Sonny Rollins calls him "the greatest guitarist in jazz." Jim Hall can play the fastest of tempos, but it's his melodic grace and harmonic sense that sets him apart. When he teams up with bass ace Scott Colley the resulting subtle interplay is a model of improvised creativity. Colley has an impressive resume as well, performing with John Scofield, Herbie Hancock and Roy Hargrove among many others.

Much of Hall's career has been about pushing the limits of jazz guitar. He was born into a musical family in Buffalo and raised in New York and Ohio. His mother played piano, his grandfather played violin and his uncle played the guitar. Hall began his guitar studies at age 10, and by age 13 he was playing professionally around Cleveland. When Hall heard Charlie Christian's guitar (Benny Goodman's recording of "Solo Flight"), he was immediately intrigued by the possibilities of jazz guitar and later developed a fascination with the stylings of Django Reinhardt. He earned a degree in music theory from the Cleveland Institute of Music and headed to Los Angeles where, as a member of the original Chico Hamilton Quintet, he earned national and international recognition. Jim Hall's duo performances can be found among some of the greatest recoridings in jazz, including the masterpieces "Undercurrent" with Bill Evans and "Alone Together" he recorded with Ron Carter in 1991.

A half century later, Hall continues to inspire both fans and fellow musicians with his "compositional" approach, his sound and ultimately his feeling for an instrument he has truly made his own.

Scott Colley's remarkably empathetic skills, strong melodic penchant and improvisational daring have also served him well in groups led by colleagues Chris Potter, Greg Osby, David Binney and Adam Rogers. But it is as a composer and bandleader in his own right that Colley has flourished in recent years, as evidenced by a string of consistently impressive recordings, beginning with his 1996 debut Portable Universe, (Freelance) and continuing with 1997's This Place (SteepleChase), 1998's Subliminal (Criss Cross), 2000’s The Magic Line (Arabesque) and 2002’s Initial Wisdom (Palmetto).

Born on November 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, Colley began studying bass at age 11. At 13, Scott Colley began studying with Monty Budwig while simultaneously woodshedding with Paul Chambers and Charles Mingus records and playing standards two nights a week at a jam session in Pasadena. By age 16, he discovered the music of Jaco Pastorius and Charlie Haden. The towering influence of Haden's music came into his playing through the classic recordings of Ornette Coleman

Recognized by Down Beat as the top “Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition” in the magazine’s 2002 critic’s poll as well as a nominee in the 2003 Jazz Journalist Association Awards, Scott Colley has been one of the most in-demand bassists on the scene, appearing on more than 80 albums to date. He has also worked with a variety of musicians from guitarists Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Jim Hall to saxophonists Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Clifford Jordan and Greg Osby, pianists Hancock, Kenny Werner, Joachim Kuhn and Edward Simon, and drummers Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Billy Hart and Roy Haynes.

JIm Hall's complete tour dates 2005: