A solid saxophonist whose style falls on the R&B-ish and pop side of jazz, Boney James (who is heavily influenced by Grover Washington, Jr.) is a consistent best-seller who can always be relied upon to put on a colorful live show. Born James Oppenheim, he grew up in New Rochelle, NY. The future Boney James studied clarinet when he was eight,... [+] Read More

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As a young guitarist growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Charlie Hunter was looking for a way to stand out in the '80s. His primary influences were jazz great Joe Pass and the fluid Tuck Andress (of the guitar/vocal duo Tuck & Patti), both six-string guitarists who were adept at blending bass notes into their standard guitar melodies to... [+] Read More

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Electric guitarist and bassist Jerome Harris is best known for his work as a sideman with Sonny Rollins, and for his later work in groups led by drummer Bobby Previte and by trombonist Ray Anderson, among others. Harris was already a skilled musician when he went to Harvard with the intent of becoming a psychiatrist. During his college years, he... [+] Read More

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During the past couple of years, Kevin Eubanks has been seen by millions of viewers nightly as the leader of Jay Leno's Tonight Show Band, where his main purpose is to assist the comedian/host rather than play creative jazz. Eubanks comes from a musical family that included Ray and Tommy Bryant as uncles and older brother/trombonist Robin... [+] Read More

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Matt Otten, Jazz guitarist, and accompanist of singer Maria Harp.
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Tomas Sauter: Composition, Guitar, Bass

Lorenz Kern: Keyboards, Rhodes

Michael Sauter: Drums

DJ Shook: Turntables

Boris Megert: Programming 1

Lady Paola: Voice 1, 3, 6

Randy Wirtz: Trumpet 2, 8, 10

Thomas Oechslin: Flute 6

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An underrated cool-toned guitarist who sounds at his best in straight-ahead settings, Rodney Jones had his highest visibility during his period with Dizzy Gillespie (1976-1979), when he was in his early twenties. Jones had previously worked with Jaki Byard and recorded with Chico Hamilton, and he would follow the association with Gillespie by... [+] Read More

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This West Coast guitarist is able to pop off bop phrases or fusion licks. He prefers a modern approach. Excellent studio musician. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

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