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http://www.nowzad.com/ The Nowzad Dogs charity has been formed for the cats, dogs and other animals of Afghanistan and Iraq that have no hope and nobody to care for them.All money donated goes directly to helping the animals Ray Russell http://www.rayrussell.co.uk/ http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Ralph Salmins http://www.myspace.com/ralphsalmins Part quote from Ralph Salmins "Interested in jazz and R&B from a young age, I became a professional musician at the age of 16 when I joined Ken Mackintosh's Band. My early influences drew me towards the great big bands and the exciting groove tradition that came out of New York in the early 1970's. My attraction to funk and R & B music brought strong influences from Bernard Purdie, David Garibaldi, Billy Cobham and my greatest influence, Steve Gadd. I started freelancing around London while studying classical percussion at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where I was awarded the Philip Jones Percussion Prize for my final recital in 1986. I've has been nominated for the British Jazz Awards three times, winning the Best drummer category in 2006 and been twice ranked top ten Studio Drummer in Rhythm Magazine Readers Polls. I won the 2003 Reader's Poll Studio Category at Mike Dolbear.com and was nominated for the 2007 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Awards.More at the link" Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967. In 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. In 1980s he recorded original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. In 1983 he visited New Zealand and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" . He composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. Geoff also performs with folk fusion band Carmina http://www.andy-mackintosh.com/ Andy was born in 1953 and started playing the saxophone at the age of four, with the influence of his father and mentor Ken ,a very Famous alto player and Band leader. He became a professional in 1969 after leaving school.He joined Maynard Ferguson's Band on Lead Alto in the early seventies, and toured extensively in the USA for many years.After leaving Maynard's band he stayed in America for about eight y...