Teja Bell's Dolphin Smiles charted in both R & R and Billboard International for over 40 consecutive weeks and was listed in Billboards year-end "NO. 1 AWARDS" issue as #3 on the "Top Ten Contemporary Jazz Albums" chart. He was also placed among the "Top Ten Contemporary Jazz Artists" of the year in the same Billboard issue. When the New Age chart was compiled by Billboard magazine, Dolphin Smiles debuted at #5 and it remained on the Billboard charts for over 35 weeks. Dolphin Smiles was also #1 New Age Album of the Year in Japan, according to Japan’s Musician Magazine. "Dophin Smiles is what all "New Age" artists strive for. A rare blend of mysticism and jazz, the music flows like dophins swimming in the sea. Steve Kindler's violin and Teja Bell's guitar work are first rate and the execution of the compositions never fails to impress and surprise. Kim Atkinson, on a variety of percussion instruments, completes the team of talented and visionary musicians who produced this ablum in the late 1980"s, and yet it still sounds completely contemporay. " Amazon Review Violinist Steve Kindler played in The Honolulu Symphony, but he cut his jazz chops as a member of John McLaughlin's fusion band, Mahavishnu Orchestra. Kindler has also toured and recorded with Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, and Kitaro. Kindler's smooth yet impassioned violin improvisations are the perfect vehicle for his own highly melodic compositions, combining classical, jazz, rock, and ethnic influences. In addition, Kindler is a member of Barefoot, a co-op world-music dance group. - AMG