CHRISTIAN LASSEN

Christian Lassen from Mannheim/Germany, pro player for 25 years. Plays jazz, soul, pop in variuos groups, musicals, pit bands, teaches.

http://www.christian-lassen.de

RUDY SARZO

Bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, and Dio.

CHRIS LETCHFORD

Guitarist of Scale The Summit. Toured with Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Between The Buried and Me, Cynic and Devin Townsend.

http://www.chrisletchford.com

http://www.scalethesummit.com

SCOTT LANE

Guitarist, songwriter, and composer Scott Lane is the lead guitar player of the Denver-based Americana Rock band The Congress. Transplanted from Richmond, Virginia to Denver, Lane combines vintage, southern Soul with straight Rock and Roll for a gripping and muscular guitar style.

http://www.thecongressmusic.com

(photos by Lucas Flory)

Jake Hertzog with his all mahogany semi-hollow

Steve Kimock with his Florentine Hollow

RAFIQ BHATIA

Rafiq Bhatia is a 21-year old East-African Indian American guitarist/composer seeking to synthesize a genre-bending musical lexicon informed by the traditions of his transmigratory heritage.

A first-generation American, Bhatia is currently completing an interdisciplinary honors degree in economics and cognitive science at Oberlin College. He is also associated with the world-renowned Oberlin Conservatory, where his concept quickly caught the attention of prolific drummer Billy Hart. Besides apprenticing under Hart and Cleveland-based drummer Paul Samuels (Greg Osby), Bhatia is the artist-in-residence at The Feve, an Oberlin mainstay, where his group has attracted a loyal fan-base and critical acclaim for their weekly performances. He also frequently returns to New York, performing with the Rafiq Bhatia Collective and studying with Downbeat magazine's "Rising Star Jazz Pianist/Composer" Vijay Iyer.


"A contemporary mind with the true potential of the future, Rafiq Bhatia is definitely an artist to look forward to hearing." —Billy Hart, legendary jazz drummer

www.rafiqbhatia.com

myspace.com/rafiqbhatiamusic

GIL PARRIS

We are so excited about the recent addition of Gil Parris to our list of Artinger players.

You may know Gil from his instructional column in Guitar Player Magazine or his work as Blood Sweat and Tears current guitar player. His self titled album is available at most music stores.


Gil is presently working on an instructional video with Hotlicks and will be using an Artinger Hollowbody for some of the tunes. Check out Gils web page !