CARLOS SANTANA was born in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico, in 1947. He is a guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Santana. He has recorded or appeared on more than ninety albums. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, the drummer Cindy Blackman.
ASHLEY KAHN was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1960. He is an author, journalist, educator, and production manager who has been in the music business since the 1980s. His books include A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album. He lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
HAL MILLER was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1941. He is a jazz drummer, a writer, a frequent lecturer at music institutions, and one of the world’s foremost collectors of jazz videos. He has been a close friend of Carlos Santana for almost thirty years. He lives in Albany, New York.