George Kane
Having been involved in the Buffalo jazz culture for the past 25 years, George has performed with many of the areas fine musicians in various venues and jazz styles. He is co-founder of the group Natural Elements, as well as a recently form group The Magpies.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, George studied with Bill Leavitt, author of Modern Method for Guitar.
George teaches guitar from his home studio in Hamburg, NY, where he resides with his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Jamie.
Warren Stirtzinger - Guitarist
Warren Stirtzinger hails from St. Catharines, Ontario, where he has been a full-time musician since graduating from Brock University in 1977. He has worked in a variety of groups in the Niagara area, including the John Sherwood Trio, the Bill Stevens Dixieland Band, and the Niagara College Jazz Band. In 1999 he joined the Bar-room Buzzards of Buffalo, New York, playing both guitar and banjo in this popular group. In 2002 the "Buzzards" were inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. He has also appeared with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Niagara Symphony Orchestra.
