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	Jeff Golub	Paul Taylor
	Formerly the guitarist of the jazz/rock/blues outfit Avenue Blue, Jeff Golub stepped out on his own for the first time with 1999's Out of ...	Paul Taylor grew up in Denver, where he took up the saxophone at the age of seven. He played in school bands, and in high school joined a Top...

	Kenny G Kirk Whalum
	Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings...	From the jazz purist standpoint, Kirk Whalum 's career has thus far been a consistent disappointment. Although obviously a talented...

	Dave McMurray The Rippingtons
	Indeed Dave McMurray is the musician's musician, a multi-instrumentalist, who as well as playing tenor, soprano and alto saxophones...	One of the most popular groups in what is loosely termed "contemporary jazz," the Rippingtons were formed (and have been led ...

	Brenda Russell Ronny Jordan
	Born Brenda Gordon, Russell is a soul singer, composer, and keyboardist. Her family moved to Toronto when she was 12. Eventually, she...	One of the acid jazz movement's most prominent guitarists, London-born Ronny Jordan is widely credited with returning the instrument to its...

	Richard Elliot Duncan Millar
	Although he's called a "smooth jazz artist," saxophonist Richard Elliot is equally at home with most rock & roll and the kind of classic...	Brilliant pianist and nominee for UK MOBO awards best jazz musician.

	Ken Navarro Walter Beasley
	While some artists prefer to keep us transfixed on what wild excursion they might try next, there's a cool charm with others like Ken...	Walter Beasley, the highly successful composer, saxophonist, and Berklee College of Music professor prepares you to fall in love all over...

	Craig Chaquico Kim Waters
	With a career that spans more than two decades and boasts 13 Gold and Platinum albums, a Golden Globe award, Grammy and Oscar ...	For years Waters was a staple on R & B radio stations, but when the stations began to phase out instrumental music he welcomed a musical...

	Pieces of A Dream Kenny Garrett
	Comprised of bassist Cedric Napoleon, drummer Curtis Harmon and keyboardist James Lloyd, Pieces of a Dream was found...	b. 1961, USA. It would be fair to say that Kenny Garrett was the main musical force in Miles Davis' final band, and perhaps the last truly...

	Lee Ritenour Wayman Tisdale
	b. 1 November 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA. The prolific Ritenour has established himself as one of the world's leading jazz...	Most athletes who moved into the recording business during the '90s found rap to be their forté, but Wayman Tisdale shifted the field...

	Roberto Perera Bob James
	Roberto Perera merges a classic instrument, the folk harp, with contemporary sounds on his new Heads Up release, In the Mood. In ...	Bob first started playing the piano at the age of 4. His first piano teacher was Sister Mary Elizabeth, who taught Bob at Mercy Academy...

	Patrick Yandall Jim Savitt
	Patrick is a studio musician/guitarist in L.A. and San Diego. Formerly on BrainChild Records (Russ Freeman, Kilauea, Richard Smith, Greg Vail)...	Jimmy Savitt NightCast Records new guitarist, I must say when I first heard the first track of his album ‘SoHo’ my first...