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Bill Frisell was born in Baltimore, but was raised in Denver, CO. Once a classical clarinetist, he established a firm base in his traditional harmonic knowledge early on in life. Throughout high school and college he also played guitar in various rock and R&B groups in the Denver area. During high school, however, he became profoundly interested in jazz guitar. In 1971 Frisell attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and also began studying with Jim Hall, one of the prominent jazz guitarists of the 1960s.

OLI BROWN TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2008
“OPEN ROAD” debut album on Ruf Records
Number 2
BLUES MATTERS “one of the best and brightest guitar heroes performing in the world today”
CLASSIC ROCK “a great talent”JOHN MAYALL “Oli is MY hero”WALTER TROUT “you’ve got it man, you’ve got it going” ROBBEN FORD
In the relatively short time of performing Oli Brown has toured in the UK, Europe and the Mid West, he has opened for a who’s who of the Blues world, Buddy Guy, Walter Trout, Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal, Delbert McClinton to name but a few.

Bernard Butler (born on 1 May 1970, in Stamford Hill, North London), is a musician and record producer. He first achieved fame in 1992 as the guitarist with Suede, at the time an instant phenomenon in UK pop music. He co-wrote and played on every track until 1994, when he left Suede over personal tensions within the band during the recording of their second album, Dog Man Star. Butler formed the duo McAlmont & Butler with David McAlmont. They released two singles, Yes and You Do. A compilation album, The Sound Of McAlmont And Butler, was released after the split.

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Ilham al Madfai (Arabic: ????? ???????) is an Iraqi guitarist, singer, and composer. His musical talent began to develop seriously when he was twelve years old. He started as, and still is, a guitarist at heart. His musical career formally started when he formed his first band, the Twisters, in the 1960s. They were the first band in Iraq, and probably the Arab world, that used modern instruments to play Arabic music (guitar, drums, bass, & piano).