Robert Powell
Robert Powell plays a variety of
stringed instruments and is known internationally for
his innovative approach to the pedal steel guitar. As a
musician, songwriter and producer Robert has worked with
many diverse artists from around the world as well as
having composed soundtracks for film, television and
multi-media. His past projects include work with Ustad
Salamat Ali Kahn, Sachiko Kanenobu, Kingfish, Girish,
Deva Premal, Roy Rogers and Shana Morrison. Through his
work with Amnesty International he has produced and
recorded with Peter Gabriel, John Lee Hooker and Jackson
Browne among others. Robert is a member of the 'ambient
Americana' group Clothesline Revival and performs with
various San Francisco based bands including The
Venusians, Scrap Pile and Nathan Paine.
http://www.robertpowellmusic.com
Claudia Villela
Award winning singer / composer/
pianist / percussionist from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil,
Claudia Villela holds a Music therapy degree from the
Brazilian Conservatory of Music. She has performed and
recorded projects with greats such as Michael Brecker,
Toots Thielemans, Airto Moreira, Bela Fleck, Guinga,
Dori Caymmi, Toninho Horta, Ricardo Peixoto and Kenny
Werner, as well as four projects with all original
compositions, and she was nominated for many awards,
including a Grammy by NAIRS.
"...and arguably the most intriguing outing of the latest
new-paradigm vocalists is by vocalist CV ...Soulful
expression steeped in the now, crafting the future sound of
jazz."(Downbeat/Grammy Magazine).. "She is the greatest
expression of Brazilian music in the US today" (Helcio
Milito)
"She is pure music" (Bela Fleck)
www.claudiavillela.com
Gary Brown
Gary Brown is a skilled and versatile
bassist on both acoustic and electric basses. His clear
solid foundation as well as his melodic rainbow of color
and counterpoint established him as a much sought after
component for major recording, performance and
production projects around the world. In the past 25
years Gary has recorded and performed with such notable
artists as Flora Purim & Airto, Steve Winwood,
George Duke, Lyle Mays, Toninho Horta, Andy Narrell.
Gary has composed music for film and television,
including work for cable networks HBO, Lifetime,
Showtime and Cinemax, as well as for ABC, NBC and CBS.
Currently dividing his time performing with Kundalini
Boombox, Flora Purim & Airto, the modern acoustic
jazz group 4NOW, and THE NETOBAND, Gary is also writing
music for his first solo project. www.mellowtonemusic.com
Kai Eckhardt
Paul McCandless
Ian Dogole