Guitarists Alex Ciavarelli and Rudy Marquez met as undergraduates in the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies program at San Diego State University where they are currently in their senior year. This exciting duo performs The Life and Legacy of Django Reinhardt, which traces the beginnings of gypsy jazz through its modern evolution. The duo demonstrates the brilliant technique that earned them the name “Shredders” while they harmonically keep one foot in the past and one in the present. With influences such as Bireli Lagrene, Andreas Oberg, Stochelo Rosenberg, and of course Django Reinhardt, the duo has engaged audiences from DjangoVegas to the San Diego Gypsy Jazz Festival.