Al Jewer is an internationally acclaimed flute player, composer, studio musician and record producer.His collection of flutes contains instruments from every major culture of the world. His work canbe heard in scores for film and video and on over 30 CDs spanning the last 18 years. He has also received numerous industry nominations and recognitions including Best Native American CD and Best New Age CD. Al has received critical acclaim for live performances at festivals, fine arts concert series, museums and other celebrations. His first CD on Laughing Cat Records, Prairie Plain Song, made its debut at #4 on the nationwide radio charts and is currently receiving international radio airplay and is in worldwide distribution. His last release, Two Trees, was in the top1% of nationwide airplay for World Music in 2003 and has garnered airplay on over700 stations worldwide. His latest release is River Crossing, which highlights his solo fluteplaying as it is heard in live performance.Recent appearances include CBS's 48 Hours, The Fourth Annual Peace Summit in Rome, opening ceremoniesfor the NAMMYS (Native American Music Awards), Chicago's Whole Life Expo, Milwaukee's Indian Summer, Chicago's Adler Planetarium, Wisconsin Public Radio, the Shingoethe Center for Native American Studies, Chicago's Mitchell Indian Museum, and worldwide syndicated TV shows taped at WGN Chicago. As a composer,he has contributed music for film, TV and commercials, and most recently was selected as a memberof the composer team for the Oprah Winfrey show.