonet, and septet as well as performing with top local orchestras like the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and the CBC Vancouver Orches tra. He has directed the CBC Jazz Orchestra and the Festival Vancouver Big Band , conducting for Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Bud Shank. As a sideman, Alan has played for Mel Torme, Cleo Laine, Louis Bellson, and Doc Cheatham. His discogr aphy includes recording of his own compositions and arrangements in sessions for the CBC, his own Alan Matheson Nonet, the Matheson/Roper/Mollerup Trio, Fifth A Venue, Lloyd Arntzen & The Rhythm Kings, Peters Drury Trio, and many other leadi ng artists of the Vancouver jazz scene. He has toured Sweden and Finland with t he Helsinki City Jazz Orchestra, and has appeared at jazz festivals in Vancouver , Montreal, and Paris. In addition to his busy schedule as an active musician, Alan teaches trumpet and jazz piano at the University of British Columbia, and Jazz Studies at both Vanc ouver Community College and Capilano College. Visit Alan's web site at www.alanmatheson.com/ Dennis Esson Versatile Vancouver trombonist Dennis Esson is best-known as a Jazz musician and instructor, but his credits include Pop and Rock groups such as Stephen Fearing , The Paperboys, Buddy Miles, The Salteens, and Veda Hille. As a first-call player, Dennis has played for countless jingles, movie and carto on soundtracks, and live theatre shows. He is a frequent soloist on CBC radio, and the lead trombone with the Vancouver Ensemble of Improvisation (VEJI), Orque sta Goma Dura, Jill Townsend Big Band, Hard Rubber Orchestra, the Fred Stride Ja zz Orchestra, and the RazzMaJazz Dixieland band. Other performance credits incl ude appearances with The Lionel Hampton Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Banks Orchestra, Kenny Wheeler, Slide Hampton, Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme, Ray Charles, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Jack Jones, Natalie Cole, Burt Bacharach and Dionne W arwick, Mitzi Gaynor, The Temptations, Harry Connick Jr., Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

, Barry Manilow, Henry Cuesta and the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson, Muhal Richard Abrams, Marvin Stamm, Brass Roots, Clark Terry, Bill Watrous, Phi l Woods, Bud Shank, Eddie Daniels, and David Foster. Dennis appears on recordings with The Mike Herriot Sextet, Vancouver Ensemble of Improvisation (VEJI), Banff Jazz Orchestra, Brass Roots, Shango Ashe, Stephen F earing, Mart Kenney, Hard Rubber Orchestra, Buddy Miles, Dave Robbins Sextet, Ve da Hille, Forever Swing Cast Recording, Jill Townsend Big Band, The Paperboys, P atsy Goto, Karin Plato, and with Hugh Fraser's Bonehenge ensemble. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Dennis teaches Jazz Trombone a t Capilano College. He is also a much-travelled adjudicator and clinician. Dennis Esson's web site is at http://dennisesson.com/ Brad Muirhead Classically trained trombonist Brad Muirhead made the switch to Jazz as an origi nal member of Hugh Fraser's Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation (VEJI). In the years since, he has become a fixture of the Vancouver Jazz community on bas s trombone, tuba, and euphonium. Brad is a versatile performer who can play it all - traditional, modern, fusion, New Orleans marching band, and Dixieland. He was also an original member of John Korsrud s Hard Rubber Orchestra and he has pe rformed with Claude Ranger s Jade Orchestra, Francois Houle Etc., Tribal Dynamics, the Miles Black Sextet, The Hugh Fraser Quintet, Lunar Adventures, and the Razz MaJazz Ensemble as well as Ray Anderson, George Lewis, Vinny Golia and Konrad Ba uer. Brad also composes for his own groups, Brass Roots and Primal Orbit, as well as writing commissioned works. His recording credits include the Fred Stride Jazz Orchestra, NOW Orchestra, Matthew Good, and George Lewis. In addition to working full-time as a high school band instructor, Brad is also active in the community with The Carnegie Street Band, the Deet Street Band, and The East Van Jazz Orchestra. Read more about Brad Muirhead on the Now orchestra's web site, http://members.sh aw.ca/noworchestra/Brad.html, and the Primal Orbit web site, http://www.coastjaz z.com/02primalorbit.html. Joe Poole Joe Poole's talents as a drummer are in demand in two of Canada's major Jazz mar kets, Vancouver and Toronto. In addition to studying with the legendary Oscar P eterson, Joe has performed with Curtis Fuller, Marcus Belgrave, Ernestine Anders on, Red Holloway and Houston Person, to name a few. A seasoned session musician , he appears on recordings by Phil Dwyer, James Danderfer, Tony Foster, Marcel A ucoin, Brad Turner, Identify, Di Gregorio Chiricosta Quintet, Dee Daniels, Richa rd Underhill, Andre Lachance, Coat Cooke, The Chad Makela Quintet, Jaclyn Guillo u, Cory Weeds, Paul Rushka, Grant Stewart, The Len Aruliah Sextet, and for the C BC radio programs Hot Air and Jazzbeat. For more information about Joe Poole, visit http://vancouverjazz.com/ and http:/ /www.allaboutjazz.com/ Ron Thompson

Guitarist Ron Thompson has been a fixture of the Vancouver, BC jazz scene for th irty years. He has played in an eclectic variety of bands including The Romania cs, The Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, Gypsalero, String Fever, Olam, and The World Jive Big Band, and as a sideman for top Jazz artists including Ro semary Clooney, Frank Foster, Joe Henderson, Fraser MacPherson, Della Reese and Don Thompson. His style ranges from Jazz standards to Gypsy Jazz, Klezmir, Afri can World Beat, Latin, and Tango. He is also an accomplished Dixieland and Blue grass banjo player. He currently plays guitar and banjo with the Dal Richards Orchestra, Stringfever , and the Scott Robertson Trio, and can be heard on recent recordings by Michael Bubl, Raffi, Ray Condo and His Ricochets, Zubot and Dawson, Ellen Kennedy, The V ancouver Men's Chorus, Amandah Jantzen, Tom Arntzen, and The Swing Sisters,. See Ron's bio at http://www.stringfever.ca/players.html Sol Philcox Young British guitar prodigy Sol Philcox was introduced to Nashville by his idol , studio legend Brent Mason, on the strength of a chicken-pickin' guitar track h e uploaded to the Internet. In fact, when Sol offered his self-produced album f or sale online, the first copy was ordered by Brent Mason. Eventually, Mason in troduced Sol to Nashville by inviting him to stay at his home and taking him aro und the studios and clubs. Since then, Brent has become Sol's manager. Sol now lives in Nashville, and has recorded with artists and producers such as Clay Walker and Keith Steagal. He has gigged with legendary Nashville songwriter Jim Lauderdale, jammed with Brent Mason at his famous live nights with The Play ers (the cream of Nashville studio musicians), and he has been touring with the Jim Owens Band. He has also released two instructional DVD sets, Wicked Chicken Pickin' Chops and Blues MasterClass with Sol Philcox. Sol Philcox is an up-and-coming guitarist who combines country, blues, and rock into a very personal hybrid guitar style. You can see him in action at http://w ww.solphilcox.com and check out his lessons at http://www.solchops.com and http: //www.bluesmasterclass.com/ John Barlow Jarvis You've been hearing John Jarvis on Rock, Pop, and Country records dating back to the 1970s. As a teenager, he was a staff pianist and songwriter for Edwin H. M orris Music and played on sessions with Ringo Starr, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer, John Mellancamp, The Miracles, Art Garfunkel, Stephen Bishop, and many others. The classically trained Jarvis then joined Rod Stewart's band, contributing the pian o tracks to such hits as Hot Legs, Tonight's the Night, and You're in My Heart. At the same time, he was much in demand as a Hollywood session player right up until he decided to move his family to Nashville in 1982. Jarvis' credits in Music City include every major artist of the past 30 years Vince Gill, Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, George Strait, Jimmy Buffe tt, Trisha Yearwood, Waylon Jennings, Steve Earle, The Judds, The Oak Ridge Boys , Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris , Mark O'Connor, Dusty Springfield, Tanya Tucker, Alabama, Aaron Neville, Toby K eith, Bob Seger, Lee Ann Womack, Jim Lauderdale, Miranda Lambert, and many more. As a songwriter, John won Song of the Year Grammy Awards for Vince Gill's "I Sti ll Believe in You" and the Judds' "Love Can Build a Bridge." He has also won CMA and ACM awards for songwriting, and has been nominated for an Emmy. His songs have been recorded by Conway Twitty, John Denver, Waylon Jennings, Stevie Nicks,

Delbert McClinton, Art Garfunkel, Brenda Lee, Steve Wariner, Amy Grant, Ricky S kaggs, Alabama, and Taj Mahal, among many others. Trisha Yearwood sang his compo sition, "The Flame" at the closing of the 1996 Summer Olympics. He has also rel eased five CDs of his own, and was praised by People magazine for "the best solo piano since Keith Jarrett." You can find a full biography for John Barlow Jarvis, as well as his latest CD r elease, "View From a Southern Porch," at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jbjarvis. He is also featured on the Country Music Television web site at http://www.cmt.com/ artists/az/jarvis_john/bio.jhtml. Rob Hajacos Ace Nashville fiddler Rob Hajacos is the one who gets the call when Country supe rstar Garth Brooks go into the studio. He has played on all of Brooks' albums, as well as being a first-call Nashville session player for more than 30 years. His earliest credits were with Country Music legends George Jones and Tanya Tuck er, more recently he appears on albums by Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Trisha Ye arwood, and Brooks and Dunn, to name a few. Along the way, he has won the ACM F iddle Award and is a perennial Fiddle Player of the Year nominee. You can see the full list of Rob Hajacos' credits at http://www.allmusic.com/art ist/rob-hajacos-p83378/credits/ Rob Ickes Rob Ickes is the most awarded instrumentalist in the history of the Internationa l Bluegrass Music Association Awards. As of this writing, he is a 13-time winne r of the IBMA Instrumental Performer of the Year award for his Dobro playing. Originally from the San Francisco Bay area, Rob moved to Nashville in 1992. The re, he was a founding member of the legendary Bluegrass band Blue Highway, which is still performing with all of its original members. That same year, 1994, Ro b won his first Grammy Award for The Great Dobro Sessions with Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor. He won another Grammy with Alison Krauss & The Cox Family for "I K now Who Holds Tomorrow." Rob's studio and touring credits include Merle Haggard, Charlie Haden, Earl Scru ggs, Tony Rice, David Grisman, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Martina McBride, David Lee Roth, Dolly Parton, Patty Loveless, Peter Rowan, Claire Lync h, and Mary Chapin Carpenter among many others. He has also released four solo albums, eight albums with Blue Highway, and a CD titled Three Ring Circle with t op studio artists Andy Leftwich and Dave Pomeroy. Rob also founded ResoSummit, an annual clinic in Nashville featuring top Dobro p layers and luthiers. He is known as an innovator, as recognized by Guitar Playe r magazine in a cover story headlined "Resonator Radical" for its August 2011 is sue. The official Rob Ickes web site is at http://www.resorevolution.com/robickes.htm l, and http://www.resorevolution.com/Index.html features his ResoSummit and othe r projects. carlos Eduardo Arellano Venezuelan guitarist Carlos Eduardo Arellano studied music theory, Classical gui tar and piano enroute to graduating as a Music Education Major from the Escuela Normal Valecillos. While still in school he began composing film scores and the

atre music, winning the Best Film Score award at the Agua Linda, Brazil, Interna tional Film Festival for his music for the film "Las Novias Del Mendigo" by Romu lo Gallegos. His keen interest in electronic music and audio recording led him to a position as Composer-in-Residence for TRT television. At the same time, he was playing in a jazz trio with Venezuelan pianist Virgilio Armas. Carlos became an international presence on the Internet as Jazzpick, earning a p lace in the Hall of Fame at www.guitarwar.com. He has continued to produce his own CD releases while also appearing with top Venezuelan and international artis ts like Andres Briceo, Roberto Koch, Virginia Ramirez, Kitimba Jazz, Pablo Gil, G erardo Chacon, Pedro Lopez, Victor Cuica, Kitimba Jazz, Gonzalo Mico, Ilan Chest er, Luis Alvarado, Eddy Perez, Gerry Weil, Julio Flores, Miguel Chacon, Ruben So to, Otmaro Ruiz, Frank Quintero and Ben Carriel. Visit Carlos' web site at http://www.carlosarellano.com/music/