Luke Sellick

Luke is a jazz double bassist from Winnipeg. As of 2009, he is in the jazz studies program at the University of Manitoba, which is directed by his teacher, Steve Kirby. He was the 2009 winner of the Hnatyshyn Foundation Oscar Peterson Grant for Jazz Performance.

Ron Halldorson

Born 1943 in Winnipeg, Ron has lived and worked here most of his life. He began his musical life at the age of seven as a student of the steel guitar and was playing professionally at the tender age of 11. In his mid-teens, he became a close friend and colleague of jazz legend Lenny Breau, with whom he worked for about 10 years until Breau left Winnipeg. Ron played electric bass on Breau's first recordings (for RCA Victor) - Guitar Sounds From Lenny Breau and The Velvet Touch - the latter recorded at Shelley's Manne Hole in Hollywood. He has been a sideman on scores of other recordings with a diverse array of artists including The Guess Who.

Tim Cummings

Tim is a highly respected jazz guitarist with extensive live and studio experience across Canada. He has performed with The Moscow Circus, Disney on Parade and the Winnipeg Symphony

Comfortably settled in his new home of Winnipeg, Marco Castillo, who was born in Brazil, has quickly become one of the city’s busiest musicians, bringing his blend of Brazilian music and jazz and funk to audiences in the ‘Peg. Building on the success of the first true Brazilian recording to be done and released in Winnipeg ("Brazilian Season", 2008 - recorded by CBC), Castillo has now established regular gig's on different venues in town, always packed with music fans and musical collaborators. And that’s natural for Castillo who has tons of experience playing all styles of music in Brazil.

Larry and Steve will play on the patio. If it ends up raining they'll move inside.

Larry Roy

Over the last two decades, Larry Roy has established himself on the Canadian jazz scene as an artist, composer, producer and sought-after professor. He represents everything that's good about jazz in Winnipeg. As well as teach jazz at the University of Manitoba, this versatile musician writes film scores and performs all over Europe and North America. Roy and long-time musical partner Steve Kirby recently released the album Wicked Grin.

Steve Kirby

Kirby was born in Maumee Valley, Ohio, and his family moved to St. Louis when he was two. He picked up guitar and electric bass while stationed at Fort Bragg, and following this he attended Webster University, receiving his BA in 1985. He worked locally in various ensembles and then got his master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, where he played with Lester Bowie. In 1988 he returned to Webster, where he taught until 1993, and while there he won the 1992 Hennessy Jazz Search. In 1993 he returned to New York City and played with Oliver Lake, Claudio Roditi, John Hicks, Slide Hampton, Antonio Hart, Cyrus Chestnut, Joanne Brackeen, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Wallace Roney, Elvin Jones, Kenny Barron, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre, James Carter, and Wes Anderson.

Kirby currently resides in Winnipeg, Canada and is the head of the Jazz Studies program at the University of Manitoba. In 2008 Steve released his first album as a leader "Wicked Grin" with Larry Roy, Stefon Harris, Will Bonness, Terreon Gully, and his wife Anna-Lisa Kirby.