Guillermo Garcia, guitar, was born in Bahia Blanca, a southern port of Argentina, where he grew up among tango music,soccer, barbecues, military coups and numerous currency devaluations. Inexplicably attracted by the shape of the guitar, he started playing argentine tango and folklore music at the age of 11, and classical guitar at age 15. Healso graduated as an electronics engineer in Argentina and obtained a Mastersin digital audio at Universite d'Orsay in Paris. Once in California, he co-founded, performed and recorded with tango bands Flor de Tango (CD release2000), and his favorite Trio Garufa (CD release 2004). He also studied tangodance with several Buenos Aires masters and performed as a dancer withPerformers of the World and at other dance events. As an audio engineer heworked for IRCAM/Centre Pompidou and the FARINELLI film production (AcademyNominee 1995) in Paris, as well as Gibson Guitar, Silicon Graphics and CreativeLabs in California. He currently pursues a Ph.D. in digital audio at StanfordUniversity and develops music software for BIAS Inc.

Adrian Jost, bandoneon, studied music in the French Riviera of Switzerland. An early talent, the young boy was awarded the gold medal of the French Association of Accordionists at age 11. This led him to study the Bayan with composer Fritz Tschannen, Switzerland’s teacher of teachers, and later with world-class performer Stephane Chapuis. After concluding a Bachelor of Science in Yverdon, he won the 1996 Landis&Gyr contest which brought him to Chicago to work for Siemens. This is where Adrian discovered Tango while completing his master of science at Northwestern University. He studied the dance as well, and continues the exciting journey, experimenting various Argentine Tango styles with several masters in Buenos Aires. The high-tech industry brought him to the Silicon Valley where he and Guillermo met, co-founding the Argentine Tango band Trio Garufa, California’s most energetic and danceable Argentine Tango Band.

Sascha Jacobsen, bass, was born into a musical family, going as far back as his great, great, great, great-grandfather, who was a bassist in the Moscow Opera. He started on bass at age 16. His mentors have been Michael and James Finley, John Brecher, Nico Abondolo, and Dennis Trembley, as well as Wolfgang Guttler and Shinji Eshima. He now perform on Electric Bass, Fretless Electric, String Bass, Baby Bass, Marimbula, Bandoneon, and just about any other instrument he can get his hands on. He completed a Master's degree at the University of Southern California, and then went on to teach at Humboldt State University. He served on the faculty at Laney College in Oakland and the Sequoia Chamber Music Festival. Currently, Sascha performs as principal bass with the Santa Cruz Symphony, and the American Musical Theatre in San Jose, and as a section member of the Monterey Symphony, and the Sarasota Opera. His Jazz group, the Sascha Jacobsen Quintet, recently released it's premier CD "Outer Sunset", which Double Bassist Magazine declared, "shines a light on Jazz that it hasn't basked in for years". www.saschajacobsen.com

Dan Robbins, bass, Bay Area native, found his love for music atthe tender age of 5. His desire to master the strings took him through intensemusical training. Graduating from UC Santa Cruz, he also had meaningful staysat Berklee LA music program, Stanford Jazz workshops and Golden Gate bass camp,amongh others. He doubles on both acoustic bass as well as four, five, six andseven-string electric bass. Driven by his vibrant spirit, love for people anddifferent cultures, Dan immerses himself in an amazingly diverse spectrum ofmusical styles ranging from Funk, Blues, Jazz, and Rock to Brazilian,Afro-Cuban, Caribbean, Indian and Fusion. Life wisdom brought Trio Garufa intoDan's path enlightening him to the seductive and intricate melodies ofArgentine Tango as well as the alluring rush after drinking a few mates(traditional Argentine tea). He currently teaches bass as a professional musicinstructor, educating his students in a wide variety of musical genres.

Erin Furbee,violin, joined the Oregon Symphony as Assistant Concertmaster in 2001. Prior to her arrival in Portland, she was a member of the Colorado Symphony and also played with theMilwaukee Symphony. Originally from Chicago, Erin attended theUniversity of Michigan, received her bachelor’s degree in music from theShepherd School of Music ( RiceUniversity) and did her graduate work at the University of Minnesota. Her main teachers have beenCamilla Wicks, Raphael Fliegal, Jacob Krachmalnick and Roland and Almita Vamos.She has performed as a soloist with the Oregon Symphony, the Colorado Symphonyand the University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestras. Erin also performs with Tango Pacifico andConjunto Berretin and Fear No Music. In her spare time, she hikes, dancesand studies yoga and Spanish.