Jonathan Kreisberg & Nelson Veras

Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg has transformed from art rocker to fusion hero to jazz traditionalist -- all in the span of a decade. The native New Yorker moved to South Florida as a child in 1975; he stayed long enough to graduate from the esteemed University of Miami music program (attending from 1990 to 1994), and created a large enough fan base there to fuel a career back in the Big Apple, where he returned in 1998. Initially influenced by rock guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Steve Vai, Kreisberg created new musical avenues to explore by adding the influence of classical co...