Musician Bios

Murray Adler
Murray is a concertmaster, conductor, orchestral contractor and violinist who has recorded with jazz musicians John Coltrane, Ronnie Laws, Alice Coltrane, Sergio Mendes, George Duke, Stanley Clark, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Haden, Lalo Schifrin, Lee Ritenour, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carl Saunders and many others. He played violin on “Lush Life” with singer Natalie Cole from the album "Unforgettable... with Love" that won the 1991 Grammy for Album of the Year. Murray has been a member of the American Symphony Orchestra and the Satori Quartet.

Justo Almario
A native of Colombia, reedman, clinician, composer and arranger, Justo Almario has fused Latin, Afro-Cuban, South American, funk and jazz genres into his own humble offering. Almario studied at the prestigious Berklee School of Music before a stint with Mongo Santamaria as the band’s musical director. Almario has performed with Patrice Rushen’s Grammy Awards Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Ayers, Kenny Burrell, George Duke, Tito Puente, Machito, Dave Grusin, Ndugu Chancler, Alex Acuna, Abraham Laboriel, TOLU, Donald Vega, Harold Land Jr. Al Mckibbon, Master P, Bebe Winans, Queen Latifah, Charles Mingus, Chaka Khan, Linda Rondstadt, Herb Alpert, Bobby Shew, John Heard, Lorca Hart, Billy Higgins, “Jose Rizo’s Jazz on the Latin Side All-Stars,” and many others. At age 16, he was recruited by Composer/Arranger Jose Madrid to travel to the US with the band Cumbia Colombia to showcase special arrangements of Colombia’s Folk Music. A few years later Justo visited San Antonio Texas, where he met Jazz Pianist/Educator Jorge Martinez Zapata who encouraged him to apply for a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, which he was awarded. It was during his years of studying at Berklee that Justo was discovered by Mongo Santamaria, who invited him to join his band. He also played in the group Koinonia with guests including Machito, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader and Poncho Sánchez. While touring with Mongo, Justo met Roy Ayers, a powerful entertainer, who asked him to record on the first of many albums: “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” which would achieve gold record status, and whose albums are the most sampled to this day by many notable Hip Hop artists. A multi-instrumentalist of the highest caliber, Almario has mastered the soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet and flute. Justo thoroughly engages his listeners with rhythmic, call-and-response interludes. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bach, Bartok and Debussy are among Justo’s primary influences. Almario also has experience as an educator: he taught saxophone at Cal State Los Angeles from 2006-2008 he has taught in clinics throughout the United States, as well as in Sweden, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico he taught at the Henry Mancini Institute, has mentored youth during workshops at the World Stage in Los Angeles, and has taught students privately for over 20 years. In 1992, while joining the ranks of Cedar Walton, Terrence Blanchard and Joe Lovano, Almario was an integral part of the Newport Jazz Festival Tour, produced by George Wein. Two years later, four of the recordings on which Justo was featured earned Grammy nominations while Andrae Crouch’s “Mercy,” and Cachao’s “Master Sessions, Vol. 1,” were Grammy winners. Justo’s latest CD, “Love Thy Neighbor,” features his quartet playing original compositions as well as rare standards. A man for all seasons, Justo was the featured soloist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Hall’s season opener and also performed at the Christmas concert, “Celebrar,” at the same venue. Finally, Justo’s stellar career was recently celebrated during a segment of “World Stage Stories,” a comprehensive oral history series that chronicles the evolution of jazz. Since 2009 Justo has been the saxophone instructor for the Jazz Studies Program at UCLA. He continues to record, and performs at Jazz Festivals throughout the world. Mr. Almario was featured on “Let’s Get Loud”, a Jennifer Lopez DVD. He also appeared on ‘Ahora Si’, a CD by Israel ‘Cachao’ Lopez that garnered two Grammys. No stranger to Hollywood, Justo was heard on the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning film, “Sideways”. In addition, Mr. Almario will be featured on the Andy Garcia movie, “The Lost City” and on the soon-to-be-released “Romance and Cigarettes”, produced by John Turturo and starring Susan Sarandon and James Gandolfini. https://www.facebook.com/justo.almario

Eddie Arkin
Eddie Arkin has produced, arranged, composed and/or played guitar/keys on albums with Stanley Clark, Lee Ritenour, Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur, Bruce Lofgren Jazz Orchestra, Charles Earland, Anne Murray, Barry Manilow, Laura Branigan, Lorraine Feather, Sam Riney, Patti Austin, Nnenna Freelon, David Benoit and many others.Producer, arranger and songwriter of music for films such as The Mask (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), What Women Want (2000), Unconditional Love (2002), Peter Pan (2003), and also on TV series such as Melrose Place (1995-1999) and Titans (2000-2001). Books:Jazz Masters Series: Creative Chord Substitution For GuitarBy Arkin, Eddie Creative Chord Substitution For Jazz GuitarBy Arkin, Eddie Pat Mulder Interview: Q: You have worked as producer, arranger and songwriter of music for films such as The Mask (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), What Women Want (2000), Unconditional Love (2002), Peter Pan (2003), and also on TV series such as Melrose Place (1995-1999) and Titans (2000-2001). How do you choose the projects on which you work? Eddie Arkin : If I think my particular musical strengths are a good fit for what is needed by the filmmaker, then I’m all in for the project. In the case of the films you’ve just mentioned, I was brought in to work on them by music supervisor Bonnie Greenberg. The way the process works is first, I read the script, then I have meetings with the director and music supervisor to hear how they want these featured performances arranged and produced. For instance, if they’re well-known songs, do they want them to resemble the original records, or do I have free reign stylistically to give them my own interpretation. Then I discuss the size of the ensemble. For instance in The Mask with Jim Carrey, the featured production number “Cuban Pete” required a full Big Band, and was worked out in collaboration with a choreographer. Conversely, in P.J. Hogan’s film My Best Friends Wedding, which featured only Burt Bacharach songs (written into the script), I arranged “I say a Little Prayer” for Rupert Everett’s well-known “Crab House” scene for voices only (the cast) with just electric piano accompaniment. So, my arranging and production assignments can range from acapella to full orchestras. Melrose Place came to me as a result of scoring episodes of other shows for Spelling Entertainment. The original Melrose Place composer was leaving the show toward the end of the 3rd season and Ken Miller, the VP at Spelling Productions, recommended I take a shot at auditioning for the show. I made a demo of cues I thought would fit the show’s style and it turned out to be good enough for me to score my first episode. It’s one of those lucky career examples of preparation meeting opportunity and I wound up scoring every episode of Melrose Place from the end of season 3 to the end of the series, which lasted 7 seasons. Q: What are your favorite memories about your collaborations with great artists such as Patti Austin, Barry Manilow, Anne Murray, Sawyer Brown, Diane Schuur, Diane Reeves, David Benoit, Janis Siegel, and Lorraine Feather? Eddie Arkin : Patti Austin has always been one of my favorite singers, so when the phone rang one day and it was Dave Grusin (one of my musical heroes) saying he had heard my song and wanted to record it on the new album he was producing of Patti’s, I was thrilled. The song “In My Dream,” which I co-wrote with lyricist Beckie Foster, wound up being played on smooth jazz radio for the next 10 years. Anne Murray came about from working with the record producer Jack White. I was busy as an arranger at that time, working on Laura Branigan’s album, when a chance came up to write a “dance oriented” song for Anne’s new album called “Gotcha”. It turned out to be a gold record. Barry Manilow is an artist whom I’ve worked with extensively. He’s an extremely talented individual who had the confidence to take a chance on me as both a writer and an arranger/ producer before I had a lot of credits. He first recorded a song I wrote with Lorraine Feather called ”Big Fun” for his album “Swing Street” (also co-written by me), which then became a CBS TV special, for which I then became Music Director. Our collaboration styles worked very well and from that time on our projects just grew and grew. He and I produced his platinum selling #1 Billboard Christmas album called “Because It’s Christmas,” which remains one of my all-time favorite record projects and still makes me proud. Besides just working on Barry’s albums, we also collaborated on producing Nancy Wilson’s “With My Lover Beside Me” album, which earned a Grammy nomination in the “Best Traditional Pop” category, and jazz artist Diane Schuur’s “Midnight” CD, for which we also wrote most of the songs. Working with Barry always provided a platform for me to be able to write very sophisticated arrangements for groups of all sizes. He opened many career doors for me and I’m very grateful to have worked with him. Q: For you, which composers are a source of inspiration? Eddie Arkin : My list of songwriters, arrangers, and composers would include: George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Henry Mancini, Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Johnny Mercer, Johnny Mandel, Kurt Weill, Nelson Riddle, Claus Ogerman, Don Sebesky, Dave Grusin, Jerry Goldsmith, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Maurice Ravel, to name some, but the list could go on. I would add here that a very important part of my background is that I’m also a Jazz Guitarist and I’d like to mention a few Jazz Musicians who were very influential in my development: Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner. Q: What are your current project(s)? Eddie Arkin : Lorraine and I are working on her new album called “Math Camp.” I’m also in the middle of recording a Jazz Guitar album of original compositions with fellow guitarist Mitch Holder, bassist Abraham Laboriel and drummer Paul Leim. Q: What kind of advice would you give to someone who would like to work as a musical composer? Eddie Arkin : First, get the kind of education that will give you the versatility and chops to be able to change with the always-evolving musical landscape. Then have an honest conversation with yourself as to what your particular strengths really are and try to market those. In other words, if your strength is as a classical composer, don’t try to get a jazz or pop gig there will be people in that arena that will be more qualified than you to get the job. And most importantly, work on your “people skills.” Remember this is a very social business and knowing how to connect with people is tantamount to a successful career. Always approach every assignment with discipline and the commitment to get the job done on time and on budget.

Colin Bailey(July 9, 1934 – September 20, 2021)
Born in Swindon, England on July 9th 1934, Colin Bailey began playing drums at age four. He also studied piano and theory at an early age, and worked with English name bands from age eighteen. Colin lived in Australia in the late fifties and was staff drummer at T.V. Channel 9 in Sydney. At that time he accompanied distinguished visiting jazz artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan. In 1960, Colin met the biggest influence in his life as a drummer. Joe Morello came to Australia on a tour with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Colin was in the group that was opening for Brubeck. He says, I had heard Joe play on a record. I knew he had tremendous chops, but when I saw and heard him play in person, I just had to have that technique. For two weeks, as soon as Joe woke up every day, there I was with the practice pad. He was so gracious, showing me the George Lawrence Stone finger control technique. It changed my life. I put in many hours every day trying to get it down, (I am still practicing mastering it!) and it made a big difference in my playing. I had a lot more control with volume, and could play quietly with intensity, something that is tough for a lot of drummers. Joe and I have been the best of friends ever since. Jazz Impressions of Black OrpheusIn 1961, Colin emigrated to the U.S.A. as a member of the Australian Jazz Quartet. Six weeks later he joined the Vince Guaraldi Trio, and played clubs in San Francisco, including several months at the Trident in Sausalito, and other well known clubs such as The Blackhawk and Jazz Workshop. During this period, the trio played with such jazz greats as Ben Webster, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Gene Ammons. In February of 1962, the record Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus was made, featuring the tune Cast your fate to the Wind which was Vinces composition. It became a huge No.1 best seller. This record played a big part in Colin's life. In January of 1963, he got a call from Victor Feldman who asked if he would be interested in going to Los Angeles to play a steady gig with his trio. Victor had heard the record and wanted Colin to be a member of his group. He moved to L.A. The exposure of playing with Victor was tremendous. Local and visiting musicians would come into the club on Sunset Boulevard called The Scene to hear the trio play. It wasnt long before Colin got a call from Dick Bock, the owner of World Pacific Jazz record label, to play on a single track with Clare Fischer, with Albert Stinson on bass. Dick said the reason he hired Colin was because he heard Cast Your Fate. That session became a whole record because Dick liked the way the trio played together. It was titled Surging Ahead and got 5 stars in Down Beat. That session led to another important connection in Colins career. Joe Pass had recently signed with World Pacific Jazz records. Using the same personnel (Clare, Albert and Colin) the album Catch Me was recorded. This was the start of a life long friendship between Colin & Joe. Over the next 32 years they worked on many recordings, T.V. shows, and jazz gigs together. That same kind of friendship happened with The Victor Feldman Trio's Victor and Monty Budwig (the great bass player) and Colin. From 1963-1979, Colin Baileys jazz career in L.A. and on the road was extensive, playing and recording with, among others: Joe Pass, Victor Feldman, Joe Williams, Benny Goodman, George Shearing, Chet Baker, Hampton Hawes, Jim Hall, Red Mitchell, Roger Kellaway, Phil Woods, Pete Jolly, Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, Terry Gibbs, Buddy De Franco, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Joao Gilberto, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Michel Legrand, Dave Grusin, Harry Sweets Edison, Clare Fischer, and Blossom Dearie. In September of 1963, Colin was called to sub for Tony Williams in the new Miles Davis Quintet. Miles group had been booked at another jazz club in L.A. called the It Club. Miles had spent several nights at The Scene (the club that Colin was playing in with Victor Feldman) because he wanted Victor to be the piano player in his new band. Victor surprisingly declined, and Miles hired Herbie Hancock. When Miles and the Band got to the club for a sound check there were some people there from some kind of board that said Tony, who was only 16 at the time, was too young to play in such a place! Miles needed a drummer, and having heard Colin with Victor, he called him to fill in for a couple of nights until they could sneak Tony in. That, says Colin, was one of the thrills of my life. In 1964-65 Colin was a member of Terry Gibbss six piece band on The Regis Philbin T.V. Show. It was a great show for jazz. As a member of the rhythm section, Colin got to play for guest artists Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, and June Christy, among others. In 1967, Colin started a twelve year studio career in L.A. and did numerous T.V. shows, jingles, recording sessions, movie and T.V. sound tracks that include: Emmy Awards, Fred Astaire Easter Show, Julie Andrews Show, Merv Griffin, and The Charlie Brown Christmas and A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Linus and Lucy specials with Vince Guaraldi.) He subbed for Ed Shaughnessy on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for six years, and the Carol Burnett Show. There were more jazz greats to play for on various shows: Cannonball Adderly, Errol Garner, Lionel Hampton, Carmen McRae, and Mel Torme. On T.V. shows he played for every kind of music, from Beverly Sills (Opera) to James Brown. In 1979 Colin moved to Dallas to work in the jingle scene that was thriving there at that time. He became a drum teacher at North Texas State University from 1982-84. He played most week-ends with Red Garland at a club in Dallas. In 1983 Colin joined the Richie Cole group Alto Madness, travelled to Japan and Europe, and toured the U.S. It was tough because he was still doing the teaching job as well. He also played with Carl Fontana, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, James Moody, Pepper Adams, and others during that period. In 1985 Colin moved back to California and presently lives in the San Francisco area where he plays with his good friend, Piano player Dick Hindman. Since that move, he has played with Stan Getz, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd and singers Carol Sloane, Ernestine Anderson, Susannah McCorkle, Rosemary Clooney, and Joe Williams. During this period, he worked and recorded with the Concord Records artists Howard Alden, Frank Vignola, Jimmy Bruno, and Stef Scaggiari. In 1989 Joe Pass started up the Quartet that recorded For Django again. They did seven recordings, and played the Blue Note clubs in Japan as well as venues in the U.S. until Joe died in May of 1994. As Colin says It was a bonus in life to have had that time playing with Joe and the group again. Colin has toured extensively in the U.S.A., Japan, Europe, South America and Canada, with Benny Goodman, George Shearing, Richie Cole, Vic Damone, Ernestine Anderson, Al Hirt, Doc Severinsen, Carol Sloane, Susannah McCorkle and Joe Pass. http://www.colinbailey.com

Bob Bain
January 1924 - July 2018 Bob Bain earned his place as the number one guitarist for many Hollywood studios in the 1950s and 60s. He played on countless jingles, albums, and soundtracks for television and movies. There were also many years of live radio. Records by Frank Sinatra, including Young At Heart and Ive Got You Under My Skin, featured Bain on guitar, as did records with his favorite male vocalist, Nat King Cole including Unforgettable. He also played on albums by Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, and Rosemary Clooney. In the 70s, a young, talented crowd of guitarists raised their axes and slowly began to dominate. Bain continued to record, write, arrange, produce and for 22 years he held the guitar chair for one of the greatest television orchestras of all time The Tonight Show Band. Through the years, Bains talent, respect, and generosity opened the doors for many other studio guitarists, arrangers, and musicians. Bain was playing with the Phil Moore band, when a record date for bebop. Frank Sinatra wanted to record a bop record, so they decided Phils group was the one. So we did this record with Sinatra called Bop Goes My Heart, a sort of novelty bop recording. Sinatra had a little trouble hitting the flatted fifth. They worked at places like The Macambo, on the Sunset Strip and La Papillon. When Phil worked there, Howard Hughes had the best table in the house, and it was reserved every night for him. Nobody ever sat at that table. No matter how crowded the place was, that table was empty. One memorable night, about midnight, Hughes, wearing a sports coat, tie, and tennis shoes, sat at the table. He requested Im Gonna Take A Slow Boat To China, which the group played straight away. Hughes stayed about 30 minutes, then left. When World War II began, Bain ended up in a U.S.O. group in Europe with actor George Raft and singers Louise Albritton and June Clyde. The troupe toured England and North Africa, and spent time in Italy. George fell ill and returned home, but Bain and the ladies stayed. Bain eventually came home, and in late 1945, he received a call from guitarist Dave Barbour. Dave played in the Benny Goodman Band and later married the bands singer, Peggy Lee. He also worked with xylophonist Red Norvo and his sextet. Barbour told Bain he was working with Tommy Dorsey at the Casino Gardens in Los Angeles, and that he was going to stay in town when the band went on the road. Barbour arranged for Bain to sit in with the band one night and when Dorsey asked if he would like to play with the band, Bain responded with a resounding, Sure! He finished the remaining eight weeks at the Casino Gardens and went out on the road. Included in that band was Nelson Riddle on trombone, Buddy DeFranco on clarinet, and Buddy Rich on drums. I sat next to Buddy Rich for almost two years, Bain explains. He was the highest-paid member of the band, by far, and he had a feature spot in every stage show. It would just break the place up. There was nobody like Buddy. But he and Tommy would get into personality clashes, especially if Tommy made a motion that the tempo was not right. Buddy would get really upset with him for that. When Tommy called a ballad like Ill Never Smile Again or There Are Such Things, which were very slow, Buddy would put his sticks down. He had a newspaper and hed put it on the tom tom and while reading it, he would look at Tommy. That left guitar, bass, piano, and this big band. Tommy would be looking at me, and so the rhythm guitar had to move the band. It really got to be not funny. It was a constant bickering. Tommys gag was to walk off the stage while Buddy was playing his drum solo and walk next door to have a drink. Hed come back and Buddy would still be playing his solo. Buddy would play until he dropped. Tommy had to bring the band back in to get Buddy to stop his solo. It was that kind of a thing. When Bain joined Tommy Dorsey, a recording ban was in effect. On August 1, 1942, James Caesar Petrillo, the elected national president of the American Foundation of Musicians, ordered his musicians to stop all recording. His argument was that if the record companies could not create some system whereby musicians were paid for the use of their recordings on radio programs and in juke boxes, he wouldnt let them record at all. Practically all the big band leaders disagreed. Thus, there were recording marathons scheduled to beat the ban deadline, and many arrangements were done on-the- spot. At Decca Studios, Bain and Hoagy Carmichael recorded many tunes in this fashion. For more than a year, no major company made any records with instrumentalists. Singers, however, were allowed to record, usually with chordal backgrounds. Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole would use vocal ground in the background to substitute for the band. Bain recalls a lot of illegal after- midnight recording happening with Hollywood big bands in 1943. Finally, in November 1944, when the recording companies agreed to pay a union royalty, the strike ended. Unfortunately, the singers had taken over and the recording field would never be the same for the big bands. During the ban, Tommy Dorsey compiled many good tunes written by Sy Oliver, including Opus One, Chicago, and Sunny Side Of The Street. These and many other songs and new arrangements in the book that had not been recorded were part of a studio marathon that lasted two weeks, two sessions per day, at RCA. Bain left Dorsey and toured with the Bob Crosby Big Band. This was a more relaxed band, in contrast to the tight ship run by Dorsey. Crosby had a good book, a good band, and good arrangers working for him. And like his famous older brother, Bing, Bob sang ballads with the band. However, in these great bands, the guitar was restricted to rhythm parts. Bain has always believed Les Paul was responsible for bringing guitars to the forefront. With two Ampex (microphones) in a room in Las Vegas, he and Mary Ford performed, and made records in their hotel room, going from one machine to the other. He often drove by Pauls house on Sunset Boulevard. You could see Les garage from Sunset because it was right on the corner, he said. His light was always on and Id just pull into the driveway, go back, and thered be Les in his shirt sleeves, with two turntables, going back and forth, overdubbing. He was always wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and he was covered with solder burns. He was always tinkering with something. He was one of those guys, when you were talking to him, hed pick the scab off. Id say, Les, that thing!, and hed say I know, I cant help it. He just kept doing it. Bains own band, The San Fernando Playboys, made recordings in Les living room. He later played local gigs and recorded with Harry James and his big band and then with Andre Previn and his trio. At that time, Previn was working at MGM Studios and was one of the first film composers to write parts for the electric guitar. Fortunately, Previn brought Bain in to play them. The guitar intro section to the song Mona Lisa, recorded by Nat King Cole, was Bains idea. In the early studio days, the orchestrators would have the violas pick afterbeats with the horns arranged symphonically. Then they began to use rhythm guitar, which sort of got popular. At MGM, they were still using only one microphone to get the whole orchestra and one microphone on the piano. I had to sit on a riser. I needed a small ladder to get up on the riser, which gave me a shot at the microphone hanging from the ceiling. Bain played a blond Gibson L-5 with high action because its sound cut through the orchestra. He recorded several albums on RCA with Previn, still using his workhorse, the Gibson Charlie Christian model. The combination of his adept sightreading and studio finesse quickly put Bain in the first chair at several major Hollywood studios. Originally, in motion pictures, the only things you played were rhythm parts, which were chord symbols. A banjo part might have the melody written out. You would rarely get a mandolin part because most of the time, a violin player would double on the mandolin. Most guitarists tuned their mandolins like the first four strings of the guitar. Later, Bain began to record more mandolin and banjo. Examples of his banjo picking can be heard on the soundtracks to Thoroughly Modern Milly and Around The World In 80 Days. As the guitar became even more popular, leaders often incorporated several guitars for the sessions. Producer Jack Marshall did a TV show called The Deputy with Henry Fonda. He had five guitars as the main sound of the orchestra. Bonanza featured the big guitars of Bain, Tommy Tedesco, Al Hendrickson, and Laurindo Almeida. In fact, during Bains nonstop work at Capitol, he had to turn down a personal request from Frank Sinatra. I did all the early stuff with Frank. When he wanted to do a concert tour of Europe I told him, You cant pay me enough to go, Frank. Im making too much money here. Frank understood, and Al Viola went on the tour. Once Al did that, he continued working with Frank. Henry Mancini was another leader who preferred Bain. Hank would always ask for me. In the 1960s, Bob Bains association with Mancini was extensive. Mancini played piano with the Tex Beneke Band, and Tex once played tenor for Glenn Miller. The band had a vocal group called the Meltones, featuring Mel Torme. When Mancini left, he moved to L.A. to get work as an arranger. When the Glenn Miller Story was being filmed, Mancini was hired as orchestrator. He knew the Glenn Miller sound because of this association with Beneke. Hank became very popular and everything he did featured guitar, especially the Peter Gunn Theme, Bain said. I would get calls from New York. Somebody you never knew. The guy would say, Are you the guitar player that works with Mancini? Yeah. Well I got a leader coming out there and he wants Mancinis guitar player for this record date. Would you hold it for me? This sort of thing happened a lot. In 1958, Mancini became friends with producer Blake Edwards, who had this idea for a television show that eventually became the Peter Gunn series. Hank wrote all the music. The show sold and became an immediate bestseller. The session musicians were John Williams on piano, Rolly Bundock on bass, Jack Sperling on drums, and Bain on guitar. The same lineup was featured on the Mister Lucky series as well. Other great Bain/Mancini partnerships include Breakfast At Tiffanys, accompanying Audrey Hepburn on the timeless classic Moon River, and The Great Race, with Natalie Wood doing The Sweetheart Tree. Bain also performed on many radio shows over the years, usually with a small orchestra. These included The Jack Benny Show, Fibber McGee and Molly, and the Judy Canova Show. He played the Canova Show for 39 weeks every Saturday for three or four years. There would be a Saturday morning rehearsal, one show at 5 p.m. for an 8 p.m. broadcast in New York, a break, and then record the show again at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. for the West Coast. All were done live. Bain continued his busy studio regimen, recording some of the most memorable television themes to date. The theme from M.A.S.H.,, Mission Impossible (played on a Silvertone bass), The Munsters,, Batman, The Pink Panther and The Ozzie and Harriet Show. These themes were more like anthems for a generation who can forget the melodies? The guitars perfect voice calling out, pulling us away from whatever we were doing, sitting us down in front of the TV, and preparing us for the drama, suspense, or laughter to follow. Bains guitar did just that. Speaking of Bains guitars, compared to the arsenal of instruments and equipment brought to most of todays sessions, Bains covey of songbirds filled his needs quite nicely. A 1953 Telecaster (the Gunn guitar) did the bulk of his film work. Its distinctive tone, combined with Bains touch, gave personality to the characters it supported. Think about it Peter Gunn, Herman Munster, Batman, and the Pink Panther, can you think of another tone that would work? Bob continued working in the studios until 1972. When they got word The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson may come to the West Coast. A few of the original members were Pete Chrislieb and Tommy Newsom on tenor, Ed Shaughnessy on drums, Ross Tompkins on piano, Jimmy Zito on trumpet, and Joe DiBortolo on bass, all under the direction of Doc Severinsen. Bain played with The Tonight Show band for 22 years. Today, he continues to write, record, and produce. Recently, he has been performing with the legendary George Van Eps, and as always, thoroughly enjoys his family and remains a humble, gentle man.

The Barrelhouse Wailers
The Barrelhouse Wailers serve up their own take on Prohibition Era hot jazz and blues music of the 1920’s and 1930’s. They perform on only acoustic instruments to retain the authentic sound of that period. The Wailers bring their passion and energy to the style, making it as fresh today as it was when it was the newest, hottest dance music 90 years ago! They have been influenced by a cocktail of artists, past and present, like Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Asylum Street Spankers, Tuba Skinny, Sydney Bichet, Billie Holiday as well as Traditional New Orleans Jazz, Classic Blues, Country Blues and Big Band sounds.They began performing shows in January, 2013 and have been playing steadily around Ventura and Los Angeles since then. The Barrelhouse Wailers are: Karen Parkhouse – VocalsDiamono Andreo – DrumsDavid Leoncavallo – BassJim Wade – TubaDrue Chermak - TrumpetStan Middleton - TromboneJohn C. Webb - Clarinet/ Sax/ FluteTodd Temanson - Banjo Former members: David White - Mandolin and Harmonica Curt Ingram - Cornet Alethea Lamb - Clarinet and Saxophone Wayne Philipp - GuitarMario J. Maggio - clarinet/Sax (current sub) Awards - 2016 "Best Get Up and Dance Band" Ventura County Music Awards reverbnation.com/thebarrelhousewailers facebook.com/pg/TheBarrelHouseWailers/about/?ref=page_internal

Kevin Bernstein
Jazz piano player. Studied jazz with Matt Harris, Josh Nelson, Adam Benjamin, Eric Reed, and Mark Soskin Honorable Mention Award - The Charles(Dolo) Coker Jazz Scholarship Foundation Songs and videos at http://www.myspace.com/kevinbernstein

Gregg Bissonette
Gregg Bissonette has become known as one of the most versatile drummers in the business, his broad experience ranging from big band, blues, and rock, to Latin, fusion, and much more. Gregg’s warm, easy-going down-to-earth manner is refreshing from one of the top drummers in the world. Gregg’s incredible sense of humor comes across clearly whether he’s recording or teaching at a drum clinic. His perfect balance between professionalism, strong work ethic, and congeniality make him a wonderful colleague and session artist, and a much-respected name in the music industry. Buddy BlairThe Detroit native comes from a family of talented musicians. Gregg’s dad Bud was a drummer and his mother Phyllis played piano and vibes. Gregg started playing on his dad’s drum kit from about the age of 5! His brother Matt is a bassist and producer, and their sister Kathy also lives and works in concert promotion in LA. Gregg’s dad was his first teacher, and at age 10, Gregg started taking private rudimental snare drum lessons with Bob Yarborough, a local teacher in Warren, Michigan. By age 11, Bob had started Gregg on reading drum set music. At the same time, Gregg also started taking private trumpet lessons from Jim Ruffner. Proficient in both instruments, Gregg would trade off between drums and trumpet with the Warren Michigan Wildwood Elementary School Band. At 14, Gregg and his brother Matt started a band called Today’s People, inspired by their junior high stage band/jazz band performances while at school under the direction of their teacher, expert drummer Jerry Hasspatcher. That same year, Gregg began taking drum set lessons from popular Detroit drummer Myron MacDonald. At 15 years old, Gregg won a scholarship to attend the Interlochen School of Music summer band program in Michigan. By this time, both Gregg and Matt were performing professionally in and around Detroit with their dad’s band The Buddy Blair Band, a name their dad chose because he thought Bissonette was just too hard to remember! (Bud’s band when he was young was called Buddy Bissonette and His Bouncing Bulgarian Bean Band!) Soon after, under the direction of Bill Baker, Gregg became the drummer of the Warren Mott High School Jazz band. With Bill’s recommendation, Gregg got to play with many professional groups in the area, including The Brookside Jazz Band, The Austin/Moro Band, and a progressive big band called Concertjazz. The following year, Gregg and Matt started Grand Circus Park, named after a park in downtown Detroit. This band featured their high school friends — Brian Biggs on guitar, Doug Burns on lead vocals, Sante Bologna on keyboards, Rick Kastruba on trumpet, Burt Snover on trombone, and Eric Kott on saxophone. Grand Circus Park started as a band that primarily played tunes by one of their favorite bands, Chicago (formerly Chicago Transit Authority). The band even had the same exact instrumentation! They originally named their group Chicago 2…but changed the name after realizing more creativity was needed. After high school, Gregg left Detroit for North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). He became the drummer for the famed NTSU One O’Clock Big Band. Under the direction of Leon Breeden, Gregg recorded two albums with the One O’Clock Band, Lab 80 and Lab 81. He joined one of his favorite R&B bands in Dallas called The Buster Brown Band. He also was a member of the Dallas-based band Network with his brother Matt on bass and vocals and Paul Ventimiglia on keyboards and vocals. In 1982, following his graduation from NTSU, Gregg made the move to Los Angeles. In his new home of LA, he made friends with three of his favorite drummers: Myron Grombacher from the Pat Benatar band, the late Mark Craney from Gino Vannelli’s band, and Doane Perry from Jethro Tull. They started a fun drummers club called The Woodland Hills Drum Club with friends Jay Rubin, Barry Schnider, Dean Zimmer, Tony Pia, and many others. Gregg’s trumpet hero was always Maynard Ferguson and his dream was to play drums for Maynard’s band someday. This dream became a reality in 1982, when Gregg became the drummer for Maynard Ferguson’s Big Band. An added bonus for him was that the band already included his brother Matt on bass! The band toured the world and recorded a live CD called Live in San Francisco. After the Maynard gig, Gregg joined The Brandon Fields Band and recorded The Other Side of the Story. The members on that CD included Brandon Fields, saxes, Walt Fowler, trumpet and keys, David Garfield, keyboards, John Pattitucci, bass, and Gregg on drums. Later that year, Gregg went on tour with Tania Maria’s Latin/jazz group with Luis Conte on percussion and John Pena on bass. Gregg’s next gig was also with his brother Matt, playing with one of their heroes, Gino Vannelli. After their audition, the band became Gregg and Matt on drums and bass, Gino Vannelli on vocals, Joe Vannelli and Karen Childs on keyboards, and Mike Miller on guitar. Gregg’s big break came in the summer of 1985, when David Lee Roth left Van Halen and started his own band. Gregg landed the gig playing drums, with Steve Vai on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass, and Brett Tuggle on keys. The band recorded the albums Eat ‘Em & Smile and Skyscraper, both of which went multi-platinum. Gregg’s brother Matt joined the band for the Skyscraper tour and the next studio album, A Little Ain’t Enough. The videos for “Yankee Rose,” “Goin’ Crazy,” “Just like Paradise,” “Stand Up,” and “That’s Life” got plenty of airtime on MTV. In 1989, Gregg had the great experience and honor to perform with The Buddy Rich Big Band on the Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert video. This video also featured Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, and Louie Bellson. In 1992, Gregg and Matt recorded with Joe Satriani on his CD The Extremist, produced by one of Gregg’s favorite engineers/producers, Andy Johns, who also engineered lots of Led Zeppelin tunes. When Andy asked Gregg what he would like his drums to sound like, Gregg replied, “How about like ANY of the stuff you did with John Bonham?!” Andy quickly smiled and answered, “We can do that!” Gregg and Matt toured with Joe Satriani right after the release of “The Extremist,” and also did a live CD of that tour called “Time Machine.” Matt went on to record three other CDs with Joe Satriani and still tours with Joe when he can. Gregg and Matt started their own band called The Mustard Seeds in 1993 with guitarists Doug Bossi and George Bernhardt. All four of the members wrote the songs together and sang lead vocals and harmonies. Gregg remembers this band as being a very creative and rewarding time musically. “There is something very special about being in your own band with your brother,” he says. In 1995, Gregg did a European tour with the band Toto after Simon Phillips (Toto’s drummer since Jeff Porcaro’s unexpected death) asked Gregg to fill in for him for four months due to an injury. The tour led to lots of playing time with Steve Lukather, and a couple years later he worked with Steve on the album Luke, which included a tour of Europe and Japan. Gregg also played on the 2003 Lukather Christmas album SantaMental, featuring Steve, Gregg, Jeff Babko on keyboards, and John Pierce on bass. Gregg played trumpet as well, along with Walt Fowler on trumpet and Jeff Babko on trombone. Gregg celebrated another milestone in 1998 — the birth of his wonderful son Noah. Later that year, he also had the chance to work with one of his longtime heroes, Don Henley, on Don’s album Inside Job. Don’s producer was Stan Lynch, the drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and one of Gregg’s best friends. In 2000, Gregg had the honor of playing with Carlos Santana on the multi-Grammy winning CD Supernatural. This session came about because the producer originally called one of Gregg’s favorite drummers, Vinnie Colaiuta, to do the session, but Vinnie was unavailable and recommended Gregg. In 2001 Gregg celebrated the birth of his second child, his wonderful daughter Mary. In the same year, Gregg and Matt toured with Jeff Lynne and ELO on their Zoom Tour Live. Gregg and Matt had both been big fans of ELO and Jeff Lynne, who played with the Traveling Willberries, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, and more. Gregg has recorded and released two solo albums, Gregg Bissonette on Shrapnel Records (which includes a cover of one of Gregg’s favorite songs, “No Matter What” by Badfinger, with Gregg on vocals), and Submarine on Favored Nations Records. All songs were written and produced by Matt Bissonette, featured on bass, vocals, trombone and cello. Gregg sings leads on both CDs, besides playing drums, trumpet, and percussion. Gregg Bissonette features guest guitarists Steve Vai, Ty Tabor, Andy Summers, Paul Gilbert, Doug Bossi, George Bernhardt, Steve Lukather, Scott Henderson, Michael Thompson, and Mike Miller. Submarine features Joe Satriani, Frank Gambale, Steve Stevens, Tim Pierce, Steve Vai, Gary Hoey, Doug Bossi, Ritchie Kotzen, and the great piano player David Garfield. Gregg BissonetteFrom Maynard Ferguson, to multi-platinum albums, to world tours and a Grammy, Gregg has seen his musical dreams come true one by one. And in 2003, another dream became a reality when he and Matt were asked to tour with Ringo Starr to promote Ringo’s album Ringo Rama. Ringo has been Gregg’s drumming hero since his dad took him to see the Beatles live in 1966! In addition to playing drums while Ringo fronted the band on the songs “Yellow Submarine,” “With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Photograph,” “It Don’t Come Easy,” and Ringo’s tribute to George Harrison, “Never Without You,” Gregg and Ringo also played double drums on Beatles hits like “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “Boys.” Besides a great live concert in New York, they also played on the TV shows The Tonite Show with Jay Leno, Conan O’Brian, Good Morning America, Regis and Kelly, and Last Call with Carson Daly. Gregg also did a music video with Ringo for “Never Without You.” Some of you might know Gregg as his alter ego, Skippy Skuffleton! Gregg has played with England’s loudest rock band, Spinal Tap, since he first toured with them in 2001. He also played with Tap at Live Earth 2007, and the Glastonbury Festival and Wembley Stadium in 2009. You can hear him on drums on the Back from the Dead album, released 2009. Gregg got to tour again with Ringo, this time as an All Starr in Ringo’s All Starr band, for their 2008 and 2010 tours. Band members of the 2008 All-Starr tour were Colin Hay (from Men At Work), Billy Squier, Hamish Stuart (Average White Band), Edgar Winter, and Gary Wright. For the 2010 Tour, the band included Wally Palmar (The Romantics), Rick Derringer (The McCoys), Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, and Richard Page (Mister Mister). In July of the 2010 tour, Gregg was part of a birthday celebration when Paul McCartney surprised Ringo for Ringo’s 70th birthday in Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Gregg got to play the Beatles song “Birthday” with both Ringo and Paul, and a star-studded musical cast! Gregg Bissonette, behind the scenesGregg’s definitive instructional DVD, Musical Drumming in Different Styles, was released by Hudson Music in 2005. It was shot at the Allaire studio in upstate NY, where Norah Jones and David Bowie had just recorded albums. Musical Drumming features eight band tracks from Gregg’s solo albums, in styles ranging from jazz, to funk, to latin, to swing. With all his drumming accomplishments and accolades, to Gregg his children are his greatest attributes. A strong and committed family man, he loves spending time with his son and daughter. As a single dad, Gregg values his time with them and is an inspiration to other single dads trying to balance the challenges of a hectic musician’s life with raising kids. Today, Gregg continues to record with and for many other artists, films, and TV shows. Gregg’s favorite advice to drummers? “Be a musical drummer!” he says. “Concentrate on keeping the tempo and the groove for the whole song, and play dynamically. Learn to play big band, Latin, funk, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop, R&B, play with brushes, in small groups, large groups, small or large venues, all ages and all kinds of styles and approaches. Remember, it’s not about playing drum solos, it’s about making a joyful noise…hopefully making a living out of it someday!” Movie soundtracks:The Devil Wears Prada, Bourne Supremacy, Sex and the City, Superbad, Encino Man, Payback (1999), The Endless Summer, Waiting for Guffman, For Your Consideration, Best in Show, Hope Floats, The Craft, A Mighty Wind, 2 Days in the Valley, The Bucket List, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Finding Nemo, American Pie, American Pie Television soundtracks:Mad About You, King of the Hill, Just Shoot Me!, Friends,Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune http://greggbissonette.com/

Bonnie Bowden

Versatile and melodic, from Pop to Broadway to Classical, the lilting voice of Coloratura Soprano Bonnie Bowden has graced stages and media across the globe for over 25 years. Born in Bessemer, Alabama, Bonnie began singing at the age of three. Throughout her Texas childhood she performed in schools, churches, talent shows and beauty contests. Her budding talent and promising young spirit were recognized with high school accolades as a four time gold medalist in Solo Classical Performance in the University of Texas Interscholastic League competitions. Bonnies first professional singing job was at Six Flags Over Texas. Moving to California, she landed a solo position at Disneyland on the Sound Castle Stage in Tomorrowland. From there she joined Sergio Mendes and toured the world many times over. Her TV credits include several appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, the Merv Griffin Show, the Mike Douglas Show, Dinah Shores Dinah!, the Midnight Special and the Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour. Throughout her career she has had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of musicians, producers and entertainers. Among them are: David Amaro, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Steve Allen, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Lou Rawls, George Duke, Hubert Laws, Paul Smith, Peter Marshall, The Mills Brothers, Pete Barbutti, Robert Klein, Guy Marks, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gourmet, Plas Johnson, Andy Simpkins, Paul Humphrey, Peter Graves, Hal Linden, Bones Howe, Bob Alcivar, Dave Grusin, Frank Capp, Don Shelton, Arthur Duncan, Dave Pell, Med Flory, Tom Scott, Ira Nepus, John Hammond, Brian ORourke, Jim Hughart, Ralph Penland and Kendall Kay. Equally at home on stage or in studio, her vocal solos have been featured on 44 albums and CDs. A multilingual performer, she sings in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Latin and Portuguese. Her recording of Victor Herbert's "Indian Summer", a big band arrangement by Sammy Nestico was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Female Pop Vocal category. In recent years Bonnies performances include the San Jose Jazz Festival, L.A. Jazz Institute Festival, Sweet & Hot Music Festival, La Vida Music Festival, Frank Capp Juggernaut Big Band, Brentwood Westwood Symphony, Camerata Of Los Angeles and her one woman show at various performing art centers, hotels and resorts. Within her community she was awarded Entertainer Of The Year by the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Alliance For The Arts. September 5, 2012 JazzWax Interview: Singer Bonnie Bowden has an interesting background. Today she performs with jazz groups and swing bands on the West Coast. But from 1972 onward into the 1980s, she was a member of Sergio Mendes' "Brasil" groups, which specialized in uplifting, samba-soaked versions of contemporary and bossa nova hits. During this period Bonnie had studio interactions with a range of celebrated artists and composers, including Stevie Wonder and Antonio Carlos Jobim. [Pictured above: Bonnie Bowden today] In my conversation with Bonnie, she talked about her Mendes years... JazzWax: What was your role on Stevie Wonders Bird of Beauty? Bonnie Bowden: A few months before the release of Stevies Fulfillingness' First Finale album in July 1974, I received a call from Sergio Mendes, who was vacationing in Brazil. We had talked earlier about the verse to Bird Of Beauty that Stevie had wanted him to write in Portuguese. Since Sergio was out of the country, he asked if I would get together with Stevie and teach him the verse. JW: Did your jaw drop? BB: It did. Sergio said I should expect a call from Stevies office. JW: After they asked you to come to the studio, what happened? BB: As I was driving over to the Record Plant in Hollywood, I was so excited. What an all-time thrill to meet Stevie Wonder. I had admired and enjoyed his music for years. I wondered what kind of person he would be. JW: Were you nervous? BB: A little. Weighing heavily on my mind, though, was Stevie's auto accident the previous August, when he suffered a serious head injury. The accident was so bad that he was in a coma afterward. I was worried he might not be fully recovered. [Pictured above: Bonnie Bowden with Stevie Wonder] JW: What happened when you arrived? BB: I was escorted into the studio by members of Stevies staff. They told me he was still suffering from periodic migraine headaches due to his head injury, so he would be arriving a little late. I waited patiently with the engineer and others. Everyone was friendly and cool. JW: What were they doing? BB: Listening to some of the albums songs on playback. The tracks were so loud and clear, coming through state-of-the-art speakers. Finally, Stevie arrived. He was very courteous and apologetic for being late. [Pictured above: Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Bowden and Sergio Mendes backstage at Hollywood's Troubadour. JW: What happened next? BB: He went immediately to the piano and asked me to sit next to him. After I spoke a few words, he recognized me. He said, Youre the one who sang the solo with Sergio Mendes on my song If You Really Love Me. I loved it. Your voice was so clear and pure. That was the moment when I became speechless. JW: Did you teach him the Portuguese lyrics phonetically? BB: No, Ive always stored song lyrics in my head, even foreign-language lyrics. He asked me to stay while he recorded the vocal and to correct him if he made any mistakes. To hear Stevie Wonder asking me if he sounded OK? Wow, that was just too much. I was so charmed by his American accent on the Portuguese. [Pictured above: Singers Gracinha Leporace, left, and Bonnie Bowden with Stevie Wonder] JW: Were the lyrics written out for him in braille? BB: No, nothing was written out. He listened intently to my Portuguese and repeated it line-by-line as I sang it right in his ear. He picked it up instantly. He was very soft-spoken and kind. One of the great moments of my life. JW: You must have encountered quite a few songwriters. BB: One afternoon in 1974, I went to a rehearsal at Sergios home studio in Encino, Calif. When I walked in, there was Antonio Carlos Jobim [pictured above] sitting at the piano. I almost fainted. No one told me he was going to be there. JW: What was he like? BB: He was charming, sweet and engaging. He told me that Sergio wanted to record his new songThe Waters Of March, also known as guas de Marowith Brasil 77. He said he wanted to teach me the lyrics in Portuguese and English. JW: How did he do this? BB: There was a portable cassette recorder on top of the piano. I sat next to him on the piano bench and listened to the song. There were so many lyrics. Sergio decided that we would record it in English, but when we performed it live, especially in Brazil, we sang it in Portuguese. JW: What were you doing before joining Sergio Mendes? BB: I was singing six nights a week with the Sound Castle Ltd., a top-40 band on the Sound Castle Stage in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. JW: How did you wind up auditioning for Mendes? BB: A friend of Sergios who knew that he was looking for a replacement for Lani Hall heard me one night at Disneyland. Sergio called me the next day, and I went to his home in Encino. I was only 19 years old so it was very exciting. [Pictured above: Sergio Mendes] JW: How did you get the job? BB: Sergio, his road manager, his secretary and Gracinha Leporace, his wife and the group's other female singer, were all present at my audition. Sergio played the piano, and he seemed very pleased that I knew all of his hits. I had been a fan of Brasil 66 since I was teen back in Texas. For the audition I sang The Look Of Love, Going Out Of My Head and Mais Que Nada. JW: Was not knowing Portuguese a drawback? BB: Its funny, Sergio never asked me if I spoke Portuguese. I had heard Mais Que Nada on the radio many times, so I already knew the lyrics. Sergio was very surprised at that. JW: But you must have had to learn Portuguese phonetically? BB: Yes, but fortunately for me it came easily. I just listened to tapes and memorized the lyrics. I had sung opera in school, so I had already performed in other languages and understood the emphasis and inflections needed. JW: How did you and the other singer rehearse? BB: In the first few years it was just myself and Brazilian singer Gracinha. We rehearsed in Sergios home recording studio. [Pictured above: Gracinha and Sergio Mendes] JW: What was your first performance with the group? BB: It was at Caesars Palace in the main room, known as Circus Maximus. It was thrilling. I had been there many times before with my husband, David Amaro, when he played guitar with Andy Williams. I had always dreamed of singing on that stage someday. Opening night was a thrill. My parents drove out from Texas, and Elvis Presley, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and Paul Anka were in the audience. JW: How did the vocal harmonizing work? BB: Bob Alcivar [pictured] arranged the vocals, and Gracinha and I went to Bobs home to rehearse. JW: What was your first recording? BB: When I joined the group they had already changed its name to Brasil 77. My first recording was an album called Love Music in 1972, produced by the great Bones Howe. It was recorded on Bell Records at Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood. My first recorded solo was on the title song, Love Music. The first time I heard the record on KGIL Los Angeles, legendary radio host Chuck Southcott said my name. That was very cool. JW: What were your biggest hits with Mendes? BB: The group had had its biggest his in the 60s, before I joined. Unfortunately we didnt have any big ones while I was with them. But we sang all of the groups big hits every night, whenever we performed here and abroad. They included The Look Of Love, Mais Que Nada, Going Out Of My Head, Fool On The Hill, Pretty World, Chove Chuva and so on. JW: Did you sing soprano? BB: Yes. I was the lead singer for all the years I was with the group, so I had many solos on our recordings. Some of the most notable ones are on The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Dave Grusin Double Rainbow by Antonio Carlos Jobim Put A Little Love Away by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter All in Love Is Fair, Looking for Another Pure Love and If You Really Love Me by Stevie Wonder and Love Music by Lambert and Potter. JW: What was you first TV appearance? BB: Believe it or not, on TheTonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. I have always been very fortunate never to feel nervous. However, I do get extremely excitedelated, reallywhenever Im about to sing, even to this day. JW: What was your favorite Brasil 77 song? BB: Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) by Brazilian composer Edu Lobo. Its a hauntingly beautiful ballad. JW: Why did you leave the group? BB: We were on the road constantlysix weeks in Asia, four weeks in Brazil and so on. Every year, we went on the same tours and lived out of suitcases. Thats the way it was for all the groups back in those days. Some people love life on the road. I needed a sense of home. JazzWax tracks: My favorite albums featuring Bonnie Bowden with Sergio Mendes include Love Music, Vintage '74(also known in Europe as Waiting for Love), Homecooking and Sergio Mendes and Magic Lady, found on a single CD. JazzWax clips: Here's Bonnie and Sergio Mendes in Japan in 1974 singing a duet, Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye)... And here's Bonnie Bowden singing Where Is the Love with Gracinha Leporace, Sergio Mendes' wife, and the Brasil 77 off of Love Music... www.jazzwax.com http://www.jazzwax.com/2012/09/bonnie-bowden-and-stevie-wonder.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Jazzwax+%28JazzWax%29&utm_c Yahoo!+Mail Email: Bonnie@BonnieBowden.com Web: www.BonnieBowden.com

Boom Duo

Boom Duo is John Lacques (drums, percussion, small instruments) and Noah Thomas (trumpets, conch, theremin, electronics). Boom Duo perform compositions created in the moment, taking listeners on a trip through a varied sonic landscape. Drawing from their personal experience of a rich world musical heritage, Boom Duo builds conversations/reflections on Bourbon Street , the streets of Jaipur, or the freedom found in the experimentalism of Chicago, they revel in the energy of 1940s 52nd street NYC while dreaming of impromptu jam sessions in Havana or Port au Prince. Their first album 'Live at Leashless' (released November 2019), captures their wide range of sonic explorations. Recorded live, mixed and co-produced by Grammy-award winning engineer John Baffa (TV Tray Studio) and mastered at Capitol Records by Evren Goknar, it alternates from second-line street beats through post-bop phrasing, to dark theremin heavy surf noise, dub drenched melodica and percolating samba rhythms. boomduo.com

Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio has performed with Herbie Hancock, Eddie Henderson, Woody Shaw, Julian Priester, Eric Gravatt, Billy Higgins, Andy Narell Mike Nock, Art Lande and Jim Dukey Big Band. In 1977 he joined The Brecker Brothers and toured and recorded the live album Heavy Metal Be-Bop in 1978 and in 2016: Heavy Metal Be-Bop Band Tour in Japan '14 Brecker Brothers (Reunion CD). He is on 26 albums with Frank Zappa and seven albums with Missing Persons. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1997. terrybozzio.com

Brian Bromberg
Brian was born December 5th, 1960 in Tucson Arizona. He grew up in a family of musicians and artists. His father and brother played the drums. With all that music around the house, and drums all over the place, it was natural for Brian to start playing the drums as well. Brian was two and a half years old, beating up the furniture and banging on anything that didn't move. After some years of playing and practicing, Brian began his professional career as a drummer at the age of thirteen. In elementary and Jr.high School, Brian also played the cello. That was one instrument that Brian did not feel very comfortable playing. One day in orchestra class at jr. high, the orchestra director came over to Brian and said, hey Brian, you see that big bass over there in the corner? You know that nobody is playing it. Don't you want to play that big cool bass over there? You see, the orchestra director had a plan. He thought that having one bad bass player was better then not having one at all. That was his way of getting Brian to stop trying to saw his cello in half! That day was a blessing in disguise. Brian didn't realize that he had the gift for melody as well as rhythm. With his drumming background, and all this new melody available to him from the bass, Brian knew that this was going to be his path. From ages fourteen to eighteen, Brian locked himself up in a room and practiced day and night. Testing out of high school early and devoting all his time to music, for the next few years Brian played every type of gig imaginable. Quite often Brian would play five to seven nights a week with several different bands. Brian's first big break came in 1979 when Marc Johnson, the wonderful bassist with the great jazz pianist Bill Evans, heard Brian play. Several months later while on tour, Marc ran into legendary jazz saxophonist Stan Getz. Stan was looking for a new bass player and asked Marc if he knew any new young players. Marc told Stan about Brian. Brian auditioned for Stan and joined the Stan Getz quintet in December of 1979. Brian had just turned 19 and spent nearly a year touring the world with Stan and his band. Since then, Brian has toured, performed and or recorded with some of the greatest artists of our time including the likes of: Andrea Bocelli Andy Williams Anita O' Day Arturo Sandoval Barney Kessel Bela Fleck Benny Golson Bill Evans Billy Cobham Bob James Bob Mintzer Bobby Lyle Boney James Carmen McRae Chante Moore Chuck Loeb Chris Botti Christina Aguilera Clark Terry Dave Grusin Dave Koz David Benoit David Foster Dean Martin Diane Schuur Dianna Krall Dizzy Gillespie Doc Powell Donny Osmond Dudley Moore Eddie Harris Elvin Jones Elvis Costello Ernie Watts Freddie Hubbard Gerald Albright George Benson George Duke Gerry Mulligan Gonzalo Rubalcaba Hank Jones Herb Ellis Herbie Hancock Herbie Mann Horace Silver Ivan Lins James Moody Jeff Lorber Jerry Lewis Joe Farrell Joe Lovano Joe Sample Joey Mcintyre Johnathan Butler Johnny Mandel Josh Grobin Joshua Redman Keiko Matsui Kenny Baron Kenny G Kenny Garrett Kenny Rankin Kirk Whalum Lalo Schiffren Larry Carlton Lee Konitz Lee Ritenour Lenny White Les McCann Lionel Hampton Lou Rawls Melissa Manchester Michael Brecker Michael Buble Michael Crawford Michel Legrand Monte Alexander Nancy Wilson Najee Ne-Yo Patrice Rushen Patty Page Paula Cole Peter White Randy Brecker Rene Olstead Richard Elliot Richie Cole Rick Braun Robben Ford Roy Hargrove Russ Freeman Sadao Watanabe Sarah Vaughn Shirley Horn Sonny Stitt Stan Getz Stanley Clarke Stanley Jordan Stanley Turrentine Steve Lukather Steven Bishop Steven Tyler Sting Tina Marie Tom Scott Tony Williams Toots Thielemans Vinnie Colaiuta Woody Shaw Brian has also played on many movie soundtracks, including: "The Fabulous Baker Boys" "Housesitter" "Hope Floats" "The Preachers Wife" "Havana" "Guilty by Suspicion" "The Exterminator" "Absolute Beginners" "The Recruit" "Fat Albert" and many more Brian's solo career began with the release of his first album A New Day in 1986. Right from the beginning with this first release, critics started noticing that Brian was different, doing things with the bass that had not been done before. Bromberg's reputation was starting to spread throughout the world. Smooth jazz radio took notice as well, breaking Brian into the format and charting with his first record. His next release Basses Loaded, started to propel his visibility more. Even the title track became a cult classic amongst many bass players. Again, radio embraced his music and Brian was beginning to be recognized as a composer as well as a bassist. Brian's very much anticipated third release, Magic Rain was the #1 most added record to radio in the country within the first week of release. Many people feel that this recording is when Brian started really coming into his own skin as an artist. Bromberg's fourth release BASSically Speaking, actually a reissue of Brian's first recording with some new tracks and additions, went top 5 on the radio charts and #7 on the Billboard sale's charts. Brian chose to go back to his mainstream jazz roots for his fifth release, It's About Time, The Acoustic Project. This is a straight ahead jazz record that feature's jazz greats "Freddie Hubbard" and "Ernie Watts". This is an all-acoustic jazz record that went to #4 on the mainstream jazz charts. Brian went back to his electric, more contemporary sound for his next record, Brian Bromberg. This CD has an all star cast featuring: Everette Harp, Ivan Lins, Jeff Lorber, Lee Ritenour, Toots Thielemans, Ernie Watts, Kirk Whalum and many more. This disc ranges in styles from extremely funky to wild and crazy all the way to mellow and soothing. In February 1998, Brian released You Know That Feeling, An exceptional CD featuring smooth jazz greats, Rick Braun, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, and Everette Harp, among many others. By June of '98, Brian had his first #1 record of his career and had three singles in a row that each went to #3 on the charts. He spent 17 consecutive months on the charts, 8 months in the top 10, nearly 6 months in the top 5. Brian's CD was the 5th most played CD from the top 100 CD's of the year in smooth jazz. To this day, You Know That Feeling still remains in regular rotation on smooth jazz stations across the country. In 2002 Brian recorded his first acoustic jazz trio CD Wood featuring the incredible Randy Waldman on piano and Brians brother David Bromberg on drums. A mixture of jazz standards and modern classics ranging from Cole Porter to the Beatles. This recording not only sold very well throughout the world, but it also gained Brian quite a bit of notoriety as an acoustic bass virtuoso as well as a respected producer. The audio quality of this recording has been compared with some of the best sounding recordings in jazz. Wood has been used all over the world to demo the highest quality audiophile stereo equipment available and has become a standard in many audiophile retail stores throughout the world. Brians next project, Jaco, was originally released in Japan. The concept of the project was to have an all star cast of bass players contribute one song each on a CD that was a tribute to Jaco Pastoriuss 50th birthday, had he lived. Brian was slated to produce the project and was only going to play one song on the record with the remaining songs played by other well known bassists. For unknown reasons that puzzled both Brian as well and the record company, almost every single bassist that was asked to participate on the CD fell though. The record company decided that there couldnt be a tribute CD featuring one musician. By default the record became a Brian Bromberg project featuring many of Jacos most well known songs, in addition to tunes that were made popular by the group Weather Report that Jaco had a major presence in. Needless to say, Brian looked at this as a very daunting task and often says that it is impossible to fill Jacos shoes, and certainly no bass player can out Jaco, Jaco. Brian truly made this his own project and significantly changed the arrangements on many of the popular songs while using his acoustic bass as a major voice on the CD. Jaco never played the acoustic bass yet Brian used his greatest tool to give tribute to one of the best electric bass players that has ever lived. This CD holds a very special place in Brians heart because on many occasions he had hung out and even played with Jaco. It meant a lot to Brian to make a record honoring a musician that he respected so much. Brians CD Choices in 2005 is a recording made up of music that was in his mind and heart for a long time. Most of the music on Choices was written and inspired from real life experience. Brian looks at this CD as a book of short stories. Each song is a different story with a common theme of the artists voice. He wanted to tell many different kinds of stories with a collection of music, using vastly different types of songs and styles, from funky grooves like "Never Give Up", "Bass Face" and "B," all the way to true human experiences like the Columbine High School tragedy in the song "Why?," and the song "Hear Our Cry," which is Brians story of a fight for freedom and a tribute to the indigenous people of Africa.The one thing Brian will tell you is that this is a big picture CD, not just a CD about bass playing. All of the guitar sounding parts were played on basses tuned to the register of a guitar, and truly used the bass in many different ways. Brian used his versatility and use of the modern bass to be more melodic and help tell the big picture story that held inside of him. Brians next release called Metal is his first instrumental rock fusion recording highlighting his command of the piccolo bass. When you listen to this record you would swear that it is a screaming rock guitar record, yet there is not one single guitar on this CD. Brian has yet again demonstrated how he can push the envelope as an innovator of the bass. After rocking out with Metal, Brian chose to follow up with a sequel to his award winning acoustic jazz trio CD, Wood with Wood II. Wood II shows more of Brians sense of humor and adds a breath of fresh air to a Jazz trio project. It features the incredible talent of Randy Waldman on piano, and the worlds most in demand drummer Vinnie Colaiuta. Truly the perfect blend of serious traditional jazz and lighthearted fun that will make you smile. Still in the acoustic vibe, Brian received his first Grammy Nomination with his next project Downright Upright. Another groundbreaking project for Brian as it topped the Smooth Jazz and the Traditional Jazz charts at the same time with the same record. This is a very challenging feat. The CD features an all star cast including Rick Braun, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Duke, Boney James, Jeff Lorber, Lee Ritenour, Ganin Arnold, and Kirk Whalum. A blend of originals and jazz classics, this without a doubt a fun, funky, feel good record. Brians next American release after his Grammy nominated Downright Upright is the fun and funky It Is What It Is, This CD is quite a departure from his past few releases. It focuses heavily on the electric bass and has an in your face ten piece horn section! Bromberg gets loose and groovy throughout the 13 tracks on It Is What It Is, including his unique spin on the B52's dance classic "Love Shack and Quincy Jones theme song to the classic hit TV series Sanford and Son. Brian is joined again by some of the greatest musicians in the world including: George Duke, Patrice Rushen, Jeff Lorber, Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal, Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun, Gary Meek, Will Kennedy, Dave Weckl, Alex Acua, Paul Jackson Jr., Dan Siegel and more. Brians next project is his first completely solo acoustic bass CD called Hands. Originally released in Japan, this CD was the vision of King Records executive Susumu Morikawa. Recorded at a beautiful private recording studio on a ranch surrounded by horses and giant California Redwoods, this CD is truly one of a kind. It is a purely audio file recording which was captured using three state of the art Neumann digital microphones. It was recorded at 24 bit 96Khz bandwidth and is a remarkable recording. The diversity of the songs makes this album an adventure to listen to. The listener will experience everything from jazz classics like Stella By Starlight and In A Sentimental Mood, to songs by The Beatles, Jaco Pastorius, Sting ("King Of Pain"), and even Led Zeppelin ("Black Dog") and Usher ("Yeah"). If you are a fan of the acoustic double bass you will love this State of the art solo bass recording. Bromberg then released a high energy jazz release called Compared To That. Backed by a ten-piece horn section and full orchestra string section, bassist Brian Bromberg's Compared To That is rooted in straight-ahead acoustic jazz, but in classic Bromberg style, there are many twists and turns along the way. One thing I feel that makes Compared To That a unique project is that it is a live jazz recording that also has a ten-piece horn section on many tracks, a full orchestra string section on two cuts, and the production of a much bigger project. Essentially, it really was a two-day live jazz recording session along with months of the kind of production used on big pop records. I truly blended the best of both worlds: live acoustic jazz with the audiophile of a major production, Bromberg said. I went more to my jazz roots on this CD with a lot of swing and walking bass. Throughout the album, Bromberg plays his acoustic, electric and piccolo basses, throwing in funk, ballads and swing styles along the way. the centerpiece of Compared To That is an incredible orchestral composition called Hayride, featuring the brilliant banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck. In addition to the horn and string sections, Bromberg enlisted an impressive line-up of guest artists to appear on the album, including Alex Acuna, Gannin Arnold, Charlie Bisharat, Randy Brecker, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Duke, Bela Fleck, Mitch Forman, Larry Goldings, Jeff Lorber, Gary Meek and Tom Zink. In 2012 Bromberg released two CD's dedicated and inspired by two of the 1960's most influencial and unique artists, Jimi Hendrix and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Bromberg Plays Hendrix is a high energy shredding rock/fusion CD playing the most popular songs from Jimi Hendrix featuring the amazing Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta. Brian uses about 11 different basses on this CD truly showcasing Brian's versitilty on the bass as well as his mastery of the piccolo bass which is a bass tuned to the register og a guitar. People cannot believe that Brian on piccolo bass is not playing guitar. In fact guitar players are regularly quite shocked that what they are hearing players is actually on a bass and not a guitar. Not to many holiday cards from guitar players for Brian these days! In the same guitar vibe but with a totally different sound and feel is Bromberg's In The Spirit Of Jobim. Brian splits the CD up between Jobim classics mixed in with Brian's original compositions written in the Jobim Brazillian bossa nova genre. Brian features the nylon string piccolo bass on this recording sounding like a nylon string classical guitar, as well as his 300 year old acoustic bass. This all acoustic recording also features a full orchestra string section as well as Bravillian music legends Airto and Oscar Castro-Neves, formally Jobim's music director. In The Spirit Of Jobim is a lush feel good very positive energy recording that truly sums up the summer bossa nova feel. Brian Bromberg hasnt released an album in the U.S. since 2012a fact that might not have been cause for concern if you know that at one point he released three albums in one year. Every man deserves a break. However, once you realize that this chameleon with over 20 projects in his catalog recently had reason to believe that he might never play music again, you understand the gravity of his latest acoustic jazz project, Full Circle - one he says may well be the most important record of my career. A freak accident that Bromberg had at his home a couple years ago resulted in him breaking his back in two places with severe trauma. The fall nearly debilitated him requiring extensive rehabilitation to stand and walk, let alone cradle an upright bass properly or strap an electric bass on his back. Through sheer intestinal fortitude, exhaustive work, and the love and support of the woman in his life, Bromberg made an amazing recovery. When he did, a familial spirit guided him to make an album that returned him to his roots in acoustic jazz. That spirit is that of his father, Howard Bromberg, a once-busy drummer in Tucson, Arizona (where Brian was born) who inspired both his sons to play drums as well. Like all of his work, Brombergs latest features a stellar cast that includes trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, saxophonists Bob Sheppard, Kirk Whalum and Doug Webb, pianists Randy Waldman, Mitch Forman and Otmaro Ruiz, and percussionist Alex Acua. The project also finds the man that refuses to sit still mixing styles from New Orleans funk and a legit jazz cover of Michael Jacksons Dont Stop `Til You Get Enough to Cubop - with a sizzling relentless swing throughout. But the aspects that make this project resonate deeper than anything Brombergs done prior boils down to a series of life changing events, career firsts and the magic of todays technology meeting mediums of old. Full Circle opens and closes with the tunes Jazz Me Blues and Washington & Lee Swing that were originally recorded by the senior Bromberg with a band of friends onto a one off acetate. Spiritually moved by a desire to play with his late father something he never got to do when he was alive due to a stroke he suffered just when Bromberg became proficient on bass he copied the platter with a USB turntable, had the file cleaned up at Oasis Mastering then overdubbed himself in his home studio playing bass in his dads old quintet. A few really amazing things happened to me when I was recording those tracks with my father those tracks originally were recorded before I was born, so it was such a trip playing with my Dad before I was even on this planet! When I was playing with him I realized at that moment where I got my time feel and swing from, it was effortless to play with him, mind blowing actually. I guess the experience that inspired the whole concept of this CD was feeling his time feel and swing inspired me to start playing drums again, because it felt so good. That sentimental journey inspired Full Circle. Bromberg seamlessly laid down the rhythm tracks for bass, drums and guitar (the latter facilitated by playing melodies and solos on the higher pitched piccolo bass) on every song. As a bassist, Bromberg playing the piccolo bass with his fingers affords him a unique sound (much like Stanley Jordan on guitar) from the majority of guitarists that play using picks. Thats where the Full Circle concept came around. I didnt know if I was ready to do it but, spiritually, I felt that my father wanted me to do it and to do it now. Breaking down his methodology, Bromberg shares, When I wrote the tunes, I made demos with swingin drum samples that I programmed just to hold down the time, and then I played reference piccolo bass parts and regular bass parts to make a musical foundation. Then I had the piano players come over and Id play drums live with them for interaction. The point is, by the time I played drums to it, I had good swinging bass parts to lock my drum parts to or vice versa. I added all my piccolo bass (and the horn players solos) last. Im proud that I dont sound like a good drummer for a bass player. It doesnt sound overdubbed and the feel of the pocket is righteous. Because I dont have the facility of a drummer thats played for 35 years, theres more space than a normal drummer would leave which gives it a unique sound. Bromberg is among the proud few to have a solid foundation in traditional jazz yet enjoy success in smooth jazz. This explains the accessibility of the songs that comprise Full Circle. The smooth jazz world helped me understand the power of reaching people and what that means beyond the myopic world of being a virtuoso. Its helped me become a more melodic and storytelling improviser. Summing up the crafting of this album, Bromberg states, Full Circle has been incredibly important to me - more as a human being than as an artist a cathartic experience. It became something life changing and much bigger than me. I dont know what the statement is - and its not like Im trying to make one - its just honest and real. Theres a lot of expediency and determination in my notes - very simple music thats not intense yet has intensity. Theres so much passion even the mellow tunes are played with emotional power. This CD is just a swinging, in your face traditional jazz CD with simple tunes that are easy to sing along with and remember, but have a foundation in hardcore real jazz. Bromberg concludes. I hope people enjoy this CD for it is and what it means to me vs. judging it for what its not. In addition to Brians success as a solo artist, he has developed quite a reputation as a producer. To see some of the projects that Brian has produced, go to the B Productions area of the site as there are many CDs and sound bites from some of those projects. All in all, Brian has produced at least a dozen top #10 hits as well as three #1 songs for several artists! Brian certainly has evolved into a very respected voice in music industry. From smashing through the barriers of how the bass is SUPPOSED to be played, cutting edge bass design, to being recognized as a world-class producer, songwriter, and session musician. He keeps pushing the envelope to become the best that he can be and to keep pushing the boundaries. As Brian himself says, "There are no rules, just dreams".

Tom Buckner
Saxophones, Flutes, and Clarinets. Has toured and recorded with Grant Geissman (jazz guitar player known for his amazing solo on Chuck Mangionis Feel so Good), Gregg Karukus, Luis Munoz (Latin jazz composer and percussionist. Performed with jazz legend Flora & Airto, Peter Erskin, Michael McDonald, Peter White, Rick Braun, The Temptations, Lou Rawls, Theo Saunders, Bruce Forman, John Goux, Kendall Kay, and Ralph Charmichel. Recorded for Grammy winning composer Tom Snow (Christina Aguilera, Air Supply), world-renowned composer and arranger Ralph Charmichel (Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Amy Grant). Recorded TV soundtracks on such shows as Family Matters, Hangin With Mr. Cooper, Kirk, and Step by Step. Recorded TV and radio jingles for TWA, Macys, Midas Muffler, JC Pennys and many others. Performed at Catalina Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Jazz series at the World Trade Center, and many more across the US. Played in the warm up band for the filming of TV shows The Garry Shandling Show and Cheers. Performed on countless Broadway shows with the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera. dabuck2@charter.net
Ben Buttner Thinking back at how I started playing guitar, it was out of pure fascination and joy of music that brought me close to it. My interest in music grew and at age 12 I picked up the guitar to learn songs that I liked to hear and play music in bands. With the more knowledge gained about music and playing guitar, grew my appreciation for and ability to be a part of more music than I ever thought. Ive had professional lessons in both classical and jazz guitar and earned my B.A. in music from Cal State Northridge. Since learning guitar Ive had the chance to play in different groups which has given me experience in playing country, rock, and jazz. For several years now teaching has been an integral part of my experience as a musician. Ive taught music with all different age groups and levels from beginner to intermediate and advanced. My teaching aims to build a strong foundation based on techniques required to master the fundamentals of music. These techniques serve as tools for creativity and exploration of any music style, for which Im happy to help with and be a part of. http://benbuttner.com/ benbuttner@yahoo.com

Jimmy Calire
Musician, Composer, Arranger & Teacher, Piano , Hammond B3 , Saxophones Jimmy Calire has had an extraordinary and versatile career. In the late 60s he was a member and principal writer of the legendaryRaven a Buffalo, New York based band that went on to become a favorite of musicians all around the country. Playing keyboards and saxophone , he toured world wide for several years with the group America. Jimmy, his wife Donna and three young sons moved to Ojai, California in the late 70s. He studied composition and arranging with his mentor, Leroy Holmes, who was renowned as an arranger for Harry James, Della Reese , and as a founder of Everest Records. Jimmy has recently worked as musical director for the Ojai Art Center, and has received rave reviews for his work in several productions including My Fair Lady,Guys & Dolls , Big River,and Beggars, The Musical ,which featured his original songs and played to packed houses. He has served as band leader and arranger for the Bowlful of Blues All Star house band , backing many of the headliners who appear there. In 2003 Jimmy was named a Living Treasureby Ojai Rotary Club A musicians musician, Jimmy is at home playing or writing in all styles from tough roadhouse shuffling and Boogie Woogie to string quartets and straight ahead jazz. He is equally at home in piano trios Hammond B3 groups, guitar based blues bands,Orchestra,Big Bands or solo. His unique voice is evident in any setting. www.jimmycalire.com

Lenny Castro
Born in N.Y.C., N.Y on Sept. 19th. 1956 Son of musician, Hector L. Castro, who was pianist and Musical Director for Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz as well as having his own group, Conjunto Candela. His first conga and drum set were given to him by his stepfather, George Cordero. Lenny went to the same high school his father attended, Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art. Lenny also attended Mannes College Of Music, Third Street Music School, All-Boro Band and Orchestra, All High School Band and Orchestra as well as playing in Salsa bands like Johnny Colon, Eddie Palmieri and other local NY bands at the age of 14. At age 19 he was discovered by Melissa Manchester working at the Frank Ippolioto’s Pro Drum Shop. Shortly after that Melissa and the band moved to L.A. where he met musicians like Steve Lukather, David Garfield, Carlos Vega, as well as The Porcaro Family, Chuck Delmonico, and many other. Soon becoming a part of the L.A. scene himself. He Started to work for many producers in L.A. like Richard Perry. John Stronach, Vini Poncia, Bill Schnee, Tommy Lipuma, Russ Tittleman and Lenny Worenker, and others. Lenny has recorded and toured in America and around the world with artist like: Melissa Manchester, Rolling Stones, Elton John, U2, Joe Sample, Toto, Boz Scaggs, Ricky Lee Jones, Matsu Takako, Sadao Watanabe, Sahashi, Love Psycodelico, Boney James, Wayne Shorter, Adele, Glen Frey, The Eagles, Dan Fogelberg, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, George Benson, Steve Lukather, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rufus and Chaka Kahn, Brian Culbertson, Eros Ramazzotti, Noel Gallagher, Kid Rock, Micheal Lington, Peter White, Liza Minelli, Maroon 5, Dave Koz, Micheal Bublè, Justin Beiber, Justin Timberlake, Dave Sanborn, Amy Grant, Papa Roach, Kirk Whalum, The Crusaders, Cecilia Noël, Colin Haye, The Wallflowers, Tom Petty, Dolly Parton, Clint Black, Dwight Yoachum, Rod Stewart, Al Jarreau, The Rockettes, Bette Midler, George Duke, Dido, Mars Volta, The Dickies, Peter Criss, Joe Cocker, Joe Bonamassa, Zucchero, Neil Larsen, Larsen Feiten Band, Karizma, Los Lobotomys, Marti Pell and many, many more. He is currently working with the band Toto in the studio and live as well as on his own solo project. He has also worked on films such as Close Encounters of a Third Kind, Hancock, The Fugitive, 9 to 5 and many commercial jingles like Toyota, and Burger King and animations like Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons, Phineas and Ferb, Sofia the Great. hardhnds.com

Chuck Cecil
Timeline: KVEC, 1942 Announcer US Navy, 1943-46 Navy's V-5 pilot training program KFLW, 1946-51 Announcer KFI, 1952-73 The Swingin' Years begins in 1956, Dodger Network 1960- 1968 1972 The Swingin Years National Syndication, Live from Coconut Grove KGIL, 1973-86 ,Armed Forces Radio 1975-1990 , KPRZ, 1986-88 The Swingin Years, and also broadcast on Christian Radio-World Wide Short Wave 1986-present KPCC, 1988-2000 The Swingin Years KCSN, 2000-02 The Swingin Years WLON-WPPB/KKJZ-KJAZZ, 2002-12 The Swingin Years "The Swingin' Years" continues to be the quintessential program of this musical niche. from Where Are They Now? LARadio.com, Don Barrett Chuck Cecil is the reason Swing is alive today -Martha Tilton, famous Big Band Singer Chuck Cecil is quoted as an authority in every History of Swing /Jazz Best Radio Show Three times by L.A. Times Best Radio Program on the Air, Bar None! Readers Digest One of the Best Programs on the Radio- Boston Globe Best Program on the Radio, anywhere!- BillboardChuck Cecil- King of Big Band Radio- Disney Awards Certificate of Appreciation from Armed Forces Radio-Armed Forces Radio Award 1991 for outstanding contribution to support of our troops (Civic) President and member of Pioneer's of Pacific Radio Proclamation from County of Los Angeles for outstanding contributions to the County and its music culture (Civic) Hollywood Chamber of Commerce- Master of Ceremonies Christmas Parade 1978 guesting the Harry James Orchestra led by Art DePew Hollywood Press Club Award- 1980- Outstanding support Master Maestro Award 1989- Major contributor to the preservation of music Golden Bandstand Award- Big Band Academy of America 2000- Outstanding contribution to the preservation of Big Band music Proclamation City of Los Angeles Jazz Society 2005 Outstanding contribution to the preservation of Jazz (Civic) Keeper of the Flame- 2005 Music Preservation Award (very significant award) Certificate of Lifetime Achievement from National Association of Broadcasters 2012 Nominated to The National Radio Hall of Fame 2012 for 2013 Awards Nominated Hollywood Walk of Fame Radio Personality Star for 2013 Nominated to the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Living Treasure Award for 2013 National Association of Broadcasters recognizing his outstanding achievements during his lifetime as a broadcaster. Record 56 Years of continuous broadcast of The Swingin Years show with the same Show Host, Chuck Cecil The award recognizes the joy, art, and service he's given to the listeners of the Swinging Years, while preserving the essence of the American culture and way of life through his monumental legacy of keeping Swing music alive. The personal stories, interviews of the big band greats and memories of the remarkable artists of this past era are preserved and will continue to live in the roots of our society thanks to the dedication of Chuck Cecil and his pioneering broadcast history! If you were alive in the 1930's, 40's, or 50's no matter where you went in America there was the presence of Swing music to be found. The joy of that music pulled people through the worst economic depression our country has ever known. It lifted spirits and gave hope while our country struggled to recover from a disastrous attack on Pearl Harbor which launched us into World War II and then carried us through to victory and recovery into the 1950's. Our parents, grand-parents and great-grandparents listened to this music while they built the foundations of everything this country has ascended to today. In every History of Swing there is one name that comes up, every time. It's Chuck Cecil. He is the standard, the icon, who kept this swing music alive from the 1950's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's, and yes, right through to today. It is none other than Chuck Cecil, whose record breaking show "The Swingin' Years" has been broadcast continuously for 56 years, and, he is still producing new weekly shows for broadcast on the East and West Coast. Chuck was given an award of Appreciation by the Armed Forces Radio for the many years of being the voice of "home" and a reminder of good times for our soldiers all over the world in the 70s and 80s. The Swingin' Years is still broadcast around the world on pirated shortwave radio to eager ears everywhere for those who enjoy the music, and for those who want to understand our culture at its roots. Chuck does just that in a most becoming mid-western manner. He seems like a favored Uncle in every home where his show is playing. Interviews with band members about their lives, mixed with in-depth descriptions of the environment and times, put people into the actual feelings of the era and then, they experience the music from a whole new perspective, it becomes their own as a cultural appreciation. His influence on our culture really began in the 1950's with the debut of "Swingin' Years" at the studios of KFI Radio, Los Angeles. The Big Bands were still in their heyday and the Radio Announcer, Chuck Cecil, was synonymous with the names of Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Bennie Goodman, Louie Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, etc. They are all gone, but Chuck, who interviewed them, is still here, continuing to play their music, bringing honor and esteem to the great musicians of our past to generation after generation of new listeners. Chuck's show hit its peak of popularity in the mid 70's-80's when it was nationally syndicated to hundreds of stations around the world. But, as the audience who grew up with this music began to pass away, so did his listeners and number of member stations playing the show. In the heyday of The Swingin' Years there was a billboard on Sunset Blvd. with a picture of Chuck Cecil sporting a zoot suit (pictured on the cover), everyone knew his name and his show was loved the world over. How could Billboard Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and Readers Digest all be making the same statements like "Best Radio Show, ever, anywhere, hands down!"? It's the way Chuck does what he does best by involving his listeners in the complete feeling of the era when the music was created, and what was going on in the artists mind as they dealt with life at the time. His show was so popular that NBC TV network hired an actor to narrate a televised version of the Swingin' Years! The actor was none other than the future President, Ronald Reagan. We are told that long after he left Hollywood, Mr. Reagan brought his love of Chuck's show to the White House with him where it was one of his favorite shows to listen to. Chuck is not only a chronicler and historian of our culture and its music. He is the voice of American Radio heard round the world who has kept our Swing music alive along with the dream of America lit in the hearts and minds of people everywhere for over 60 years along with the life stories of the thousands of musicians who made this music. Having a career as long as his is a stretch, but broadcasting the same show for 54 years by the same person, with new content every time, is unlikely to ever be repeated again! Not even Larry King or Bob Barker of TV, nor Arthur Godfrey of radio, with their outstanding careers can come close to this record. Summary: In 135 countries around the world "Swing Music" is recognized as the "American" music. And, no one has been the caretaker of that American Treasure more so than Chuck Cecil who has been in radio since 1942 and continuously broadcasting "The Swingin Years" since 1956. That's right, you read it correctly! He started his broadcasting career 60 years ago in 1942. Chuck Cecil is a veteran Los Angeles radio broadcaster and longtime host of the syndicated program "The Swingin' Years", the "Best of" radio show for "Big Band" music and is recognized around the world. He has produced and narrated thousands of shows, and conducted hundreds of private interviews with the great names of the Big Band Era. How do we understand his work, I mean, what does he really do? Its best compared to a sance. He is the medium at a sance, who by emptying himself and piecing together shows from his archives of thousands of albums and recorded interviews, can relay the messages from those long gone who want to share their heartfelt stories with you, the audience, who are seated and anxiously listening for the next revelation of what it was like then, while he calls upon all the great talents of the past tell their story, in their own words and their own voices through this one man who cared enough to listen and to keep on sharing what THEY had to say when he originally interviewed them.. Chuck Cecil's dedication to presenting the background of Swing music and making the personal details of the people and artists of that era memorable and real to 3 generations of listeners has not only put the magic of this music in the hearts of his audience, but he has been the lead pioneer to preserve this piece of American culture for generations to come. His show, The Swingin' Years started broadcasting 1956, national syndication in 1971, and has continued to be broadcast through 2012, the date of this recap. So, welcome the Seer of the Bandstand, the Magi of Big Band Music, and the Sage of Swing and welcome Chuck Cecil in the acceptance of this well deserved award.

Conejo Jazz Trio
Scott Yawger trumpet George Cole guitar Blake Estrada - bass The Conejo Jazz Trio plays standards and the west coast cool jazz of Chet Baker including the music of Russ Freeman, Tadd Dameron and Gerry Mulligan. scott@hornsmoke.com

Barry Cooper
is originally from Liverpool, England. Prior to settling in America in 1977, he pursued a career as a guitarist working in theater pit orchestras, ballrooms, night clubs and jazz venues including some radio and television work. He toured Europe and later became resident guitarist with the Princess Cruise Lines. Having worked in and around Los Angeles for thirty-five years he has played in numerous top named restaurants, hotels, and country clubs. These venues generated many requests from patrons to play private parties, mainly in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. He has served as an accompanist for numerous vocalists, including Natalie Cole, Buddy Greco, Anita O'Day and Maureen McGovern, even playing a concert for country star Waylan Jennings! Barry Cooper recorded with the Dick Carey Band in Los Angeles, and has a solo guitar album. He is modest about his 20 years of professional guitar work, suffice to say that it includes performing with the great Anita O'Day.He now lives in Santa Paula, Ca., taking a rest from the fast lane, and accepting selected engagements. For rates/availability: call 805-933-8146.

Lorrell Cooper
He heads up the band The Aristicats and plays trombone, and bass trumpet and is the band’s lead vocalist. After playing through school, he spent four years in the US Navy band. Afterwards, he worked small combos on the east coast for 2 years before moving to the LA area. He has played and/or sang with ten different big bands in the area as well other combos and Dixieland groups. He has played many top venues from Long Beach to Santa Barbara. In 2004 he put together a very fine group of musicians and started “The Aristicats" which has become a very popular band locally.

Luis Conte

Luis Conte is Grammy nominated. He has recorded with Sergio Mendez, Pat Metheny, Herb Albert, Tony Bennett, Louis Bellson, Clare Fischer, Arturo Sandoval, Pancho Sanchez and many others. "Percussionist of the Year" - Modern Drummer Reader's Poll (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) "Percussionist of the Year" - Drum Magazine (2007, 2008, 2009) "Studio Percussionist of the Year" - Drum Magazine (2007, 2008, 2009). Born in Santiago, Cuba, Luis spent the first 15 years of his life soaking up the rich musical heritage of “El Son” and Carnival. His debut as a bandleader came in 1987, when he released La Cocina Caliente, which included a Latinized version of Chopin's "Susarasa". He has also played alongside such famed musicians as Alex Acuña, Jaguares, Larry Klimas, and David Garfield, both as a bandleader and a sideman. Luis Conte was part of Phil Collins 1997 "Dance into the Light" tour and 2004 "First Farewell Tour", performing in both of them Afro-Cuban percussion and adding more depth into the concert songs. He also performed during The Phil Collins Big Band tours in 1996 and 1998. His long and varied career has included numerous Hollywood film scores and mega-successful albums with Madonna, Ray Charles, Santana, Shakira, Jackson Browne and a multitude of other artists.

Bob Conti(Oct 30, 1952-Jan 7, 2022)
iconic percussionist, producer, writer & vocalist 12 Platinum albums (U.S.A. Certified-RIAA) RITCHIE SAMBORA: (Bon Jovi) L.P. Djembe, Percussion & Special effects for "Ava's Eyes", a song Ritchie wrote for his new daughter (1999) alb. Title "Wood & Steel" Vol. 2 (Windham Hill) DONNA SUMMER: Bad Girls Alb, *Live & More, *Once Upon A Time, *Gold*, *Only One Man written by Bob, Can't Get To Sleep At Night * also written by Bob. Last Dance - On The Radio - Thank God It's Friday - Mistaken Identity - The Wanderer DIANA ROSS: Under the direction of Michael Warren, Bob recorded on Sound tracks, Record dates, and has performed live, worldwide, throughout the 80's and 90's. PAUL SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR: Having worked with Paul's Producer, Roy Halley (Bookends), Bob Had the pleasure of working "The Ranch" in the Hamptons for a summer concert with both Paul & James. (1996) JOSE FELICIANO: "The Genius Of Jose Feliciano" - "Como Tu Quieres" - "Vienna Vienna" - "Americano" - "Present Tense" - "An Evening With Sitting Bull" - "Recognition" PLAYER: "Room With A View" LAURA BRANNIGAN: "SOLID GOLD HITS" KAREN CARPENTER: "Made In America" WILSON PICKETT: "Join Me & Let's Be Free" GENE SIMMONS: "SOLO ALBUM" VILLAGE PEOPLE: "Can't Stop The Music" THE ROACHES: "NURDS" CASABLANCA RECORDS: Georgio Moroder Proj. Perc. "First Call for all studio percussion work" ADDITIONAL ARTISTS: The Four Tops, Raquel Welch, The Temptations, Carla Thomas, Debby Gibson, Arby Greeves, K.C. of the Sunshine Band, Rita Coolidge, Helen Reddy - The Tonight Show Band. Writer, performer, producer Bob Conti has collaborated with stars such as Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Wilson Pickett. Paul Simon and Ritchie Sambora from Bon Jovi. Current projects include producing Jose Felicianos new album. Bobs father was a sax player who also composed and played keyboards. He was my inspiration to become a musician. I grew up in Brooklyn where there was a Do Wop a capella group on every corner So singing was what he did almost every night in the subway, in the hallways, at school, after school wherever there was an echo Bobs first paying gig took place in the Jefferson Street subway station (Bklyn NY), My singing buddies and I were paid a total of one dollar by a passerby for singing one of our favorite songs! I was mystified, why would someone pay us for doing something that we loved to do? It didnt take me long to figure that one out. My neighborhood was becoming too dangerous a place for Mom and I so, off to the beauty of sunny California. They settled in Venice right across from the high school marching band rehearsal area on Venice blvd. I heard the drums and I was hooked. I Practiced all summer and when the school year rolled around I auditioned for and joined the marching band as a drummer. Its hard to explain the feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when the drums call out to you.. no, it wasnt indigestion! In junior high school, Bob spoke of an epiphany that he had.. I remember asking myself.. what do I want to do with the rest of my life? and then answering myself with *well, what do you want to do and what do you love to do?.. the answer was to MAKE MUSIC While at Venice High Bob studied baritone saxophone and in the fall auditioned for and got the Bari Sax chair in the dance band and played all through school in both the marching band on drums and on sax in orchestra and dance band. On the weekends Bob had out 5 piece party band where he fronted the band, sang lead and wrote songs to perform live. My first real job playing music came in the early 70s with Buck Rams Original Platter vocal group. We travelled the chitterling circuit all through the south and down to Florida. That was an experience of a life time. It all snowballed from there. I sang and played baritone sax in various R&B bands in my early days all across the U.S. with people like the Platters, the Emotions, Arby Greeves, The Temptations, Rufas Thomass daughter Carla, Wilson Pickett, and so many other R&B greats but my natural talents were with rhythm instruments. Latin percussion came easy to me. I would hear it and I could play it, simple as that. I still sing, play Latin percussion instruments (Congas, Bongos, Timbales and Toys). I produce records. I write! If you listen to Donna Summers "Bad Girls" album and you will hear not only my percussive work but also my song writing. I love that lady. She was always generous and good nature, kind and loving to me and to everyone that really knew her.. she remains one of my favorite all time people. http://www.bobconti.com

Cosolive

Corey Franklin (Coso)~ Bass/Producer Manon Franklin~ Drums Angelo Arce~ Keyboard/Vocals Kayta Matsuno~ Guitar Crystal Drummer~ Vocals/Lyrics Toby Preciado~Guitar/Vocals Camile~Vocals Influences - Roots, Marcus Miller, Mint Condition, Busta, Led Zeplin,Del Franklin, Outkast, Jill Scott, Miles Davis, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie wonder, Michel Camilo, Dj Quik, sublime, Metallica, Frank McComb, Paul Jackson Jr, Goerge Duke, Bobby Lyle, Lalah Hathaway, Jonathan Butler, OH NO, Gerald McCauley, Joe Sample, Fred Hammond, Andrew Gouche, Kim Burrell & more Sounds Like A mix of jazz, Funk, Alternative and hip hop. All depends on how we feel Cuz thats what muzik is rite!! Cosolive is made up of individual artist who played together for a wedding and well...."couldn't play with anyone else after playing with these guys." Coso (Corey Franklin) bassist has played, performed, and worked with numerous artist in some way such as Marcus Miller, Ricky Lawson, Eric marienthal, Everette Harp, Ron Winans, Victor Bailey, Bobby lyle, Paul jackson jr, and many more. "I felt an instant chemistry with these guys. There something is special about every individual in the band, And hopefully they dont forget me when they become stars!!" Cosolive because of the talent and individuals has mastered almost all genres from R&b to Hip Hop, to Gospel. They have been featured on Television and radio. "We dont like to judge people. Want everyone from all different races, ages, religions, to come hang out and have fun!! Enjoy life ya know. Its a place to be yourself." The band also plays for other Hip hop and solo artist who wants that live feel, something you cant get in a track. Providing background vocals or producing whole albums there is nothing they can't do. Stay tuned for there production album dropping this summer and stop by one of there shows....you never know who may show up...God bless you all and dont judge!! www.myspace.com/cosolive

Julie Cresswell
A longtime music veteran, Julie has worked with many legends, almost too numerous to name, from Earl Klugh to Brian Setzer to Stan Getz! From an early upbringing singing the music of the church, she followed her interests into a variety of American music genres, from folk thru folk rock into blues, bluegrass, country, swing, jazz, bossa nova and bebop. Julie now weaves together her passion for jazz with a warm, mellow and intimate vocal quality, performing sensitive to swinging interpretations of the great tunes of the American Songbook and bebop standards, garnished and sprinkled with tasty seasonings of contemporary jazz compositions, including her own lyrical collaborations with several noteworthy composers! Keep your ears tuned! Influences - Carmen McRae, Nat King Cole, Johnny Hartman, Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, John Collins, Bill Evans, Anita O'Day, Julie Kelly, Rebecca Kilgore, Roberta Gambarini, Madeline Eastman, Jon Hendricks, Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, Chet Baker, Fred Astaire, Julie London, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, George Van Eps, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen... just a sampling, there are waaay too many (thankfully!) wonderful jazz singers, musicians & songwriters who I am constantly learning from, and space here is necessarily limited - but in time, and space, their artistry and legacy has no limits! www.myspace.com/juliecresswell

Jon Crosse
Jon Crosse, a multi-instrumentalist of saxophones and trumpet, has served as Paul Ankas musical director for many years. Jon has played with Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Big Joe Turner and Carlos Santana. His Kind Of Blue & Pink album has contributions from Carmen McRae: vocals Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, flugelhorn Clare Fisher: piano, keyboards Dave Witham: piano Putter Smith: bass Mel Graves: bass Paul Kreibich: drums Luis Conte: percussion. In 1985 Crosse released Lullabies Go Jazz and in 1989 Peter and the Wolf Play Jazz and Cool Mother Goose Suite, all three where greeted with much success and opened the door to stimulating childrens minds while cultivating them in the enjoyment of Americas indigenous art form Jazz. The 2006 release of Kind of Blue and Pink is a compilation of 17 songs from Lullabies Go Jazz and Cool Mother Goose Suite, along with three previously unreleased "bonus tracks." The compilation is reportedly in response to so many request to make the music available on CD (previously the music was only available on cassette). Crosses woodwind sound is warm and focused and comes through clearly with interesting twists and turns conveyed with flowing rhythm and all drenched in the tradition of jazz. The result is these songs sound fresh, you would never know that these songs have helped developed the minds of generations! Crosses fresh arrangements highlight the great talents of his fellow jazzers, resulting in these treasured childrens songs being improvised with class and musicality one would expect from such named artist. jon@joncrosse.com

Fausto Cuevas
Drums, percussion. Fausto Cuevas is a native of Brownsville, Texas, where he began playing drums at the age of 11. He continued throughout grade and high school, making his way to Boston's Berklee College of Music, where he discovered his love for percussion and studied with Giovanni Hidalgo and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. Of course, living just a five-minute walk from Mexico, Cuevas was familiar as well with the sounds of his heritage:norteo music, which his father enjoyed, the romantic trio style favored by his grandfather, and the dynamic tejano sound, a horn-driven variation on Colombian cumbia that Grupo Mazz had pioneered right there in Brownsville. Cuevas started out with John Ramsay as his drum instructor. He took ear training with George Zonce, who had played first-chair trumpet for Buddy Rich. He got exposed to pre-fusion jazz and dug into recordings by Philly Joe Jones and Jimmy Cobb. He was on track for the career hed always wanted, as a drummer perched on a throne behind his kit. But all of that went out the window of the fifth floor of that Massachusetts Avenue dorm on the day Renato Thoms, sensing that his friend was hovering outside, invited him in. I was walking past when I heard him hitting this cowbell, Cuevas says. The door was cracked open, so I looked in, and he said, Diri for some reason, he called me Diri I dont know why Come in here! Hes dancing around, playing this cowbell to a video of a salsa festival that was done at Madison Square Garden. He had these congas set up, so he said, Diri, play these! It was a marcha, so I started doing this pattern. I was off by just one beat in my left hand, and hes like, Have you ever played congas before? Man, youre good! From that moment, Cuevas insists, I was hooked. Traps took a backseat to percussion, as he switched his focus. That fall he caught an in-store performance by Cuban saxophonist Paquito dRivera, celebrating the release of his 40 Years Of Cuban Jam Session CD. Horacio El Negro Hernndez was on drums for that gig his performance helped Cuevas map out his segue to percussion through Latin-groove patterns. A mutual friend, Berklee professor Victor Mendoza, introduced them, and after a while Cuevas began working informally as El Negros drum tech. At about the same time, he got to know Giovanni Hidalgo, who became his first inspiration on congas in a repeat of his epiphany with Thoms, Cuevas overheard him practicing on a quiet afternoon at Berklee and sat in on a nearby drum set they wound up playing for nearly two hours together. Inspired by these contacts, and again by hearing Marc Quiones and Bobby Allende at a clinic during Percussion Week at Berklee, Cuevas started practicing at least nine and sometimes even ten hours a day. Studies with Ernesto Diaz and Mikael Ringquist accelerated his development to the point that, in 1998, he left the school and accepted an invitation to go on the road with Julio Iglesias. Faustos discography spans from recording, performing and touring with artists and projects ranging from Latin to Legend, including: Stevie Wonder, Santana, Julio Iglesias, Celia Cruz, Teena Marie, Cheo Feliciano, Al Jarreau, Tito Nieves, Nestor Torres, Roy Hargrove, and Britney Spears, Queen Latifah, he has performed at the World Music and Lady of Soul Music Awards with Sheila E and Amerie the City of Hope Benefit with Rickey Minor Band and Taylor Hicks and the Tobago Jazz Festival with Natalie Cole, Vanessa Williams, Patti LaBelle, Najee, and Johnny Gil. In addition to performances at the Playboy Jazz Festival, 1st Annual Cabo San Lucas Jazz Festival and The Blue Note in New York City, he has worked, recorded and toured with artists & projects ranging from Latin to Legend.... including Julio Iglesias, Celia Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Tito Nieves, Nestor Torres, Teena Marie, Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Broadway's Smokey Joe's Cafe, Al Jarreau, and Britney Spears on her 2004 Onyx Hotel World Tour. Fausto performed at the 2005 Sugarwater Festival with Queen Latifah and the hugely popular "High School Musical" tour. Currently he is part of Stevie Wonder's band.

Jonathan Dane
Jonathan is well known in the LA jazz world for his unique trumpet playing. He has shared the stage with many famous artists including: Tony Bennet, Mel Torme and Billy May as well as many of the top LA Big Bands including Bill Watrous, Jack Sheldon and Kim Richmond. Recently, Jonathan was a featured soloist with the Stan Kenton Reunion Band at the LA Jazz Institute Big Band Festival. He has also performed with jazz legend Bill Holman and is a featured soloist on his Grammy award nominated CD, Homage. Jonathan is currently recording his 5th CD with recording artist Luis Munoz. Jonathan has recorded his own personal CD entitled Very Life, which features his jazz trumpet and vocals on mostly original compositions. Jonathan received his training at the University of North Texas and the Dick Grove School of Music. Very Life - Jonathan's debut CD featuring many of his own compositions played by The Jonathan Dane Quartet. This CD showcases the talents of Jonathan as a Trumpeter, Vocalist and Writer. Bill Holman Band - Homage - Jonathan appears as sideman and soloist on Bill Holman's latest Grammy nominated CD. http://www.jonathandane.com/

Brad Dechter
Brad Dechter is an orchestrator, arranger, composer and woodwind player who has been a professional musician since 1971 and an active participant in the Hollywood music industry since 1981. A native of Los Angeles, he grew up in a musical family in which his father Ted, himself a noted classical and big band trombonist as well as a beloved local music teacher, was his primary influence and teacher. Originally playing clarinet and then progressing to saxophone and flute, Brad gained valuable experience performing with symphonies, big bands and various other groups before attending Yale University, where he received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in music. Primarily working in film, Brad has orchestrated or arranged all or parts of over 300 feature films with such composers as Mark Isham, Marc Shaiman, John Debney, Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, James Horner and Trevor Jones. These films include the Academy Award-nominated scores for "The Fugitive," "The Prince of Tides," "My Best Friend's Wedding," "The Village," "The Passion of the Christ," "Defiance," "Michael Clayton" and "The First Wives Club" as well as audience favorites "Mary Poppins Returns," "Rogue One," "42", "City Slickers," "The Dark Knight," "Dolphin Tale," "The Sixth Sense," "Pretty Woman" and "Dave." He has worked on numerous television shows including a 7-year run with "Once Upon a Time" as well as "Moonlighting," (for which he was nominated for 2 Emmy awards for his arranging work) and "The West Wing," (for which he arranged and orchestrated its Emmy-winning title theme for composer W.G. "Snuffy" Walden). He has often been an arranger for the Primetime Emmy Awards show as well as well as for many Academy Awards telecasts. In 2006 he arranged and orchestrated the new music for The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric. Brad's arrangements and orchestrations are also showcased in numerous diverse record albums, including those featuring such artists as Chris Botti, Josh Groban, Barbra Streisand, Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey, Johnny Mathis, Jack Jones, John Denver, Seal, Cy Coleman, Jim Self, McCoy Tyner, Al Jarreau, Placido Domingo, Renee Olstead, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London and his wife Maureen's debut vocal album, "Songs of a Mother's Love," and son Graham's debut jazz guitar album "Right On Time." He has composed various concert works including jazz concertos for both piano and oboe as well as commissioned works for groups such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the U.S. Army Field Band Concert Band. His work is heard in the new ballet "Tom Sawyer," (composed by Tony-winner Maury Yeston) which is the first major all-American 3-act ballet (author Mark Twain, composer Yeston, choreographer William Whitener, ballet company Kansas City Ballet). As a saxophonist, he studied with jazz legend George Coleman (of the Miles Davis Quintet fame) and has played with jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Ventura, Bill Holman, Bill Berry, Toshiko Akyoshi and Ray Anthony (with whose band he met his singer/wife Maureen when both were performing at Disneyland in 1981!). He is leader of the Brad Dechter Octet, a group featuring luminaries of the Southern California jazz world, and co-leader of the group Sopranos and Strings featuring 2 soprano saxes, 2 guitars and bass.

Graham Dechter
Graham is a member of Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Graham Dechter plays with the kind of swinging authority and seasoned maturity that belies his young age. The 26-year-old Los Angeles native, a member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra since he was 19, shows a deep reverence for the jazz guitar tradition in his warm-toned renditions of ballads, bossas, bebop and blues. A formidable soloist and consummate accompanist, he imbues standards with rare enthusiasm and an inherent bluesiness while carving out his own path with several affecting original compositions. While most contemporary jazz guitarists today are coming out of the six-string trinity of John Scofield, Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell or heavily emulating modern day guitar stars like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dechter’s tastes are firmly rooted in a different aesthetic. A talent deserving of wider recognition, Dechter follows in the lineage of his guitar heroes like Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Grant Green and Herb Ellis. “I tend to veer towards the real swinging stuff,” says Dechter. “I love listening to and appreciate many different styles of music, both within and out of the jazz idiom. But in terms of my own conception, I really live in that swinging realm. Guitarists like Wes Montgomery and Barney Kessel, as well as other instrumentalists like Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Ben Webster -- all of those musicians have been a huge influence on my playing.” Albums: Takin' It There - Graham Dechter on guitar, John Clayton on bass, Tamir Hendelman on keys and Jeff Hamilton on drums Guitarist Graham Dechter's follow-up to his strong debut recording is another fine effort, utilizing the same rhythm section, consisting of pianist Tamir Hendelman, bassist John Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton. Unlike many young instrumentalists, Dechter isn't one to overplay or sound like a clone of his favorite stylists, allowing the music to breathe and taking full advantage of his skilled supporting cast. The guitarist also proves to be a promising composer, contributing the warm ballad "Together & Apart" (which opens with Clayton's warm arco solo), along with the tender "Amanda," the latter of which segues into the standard "Every Time We Say Goodbye." AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden Right On Time - Graham Dechter on guitar, John Clayton on bass, Tamir Hendelman on keys and Jeff Hamilton on drums Guitarist Graham Dechter's debut album as a leader could hardly be more charming or enjoyable. He does several things just right: for one thing, he presents a program that demonstrates impeccable taste, nicely combining familiar standards ("In a Mellow Tone," "The Nearness of You") with more obscure fare (Ray Brown's "Lined with a Groove," a nearly-forgotten Johnny Hodges bop number called "Squatty Roo"). For another, he quietly demonstrates his confidence by including a very fine pianist in the quartet -- a move that many guitarists' egos would prevent. And for another, he keeps his tempos moderate and his solos lyrical and self-possessed -- a sure sign of that rarest of commodities, a virtuosic young guitarist with nothing to prove. None of this is to say that his playing isn't expert or adventurous: he tackles headlong "Squatty Roo" with almost offhand grace and skill, and his playing on a strutting arrangement of "Nothing But the Blues" bespeaks complete self-assurance as well as impressive musical invention. There are a few moments when you wish he would cut loose just a bit, especially on a rather pedestrian rendition of "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (on which his solo sounds more like a string of pro forma blues clichés than an original statement), but for the most part, his understatement works beautifully. His solidly swinging take on the Thad Jones composition "Low Down," and his contrastingly gentle interpretation of the Jobim standard "Waves," stand together as bookended examples of both his skill and his taste. AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson Equal Time - Graham Dechter on guitar, Jeff Hamilton on drums and Akiko Tsuruga on organ Equal Time is a solid organ record—a straightforward hard-bop groover. What else could be expected from a summit of swinging drummer Jeff Hamilton, his guitarist protégé, Graham Dechter, and organist Akiko Tsuruga? The fun part is in the details here, and Equal Time distinguishes itself primarily through the juxtaposition of Akiko and Dechter’s styles.The guitarist, who usually solos first, has a crystalline tone and favors crowded, run-on bebop lines. Akiko follows him with a gritty organ tone and segmented sets of discrete, lyrical phrases. The difference is most apparent on the album’s two bounciest numbers, Akiko’s “Osaka Samba” and the standard “I Remember You.” In both cases, the guitarist finds odd breathing spaces in his single-note lines, but prefers to let them power through, one idea bleeding into the next. Akiko isn’t short on ideas herself, but takes an economical approach, with short, freestanding phrases. But where’s Hamilton in all of this? He’s the constant, the unflagging swinger who provides cohesion. He takes two solos, pounding it out on “Orange Coals” and playing a tight brush melody on “Osaka Samba.” Otherwise, he has his say trading smart fours and eights on “I Remember You,” as well as the closing “This Could Be The Start Of Something Big.” By Michael J. West  Published October 2019 Downbeat The L.A. Treasures Project - Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The ensemble plays a powerful opening statement on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues" only to turn it over to the electric guitar of Graham Dechter as he picks his way all through this terrific blues. By EDWARD BLANCO April 3, 2014 All About Jazz ...Until the Sun Comes Up - Graham Dechter on guitar, Jeff Hamilton on drums and Akiko Tsuruga on organ The trio begins by charging hard on an uptempo romp through “All or Nothing at All,” and Dechter flaunts his knowledge of jazz-guitar history as he nonchalantly drops a Charlie Christian quote in the middle of his solo here. APRIL 25, 2019 – BY BILL MILKOWSKI Jazz Times A Handful of Stars - Adam Schroeder on sax, Graham Dechter on guitar, John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums...guitarist Graham Dechter (the youngster is doing some bursting of his own) — is an amalgam of Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and, above all, Joe Pass. APRIL 25, 2019 – BYHARVEY SIDERS Jazz Times facebook.com/GrahamDechter/

Lauren Donahue
Fiddler, mandolinist, and vocalist Lauren Donahue has a unique sound, blending a variety of influences including swing, bluegrass, and styles in between. Lauren Donahue hails from Camarillo, California where she began taking violin and mandolin lessons at age 10. Although sidetracked for a few years to earn bachelor degrees in philosophy and math, she has returned to her real passion of making music with an emphasis on the fiddle. She has had the opportunity to share the stage with GRAMMY winning artists Kathy Mattea and Ivan Lins while studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She performs regularly, fiddling and contributing vocals to various bands in a variety of styles including swing, bluegrass, and country in southern California. She performs at weddings, restaurants, festivals, wine bars, fairs, private parties, and other various and sundry venues. http://www.laurendonahuemusic.com

John Egizi
I'm a 17 year old jazz trombonist/bassist/composer. I've won three soloist awards at the Reno Jazz Festival, two soloist awards at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival, two soloist awards at the Next Generation Jazz Festival and two awards of outstanding musicianship at LACHSA. I have performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival and the White House. I have attended the Berklee Five Week Summer Program with a full tuition/room and board scholarship for three years straight. I have performed as a member of the CBDA (California Band Directors Association) All State Middle School Symphonic Band, the Bill Green Mentorship Program, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Berklee Five Week Summer Program's Jazz Workshop, the Thelonious Monk All Star High School Jazz Septet and many other groups. I currently play with the LACHSA Big Band, LACHSA Combo A as well as my own group. I have studied with Jason Goldman, Walter Smith III, Phil Wilson, Ira Nepus, Terri Lynne Carrington, and many others. I have toured with Bobby Watson, and Lisa Henry. I have also performed with Christian McBride, Maceo Parker, Antonio Hart and Wynton Marsalis. My goal in life is to change what people think about the trombone and what it is capable of. www.myspace.com/johnegizi

Equinox Ensemble
a ten-piece jazz group, was formed in September 1999 and premiered a month later at the 66 California Jazz Club in Ventura. The ensemble evolved from a three-horn sextet that had played in the local area for two years, and subsequently expanded to augment the sound of the group. Rafe Hernandez, Leader/Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Jack Perr, Lead Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Larry Jones., Trombone, Joseph Luna, Alto/Soprano Saxophones and Flute, Bob Hackett, Tenor/Soprano Saxophones and Flute, Ernie Towler, Baritone Saxophone/Flute, Stu Goldberg, Piano, Jeff Falkner, Bass, Kyle Luck, Drums, Tommy Saito, Latin Percussion The ensemble is comprised of six horns and four rhythm players. Instrumentation consists of a six-piece horn section with two trumpets, trombone, and alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. The rhythm section consists of piano, bass, drums and Latin percussion. The ensemble complements its sound with color palettes derived from various doublings in the horn section blending to create its signature sound. Their performances typically include compositions by, or in the style of, such jazz greats as Charlie Mingus, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Paquito DRivera, and Kenny Dorham. The Equinox Ensemble is noted for its unique sound applied to diverse music stylings ranging from classic bebop through mainstream jazz and jazz-rock to Afro-Cuban/Latin jazz. Their extensive band library has numerous compositions in each of these styles, handled easily by musicians with at least 20 years of experience. Equinox has received rave reviews from audiences at places such as the Commission on Human Concerns Jazz Beneath the Trees fundraiser held annually at the Broome Ranch in Camarillo the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard the Heritage Square Summer Concert Series and most notably its monthly performances at Michael D's in Camarillo and the 66 California (now closed) in Ventura. The leader of the ensemble, Rafe Hernandez, formed the group after retiring from a 30-year career as a senior electronics engineer at Raytheon Company. Throughout the years, he has continually played trumpet in various venues ranging from combos to big bands. Since his lifelong passion has always been jazz, the forming of the Equinox Ensemble is a dream come true. equinoxensemble.com

Estrada Brothers
Ruben Estrada was born March 18, 1938 in Ventura County, California. He is the youngest of seven brothers and two sisters. He comes from a musical family. His father, Louis D. Estrada was a violinist who had a ten a piece orchestra in the 1930's. Ruben started playing professionally as a drummer at the age often joining his old brother Angel's band. Unfortunately, due to the child labor laws at the time, somebody ratted Ruben out to the local authorities and he was put on the sidelines for several years. He continued his education and when he reached high school the musical director of Oxnard Union High School taught Ruben how to play the trumpet. He later took up the congas, bongos and all other percussion instruments. The piano was of course, the first instrument of all the brothers. Once he turned eighteen Ruben joined his brothers as a regular and permanent member of the Angel Estrada band. This was in 1956. The following year Ruben married his high school sweetheart Delia and started a family. It was a union that would last for forty- three years until Delia's untimely passing in 2000 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Throughout it all she demonstrated tremendous faith, optimism and bravery that was truly commendable and awe-inspiring. Angel Estrada not only was the leader of the band but also owned and operated four salons in which all four of the brothers cut hair at. It was also he who decided that the group needed a vibraphone. In the late 50's and early 60's it seemed as if all latin groups were utilizing the instruments so Angel felt that his group needed one as well to remain current and competitive. He and the brothers all pitched in to purchase one. Angel played the piano in the band and when he switched to vibes Ruben would play piano behind him. Angel simply had no affinity for the instrument and lost interest in it almost immediately. This left Ruben who took to the vibes like a duck takes to water. It was also around this time that Ruben became totally enamored with Cal Tjader. He was also a big fan of Tito Puente as well as local latin vibists Tony Martinez, Manny Lopez and Bobby Montez. However, Tjader was and always will be Ruben's main man. Ruben purchased every Tjader album he could get his hands on and attended every personal appearance Tjader made locally whenever he could. The Angel Estrada band worked steadily and was in great demand in the Oxnard-Ventura-Santa Barbara area throughout the 1960's. They played music for all occasions weddings, receptions, anniversaries, birthdays, etc. In the early 70's Angel and his wife went into real estate so he left the band. The remaining siblings, Bob, Henry and Ruben now became known as the Estrada Brothers band. The group continued to flourish into the 1980's until Bob left to pursue his own career, thus leaving Henry and Ruben to carry on the tradition of the Estrada Brothers. They did so throughout the 1990's. Henry only plays with the band once in a while now when he feels like it or on special occasions, usually when the gig is close to home. He is every bit the class act and outstanding musician that his brother Ruben is. Ruben is now the sole heir (survivor might be a better word) to the Estrada Brothers legacy. Even son Cougar, who is now the regular drummer with the world renowned latin-rock band Los Lobos is only available to play with his dad when his busy schedule permits it, which isn't often. If it weren't for Ruben, the Estrada Brothers band would simply no longer exist. It would be like the Modern Jazz Quartet without Milt Jackson. The Estrada Brothers band (or as it now should be called the Ruben Estrada Band) is still one of the most exciting latin- jazz bands around. Anywhere Ruben plays feels like a party whether he is playing at a party or not. This is not to suggest that Ruben or the many variations of his band are not serious musicians. Ruben's many groups have opened for such jazz legends and icons as Dave Brubeck and Stan Getz. He has also opened for Tito Puente, known as "El Rey" the king of latin- jazz who has been called the Duke Ellington of latin-jazz. These are very impressive credentials to say the least. There are at least half a dozen other bands up and down the California coast that are fronted by vibists who play latin-jazz in the Cal Tjader tradition. I know all of them personally and am a friend, fan and supporter each. However, Ruben is the chairman of the board. This is not just my opinion. Ten years ago in 1995 conguero, band leader and former Tjader sideman Poncho Sanchez chose Ruben to play the vibes on his recording "Soul Sauce : Memories of Cal Tjader" which to me is a masterpiece that I feel should have won the grammy that year. It is among the best of Sanchez's many discs and this is due in large part to Ruben's participation and contribution to the project. Poncho Sanchez has the popularity, power, prestige and influence to have acquired the services of any number of big-name vibraphone superstars. The fact the he chose Ruben speaks volumes. Sanchez knew from the get-go that Ruben was the perfect candidate for the job. He was the only one who could fill Tjader's shoes convincingly. It would not have been the same or as good without him. Of the three or four commercially released Estrada Brothers recordings only two are still available, "About Time" and "Get Out of My Way". This one, "Two for the Road", is without a doubt Ruben's best. Ruben is a true artist who is sensitive yet not temperamental. He loves the creative process of the music itself but has no fondness whatsoever for the business end of it. That part he would gladly do without if he could. Unfortunately, that is simply not an option. He has to be a businessman at times whether he wants to be or not. He is at his best and most comfortable when he is behind his instrument in front of a large and enthusiastic audience. When he feels the warmth and affection from an attentive and appreciative crowd, he can truly be inspired to greatness. What he improvises with his mallets on his vibraphone comes directly from his heart and mind. It speaks louder and clearer than anything he or any one of us could ever say with words. It is his way of reciprocating the love and loyalty his following has given him by gathering to hear him in the first place. (reprinted with permission by Mal Sands 2005) www.myspace.com/theestradabrothers

Tom Etchart
Bassist Tom Etchart has Big-Band roots dating back tohis membershipin the Cal State Northridge A Jazz Ensemble in 1983. With40 years of experience, he is equally adept on the acoustic, and electric bass.Tom is well versed in many musical styles, includingJazz, Latin, Funk, Rock,Gospel,Soul, Blues & Rock. Credited with performances with Joe La Barbera, Steve March, Brad Rabuchen, Bevan Manson, Jim Messina, Peter Noone,Phyllis Diller, Diane Reeves, Luis Munoz, The Pontiax, and The R & B Bombers Tom also directs his own Jazz-Fusion group - Tom Etchart & Friends. Michael Falcone Playing the piano and singing since the age of six, Michael Falcone has evolved into a versatile performer. Entertaining for restaurants, private parties, and weddings, Michael offers a wide variety of musical styles from jazz and pop, to swing, and many Latin styles. Mike@MichaelFalconeMusic.com Jodi Farrell Jodi is a guitar pickin', piano playing singer with great talent, and shares the band's vision and love of the blues. Jodi comes to the band highly recommended from a number of local musicians that know her and what she can do. It seemed that "...ya know, you guys should really give Jodi a call..." became the local mantra. In addition to being a well known local performer, Jodi is also an accredited vocal instructor at Ventura College and owns and operates her own music studio in midtown Ventura.



Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006)
Maynard settled in Ojai in 1973.

He was an internationally renowned big-band leader, one of the world’s great brass players, composer, arranger, dedicated music educator and instrument designer. He was a three-time Grammy nominee. In 1950, 1951, and 1952, Ferguson won the Down Beat Readers' Poll for best trumpeter. In 1992, he was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. Ferguson was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003. Maynard recorded over 60 albums as a bandleader and recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman, Russ Garcia, Stan Kenton, Shorty Rodgers, Louis Bellson, Wayne Bergeron, Clifford Brown, Tito Puente, Dinah Washington and many others.


Chuck Findley
was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, raised in Cleveland, Ohio and was immersed into the world of music since birth. The son of a musician, he began playing the trumpet at age 4 and the trombone by age 11. Upon graduation from high school, he won a scholarship to the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Bernard Adelstein, among others. He then went on the road with the Jimmy Dorsey Big Band led by Lee Castle. While on the road, he studied with Carmine Caruso in New York. Later he joined the Buddy Rich Band touring the Orient, Europe, and then the United States. After finally locating in Los Angeles in 1969, he began his successful recording career. Chuck was formerly the lead trumpet player for Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" led by Doc Severinsen in 1989. He later played with Branford Marsalis on the emmy award winning "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno from May 1994 until June 2001. He was featured on 'All Blues', an album by the GRP All-Star Big Band that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1996. Besides his studio work in Los Angeles, Chuck travels abroad periodically to do featured solo work, Jazz festivals, albums, clinics, television specials and concert tours. Adrian Gurvitz - Sweet Vendetta (1979) Trumpet Air Supply - Love & Other Bruises (1977) Horn Al Jarreau - High Crime (1984) Horn Al Jarreau - Best of Al Jarreau (1977) Trumpet Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away (1981) Trumpet Al Jarreau - Jarreau (1983) Horn Al Jarreau - This Time (1980) Trumpet, Horn Alessi Brothers - Words & Music (1979) Trumpet Alphonso Johnson - Yesterdau's Dreams (1976) Trumpet Andrae Crouch - Don't Give Up (1981) Trumpet Andrae Crouch - Take Me Back (1982) Trumpet Anita Baker - Givin' You The Best That I got (1988) Trumpet Arthur Adams - It's Private Tonight (1972) Horn Azar Lawrence - People Moving (1976) Trumpet B.B. King - Best of B.B. King - Trombone B.B. King - Best of B.B. King (1973) Trombone B.B. King - In London (1971) Trombone, Horn B.B. King - Midnight Believer (1978) Horn Balderdash - Ballad of Goodness & Mercy (1972) Horn Barbi Benton - Something New (1975) Horn Barbra Streisand Lazy Afternoon (1975) Trumpet, Slide Trumpet Barbra Streisand Till I Loved You (1988) Trumpet Barry Manilow - Showstoppers (1991) Trumpet Bela Fleck - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones (1990) Horn Benny Golson - Killer Joe (1977) Trumpet Big Jim Sullivan Jim Sullivan (1972) Horn Biill Champlin - Runaway (1981) Trumpet Bill Meyers - Images (1986) Trumpet Bob Crewe - Motivation (1977) Trumpet Bobby "Blue" Bland - His California Ablumn (1973) Horn Bobby "Blue" Bland - Reflections in Blue (1977) Horn Bobby Shew with Chuck... Trumpets No End (1983) Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn Boots Randolph - Christmas at Boots' Place - Trumpet Boz Scaggs - Down Two Then Left (1977) Flugelhorn, Horn Boz Scaggs - Slow Dancer (1997) Flugelhorn, Horn Boz Scaggs - My Time: The anthology (1969-1997) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (1976) Flugelhorn, Horn Bread Restrospective (1996) Flugelhorn Brian & Brenda Russell - Word Called Love (1976) Horn Brooklyn Dreams - Musc, Harmony and Rhythm (1996) Trumpet Brooklyn Dreams - Sleepless Nights (1979) Trumpet Buckshot LeFonque - Buckshot Lefonque (1994) Trombone, Trumpet Buddy Rich - Big Swing Face (1967) Trumpet Buddy Rich - New One (1967) Trumpet Buddy Rich - Take it Away (1996) Trumpet C. Gibbs - Twenty Nine Over Me (1999) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Carole King - Her Greatest Hits (1978) Trumpet Carole King - Fantasy (1973) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Carole King - Natural Woman (1994) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Carole King - Wrap Around Joy (1974) Trumpet, Horn Carpenters - Evegreen Carpenters (1999) Trumpet Cash McCall - Cash up Front (1987) Trumpet Ch Coltrane - Road to Tomorrow (1977) Horn Cheryl Ladd - Cheryl Ladd (1978) Trumpet Chris Ducey - Duce of Hearts (1975) Horn Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross (1980) Trumpet, Horn Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra - Absoloutely! (1995) Trumpet Cold Blood - Lydia (1974) Trumpet Country Joe McDonald - Classics (1989) Horn Country Joe McDonald - Rock N Roll From Planet Earth (1978) Horn Crackin' - Crackin' (1977) Horn Dane Donohue - Dan Donohue (1978) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Dann Rogers - Hearts Under Fire (1978) Horn Dave Grusin - Orchestral Album - Trumpet Dave Grusin - Orchestral Album (1994) Trumpet Dave Koz - Off The Beaten Path (1996) Trumpet David Castle - Castle in the Sky (1977) Trumpet David Foster - David Foster (1986) Horn Delaney Bramlett Class Renunion (1977) Horn Deniece Williams Best of Deniece Williams: Gonna... (1996) Trumpet Deniece Williams Song Bird (1977) Trumpet Dennis Coffey & The... - Instant Coffey (1974) Horn Dependables - Klatu Berrada Nitku (1971) Horn Diana Ross - Baby, It's Me (1977) Horn Diane Schuur - Pure Schuur (1991) Flugelhorn Diane Schuur - Timeless (1986) Trumpet Dick St. Nicklaus - Magic - Horn Dion & The Belmonts - Streetheart (1976) Trumpet Dionne Warwick Love at First Sight (1979) Horn Section Doc Severinsen Swingin' the Blues (1999) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Doc Severinsen & The... Merry Christmas from Doc... (1992) Dolly Parton - Dolly Dolly Dolly (1980) Horn Dolly Parton - Heartbreak Express (1982) Horn Dolly Parton - Hits of Dolly Parton (1977) Horn Donna Summer She Works Hard for the Money (1983) Horn Donovan - Slow Down World (1976) Horn Earl Klugh - Earl Klugh (1976) Trumpet, French Horn Earth Quake - Why Do You Like Me (1972) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - All 'n All (1977) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - Elements of Love: Ballads (1996) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - Faces (1980) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits (1998) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - Powerlight (1983) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - Raise! (1981) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit (1976) Trumpet Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World/Spirit (1997) Trumpet Edwin McCain Band - Honor Among Thieves (1995) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Elton Jogn - Greatest Hits (1976-1986)(1992) Trombone, Trumpet Elton John - 21 at 33 (1980) Horn Eric Burdon - I Used to Be an Animal (1988) Trumpet Eric Marienthal - Walk Tall (1998) Trumpet Etta James - Come a Liottle Closer (1974) Horn Everclear - Songs from an American Movie (2000) Trumpet Extreme - Best of Extreme (2000) Trumpet Extreme - Extreme II: Pornograffitti (1990) Trumpet Eye to Eye - Shakespeare Stole My Baby (1983) Trumpet Frank Sinatra Trilogy (1979) Trumpet Freddie Hubbard - Gold Collection (2000) Trumpet Freddie Hubbard - Love Connection (1979( Trumpet Freddie Hubbard - Ride Like the Wind (1982) Trumpet Freddie Hubbard - Skagly (1979) Trumpet Full Moon - Full Moon (1972) Trombone, Trumpet Gap Mangione - Suite Lady (1978) Trumpet Gator Creek - Gator Creek (1970) Trumpet Gene Redding - Blood Brother - Horn George Benson - George Benson Collection (1976) Trumpet George Benson - Love Remembers (1993) Trumpet George Duke - Save The Country (1969) Trumpet George Harrison - Dark Horse (1974) Flute, Horn George Harrison - Extra Texture (1975) Horn Glen Campbell - Bloodline - Horn Grady Tate Master Grady Tate (1977) Trumpet Greg Smith No Baggage (1987) Trumpet GRP All-Star Big Band: Live! (1993) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Harry Chapin - Living Room Suite (1978) Trumpet Harvey Mason - Funk in a Mason Jar (1977) Horn Herbie Hancock - Lite Me Up (1982) Trombone, Trumpet High Voltage - High Voltage - Trumpet Hugo Montenegro - Rocket Man (1975) Trumpet Hummingbird - Diamond Nights (1977) Horn Ignis Fatuus - Ignis Fatuus and Guy Finley - Horn Jack Daugherty Orchestra - Carmel by The Sea - Trumpet, Flugelhorn Jack Daugherty Orchestra - JD and The class of 1900 - Trumpet Jackson Brown - Pretender (1976) Horn Jaco Pastoruis - Word of Mouth (1981) James Ingram - Power of Great Music (1991) Trumpet James Lee Stanley Eclipse (1982) James Lee Stanley James Lee Stanley Too (1976) Trumpet James Taylor Gorilla (1975) Horn Jane Getz - No Orfinary Child (1972) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Jellyfish - Bellybutton [Japan] (1994) Trumpet Jellyfish - Bellybutton [US] (1990 Trumpet Jermaine Jackson - Precious Moments (1986) Horn Jim Krueger - Sweet Salvation (1978) Horn Jim Mandell - No More Illusions - Trumpet Jim Messina - Messina (1981) Trombone, Flugelhorn, Horn Jim Peterik - Don't Fight That Feeling (1977) Trumpet Jimmie Spheeris Dragon Is Dancing (1975) Horn Jimmy Haslip - Arc (1992) Trumpet Jimmy Haslip - Red Heat (2000) Trombone, Trumpet, Fligelhorn Jimmy Smith Sit on It! (1976) Trumpet Joanie Bartels - Jump for Joy - Trumpet Joe Sample - Hunter (1982) Horn John Denver - Dreamland Express (1985) Arranger, Horn John Hammond - Gears/Forever Taurus (1992) Trumpet, Flugelhorn John Hiatt Y' All Caught The Ones That Got (1989) Trombone John Hurley - Children's Dreams (1973) Horn John Hurley - Delivers One More Hallelujah - Horn John Stewart Sunstorm (1971) Horn Johnny Rivers - Blue Suede Shoes (1973) Horn Johnny Rivers - Help Me Rhonda (1975) Horn Johnny Rivers - L.A. Reggae (1972) Horn Johnny Rivers - Last Boogie in Paris (1974) Johnny Rivers - New Loves and Old Friends (1975) Horn Johnny Rivers - Outside Help (1978) Horn Johnny Rivers - Road (1974) Horn Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark (1974) Trumpet Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1976) Trimpet, Horn Joni Mitchell - Hissing of Summer LAwns (1975) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Horn Joni Mitchell - Misses (1996) Trumpet Jose Feliciano - Jose Feliciano (1980) Trumpet Julian Lennon - Mr. Jordan (1989) Trumpet Julio Iglesias - 1100 Bel Air Place (1984) Trumpet, Brass Julio Iglesias - Non Stop (1988) Trumpet Kazu Matsui Project - Is That the Way to Your Heard - Horn Kerry Chater - Love on a Shoestring - Trumpet Kerry Chater - Part Time Love (1976) Horn Kiki Dee - Stay with Me (1979) Horn Klaus Weiss Orchestra I Just Want to Celebrate (1971) Trumpet Klaus Weiss Orchestra Live at the Domicile (1971) Trumpet Kris Kristofferson - Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974) Trombone, Trumpet Lamont Johnson - Music of The Sun (1978) Horn Larry Carlton - Friends (1983) Trumpet Larsen/Feiten Band - Full Moon (1982) Horn Lee Garrett - Heat for The Feets - Trumpet Lee Ritenour - Feel The Night (1979) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Lee Ritenour - First Course (1976) Trumpet Lee Ritenour - Rit, Vol. 1 (1985) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Letta Mbulu - Letta (1970) Trumpet Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie (1982) Trumpet Lon & Derrek VanEaton Who Do You out Do (1975) Horn Lulu - Make Believe World (1973) Trumpet Lyle Lovett - Road to Ensenada (1996) Trombone, Trumpet Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989) Arranger, Brass Manhattan Transfer - Anthology: Down in Birdland (1992)Trumpet, Horn Manhattan Transfer - Bodies and Souls (1983) Horn Manhattan Transfer - Christmas Album (1992) Trumpet Manhattan Transfer - Pastiche (1976) Trumpet Marc McClure - Marc McClure (1972) Trombone Maria Muldaur - Southern Winds (1978) Horn Maxine Sellers Life Is Short But It is Wide (1975) Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud (1978) Trumpet Meri D. Marshall - My Obsession - Horn Michael Dinner - Tom Thumb (1976) Trumpet Michael Feinstein - MGM Album (1989) Trumpet Michael McDonald - Blink of an Eye (1993) Flugelhorn Michel Berger - Dreams in Stone - Trumpet Michel Colombier - Wings (1971) Trumpet Mike Deasy - Letters to My Head (1973) Horn Miles Davis - Dingo (1990) Trumpet Milton Nascimento - Journey to Dawn (1979) Trombone, Trumpet Nancy Wilson Friends in Love Horn Narada Michael Walden Looking at You, Looking at Me (1983) Trmpt. Natalie Cole - Unforgettable (1991) Trumpet Natalie Cole - Unforgettable: Special Edition (1991) Trumpet Ned Doheny - Hard Candy (1976) Trombone, Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn Neil Diamond - I'm Glad You're Here w/ Me (1977) Trumpet Neil Diamond - In My Lifetime (1996) Neil Sedaka - Hungry Years (1975) Horn Neil Sedaka - Sedaka's Back (1975) Trumpet, Horn, Horn Arrangements. Neil Sedaka - Steppin' Out (1976) Horn New American Orchestra - Blade Runner (1982) Flugelhorn Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) Horn Nicolette Larson - Very Best of Nicolette Larson (1999) Trumpet Nielson/Pearson Band - Nielsen Pearson (1980) Wind Nils Lofgren & Grin - Night Fades Away (1981) Horn Nilsson - Pussy Cats (1974) Trombone Norman Connors - Romantic Journey (1977) Trumpet Oleta Adams - Evolution (1993) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Oleta Adams - Very Best of Oleta Adams (1998) Flugelhorn Olivia Newton John - Rumour (1988) Trumpet Olivia Newton John - Totally Hot (1978)_Trombone Oscar Castro-Neves - Brazilian Scandals (1987) Pages - Future Street (1979) Horn Pailinho Da Costa - Sunrise (1984) Trombone Pam Tillis Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey (1983) Horn Patrick Williams Dreams & Themes (1983) Trumpet Patti Dahlstrom - Livin' It Thru' (1976) Horn Patti Dahlstrom - Your Place or Mine (1974) Horn Patti Labelle - Winner in You (1986) Trumpet Patti Page - Fallen Angels (1993) Trumpet Paul Chihara - King of the Olympics - Trumpet Paul Jabara - Third Album (1979) Trumpet Paulinho DaCosta - Happy People (1979) Peggy Lee - Mirrors (1976) Trumpet Pratt & McClain - Pratt/McClain (1974) Horn Quincy Jones - Body Heat (1974) Horn Quincy Jones - Dude (1980) Trumpet Quincy Jones - I Heard That! (1969) Trumpet Quincy Jones - Mellow Madness (1975) Trumpet Quincy Jones - Q's Jook Joint (1994) Trumpet Quincy Jones - Sounds & Stuff (1978) Trumpet Randy Crawford - Best of Randy Crawford & Friends (2000) Randy Crawford - Best of Randy Crawford (1996) Horn Randy Crawford - Secret Combination (1981) Horn Randy Newman - Born Again (1979) Trumpet Randy Newman Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman (1998) Randy Richards - Randy Richards (1978) Rene & Angela - Best of Rene & Angela: Come My Way (1996) Horn Renee Armand - In Time - Flugelhorn Rhythm Heritage - Sky's the Limit (1978) Bass Richard "Groove" Holmes - Six Million Dollar Man - Trumpet Richi Furay - Dance a Little (1978) Horn Rick Springfield Hard to Hold (1984) Horn Rickie Lee Jones - Girl at Her Volcano (1983) Trumpet Ringo Starr Goodnight Vienna (1974) Horn Ringo Starr Ringo (1973) Horn Rita Coolidge - Rita Coolidge (1971) Trumpet Robert Palmer - Addictions (1992) Trumpet Robert Palmer - Don't Explain (1990) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Robert Palmer - Heavy Nova (1988) Trumpet Robert Palmer - Ridin' High (1992) Trumpet Rockie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (1979) Horn Rod Stewart Camouflage (1984) Horn Rod Taylor Rod Taylor (1973) Trumpet Rodney Franklin - It Takes Two (1986) Trombone Russell Garcia - Jazz Variations (1986) Flugelhorn Sammy Johns - Sammy Johns (1975) Horn Sandi Patty & Kathy - Together (1999_ Sandord Ponder - Tigers Are Brave (1986) Trumpet Sandy Farina - All Alone in The Night (1979) Trumpet Sarah Vaughan & the Michel With Michel Legrand (1972) Trumpet Sergio Mendes - Brasil '88 (1978) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Shawn Phillips - Bright White (1973) Brass Shawn Phillips - Do You Wonder (1975) Trombone, Vocals Sheena Easton - My Cherie (1995) Horn Sherman Hayes - Vagabonds Roost (1973) Horn Singers Unlimited Magic Voices (1998) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Sonny Rollins - Way I Feel (1976) Trumpet Southern Fried Little Taste of Southern Fried Horn Stan Kenton - 50th Anniversary Celebration (1991) Trumpet Stan Kenton - Back to Balboa (1958) Trumpet Stanley Turrentine Everybody Come on Out (1976) Trumpet Steely Dan Aja (1977) Horn, Brass Steely Dan Citizen Steely Dan (1993) Arranger, Horn, Brass Steely Dan Decade of Steely Dan (1985) Brass Steely Dan Greatest Hits (1979) Horn Steely Dan Royal Scam (1976) Horn, Horn Arrangements Steve Cropper - Night After Night (1982) Horn Steve Eaton - Hey Mr. Daydreamer (1974) Horn Steve March - Lucky Trumpet Stevie Woods Take Me to Your Heaven (1982) Trumpet, Horn Stuart Margolin - And the Angel Sings Sweet 75 Sweet 75 (1997) Trumpet Tanya Tucker Should I Do It (1981) Horn Tavares In the City (1975) Tavares It Only Takes a Minute: A Lifetime (1997) Ted Neeley - 1974 AD (1973) Trumpet Teena MAria - Robbery (1983) Trumpet Teena Marie - Emerald City (1986) Teena Marie - Lovergirl: The Teena Maria Story (1997) Trumpet Terence Trent D'Arby - TTD's Vibrator (1995) Trumpet Terry Melcher - Terry Melcher (1974) Horn The 5th Dimension - Up Up & Away (1997) Trumpet The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn The Brothers Johnson - Look Out for #1 (1976) Trumpet The Carpenters - From the Top (1991) Trumpet The Carpenters - Interpretations (1995) Trumpet The Carpenters - Voice of the Heart (1983) Trumpet, Flugelhorn The Carpenters Singles (1969-1981)(2000) Trumpet The Cats - Love in Your Eyes (1979) Trumpet The Crusaders - Ghetto Blaster (1980) Trumpet The Emotions - Best of My Love (1996) Trumpet The Emotions - Rejoice (1977) Trumpet The Emotions - Rejoice (1978) Trumpet, Horn The Four Tops - Night Lights Harmony (1975) Horn The Hoops McCann Band - Plays the Music of Steely Dan (1992) The Imperials - Priority (1981) Trumpet The Isley Brothers - Masterpiece (1985) Horn The Pointer Sisters - Break Out (1983) Trumpet The Pointer Sisters - So Excited (1982) Trumpet The Pointer Sisters - Special Things (1980) Trumpet The Righteous Brothers - Sons of Mrs. Righteous (1975) Hoen The Ritz - Flying (1989) Trumpet, Flugelhorn The Rollings Stones - Goars Head Soup (1973) Trumpet The Sons of Champlin Loving Is Why (1977) Trumpet The Spencer Davis Group - Mousetrap (1972) Horn The Temptations Touch Me (1985) Trumpet The Yellowjackets Dreamland (1994) Trumpet Thelma Houston - I've Got The Music in Me (1981) Trumpet Three Dog Night Coming Down Your Way (1975) Trumpet Tina & the B-Side Movement Salvation (1996) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Tina Turner Acid Queen (1975) Trumpet Tom Scott - Best of Tom Scott (1980) Tom Scott - Blow it Out (1976) Trumpet Tom Scott - Desire (1982) Trumpet Tom Scott - Intimate Strangers - Trumpet, Flugelhorn Tom Scott - New York Connection (1975) Tom Scott - Night Creatures (1984) Trumpet Tom Scott - Street Beat (1979) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Tom Waits One from the Heart (1982) Trumpet Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones (1983) Trumpet Tommy Newsome- I Remember You, Johnny (1996) Trumpet Tommy Tedesco Tommy Tedesco Performs Roumanis'... (1992) Tony Sciuto - Island Nights (1980) Flugelhorn Toto Fahrenheit (1986) HornToto Seventh One (1988) Horn Toto Mindfields (1999) Horn Toto Mindfields [Japan] (1999) Horn Toto Toto (1978) Horn Toto Isolation (1984) Trumpet, Horn Tounge & Groove Presents - Freeway Gypsy - Flugelhorn Tufano & Giammarese Other Side (1977) Trumpet, Flugelhorn Tyler Collins - Tyler (1992) Trumpet Valerie Carter - Wild Child (1978) Horn Various Artists - All Blues (1994) Trumpet, Flugelhorn http://www.chuckfindley.net/

FineArts Jazz Group
Jim Ebert on drums, Kent Rollins on keys and Danny Young on bass FineArts Jazz Group is the perfect addition to your Special Occasion, Dining Event, or just Fun Night with Friends. With the best jazz musicians in the region, FineArts plays the best of classic modern Jazz, favorite show tunes, and requests from the American Songbook. From Christmas favorites to soft elegant background melodies while dining, FineArts graciously brings smiles and nods of satisfaction. FineArts has been requested repeatedly for special events, including every year at the Sherwood Country Club's Tiger Wood Invitational. FineArts is asked back at many corporate events and private parties, as they play to support and enrichen your guest's enjoyment. Always enjoyable, never obtrusive. Also available as guitar ensemble. Restaurants, call for reduced rates, to fill in those cancellations. Call for Demo CD, or to schedule your event: 818.991.9322 or 310.505.5916 info@fineartsjazz.com www.myspace.com/fineartsjazz http://www.fineartsjazz.com/


Bob Florence

May 20, 1932 May 15, 2008 was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. A child prodigy, Florence began piano lessons before he was five years old and at seven gave his first recital. Although his early education was in classical music, he was drawn to jazz and big band. He went to Los Angeles City College and studied arranging and orchestration with Bob McDonald. He joined the college big band, and his classmates included Herb Geller and Tommy Tedesco. Florence spent most of his career with big bands, as a leader, performer, composer, and arranger. After graduating from college, he was a member of bands led by Les Brown, Louis Bellson, and Harry James. His arrangement of "(Up A) Lazy River" for Si Zentner was a hit in 1960 and won a Grammy Award. Dave Pell hired him to work full-time as an arranger for Liberty Records. The job gave him the opportunity to write in several genres: bossa nova with Sergio Mendez, jazz with Bud Shank, and pop vocal with Vic Dana. He worked often in Hollywood as a bandeader, composer, and arranger for TV variety shows, hosted by Dean Martin, Red Skelton, and Andy Williams, and he wrote arrangements for the Tonight Show band led by Doc Severinsen. He won an Emmy Award for a program by Linda Lavin (1981) and another for a concert by Julie Andrews (1990). In 1979 he returned to a recording career that had been sidetracked by other work. Twelve years separated Pet Project (World Pacific Records, 1967) from Live at Concerts by the Sea (Trend, 1979). His album Magic Time (1983) was the first to be credited to his eighteen-piece big band, the Bob Florence Limited Edition. The band released albums throughout the 1980s and '90s. In 2000, Serendipity 18 won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Large Ensemble. He received fifteen Grammy nominations during his career. Discography Year recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes 1956Meet the Bob Florence TrioEra 1958Name Band: 1959Fresh SoundWith big band CD reissue 1960Bongos/Reeds/BrassHiFi/Essential Media 1964Here and Now! (Bold, Swinging Big Band Ideas)LibertyWith big band 1967Pet Project: The Bob Florence Big Band Plays Pet Clark HitsWorld Pacific 1979Live at Concerts by the SeaTrendWith big band in concert 1981WestlakeDiscoveryWith big band 1982SoaringBosco/Sea BreezeWith big band 1983Magic TimeTrendWith big band 1986The Norwegian Radio Big Band Meets Bob FlorenceOdinWith big band 1987Trash Can CityTrendWith big band 1988State of the ArtUSA Music GroupWith big band 1990Treasure ChestUSA Music GroupWith big band 1992FunupsmanshipMAMAWith big band 1995With All the Bells and WhistlesMAMAWith big band 1996EarthMAMAWith big band 1998Serendipity 18MAMAWith big band 2000Another SideMAMASolo piano 2005Friends, Treasures, HeroesSummitSolo piano 200506Whatever Bubbles UpSummitWith big band 200506Eternal Licks & GroovesMAMA 2007You Will Be My MusicMAMADuo, with Annette Sanders (vocals) As arranger/conductorWith Count Basie Basie on the Beatles (Happy Tiger, 1969) With Louie Bellson The Brilliant Bellson Sound (Verve, 1959)Big Band Jazz from the Summit (Verve, 1962) With Harry James Harry James...Today! (MGM E/SE-3848, 1960)The Solid Gold Trumpet Of Harry James (MGM E/SE-4058, 1962) With Joe Pass A Sign of the Times (World Pacific, 1965) With Bud Shank California Dreamin' (World Pacific, 1966)Michelle (World Pacific, 1966)Bud Shank & the Sax Section (Pacific Jazz, 1966)Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies (World Pacific, 1967) As sideman With Bud Shank Girl in Love (World Pacific, 1966)


Rachel Flowers

Multi-talented instrumentalist and composer Rachel Flowers was born on December 21, 1993. Arriving 15 weeks premature, she lost her eyesight as an infant due to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). When Rachel was two years old, in order to discourage her from banging on their ancient piano with her toys, Rachel's mother showed her how to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Rachel picked it up immediately, and was soon working out for herself every song she heard. At the age of four Rachel became a student of the Southern California Conservatory of Music studying primarily with Richard Taesch, Grant Horrocks, and David Pinto. Along with her study of piano and music fundamentals, it was at SCCM that Rachel learned Braille Music Code and adaptive computer music applications. This is also where Rachel met her flute teacher, Toby Caplan-Stonefield. Rachel spent her school years playing flute in her middle school and high school bands, playing piano with The RPM Jazz Trio, and performing in a variety of music festivals and competitions. She brought home multiple ribbons, certificates, and awards as both a classical flutist and jazz pianist, and ended her high school career by receiving both the John Phillip Souza Band Award, and the Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for excellence in musicianship. Rachel is perhaps best known for her YouTube videos featuring her interpretations of the compositions of Emerson Lake and Palmer, performed as a solo artist on the piano and on the organ. At present Rachel is in the process of composing the original material which will form the basis of her musical career. Rachel's music is informed by her extensive musical background, with jazz, classical, and progressive rock music all playing a part in helping Rachel to forge a style that is uniquely her own. http://www.rachelflowersmusic.com/


Artis Ford

As far back as he can remember, Artis Ford has been intrigued by music. As a kid growing up in rural southwest Michigan in the early 1960s he was like most boys his age, obsessed with sports. Music, which would later become a lifelong passion for him, was nonexistent in his mind despite encouragement from his mom who paid for a handful of piano lessons for him when he was eight years old. His dad was the local schools gym coach and football, basketball, and Little League easily won out over the ivory keys of the Ford familys piano. Then everything changed - as was the case for millions of other American kids across the nation - when The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1963. When I was 12, I started playing guitar, Artis says, and I quickly realized that it was a very difficult instrument to master. Artis Ford had been introduced to music though long before through the powerful sounds and emotional rhythms of his church upbringing. A deeply religious family, Artis and his brother were sent to Pine Forge Academy, a co-educational Seventh-day Adventist school in Pottstown, PA for two years, an experience which helped shape the young teens identity. In those days they still called Pine Forge an all-colored school and we were kind of sheltered from all the racial issues that were going on in the world. Artis recalls, The school was isolated in the middle of a forest surrounded on three sides by mountains. It was five miles from Pottstown at the end of a winding road. At 16, Artis and his brother were then sent to Kingsway College in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada for four years where he taught himself the baritone horn in order to play in the freshman band. He still draws upon that skill today when arranging charts for horn sections. He was also part of a touring vocal quartet with whom he traveled much of eastern Canada performing at churches, radio stations, and other venues. But it was when Artis was 18 that he began playing piano and finally finding his true calling. At 19, he fronted a 15-piece big band for whom he arranged the parts for the horn and violin sections. Since then, as a performing musician, Artis has opened for major acts, cruised the Caribbean for several years for the Princess Crusie Line, and spent 12 years in Las Vegas playing at many of its famous casinos. He now resides in the small seaside town of Oxnard, California where he is well-known in most if not all of western Ventura Countys numerous music venues. When I look back at my life, Artis says, I can now see how important music has been in my life whether it was the Moonlight Sonata, I Want to Hold Your Hand, or my own compositions. http://www.artisford.com/index/index.html#contact


Mike Fortunato

trumpeter Mike Fortunato, a native of Southern California, has been a professional trumpeter and educator in in the greater Los Angeles area for over a decade, with a prestigious private teaching studio based in Thousand Oaks, CA. He teaches musicians of all ages and many of his pupils have gone on to pursue successful musical careers of their own. As a performer he has been active in the LA studios ranging from independent music projects with producer Peter Case, films, and session work at Capitol Records in Hollywood. Known as a crossover player, he is equally comfortable as a jazz soloist, sitting in the lead chair with LA’s big bands, and playing in the section of a symphony orchestra. His performance career has taken him around the globe and across the United States, performing in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, and Copley Music Hall with the San Diego Symphony. He is widely used in local schools as a clinician, a guest artist, and also works regularly at the Idyllwild Arts Academy. He received his degree in 2003 from the Jacob's School of Music at Indiana University. His prominent trumpet teachers include, Marie Speziale, Charles Daval, Joey Tartell, Pat Harbison, Charley Davis and Bobby Shew. www.mikefortunatomusic.com


Jim Fox

Guitarist, composer, a graduate of the Berklee College of Music (Cum Laude, Distinguished Performance Faculty Award), has toured the world and recorded with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Jr., Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, Debby Boone, Rod Stewart, Michael Feinstein, Kenny Rankin, David Benoit, Laurendo Almeida, Steve Lawrence, Gordon Lightfoot, James Darren, The Temptations, Bill Conti and with symphonies including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, symphony orchestras of most major U.S. cities, Woody Herman, Henry Mancini and Percy Faith Orchestras. Fox has performed for the last six U.S. Presidents, His Serene Highness Prince Ranier of Monaco, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of York, The Duke of Windsor Edward VII, Princess Caroline of Sweden, and other heads of state. A partial list of TV and film work includes La Bamba, Beaches, The Presidio, Tap, Raising Helen, What Women Want, Shes So Lovely, The Heidi Chronicles, Cheers, Wings, Cant Hurry Love, Caroline In The City, Married With Children, The Tonight Show, TV and radio commercials. Fox can be heard playing jazz with such artists as The Flying Pisanos, Bob Bain, Chuck Berghofer, Bob Sheppard, Ray Pizzi, Kenny Davern, Dan Higgins, Bill Watrus, Gary Foster, and festivals such as Monterey Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Kool Jazz Festival, Santa Barbara Jazz Festival, California Cool Jazz Festival, Stockholm, Montreaux, Pori Finland, French Riviera, Istambul, San Sebastian, many other European festivals, Ventura Music Under The Stars and Oak Leaf Festival. Jims regular participation in John Pisanos Guitar Night has been a source of pride and pleasure, performing with fine guitarists Dan Sawyer, Herb Ellis, Barry Zweig, Ron Anthony, Jon Kurnick, John Chiodini, Pat Kelley, Mitch Holder Teaching credits include instruction for the Eastman School of Music Summer Music Monterey program, California Lutheran University, Berklee College of Music Clinics, Windward School, and the Dick Grove School and Fox has been an artist/consultant for Heritage Guitars, Fender Musical Instruments, Yamaha Musical Instruments, Carruthers Guitars, Groove Tube Electronics and Polytone Musical Instruments. http://www.jimfoxguitar.com/home.html


Del Franklin

Sax and vocals A prolific songwriter, Del's songs can be heard in the movies MARTHA, INC (Lifetime movie based on the life of Martha Stewart) and WALKOUT (HBO movie by Edward James Olmos about the LA area High School students' demand for equal treatment). He was one of a few musicians invited to play at the Oprah Winfrey's LEGENDS WEEKEND at the Bacara Hotel and Resort in Santa Barbara.
Del Franklin's talent and personality were instrumental in helping open the doors for many minorities who followed in his footsteps as part of the "East Side West Coast Sound" (watch for the upcoming TV special about Producer Eddie Davis and the history of the East Side West Coast Sound). Del made history by being one of the first Black artists to be featured in TV shows like Shindig with his groups, THE MIXTURES and PHIL & DEL, performing with other great artists: Barry White, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls and the Beach Boys. Del's recent CD releases are "A TOUCH OF SWEETNESS" and "SIMPLY CHRISTMAS" both available on ITUNES, NAPSTER, E-TUNES AND GROUPIE MUSIC. He is currently working on a new CD covering some of the popular "standards". www.myspace.com/delfranklin blksax@aol.com http://www.delfranklinmusic.com/www.delfranklinmusic.com_Co.html www.facebook.com/delfranklin


David Garfield

is an American keyboardist, songwriter, and producer. David Garfield performs in the Los Angeles music scene. He has recorded with Smokey Robinson, Cher, Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, Spinal Tap, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, Eros Ramazzotti, and The Rippingtons. He has performed with Freddie Hubbard, Boz Scaggs, Oleta Adams, Brenda Russell, Natalie Cole, and Michael Bolton. Garfield is a founding member of “Karizma” and “Los Lobotomys”. David’s production and arrangement of “Let’s Stay Together” featuring Michael McDonald, Don Henley, Richard Marx, Bill Champlin and David Pack from his CD “Tribute to Jeff” made the top ten radio worldwide. David Garfield has had the same mission statement since moving from his hometown of St. Louis to Los Angeles as a teenager in the early 1970s: “I make music”. During his career—and often at the same time—he has been a songwriter, producer, bandleader (of Los Angeles based contemporary world jazz collective Karizma), arranger, recording artist, record label owner (Creatchy Records), session and touring musician, musical director and composer of various commissioned themes for global organizations. In addition to composing and performing music for Perfect Harmony, the latest 3-CD project for Karizma, he has written several songs with Motown legend Smokey Robinson, including “One Like You,” which George Benson recorded on his 2009 album Songs & Stories. Garfield, who has been from time to time Benson’s musical director since 1986 (including his current run which began in 2006), also arranged and produced and performed on Benson’s most recent release Guitar Man. Garfield produced I Play The Piano, a DVD/Blu-Ray of Terry Trotter playing solo piano for AIX Media. Garfield has been commissioned to write and produce theme songs and musical projects for several international organizations, including the composition and CD: “Pool of Friendship” for the European Aquatics Federation LEN (League of European Nations) the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and “Deep Within Each Man” (co-written with Phil Perry) for the Shorinji Kempo World Karate Foundation. As the owner of the independent label Creatchy Records, Garfield has produced numerous solo recordings and projects for many other artists. His first international release on Creatchy, 1997's Tribute To Jeff, was dedicated to the late drummer Jeff Porcaro (a longtime friend) and featured contributions by Don Henley, Eddie Van Halen, Michael McDonald, Richard Marx and many others. Garfield followed its Top Ten chart success with his subsequent releases I Am The Cat… Man, and Giving Back, the latter of which enjoyed regular airplay throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia. He also re-released on Creatchy several collections from earlier in his career, including L.A. Keyboard Project, Recollections, and Seasons of Change. Featuring many of Los Angeles' top session and touring musicians, Karizma’s discography on Creatchy includes Dream Come True, Cuba, All The Way Live, (Forever in the) Arms of Love, Document, and Lost and Found. The other projects he has helmed for Creatchy include albums by guitarists Michael Landau and Michael O’Neill, saxophonists Brandon Fields and Larry Klimas and, most recently, former Toto bassist Mike Porcaro. Another Creatchy release, Los Lobotomys, is a collaboration with prominent members of the pop/rock band Toto, with whom Garfield has collaborated with many times throughout the years. Garfield also frequently does free-lance keyboard and production work for established and up and coming artists from across the U.S. and throughout the world. In addition to his work with George Benson, Garfield continues ongoing musical relationships with numerous musicians, including Boz Scaggs and Natalie Cole. Over the years, he has recorded with Cher, Spinal Tap, The Rippingtons, Ratt, Larry Carlton, and Smokey Robinson produced for Oleta Adams and Flora Purim and has performed live with Michael Bolton, The Blues Brothers, Brenda Russell and Rick Braun, among others. Early in 2012, he was presented with the Hall of Fame Award from the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta Garfield has performed at the Indonesia event several times, most recently with saxophonist Gerald Albright and vocalist Alex Ligertwood. The same trio of musicians later performed at the Blue Note in Tokyo. At the same time as he was performing his first gigs with Karizma in the mid-1970s, Garfield began working with jazz talents such as Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, and Tom Scott. After establishing himself on the L.A. jazz scene, the keyboardist became a key part of the city’s vast studio world during its heyday. These experiences ultimately led to composing opportunities for TV, film and commercials for such companies as NBC, Disney, Nippon Television, and RTL Germany. During the 1980s, Garfield arranged and produced many Japanese artists and went on to produce his own projects for release in Japan. Reflecting on his diverse career, Garfield says, “It’s creatively invigorating to have the opportunity to do so many interesting musical projects, to see so many amazing places throughout the world, and to work with some of the greatest musicians both in L.A. and overseas. I feel as though I am always learning from the artists and musicians I work with, not simply on a musical level, but also benefiting from their wealth of stories and life and career experiences. There are always unexpected thrills along the way, from opening with his band for Sergio Mendes or Jason Mraz to recording in a studio next to Paul McCartney or Alice in Chains and having the opportunity to meet and get to know them. I love being involved in so many different aspects of music and the feeling that I truly never know what’s coming up next”. [1] DiscographyDavid Garfield 1992: Seasons of Change1998: I Am The Cat... Man (David Garfield and The Cats)2003: Giving Back2018: Jazz Outside The Box2018: Jammin' Outside The BoxDavid Garfield and Friends 1988: Music from Riding Bean1989: L.A. Keyboard Project1991: Recollections1997: Tribute to Jeff2005: The State of ThingsKarizma 1983: Dream Come True1986: Cuba1987: All The Way Live (Revisited)1989: (Forever In The) Arms of Love2000: Document2001: Lost and Found2012: Perfect Harmony [3CD set]Los Lobotomys (with Steve Lukather) 1989: Los Lobotomys1994: Candyman2004: The Official Bootleg (Live)Brandon Fields 1989: Other PlacesSteve Tavaglione 1989: Blue TavMichael O'Neill 1989: True LoveMichael Landau 1990: Tales from The BulgeLarry Klimas 1999: Retro-Spec(t)Pauline Wilson 2001: TributePotato Salad (with Lenny Castro and Larry Klimas) 2004: Potato SaladMike Porcaro 2011: Brotherly Love [2CD set]Jeff Baxter/Teddy Castellucci/James Harrah/Buzzy Feiten 1988: Guitar Workshop In L.A.David Garfield with Alex Ligertwood 1995: Metro (Alex Ligertwood's solo EP)1997: Tribute to Jeff (Revisited) (Ligertwood sings on bonus track)2003: Giving Back (Ligertwood sings on 5 tracks)DVDs1994: In Concert (Steve Lukather & Los Lobotomys) Inak Records2002: The Latin Jazz Trio (The Latin Jazz Trio) AIX Records2003: The Retro Jazz Quintet (David Garfield) AIX Records2005: Live At Montreux 1986 (George Benson) Eagle Vision Records http://www.creatchy.com/


Matt Germaine

Baritone Saxophone, maintains a busy schedule of musical commitments. He has performed with the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra and is a first call performer with the Dean Mora Swing Orchestra as well as playing woodwinds in numerous pit orchestras in the Southern California area. He has performed at such venerable venues as Lincoln Center, The Hollywood Bowl, The Alex Theater and the Casino Ballroom on Catalina Island. He has backed up some of music's greatest artists such as Tony Bennett, Cab Calloway, Celia Cruz, Diane Schuur, Michael Feinstein and the Mills Brothers. He received his undergraduate degree from Cal State Northridge in Saxophone Performance.


Stephen Geyer

(born Stephen George Geyer on November 21, 1950), a songwriter, moved to Los Angeles in 1972 after attending Towson State College (now Towson University), in Maryland, as an art major. Since coming to L.A., Stephen has made a name for himself as the writer of hit songs, popular TV themes, TV and film scripts, a non-fiction author, and studio and performance guitarist. He was born in Lima, Peru, and as the son of a CIA operative, spent most of his formative years overseas, including England where he began his professional musical career during the early Beatles years. In 1973, after having performed at the BMI showcase in the Capitol Records building in hopes of landing a recording and publishing deal, Stephen was referred by BMI V.P. Ron Anton to Mike Post, a rising star in TV scoring and record production. A twenty year musical collaboration ensued, yielding several TV theme songs, among the most notable, Drive and Back To Back for Hardcastle & McCormick, My Opionation for Blossom and, perhaps most notably of all, Believe It Or Not for The Greatest American Hero, which rose to the #1 position on the Record World Chart and to the #2 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981. Additionally, Stephen has the distinction of being the original songwriter (music & lyrics) for all the original episodic songs (30 overall) recorded for The Greatest American Hero television show. He also has written other material for a variety of Stephen J. Cannell productions, including The A-Team, Riptide and Stingray. Geyer and Post also penned several songs for the Tommy Lee Jones movie, The River Rat, as well as a number of TV movies including Harvest (with Ron Howard) and The Ray Mancini Story. Joining forces with another noted composer, Charles Fox, Stephen wrote Together Through The Years, the theme for the variously named Valerie Harper series (i.e.The Hogan Family) as well as five songs for the soundtrack to the Scott Baio debut movie, Zapped. In 1990, Stephen was called upon to write and to supervise the songwriting staff of Steven Bochcos harshly critiqued Cop Rock television series, now considered something of a TV cult classic. Stephens guitar chops quickly evolved as he worked beside the cream of L.A.s session players on Mike Posts record and scoring dates, and soon he was being called upon for his guitar work and musical leadership in the studio and on the road, touring with a number of artists, including Jonathan Edwards, Herb Pedersen and Carole Bayer Sager. Other noted Geyer songs include, Hot Rod Hearts, co-written with Bill LaBounty (#3 Billboard hit by Robbie Dupree), Bloodline (title song of Glen Campbells #1 country album), Love Brought Us Here Tonight (gold album by Smokey Robinson), You Turn The Light On (#1 platinum album by Kenny Rogers), and Dreams (gold album by John Denver). Stephen has received several BMI awards for his songwriting, as well as an Emmy nomination for his song Dreams from an episode of the television show The Greatest American Hero. Not limited strictly to writing, Stephen also performed the lead vocal on the theme song for the 80's Disney television show "The Wuzzles". In addition to his work in music, Stephen has penned several scripts for television, including his work as staff-writer for the Mario Van Peebles series Sonny Spoon, and two scripts for the series Silk Stalkings. Three of his original film scripts have been sold and put into development, and he is currently working on a fourth. Session/Concert Guitarist: working with some of the greatest musicians on the planet since '72, including: Larry Carlton, Jim Gordon, Lee Sklar, Tom Scott, Tommy Tedesco, Joe Osborne, Russ Kunkel, Mike Melvoin, Jeff Elliot, David Lindley, Robben Ford, Hal Blaine, Michael Lang, Herb Pedersen, David Jackson, Albert Lee, Teresa Russell, and of course, Clarke! And a CD, "Harlequin Wind", available on iTunes. www.myspace.com/stephengeorgegeyer


Cary Ginell

Cary is band director and flute/piccolo player with Sedalia Ragtime Orchestra. He is a veteran radio broadcaster, folklorist, and author of ten books on American music. Cary has annotated dozens of albums for labels such as Naxos, Living Era, Texas Rose, Rambler, Bear Family, Rhino, Revenant, and Origin Jazz Library. He has been honored five times by the ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) with awards for "Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research" for his books, "Milton Brown & the Founding of Western Swing" (University of Illinois Press, 1994), "Discography of Western Swing & Hot String Bands" (Greenwood Press, 2001), "Good Vibes" (Scarecrow Press, 2003) (an autobiography of jazz musician Terry Gibbs), "Old Shep: The Recordings of Red Foley" (Bear Family Records), and "Hot Jazz for Sale: Hollywood's Jazz Man Record Shop" (Lulu.com) The Gibbs biography also won the prestigious ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for music journalism in December 2004. Cary was also the associate producer and annotator for the Grammy-nominated anthology "Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom - 1950-1970" (Rhino Records, 2001). A longtime supporter of public radio, Cary produced specials for NPR's "Jazz Profiles" on Terry Gibbs and flutist Herbie Mann. His most recent book is "The Herbie Mann Picto-Discography," which can be purchased at Lulu.com. Cary works as a theatre and concert reviewer for The Acorn Newspapers and writes his own blog on theater arts, VC On Stage. Cary holds a master's degree in Folklore from UCLA.


Gordon Goodwyn

Even for a successful composer and arranger in Hollywood, Gordons numbers are impressive: A 2006 Grammy Award for his Instrumental Arrangement of Incredits from the Pixar film The Incredibles, three Emmy Awards, and eight Grammy nominations. Heres another impressive number to add to the list: Eighteen. As in the number of musicians in Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band, one of the most exciting large jazz ensembles on the planet. Populated by L.A.s finest players, the Big Phat Band takes the big band tradition into the new millennium with a contemporary, highly original sound featuring Gordons witty, intricate, and hard-swinging compositions in a veritable grab bag of styles: swing, Latin, blues, classical, rock and even an homage to Looney Tunes. And theyre all captured on four critically-acclaimed CDs. A steady, persistent audio diet of the giants of jazz, pop, rock and funk has nourished Gordos being since childhood. Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Tower of Power-among many others-filled the well for the music Gordo makes with his band today. Music which is, like that of those other bands, nothing less than astonishing when its experienced live. Gordons ability to combine jazz excellence with any musical style makes his writing appealing to fans across the spectrum. Thats why both beboppers and headbangers dig Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band. Established in 2000, the Big Phat Bands debut recording Swingin For The Fences (Silverline Records) featured guests such as Arturo Sandoval, Eddie Daniels and made history as the first commercially available DVD audio title ever released and the first DVD audio title to receive two Grammy nominations. The bands second album XXL (Silverline Records) was released on DVD-Audio and compact disc in 2003, charting its first week. XXL garnered three Grammy nominations for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Instrumental Composition (Hunting Wabbits) and Best Instrumental Arrangement with Vocals (Comes Love with Brian McKnight and Take 6), while winning the Surround Sound Award for Best Made for Surround Sound Title. The list of guest artists matched the high quality of the first release and featured, among others, Johnny Mathis and the incomparable Michael Brecker. The Big Phat Bands third album, The Phat Pack (immergent Records) with guest stars Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn, Eddie Daniels and Take 6 got one Grammy nomination and spent 31 weeks on the Billboard jazz charts. Gordon has built a larger-than-life reputation for his composing, arranging, and playing skills keyboards and woodwinds-throughout the music industry. Ray Charles, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, Toni Braxton, John Williams, Natalie Cole, David Foster, Sarah Vaughn, Mel Torme, Brian McKnight and Quincy Jones are just a few of the artists with whom he has written for, recorded and performed. Gordon has conducted world-renowned symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Dallas, Utah, Seattle, Toronto and London. Gordons cinematic scoring and orchestration craft can be heard on such films as Get Smart," Glory Road, "National Treasure," The Incredibles, Remember The Titans, Armageddon, The Majestic, Con Air, Gone In 60 Seconds, Enemy of the State, Star Trek Nemesis and even the classic cult film Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes. Gordons soundtrack to Bah HumDuck! - a wacky Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck riff on the classic A Christmas Carol - features the Big Phat Bands patented sound. The Big Phat Band provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big band jazz...a combination of crisp accuracy and fiery soloing. Don Heckman, L.A. Times Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band, an 18-piece jazz ensemble, celebrates and personifies the best of the big band tradition with a very contemporary and original sound. Through the writing genius of Gordon Goodwin, SRO audiences have enjoyed one of the most craftsman-like hard swinging large jazz ensembles comprised of L.A.s finest musicians. Gordons witty and insightful arrangements propel the listener on a journey through a myriad of styles: latin, blues, swing, classical, hard-hitting jazz, and even an homage to Looney Tunes ! With two Grammy nominated albums out and The Phat Pack currently hitting the charts, here are some of the bands most recent accomplishments: XXL released on DVD-Audio and compact disc on September 23, 2003, charting its first week. Received three Grammy nominations. The Big Phat Band's debut album "Swingin' For The Fences" was the first commercially available DVD audio title ever released. "Swingin' For The Fences" was the first DVD audio title to receive Grammy nominations. Gordon Goodwin is a three-time Emmy Award winner a five-time Grammy nominee, and recent winner of a 48th annual Grammy award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for his arrangement of The Incredits from Pixars The Incredibles. Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band made their Hollywood Bowl debut in June 2005 as headliners in the Playboy Jazz Festival. The Big Phat Band made its debut appearance on national TV on NBC's "The Other Half," hosted by Dick Clark. Swingin' For The Fences" secured a prestigious spot on Air Force One's onboard entertainment system. The Big Phat Band has garnered excellent critical reviews and praise for its many appearances nationally and in the Los Angeles area. Members of the Big Phat Band have performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Madonna, Celine Dion, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross, Supertramp, Patti Austin, Brian Setzer, Paul Anka, and can be heard on many Motion Picture soundtracks including The Incredibles, Coach Carter, Sideways, "The Majestic," "Analyze This," "Remember The Titans," "Gone in Sixty Seconds, "Armageddon," "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective," "Enemy of the State" and many more. Members of the Big Phat Band have distinguished themselves as recording artists and soloists in the jazz field, including Eric Marienthal, Wayne Bergeron (also a Grammy nominee), Andy Martin, Bob Summers, Luis Conte, Bernie Dresel, and Grant Geissman. www.gordongoodwin.com

Joe Gray
Joe Gray is bandleader and manager of Late Nite Big Band and Late Nite Small Big Band. He has performed with Ladd McIntosh, Blue Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Nat Pierce, Phil Gray, Hollywood Horns, The Vic Asher Band, Smoothwater, Mom’s Apple Pie and many other Los Angeles’ Big Bands for the past 26 years and has done studio work.

Groovin Easy

is an 18 piece ensemble comprised of a diverse group of professional musicians, some of whom are now retired and having a great time playing big band jazz, many are full teachers of music and working musicians playing through out Southern California. sax: Tom Romero, Tom Stipulkowski, Patrick Ingram, Claire Curry, Ed Etayo, trumpet: Don Isley, Dick Goldsmith, Jim Bailey, Raef Hernandez, trombone: Alan Walker, David Preidmore, Dave Marks, Evelyn Stevens, keys: Jimmy Calire, vocals: Halcyon Hamel, guitar: Bert Guttierrez, bass: Gary Lenk, drums: Larry Perpoli Founding Band Director Sam Arouesty Artists We Also Like - Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller Influences - music of the 40s, 50s and 60s Band Interests - Performing live for dance halls, corporate events, private celebrations, weddings, birthday parties, anniversary parties. . . http://www.facebook.com/pages/Groovin-Easy-Swing-Band/127187227395255?sk=wall

Lola Haag
Entertainer Voted 2015-2016 Best Jazz Artist in Ventura County by Ventura Music Awards Society! Entertainer Lola Haag is a Big Chair Records Recording artist with five best selling Jazz Albums to her credit. Her recordings have received worldwide acclaim and are being played in over 75 countries today. Her 2013 release Here I Go Again has received numerous positives reviews and continues to appear on the frequent rotation lists with Jazz Stations around the world. Jazz critic William Grother wrote in his review of Here I Go Again Her voice teases out your inner ear the murmur of a nightclub crowd, tickles your nose with the faint odor of smoke and whisky, and your foot begins to tap with a mind of its own. About Lola's 2014 release Heartbeats, William Grother also wrote, Lola manages to shift moods, tempos and depth here with a practiced polish that bespeaks a dedication to her art. The breath of her music and soulful sound of her voice make this album a treasure for any Jazz music collection. Lola's recordings are being played internationally with over 40,000 airplays to date. This number is increasing daily. Her 2015 CD is entitled Love Notes . Love Notes contains 14 beautiful standards such as Isn't It Romantic', The Very Thought Of You, When I Fall In Love, Just In Time and more. It has become a huge seller around the world.especially in Canada. Lola's 2016 CD Release is called Romantico and features 14 romantic Spanish Standards all sung in Spanish. This new CD contains many unforgettable and well loved Spanish songs that became huge hits in the USA such as Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes), Somos Novios (It's Impossible), Quien Sera (Sway), Besame Mucho, Perfidia, Amor La Sombra De Tu Amour (The Shadow Of Your Smile) and many more all sung in Spanish. Lola & The Back Beats recently headlined at the world famous Jazz Club Steamers in Fullerton, CA and was immediately asked back for a return engagement the following month. Terrence Love, the owner of Steamers, wrote Lola Haag is An Incredible Jazz Vocalist. She currently performs for Corporate Events like Dryers Ice Cream Co. and at the private Tower Club at the top of the financial tower in Oxnard, CA. She performs regularly at Clubs all over Southern California and has been doing it for several years. She knows how to work a crowd and she draws from her library of over 500 Blues, Pop and Jazz arrangements that can please any audience. She has headlined many of the top Jazz Clubs from New York to Los Angeles. She understands the art of entertaining like the great saloon singers of the past. Her live show is a blend of Blues, Jazz, Contemporary and the timeless classics. She can be sultry, romantic, sassy or classy. Critics have called her first-rateher show is reminiscent of the classy days of the nightclubs of a bygone era. (LA Times) Lola is a musical stylist. Each song she performs is bent and molded into something unique while still maintain the core of the original melody. Take a seat, order your martini, and dig Lola's vibe. (Jazz Club Magazine) http://www.lolahaag.com/

Matt Harris
Matt Harris graduated with a BM from the University of Miami and a MM from the Eastman School of Music. He moved to Los Angeles after touring, writing, and recording with jazz legends, Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich. Matt is co-director of Jazz Studies at California State University Northridge, and is a current faculty member at Yellowstone and Idyllwild Arts summer jazz camps. He is currently the VP for California Alliance for Jazz (CAJ) and is a National Panelist for Young Arts based in Miami. Matt is an active clinician, conductor and composer for high schools, colleges, and professional bands around the world. He has conducted the Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona, South Dakota, and Texas all state bands. He has been commissioned to write music from bands spanning the globe, including Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, China, Turkey, as well as numberous high schools and Universities in the United States. Matt has been a guest clinician for over 30 years with topics ranging from improvisation, rhythm section, piano, arranging, composition, business of music, and creative aspects of playing jazz. Matt has 6 CDs of original music including two trio CDs, Snap Crackle, and Bellavino Blues. Matts second big band CD, recorded by the HR German radio band in 2008,is available exclusively on this web site (digital download only). Matt has also written for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Metrapole Orchestra (Netherlands), Airmen of Note, Air Force Falcolnaires, Kluvers Big Band (Denmark), as well as high school and college bands throughout the country. He has arranged, orchestrated, and/or performed on numerous jingles, recordings, and live performances including Taco Bell, Home Depot, Jack in the Box, Ford, Schwab, Mariott, and many more. Matt has played with jazz legends including Bobby Shew, Lanny Morgan, Bob Sheppard, Bob McChesney, Howie Shear, Matt Finders, Rob Lockart, Carl Saunders, Chuck Findley, Tim Ries, Bob Summers, John Pisano, Gregg Bissonette, Dan Higgins to name a few. Matt played with drum legends Neal Peart, Chad Smith, Terry Bozzio, and Peter Erskine for the eleventh Buddy Rich tribute concert in New York sponsored by DW drum channel (2009). He also played with Jimmy Cobb and Joe Morello for DWs drum channel (2009). Matt has played piano and/or written music for some of todays top jazz vocalists including Karyn Allison, Jackie Allen, Diane Shure, Dena Derose, Rosana Eckert, Calbria Foti, Kevin Mahogany, Kurt Elling, Marie Carmen Koppel, and many others. Matt teamed up with long time friend and Maynard Ferguson alumnus, Tim Ries, (current saxophone for the Rolling Stones) arranging 12 Stones tunes for big band. The music was premiered in Denmark by the Kluvers big band and the Metropole big band from the Netherlands. Matt is the father to Emily and Madelyn and husband to Kim. He enjoys walking his dog,Curly, and loves to watch ice hockey! Contact information: mattharrismusic@me.com

Dan Higgins
Saxophone and woodwind recording artist DAN HIGGINS first distinguished himself as an outstanding saxophonist while attending University of North Texas. He played lead alto in the 1 o'clock lab band and can be heard on Lab 76 and Lab 77. He taught both saxophone and improvisation and was a member of the 1976 State Department tour to Russia. Dan also was a recent guest at the University of North Texas lecture series and played in the Alumni All-Star Reunion Band. Dan has worked with bands and jazz artists such as Phil Woods, Louis Bellson, Dave Grusin, Eddie Daniels, Tom Harrell, Gerry Mulligan, Stanley Clarke, Artura Sandoval and George Duke. As a member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band, Dan recorded two albums and toured Europe and Japan. He can be heard on jazz albums with Quincy Jones, Bill Watrous, Rosemary Clooney, Wayne Bergeron, Sammy Nestico, Gordon Goodwin's Phat Band, Diane Schurr and Pat Williams. Dan was a part of the Barbra Streisand New Year's Eve Concerts 1994 and 1999 and the following U.S. tours. As a Los Angeles based professional and a member of the "Jerry Hey Horn Section," Dan has recorded with such noted artists as Phil Collins, Jose Feliciano, Cher, Natalie Cole, Randy Newman, Babyface, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Kenny Loggins, Ringo Starr, Al Jarreau, Clint Black, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Queen Latifa, Roberta Flack, Michael Buble, Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker, Earth Wind and Fire, Patti Austin, Burt Bacharach, Frank Sinatra, and Bette Midler. When I Fall in Love, with Natalie Cole, produced by David Foster, features Dan on tenor sax. He is also a featured soloist on the Quincy Jones CD, Basie and Beyond, Gordon Goodwin's Swinging for the Fences and Wayne Bergeron's You Call this a Living. Dan's varied talents on all woodwinds make him a sought after session musician in the film, TV and record industry. Dan is the solo alto saxophone voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy from the TV series, The Simpsons. The Academy Awards, Emmys, Grammy Awards, Peoples Choice Awards and Espys are just a few of the live TV specials he has played. Dan has worked on over 400 motion picture scores and is a featured saxophone soloist in the scores: Catch Me If You Can, Ray, Sideways, Awakenings, The Notebook, Benny & Joon, What Women Wants, A Bug's Life, Mouse Hunt, White Palace, and Sleepless in Seattle. Other motion picture credits include: Chicago, Meet The Folkers, Polar Express, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, The Patriot, The Emperor's New Groove, Men of Honor, Toy Story, The Bodyguard, Seven Years in Tibet, Liar, Liar, A League of Their Own, City Slickers, Father of the Bride, Pretty Woman and Batman Forever. Such notable composers as John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Marc Shaiman, James Horner, Randy Newman, David Newman and Aaron Zigman call on Dan to play their film scores. Under the direction of John Williams Dan has been a guest soloist with noted orchestras such as the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic performing the John Williams piece Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra. This work was a featured part of the 2003 PBS TV series Evening at the Pops. Noted jazz club Steamers featured Dan with a night of jazz celebrating its 4th anniversary, hosted by the late famed DJ, Chuck Niles. Dan performed with the Quincy Jones Orchestra in the Bahamas for the gala opening of the Atlantis Resort Hotel. As a writer, Dan has many publications in the jazz and classical fields, including clarinet and saxophone duets, quartets and jazz etude books. Dan's ensemble for nine saxophones, Clown Garden, was performed at the 1999 International Saxophone Convention. http://www.danhiggins.net/index.html

Gregory Hillman
Gregory Hillman was born in Seattle on August 29, 1977 and remembers hearing the organ and trumpet sounds from a very early age at Seabold United Methodist Church on Bainbridge Island. Some studies have shown that exposure to sounds and music from an early age has aided in perfect pitch later in life. Gregory Hillman had plenty of exposure to music at this early age thanks to his parents and now has close to if not perfect pitch on command. Gregory Hillman was given a rich musical environment in the 1980s including a Hammond organ from his grandmother. This organ was the first keyboard like instrument played by Gregory Hillman during childhood. Around the age of five his parents took him to local piano lessons all of which he quit shortly after starting. Somewhere around 1989 Gregory Hillman studied exclusively under Lei Lani Montague. She also performed weekly as the organist for a Kingston Washington Church and various other events. Most piano teachers up to this point only taught basic scales and memorization through sight reading. Lei Lani also focused on the understanding of classical improvisation, contemporary and European tonal chording, as well as the fundamentals of building chops and all of the tonal scales. In many cases, early stage piano instruction consists of the replication of previously written music. This could include the replication of notes, time, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, and every other part of the piece. It is crucial when learning at a early stage and as a professional to teach basic dictation, composition, improvisation, and developing music with other artists. If you are looking for a piano teacher be sure they include this curriculum otherwise you may only improve as a playback device. Through public education music classes Gregory Hillman played instruments such as the clarinet, the electric guitar, the electric and acoustic bass, the timpani, and many other instruments. Suquamish Elementary was the first place attended where he was exposed to a variety of woodwinds and group music lessons. At home in the 1980s there was computer equipment that Hillman would use to program basic compositions as well as Hammond organs, Rowland keyboards, Martin guitars, and a variety of other instruments. The eighties were filled with a variety of great music ranging from some of Miles Daviss most sold music to George Bensons bright originals and standards. The continued development of electronic music in the 80s had a huge influence on the instruments and the sound of Jazz. On a dedicated basis starting in the 80s, Gregory listened to Jazz bands that took electronics to new levels such as Weather Report and John McLaughlin. Through public education music classes Gregory Hillman played instruments such as the clarinet, the electric guitar, the electric and acoustic bass, the timpani, and many other instruments. Suquamish Elementary was the first place offering group music lessons to Gregory. At home in the 1980s there was computer equipment that Hillman would use to program basic compositions. He would also practice on Hammond organs, Rowland keyboards, Martin guitars, and a variety of other instruments. The eighties were filled with a variety of great music ranging from some of Miles Daviss most sold music to George Bensons bright originals and standards. The continued development of electronic music in the 80s had a huge influence on the instruments and the sound of Jazz. On a dedicated basis starting in the 80s, Gregory listened to Jazz bands that took electronics to new levels such as Weather Report and John McLaughlin. Between the years of 1990 and 2000 Gregory Hillman was very involved with music education and performance. Starting in 1992 Greg was very active in the North Kitsap High School Jazz Choir and Jazz Band. He played piano for both classes and his class mates included Jazz vocalists Bub Pratt and Amy Shaw. He also played with Kyle Rowland on trumpet, and Kevin Blackwood on Drums in Poulsbo Washington before 1993. Most people would believe that playing with the High School Jazz Band before and after school would be enough but Greg formed small groups outside of school that would play at the local coffee shops, churches, and outside parks in the evenings and on weekends. Gregory Hillman left High School in 1993 to home school so that he would have more time to practice piano under the supervision of Lei Lani and share musical study with the students at the Multi Dimensional Educational Resource Center in Port Townsend. Even though he did not join the High School for standard classes he still participated in the Jazz Band and Choir. Greg taught other students how to play piano at the resource center and went on to compete in the Washington State Classical Piano competitions. In 1995 Gregory Hillman received a full ride scholarship after a brutal audition process at Olympic College in Bremerton Washington which would have been his last year at NKHS. He played in both the Jazz Band under Kent Curris and the Jazz Choir at the college. He received private instruction from Kent and played with Jazz Bands outside of the class including Dave Carsons Quintet Downbeat and various other small groups. David Carson and Kevin Blackwood still perform live together. Through Olympic College Gregory Hillman was able to join the Monterey Jazz Festival and play on the Cruise Boat leaving from Monterey California up to Canada. There he met and played with many other artists including Roy Hargrove, the founder of RH Factor. Gregory attended the University of Washington where he studied Jazz under Marc Seales and met other Jazz artists such as Victor Noriega, Eric Verlinde, and Tadd Morris. He studied music theory, dictation, transcription, African Ethnomusicology, performance, composition, and Jazz History. Outside of the University he played in touring groups such as "Third World County" at college parties, sororities, fraternities, other Greek events, as well as other college functions. Gregory graduated from the University of Washington in 2000 and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Music. From 2000-2010 Gregory Hillman has participated in and run a variety of both public and private live musical performances. Many of these performances can be seen on this site. In 2000 Gregory moved to California after performing with Third World County. He performed at local hotels and community centers for practice because he did not have a keyboard or a piano for almost a year. In 2001 Gregory created MARINAPALOOZA with others in Marina del Rey California. This festival is still around today and is experienced at a variety of harbors around the United States. In 2002 Greg began focusing on writing music to express the time and feeling in the Ventura County area. His sounds came from listening and performing with Jeff Elliott, Davey Miller, and other local Ventura artists. Gregory then formed Gregory Hillmans Band in 2003 which performed at public and private events all over the United States. Many of the top musicians in the area formed the band including Nim Sadot, Brad Dawson, Dave Zyre, Doug Shreeve, Zach Morris, Riz, and others. He performed live many times including a special performance in 2003 with Nim Sadot, Brad Dawson, and other artists at the Majestic Ventura Theater when he opened for the Neville Brothers. 2004 included many private events in Ojai, Baltimore Weddings, and California Art shows. Public performances with Bobby Campbell in Westlake at Ciscos were a weekly event for over four years. This bar burned shortly after Gregory Hillman, Bobby Campbell, Rod Weed, and Tim Conklin stopped performing their normal Thursday night rock covers from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Bobby and other artists are now performing there again. Gregory then performed live in Seattle many times at west coast weddings and other public venues including the Treehouse Lounge in Poulsbo, Washington. Hillman now performs with Blue City and his own band at clubs and lounges like Capelli Lounge in Westwood, Wine Lovers in Ventura, and Zoey's in Ventura. Through 2005-2009 Gregory has performed in many public venues and private events with musical artists like Matthew Gainsley, Patrick Clarke, and many other Jazz artists from St. John USVI to Seattle, Washington. One notable performance includes Gregory on live piano in his Hometown of Poulsbo Washington near Contractors Warehouse at The Treehouse Lounge in 2008. Notable previous performances: Bernadette's on Main March 13, 2003 7:00 PM Ventura, CA California Street Gallery April 11, 2003 7:00 PM Ventura, CA CaffroDiete April 19, 2003 7:00 PM Ventura, CA California Street Gallery April 29, 2003 7:45 PM Ventura, CA Bernadette's on Main May 3, 2003 7:00 PM Ventura, CA Club Nicholby's May 16, 2003 8:30 PM Ventura, CA Keynote Lounge May 31, 2003 9:00 PM Ventura, CA Fireworks @ Block of Catamaran July 4, 2003 3:00 PM Marina Del Rey, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre July 10, 2003 7:00 PM Ventura, CA Nicholby's Night Club July 11, 2003 8:30 PM Ventura, CA Zoey's August 7, 2003 7:30 PM Ventura, CA Zoey's August 21, 2003 7:30 PM Ventura, CA Mid-Summer Jazz Festival August 29, 2003 12:00 PM Los Angeles, CA MZ Buddha Lounge October 7, 2003 6:00 PM Agoura Hills, CA Beatrice Wood Studio October 11, 2003 1:00 PM Ojai, CA (Private Event) MOZ Buddha Lounge October 28, 2003 7:30 PM Agoura Hills, CA Zoey's November 1, 2003 7:30 PM Ventura, CA Nicholby's Night Club November 21, 2003 8:30 PM Ventura, CA Harmony Sweet January 24, 2004 7:00 PM Simi Valley, CA The Derby Hollywood January 27, 2004 8:00 PM Hollywood, CA AHC3 March 5, 2004 10:15 PM Agoura Hills, CA 99.1 FM Live Interview with Music March 19, 2004 8:00 PM Santa Clarita, CA The Gig March 21, 2004 8:00 PM Hollywood, CA California Street Gallery April 9, 2004 8:00 PM Ventura, CA California Street Gallery April 16, 2004 8:00 PM Ventura, CA M ...so many more! https://www.facebook.com/gregoryhillman

Mitch Holder
guitar Mitch has worked with many artists on record as well as doing many movies, TV and TV and radio commercial/jingles. Here is a list of just some of the artists and projects Mitch has worked on in his long career in the LA Studios: Records With Such Artists As: Barbra Striesand, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick (Ill Never Love This Way Again, Dj vu), Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes (Up Where We Belong ..1), Johnny Mathis, Stevie Nicks, Kilauea, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Barry Manilow (Copacabana and others), Marilyn McCoo, Stephen Bishop (It Might Be You), Bobby Blue Bland, Herb Alpert, Syreeta Wright, Dave Grusin, Lalo Schifrin, Nancy Wilson, Tom Jones, Juice Newton, Seals & Crofts, The Sylvers, Neil Sedaka, Brian Wilson, Jermaine Jackson, Donna Summer, Cher, Freda Payne, Lee Ritenour, Woody Herman, Leonard Cohen, Tom Scott, Leo Sayer, Lionel Richie (Stuck On You), Minnie Riperton, Patti La Belle, Billy Preston, Dean Martin, Hoops McCann Band, Sonny Criss, Hues Corp., Johnny Bristol, Shirley Bassey, Norman Connors, and many more.Mitch was a member of the Johnny Carson Tonight Show Band. Movie Soundtracks: Little Children, Kicking & Screaming,Somethings Gotta Give, Home On The Range, Catch Me If You Can, Space Cowboys (credited acoustic guitar solo), City Slickers II, Mrs Doubtfire, Hot Shots II, Mr. Saturday Night, Saturday Night Fever, Last Of The Mohicans, Urban Cowboy, The Muppet Movie, Heaven Can Wait, The Champ, Electric Horseman, Grease, Tootsie, On Golden Pond, A Soldier's Story, E.T., Soul Man, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, About Last Night, Nothing In Common, Pretty in Pink, Outrageous Fortune, Milagro Beanfield War, Clara's Heart, Tequila Sunrise, Lean On Me, Troop Beverly Hills, Karate Kid III, Glory, Triumph of the Spirit, Romancing The Stone, Vital Signs, Back To The Future II & III, Bird On A Wire, Quigley Down Under, The Freshman, Problem Child, Terms of Endearment, Roger Rabbit Cartoon, Opportunity Knocks, For The Boys, All I Want For Christmas, Stripes, Absence of Malice and many more Composers: John Williams, Dave Grusin, Clint Eastwood, Alan Silvestri, Lalo Schifrin, Michel Legrand, Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini, Mark Shaimen, John Barry, Tom Scott, David Newman, Hans Zimmer, Trevor Jones, Herbie Hancock, David Shire, Jeremy Lubbock, Lenny Niehaus, Patrice Rushen, Pat Williams, Sammy Nestico, Angelo Badalamenti, Ennio Morricone, Nelson Riddle, Peter Matz, Lee Holdridge, Basil Poledouris and many more. Mitch has taught at The University Of Southern California, Musicians Institute and presently holds an adjunct position at California Lutheran University. www.mitchholder.com

Dave Hunt
Drummer Dave, a native of Galveston Texas, has southern familial musical roots in the New Orleans area and brings that "voodoo" to the creative experience. His talents are well recognized and respected amongst the wide array of jazz drummers in the Los Angeles area. Dave majored in music at the University of North Texas and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Since moving to Los Angeles Dave has performed with a multitude of artists like Lola Falana, Engelbert Humperdinck, Ann Jillian, Kal David, Lainie Kazan, Rick James, Johnny Rivers, Robbin Ford, Rick Braun, Paul Young, Kenny James, John Hammond, Randy Jackson, Lyle Mays, Mark Johnson, Lou Pardini, Sam Riney, Chris Paige, Tommy Newsom and Billy Vera. Always in demand Dave has performed at multiple venues like the Houston Music Theater, Baked Potato, China Club and Monty's. Dave also has an impressive discography that he has collaborated on and been a solo artist. Some of these great recordings include Dallas Jazz Orchestra -Tuesday the Fifteenth, Don Randi -If It's All Night It's Alright, Kal David-Never a Dull Moment, Tommy Newsom-Friendly Fire, Armando Compean- Texas Brown Soul Zone, Elaine Webster-Let Me Love You, The Bruce Brothers Band- Little Hound Blues,Krystina Morgainne-Spellbound, Sam Riney-Rhonda Giannelli Quartet and RickJarrett- Kickin'lt. Dave Hunt has performed with Tata Vega who was a background singer for Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Madonna and was featured in the film "20 Feet From Stardom." He has performed with Angel City Big Band, Scott Yawger, John Balbuena, Ronald Warren Crowder, David Chamberlain, Charlie Zevon, Baba Elefante, Danny Young, Koji Ono, Daniel Weinstein, Steve Johnson, Robin Rader, Paul Weitz, Julie Sax, Domenic Genova, Dave Smith, Freddy Lopez, Leon Bisquera, Keefe Novoa, Rick Jarrett, Allan Walker, Greg Spaulding and Donna Deussen. https://www.facebook.com/david.hunt.12382 

Karl Hunter
Karl Hunter is an Southern California based multi-instrumentalist, Studio Musician, Clinician and Music Educator. He is best known for being the featured saxophone soloist with The contemporary, Platinum selling, Grammy nominated, swing band "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy", of which he has been a member for 18 years. He does clinics, gives private lessons, and does freelance work in addition to his album, tour, and concert appearances. While performing more then 2500 shows with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Karl has played in 49 of the 50 US states, (Wyoming will make the 50th) International shows have brought Karl to Japan, Australia, Poland, Germany,England, Switzerland, Scotland Austria, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Italy, Canada, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Mexico, Karl has played for four presidents, shared the stage with the likes of: Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Garth Brooks, Little Richard, Jonny Lang, Kenny Logins, Arturo Sandoval, Solomon Burke, and many others. Some of his television appearances include: Dancing with the Stars, Conan O'Brian, Jay Leno (7 times), Live with Regis and Kelly, ESPN Awards (house band 3 years), Carson Daly (house band) , Two heavily rotated videos on MTV, and most notably, the 1999 XXXIII NFL Super Bowl Half time Show. For nearly 20 years Karl and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy have trumpeted the cause of music education. While endorsees of the Selmer company, the band held a yearly High School contest. The winning schools each year were awarded clinics and concerts from Big Bad Voodoo Daddys horn section. As of early 2014, the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy horn section is happy to report their new relationship with Yamaha musical instruments and eager to continue to share their passion for music Education. Karl's playing has been described as intense, inventive, explosive, and on occasion, relentless. Karl Endorses Yamaha Saxophones,Theo Wayne mouthpieces, and Rico Reeds. http://www.karlhunter.com

Sally Jackels
Sally Jackels originally studied vocal jazz under the direction of renowned director, Roger Letson with the De Anza jazz singers in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was invited by Mr. Letson to sing with the award winning French/American jazz singers in his group Vocal Flight on their maiden tour through France performing in clubs in Paris, Merlette, Aix a Provence and culminating in the Crest Jazz Festival in Southern France. Letson, a conductor, musician and teacher, is the 6 time winner of the prestigious Downbeat Magazine award with Vocal Flight. They have toured both the US and Europe since 1991. She then sang for four years with Vocal Underground where she sang lead soprano in a six part jazz acapella group under the direction of noted director, composer and arranger, Greg Murai and performed on such diverse stages as The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California, opening for Dave Coz at the Paul Masson Winery in Saratoga, to competing in the Bay Areas Harmony Sweepstakes at San Franciscos Center for Performing Arts. Sally moved to Los Angeles, where she grew up, and was privileged to continue studying jazz solo voice and vocal improvisation with internationally known jazz vocalist Kevyn Lettau. Encouraged by Ms. Lettau, Sally was motivated to put forth a CD comprised of the standards she so loves singing. In February 2010, she re-connected with pianist extrodinaire Philippe Khoury from her Vocal Flight days, to record much of the CD in Lyon, France. Mr. Khoury produced the album bringing in an amazingly talented trio featuring Andy Baron from the UK on drums and Patrick Maron on bass also from France. Sally was thrilled to record a duet (included in the CD) with her friend and fellow jazz singer, Frederique Brun on Waters of March as well as team up with Mr. Christian Roy on saxophone and clarinet and Robinson Khoury on trombone. Also featured on the CD is Brazilian guitarist Roberto Montero of Los Angeles who lent his incredible musicianship to record two more songs with Sally for her project. Sally is currently singing in Ventura County, working toward the completion of her CD, and is always looking forward to where her singing adventures take her. www.sallyjackels.com sallyjackels@yahoo.com

Toni Jannotta
Influences:Lambert Hendricks & Ross Manhattan Transfer Bobby McFerrin Al Jarreau Annie Ross Jon Hendricks The Yellow Jackets Dave Grusin DISCOGRAPHY: Just Jazz / Aerie Records, Jazz at the Ranch / Aerie Records, Is It Magic? / Aerie Records AWARDS & GRANTS: City of Ventura Cultural Arts Fellowship Grant, Banff Center School of Fine Arts Scholarship, Musical Theatre, Music Connection's Top 100 Unsigned Bands, Best of the Weekend - L.A. Times, Calender Section I AM A MEMBER OF: The Recording Academy / NARAS I danced, I sang, I taught, I waitressed, I sold sandwiches. I did all that stuff you do when you cant do anything else but keep trying. And finally one day I said, "Jazz Or Bust." Now I am three CDs later and several trips to Europe and the U.K. It amazes me how lucky I have been to always have this form of music in my life. I have worked with and been inspired by talented and open minded musicians. Through their encouragement I started to write. Each one of these musicians has been like a teacher to me. I don't think they will ever know how much I appreciate them. I am on My Space to promote my 3rd CD, IS IT MAGIC? I wrote a lot of it. Please check it out. On this album Greg Gordon Smith plays piano and has arranged nearly all the music. Pablo Motta is on bass and arranged the Sting tune, "Fragile." Chris Wabich plays drums and suggested a 10/8 arrangement for "Take Five." And Scheila Gonzalez did everything else except sing, though she does that too on her many other projects. Oh yes, Pablo and I are the instrumentalists on the final tune, "Ruthie's Themes." I think thats all I can say for now. Browse around here and please feel free to check out my other sites, particularly my promoter at www.karigaffney.com my own site www.tonijannotta.com and CD Baby at www.cdbaby.com/cd/tonijannotta Thank you for dropping by! www.myspace.com/tonijannotta

The JazzJones
Influences - Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, SRV, George Benson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon myspace.com/thejazzjones.com Jazz Report Paul Tafoya - guitar Erick Maynard - sax Randy Jones - trumpet Blake Estrada - bass Steve Matzkin - drums www.jazzreport.net

Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist, who has been active since the early 1970s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Johnson started off as an upright bass player, but switched to the electric bass in his late teens. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, Johnson showed innovation and fluidity on the electric bass. He sessioned with a few jazz musicians before landing a job with Weather Report,[1] taking over for co-founding member Miroslav Vitous. His playing was featured on the Weather Report album Mysterious Traveller (1974) on the songs "Cucumber Slumber" and "Scarlet Woman". Johnson appeared on two more Weather Report albums Tale Spinnin' (1975) and Black Market (1976) before he left the band to work with drummer Billy Cobham.[1] During 1976-77 he recorded three solo albums as a band leader, for the Epic label, in a fusion-funk vein. Johnson was one of the first musicians to introduce the Chapman Stick to the public. In 1977 his knowledge of the instrument offered him a rehearsal with Genesis, who were looking for a replacement for guitarist Steve Hackett. Being more of a bassist than a guitarist, Johnson instead recommended his friend ex-Sweetbottom guitarist and fellow session musician Daryl Stuermer, who would go on to remain a member of Genesis's touring band until the 2007 reunion tour. Johnson was one of two bass players on Phil Collins's first solo album, Face Value, in 1981. In early 1982, Johnson joined Grateful Dead member Bob Weir's side project Bobby and the Midnites. He would reunite with Weir in 2000, playing bass in place of Phil Lesh on tour with The Other Ones. He has also performed fusion versions of Grateful Dead songs alongside Billy Cobham in the band Jazz Is Dead. In 1983, he performed on the hit title track from Jeffrey Osborne's Stay with Me Tonight album. He then played in the Latin/rock band Santana in 1985-1989. In 1996, Johnson played bass on tracks Dance on a Volcano and Fountain of Salmacis on Steve Hackett's Genesis Revisited album. Later in 1996, Johnson toured Europe and Japan with composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist James Beard, drummer Rodney Holmes, and guitarist David Gilmore. Since the fall of 2011 he has been working toward a music education degree at the Department of Music at California State University, Northridge. He has an extensive experience as a bass teacher and has conducted bass seminars and clinics in Germany, England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. He is currently an adjunct instructor at the University of Southern California. http://www.embamba.com

Ellen Johnson
Vocalist Ellen Johnson's devotion to music and the arts span a forty year range performing, recording and studying with many exceptional musicians including Charles McPherson, Louie Bellson, Bobby McFerrin, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Don Braden, Willie Pickens, Roy McCurdy, Billy Drummond, Cameron Brown, Rick Helzer, John Clayton, Gene Aitken, Hugh Martin, Marni Nixon, and George Shirley and many others. Described by Jazz Journal International Magazine as superior jazz singing by an artist of the highest quality, Ellen has three solo jazz CDs These Days, Chinchilla Serenade and Too Good To Title. These Days, called one of the best albums to be heard from a no-nonsense jazz singer (Downbeat) and a sophisticated and successful album that raises the standard of modern jazz singing by at least one notch (All About Jazz), features a duet with legendary vocalist Sheila Jordan. Johnson was recognized in 2006 by jazz journalist and producer, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, as one of the top three jazz vocalists, along with Dianne Reeves and Diana Krall. Ellen, known for her dedication to the vocal music of Charles Mingus, premiered Mingus and Beyond, in San Diego and as part of the Wahya Consort during the 2011 Ojai Music Festival activities. In the 1980s Ellen formed the company Vocal Visions Records promoting and producing jazz recordings and music instructional products, including her own educational publications, The Warm Up CD, Vocal Builders and You Sing Jazz. She has published lyrics to the Sonny Rollins well known composition, St. Thomas and three Charles Mingus compositions: Peggys Blue Skylight, Nostalgia In Times Square and Noddin Ya Head Blues. In 2002 Ellen received a best jazz composition award from Just Plain Folks out of 100,000 songs submitted for her original wordless composition Chinchilla Serenade. That same year she co-founded and became the president of the Jazz Vocal Coalition, the first jazz singers collective non-profit organization that provided promotion, education, support and social networking to jazz singers throughout the United States with chapters in Los Angeles, New York and Minnesota. Ellen has worked within the music industry as a publicist and promoter with jazz publicists, record labels and through her own company, Sound Visions Media, where she has gained visibility for artists, authors, businesses and non-profit organizations. Serving as the jazz editor for Singer and Musician Magazine she also promoted jazz singers through her written articles and interviews that included jazz luminaries like Nancy Wilson, Jon Hendricks and Andy Bey. She is currently working on a biography of the life of Sheila Jordan and writing recording reviews for various publications including JazzHistoryOnline.com. With a long history of writing poetry, Ellen has recorded her poems in the past in collaboration with music and was a guest poet during the Ojai Poetry Festival in 2009 premiering Voices and Visions. Her other professional ventures include recording for jingles, film scores, and other projects not to mention collaborating with the great songwriter, Hugh Martin, who wrote, Im at a loss for words to praise your voice. It deserves adjectives that havent been invented yet regarding its beauty of tone, range, and perfect intonation. She has been a featured soloist for many performances of Duke Ellingtons Sacred Concerts filling the shoes of soloist Alice Babs so well that even the late Stanley Dance commented how good her renditions were in comparison. Ellens versatility contributed to her winning a finalist slot in the American Traditions Vocal Competition where she performed jazz, musical theater and classical renditions of songs for a prestigious panel of judges that included Della Reese, Charles Strouse, William Warfield, George Shirley and others. Johnson, who has a Masters degree from San Diego State University in Vocal Performance, has been on the voice faculties of the University of San Diego, the Old Globe Theatres MFA program, California Polytechnic University Pomona and has given master classes in vocal jazz at the University of Southern California among many other colleges. She has been a panelist and guest speaker for music industry and vocal conferences that included a variety of industry professionals and artists such as: Alan Paul (Manhattan Transfer), Jon Hendricks, Mark Murphy, Kurt Elling, Don Braden, Kitty Margolis, Dr. Hans Von Leden, Derek Sivers, Jeffrey Weber and others. She was a keynote speaker on the Art Song of Duke Ellington and The Art Song of Jazz for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) international conferences, past president of the San Diego Chapter of NATS, and the California vocal jazz representative for the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE). Her research and studies on music healing, creativity and expressive arts therapy inspired her to complete training with Eric Maisel to become a Creativity Consultant and teach workshops on Using Vocal Improvisation To Encourage Creativity. She is currently working on a new project targeted around the creative process to be release sometime in 2012. The project, Form and formless, is a book and recording that will feature renowned guitarists Larry Koonse and John Stowell. Ellen is a member of BMI, Jazz Educators Network (JEN), National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), California Lawyers for the Arts, Creativity Coaching Association (CCA), and on the advisory board of the Ojai Valley Defense Fund (OVDF). She currently resides in Ojai, CA with her husband, producer and author Jeff Foster, their Belgian Shepherd dog, Halona and their Palomino horse, Mysty. She can be contacted at: ellen@ellenjohnson.net or www.ellenjohnson.net.

Walt Johnson
Walt Johnson was Frank Sinatra Jr's lead trumpet player and is based in Camarillo where he does various studio recording dates in Los Angeles. He is well known for his work with Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barry Manilow, Barbara Streisand, The Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, The Commodores, Wayne Newton, Johnny Mathis, Melissa Manchester, Tower of Power, Lionel Hampton, Louis Bellson, Mel Torme, Vic Damone, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Helen Reddy, Engelbert Humperdink, Julio Iglesia, Tony Bennett, Tony Orlando, Dolly Parton, Joe Walsh, Kenny Rogers, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Andy Williams, Bob Hope, Ann Margaret and others. Platinum and Gold Album recognition came from work with Lionel Ritchie for All Night Long, from Elvis Presley for Elvis in Concert and from Barry Manilow for I Should Love Again. Mr. Johnson can be heard on the sound tracks for these and other major motion pictures: Aladdin, River Wild, Ace Ventura, Rocky, Planes-Trains-Automobiles, Terms of Endearment, Star Trek, Star Wars, Close Encounters, 1941 and all of the Naked Gun pictures. He is in demand for television work as well and has lent his fine musicianship to these shows: The Academy Awards, Dallas, Knots Landing, Dynasty, Hotel, The A Team, Magnum P.I., Happy Days, Lavern and Shirley, Star Trek, McGyver, T.J. Hooker, Great American Hero, Marbelhead Manor, Perfect Strangers, Coach, Brothers, Homefront, Full House, Family Matters, Step My Step, Roseanne, Dear John and Golden Girls. Walt's career started in 1966 when, at the age of 19, he played lead trumpet for Si Zentner's Band. After a year on the road, he was drafted into the army, where he played principal trumpet in the 52nd Army Band at Fort Ord. Then Walt did a tour of duty in Vietnam where he was required to engage in combat as well as maintain a trumpet military occupation. Upon discharge, Walt began working in Las Vegas. At the age of 23 he took the position of lead trumpet for the Haig relief band. The musicians in this high quality orchestra were required to site read a new show each night! While in Vegas he was approached by the Elvis Presley organization to be Elvis' personal lead trumpeter. This was a prestigious position which he enjoyed until Elvis' death in August of 1977. In between Elvis concert tours he was asked to take the place of the late Bill Chase on the new Chase band. He recorded a fourth Chase album. centerstage.conn-selmer.com/artists/walt-johnson

Gregg Karukas
Grammy winning keyboardist/composer and Gregg Karukas is enjoying the rare accomplishment of 2 consecutive #1 hit songs from his stellar CD release "Soul Secrets". His current single, "Rio Drive" sits at top spot on the The Billboard and Smooth Jazz Top 20 charts which monitor the national airplay on radio and internet stations. It follows "Elegant Nights" which hit the top of the charts in January of this year. Gregg will bring his melodic grooves to the Catalina Jazztrax Festival for his 4th headline show on October 18 at noon. Organic, funky, and melodic is how Gregg describes his latest, long awaited 12th solo project, Soul Secrets. Gregg's elegant grand piano and tasteful grooves are everywhere, and this time around he digs into his roots and also features the classic Fender Rhodes, Wurlie, Minimoog and Hammond B3 keyboards he grew up. With guest appearances by friends Rick Braun, Euge Groove, Ricardo Silveira, Eric Valentine, Nate Phillips, Michael O'Neill, James Harrah, Adam Hawley, violinist Charlie Bisharat, Luis Conte, Shelby Flint, Ron Boustead and 22 year old rising sax star Vincent Ingala, Soul Secrets reveals Karukas as an artist who has refined his sound to be instantly recognizable while constantly exploring a wide range of styles and grooves. A prolific, genre-crossing veteran of Smooth Jazz, Brazilian, and R&B/Pop, Gregg won the Grammy in 2013 for producing, composing, playing all keyboards, arranging....and engineering the Echoes of Love CD, a collaboration with Omar Akram, which won Best New Age Album. Since his 2009 release "GK", Gregg has also been busy touring with guitarist Peter White and serving as musical director for the annual Dave Koz and Friends at Sea Smooth Jazz Cruises 2011-2013. After traveling the world with Koz and supporting all the artists onboard, Gregg made a deliberate career move in 2014 to focus more on his solo projects and finally found time to bring 14 new songs to life. With the recent Grammy award and several #1 hit songs to his credit, Karukas has more than fulfilled his childhood dreams having spent his early years close to the jukebox in his father's roadside tavern in Bowie, MD absorbing the hits of the sixties - from The Beatles to Motown. "I was inspired by the idea that you could touch people's emotions with melodic songs and lyrics that meant something." as Gregg puts it, "My favorite musical term is "Composer". Coming up, my role models were the great composer/keyboardists: Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Carole King, Leon Russell, Joni Mitchell, Joe Zawinul, and the recently departed George Duke." Gregg's 11 solo CDs have garnered consistently solid airplay and reviews and his musical versatility, easygoing nature and professional work ethic is what has kept him in demand as a musical director and keyboardist in the company of the top acts in the Smooth Jazz and R&B pop genres for decades, touring with Boney James, Peter White, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Melissa Manchester, Larry Carlton, Sergio Mendes, Brenda Russell, Jeffrey Osborne and featured with various Allstar groups in recent years. He has received multiple Best Keyboardist nominations at the Oasis and National Smooth Jazz Awards and his best-known radio hits, "Girl in the Red Dress" (#4) "Nightshift" (#1), and Jessy J.'s #1 hit "Tropical Rain" showcase Gregg's funky, melodic compositional style familiar to his fans. ......."Gregg Karukas music is the epitome of class and elegancehes got such a nuanced touch on the piano, and his compositions are always so satisfying. Add in a great ability to communicate live, and you have an all-around great talent." Dave Koz--- "People say my music sounds romantic and uplifting - and I look so happy on stage," Gregg says. "It's totally true. For me, the best music comes out of an inner feeling of either intense happiness or sadness. I always try to stay faithful to that original inspiration, because that is where the true 'sound of emotion' comes from." As a key player in the emergent LA Smooth Jazz scene, Gregg's late '80's bands and CD's included young undiscovered sax talents Dave Koz, Gary Meek and yes, Boney James, before his breakout Warner Brothers deal. His first major LA sessions were playing synthesizers and bass lines for Rockwell's Motown Gold Album "Somebody's Watching Me", then arranging and playing the theme songs to Disney's Ducktales and Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers. While doing lots of TV/Film music sessions, (Cheers, Stand and Deliver, Life Goes On, Mr. Wrong) Gregg kept developing his own original contemporary jazz catalog on the LA club scene and The Gregg Karukas Group became the house band for It's Garry Shandling's Show on Showtime. In 1986, Gregg hooked up with Russ Freeman and founded the Rippingtons. When Russ needed a signature, expressive EWI (wind synthesizer) sound for the genre defining Moonlighting CD, Gregg suggested Dave Koz and the rest is Smooth Jazz history. When Dave began his own Dave Koz and Friends at Sea Cruise in 2011, he asked Gregg to be Musical Director and together they established what has become one of the ultimate "destination concert" events. Gregg honed his multi-keyboard, synth programming, songwriting and album production skills in the studios and clubs of Washington, DC, paying dues thru the late -70's with Jazz/Fusion groups Tim Eyermann and East Coast Offering and Natural Bridge. His solo career began in LA with the Nightowl CD in 1987 and thru 11 CDs he has stayed true to his "no covers" policy. Gregg's uplifting attitude shows in his concerts, as he has emerged over the years as one of the genre's most dynamic and inspiring live performers since he took the stage in 1987 with the original Rippingtons at the very first Jazztrax Catalina Jazz Festival. Most recently, Gregg has taken his ever present smile and energetic, show around the world to Java Jazz in Jakarta, Manila and The Mallorca (Spain) Smooth jazz festival. Trivia: Gregg's very first LP session was for naturalist/author Euell Gibbons, adding background Moog Synthesizer textures along with Tim Eyermann's echoing woodwinds for Gibbons' readings of the work of Henry David Thoreau, a collector's item that can occasionally be found on eBay. More trivia: Gregg lost the tip of his right middle finger at age 12 and kept practicing piano with 4 fingers for the next 2 years until it healed enough to take the impact. Triviana: The only time the music of the Jazzmasters & Paul Hardcastle was performed live was a short US tour in 2009 featuring Gregg as keyboardist and Musical Director. Paul Hardcastle, who has never performed live, was not involved. Contact: Al Evers: 510-893-4705 alevers@a-train.com Radio Promotion: Bud Harner 818-788-9577 bud@chapmanmanagement.com

Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway has been described as "a musical chameleon" and "the most awesome jazz pianist quite possibly anywhere on earth". His discography runs to more than two hundred fifty albums. He's performed with everyone from Elvis to Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie to Yo Yo Ma, Joni Mitchell to Mancini and Quincy Jones to Michael Tilson Thomas. Kellaway is not only a major pianist, he is a composer of protean ability, writing in the jazz, classical and popular music fields, and scoring for films and television. His acclaimed "Cello Quartet" albums are described by some as "crossover", "chamber jazz", and by others as the beginning of "New Age" music. They were the first in an eclectic array of projects beginning in the 1960s. Roger's commissions include a ballet for George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet, orchestral pieces for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the New American Orchestra and a concerto, "Songs of Ascent," commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, conductor. (Roger later conducted the second performance with The Sapporo Symphony.) He wrote a variety of chamber works for Carnegie Hall performances and served as musical director for Stephane Grappellis 80th Birthday Tribute which included Yo Yo Mas first journey into Jazz. Later, Stephane, YoYo and Roger traveled to Paris together. Kellaway played piano on and wrote all the arrangements for their album Anything Goes. Kellaway was born in Waban Massachusetts, November 1, 1939. He fell in love with the piano at the age of 7 and began studying. By the time he was 12, and already listening equally to jazz and classical music, he decided that he wanted to spend his life in music. He attended Newton High School, at that time ranked the number 3 high school in the United States, studying college level music theory and playing double bass and percussion in the school orchestra, performing works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach. (Meanwhile, he was playing bass in an extracurricular jazz band.) From high school, he went on to the New England Conservatory where he studied piano, double bass, and composition. After two years at the conservatory he left to go on the road, playing bass. After two more, he settled in New York City and began freelancing on piano. By the age of 22, he was one of the busiest and most highly respected pianists in New York, playing record dates, jazz clubs, and working with singers such as Lena Horne. In the mid '60's Kellaway moved to Los Angeles to continue doing studio work, which soon included playing on, and then writing film scores. He became musical director for Bobby Darin, and in 1968 arranged and conducted Darin's album of songs from the film "Dr. Doolittle". Writing songs and arrangements for wonderful singers is a passion that sometimes expands into producing, as was the case for the Carmen McRae album, "I Am Music". The relationship had started with Roger's song "I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before", written especially for her, with a lyric by the legendary team Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Kellaways most prized television credit is, "Remembering You", the closing theme for "All in the Family". Composed in 1970, it is still being heard on TV around the world. He has also been honored with a Grammy award for his music on the album "Memos From Paradise" for Eddie Daniels. He has written (and conducted) twenty six film scores including Barbara Streisand's "A Star is Born for which he received an Academy Award nomination. In 1999 Roger was commissioned to compose the music for Londons West End production of Lenny starring Eddie Izzard and directed by Sir Peter Hall. In 2000 he was commissioned by the West German Radio to write a two hour show celebrating the 100th birthday of composer Kurt Weill. As well as arranging the show, he also performed as pianist and conductor. Later that year he began working as Musical Director with Kevin Spacey on the pre- production for his film, Beyond The Sea, dedicated to Bobby Darin and served as Musical Director, conductor and pianist for the Dec, 2004 13-city Beyond The Sea tour. In 2005 Roger conducted the world premiere of Sir Paul McCartneys Nova in Buenos Aires with The Youth Orchestra of the Americas. In 2007 he performed at and served as Musical director for Tribute To Oscar Peterson at Carnegie Hall and later toured with Tony Bennett as his Musical Director. 2008 began with the prestigious award Prix du Jazz Classique (the French Grammy) for The Roger Kellaway Trio "Heroes" (dedicated to Oscar Peterson). Later he worked with Van Morrison as Musical Director for a live performance recording (CD/DVD) at the Hollywood Bowl, November, 2008. 2009 found Roger working again with the Bergmans on Visions Of America, an orchestral, multimedia portrait of Democracy. He wrote the Photo-Symphony for renowned photographer and producer Joseph Sohm which premiered in Philadelphia with The Philly Pops, conducted by Peter Niro. Kellaway received the "Outstanding Alumni" Award from the New England Conservatory and played solo piano at Carnegies Zankel Hall to a sold out audience. The year ends with his orchestrating and conducting the music for Clint Eastwoods new film, INVICTUS. Kellaway continues performing in concerts across the U.S. and Europe, recording numerous new CDs, also writing for film, theatrical productions and commissioned works. He resides in Ojai, California with his wife (of 44 years) Jorjana. http://www.rogerkellaway.com/

Karl Keller
Jazz and Blues migrated from the underbelly of New Orleans to St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and the West Coast during the 1920s. Sax and the City updates the ecstasy and decadence of the Jazz Age, moving it forward to include your favorites from the 30s to today. Swing, Blues, R&B, smooth - we have it all! Sax and the City adds sophistication to your event or venue, matching your taste and budget as a trio, quartet or quintet. http://saxandthecity.org

Amy Keys
Amy Keys has toured with Leonard Cohen, Phil Collins, Herbie Hancock, Toto, kd lang, Joe Cocker, Kevin Spacey on his Beyond the Sea Tour, Michael Bolton, Johnny Hallyday…to mention only a few. Amy has sung backgrounds for numerous artists including: Ringo Starr, Barbara Streisand, Sting, Elton John, Toto, Stevie Wonder, OneRepublic, Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott, Janelle Monae, TessAnne Chin, Melissa Ethridge, Seal, Neil Young, Chaka Khan, Al Green, Queen Latifah, NeYo, Heart, Vince Gill, Gavin Degraw, Phil Vassar, Brad Paisley, Sarah Mclachlan, Tina Turner, Michael McDonald, Patti LaBelle, Brooks & Dunn, Mary J. Blige, Brian McKnight, Charice, Randy Newman, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Donna Summer, Toni Braxton, Wilson Phillips, Diana Ross, Tito Puente, Christopher Cross and many others. The Sony/Epic Label released a solo album with Amy entitled “Lover’s Intuition.” The title track appeared on the soundtrack of the movie “Tap” starring Gregory Hines. In addition to performing theme songs for many television shows, singing on innumerable commercials and films, she has performed a Command performance for President and Mrs. Obama (The White House Women Of Soul).

Alyse Korn

Alyse is a jazz pianist/keyboardist, composer, arranger and specializes in music education through the Suzuki method. She has performed with Jimmy McConnell Jazz Big Band, John Stephens Jazz Big Band, Joe Vento Jazz Big Band, Susie Hansen Latin Band, Bobby Matos Latin Jazz Band, Bob DeSena Latin Jazz Band, Tre-Dos Latin Jazz Band, Sonya Jason Quartet, Ingrid Jensen Jazz Quartet, Leslie Baker Jazz Trio, Katarina New Latin Jazz Band, Jennifer York Jazz Quartet, Marcos Lloya Latin Jazz Quintet, Jaimi Valle Latin Jazz Quintet and many others. She has toured North Africa, Canada, Europe, Japan, South America and United States. Her recording include Waldo Valenzuela, “The Light of the Sixth Sun” Latin-Jazz Album, 2012 and CalArts Jazz – Recorded original compositions at Capitol Records, “Refrigerator Blues” https://www.reverbnation.com/alysekorn

Robert Kyle

Saxophonist/Flutist/Composer Robert Kyle has become known for his unique warm sound, melodic style, and his ability to harmoniously cross musical borders. His lyricism and passion are evident in whatever situation he finds himself, and he is fluid in many styles including Jazz, Blues, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, R & B and Classical. His performance & recording credits include work with Gino Vannelli, Cee Lo Green, Natalie Cole, Michael McDonald, Johnny Mathis, Jason Mraz, Chaka Khan, Michael Bolton, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Kenny Loggins, Brenda Russell, Lou Rawls, Guinga, Chico Pinheiro, Seu Jorge, Googoosh, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Pharrell, Blake Shelton, Babyface, Della Reese, Francisco Aguabella, Pete Escovedo, Jessica Simpson, Al McKibbon, Billy Mitchell, Roy “Guitar” Gaines and many others. He's served as musical director for blues diva Linda Hopkins, Jazz Bliss Brazil & salsa artists Leslie Paula & Miguel Gutierrez. He's made over 50 tours to Europe and has performed at many of the biggest Jazz festivals, theaters and clubs in the world. He has played for the Academy awards, the Emmy awards, the Voice, The BET awards and many others. In 2018 Robert did MANY concerts & festival throughout the spring and summer as well many club dates & private events. He also produced the new cd "Project 88" for the great pianist/vocalist Betty Bryant slated for an early November release. He also recorded all of the sax, flute as well as arranged all of the horn section tracks for New Zealand based "Groove Express" latest release "Amsterdaam," which reached #1 on the Billboard's "Contemporary Jazz" charts and has been nominated in six categories for the 61st Grammy awards, including a "Best Improvised Jazz solo" nomination for Robert. In September, Robert was the featured artist at the prestigious Moss Theater for the concert "Bossa Nova 60th Anniversary Concert" also celebrating Sergio Mielenczenkos' 40th anniversary as host of "The Brazilian hour" radio show. In addition to being a very busy and in demand live & session musician, Robert performs regularly in the LA area with along list of groups, including the Tony Guerrero Quintet, Betty Bryant, Billy Mitchell, Heartbeat Brazil, Excursion, also leads several of his own groups and has released ten CD’s on his own “Dark Delishious Music” label available through his website www.robertkyle.com. His quartet plays a variety of instrumental music with a focus on Latin & Brazilian Jazz, and is regularly featured at clubs and festivals all over. His Brazilian trio plays a mix of classic as well as contemporary Samba, Bossa Nova & Brazilian Jazz, mixing vocal and instrumental music.

Kristen Lee

Kristin Lee has a style and repertoire that reflect her love of the American Standards from the 1920s through the 1950s and her favorite singers of the Big Band era. Latin music, Gypsy Jazz and International Hits add to her versatility, and whether she performs with her pianist, trio, or a larger band, the overall effect is a tasteful, enjoyable performance. Upbeat & sultry jazz, swing, lounge & ballroom music available for your special event, led by sweet vocals & any size band that you require. BIOGRAPHYKristin Lees parents listened to their pop music from the 40s & 50sNat King Cole, Julie London, Tijuana Brass, etcwhich gave her a taste for this older style of American music. Kristin fell in love with jazz by listening to KJAZZ. Passionate about music & singing, she trained with the great jazz singer, Julie Kelly. While touring Europe for three summers, her first CD was recorded in 2007 in France, with Philipe Gallet, Christian Matarazzi & Pierre Le Van. There she deepened her interest in vintage European music and Gypsy Jazz. Much of her repertoire is from The Great American Songbook, written by music history greats, such as Cole Porter, Peggy Lee, the Gershwins & Antonio Jobim.Kristin Lee has performed at the Festival de LEstaque in the south of France, the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ventura, La Cumbra Country Club in Santa Barbara & Limoneira in Santa Paula.http://www.reverbnation.com/kristinleejazzwww.myspace.com/kristinleejazz

Frederick Eugene John Lees(February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010)

Gene was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to Ojai, where he was a music critic and lyricist. He was editor of the jazz magazine Down Beat between 1959 and 1962. Lees wrote nearly one hundred liner notes for artists as diverse as Stan Getz, John Coltrane, George Barnes and Quincy Jones. His first novel And Sleep Until Noon was published in 1967. The second, Song Lake Summer, was published in 2008. Lees won the first of five ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards in 1978 for a series of articles published in High Fidelity about US music. Lees' famous monthly Jazzletter was established in 1981, and contains musical criticism by Lees and others. As a biographer, Lees has written about Oscar Peterson, the partnership of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Woody Herman, and has collaborated with Henry Mancini on Mancini's autobiography Did They Mention the Music? (1989). Lees wrote about racism in jazz music in Cats of Any Color: Jazz Black and White (1994) and on the effect of racism on the careers of Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson and Nat King Cole in You Can't Steal a Gift: Dizzy, Clark, Milt and Nat (2001). A memoir entitled Friends Along the Way: A Journey Through Jazz was published in 2003. His lyrics for Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Corcovado" (released as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"), have been recorded by such singers as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall. Lees also wrote the lyrics for Charles Aznavour's, "Paris Is at Her Best in May" and "Venice Blue", and Aznavour's 1965 Broadway concert, The World of Charles Aznavour. Lees contributed lyrics to "Bridges" by Milton Nascimento "Yesterday I Heard the Rain" by Armando Manzanero and Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby".



Fundi Legohn

Perform on French horn, percussion and keyboards. Have worked as a Bandleader, sideman, conductor and soloist. Have performed with Horace Tapscottand the Pan African Peoples Arkestra (1979-present). Have also worked with Billy Higgins, Henry the Skipper Franklin, Roberto Miranda, Leslie Drayton, CharlesOwens, Zack Douf, Ibrahim Camara, Lebo M., James Newton, Ndugu, et. al. Performed in and lectured in Vancouver, Hawaii, Germany, Bahamas, Mexico. Lecture topics include: High School Music Education, History of Jazz, African/African American History/culture. Performances are Jazz and World Musicoriented. Leader of the Smooth Jazz group eSmooth. OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL Performing Arts Director and department chair. The Oxnard High School Performing Arts program has been recognized by theGrammy Association as a Grammy Signature School in 2004. I have also been awarded Teacher ofthe Year on two occasions (96 and 2004). OXNARD COLLEGE Spring 2001 Spring 2008 Part time music instructor- Jazz Band OXNARD POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE Oxnard All City Band December 2005-Present Director Musicianat 2013 American Music AwardsMemberof Orchestra(Frenchhorn) for Superstar-Riannahs performance 25th ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING PROGRAMJanuary 2011Director of Youth ChoirOxnard, CA World Cup Soccer Game Pre Game ShowAugust 1994MusicianDirector: Radio City New YorkPerformed on the African Percussion stage NFC Championship Game-Rose BowlJanuary 1993StaffDirector: Radio City New YorkWorked with Dr. Art Bartner on the Michael Jackson halftime show at the . Los Angeles Olympics Festival BandJuly 1990Staff InstructorDirector: Dr. Art Bartner-U.S.C, Trojan Marching Band Director and Radio CityNew York A music instructor of the Olympic Band.Pink Pop Jazz TourAugust 1988Instructor/musicianDirector: Dr. Thom Mason-Director of Jazz Studies at the U.S.C.A Jazz and cultural exchange program to Ibbenburen, West Germany. Traveled with28 students, met other German students, rehearsed and performed in six (6)cities. This program became my audition to the Jazz Studies program at the U.S.C. YaminahL@ArtOfLegohn.com or http://www.artoflegohn.com/contact


Bruce Lett

A native of Evansville Indiana, Bruce attended North Texas State University and played in the famous 1 Oclock jazz band. While living in Texas, he recorded hundreds of jingles and industrial films for such clients as Budweiser, Coca-Cola and many others. Currently the jazz bass instructor at CSULB, Bruce has performed with such notable musicians as Ernie Watts, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Alphonse Mouzon, Billie Cobham, Nancy Wilson, Mose Allison, Bobbie Caldwell, Melissa Manchester, Jack Sheldon, The Bill Holman big band, and is currently touring with jazz vocalist Diane Schuur. He toured with Gerry Mulligan (California, 1987), Alphonse Mouzon (US & Europe, 1989-91), Nancy Wilson (1993-95), and Ernie Watts (1995-96). In 1989 he performed with Bill Holman as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival and with Terry Gibbs at the Playboy Jazz Festival the same year. He played the Cancun Jazz Festival with Tony Guerrero and Bette Midler's premiere of For the Boys in 1991. He has also performed with Sam Hirsh, Rich Eames, Jeff Hamilton, Doug Webb, Barry Zweig, Roy McCurdy, Bob Leatherbarrow, Dick Weller, Les McCann, Lanny Morgan, Brian Scanlon, Pete Christlieb, Gene Cipriano, Chuck Findley, Joe Porcaro, Emil Richards and many others. Bruce has been involved in commercials, television soundtracks and industrial films. He is an active studio musician recording for television series such as Moonlighting and Beverly Hills 90210. He has recorded theme and bumper music for Fox, After Breakfast, source music for the movie Dear God and for the TV mini series Titanic. Commercial credits include Ivory Soap, Quasar, Coca Cola, Sports Illustrated, Jack in the Box, Pepsi, Aloha Airlines, and more. His television soundtracks and Industrial films include American Airlines, Miller Beer, Navy Archives, US Marine Corps, California Radio Network, the PBS children's show, Wasted, and others.


Charles Levin

is a drummer, composer and bandleader, based in Ventura, Calif. who specializes in jazz, R&B, blues, Americana, Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. Charles has played drums since age 11 when he took his first private lessons in Roslyn, N.Y. with the late Johnny Blowers (Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Bunny Berigan, Frank Sinatra). Between 1975 and 1993, Charles played with numerous bands and artists, spanning a diverse array of styles. His performing credits include work with pianists Paul Nagel, Andy Ostwald and Smith Dobson IV tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin singer-songwriter Tony Gilkyson singers Madeline Eastman and Kitty Margolis guitarist Vernon Black bassists Stan Poplin, Carol Kaye, Chuck Sher and Zev Katz and percussionists Chalo Eduardo, Dennis Broughton, Jimi Fox and Michael Spiro. Charles has also performed with the Santa Cruz County Symphony, Monterey Symphony, UCSC Ensemble Nova and Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. He has appeared at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, and underneath the Space Needle at Seattles Bumpershoot Festival. Charles holds a BFA in classical percussion (1975) and MFA in jazz studies (2012) from California Institute of the Arts. His teachers have included John Bergamo, Kobla and Alfred Ladzekpo, Peter Erskine, Joe La Barbera and Aaron Serfaty. Charles worked as a journalist from 1993 to 2008, covering local government for daily newspapers and winning several awards for his reporting and writing. His byline as a jazz writer also appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Downbeat, Jazziz and the Monterey Jazz Festival program. Charles resumed his musical career in 2005. He currently leads the jazz ensemble Coda. He has also performed with singers Margie Nelson, Kevin Winard and Mike Prendergrast The Swizzle Sisters and jazz-bluegrass fiddler Lauren Donahue. He also plays in the big band program at Santa Barbara City College where he has performed with saxophonists Plas Johnson and Bob Mintzer. www.charleslevinmusic.com


Johnny Mandel

John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925 – June 29, 2020) is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. Among the musicians he has worked with are Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn. Mandel has composed, conducted and arranged the music for numerous movie sound tracks. His earliest credited contribution was to I Want to Live! in 1958, which was nominated for a Grammy. Mandel's most famous compositions include "Suicide Is Painless" (theme from the movie and TV series M*A*S*H), "Close Enough for Love", "Emily" and "A Time for Love" (nominated for an Academy Award). He has written numerous film scores, including the score of The Sandpiper. The love theme for that film, "The Shadow of Your Smile", which he co-wrote with Paul Francis Webster, won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1966. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School. In 1943 he played the trumpet with Joe Venuti, in 1944 with Billy Rogers and trombone in the bands of Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Georgie Auld and Chubby Jackson. In 1949 he accompanied the singer June Christy in the orchestra of Bob Cooper. From 1951 until 1953 he played and arranged music in Elliot Lawrence's orchestra, and in 1953 with Count Basie. Later he resided in Los Angeles, where he played the bass trumpet for Zoot Sims. A 1944 Band graduate of New York Military Academy, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, he wrote jazz compositions including "Not Really the Blues" for Woody Herman in 1949, "Hershey Bar" (1950) and "Pot Luck" (1953) for Stan Getz, "Straight Life" (1953) and "Low Life" (1956) for Count Basie, as well as "Tommyhawk" (1954) for Chet Baker. He performed an interpretation of Erik Satie's "Gnossiennes #4 and #5" on the piano for the 1979 film Being There. He won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) in 1981 for Quincy Jones's song Velas, and again in 1991 for Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", and one year later once more for Shirley Horn's album Here's to Life. In 2004, Mandel arranged Tony Bennett's album The Art of Romance. Bennett and Mandel had collaborated before on Bennett's The Movie Song Album (1966), for which Mandel arranged and conducted his songs "Emily" and "The Shadow of Your Smile", and was also the album's musical director. In 2018, Mandel received The Grammy Trustees Award, which is awarded by The Recording Academy to "individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording". Mandel received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in 1993. Mandel is a recipient of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award. Johnny Mandel, A Man and His Music, featuring The DIVA Jazz Orchestra and vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway was recorded live at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in May 2010, released by Arbors Records in March 2011. Discography 1953: Dance Session with Count Basie (Clef)1966: Quietly There, Bill Perkins Quintet (Riverside)1958: A Sure Thing: David Allen Sings Jerome Kern (Pacific Jazz)1983: The Shadow of Your Smile...Pinky Winters Sings Johnny Mandel...with Lou Levy (Cellar Door)1984: Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There (Fantasy)1993: A Time for Love...The Music of Johnny Mandel, Bill Watrous (GNP Crescendo)1994: Fred Hersh Plays Johnny Mandel: I Never Told You So (Varèse Sarabande)2011: Johnny Mandel, A Man and His Music, with The DIVA Jazz Orchestra and Ann Hampton Callaway (Arbors)2014: Quietly There, Harry Allen/Jan Lundgren Quartet (Stunt) Compositions "A Christmas Love Song" (lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman)"Close Enough for Love" (lyrics by Paul Williams)"Emily" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer)"Little Did I Dream" (lyrics by David Frishberg)"The Shadow of Your Smile" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster)"Suicide Is Painless" (lyrics by Mike Altman)"Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman)"A Time for Love" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster)"Where Do You Start?" (lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman)"You Are There" (lyrics by Dave Frishberg)"The Moon Song" (featured for the first time by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny in Beyond the Missouri Sky, 1997) Arrangements 1956: Hoagy Sings Carmichael by Hoagy Carmichael1960: Ring-a-Ding-Ding! by Frank Sinatra1966: "Emily" and "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Movie Song Album by Tony Bennett1975: "Mirrors" by Peggy Lee1981: "Velas" from The Dude by Quincy Jones1992: Here's to Life by Shirley Horn1992: The Christmas Album by Manhattan Transfer1995: Pearls by David Sanborn1999: When I Look in Your Eyes by Diana Krall2001: You're My Thrill by Shirley Horn2004: The Art of Romance by Tony Bennett2009: Love Is the Answer by Barbra Streisand Filmography Johnny Mandel composed and/or arranged music for the following motion pictures or television programs: 1958: I Want to Live!1960: The 3rd Voice1961: The Lawbreakers1963: Drums of Africa1964: The Americanization of Emily1965: The Sandpiper1965: Mister Roberts (TV series 1 episode)1966: Harper1966: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming1966: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series 2 episodes)1967: Point Blank1968: Pretty Poison1969: Heaven with a Gun1969: That Cold Day in the Park1969: Some Kind of a Nut1970: M*A*S*H1970: The Man Who Had Power Over Women1972: M*A*S*H (TV series 12 episodes)1972: Journey Through Rosebud1972: Molly and Lawless John1973: The Last Detail1973: Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams1974: W1975: Escape to Witch Mountain1976: Freaky Friday1976: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea1979: Agatha1979: Being There1979: The Baltimore Bullet1980: Too Close for Comfort (TV series 2 episodes)1980: Caddyshack1982: Deathtrap1982: Lookin' to Get Out1982: The Verdict1986: Amazing Stories (TV series 1 episode)1989: Brenda Starr


Bevan Manson

Composer/pianist Bevan Manson has received commissions from Sierra Chamber Music, French hornist Brian O'Connor, the San Francisco Symphony, First Night Boston, Chatter in Albuquerque, Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra violist Victoria Miskolczy. His Blue Bird, Blue Jay, for chorus and chamber orchestra (on texts by Emily Dickinson) was commissioned and presented by the Pacific Shores Philharmonic Foundation in 2016. Midnight Winds and the Occidental Woodwind Quintet have premiered and performed his woodwind quintet Switchbacko, respectively. Raphael's Music Notes (Cincinnati) had this to say of a recent recording of this quintet: "Manson’s writing is brilliant, inventive, witty but never self-consciously clever." Arco Voce featured his Piano Quartet on their concert series at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., to critical acclaim. The Washington Post called Bevan's Piano Quartet "powerfully polyrhythmic." Bevan's California Concertino for Flute and Chamber Orchestra was premiered in NYC by Katherine Fink of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and also performed by L.A. Chamber Orchestra flutist David Shostac with the Brentwood-Westwood Symphony. Regarding a recent recording with Sara Andon and the Hollywood Studio Symphony, Fanfare Magazine commented that it “spins out a lovely melodic line…it is clear American pastoralism at its best.” Bevan is a founding member of the international composers collective Improvisatory Minds, which presents concerts of classical chamber music informed by a jazz perspective. Music of Bevan Manson, a recording of his recent chamber music, including the flute concertino, works for solo clarinet, piano quartet, and string trio, was recently released on Albany Records. Jazz Improv Magazine described his CD, Mystic Mainstream, as “radical recasts of standards that demand your attention." He has arranged and conducted music for saxophonist Gary Smulyan at NYC's Blue Note, and is currently creating new jazz versions of several Sondheim songs for Manhattan Transfer vocalist Cheryl Bentyne. He has recorded on the Challenge, Iris, Brownstone, and GM labels. Bevan has performed with George Garzone, Cecil McBee, Darol Anger, Gunther Schuller, Bob Sheppard, Matt Wilson, Howard McGhee, Suzanne Pittson, Ron Jones L.A. Big Band, Cathy Segal-Garcia, Matt Glazer, Ethel Merman, and Bob Moses. He has also worked in Hollywood as a studio musician, and on camera in film and television. Bevan was a winner of the American Jazz Piano Award in Jacksonville, FL. Bevan is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. He was the Director of UC Jazz at UC Berkeley from 1998 to 2003, and formerly taught at New England Conservatory in Boston, from 1987 to 1997. He is currently serving as Instructor in Jazz Studies at Ventura College, leading their Jazz Band, teaching Jazz History and coaching music students in composition and improvisation. bevanmanson.webs.com


Lorraina Marro

Lorraina Marro is authentically original in every area of creativity. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Lorraina Marro has made her mark as a classy, sophisticated and talented jazz vocalist, who is passionate about her music and committed to interpreting songs in her own style. Her remembrances of herself as a child was one who was shy and insecure, but she knew she enjoyed singing. As maturity grew, she found her wellspring of expression. Her inner voice kept pulling her toward the song in her heart. In 2004, she gave herself the gift of song with her debut CD You Must Believe In Spring, encompassing songs from some of her favorite composers: Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley, Ann Hampton Callaway, George & Ira Gershwin, Lerner & Lowe and Maury Yeston. Lorraina is a very perceptive woman, she sees the common denominator in all of us from our lifes experiences, the highs and lows of love evolving and ever-changing. As a seasoned lyricist, Marro put pen to paper for her new CD Mixed Emotions released February 1, 2015. Her original songs are so telling of a woman who has loved, nurtured and experienced sincere heart tugs and yet despite the heartaches, has persevered with confidence in beginning life anew. One thing you will find in listening to these offerings is that a story is being told, one we can all relate to, man or woman, young and old. Love has many sides and what Lorraina shares on her new project inspires us to "keep going and to keep your eye and heart on the prize before you. She takes her fans on a personal journey, for all to capture the essence of the silver lining of her soul, from love, to the triangles of relationships and starting over, much ado that we all can relate to in our lives. Her original lyrics exude honest and pure expression that is ever present to her audience when she is on stage says Jaijai Jackson, Owner of The Jazz Network Worldwide. Marro credits such extraordinary singers such as Nancy Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin, Della Reese, Dinah Washington, Dionne Warwick, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Frank Sinatra for inspiring her to develop and share her gift with the world. Marro takes to heart the influences that have guided her to her own musical expression. In May of 2014 she celebrated her reverence to songstress Nancy Wilson with a tribute performance at The Catalina Bar & Grill in Los Angeles. Clifford Bell, Marros musical director who has shared stages with many luminaries worldwide stated Catalina had stayed the whole night...something she literally almost never does and she LOVED the show....I have known Catalina for ten years and she is the last gal standing from the great Jazz Scene of the past, present and future...She has seen and heard everyone. This performance was only the precursor of what was to show up for Lorraina in 2014 & 2015. Not only did she complete her second recording, she has kept the momentum of her musical offerings in front of her fans. Lorraina has performed her own shows at The Metropolitan Room and Danny's Skylight Room in New York and has performed shows at multiple venues in Los Angeles, including The E Spot Lounge at Vitello's Restaurant, The Catalina Jazz Club, Prestons, The House of Blues, Nolas LA, The M Bar, The Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill, The Holly St. Bar & Grill, The Cinegrill, The Gardenia, The Bel Age Hotel, the Marriott Hotels, and Wyndham Hotels. She has also performed in Las Vegas for The Special Operations Warriors Foundation at the Four Seasons, The Aladdin, and The Las Vegas Hilton Hotels. Her shows encompass cabaret, jazz and even the songs of Broadway. Her vocals are warm, smooth and sultry. Ms. Marro warms the hearts and souls of each and every member of her audience. No doubt that the stage has been set by way of Marros new attitude and musical repertoire. A worldwide radio campaign is in motion to take the airwaves by storm for her new CD Mixed Emotions as well as a concert tour in the works for 2015-2016. http://www.lorrainamarro.com


Steve Marsh

Steve Marsh plays the saxophones, flutes, and clarinets in the Los Angeles area. Steve can be heard performing with various live bands in L.A., and also in the recording studios. For 20 years, Steve toured and recorded with Grammy Award winning artist Lyle Lovett. Steve was the horn section director for Lovett’s Large Band, and he arranged and orchestrated music for The Large Band. Steve also toured and recorded with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and he also toured with Mel Torme. Steve has performed with Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Lou Rawls, The Four Tops, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Mathis, Lewis Nash, Rufus Reid, Lewis Nash, Bobby Shew, Jack Sheldon, Clare Fischer, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and many other top artists. Movie Soundtracks: Sherlock Holmes 2, Major League, The Firm, The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, Skipped Parts, I’m With Her, Snow Day, It Could Happen To You, When Billie Met Bobby TV Soundtracks: The Crazy Ones, Back In the Game, Austin City Limits, David Letterman, Titans, Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Providence, The Nanny, The Today Show, Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson, The George Carlin Show, “thirtysomething”, The Arsenio Hall Show, Flying Blind, Soundstage, Live From The Hard Rock, Brutally Normal, 31st Grammy Awards Show, Conan O’Brian Performed with: Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Brian Setzer, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Torme, Lou Rawls, Johnny Mathis, The Four Tops, Marilyn McCoo, Maureen McGovern, Clare Fischer, Paul Anka, Floyd Dixon, Ottmar Liebert, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kid Ramos, Bobby Shew, Lewis Nash, Rufus Reid, George Russell, Jack Sheldon, Les Hooper, Ray Anthony, Tony Malaby, Muhal Richard Abrams, Brian Bromberg, Chuck Flores Octet, Joey Sellers, Chuck Marohnic, Vinny Golia, Chuck Flores Big Band, Amanda Carr, Andre Manga, Ladd McIntosh Swing Orchestra, Joe La Barbera. Tours: Steve Marsh has toured with Lyle Lovett, Brian Setzer, Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern, Jerry Lewis, and with bands for the Arizona Commission for the Arts. Steve has performed concerts in 49 States in the USA, and he has played concerts in England, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Commercials: Visa, Lexus, Phoenix Suns Basketball, Cal Fed Bank, City Of Phoenix, Double Mint Gum, Old Navy Stores Teaching: Mr. Marsh is a Lecturer/ Instructor at Cal State University at Channel Islands. Over the years, Steve has taught hundreds of private woodwind students of all ages and skill levels. He has been a guest clinician at Mesa Community College (AZ), Santa Monica High School, and at many public schools in Arizona.  Steve Marsh is experienced in many musical styles: jazz, blues, Latin, R & B, big band, funk, pop, classical, and avant-garde. He is available for recordings, performances, and for music instruction. Steve also writes and arranges music for various bands. http://stevemarshmusic.com/Home_Contact.html 


Mari Martin

Mari studied with the renowned UMASS Amherst jazz professor Dr. Horace Boyle, cultivating her heart-felt performance style singing at many University clubs and events. After moving to Santa Barbara, Mari sang in local coffeehouses and became a founding member of Michael Andrews popular dance band Area 51-a venture she continues to this day. Mari has opened for and shared the stage with such luminaries as Tower of Power, the Average White Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Glen Phillips, Jonathan McEuen, WAR, and Alan Parsons. She has also had the great fortune to sing on numerous occasions for local Santa Barbara legend Kenny Loggins. Mari has performed at LAs Ahmanson Theater for the Obie Awards, the Majestic Ventura Concert Theater, Santa Barbaras Lobero and Granada Theatres, The Santa Barbara Film Festival and hundreds of weddings, events, local benefit concerts, clubs and venues from Massachusetts to California. Mari pursues her life and musical career with continuous gratitude and joy. www.marimartinmusic.com


Vivien Mason

Vivien Mason began her singing career with her father's band in North Carolina playing weekends in the Carolinas and Virginia. She had a weekly radio show with the band and was a junior disc jockey on WGTM during the summer. Since then, she has become internationally known touring the United States with big bands and making solo appearances in nightclubs and military bases in the Orient. She has sung her way around the world on cruise ships. In Hollywood, she recorded for Film City Records and was featured vocalist with the Estrada Brothers on "Songs for Delia Volume 2" (Cougar Records. She has just recorded a CD of her own "Gentle Rain" featuring Sam Most on flute. She shared the stage with David Benoit, Buddy Collette, Leroy Vinnegar, the Four Freshmen, and Les Brown appearing in clubs, concerts, festivals, films and television. The Southern California Motion Picture Council presented Vivien with the Golden Star Halo Award for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry.


Tim May

As one of the "first call" L. A. guitar players, (voted the Most Valuable Player" award from National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences four times in a row). Tim has played on the albums of many artists, such as Lionel Richie, Barbra Streisand, The Pointer Sisters, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Herb Alpert, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, Liza Minnelli, Peggy Lee, Diana Ross, Linda Ronstadt, Donna Summer, Leon Redbone, as well as on many soundtracks for movies, TV shows, records and jingles including Friends, The Simpsons, Eight Crazy Nights and Bringing Down the House. Tim has played on hundreds of Motion Picture Soundtracks, Television shows and Commercials, including "BACK TO THE FUTURE. Other notable artists that Tim has accompanied are Ray Charles, Patrice Rushen, George Benson, Quincy Jones, Stan Getz, Toni Braxton, Barbara Streisand, Frank Sinatra, John Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Arturo Sandoval, Les McCann, Lalo Shiffren, Pat Williams, Louie Belson, Michael Feinstein, Regina Bell, Celine Dion, Baby Face, Debra Harry, Herb Albert, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Johnny Mathis, Eddie Rabbitt, Randy Crawford, Tom Jones, Amy Grant, Carol Bayer Sage, Leon Redbone, Peabo Bryson, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Janet Jackson, The Carpenters, Pointer Sisters www.timmayguitar.com


Bryan McCann

Bryan McCann has been playing clarinet & saxophone since he was a young boy. His musical studies and performance won him scholastic and critical praise for his explosive technique and tasteful musical style. Bryan lives in Ventura CA is very active with the local music scene. In addition he is the founder and owner of Instrumental Music a chain of retail musical instrument stores. Bryan was the featured soloist with the Band from TV. And worked with legendary producer David Foster on the House soundtrack DVD The saxophone is the instrumental voice of smooth jazz and world music. Bryan plays a wide range of musical styles. His main saxophone is a restored 1954 gold plated Selmer SBA tenor. www.nightsax.com

The Fred McFadden Band

Jazz and standards - Led by the piano artistry of Fred McFadden, this band ranges in size from duo's to full orchestras.

Tom McMorran
Pianist Tom McMorran has performed/recorded/toured with Joe Pass, Tom Scott, Natalie Cole, Lenny Breau, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Robben Ford, Bonnie Rait, Rickie Lee Jones and Michael McDonald


Bernie Meisinger

Watch TV or go to the movies and chances are you'll hear the captivating voice of Bernie Meisinger (pronounced MY-singer). Bernie has lent his considerable song writing skill and vocal talents to an ever-growing list of favorites. ABC's "Desperate Housewives", "Brothers and Sisiters" and HBO's "Sex and the City" have all used his original songs. He even made a cameo appearence in the hit movie "Accepted", in the summer of 2006. In the Summer 2007 Dreamworks SKG hired Meisinger to sing a song for the hit movie "Norbit". In 1995, original numbers, including "Sweet Bossa" and "Tips", were chosen for the Academy Award-winning film "John", independently produced by J.B. Sugar and directed by Marni Banack. Meisinger's smooth baritone voice is heard on television and radio ads for Ringling Brothers' Circus as well. While playing at the "Lava Lounge" in Hollywood, Bernie became aquainted with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. If you listen closely, there is a reference to him in "Swingers", the classic motion picture, starring Vaughn and Favreau, depicting life in Hollywood for several struggling actors and writers. How does it happen that a young man from Central Pennsylvania moves to Los Angeles with a few dollars to his name and becomes the touchstone for nostalgic jazz standards, garnering comparisons to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett? Simply put, Bernie cites his "love and respect for the music, and determination to succeed in a fickle business". Meisinger celebrates the timeless classics of the great American songbook, singing the works of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, and others. His youth was spent listening and learning from bebop performances by Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker. As a teenager, he met vibraphone virtuoso Lionel Hampton behind a concert hall where "Hamp" was about to play. They exchanged a few words and Bernie was asked to sing a verse of "Sunny Side of the Street". When he finished, Lionel said, "You have a Dick Haymes kind of style to your voice, real big!" A highly respected singer, Haymes replaced Frank Sinatra when he left the orchestras of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. At that moment, with youth and wild abandon for encouragement, Meisinger began plotting his own career as a singer. In the years that followed, he has shown himself to be a uniquely talented and dedicated entertainer and songwriter. Television and movies aren't the only places to hear Bernie. Visit the observation decks of the Sears Tower in Chicago and you'll catch a recording of him singing the praises of the windy city in the song "Chicago". For something complelely different, watch for Bernie on the HGTV home improvement show "Over your Head". Meisinger learned woodworking at an early age and has become an accomplished carpenter and craftsman. Parlaying this talent into a role as "Master Carpenter" on the #1 show. berniemeisinger.com Davey Miller Davey has performed with many Jazz masters including: Mitch Forman (Stan Gets, Wayne Shorter), John Beasly (Miles Davis, Freddy Hubbard), Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea, Billy Cobham Spectrum band), Brad Rabuchin (Ray Charles), Doug Webb (Horace Silver). www.myspace.com/daveymillerarts


Steve Moore

Steve Moore is a talented jazz guitarist and music producer with a wide range of experience in musical performance, composition and recording. A graduate of New York University, Steve attended the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and studied privately with guitar luminaries Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall, and Charlie Bird. While in New York, he played for Broadway Musicals and performed throughout the greater metropolitan area. Steve left New York to teach at the University of Arizona in Tucson. While there, he studied classical guitar and gave numerous recitals throughout the southern Arizona area. It was during this time that he began to establish his interest and love for jazz. In Los Angeles, Steve established a reputation for lyrical and melodic playing that has kept him in demand as an accomplished band leader, accompanist, and soloist. He has recorded and performed with many notables, including Randy Crawford, Ray Anthony, Charo, Florence Henderson, Jack Jones, Rita Moreno, Jim Nabors, Bernadette Peters, and Della Reese. Steve is the owner of First Take Productions, a company specializing in recording for television, radio, and original CDs. Steve's last two albums, "Another Time, Another Place" and "Guitar after Six" were produced, arranged and engineered in the First Take Productions studio. Steve lives with his wife Cheryl and son Patrick in Thousand Oaks, California. http://stevemoorejazz.com/index.html


F. Scott Moyer

1992 - Present: Teacher, songwriter, promoter, product manager, producer: Moyer Music Publishing collaborator, inventor, product designer, founder/director of California Band and Music Academy featuring the Creative Arts Music Project. 1980-1992: Published songwriter, ASCAP member, educator, SAG member, song producer, music contractor. 1971-1979: Studio and live performance musician staff composer at Sounds Reasonable Studios, Washington, DC producer/composer for film, records and commercials private music instructor: drums, guitar, bass and theory. ALBUMS AND SINGLES (Musician/Writer/Collaborator) - "The Enemy Within" (Co-writer of lyrics for album's title song, released in Jan. 2007) with Code, "Waves" (Anthology of New Music) Harvey Kubernik, "LA Radio" (Freeway Records) Harvey Kubernick, "Shelton Kilby & Counterpoint" (Washington, DC) with David Holland and David Williams, "All Blues" with Garth Hudson of The Band, "The Fire In Me" Artist: David Elliott SONGS FOR FEATURE FILM/CD (Artist/ Composer/Producer/ Musician) - "Bryan Savage" Saxophone, Jazz-wave Artist three original compositions, "Nobody's Fool" with Rosanna Arquette and Eric Roberts, Island Pictures, a Katz/Denny Production, Song: "If I Were A Stronger Man", "A Great Ride" with Perry Lang, a Don Hulette Production Monterey Video - Distribution, Songs: "Listen To Reason," "I Got a Notion," "Give Me Space", "Fantasea" (Largest box office grossing Surf film) Greg Huglin: Producer/Director Songs: "Only a Few Survive" Ten additional songs composed and/or produced, "Matahari" -- a David Carradine Production, vocals and percussion. LIVE PERFORMANCE AND STUDIO (Musician/ Producer) - Chuck Berry, Emmylou Harris, David Carradine, Bobby Carradine, Charlie Musselwhite, Artist, The Chambers Brothers, Jon Butcher Axis, Artist, Garth Hudson (The Band), David Holland, Jazz Bassist, The Groundlings Comedy Improv Group, Cassandra Peters (Elvira), Phil Hartman (SNL), Jon Lovitz (SNL), Dale Gonyea, Comedy Pianist, David Williams, Jazz Bassist, Roland Bautista (EWF), Jim Fielder (BS&T), The Williams Brothers, Artists, Bill and Taffy Danofff (hit songwriter-artists), David Elliott, Artist (Atlantic Records), Michael Auldridge, Dobro Artist, Shelton Kilby, Producer/Writer, Don Dixon (Producer - Artist), Marc Benno (Leon Russell), Yarnell (of Shields and Yarnell), Peter Horton (Thirty-Something), Roy Buchanan Tour '88 (the final tour), Michael Barbiero (Engineer at Mediasound Studios, NYC) COMMERCIALS/INDUSTRIAL SHOWS (Composer/ Producer and/or Musician) - Walt Disney Productions, Hanes, Kawasaki, Rainbird Sprinklers, DeLorean Sports Car, Kay Jewelers, National Bank, NASA (soundtrack for Smithsonian Institute permanent fixture) fscottmoyer.com


Josh Meyers

Josh Myers is a bassist and producer based in Santa Barbara, CA. Hes still driven after over 20 years of professional recording, teaching performing. He currently performs with Debra Farriss band, who, by day, is a professional songwriter for television and commercials. Josh is also currently building his own recording production business and studio in the Santa Barbara area. You can expect big additions to this website and the business from Josh in the next few months! Joshs past projects include: Stereo Earth a reggae/rock band based in Sacramento, CA. Josh played bass with them for about 5 years, engineered their first album Autonomous, and co-produced most of the songs on that album. Were Friends a jazz/oldies band led by professional guitarist and songwriter Quinten Llorente (retired) from Sacramento, CA. Tamaras a professional singer and songwriter whos now based in Humboldt, CA. Joshs history also includes far too many other bands and musical situations to begin to list here. Hes also taught professionally at several tutoring centers and music shops in the Sacramento area. www.joshwmeyers.com


Ralph K. Mullins

Ralph K. Mullins aka Diz Mullins (born 10 May 1929 in Tulsa) is an American jazz trumpet player, arranger, composer, and collegiate educator. He grew-up in Oklahoma but spent most of his professional career in the Los Angeles area. After sixty-four years of playing trumpet in Southern California, Mullins is still playing and leads his own band. Around 1954, Mullins moved to Los Angeles, where he began playing with the Tommy Alexander Band. The jazz musicians he performed with include Dave Wells, Lanny Morgan, Bob Hathaway, and Don Bagley. Mullins played trumpet and arranged for four years with Charlie Barnets Big Band. He also performed with Anita ODays Sextet, Woody Herman, Sy Zentner, Russ Morgan, and Freddy Martin, with whom he worked a year on a TV show and two years at the Coconut Grove. Mullins has scored over 400 feature films including Rocky I, II, and III, Barbra Streisand's A Star Is Born, Roots, the TV mini series, The Autobiography of Jane Pitman, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Hollywood Palace. He scored for Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Rosemary Clooney, recorded with Charlie Barnet's Big Band (five albums) alongside of Maynard Ferguson, Al Porcino, and Buddy Childers. In scoring and performing, he has worked with numerous TV shows including Bonanza, Red Skelton, Smothers Brothers, Andy Griffith, Matlock, Perry Mason, and has also worked with Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Elmer Bernstein. Mullins was a member of the Film Scoring Department faculty at the University of Southern California from 1996 to 2006. He has also taught at the Dick Grove School of Music. Studied music, music education, psychology at the University of Tulsa from 1947 to 1951University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Music EducationUniversity of Southern California, studied music As trumpet sideman: Charlie Barnet, Lonely Street, Verve MGV2040 (1956) OCLC 28885884First session: recorded September 24, 1956, Hollywood, CaliforniaCarleton McBeath, Conrad Gozzo, Ralph Mullins (trumpets) Richard Nash, Dave Wells, Bob Burgess, Ernest Small (trombones) Charlie Barnet (sax, leader), Willie Smith (alto sax) Willis "Bill" Leonard Holman (Bill Holman's brother) (tenor saxes) Bob Dawes (bari sax) William Miller, Norman Pockrandt, Russ Garcia (pianists) Robert Bain (guitar) Eudice Shapiro, Robert Sushel, Amerigo Rickey Marino, William R. Kurasch, Tibor Zelig, Benny Gill (violins) Allan Harshman, Louis Kievman, Dan Lube (violas) Raphael Ray Kramer (cello) Red Wootten (bass) Bill Richmond (drums) Russ Garcia (arranger)20405-4: "The moon was yellow," arranged by Russ Garcia20406-11: "Myna," arranged by Russ Garcia20407-6: "You'd be so nice to come home to," arranged by Russ Garcia20408-10: "Phyllysse," arranged by Russ GarciaSecond session: recorded November 8, 1956, Hollywood, CaliforniaMaynard Ferguson, Ralph Mullins, Carleton McBeath, Oliver Mitchell (trumpets) Leroy Anderson, Dave Wells, Bob Burgess, Richard Nash (trombones) Charlie Barnet (sax, leader) Willie Smith, Dick Paladino (alto saxes) Bill Holman (tenor sax, arranger), William Trujillo (tenor saxes) Bob Dawes (bari sax) Norman Pockrandt (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Red Wootten (bass) Alvin Stoller (drums) Billy May, Buddy Childers (arranger)20460-5: "Blue rose," arranged by Bill Holman20461-4: "Lemon twist," arranged by Bill Holman20462-2: "Lumby," arranged by Billy May20463-2: "Hear me talkin' to you," arranged by Buddy ChildersCharlie BarnetDiz Mullins, Jack Hohlman, Art Depew, Bobby Clark (trumpets) (3 trombonists) Charlie Barnet (sax, leader, arranger) Bob Jung, Bob Dawes (woodwinds) 2 or 3 others (woodwinds) Fred Massey (piano) Don Prell (bass) Don Manning (drums) Lynn Franklin (vocal) Andy Gibson, Paul Villepigue, Bill Holman, Neal Hefti, Ralph Burns, Tiny Kahn, Manny Albam, Billy May (arrangers)Recorded May 30 thru June 8, 1957, Saltair Ballroom, Salt Lake CityKDYL broadcast, June 5, 1957, Saltair Ballroom, Salt Lake CityRuss Garcia added to the preceding personnelCharlie Barnet Orchestra: Record Hop, (film soundtrack featuring Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra), Zephyrhills, Florida: Joyce Records LP3001 (1957) (OCLC 30860797)Diz Mullins (trumpet) Charlie Barnet (sax, leader) Fred Massey (piano) Tex Williams, Alan Copeland, Ella Mae Morse (vocals) Manny Albam, Russ Garcia (arrangers) The Lancers (vocal group) others not listedRecorded October 1957, Hollywood, CaliforniaCharlie Barnet, One Night Stand, Joyce Records LP1052, 1008 OCLC 30833687Diz Mullins, Al Porcino, Sanford Skinner, Stu Williamson (trumpets) Walt Malzahn, Dave Wells, Frank Lane (trombones) Charlie Barnet (sax, leader) Bob Jung, Lanny Morgan (alto sax) Jack Kernan, Dave Madden (tenor saxes) Bob Dawes (bari sax) Buddy Motsinger (piano) Harry Babasin (bass) Jack Sperling (drums) Lynn Franklin (vocal) Bill Holman (arranger)KFI broadcast, September 5, 1958, Hollywood Palladium As arranger: Amy Grant, A Christmas to Remember, with the Patrick Williams Orchestra, A&M Records (1999) OCLC 42666401Mullins contributed to the Los Angeles music preparation (transcribing, scoring)Horatio, Capitol P-2489 (May 1969) OCLC 732363395Side A: "I can't be a cowboy if I can't carry a gun," composed by Joan Mullins & Robert O. Williams, arranged by Ralph Mullins (matrix 45-S-72097-A1)Side B: "The golden rule" (matrix 45-S-72098-A1)

Luis Munoz
Luis Muñoz, composer, arranger,producer and percussionist, was born in San José, Costa Rica. In 1972 Luis entered the University of Costa Rica and the National Music Conservatory, where he studied both Architecture and Music. In 1974 Luis completed his degree in music composition at the University of California, Santa Barbara, under the tutelage of renowned British composer Peter Fricker. Luis Muñoz has written music for documentaries, animation films, dance and theater, and has performed in some of the best Jazz festivals and venues in the world. In 1988 he signed with CBS Records and recorded "LA VERDAD". In 1996, Fahrenheit Records "THE FRUIT OF EDEN", marked Muñoz's U. S. recording debut. In 1998, Muñoz released "COMPASSION", continuing to evolve as an innovative force in instrumental music. In 2004 Muñoz released "VIDA" which received the acclaim of the music media worldwide: 4 stars by DownBeat magazine , "Best Latin Jazz CD of the Year" by Jazzreview.com, "A truly Monumental Work" by Americas Magazine, "A Masterpiece" by Mark Holston /Hispanic Magazine, "One of the 10 best recordings of the year" by Latin Jazz Network. In 2006 Mr. Muñoz was given an ACAM award in Costa Rica, for Jazz Composer/Producer of the year. In 2007 Mr. Muñoz released "Of Soul and Shadow", a recording that explores his Central American roots through the idioms of Costa Rican folklore, classical music and jazz. "Of Soul and Shadow" features the collaborative efforts of over 25 musicians, including special guests Adolfo Acosta (Tower of Power) on trumpet chromatic harmonica player Ron Kalina trombone player Ira Nepus (Diana Krall) and New York sensation Dave Binney on alto sax. Luis Muñoz returned in 2010 with “Invisible”, receiving once again the acclaim of the music media worldwide (Top 10 Jazz CDs of the Year by JazzChicago.net). In 2011, Luis participates in a TED conference and wins his second ACAM award for "Jazz Composer of the Year" by the Costa Rican Association of Musical Authors and Composers. On January 15, 2013, Luis Muñoz released a new album, entitled “LUZ”, featuring vocalists Magos Herrera from México and Téka Penteriche from Brazil. Once again, the world media offers full support to the project ( "Top 5 CDs of the Year" by Felix Contreras, NPR. "Best Latin CD of the Year" by W Royal Stokes, National Jazz Journalists Association, and Mike West, JazzTimes Magazine. "Top 25 Latin Jazz CDs of the Year" by the 8th Annual Jazz Critics Poll). Luis was, for the third time, nominated for an ACAM award (Jazz Composer/Producer of the Year), for "LUZ". 2014 has brought lots of changes for Luis, among them, the formation of two new performing ensembles: a trio with Daniel Zimmerman on guitars and Brendan Statom on acoustic bass, and a quartet, with the addition of trumpeter Jonathan Dane. A new record was finished with those two groups plus Guyanese singer extraordinaire Lois Mahalia. In addition, Luis worked on an "all vocals" CD, in collaboration with the fantastic singers Claudia Acuña, Magos Herrera and Teka Penteriche,which was released in September of 2015. For this CD, entitled "VOZ", four wonderful Latin American artists also participate as co writers of lyrics: Jaime Gamboa from the Costa Rican group Malpaís, Panamanian singer/songwriter Rómulo Castro, Nicaraguan singer/songwriter Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy and poet Osvaldo Sauma, winner of the 2013 National Poetry Award in Costa Rica. Once again, Muñoz's new project was welcomed with open arms by the international media: " A stunning piece of music! . TEKA, MAGOS HERRERA and CLAUDIA ACUNA shine on this carefully crafted masterpiece!." Devon Wendell, The International Review of Music!!! "Multi-talented Luis Munoz, has channeled his production skills into a sublime direction on Voz" AllAboutJazz. The vocalists deliver in ways that will leave the listener gasping...one of the most desirable vocal albums I have had the pleasure to listen to!!!!!! 5 STARS (*****) Latin Jazz Network. In December, 2015, Luis Muñoz was chosen as one of NPR's Alt.Latino "12 Favorite Artists of the Year." "VOZ" won two ACAM Award (Association of Composers and Musical Authors) in 2016, including "Best Jazz Record of the Year",and was chosen among the Best CDs of the Year by both, Downbeat and Jazziz magazines. In March of 2017 Muñoz releases yet another CD, "The Dead Man", a project recorded "live in the studio" with his trio/quartet, inspired by the short story of the same name written by Uruguayan author Horacio Quiroga. In December of 2017, "The Dead Man' was chosen as "Album of the Year" in Jazziz Magazine and was also nominated for yet, another ACAM Award. In 2019 Muñoz wrote and produced 8 new songs for Guyanese singer Lois Mahalia (Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Joe Walsh), which resulted in "The Infinite Dream", a new CD scheduled for which was released in September of that year. Luis Muñoz is a music visionary, and one of the today’s most sensitive, melodic and talented Jazz composers. https://luismunoz.net/bio


Dick Nash


Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash (born January 26, 1928) is an American jazz trombonist most associated with the swing and big band genres. He began playing brass instruments at ten. He became more interested in this after his parents died, and he was sent to Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Vermont. At Kurn Hattin Homes, the first instruments he studied were the trumpet and bugle. His first professional work came in 1947 with bands like that of Tex Beneke. After time in the United States Army, where he served and played for a band, he joined Billy May's band. Later he became a first call studio musician in Los Angeles, California. He was composer, conductor Henry Mancini's favorite trombonist, and was featured soloist on several Mancini soundtracks, beginning with Mr. Lucky and Peter Gunn. Nash's trombone is featured on the Theme From Hatari! from the soundtrack for the John Wayne film (1962), Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961), and The Days of Wine and Roses . In 1959 he played bass trombone on Art Pepper + Eleven Modern Jazz Classics. Recorded with Henry Mancini, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Lalo Schifrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Tex Beneke, Harry James, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Louie Bellson, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, Sonny Criss, Art Pepper, Ray Anthony, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, Don Ellis, Pete Fountain, Jimmy Witherspoon, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Erroll Garner, Anita O'Day, Manhattan Transfer, New England Conservatory, Jean-Pierre Rampal and many others. Soundtracks: Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961), Charade (1963), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Hatari! (1962) (featured soloist "Theme from Hatari!"), The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), Roots (1977), King of the Olympics (1988), Sabrina (1995), Planet of the Apes (2001)



Ira Nepus
Ira Nepus was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised on the jazz heritage of his father, one of the key founders of the Hot Club of France in Paris during the late Thirties and was featured in his first jazz concert at the age of 15. Ira gives equal importance to all styles of jazz, from traditional on up through contemporary. Ira currently performs with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, which he has been an original member of for over twenty five years, privately teaches, and performs in all major recording studios throughout the Los Angeles area. He also plays and tours periodically with his own quartet and continues to record in that format. He currently is artistic director for the Gardens of the World's Summer Jazz Series in Thousand Oaks, sponsored by the Hogan Family Foudation celebrating over 10 years of concerts in the Park. He has performed/recorded with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Leon Russell ,Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Elvis Costello, BB King (Grammy Winner) and/or also recorded with some of the following greats: Benny Carter, Woody Herman, Del Courtney, Quincy Jones, Gerald Wilson, Nelson Riddle, Lionel Hampton, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin, Diana Krall, and Cab Calloway to name a few. Education: Ira is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor's Degree in Music and Education and has a Masters Degree in Music and Jazz Studies from USC . He studied privately from Herold Diner, Bob Edmondson, Dick Nash, Robert Marsteller, Roy Main, Doc Rheinhardt,Uan Racey, Jimmy Stamp, and Trummy Young. Jazz Festivals- He helped initiate the first Santa Barbara Jazz Festival (1981), All Womens Jazz Festival in Tokyo, Japan (1991), the first Hawaii International Jazz Festival (1994), the first Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival (2001), the first Camarillo Arts and Jazz Festival (2003) He has also appeared at the Playboy Jazz Festivals, Monterey Jazz Festivals, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Eilat, Israel), and numerous others throughout Europe and the world. In 1983, Ira pioneered the Grand Opening of Tokyo Disneyland as Band Director, Conductor, and Music Consultant for all Grand Opening Ceremonies. In 1991 his invention of the Softone Mute found its way to brass players throughout the globe, distributed by the Conn-Selmer Corp. MOTION PICTURESStanding on Shoulders of Giants, Star Trek's ìGenerationsî, X-Files, Addam's Family Values, City Slicker's I&II, Dragon-The Bruce Lee Story, Beethoven I&II, Rocketeer, Brewster's Millions, Kindergarden Cop, Movers and Shakers, Dr. Doo Little, Arachnaphobia, After the Sunset, Fat Albert, The Honeymooners, Big Momma's House, Child's Play I&II, Indecent Proposal, Fatal Instinct, Joy in the Morning, Higher Learning, Terms of Endearment, Remember the Titans,Step Into Liquid ( Surf Documentary with Richard Gibbs.) Ted, and many others. TELEVISIONFeatured soloist on American Idol, Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad, The Simpsons, Spongebob, The Muppets, , Knot's Landing, Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, The Grammy's with Alicia Keyes, Latin Grammy's, etc. TELEVISION COMMERCIALSNintendo, EverReady Batteries, Pepsi, MCI, Sprint, Nike, Miller Brewing Co., Toyota, Mazda, Kodak, Disneyland, Dr.Pepper, etc. RECORDSPaul McCartney's "Kisses On The Bottom" Elton John / Leon Russell (The Union), numerous Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, plus special albums with Diana Krall,Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Gladys Knight, John Pizzarelli, Dr. John, Natalie Cole, Milt Jackson, Charles Aznavour. Woody Herman- Brand New, Woody Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ( soloist on all their cds) , Anthony Wilson, Gerald Wilson, Michael Buble, Hiroshima, Michael Bolton, Hawaii Artists, and more Ira Nepus/ Steve Moore : Together (2013)Ira Nepus / Steve Moore Another Time, Another Place, the Music of Benny Carteî(2006) Ira Nepus " Trombone Feeling" ( 1979) to be re-issued in Japan, Sept. 2012. www.iranepusmusic.com

Julie Newsome
A native of Los Angeles, Newsome has sung professionally through the years, and knew from childhood that singing was her passion. She has nurtured her gift into a velvet alto-soprano, an expressive instrument, weighted with the emotions of a lifetime. Emerging now as a spotlighted recording artist, her debut CD is selling to avid fans all over the world. Her voice, rich and vibrant, is distinctive and her articulation is supreme. She brings to her music zesty humor, emotional pain, boundless energy and clean All-American girl fun. Her irrepressible spirit shines through on every note. Critical acclaim for Julie Newsome: "rare passion, a purity of tone. What a great voice! Her voice is so fluid lush. "Wow! The CD is fabulous and her voice is beautiful. After enjoying her amazing performance, I now get to take her home When not performing or recording, Julie lives in Westlake Village in Southern California with her husband Michael and very feisty terrier, Tara. Julie's CD is available at CDBaby.com and Amazon.com julienewsome1@gmail.com www.julienewsome.com

Leonard Niehaus
Leonard Niehaus (June 11, 1929 – May 28 2020 was an American alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer on the West Coast jazz scene. He has played with the Stan Kenton big band, Ray Vasquez Trombonist and Vocalist, Phil Carreon Orchestra, and various other jazz bands on the West Coast of the U.S. Niehaus has arranged and composed for motion pictures, including several produced by Clint Eastwood. Niehaus was born in St. Louis, Missouri, US. His sister was a concert pianist, and his father, Père Niehaus, was an expert violinist. His father started him on violin at age seven, then Lennie changed to bassoon. At thirteen, Niehaus began alto saxophone and clarinet, about this time he began composing. In 1946, after graduation from Roosevelt High School, Niehaus started studying music at Los Angeles City College later earning a music education degree from Los Angeles State College in 1951 as part of the school's first full graduating class. Niehaus started his professional career arranging for and playing alto saxophone with Phil Carreón and His Orchestra in the Los Angeles area. Members of the band included saxophonists Herb Geller, Trombonist Ray Vasquez, Herbie Steward, and Teddy Edwards. Niehaus went out on the road with the Stan Kenton orchestra for six months but was drafted into the army in 1952. Discharged in 1954, he rejoined Kenton for five years. He wrote extensively for the Kenton band and had the longest and most recorded tenure of any of the lead alto players with the group to include noted names as Charlie Mariano, Lee Konitz, Gabe Baltazar, or Tony Campise. He left the Kenton orchestra in 1959 to pursue music composition in the studios. He arranged music for the King Sisters, Mel Tormé, Dean Martin, and Carol Burnett. In 1962 he began orchestrating for film composer Jerry Fielding. Niehaus worked with Fielding on approximately seventy TV shows and films like Straw Dogs and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia by Sam Peckinpah, the comedy The Bad News Bears, and the horror film Demon Seed. After Fielding’s death, Niehaus became a leading film composer in his own right he always did his own orchestrating for his scores. In his film scores Niehaus never forgot his jazz roots. The story of the 1984 film City Heat was cast in the 1930s, so he wrote jazz of that period using people like altoist Marshal Royal. Bill Perkins came in and played like Lester Young a jazz violinist sounded like Stephane Grappelli. There was also a boogie woogie sequence with three pianists Pete Jolly, Mike Land and co-star Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Niehaus had probably the most significant relationship. Sharing a passion for jazz they knew each other for a long time. Niehaus had already orchestrated scores for films starring Eastwood like Tightrope (1984), that was also produced by Eastwood. But it was not until Eastwood's eleventh direction, 1985's Pale Rider, that Niehaus actually wrote the first score for one of his films. Niehaus then wrote the musical scores for the following twelve films up to Blood Work in 2002, and orchestrated the music for the next six features that Eastwood now provided himself, from Mystic River to 2008's Gran Torino. Niehaus won the BMI Film & TV Awards for Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Unforgiven (1992), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), and Space Cowboys (2000). The most outstanding collaboration between Niehaus and Eastwood related directly to jazz, was the 1988 biographical film on Charlie Parker, Bird. Besides a Golden Globe for Eastwood as best director, an Academy Award for best sound and many others, the score by Niehaus was nominated for a BAFTA Award, and won 2nd place at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, shared between Niehaus and Charlie Parker, due to a production process never done before, that had managed to electronically isolate Parker's saxophone solos from original tapes and backed them with new, better sounding stereo recordings. The most outstanding collaboration between Niehaus and Eastwood related directly to jazz, was the 1988 biographical film on Charlie Parker, Bird. Besides a Golden Globe for Eastwood as best director, an Academy Award for best sound and many others, the score by Niehaus was nominated for a BAFTA Award, and won 2nd place at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, shared between Niehaus and Charlie Parker, due to a production process never done before, that had managed to electronically isolate Parker's saxophone solos from original tapes and backed them with new, better sounding stereo recordings. His work includes Spiritual Jazz Suite, four pieces arranged for brass quartet, three sets of Christmas Jazz suites (4 pieces in each) and a Christmas Jazz Medley arranged for saxophone quartet, a book of classical saxophone duets, a beginning, intermediate, and advanced methods for the understanding of jazz technique, and a book of jazz saxophone duets exemplifying jazz styles. After many years of not playing his alto saxophone at all, Niehaus returned to performing, reportedly in top form. He played saxophone as leader of his octet on his 2004 album, Sunday Afternoons At The Lighthouse Cafe Selected discography Volume 1: The Quintets (1954 (7" & 10")/1956, Contemporary 3518)Volume 2: The Octet, No. 1 (1954 (7" & 10"), Contemporary) LP reissue on Zounds!Volume 3: The Octet, No. 2 (1955, Contemporary 3503)Volume 4: The Quintets and Strings (1955, Contemporary 3510)Volume 5: The Sextet (1958, Contemporary 3524)Zounds! (1958, Contemporary 3540) reissue of The Octet, No. 1 with a further 1956 octet recordingI Swing for You (1957, EmArcy 36118)The Lennie Niehaus Quintet: Live at Capozzoli's (2000, Woofy WPCD96) With Stan Kenton Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1953)The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, [1955])Contemporary Concepts (Capitol, 1955)Kenton in Hi-Fi (Capitol, 1956)Kenton with Voices (Capitol, 1957)Rendezvous with Kenton (Capitol, 1957)Back to Balboa (Capitol, 1958)The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton (Capitol, 1958)The Stage Door Swings (Capitol, 1958)Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (Capitol, 1959 [1961])Sophisticated Approach (Capitol, 1961) as arrangerStan Kenton! Tex Ritter! (Capitol, 1962) with Tex Ritter as arranger and conductorStan Kenton / Jean Turner (Capitol, 1963) with Jean Turner as arrangerKenton / Wagner (Capitol, 1964) Selected musical scores Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (TV, 2007)Blood Work (2002)Space Cowboys (2000)The Jack Bull (TV, 1999)True Crime (1999)Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)Absolute Power (1997)The Bridges of Madison County (1995)A Perfect World (1993)Lush Life (TV movie, 1993)Unforgiven (1992)The Rookie (1990)White Hunter Black Heart (1990)Bird (1988)Emanon (1987)Heartbreak Ridge (1986)Ratboy (1986)Never Too Young to Die (1986)Follow that Bird (1985)Pale Rider (1985)City Heat (1984)Tightrope (1984)Faerie Tale Theatre (1984)

Nuestro Band
One of the area's most popular Latin bands. This award winning group combines Latin, jazz, salsa, cojuento and Mexican rock & roll to give a sound that is so danceable you can't sit down. "Nuestro" is not just a band but an event! Ruben Palazuelos, Sr. - keyboards, bass & lead vocals Ruben Palazuelos, Jr. - guitar Rod Robles - trumpet & vocals Betty Sterritte - flute & vocals Isidro Yanez - sax David Llanes - congas Hector Guererro - drums & Raul Rico, Jr. - timbales Genre: Latin, Rock, Soul & Jazz Hometown: Ventura County Record Label: Palla Music www.facebook.com/pages/The-Nuestro-Band/272803282874

Ojai Big Band
is comprised of 17 musicians plus singers Jan Nelsen and Eric Harrington. We play all the standard hits from the Big Band era as well as selections from more contemporary big bands such as The Count Basie Orchestra and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.ojaimusicservice.com

Nancy Osborne
Nancy's road to the Entertainment Business began in Maysville, Kentucky (the same home town of Rosemary Clooney), where she was one of seven sisters in a musically talented family. From the age of 3 being on the stage singing and dancing just seemed to fit! Nancy began her professional career at 17 with The Young Americans. She subsequently toured nationally in such well known shows as Lil Abner, Cabaret, Gypsy, and My Fair Lady. Her talents caught the attention of Walt Disney Productions, where she was cast to perform in the Kids of the Kingdom. This led to being given the starring role of sassy Slue Foot Sue in Disneylands Golden Horseshoe Revue. Nancys career led to performing with some of the greatest bands and orchestras led by legendary Leaders Nelson Riddle, Tex Beneke, Ray Anthony, and Pat Longo. More recently, Geo Valles Swing City Orchestra and Johnny Vanas Big Band Alumni, with whom she recorded two outstanding CDs and video of their Live from Las Vegas show. In addition to her work with Big Bands, Nancy has been a singer with the Famous Chordettes, performing popular 50s hits. Her ongoing success brought tour performances with some of Rock n Rolls most popular groups such as The Crewcuts, The Four Preps, The Four Lads, and The Four Aces. Her recently released jazz combo CD Songs in the Key of Love, presently airs on over 200 radio stations worldwide. She also produced her own 17-piece Big Band CD Hot Swing, Cool Jazz, which has received rave reviews from Jazz aficionados around the world. Apart from singing Nancys a gifted Actress, with a host of appearances in films and television. Her polished stage presence led to her being cast in 2009 as the leading lady in the Canadian Stage hit comedy Viagra Falls, which brought critical acclaim. Critic Danny Gasin, of the Ontario Arts Review proclaimed A highly professional actor, Nancy demonstrated thespian excellence. With a successful career thats still going strong, Nancy lives to perform. Her beauty, captivating voice, and engaging personality have enabled her to truly connect with her audiences keeping them engaged and leaving with happy hearts. This is what makes Nancy the consummate professional that she is. She's a talented entertainer with a gifted voice. Groove with a strong cocktail to this vocal jazz number with boisterous swing numbers abound! - J. Sin, Smother Magazine www.nancyosborne.net

Hans Ottsen
Hans has played and studied piano from a very young age. In his mid-teens, he began playing guitar and pursued his formal education in jazz guitar at the University of Southern California, continuting his studies at the Manhattan School of Music. Performance venues include Thousand Oaks Center for the Arts, The Knitting Factory (NYC), and Common Grounds in Hollywood. In Ventura, he has performed at Nicholby's, Zoey's Cafe, J's Tapas, Bernadette's on Main, Franky's, The Drink, The Deer Lodge, Herzog Wine Cellars, and Howard Freiberg's Ojai Jam-Band Festivals. He has been teaching guitar and piano privately since 1992 in Ventura, Camarillo, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. His teaching experience includes Jazz, Blues, and Rock guitar, as well as classical and jazz music theory and classical piano. Studied Piano from 1979 to present: Studied under Peter Yazbeck, Eric Kinsley, Christine Plumb. Attended USC with a major in Jazz Guitar: Studied under Joe Diorio, Frank Potenza, Pat Kelly, and John Stowell. Studied at the Manhattan School of Music under Chris Rosenberg (Guitarist for Ornette Coleman), Justin DeCioccio, Garry Dial (Friend and Collegue of Bill Evans), John Riley (Drummer for John Scofield, Joe Lovano, amongst others) Taught Privately in Ventura, Camarillo, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Livermore 11 Years private teaching experience Taught Jazz, Blues, Rock Guitar as well as Music Theory (Classical and Jazz) and Classical Piano www.hansottsen.com

Betty Pattengale
Influences: Ella, Ellington, Count Basie, Motown, Carol King, Diane Schur, MGM musicals, Los Angeles Jazz Choir and many morewww.myspace.com/bettypattengale

William Perry
Guitarist William has worked with Ray Brown, Lee Ritenour, John Guerin, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, The Righteous Brothers, John Lennon, Cher, Helen Reddy, Kenny Rodgers and with over 300 artists on 3,000 recordings.

Tom Peterson\Originally from Minneapolis, Tom served in the U.S. Army Field Band for three years before landing in Los Angeles in 1970. He was a member of Doc Severinsens famous Tonight Show Orchestra for 18 years and has since played with numerous big bands. Last year he joined John Beasleys MONKestra, playing at the new San Francisco Jazz Hall with plans to record this summer. Tom has worked in television, motion pictures, radio and TV. His recording credits include work with Elton John, Leon Russell, B.B. King, Kenny Loggins, Blood Sweat & Tears, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Ed Shaughnessy, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney/Wings. Tom has performed with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dizzy Gillespie, the Glenn Miller Band, Linda Ronstadt, Lyle Lovett, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, and many other musical greats. Recordings: YearAlbumArtist 2017 Is It Me...? Polly Gibbons Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) 2016 MONK'estra, Vol. 1John Beasley Clarinet (Bass), Woodwind 2016 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Sax (Baritone) 2016 Young in All the Wrong Ways Sara Watkins Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Sax (Baritone) 2015 Tomorrow Is My Turn Rhiannon GiddensS ax (Baritone) 2015 We Love Disney Saxophone 2014 Big Band Jazz Billy Vera Reeds, Sax (Tenor), Soloist 2014 Frame of Mind L.A.6 Producer, Sax (Tenor), Mixing Engineer, Arranger 2014 Red Dragon Cartel Red Dragon Cartel12-String Bass Guitar 2014 Rester Vivant Johnny Hallyday Sax (Baritone) 2014 Revelation Los Lonely Boys Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) 2014 Storytone Neil Young Saxophone 2013 In TimeThe Mavericks Guest Artist 2013 It Feels Like Christmas Time Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Primary Artist 2013 Say the WordsWanting Sax (Baritone) 2013 Timeless Flight: The Voyage ContinuesThe Moody Blues Flute, Sax (Tenor) 2012 Little Heart Andra Suchy Bass 2012 Rattle Them Bones Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Additional Music 2011 BombJ eff Arundel Bass 2011 Davi Sings Sinatra: On the Road to Romance Robert Davi Musician 2011 Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology Sax (Tenor) 2011 Low Country Blues Gregg Allman Sax (Baritone) 2010 Chocabeck Zucchero Flute 2010 National Ransom Elvis Costello Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Sax (Baritone) 2010 Try My Love Philipp Fankhauser Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Horn Arrangements 2009 All Join In Kenny Loggins Clarinet 2009 Believers Never Die: The Greatest Hits Fall Out Boy Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) 2009 Charles Aznavour & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Charles Aznavour / Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Sax (Tenor), Orchestra 2009 Dakota Lullaby Albert & Gage Composer 2009 Got a Little Story Tamela D'Amico Saxophone 2009 Grand Ecran Eddy Mitchell Saxophone 2009 How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Arranger, Adaptation, Main Personnel, Performer 2009 Legendary Bob Florence Limited Edition Woodwind, Sax (Tenor), Soloist, Orchestra Contractor, Mixing Consultant 2009 Live at Catalina's John Daversa Woodwind, Sax (Soprano), Soloist 2009 Looking for a Party Long John Hunter Sax (Tenor) 2009 Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big BandToshiko Akiyoshi Flute, Flute (Alto), Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) 2009 Super Conscious Gordon Free Bass 2009The Rhythm and the Blues Jimmy Barnes Sax (Baritone) 2009 The Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson Resonance Big Band Flute, Reeds 2008 And West Coast Nightlights Cynthia Jones Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) 2008 Defected in the House: Miami 2008 Gifts Allen Carter Sax (Baritone), Soloist 2008 Original Album Classics, Vol. 1 Cheap Trick Main Personnel 2008 Trance Top 100 [Stylus] Primary Artist 200710 Year Story Groove Armada Audio Production 2007 A Swingin' Christmas Michael BoltonA dditional Personnel, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone) 2007 Classic Songs: My Way Paul Anka Saxophone 2007 Eternal Licks and Grooves Bob Florence Clarinet, Woodwind, Sax (Tenor), Soloist 2007 Greatest Hits Groove Armada Audio Production 2007 Jingle Bell Jazz Jumpin' Jimmy & Mistletones Sax (Baritone) 2007 Lovebox Weekender Groove Armada Engineer 2006 Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 46: 1947 Bing CrosbyTrombone 2006 Cyber Trance, Vol. 1: Velfarre Weekend Primary Artist 2006 Melodic Rock of the 21st Century Composer 2006 No Bounds Chris Walden Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Soloist 2006 Quest for Trance, Vol. 1: Hemstock and Jennings Primary Artist 2006 Standing at the Crossroads Frankie Lee Saxophone, Horn Arrangements, Soloist 2006 Winter Games Chris Walden Saxophone 2005 Eric Felten Meets the Dek-tette Eric Felten Main Personnel, Sax (Baritone) 2005 Fantazm John La Barbera Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 2005 In the Company of Friends Denise Donatelli Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) 2005 Menza Lines Don Menza Member of Attributed Artist, Reeds 2005 The House of SwingShelly & The Swing TonesSax (Tenor) 2004 On the Wild Side John La Barbera Sax (Tenor) 2003 A Woman Like Me Bettye LaVette Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Horn Arrangements 2003 Love Ain't a Clich Dan Israel Bass 2003 Save My Soul Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Arranger 2003 Whatever Bubbles Up Bob Florence Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 2002 Calling All StarsChan Poling Bass 2002 Going Solo Rebecca Varon Sax (Tenor) 2002 Kelly Sings Christy: Thou Swell Julie KellyFlute (Alto), Saxophone 2002 Latino Groove Soulfood Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Bass 2002 Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Dwight Yoakam Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) 2001 Standing at the Sunrise Ellen Whyte Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) 2000 With More Help from My Friends George Graham Saxophone 1999 Jazz Gardener Susan Krebs Arranger 1999 Payin' for My Sins Grady Champion Sax (Soprano) 1999 Savage Night The Blue HawaiiansS ax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Horn Arrangements 1999 SeptetJ ustin Morell / Justin Morell Septet Sax (Tenor) 1999 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Bill Lloyd Bass 1999 This Beautiful Life Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Arranger, Adaptation, Horn Arrangements 1998 I'll Always Love You Joey C. JonesSax (Alto) 1998 Nothing Like the Rest Big George Jackson Bass 1998 Overserved 22 Jacks Composer 1998 The Last Time I Was Here Bryan Duncan Sax (Baritone) 1997 Never Felt No Blues B.j. Sharp Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) 1997 Present Sass Jordan Bass1997RCA Victor 80th Anniversary, Vol. 6: 1970-1979 Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 1997 The Voice of the Poet: Works On Tape 1972-1986 David Mahler Producer 1997 Under the Covers Dwight Yoakam Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) 1997 With a Lot of Help from My FriendsGeorge Graham Sax (Tenor) 1996 Big Band Renaissance Flute, Sax (Tenor) 1996 Doo Wop Diner, Vol. 2 [Collectables]Sax (Tenor) 1996 Gift Cheap Trick Bass 1996 I Remember You, Johnny Tommy Newsom Sax (Alto) 1994 Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957 Bing Crosby Trombone 1994 Easy Chair Jazz Mike Campbell Sax (Tenor) 1994 Joe Cool's Blues Ellis Marsalis / Wynton Marsalis Sax (Baritone) 1994 Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays Bob Curnow Flute, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone), Soloist 1994 Rats Sass Jordan Bass 1993 Minnesota Bruce Paulson Producer 1993 My Place Is With YouC lay Crosse Saxophone 1991 Doo Wop Diner, Vol. 1 Sax (Tenor) 1991 Merry Christmas From Doc Severinsen / Doc Severinsen & The Tonight Show Band Flute, Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 1991 Midnight MatineeA manda McBroom Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) 1991 Once More...With Feeling! Doc Severinsen & The Tonight Show Band Flute, Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 1990 Jazz in the Pocket Ed Shaughnessy Sax (Tenor), Composer 1987 Heart of Mine Bobby CaldwellS ax (Baritone) 1983 Trans-Atlantic Jon Saint James Composer 1980 All Shook Up Cheap Trick Bass, Group Member 1979 Sumi- E Toshiko Akiyoshi Sax (Tenor) 1978 Snooky & Marshall's Album Snooky Young Composer 1977 Brand New Day Blood Wind 1976I nsightsToshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band Flute, Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) 1976 Road Time Toshiko Akiyoshi Sax (Tenor), Reeds (Multiple) 1976 The Promise Michael Pinder Flute, Sax (Tenor), Wind 1975 Long Yellow Road Toshiko Akiyoshi Flute, Flute (Alto), Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 1975 Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)Toshiko Akiyoshi Flute (Alto), Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) 1974 KogunToshiko Akiyoshi / Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band Personne l1969 Fuse Fuse Bass, Group Member 1952 Big Band Bash Bob KeeneTrombone A Shot to the Kisser Johnny Coppola Saxophone Avalon Live Sully Erna Camera OperatorAwkward Stage Bill Berry Clarinet, Saxophone, Horn Arrangements Beat of My Heart Lisa Biales Sax (Baritone)Best of the Soul Years Jimmy Barnes Saxophone Black Hills Gold Tom Peterson Primary Artist Close Enough for LoveM ike Campbell Featured Artist Come Back To Me Love Freda Payne Saxophone Everything's Beautiful Now Christine Alber tComposer Full-On! Chris Walden / Chris Walden Big Band Saxophon eFunhouse of Your Mind Mark Cote Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Horn ArrangementsJust for Fun The Connection Composer Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the BeatlesJohn Daversa Flute, Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)

Phoenyx Big Band
The Phoenyx Big Band was formed in the Fall of 2018 out of necessity. Many of the current members were part of a big band that had disbanded the break-up left the members without a band in which to play but rather than calling It quits, several members of the band resolved to form a new performance group, and the Phoenyx was born. From the outset it was decided the band would not only play classic big band music from artists such as Glen Miller, Count Basie, and Frank Sinatra, but would spice things up with music by more contemporary artists such as Brian Setzer, Michael Bublé and the great Stevie Wonder. The diverse choice of music has been well received by both the musicians who get the opportunity to play music from genres typically not associated with the big band repertoire, but the diverse music has also been a hit with the many loyal fans that the Phoenyx has garnered in a relatively short period of time. Phoenyx fans have heard the band deftly move from genre to genre, playing time-honored-classics such as Frank Sinatra’s Fly me to the Moon and New York, New York,only to follow up with an R&B classic, such as Stevie Wonder’s, Signed, Sealed Delivered, or a rock-anthem, such as Cold Play’s, Viva La Vida. The band is an eclectic collection of young and mature musicians native to Ventura County. While some band members are retired and have the luxury to devote themselves to playing music, members also include a few college students and the occasional precocious high school wunderkind eager to make a life for themselves in music. No matter the age or background, all members have a passion for music and are intent on keeping jazz and live performance alive. In addition to featured soloists John Webb, tenor saxophone, Larry Cossid, alto saxophone and Michael Dabach, trumpet, the band is fronted by two very talented, sultry-voiced singers, Michael Falcone and Erin McPherson. The pair have the chops tosing a wide variety of material and each is an engaging performer that can charm any audience and leave them clamoring for more. Burt "Santino" Gutierrez - sixslnger@aol.com

Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips is by far one of the world's most renowned and respected drummers, whosestyle not only reflects his technical gift but also his distinct musical sensibility. Whether it is Rock, Fusion or Jazz, Simon applies the same precision and intensity to his drumming, which is never lacking in emotion and feel. Simon's professional musical career began at the early age of twelve, performing and recording with his father's - Sid Phillips Dixiel and band until he turned sixteen. With an offer to play in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, his path was marked and his career in full bloom. Simon soon became one of London's most celebrated session drummers. In his early twenties he was well on his way to having a musical career nothing short of brilliance. To date he has toured and recorded with many bands and artists, including: Mick Jagger, The Who, Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce, Peter Gabriel, Joe Satriani, Tears for Fears, Judas Priest, Roxy Music, Michael Schenker, Nik Kershaw, Phd., Al DiMeola, 801, Pete Townshend, Russ Ballard, Robert Palmer, Stanley Clarke, The Pretenders, Jon Anderson, Whitesnake and Dave Gilmour... to name but a few. In 1992 Simon decided to move to the USA, coinciding with being asked to join Toto for their world tour. He has remained a full time member ever since. After recording the Toto album "Tambu" in 1995, another year of touring followed in 1996, covering Europe, Japan, SE Asia and South America. In 1997 Simon took a break from Toto in order to reach a personal milestone: He took his own band on tour, and for the first time he was the bandleader, and it was his music. This great year included tours of Europe, Japan and The United States, and a performance at The North Sea Jazz Festival. 1998 saw the recording of another Toto studio album entitled" Mindfields", followed by 2 years of touring around the world of which the live CD "Livefields" captures. The most recent Toto record "Through the Looking Glass" took the band in 2002/03 on extensive concert trips to Europe and Asia. Expanding his career from drumming to writing solo projects, Simon recorded his first album "Protocol" in 1988, followed by "Force Majeure" in 1992. "Symbiosis", which he recorded in 1995, was as spirited but more inspired than ever, and showed a change of direction in the compositions. Simon likes to link his growth in songwriting and new artistic depth to his move to the States. The 1997 record "Another Lifetime" shows yet another layer of his tremendously resourceful playing and an even more motivated composing. "Out of the Blue", a live album, followed in 1998 and in 1999 another complete change of style took place in his latest record "Vantage Point", which is a pure, straight ahead jazz album. Yet another expansion to Simon's musical career is producing and engineering, which he firststarted back in England with British composer Mike Oldfield, working on three albums with him. Aside from his solo projects, Simon also co-produced Toto's "Tambu" in 1995,followed by "Mindfields" in 1998. Simon was asked to engineer the latest Toto album, and spent a couple of months during the winter of2001/02 recording "Through the Looking Glass" in his own studio. Simon is currently back in his studio mixing a recently recorded show for the next Toto DVD. In 2000 Simon took a break from Toto and recorded with Derek Sherinian, formally of Dream Theater, as well as produced and engineered "Inertia". The following year included the recording of progressive band Planet X, "Moonbabies" and mixing a live CD "Live From Oz". Simon's sympathy to the various styles of music and his interest in sound and arrangements will always drive him to expand his career. http://www.simon-phillips.com

Pier 101 Band
Based out of Ventura and with a vast set list containing everything from: jazz standards, motown soul and rock, enabling our band to remain flexible with our client's music needs and also one of the favorites at some of our local Country and Yacht Clubs in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Our band will always feature one of our area's premier jazz sax players to our sound. Our 7 piece band is composed ofAnita Leal - vocalistWarren Takahashi - vocalist, acoustic guitar & harmonicaThai T. - drumsMark G. - bassTrent Hinkforth - lead guitarSteven Ormond - keyboardsIsidro "Rosie" Yanez, Sal Avila, Tom Buckner - sax Contact: Warren(805)901-6531www.pier101band.compier101band@yahoo.com

Joe Porcaro
Joe Porcaro is an American jazz drummer. Porcaro has recorded with Natalie Cole, Don Ellis, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Gladys Knight, Madonna, The Monkees, Gerry Mulligan, Pink Floyd, Howard Roberts, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, and Sarah Vaughan. He has done film scores with James Newton Howard, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Danny Elfman, John Frizzell and his son Steve Porcaro. With educator and drummer Ralph Humphrey, he was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Academy (LAMA) in Pasadena, California, which is now called the Los Angeles College of Music (LACM). His three sons were in the rock band Toto: drummer Jeff Porcaro, bassist Mike Porcaro and keyboardist Steve Porcaro. He appeared on every Toto album from Turn Back through Kingdom of Desire, including Toto IV. He has a daughter, Joleen Porcaro Duddy, whose children, Chase and Paige Duddy, formed the electronic duo XYLO. Porcaro has led a group with Emil Richards, a native of Hartford who plays vibraphone and collects percussion instruments from around the world. Discography As leader 2002 Better Off Back Then As sideman With Rosemary Clooney 1992 Girl Singer1993 Still on the Road1995 Demi-Centennial1996 Dedicated to Nelson1997 Mothers & Daughters2002 Out of This World With Lalo Schifrin The Fox (MGM, 1968)There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968)Kelly's Heroes (MGM, 1970)Rock Requiem (Verve, 1971)Enter the Dragon (Warner Bros., 1973) With Toto 1981 Turn Back1982 Toto IV1986 Fahrenheit1988 The Seventh One With others 1967 Sugar, Nancy Sinatra1968 California Soul, Gerald Wilson1968 Shock Treatment, Don Ellis1969 Instant Replay, The Monkees1971 Electronic Progress, Harvey Mandel1971 The Age of Steam, Gerry Mulligan1974 150 MPH, Louie Bellson1975 Home Plate, Bonnie Raitt1975 Mirrors, Peggy Lee1975 Touch, John Klemmer1976 Barefoot Ballet, John Klemmer1976 Silk Degrees, Boz Scaggs1979 Raw Silk, Randy Crawford1979 Children of the World, Stan Getz1981 Big Mouth, Milt Jackson1981 Rit, Lee Ritenour1982 Ride Like the Wind, Freddie Hubbard1987 Freedom at Midnight, David Benoit1988 Reunion, Mel Torm1992 Brasileiro, Sergio Mendes1993 Devotion, Warren Hill1993 When My Heart Finds Christmas, Harry Connick Jr.1993 Windows, Roger Kellaway1994 Dreams in Motion, Felix Cavaliere1994 Paid Vacation, Richard Marx1996 Luntana, Emil Richards1996 Organic, Joe Cocker1997 Conspiracy Theory, Carter Burwell1997 Tribute to Jeff Porcaro, David Garfield Danny Pucillo Sr drummer Records Jackson Five L.P. Hits, Robert Goulet, Thelma Houston, Jane Morgan, Doodle Town Pipers, Mike Settle, Carol King, Rex Holman, Steve Douglas, Jerry Robinson, David Cassidy, Bill Adams, Bobby Darren, Four Seasons, John Guarnieri Live Performances Peggy Lee, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, Jimmy Durante, Mason Williams, Roger Miller, Rich Little, Phyllis Diller, Frank Goshen, Pat Boone, Barbara McNair, Sammy Davis, Lennon Sisters, Abby Lane, Vic Damone, Carol Lawrence, Gladys Knight and the Pips TV Shows Andy Williams, Tim Conway, Sonny and Cher, Sammy Davis, NBC Tonight Show, Pearl Bailey, Bell Telephone Special, John Wayne Special, Zenith Special, 25Th CBS Special, Nancy Dusault Special, Jerry Lewis Telethon, Andy Griffith, Playboy After Hours Teaching World Music Simi Valley dannydq@yahoo.com

Clyde Reasinger
Clyde Reasinger is an American trumpeter known for his work in big bands and recording studios. Reasinger was born in Pennsylvania, and began his musical career in the late 1940s. He later led his own big bands in recording studios, live venues, and reading/rehearsal bands. Recording sessions Reasinger has jazz recording credits exceed 63 sessions with bands and artists that include: Jazz recording sessions Earle Spencer (1949) Dinah Washington with Ike Carpenter's Orchestra (1951) Stan Kenton (1952, 1967) Shorty Rogers (1954) Sam Donahue (1955, 1957, 1958) Tommy Alexander (1956) Billy VerPlanck (1957) Dan Terry (1958) Maynard Ferguson (1958, 1959) Gil Evans (1958) Johnny Richards (1958, 1959) Boris Lindqvist, with the Bengt Arne Wallin Orchestra (1960) Quincy Jones (1960) Oliver Nelson (1961) Jackie Paris (1962) Henry Jerome and the Brazen Brass (1960) Joe Williams (1964, 1965) Dan Terry (mid 1960s) Ray Starling (1966) The New Glenn Miller Orchestra (1966) Charlie Barnet (1966, 1967) Nancy Wilson (1968) Harry James (1976, 1979) Pop & rock-n-roll recording sessions The Monkees (1968) Selected filmography The Cool Sound, DVD (2004) OCLC 612182311 Recorded 1959 Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Gil Evans Orchestra, Ernie Royal, Clyde Reasinger, Louis Mucci, Johnny Coles, Emmett Berry (trumpets) Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Bill Elton, Rod Levitt (trombones) Julius Watkins, Bob Northern (French horns) Bill Barber (tuba) Danny Bank (bass clarinet) Romeo Penque, Eddie Caine (woodwinds)

Sean Riddle
Sean Riddle is a bassist, composer, improviser, and educator based in Ventura, California and is active in the Southern California music scene. As a bassist Sean is known for his strong sense of time, big sound, openness and creativity as an accompanist/soloist. He has shared the stage with numerous musicians such as Larry Koonse, Vinny Golia, Bennie Maupin, Chris Speed, Joe LaBarbera, Miroslav Tadic, Houman Pourmehdi, Miller Wrenn, Mario Calire, Justin Bardales, Hans Ottsen, Kyle Swan, and many others. In 2018 Sean performed on the US premiere of Katharina Rosenberger’s piece “Shift” with The Ensemble at CalArts, under the direction of Nicholas Deyoe and with Rage Thormbones as soloists. Refusing to be tethered by a single style, Sean’s work as a composer draws from the realms of Jazz, the music of West Africa, traditional Balkan music, Rock, Metal, Free Improvisation, and New Music. He brings these influences together to create music that explores areas of melodic and rhythmic complexity to inspire improvisers and eviscerate the boundaries between composition and improvisation. Often his compositions are inspired by current and past political/social issues, curious about how improvisation challenges social norms. Sean is currently performing and writing for his quartet featuring Nick Stahl, Will Kjeer, and Anthony Ty Johnson, the high energy jazz-metal-contemporary classical quartet SCAM, and his ongoing duo collaboration with violinist/violist Kris Rahamad. Aside from performing and composing, Sean maintains an active presence as a music educator in Ventura. Currently he coaches bass students in the middle and high schools of Ventura as well as being an on call substitute for the music directors at these schools. Sean is able to offer private lessons for both the double bass and bass guitar in a wide variety of styles as well as improvisation and composition. Sean graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2018 with a BFA in Jazz Bass Performance and a minor in social sciences, where he studied under the guidance of Darek Oles, David Roitstein, Oscar Hildago, and David Tranchina. In the summer of 2018 Sean attended the Ravinia Steans Music Institute jazz fellowship program directed by Rufus Reid, Billy Childs, and Tim Hagans, followed by the School for Improvisational Music’s summer workshop in NYC directed by Ralph Alessi and Andy Milne. He currently studies with Ken Filiano. https://www.sean-riddle.com/ 

Riverboat Dixie Jazz Band
RON RUIZ - Leader, Banjo, Vocals Ron Ruiz, a College ROTC graduate, served in the US Army for 10 years as a fixed and rotary wing aviator. In civilian life he retired from Lockheed Corporation as Chief, Plans and Controls for Navy programs. Later, Ron and his wife, Sheila, began a career as artists of bronze sculpture. Their work is collected worldwide and featured in fine art galleries across the country. Ron is a student of early American jazz genre and has performed with various jazz groups over the years He has been playing the banjo with the Riverboat Dixie band from its beginning in 1998. Ron and Sheila live in Westlake Village CA. JOAN ADLER - Keyboard Joan Adler is a Cum Laude graduate in music from UCLA with post graduate work in music education. She grew up listening to string quartets and playing piano and accordion with her parents both of whom were musicians and teachers. She teaches piano and sings in the award winning Sweet Adeline International Channelaire Chorus in Camarillo, CA. She has recently finished an advanced course in musical arranging. Joan has been playing keyboard with Riverboat Dixie continually since 1998 because, she says, of her love of this genre of music. Joan lives in Thousand Oaks, CA with her husband, Ron. JANET DAW - Vocalist Janet has been singing since early childhood in elementary, middle and high school choirs a college chorus that sang with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and she has been singing barbershop music as a Sweet Adeline for the past 25 years. She was born and raised in Southern California, earned a BA from Stanford and a MA in journalism from Northwestern and parlayed a 30 year career as a writer and editor for local newspapers into an editing position with Amgen. Janet lives with her husband Willie, a fellow "barbershopper", 3 sons, a daughter and stepdaughter in Camarillo, CA. KEN DICKEY - Tuba/vocal Ken, a retired US Navy Commander, has been active in a variety of musical groups in addition to the Riverboat Dixie band including the California Lutheran University Wind Ensemble and the Camarillo Community Band. In his earlier years, he played tuba in the USC Trojan marching band and worked in the air charter and airline business as a pilot, operations manager and financial manager. More recently he owned and operated a retail business in Newbury Park, CA and currently is a docent at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Ken lives with his wife Jean in Oak Park, CA. JIM FLYNN - Drums/Vocal Jim grew up and went to high school in the Philadelphia suburbs. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology, after which he spent 32 years in the petroleum industry with Exxon Company USA before retiring in 1999. Jim has been playing drums since grade school. He was in his high school band and played in a small progressive jazz combo. While in college he played in several rock bands and at local college events. Jim is active in jam sessions and sits in with local and non-local bands. Now, Riverboat Dixie is his "home." Jim lives with his wife Karen in Thousand Oaks, CA. SAM GLENN - Clarinet Sam began his musical career in Washington D.C. and New York where he studied at the Eastman School of music. He has played with the Billy Butterfield Band, the Bob Cross Orchestra and the Red Norvo Quintet. Sam has played for many vocalists and entertainers over the years including Lena Horne, Pearl Bailey, Robert Goulet, Eartha Kitt, Gordon and Sheila McRae, Sophie Tucker, Liberace, Roger Williams, Carmen Cavallero, and many others. He is a regular in several local swing bands. Sam and his wife Geri live in Granada Hills, CA. ED HIRSCH - Trombone Ed Hirsch learned to play trombone in middle school. He played during high school and at UCLA where he was a music major and was in the Bruin Marching Band. After graduation he became a sound effects and dialog editor for movies and television. He honed his skills in Dixieland music after retirement by attending a number of Dixieland Jazz Camps. In addition to being a member of Riverboat Dixie, he also performs with the Sedalia Ragtime Orchestra, the Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds, the UCLA Alumni Band and plays weekly in a big band. Ed lives with his wife Judy in Chatsworth. LINDA ORGAN - Banjo Linda can be found behind a band saw, a camera or a banjo. She has been a professor at University of Southern California and California Lutheran University for over 30 years. Her area of research is the development of creative thinking. She is currently a Founder and the Director of Education for the Discovery Center for Science and Technology, an interactive science museum serving Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Linda also plays the guitar and string bass and is an original member of the Riverboat Dixie band. She resides with her husband, Stan, in Westlake Village, CA. SCOTT YAWGER - Trumpet/Cornet Although trained as a Chemical Engineer with an MBA in Finance, Scott has spent the last 10 years playing the trumpet professionally. He has performed in the pit orchestra for over 40 musicals. On the East Coast, Scott was a founding member and leader of the Moonlight Brass Quintet a member of the Salem County Brass Society and principle trumpet of the Arden Festival Orchestra. He as played lead trumpet with the Ojai Big Band, Angel City Big Band, Seniors of Note Big Band and the Dan Taguchi Big Band. He teaches trumpet and has been with Riverboat Dixie since 2006. Scott and his wife Ellen reside in Thousand Oaks, CA. http://riverboat.powweb.com/contact-us.html

Teresa Russell
Teresa and Pat Russell Mother/Daughter Duo A life time of cultivating and playing music would not be complete without an occasional jazz performance with her mom Pat Russell, a well seasoned torch singer who influenced and guided Teresa throughout her young musical career. Teresa honored her mom by teaming up and producing their first jazz CD together in 2006, appropriately called Russell. This CD totally captures the unique whisky velvet vocal quality of Pats voice as well as their superb vocal harmonies and arrangements. What makes this mother daughter duo so special is the family love they generate towards their audiences. That is the kind of love you feel on this CD. Pat Russell is a class act. Influenced by greats like Peggy Lee, Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald and June Christy, mom's torchy vocal style intimately captures that wonderful nostalgic and romantic era of swingin' jazz, cool bosses and sultry ballads. Pat grew up in a musical family performing with her sisters in a variety of musical combos. Later, she passed her talent and love for music on to her firstborn, Teresa, and helped to guide Teresa to a successful musical career. Teresa has performed all over the world. She is a well-known guitar rocker and a passionate vocalist, as well as a a songwriter and record producer. Described as "the most awesome Female rock guitarist...ever!" this is simply an understatement - Teresa Russell is one of the best guitarists out there: male or female. She has performed all over the world and has shared the stage with guitar rockers such as Johnny Winter, Walter Trout, Carl Verheyen, Corby Yates and others. Teresa, is the only female to ever qualify" in the top eight" for the national finals in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame/Guitar Centers lead guitar competition, Guitarmageddon. Competing with over 2000 guitarists across the country, she accomplished this by winning the West regional in Los Angeles where she received "out-of-seat-thumbs-up" kudos from such Grammy award, celebrity judges/guitarists as Steve Lukather (Toto) and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol). Teresa started guitar lessons at age 7. She was playing teen halls, high schools and navy bases by age 9. At age 12, she was playing on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. With guitar influences such as Hendrix and Clapton, she rocked regularly at Gazzari's and the Whiskey A-Go-Go. Numerous TV appearances followed as well as writing songs for a movie called The Young Graduates. At age 14, Teresa and her band were contracted to do a six-month engagement in Mexico City, performing at the El Camino Real and El Senior Real Hotels and night clubs. After attending Northridge University on a guitar scholarship, she hit the road to continue seasoning her rock chops in countless roadhouse bars throughout the western U.S. She later formed an all-female rock band and performed for several years on the Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe circuits. After touring all over the world with Helen Reddy throughout the late 80's, playing live TV and major concert venues, Teresa decided to pursue projects of her own. She focused on her blues-rock roots with an aggressive style establishing a wide-spread fan base throughout southern California. As a song writer, arranger, programmer and producer, Teresa is working on a new CD with Cocobilli which continues to deliver electrifying performances featuring raging guitar solos. Her vocal style has been compared to such divas as Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge, and Bonnie Raitt, combining a rock-hard edge with a supple warmth that quickly distinguishes her voice as uniquely that of Teresa Russell. Joined in her virtuosity by bassist Billi Breland and drummer Coco Roussel, this popular trio can be seen performing regularly throughout Southern California. Teresa also leads a popular festive cajun/zydeco band called Acadiana, influenced by the Creole music of Southwestern Louisiana combined with rock, R&B, bluegrass and original music. Check out their latest CD, Fiddle Around At The Mardi Gras. www.teresarussell.com/teresapat.php

Nee Sackey
bass Nee Sackey was born in New York in the 60s and moved to Ghana, West Africa, with his family at a young age. The son of Ghana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in the early sixties, 19th President of the United Nations General Assembly and ambassador to the United States in the seventies, Sackey was a child prodigy, composing at 5 and performing music at 11. Nee's first group experience was with the band Kawawa Watusi at Mfantsipim Secondary School in Ghana when he was 12 years old and at 13 he, along with his brother, Kabudi, and the Mfantsipim School Band, Majestic Breezemen, won one of the three coveted trophies at Ghana's Anansekrom secondary school band competition. Sackey started his college studies as an electrical engineering major but during his junior year at Brigham Young University, he transferred to the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a degree in Professional Music. After playing in various jazz bands around Connecticut, Sackey moved to San Diego, where through playing with mutual friends he finally met Bill Macpherson, known in the scene as an innovative guitarist with a unique blend of African and jazz influences. Sackey and Macpherson began playing together, in other people's bands and on their own, while also pursuing solo careers Macpherson's Jungle Party came out in 1992, and Many Rivers in 1994, while Sackey's My Father's Son, My Brother's Brother was released in 1994. Realizing that joining forces would increase their chances for success, the duo formed Native Vibe in 1995 and released their debut, Medicinal Purposes, the following year. The album featured their unique blend of sleek jazz and tribal rhythms That successful album was followed by Spirits in 1999 and was produced by the Yellowjackets' Jimmy Haslip, as was the 2001 follow-up Mirage. Native Vibe released Luna De Nosara in 2004, which was the first of their releases to be considered for a Grammy nomination. 2005s Toca Suave was a slight departure from the usual Vibe sound. The tour included shows in Sackeys native Ghana and Sierra Leone. The band was joined by Vinx. The shows in Ghana resulted in the recording and release of the Native Vibe & Vinx album, Live at Dons Place...Vol.1. 2008 saw the release of Across The Globe. The album received international airplay and spent quite a bit of time on various jazz charts. On October 1st 2013, Native Vibe released their most mature yet emotional recording, In The Land Of Muses. The album featured compositions by Nee Sackey and Bill Macpherson along with a track from long time keyboardist, John Nau (Anchorman 2). Once again with international airplay and global interest this recording continues to make Native Vibe a household favorite. Besides recording and touring with his group Native Vibe, Nee has been seen sharing the stage or heard on recordings of great artists such as Mindy Abair, Mo Pleasure, Marion Meadows, Vinx, Brian Hughes, Scott Wilkie, Steve Oliver, Kelly Rucker, Eric Friedman(Creed)...to name a few. Nee is endorsed by Dean Markley Strings, SWR Amps, Taylor Guitars and Elrick Basses nqsackey@gmail.com, http://www.neesackey.com

Mike Saul
piano Originally from Port Jervis (in upstate New York), Mike received a B.A in philosophy from the University of Rochester before studying composition at Berklee College of Music and receiving a master's degree in music theory from the University of Maryland. In 1983 he moved to California where he is a professional piano player who has played with many well known artists in various locations around the globe. Although primarily a jazz player, Mike also is adept at playing different genres like blues, pop, classical and others. Studied with Ed Bedner, Charles Banacos, Wade Beach, Ron Elliston and Dusi Mura. www.mikesaul.net/index.html

Brian Scanlon
Brian Scanlon has been an active member of the Los Angeles music scene since 1987. As a saxophonist and woodwind doubler, he has made his mark in the recording studios, on the concert stage and in nightclubs. Born in Queens, New York and raised in New Jersey, Brian started playing the saxophone at age eight. He studied saxophone with Ramon Ricker at the prestigious Eastman School of Music where he earned both a bachelors and masters in music (1981 and 1983). Brian's career highlights include touring with song and dance man Ben Vereen (1986-1999) and regular appearances on the "Tonight Show" as a member of the NBC Orchestra (1988-1992). He also toured with trumpeter Doc Severinsen (1988-1996) and briefly played lead alto with Buddy Rich (1986). Brian can be heard on several soundtrack recordings such as "Monster's Inc.," "A Bug's Life," "Moulin Rouge" and "Analyze This." He has recorded with Randy Newman and Rosemary Clooney and performed with Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King and the LA Philharmonic. Saxophone soloist for Natalie Cole and Maureen McGovern are among his current gigs as well as extensive freelancing in the LA area. At Pepperdine University, Brian directs the jazz ensemble and teaches saxophone. www.maureenmcgovern.com/newbios2/scanlonbio.htm

Jacob Scesney
Jacob Scesney (Born December 15th 1992 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American jazz saxophonist. Education - Jacob attended the prestigious Idyllwild Arts Academy on full scholarship, while there he studied under Miles Davis Band alumnus Marshall Hawkins. Before the age of 18 Jacob had gathered numerous accolades and accomplishments from many festivals including The Berklee Jazz Festival and The Reno Jazz Festival. Upon graduating Jacob attended The California State University Northridge where he pursued a Jazz Studies Degree under John Daversa and Rob Lockhart. Accomplishments - Jacob has performed with Leddie Garcia, Christian Scott, Robben Ford, Dave Mason, Ronald Bruner Jr., Karl Hunter, Warren Hill, Mahesh Balasooriya, Phil Ranelin, Josh Nelson, and many more. Jacob has been involved in numerous projects ranging from Verdine White to The Ojai Music Festival and has made media appearances in Fox Televisions "Glee" and Will Glucks "Easy A". Jacobs extensive list of merits includes over 40 musical awards including 1st place winner of the 2013 Warren Hill Saxophone Summit "Rising Star" Challenge. Notable Venues - Include The San Diego Jazz Festival, Catalina's Jazz Club, The Blue Whale, The Universal Citywalk, The Ojai Music Festival, Vitello's Jazz Club, Cafe Cordiale, The Hollywood Highland Center, The Libbey Bowl, The Monterey Jazz Festival, The Colburn School:Thayer Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall: Redcat. Equipment - Alto Sax Yamaha 82-Z (Black Lacquer), Beechler Custom Jazz #8 Tenor Sax Phil Barone, Mouthpiece Cafe "Bergonzi Slant", Selmer Megatone ligature Soprano Palm, Rosseau Mouthpiece Clarinet LeBlanc Soloist, Vandoren Mouthpiece, Otto Link ligature Flute Selmer. EWI Akai E.W.I. 4000 Jacob Scesney is a "Beechler Mouthpiece Representative Artist". Present - Jacob lives in Los Angeles, CA. and currently tours with American Idol season 10 finalist Casey Abrams. In 2013 he joined Latin Grammy Nominated artist "Presuntos Implicados" for the recording of "La Noche II" in Mexico City.

Tom Scott
Tom Scott Thomas Wright "Tom" Scott (born May 19, 1948) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble the L.A. Express. Scott was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of prolific film and television composer Nathan Scott, who had more than 850 television credits and more than 100 film credits as a composer, orchestrator and conductor, including the theme songs for Dragnet and Lassie. Tom Scott's best-known works are the theme songs for TV series from the 1970s and 1980s Starsky and Hutch (a track entitled "Gotcha!") and The Streets of San Francisco, and his soprano sax solo and fills on the 1975 No. 1 hit single "Listen to What the Man Said" for Wings. In 1982, Scott collaborated with Johnny Mathis to write and record two versions lyrical and instrumental of "Without Us", the theme to the 80's sitcom Family Ties. His version of "Today" (a Jefferson Airplane original) was sampled in the Pete Rock & CL Smooth 1992 hit "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)".[2] In the Philippines, his best known hit is "Keep This Love Alive", which is a cut from his 1991 album of the same title, and featured lead vocals by David Pack. Scott's professional career began as a teenager, as leader of a jazz ensemble Neoteric Trio, and then as a "first-call" session musician. He has dozens of solo recordings for which he collected thirteen Grammy nominations (three of which he won). He also has numerous film and television scoring credits, including composing and conducting the score for the movie Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and appeared on records by such diverse artists as George Harrison, the Beach Boys, the Grateful Dead, Paul McCartney, Steppenwolf, Rod Stewart ("Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"), Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Blondie ("Rapture"), Eddie Money, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Quincy Jones, Carole King, Olivia Newton-John and Frank Sinatra. He produced two albums for tenor vocalist Daniel Rodriguez, formerly The Singing Policeman, the first of which, The Spirit of America, has sold over 400,000 copies to date. Scott is also a member of the Les Deux Love Orchestra and has conducted over thirty symphony orchestras around the U.S. as music director for Rodriguez. Scott was a founding member of the the Blues Brothers Band, despite his absence in the two films, The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000. According to Bob Woodward's account in John Belushi's biography, Wired, Scott left the band after their 1980 tour over a salary dispute. However, he reunited with Dan Aykroyd in 1988 to record a few tracks for The Great Outdoors. Scott was also the leader of the house band on two short-lived late night talk shows: CBS' The Pat Sajak Show and Fox's The Chevy Chase Show and the Musical Director of the 68th Academy Awards in 1996, several Emmy Awards telecasts from 1996 to 2007, Ebony's 50th Birthday Celebration, and the People's Choice Awards telecasts. Guitarist Robben Ford credits Scott and Roger Kellaway, whom he met while playing for Joni Mitchell, as a major influence on his musical development. Recording-Film-T.V.Credits Composer Credits are in Boldface T.V. Music Director Credits in Italics Solo CD's are in Boldface Italics 2013-Recordings To Be Loved (Michael Buble) Saxes Summer Horns (Dave Koz) Arranger Real (Laith Al-Saadi) Sax 2012-Recordings Tell U What (Brittni Paiva) Producer/Engineer (*2013 Ukelele Album Of The Year) Music From Another Dimension (Aerosmith) Arranger/Saxes 2012-Films & T.V. The EMMY Awards 2011-Recordings Jazz For Japan Telling Stories (Paulette McWilliams) Producer 2011-Films & T.V. The Country Music Awards (w/ Zach Brown Band) 2010-Recordings Aurora (Patrick Williams) Sax, Flute Kaleidoscope Heart (Sara Bareilles) Saxes 2010-Films & T.V. The EMMY Awards 2009-Recordings 40/40 (Carpenters) Sax, Recorder Cool Man Cool (Grant Geissman) Tenor Sax Real Thing (Vanessa Williams) Arranger Songs & Stories (George Benson) Arranger, Saxes Soulbook (Rod Stewart) Saxes Sphere (Dan Siegel) Saxes 2009-Films & T.V. The EMMY Awards 2008-Recordings Bringing Back the Funk (Brian Culbertson) Saxes Vibe Over Perfection (Jaime Davis) Tenor Sax 2007-Recordings Cannon Re-Loaded/Tom Scott Free (Marcus Miller) Tenor Sax He Had A Hat (Jeff Lorber) Arranger, Saxes Hymn For My Soul (Joe Cocker) Saxes Italia (Chris Botti) Soprano Sax Thats Life (Russell Watson) Arranger, Saxes We All Love Ella (Various) Tenor Sax 2007-Films & T.V. The EMMY Awards Zodiac 2006-Recordings Be-Bop United/Tom Scott Awake (Josh Groban) Sax Falling In Between (Toto) Saxes Ray Sings, Basie Swings (Ray Charles) Arranger Turned To Blue (Nancy Wilson) Tenor Sax 2006-Films & T.V. Little Children Supernatural (TV) The EMMY Awards 2005-Recordings All-Time Top 100 T.V. Themes (Composer) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Soundtrack (Composer) Driving Force (3rd Force) Sax Guilty Pleasures (Barbra Streisand) Saxes Isn't It Romantic: The Standards (Johnny Mathis) Saxes Lost and Found (Judith Owen) Flute, Saxes Fade Into Light (Boz Skaggs) Tenor Sax 2005-Films & T.V. American Dad Cold Case Desperate Housewives Family Guy King Of The Hill My Name Is Earl The EMMY Awards 2004-Recordings Ultimate Fifth Dimension (Saxes, Flute) Ultimate Mancini (Henry & Monica Mancini) Alto Sax Voices of Concord Jazz: Live at Montreux (Various) Sax, Conductor West Coast All-Stars (Gerald McCauley) Saxes, Composer 2004-Films & T.V. The Simpsons (TV) 2003-Recordings Concert for George (Original Soundtrack) Alto & Tenor Saxes Essential Dan Fogleberg (Sax, Lyricon) Essential Eddie Money (Sax) Essential Toto (Saxes, Arranger) From My Heart (Daniel Rodriguez) Producer-Arranger Home Grown (Ralph MacDonald) Saxes, Wind Synth Make Me Better (Ann Nesby) Sax New Found Freedom/Tom Scott The Movie Album (Barbra Streisand) Alto Sax Very Best of the Grateful Dead (Sax, Lyricon) 2003-Films & T.V. A Celebration At Fords Theater CBS at 75 Kill Bill (Volume 2) The Nick At Nite Christmas Special 2002-Recordings Charly Soundtrack (Ravi Shankar) Flutes Greatest Hits (Harry Nillson) Flutes, Saxes Oh Baby (Mike Melvoin) Saxes Spirit of America (Daniel Rodriguez) Producer-Arranger Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Soundtrack) Flute, Saxes This Is The Moment (Sammy Nestico) Tenor Sax, Wind Synth Ultimate Collection (Quincy Jones) Sax, Lyricon Very Best of Christopher Cross (Saxes, Woodwinds) Very Best of Dave Grusin (Saxes, Woodwinds) 2002-Films & T.V. A Celebration At Fords Theater Christmas In Aspen Clockstoppers Pluto Nash Standing In The Shadows Of Motown 2001-Recordings Monsters, Inc. (Original Soundtrack) Reeds Return Of The Marquis De Sade (Lalo Schifrin) Flute, Saxes UnReel (Randy Waldman) Tenor Sax 2001-Films & T.V. A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) American Pie 2 Felicity The Bernie Mac Show The EMMY Awards The Miss America Pageant 2000-Recordings Along the Way: The Best of Dan Siegel (D. Siegel) Sax As Time Goes By: Great Love Songs (Ettore Stratta) Saxes Eric Idle Sings Monty Python (Eric Idle) Saxes Isn't She Great (Original Soundtrack) Sax Trippin (Ralph MacDonald) Saxes, Wind Synth TV's Greatest Cop Themes (Various Artists) Feature Artist 2000-Film & T.V. Angels In The Infield Center Stage Disneys The Kid Down To Earth Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas How The Grinch Stole Christmas Meet The Parents Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Second Honeymoon Sex & Mrs. X Summer Catch The EMMY Awards The 70s The Emperors New Groove The Wolfgang Puck Show (TV) THEME What Women Want 1999-Recordings Mindfields [Japan] (Toto) Sax, Horn Arranger Romantic Vision (Dori Caymmi) Arranger, Saxes Simple Way to Say I Love You (John Tropea) Saxes Smokin' Section/Tom Scott Toy Story 2 (Original Soundtrack) Feature Artist 1999-Films & T.V. Isnt She Great Kidnapped In Paradise Monsters Inc. Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut The EMMY Awards The Garth Brooks Christmas Special The Jerry Lewis Telethon The Story Of Us Toy Story 2 1998-Recordings Hope Floats (Original Soundtrack) Wind Synth Jazz Mass in Concert (Lalo Schifrin) Reeds Port Pleasure (Ralph MacDonald) Saxes, Wind Synth Priceless Jazz/Tom Scott (Compilation Reissue) Sinatraland (Patrick Williams) Tenor Sax 1998-Films & T.V. A Bugs Life Ally McBeal (TV) Christopher Reeve: A Celebration Of Hope Holy Man Hope Floats Molly Patch Adams Pleasantville Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Small Soldiers The EMMY Awards The Out-Of-Towners The Parent Trap The PEOPLES CHOICE Awards The Rat Pack The Waterboy Youve Got Mail 1997-Recordings Do You Love Me? (Jonathan Butler) Sax, Wind Synth Music Never Ends (Maureen McGovern) Tenor Sax No More Mr. Nice Guy (Pat Boone) Arranger, Saxes Tribute to Jeff Porcaro (David Garfield & Friends) Saxes West Side Story (Dave Grusin) Arranger 1997-Films & T.V. An Unexpected Family (TV) An Unexpected Life (TV) Love Struck Our Mothers Murder The EMMY Awards The Perfect Crime (TV) The Thelonius Monk Institute at Kennedy Center 1996-Recordings Blue Condition (Bobby Caldwell) Flute, Sax Bluestreak/Tom Scott Just The Two Of Us (Ralph MacDonald) Arranger, Saxes Never Alone: Duets (Paul Jackson Jr.) Sax & Bass Clarinet 2 for the Road: Music of Henry Mancini (Dave Grusin) Sax 1996-Films & T.V. A Very Brady Sequel Beverly Hills 90210 Ebony Magazines 50th Anniversary High School High Mulholland Falls The ACADEMY Awards The American Comedy Festival The EMMY Awards Salute To Catch A Rising Star 1995-Recordings Afterglow (Dr. John) Sax Another Life (Barry Manilow) Tenor Sax Counterpoint (Ralph MacDonald) Wind Synth I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz (Various) Feature Artist Night Creatures/Tom Scott No Resemblence Whatsoever (Dan Fogelberg + Tim Weisberg) Sax Such Sweet Sorrow (Michael Feinstein) Flute, Saxes 1995-Films & T.V. A Mothers Prayer (TV) COMIC RELIEF VII (HBO) Melrose Place (TV) Waterworld 1994-Recordings All Blues (GRP All-Star Big Band) Leader, Arranger, Saxes Burn Down the Night (Bill Champlin) Sax Heart to Heart (Diane Schuur & B.B. King) Sax Orchestral Album (Dave Grusin) Sporano Sax Professional Dreamer (Kenny Rankin) Tenor Sax Q's Jook Joint (Quincy Jones) Sax Symphonic Bossa Nova (Ettore Stratta) Saxes 1994-Films & T.V. Deconstructing Sarah Junior Love Affair The Corpse Had A Familiar Face 1993-Recordings GRP All-Star Big Band: Live! Leader, Arranger, Reeds Duets (Frank Sinatra) Flute, Alto Sax Evolution (Oleta Adams) Tenor Sax GRP Christmas Collection, Vol. 3 (Various Artists) Arranger, Saxes Homage to Duke (Dave Grusin) Tenor Sax Love Songs (Diane Schuur) Producer, Arranger Reed My Lips/Tom Scott 1993-Films & T.V. Beethovens 2nd Its Nothing Personal (TV) Percy & Thunder (TV) The Pickle 1992-Recordings Born Again GRP All-Star Big Band Leader, Arranger, Reeds 1992-Films & T.V. Disneys Christmas Special On Ice School Ties The Distinguished Gentlemen 1991-Recordings Joyride (Lee Ritenour) Sax Keep This Love Alive/Tom Scott 1991-Films & T.V. COMIC RELIEF IV (HBO) Freejack Hudson Hawk My Girl Nothing But Trouble Shakes The Clown The New Carol Burnett Show V.I. Warshawski 1990-Recordings Dave Koz (Dave Koz) Wind Synth I'm Your Baby Tonight (Whitney Houston) Sax Simpsons Sing the Blues (The Simpsons) Tenor Sax Starry Night (Julio Iglesias) Sax Them Changes/Tom Scott Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Original Soundtrack]) Sax 1990-Films & T.V. Arachnophobia Descending Angel Memories Of Murder Shannons Deal (TV) The Pat Sajak Show 1989-Recordings Garden City (John Tesh) Sax Repeat Offender (Richard Marx) Sax Something Real (Phoebe Snow) Alto Sax 1989-Films & T.V. American River (TV) Dry White Season Final Notice (TV) Sea Of Love The EMMY Awards The Pat Sajak Show (1989-90) The Women Of Brewster Place (TV) 1988-Recordings 16 Top Tracks (Harry Nilsson) Flute, Sax Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross) Lyricon Brazilian Serenata (Dori Caymmi) Flute, Alto Sax Butterfly (Les McCann) Arranger, Reeds Flashpoint/Tom Scott Gingerbread Boy (L.A. Connection) Co-Leader Great Outdoors (Original Soundtrack) Producer GRP Christmas Collection (Various Artists) Saxes, Arranger I Came to Play (Paul Jackson, Jr.) Saxes, Lyricon King of Blues: 1989 (B.B. King) Sax Rainbow (Dolly Parton) Sax Seventh One (Toto) Arranger, Tenor Sax 1988-Films & T.V. Claras Heart Clean & Sober Run Til You Fall Spellbinder Tequila Sunrise The Absent-Minded Professor The Great Outdoors 1987-Recordings Brazilian Romance (Sarah Vaughan) Tenor Sax, Lyricon Cinemagic (Dave Grusin) Saxes GRP Super Live in Concert (Various Artists) Saxes Light & Shade (Fra Lippo Lippi) Reeds Momentary Lapse of Reason (Pink Floyd) Saxes Picture This (Billy Cobham) Lyricon Streamlines/Tom Scott Swing Street (Barry Manilow) Flute, Saxes Wendy and Lisa (Wendy & Lisa) Sax, Lyricon 1987-Films & T.V. COMIC RELIEF '87 (HBO) Convicted: A Mothers Story (TV) Hot Pursuit** Not Quite Human (TV) The Mayflower Madam (TV) **Co-Composed with Joe Conlan & Steve Shaffer 1986-Recordings Collection (Diane Schuur) Alto Sax Earth Run (Lee Ritenour) Sax, Lyricon Every Beat of My Heart (Rod Stewart) Reeds Fahrenheit (Toto) Sax One Night-One Day/Tom Scott Smooth (Victor Feldman) Saxes Soul Man [A&M Original Soundtrack] Composer Street Dreams (Chet Atkins) Lyricon Timeless (Diane Schuur) Sax Tyranny (Stabilizers) Arranger, Saxes 1986-Films & T.V. Designing Women Leftovers Sidekicks** Soul Man The Boy Who Could Fly The Whoopee Boys Violets Are Blue 1985-Recordings Back to Jazz (Alphonse Mouzon) Tenor Sax Color of Love (Mark Winkler) Alto Sax Eaten Alive [Bonus Track] (Diana Ross) Reeds Ebony Rain (Mark Winkler) Saxes High Visibility (Victor Feldman) Saxes, Lyricon Just One of the Guys (Original Soundtrack) Producer Nick Gilder (Nick Gilder) Sax On the Edge (Dan Siegel) Sax Right from the Heart (Johnny Mathis) Sax Soul Kiss (Olivia Newton-John) Lyricon Whitney Houston (Whitney Houston) Tenor Sax 1985-Films & T.V. Badge Of The Assassin (TV) Family Ties Vacation (TV) Just One Of The Guys Quicksilver The Best Of John Belushi (TV) The Humanoid Defender The Sluggers Wife The Sure Thing Youngblood 1984-Recordings Hard to Hold (Rick Springfield) Producer-Horns Isolation (Toto) Tenor Sax Windows & Walls (Dan Fogelberg) Clarinet 1984-Films & T.V. All Of Me Blame It On The Night Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Fast Forward Footloose Ghostbusters Hawaiian Heat (TV) Lovelines Swing Shift The Best Defense The Red Light Sting 1983-Recordings Another Page (Christopher Cross) Sax Dirty Looks (Juice Newton) Sax Dream Come True (Karizma) Saxes Dreams & Themes (Patrick Williams) Reeds Genie (Bob James) Reeds It's Your Night (James Ingram) Sax Living in Oz (Rick Springfield) String Arrangements Previously Unavailable (Michael Franks) Reeds Spanish Wave (L. Subramaniam) Flute, Soprano Sax Target/Tom Scott Voice of the Heart (The Carpenters) Flute, Tenor Sax 1983-Films & T.V. Class Going Berserk Hard To Hold 1982-Recordings Blade Runner (New American Orchestra) Alto Sax Desire/Tom Scott Distant Lover (Alphonse Mouzon) Sax Heartbreak Express (Dolly Parton) Sax If That's What It Takes (Michael McDonald) Sax Incognito (Spyro Gyra) Flute, Sax Quiet Lies (Juice Newton) Sax Rit, Vol. 2 (Lee Ritenour) Tenor Sax Soft Shoulder (Victor Feldman) Flute, Sax Toto IV (Toto) Tenor Sax 1982-Films & T.V. Death By Law Family Ties (TV) THEME Hanky Panky I Oughta Be In Pictures Looking To Get Out Moonlight (TV) Night Shift The Chinese Typewriter The Toy Tootsie 1981-Recordings Apple Juice/Tom Scott Best of the Blues Brothers (Compilation Reissue) Breakin' Away (Al Jarreau) Sax If I Should Love Again (Barry Manilow) Sax Innocent Age (Dan Fogelberg) Sax Made in America (The Carpenters) Tenor Sax Mecca for Moderns (Manhattan Transfer) Reeds Pages (Pages) Saxes Pirates (Rickie Lee Jones) Tenor & Bari Saxes Precious Time (Pat Benatar) Tenor Sax Runaway (Bill Champlin) Sax Somewhere in England (George Harrison) Saxes, Lyricon Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius) 1981-Films & T.V. King Of The Mountain Neighbors* Only When I Laugh Our Family Business (TV) Return Of The Rebels The Miracle Of Kathy Miller The Two Of Us *Score was replaced-but later released on CD 1980-Recordings Autoamerican (Blondie) Arranger, Saxes Best of Tom Scott (Reissue Compilation) Dolly Dolly Dolly (Dolly Parton) Sax Gaucho (Steely Dan) Arranger, Reeds He Who Rides the Tiger (Bernie Taupin) Flute, Sax I Run with Trouble (Leah Kunkel) Sax Love Lives Forever (Minnie Riperton) Sax Made in America (The Blues Brothers) Arranger, Saxes Natural Ingredients (Richard Tee) Saxes Nielsen Pearson (Nielson/Pearson Band) Saxes, Lyricon Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg) Saxes, Lyricon Voyeur (David Sanborn) Flute, Tenor Sax 1980-Films & T.V. Stir Crazy The First Deadly Sin Xanadu 1979-Recordings All Around the Town (Bob James) Sax Americathon (Original Soundtrack) Composer-Producer At the Third Stroke (Russ Ballard) Reeds Born Again (Randy Newman) Reeds Counterpoint (Ralph MacDonald) Reeds Fate for Breakfast (Art Garfunkel) Arranger, Reeds Love Connection (Freddie Hubbard) Reeds Make Your Move (Captain & Tennille) Sax, Lyricon Michel Colombier (Michel Colombier) Lyricon Minnie (Minnie Riperton) Flute, Sax Rickie Lee Jones (Rickie Lee Jones) Tenor Sax Rise (Herb Alpert) Lyricon Street Beat/Tom Scott Strokin' (Richard Tee) Sax, Lyricon Wet (Barbra Streisand) Sax Words & Music (Alessi Brothers) Sax You're Only Lonely (John David Souther) Tenor Sax 1979-Films & T.V. Americathon The Main Event The Muppet Movie 1978-Recordings Bish (Stephen Bishop) Horn Arrangements, Sax Blondes Have More Fun (Rod Stewart) Saxes Briefcase Full of Blues (The Blues Brothers) Saxes Heaven Help the Fool (Bob Weir) Reeds Intimate Strangers/Tom Scott Joy of Flying (Tony Williams) Lyricon Life for the Taking (Eddie Money) Reeds Nice to Have Met You (Thijs Van Leer) Producer-Arranger Outside Help (Johnny Rivers) Tenor Sax Sounds...And Stuff Like That!! (Quincy Jones) Reeds, Lyricon Survivor (Randy Bachman) Alto Sax 1978-Films & T.V. Alice (TV) Every Which Way But Loose Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1977-Recordings 16 Most Requested Songs (Teresa Brewer) Arranger, Reeds Aja (Steely Dan) Horn Arranger, Sax, Flute Alivemutherforya (CBS Jazz All-Stars) Co-Leader, Sax, Lyricon American Roulette (Danny O'Keefe) Reeds Baby, It's Me (Diana Ross) Sax Beauty on a Back Street (Hall & Oates) Sax Boats Against the Current (Eric Carmen) Reeds Brand New Thing (Doc Severinsen) Producer-Arranger Cat and the Hat (Ben Sidran) Reeds Eddie Money (Eddie Money) Saxes Funk in a Mason Jar (Harvey Mason) Reeds I Wanna Play for You (Stanley Clarke) Sax, Lyricon I'm Fine, How Are You (Airto Moreira) I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (Neil Diamond) Reeds Lost Without Your Love (Bread) Reeds Loving Is Why (The Sons of Champlin) Sax Night Music (Cecilio & Kapono) Sax, Flute The Other Side (Tufano & Giammarese) Producer Passage (The Carpenters) Reeds Phantazia (Noel Pointer) Reeds Rhapsody in Blue (Walter Murphy) Reeds Rockavibabe (Victor Feldman) Reeds Simple Things (Carole King) Sax Terrapin Station (The Grateful Dead) Reeds Thunder in My Heart (Leo Sayer) Sax Thunderbyrd (Roger McGuinn) Sax With One More Look at You (Jack Jones) Sax You Are My Starship (Norman Connors) Reeds 1977-Films & T.V. Aspen (TV) Baretta (TV) Bigfoot & Wildboy (TV) The Goodbye Girl The Heretic The Mouse & His Child (TV) 1976-Recordings Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond) Tenor Sax Bigger Than the Both of Us (Hall & Oates) Flute-Sax-Lyricon Blow It Out/Tom Scott Carmel by the Sea (Jack Daugherty Orch.) First Course (Lee Ritenour) Sax, Lyricon Friends (Singers Unlimited) Reeds Hard Candy (Ned Doheny) Sax Hejira (Joni Mitchell) Reeds Kind of Hush (The Carpenters) Reeds Les Dudek (Les Dudek) Sax Nadia's Theme/The Young & The Restless) (Barry de Vorzon) Reeds Saturday Night Special (Norman Connors) Melodica Silk Degrees (Boz Scaggs) Flute Slow Down World (Donovan) Reeds Sweet America (Buffy Sainte-Marie) Reeds Sweet Surprise (Eric Andersen) Sax Thirty Three & 1/3 (George Harrison) Co-Producer, Reeds Thoroughbred (Carole King) Saxes 1976-Films & T.V. A Star Is Born Baretta (TV) Gumball Rally Lipstick Nashville Girl Starsky & Hutch THEME (1976-1979) Taxi Driver (played solo sax on soundtrack album only) 1975-Recordings Acid Queen (Tina Turner) Reeds Adventures in Paradise (Minnie Riperton) Sax Be True to You (Eric Andersen) Sax Blue Sky-Night Thunder (Michael Murphey) Sax Disco-Fied (Rhythm Heritage) Sax Extra Texture (George Harrison) Reeds Harder to Live (Splinter) Producer Help Me Rhonda (Johnny Rivers) Sax Hour of the Wolf (Steppenwolf) Sax Love Me By Name (Lesley Gore) Reeds Macho (Gabor Szabo) Reeds. Lyricon Man Incognito (Alphonse Mouzon) Reeds. Lyricon Mirrors (Peggy Lee) Reeds New Loves and Old Friends (Johnny Rivers) Sax New York Connection/Tom Scott So Long Harry Truman (Danny O'Keefe) Reeds Sons of Mrs. Righteous (The Righteous Brothers) Sax Tom Scott in L.A. (Compilation Reissue) Venus and Mars (Paul McCartney & Wings) Soprano Sax 1975-Films & T.V. Baretta (1975-77) Crossfire Gable & Lombard (TV) My Fathers House Shampoo Sidecar Racers Smile The Drowning Pool Three Days Of The Condor Walking Tall, Part 2 1974-Recordings Batteaux (Batteaux) Reeds Butterfly (Barbra Streisand) Arranger Conquest O/T Planet O/T Apes (Soundtrack) Comp/Cond Court and Spark (Joni Mitchell) Arranger, Reeds Dark Horse (George Harrison) Arranger, Reeds Land's End (Jimmy Webb) Sax Miles of Aisles (Joni Mitchell) Arranger, Reeds Tom Cat/Tom Scott and the L.A. Express Visions (Paul Horn) Producer/Arranger Wrap Around Joy (Carole King) Sax 1974-Films & T.V. Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman (TV) Death Wish Target Risk The 9 Lives Of Fritz The Cat The Harrad Summer Uptown Saturday Night 1973-Recordings Essence to Essence (Donovan) Woodwinds Fantasy (Carole King) Tenor Sax Hat Trick (America) Tenor Sax It Never Rains in So. Calif. (Albert Hammond) Flute Living Together, Growing Together (5th Dimension) Sax Love Music (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77) Arranger, Reeds Chelsea (Lulu) Reeds Michael Franks (Michael Franks) Sax Now & Then (The Carpenters) Reeds Press On (David T. Walker) Ringo (Ringo Starr) Arranger, Reeds Sefronia (Tim Buckley) Tenor Sax Spinning Wheel (Howard Roberts) Saxes The Heart Of Saturday Night (Tom Waits) Tenor Sax Threshold (Pat Williams) Reeds Tom Scott & the L.A. Express TV or Not TV (Proctor and Bergman) Reeds Your Smile (Victor Feldman) 1973-Film & T.V. 40 Carats 6 Million Dollar Man (TV) Badlands Barnaby Jones Breezy Cinderella Liberty Cleopatra Jones Kojak S-S-S-S-S Slither Streets Of San Francisco Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams The Alpha Caper The Bob Newhart Show The Friends Of Eddie Coyle The Girls Of Huntington House The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing The Mary Tyler Moore Show Two People 1972-Recordings Cherish (David Cassidy) Reeds Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast (Wayne Newton) Reeds For the Roses (Joni Mitchell) Reeds Great Scott/Tom Scott Let's Spend The Nite Together (Claudine Longet) Bs. Flute, Recorder Music Is My Life (Billy Preston) Tenor Sax Ravi Shankar Family & Friends (R. Shankar) Flute Rock Me Baby (David Cassidy) Reeds Jazzman (Single-Carole King) Tenor Sax 1972-Film & T.V. Adventures Of Nick Carter Banacek Blacula Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes Gidget Gets Married Harry In Your Pocket Kansas City Bombers Marcus Welby, M.D. One Is A Lonely Number Streets Of San Francisco (TV/72-73) The Culpepper Cattle Company The Getaway The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid The Hot Rock The Life & Times Of Judge Roy Bean The New Centurians Up The Sandbox 1971-Recordings Pais Tropical (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77) Sax Rock Requiem (Lalo Schifrin) Sax, Flute The Age of Steam (Gerry Mulligan) Saxes Wings (Michel Colombier) Sax, Woodwinds 1971-Film & T.V. Barefoot Executive Cannon (1971-74) Class Of 63 (TV) Colombo: Suitable For Framing Dirty Harry Klute Le Mans Mongos Back In Town Shootout Summertree T.R. Baskin The Gang That Couldnt Shoot Straight The Partridge Family (TV/71-72) The Pursuit Of Happiness 1970-Recordings Better Days (Joe Pass) Flute, Saxophone One Less Bell To Answer (5th Dimension) Reeds Paint Your Wagon/Tom Scott Partridge Family Album (Partridge Family) Saxes Revolutionary Blues Band (Revolutionary Blues Band) Sax Sweet Giant of the Blues (Otis Spann) Tenor Sax The Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet (R. Kellaway) Clarinet Words & Music (Jimmy Webb) Sax 1970-Film & T.V. A New Leaf B.S. I Love You Brother John Glass Houses Halls Of Anger Kellys Heroes Love Story Loving Myra Breckenridge Pieces Of Dreams The Boatnicks The Bold Ones The Out-of-Towners They Call Me Mr. Tibbs Vanishing Point Zig Zag 1969-Recordings Amer. Metaphysical Circus (Joe Byrd) Woodwinds Bosses Of The Blues, Vol. 1 (Joe Turner/T-Bone Walker) Tenor Sax Extensions (Mystic Moods Orchestra) Flute Hair to Jazz/Tom Scott Hawaii Five-0 (The Ventures) Clarinet Oh! Calcutta! (Ron Anthony) Flute 1969-Film & T.V. Charly Dont Drink The Water Flare-Up Generation How To Commit Marriage Impasse MacKennas Gold Marquis De Sade Sweet Charity Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon The Happy Ending The Lost Man The Mad Room Winning 1968-Recordings Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini (H. Mancini) Sax God Bless Tiny Tim (Tiny Tim) Reeds Gypsy Carnival Caravan (Salvation) Sax Monk's Blues (Thelonious Monk-Arr. Oliver Nelson) Tenor Sax Randy Newman (R. Newman) Reeds Song Cycle (Van Dyke Parks) Reeds The Now Sound (Jackie Gleason) Flute Rural Still Life/Tom Scott Soulful Brass #3 (Steve Allen) Arranger 1968-Film & T.V. Candy Dan August Hell In The Pacific More Dead Than Never A Dull Moment Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter The Split Thomas Crown Affair 1967-Recordings Bobby Darin Sings Dr. Doolittle (B. Darin) Reeds Classical Gas (Mason Williams) Recorder Honeysuckle Breeze/Tom Scott Live from Los Angeles (Oliver Nelson) Reeds Six Million Dollar Man (Richard "Groove" Holmes) Sax Spirit Feel (Roger Kellaway) Saxes The Magic Garden (5th Dimension) Reeds 1967-Film & T.V. Blackbeards Ghost Dan August 1966-Recordings Live at Monterey (Don Ellis) Reeds Live In 3 2/3 4 Time (Don Ellis) Flute, Alto Sax 1966-Film & T.V. Lt. Robin Crusoe http://www.tomscottmusic.com/write-me

The Sedalia Ragtime Orchestra
consists of local musicians who are devoted to presenting the authentic music of the ragtime era. Some play music professionally, but most do it for the love of performing. Our group also includes teachers, retirees, and business professionals from a variety of fields. We love this music and will enjoy playing it for you at your event.Current members: Cary Ginell on flute/piccolo/director, Ken Dickey on tuba, Mary Ann Marx on violin, Sandy Harr on percussion, Irene Silbert on violin, Ron Rothman on clarinet, Valerie Wong on cello, Ed Hirsch on trombone, Michael DaSilva on violin, singer Will Carmichael, Jennifer Bliman on trumpet/cornet, Everett Kelly on trumpet/cornet, singer Sara Marie Calvey, singer, Rena Petrello, singer Patrick Geringer and singer Marissa Margolis http://sedaliaragtime.com/ Harry Selvin Orchestra Current line-up: Vocalists-Nancy Osborne and Bill A. Jones with Dave Williams - Drums, Tino Cardona - Bass, George Cole - Guitar, Bob Selvin - piano, Saxes-Patrick Inghram, Margaret Joyce, Sam Glenn, Tom Romero, Trumpets-Dick Lowe, Larry Gillespie, Rob Sack, Jack Perr, Trombones-Bob Goodwin, Clay McCarter, Al Pagliara, Jim Baldree Seniors of Note Big Band Current line-up- Sax: Emily Vaniman, Claire Curry, Russ Nester, Steve Danchick and Antionette Stanton, Trumpet: Doug Hardy, Scott Yawger, Ray Linaweaver and Irv Weiss, Trombone: Mike Wheeler, Scott Waldon, Bob Merekle and Cavit Celayir-Monezis, Piano: Jerry Milsteinon, Bass: Joe Costello and Drums: Steve Matzkin

SOUP
are Jarold Davis on bass and vocals, Mark Leon on drums and Jim LaDiana on guitar and vocals Jarold Davis has been a professional musician for over 20 years and a local guitar and bass instructor for more than 12 years, and has studied with renowned Jazz bassist Jeff Berlin. He has played more than 150 concert dates all over the U.S. and Europe to audiences ranging from 5,000 to 15,000. Some of these venues include the Universal Amphitheater in LA, the America West Arena in Phoenix, Madison Square Garden in New York, the Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion in Devore CA. A short list of groups that Jarold has supplied his solid backing for includes The Dazz Band, The Manhattans, Heatwave, Peaches & Herb, Deniece Williams, The Chi-lites, Friends of Distinction, and many other currently touring Soul/R&B groups. ...He can also be heard on Barbara Lynn's latest CD, Bloodstone's "Ultimate Collection CD, and GQ's March '99 CD release "A Tribute to Marvin Gaye and Billy Stewart". He currently has product endorsements with D'Addario Strings, SWR Amplifiers, Hanewinckel Basses, and Telex Wireless Systems. Mark Leon, a drummer of over 30 years, has studied with some of LAs finest teachers. These include Wynn Smith, Kay Carlson, Murray Spivak, Glen Sobel, and The Tonight Show drummer Ed Shaughnessy. Playing a wide variety of styles with SOUP allows him the freedom to stretch musically. He is also a member of the very popular nine-piece Latin Jazz/Salsa band Nuestro. Their second CD, In the Park, is currently receiving wide spread air play and is among the Top 50 in weekly sales at Tower Records. His versatility and positive attitude have made him a favorite choice of many excellent local musicians. His drumming has also enhanced numerous demo recordings and radio and TV jingles. Many new drummers will soon benefit from his talent as he recently began teaching locally. Jim Ladiana studied with Jazz guitar great Chuck Wayne before moving to California. His natural talent and ability have allowed him to adapt to many different group contexts and musical settings i.e., The Ventura County Symphony, Duos, Big Bands, Gospel groups, Studio, Stage Productions, local clubs, restaurants, and music education clinics. He has performed with the famed Estrada Brothers, The Very Special Jazz Band and has been a featured performer at several California Strawberry Festivals. As a songwriter, his music has received national airplay and awards and has also been featured on all TWA Airline flights. As a member of the group Jazz 911, their CD, Silent Partners features many of Jims songs and has been receiving much local airplay. As a writer, he has had several articles published in Vintage Guitar Magazine regarding Hollywood Studio guitarists Bob Bain and Tommy Tedesco. Jim has an endorsement with DAddario Strings. jfdavis@west.net

Jon Stanger
Jon began his musical career in Boston studying jazz performance and composition at the New England Conservatory of Music with George Russell, Miroslav Vitous and George Garzone. Since moving to California Jin has become a fixture on the Southern California music scene and has performed with countless jazz, Latin & R&B artists. He is currently the tenor saxophonist for the United Jazz Quintet, a member of several local big bands and performs as a soloist in the L.A. area. jpstanger@msn.com

Kevin Stoller
Dr. Kevin Stoller is a multi-talented musical artist. He is an Emmy Award winning composer who has scored and orchestrated music for feature films, top rated sitcoms, made for television movies and various multi-media projects. In addition, he has written songs, in collaboration with long time musical partner Clarke Rigsby and alone, that have been placed in hit TV shows, films, and recorded by several artists on compact disc. As a Recording Producer, he has arranged and produced recordings for numerous artists in jazz, pop/rock, and classical genres. Kevin has also performed as a solo pianist, electronic keyboardist, and classical organist (he recieved his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in classical organ performance from Arizona State University), with his own bands and with other artists across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Please take the time to browse this site and get to know the uniqueness of Kevin Stoller's music. Appreciate his attention to detail and know the pride he takes in his work and contact him when you need those qualities in your music project or event. If one can believe in the concept of pre-determination, it is easy to believe that Kevin Stoller was born to be a musician. At the age of four, he could sit down and play songs at the piano, and from that time on, music has always been the main part of Kevins psyche. No matter the direction, the path of his life has always led to music. Kevin began lessons on the piano and accordion at the age of five. He continued to play at various events during his high school years but by graduation had decided not to pursue a music career. Stoller came back to music by his sophomore year of college, taking up the classical organ as well as piano and eventually received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music at Portland State University. He continued his studies at The University of Michigan, working towards a Master of Music degree with emphasis in classical organ performance. It was during his latter time at Michigan that Kevin began to feel the need to loosen his strict bond with classical music and started familiarizing himself with recordings of the jazz greats, most notably, Bill Evans. When he transferred to Arizona State University to continue working on his Doctor of Musical Arts degree, he also began formal lessons in jazz piano with Chuck Marohnic. As he continued his studies, he began playing gigs in and around Phoenix, branching out into the pop and rock fields as well as jazz. Over the years, he became a first call keyboard player and has had the pleasure of working with many outstanding Phoenix musicians, including, Alice Tatum, Brian Page, Khani Cole, Jerry Donato, Paul McDermand, Todd Chuba, several national touring acts, and many others too numerous to name here. Broadly immersing himself into different genres, he began to arrange strings for both jazz and rock/pop sessions. This led, naturally, into more and more of the production side of recording as well. While he was working as a MIDI consultant at Chaton Recording Studios in Phoenix, he got his first co-scoring credit for a made-for- television movie that aired as part of the ABC Mystery Movie Series. This led to several more scoring credits with his partners Clarke Rigsby and Snuff Garrett including two years with the hit television sitcom, Evening Shade. Around this time Stoller also met Stevie Nicks when he was called for a recording session to demo some of her new songs. These songs were eventually released on her latest CD Trouble in Shangri-la and Fleetwood Macs CD - Say You Will. Eventually, Kevin played piano and synthesizer on tour with Stevie, including the Enchanted and Millennium Tours. He also was an arranger on a Nils Lofgren project, released two CDs of his own, produced Khani Coles widely acclaimed first CD Piece of My Soul, and garnered an Emmy Award with his longtime musical partner Clarke Rigsby for their work on the PBS documentary: Desert Wildflowers. Stoller moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and has continued along his musical path there. He composed the score for the feature film Sum of One and has composed music for many corporate multi-media projects, most notably the medical and scientific animation movies for Inside Productions. He has recorded and performed live with several up and coming artists and resurrected his organ performance career with several concerts while holding down the position of Director of Music at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks, California. Over the years, Kevin Stoller has moved in and out of different styles of music. He has never wavered from the passion he holds for music no matter what style he is working within. His knowledge of jazz, rock, pop and classical styles gives his film and television projects a unique quality, gives his interpretation of classical music freshness and lends discipline to his contemporary music performances. kevin@kevinstoller.com http://www.kevinstoller.com/index.htm

Swing Cheese
Swing Cheese was formed during the depth of the Great Depression - not the years '29-'39 but the year 2000 when we were all personally in a great funk. Swing Cheese plays old standards and bebop tunes in a gypsy jazz style. Most bands start out as friends and then over time become fast enemies. Swing Cheese navigated a different course, dispensing with any veneer of friendship and remaining fast enemies. See this string quintet plus percussion duke it out in gypsy jazz style. John Dickenson took up the banjo over 35 years ago. Primarily self-taught, John became fascinated early-on with three finger melodic styles of five string banjo. A Santa Paula native, John attended the University of Nevada, Reno in the late 1970s where he fell in with a dynamic group of new-grass musicians, including future David Grisman Quintet members Joe Cravin and Rango-Rick Montgomery and future New West lead man (and son of violin virtuoso Camilla Wicks) Erik Thomas. He returned to Ventura County in the mid 1980s and co-founded a couple of new-grass bands, but generally focused on starting his family and advancing an engineering career. In 2002, one of Johns co-workers introduced him to Chris, Fred and Arne, when the Ventura Gypsy Jazz Jam moved to a restaurant neighboring the co-workers home. Over the years John has worked in recording studios with Paul Sanchez, Charles Law & Jagged, Phil Salazar, actress-singer Lori Black, Infectious Grooves drummer Tack Anderson and others. While at college Arne Anselm started lo learn bass guitar with no formal training as a way to productively procrastinate his degree studies. He eventually formed a thrash-funk or "thunk rock" band, a phrase he was never successful in incorporating into today's music lexicon. After college and finally earning a master's in bureaucracy he was left with little reason to procrastinate, so he decided to devote more time to his music. Personal insecurities lead him to want to play the largest instrument he could carry, so he moved up to the double bass. He has since played locally and recorded with Chasm, a world music band, and Kiley Ki. With no sense of shame he will say yes to any offer, and has been called to fill in for other performers often with less than a days notice and less rehearsal. Through a chance meeting he first saw the Ventura Gypsy Jazz Jam and was excited by hearing so much energy in an acoustic setting. After eventually being asked to be the regular bassist he spent much effort in vain to get people to refer to the music as "plunk rock". Additionally he is playing with the Ventura College Symphony Orchestra, a class offered by the college where he fears he'll flunk Bach. Chris Fredric is a founding member of SwingCheese and has been playing guitar for over 25 years. His interest in String Swing began 10 years ago and more recently has led to him to the craft of building guitars based on the Selmer models from Paris in the 1930s. www.swingcheese.com

Swing Shift
Swing Shift plays the music of the big-band era, commonly known as the Swingin’ Years. Come back with us to those exciting and romantic days of yesterday, remembering the jazzy 30’s, the jumping 40’s, the fabulous ‘50s and the swingin’ ’60s. No, we aren’t living in the past, but, because the music was so good, we are still playing for the pleasure of both listeners and dancers. Our book is varied. In addition to swing we play Latin, jazz, rock, waltz, and contemporary charts featuring the original music of such big-band greats as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Les Brown to name a few. Swing Shift is 17 musicians of all ages, some of whom played in the big bands of the past and some who find swing music a way of life. We are specially blessed with our lovely vocalist, Jan Nelsen, who with her lyrical voice enchants our audience with songs made famous by Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn among others. Playing for dancing is our main pleasure, but we are also experts in doing concert, weddings, and special events. Based in Oxnard California, Swing Shift plays in Santa Barbra, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and Kern counties. We take great pleasure in customizing our performances for your events. https://swingshiftorchestra.com

Craig Thomas
Sax Musician for the long haul....playing and singing everything but with Soul on Top....singing since I could talk....started on clarinet with the intent of playing saxophone later....got a flute in college.....played my older brother's guitar(he never played it!).....moved to SoCali...... Worked with Jorge Strunz.....Arne Frager.....David Carlyle Smith....Dennis Edwards...Johnny Rayford and Joe Banks of the Watts 103rd Street....Jim Messina......Mike Love.....Temptations...Four Tops.....Captain and Tennille.....Peter Wolf......Narada Michael Walden....Larry Graham.....Aretha Franklin......Carleen Anderson....Kurt McGettrick....Clarence Clemons......Walter Afanasief.....Preston and Alan Glass......Jermaine Jackson.....Ali Woodson......Les McCann.....Tom Jones......Warren Hill....Johnny Mathis......Smokey Robinson.......Donna Summer...the Stylistics.....Freda Payne.....just to name a few! www.myspace.com/craigthomasmusic

The Unforgettables
Current line-up: Sax: Jimmy Calire, Russ Nestor, Dan Taguchi, Art Spaulding and Tom Stipulkowski, Trumpet: Dick Goldsmith, Nathan Serot, Scott Yawger and Dick Lowe, Trombone: Alan Walker, Michael Wheeler, Evelyn Stevens and David Predmore, Keys: James Morgan, Guitar: George Cables, Bass: Tino Cardona, Drums: Larry Perpoli, Founder: Ed LaFata

The Untouchables Band
Current line-up: Sam Hobel on piano, Jack Wassil on trumpet, Scott Weiss on trumpet, Dan Willard on sax, Jim Wade on tuba, John Egizi on trombone, Ed Siple on banjo, Kurt Nicewander on drums, Ralph Whitney on washboard and singer Lark Cobb Randolph "Rooster" Siple Is the leader of the band and Trombone player. Very often bands are led by Trombone players. They are more slippery. He has been very active in promoting and playing traditional jazz for some 16 years. He hosted a Radio show called "Jassdom Hall", was president of the American Federation of Jazz Societies, founder of several Jazz Clubs, Promoter of several smaller Jazz Festivals, and collector of traditional jazz records, Tapes, and CD's. His band "The Untouchables" is the host band for the West Coast Traditional Jass Club which meets on the first Sunday of Each Month in Ventura, County CA. He has written many articles on jass and is the author of a considerable discography of the playing of traditional jass. www.westcoasttradjass.com Sam Hobel Mr. Ragtime. Sam knows the "88". If you want jass / jazz he plays it. If it's Boogie, he plays it. if it's Rag, he plays it. Transpose should be his middle name. Never at a loss to find which one or group of those 88 keys are needed. He loves traditional jass and has produced several CD's. He is in great demand as a solo entertainer, dragging his electric piano from place to place. Funny how few real pianos are available at most venues. Termites! Jack Wassil The lead trumpet player in the band has been in love with the cornet and trumpet all of his musical life. He is a resident of Ventura, CA an is as easy reading music as he is inventing it, Mr. Swing on the big band scene. He and Rooster have played together for a long time. Scott Weiss in the tradition of King Oliver, and Lu Watters, Scott plays the second trumpet for the band. Like Jack he and Rooster have played together a very long time. When they first came together they were young and foolish. Some have said they have only altered the Young part. They play on. Chicago Chuck Our Drummer. His real last sur name is Dawley, and has never been to Chicago. He earned the name when he converted from Country to Traditional Jass. When asked to play a Chicago Break, he said, What??? His God given Talent soon got him into the groove and unlike many drummers, does not play a Chicago break, unless asked. Keeps a steady beat too. Karl Keller Mr. Reeds plays them all, Tenor, Clarinet, SOP, Alto and on and on. He like the others, plays with several bands, but really enjoys "The Untouchables", because of the bands desire to play little recorded songs and adventures into novelty matters. It is true that when a musician does not know the next song called up, he or she will have the opportunity to be a true jazz musician, Wing it! Karl lives in Ventura. "Tuba" Jim Wade Is the fellow who keeps the bass line moving to help drive the band. He is versatile brass instruments and string bass (Electric and traditional). He has extensive collections of tubas, and Souza Phones including a Helicon. No one in the band has a longer history than Jim. He and Rooster started together in 1983. Gad zooks that was 26 years ago. Richard LeGrand Richard is a World Class Tenor Banjo player. At 82 he is the Granddaddy of the band, but don't get in his way. He plays that thing. Born and raised on the East Coast he has been playing in California for years. First in the Bay Area and now he lives in Santa Barbara. On his recording he does not play Guitar, but he is a whiss-bang on it as well. Bert Alton Bert first played with Rooster as a drummer. Later he came on as a Banjo Player. Plays a Plectruim. He also plays a lot of different groups but loves to sit in with "The Untouchables" when possible. You will see him at most First Sundays. He is a resident of Ventura. Ralph Whitney Ralph first ran into the Rooster, (didn't hurt him at all) on the radio and was a loyal fan of the show. His love of the washboard came from Zideco roots, but it fits very well in traditional jazz. He also sits in with the band on the First Sunday as often as he can. He has a small Blueberry ranch in Santa Barbara. Dia Takahashi This little lady is a recent recruit to the Blues Singer Scene. She was born and raised in Ventura, County CA. Her desire to sing came early but her love of the Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and more recently Chris Norris styles developed more slowly, like good wine. She is good.

V-Town Trio
Style: Straight ahead jazz History: Recently formed V-Town Trio is a Ventura based instrumental jazz trio. It was founded by Bob Peyton (drums), David Leoncavallo (bass) and Zhenya Patapenka (guitar). Mutual love for jazz and the desire to explore this captivating style of music brought these local musicians together under the name V-Town Trio. Though the past of each player has not been fully associated with jazz, each musicians journey led them towards jazz, moving thru various styles and flavors of original and cover bands. In December 2008 the guys met and immediately started building their dream. In just a few months the potential for jazz and the honest desire of exploring it first hand carried the trio from rehearsal room to local music scene, where for the first time the name V-Town Trio became known Ever since the birth of V-Town Trio the musicians have worked hard to develop their own voice, which can be described as a tasteful mixture of swing, bebop, funk and blues. Their diverse musical experience had enabled each member of the trio to contribute in different ways, brining fresh ideas to the table. Thanks to local jazz fans, the group has been able to maintain a regular performance schedule for the past few months at local restaurants and coffee shops, earning their reputation and mastering chops. And this is just the beginning Members: Dave Leoncavallo started playing bass at age 16 around the same time he started listening to Mingus, Miles, Coltrane, and Brubeck. Although he's always loved jazz, he started out playing other styles of music - heavy rock, pop, country, and hip-hop. His first opportunity to play jazz was playing accompaniment for the 1993 - 1995 Humboldt State University Vocal Jazz Choir. In the intervening years, Dave played with a variety of local groups, opening for nationally-known touring groups like No Doubt and Velvet Revolver. In 2006 Dave won a spot to play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio at the Battle of Corporate Bands - an event sponsored by Fortune Magazine and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the event, Dave took home the 2006 prize for "Best Bass Player." Since 2008, Dave has been playing exclusively with the V-Town Trio. He plays a vintage USA made Engelhardt upright bass and a USA made Peavey Dynabass electric. Bob Peyton first played the drums as a twelve year old kid, living in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He inherited his first kit from his dad and instantly developed a passion for the drums. Applying a few tips from his father and utilizing what he learned in school orchestras and marching bands, he taught himself to play the drumset. His early drumming heroes included Jerry Speiser (Men at Work), Ringo, John Bonham, Neil Peart, and Stewart Copeland. In 1991, he moved to California and has since played in several original bands with styles including British influenced pop, indie rock, ska, experimental rock, hip hop and jazz. Some of his favorite drummers in recent years have included Alan Reni Wren (The Stone Roses), Jon Fishman (Phish), Steve White (Paul Weller), Ben Riley (Thelonious Monk), Darren King (Mute Math), Kenny Clarke (Roland Kirk), Dougie Bowne (Lounge Lizards), and Jon Theodore (Mars Volta). In addition to these and other great drummers, Bob says he is heavily influenced by the musicians with whom he has the pleasure to play. Bob and bassist David Leoncavallo have worked together in several projects since becoming close friends in 1991. Zhenya Patapenka came to the U.S. in 1999. Originally from Belarus, his musical journey started at the age of seven when his parents noticed his natural talent and love for music. They enrolled him in Music School for Children to study the bayan, a Russian type of accordion, and the piano. Zhenya unexpectedly received his first guitar when he was 16. It was a gift from his brother who traded his own skateboard for it. Zhenyas love for the guitar actually came later. While a university student studying electronics, he became a Christian. Soon after, he started playing in Christian worship bands, performing in church services, concerts, conferences and weddings. In time, the guitar became Zhenya's primary instrument. Desiring a deeper knowledge of the guitar, Zhenya decided to pursue its formal study after moving to the United States. While living in Wisconsin he studied privately with Jazz specialists Bob Balsley and Don Linke, and also with renowned classical guitarist Kevin Gallagher. While living in Colorado, Zhenya attended Denver Metropolitan State College and studied guitar under Alex Komodore, Dave Devine and Drew Merrell, a well-known Denver based jazz artist. In Denver during the summer of 2002 Zhenya was instrumental in the formation of the jazz trio "Four". He played professionally with the band until the summer of 2005. "Four" played a significant role in the development of Zhenya's musicianship. The experience of playing with other professional musicians was priceless. In the summer of 2005 Zhenya moved his family to Southern California where he continues to pursue music playing at different events with many local talents...

Leigh Demarche Vance
Leigh Demarche Vance’s dynamic voice has taken her across the country, singing jazz standards to R&B and pop. A naturally gifted vocalist, Leigh sang her first professional gig at age 6 and hasn’t looked back. She has worked professional theater, sung 1940s big band standards in Las Vegas with her two talented siblings (The Demarche Sisters) and brought the funk to Motown classics. She has also sung on numerous commercials. Her credits include gigs with Bob Hope, Donald O'Connor and The Tex Beneke Orchestra. But her heart belongs to jazz, interpreting Great American Songbook classics with a sultry style and wide vocal range. Leigh’s voice has graced the stages of the Ahmanson Theater, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, The Sands Hotel and the Gallo Center for the Performing Arts. Her current guilty pleasure is singing with the L.A. based Steely Dan cover band, Dr. Wu. Leigh primarily works in the L.A. Area, doing concert, club, and recording dates. She is currently working on a new CD, and her last CD SO IN LOVE is available for purchase. Recent Gigs :Bistro 101 jazz and Blues Lounge, Mr. C’s in Beverly Hills, Ojai Valley Inn, Café Fiore, Grapes and Hops, Camarillo Library Presents, Squashed Grapes, Rusty’s Surf Ranch, Tavern 101, Sidecar Restaurant, Featured Performer @Ojai food and Wine Festival, The Conga Room, The Langham Huntington Hotel, Willies BBQ, MOZ Buddha Bar, Capistranos, The Four Seasons, Bacara Resort, Terranea Resort, Ford Theatre, McCallum Theatre https://www.leighvance.com/

Ventura British Brass
The Ventura British Brass is a unique ensemble with very specific instrumentation. The band is modeled after the classic British Brass Bands which originated in the 19th century. The rich, dark, and mellow tone quality stems from the fact that all the instruments, except the trombones, are conically bored in design (smaller bore at the mouthpiece, gradually increasing to the horn’s bell), permitting the brass band to produce a most distinct and unique sound. Originating in Britain in the 1840’s, they have become very popular throughout Europe and the rest of the world. For many years these bands were kept alive in the United States largely by the Salvation Army’s influence. Unlike most popular brass ensembles in the United States, our British style brass band has a fixed, standard instrumentation using cornets, not trumpets, and tenor horns, not French horns. Cornets are pitched the same as trumpets, but have the different shaped conical bore, and the tubing is wrapped tighter, making it appear smaller than a standard trumpet. The different bore gives the cornet a darker, mellower, more lyrical sound. Tenor horns are like a smaller euphonium or baritone, and sound more like a rich, higher-pitched baritone rather than the muffled dark and noble sound of the French horn. Our music repertoire is unusually flexible, with varied concert programs, which can consist of anything from original works, orchestral transcriptions and featured soloists to novelty pieces, marches, Broadway tunes, pop medleys, jazz and hymn tune arrangements. We rehearse every Tuesday evening , with the exception of the 1st Tuesday of every other month where you can find us at the Channel Islands Yacht Club in Oxnard. Our conductor, Mr. Gary Engels, who was born in the Netherlands and raised in South Africa, is a member of ASCAP and brings to us a deep passion for the Band and a lifetime of experience as a performer, conductor, educator, and composer. Musician and FounderAnne Howorth VENTURA BRITISH BRASS: Band Members Gary Engels – Musical Director and Principal Conductor Randy Jones – Soprano Cornet (Co-Founder)Mike Hunter – Solo Cornet/FlugelhornTom Kiddie – Solo Cornet/FlugelhornHal Kyle – Solo Cornet/FlugelhornJohn McQuilkin – Solo Cornet/Flugelhorn Julie Judd – Repiano CornetMike Oxford – CornetMary Senecal – CornetMitch Sodikoff – Cornet Linda Rhymes – Solo Tenor HornRich Fowler – Tenor HornAnne Howorth – Tenor Horn (Founder) Paul Gaddis – EuphoniumRoger Johnson – BaritoneKay Swenson – Baritone Michael Vaughn – Solo TromboneCathy Sanders – TromboneEd Hufschmidt – Bass Trombone John Robinson – Eb BassPhilip (PJ) Rogers – Eb BassJim Wade – Eb Bass Rick Austinson – Bb BassWillie Rajala – Bb Bass Faith Newell – PercussionLavonne Theriault – Percussion Honorary Members: (who fill occasional band vacancies)Francisco Aguilar-Bb Bass, Bryce Chanes-Bb Bass/Euphonium,Steve Matzkin-Drums, Greg Ramsey-Bb Bass, Bill Rizzi-Bb Bass venturabritishbrass.wordpress.com

Ventura Jazz Collective
Elias Vasquez - Playing drums at the age of 15, Elias picked up his first pair of sticks and realized how passionate he was for music. Moving from band to band he's always enjoyed jamming with different people that have inspired him to play. From playing in bands that varied from rock to reggae, Elias decided to dig into the roots of it all and play jazz. After a couple of years studied, he realized the beauty and expression jazz had to offer. His complete list of inspirations is too broad to write, but to name a few like Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, Carter Beauford, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, etc. would exemplify and over look who he listens to. "All I can do is listen to the people that inspire me and take what I can borrow in order to find my own voice" is what Elias says about his approach to playing. He finds that jazz opens up his ear to the brilliance behind musicians and only continues to make music sound better! John Hontos - Guitar - John picked up his Dads 63 Gibson as a kid and has had a guitar in his hands ever since. He has played in rock, top-40, worship, and stage bands, alternating between bass and guitar. After leaving the LA area for Ventura, John decided his unrealized desire to play jazz was due for revisiting. He met up with Pablo through a Craigslist ad and began busily building up a repertoire of jazz standards. John loves that jazz takes in wide ranging musical components blues, pop-music, swing and Latin rhythms, and continuously reinterprets them- same ingredients but cooked up and served fresh every time! Patrick Martin - Sax Pablo Plasencia - Bass - Pablo Plasencia has loved jazz since he first saw the Modern Jazz Quartet when he was in seventh grade. He began to play bass when he was a teen, but only recently jumped into the rarefied waters of jazz bass. He has played like so many of us in rock and blues bands, having covered everything from Punk to Disco. Pablo loves the intensity of improvised music. He has always felt that jazz is the great musical paradox: planned spontaneity, structure that allows freedom. Pablos musical influences are too numerous to mention. He is quick to say that he loves Percy Heath, Ray Brown, Christian McBride, Jaco, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Victor Wooten but who doesn't? How does he see his music? I just try to play what I hear is his response. Pablo founded the VJC as a group of musicians that could play jazz for the sheer joy of making music. The idea of a collective allows for a core group of players that have several interchangeable parts which makes for an exciting selection of formats, everything from a small combo to a sextet with vocals. www.venturajazz.net

The Ventura Jazz Orchestra
is an exciting 18-piece jazz/swing big band dedicated to the re-creation of big band music from the swing era. The Ventura jazz Sextet is a 3-rhythm/3-horn, jazz band for more intimate gatherings. The bands were founded in 2008 and are comprised of top working professionals from the Southern California area. Donna Greene is the featured vocalist. Dean Adams contact http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ventura-Jazz-Orchestra/88994830307#/pages/The-Ventura-Jazz-Orchestra/88994830307?v=info&ref=mf#info_edit_sections

Frank Villafranca
Frank Villafranca was born in Buffalo, New York in 1956. He was the first to study music in his family other than his father, Joseph J. Villafranca who studied saxophone in high school and partly while serving in the army in World War II. All of the Saxophones, Bari, Tenor, Alto, and Soprano, heard throughout this site are played by Frank Villafranca. The Bari is an old Buescher, LAVC issued beat up tank that Frank has become quite fond of. Frank began playing the saxophone later than usual and started lessons at age 14 in 9th grade in high school. As a saxophonist, Franks musical career started as an arranger/performer in the Boston area. He attended Berklee College Of Music, finishing his studies in 1979 to pursue work in a local and popular band Sunshyne. He arranged and composed for local groups in the Boston area while recording with "Fresh Tracks" studio where he acquired many TV and radio credits. In 1984 Frank decided to make the trip to Los Angeles where he met Andrew D. Gordon. They performed in bands led by Andrew, showcasing his album "Silhouette". "Walking The Lonely Streets", a song from his groundbreaking album, was featured on "General Hospital". Meanwhile, Andrew created his music publishing company, www.adgproductions.com, where Andrew and Frank continue to work and perform together producing, recording and writing instructional, play along books & CDs. They currently perform as "The Super Groovers" and are releasing their second CD, "Mainline Connection" later this spring, 2012. An exciting new arrangement of the original "Walking The Lonely Streets" will be a featured song on this incredible new CD. Frank invested several years contracting and leading bands for major events and provided music for Ed Asner, Howie Long, and Roger Love, and Christopher Knight. For eight years Frank worked with the San Gabriel Seven. Performing with SGS, Frank has had the pleasure and incredible experience of working with some of Los Angeless greatest musicians including Bill Watrous, Pete Christlieb and Eric Marienthal. From the bands conception Frank recorded four CDs with them, their newest release, "Lost My Heart", with vocalist Ingrid James, from Australia. Frank plays "Selmer Mark VI" alto and tenor saxophones, both low 100,000 series. His soprano sax is a curved "Yanagisawa". He has played "LaVoz" reeds since he began playing. Recently he has tried many different brands of reeds but returned to LaVoz. For over 20 years his mouthpieces were all "Beechler" Metal Bellite, Tenor: #8 with medium soft Lavoz, Alto: #7 with medium LaVoz and Soprano: #6 with medium LaVoz. Ligatures were all Oleg and he has also added several Oleg pro sax enhancers on tenor and alto saxophones. Recently, he added "SR Technologies" saxophone mouthpieces to tenor and alto, the Europa on tenor and Legend on alto. LaVoz are still his favorite brand along with the Jazz Select reeds 2H & 3S, from Rico. Since switching mouthpieces, reeds have been lasting longer and playing more easily. I find the hard rubber Europa and Legend, blow easily and work great for classic and contemporary jazz. http://www.saxappealpublishing.com/ frank@saxappealpublishing.com

Jerry Vivino
Jerry Vivino was born to Emily and Jerry Vivino, Sr. on January 8th, 1954, in Paterson, New Jersey. Music and art was an everyday thing in the Vivino household during Jerry's childhood and throughout his adolescence. Influenced by both his parents, Jerry couldn't help but to be exposed to the likes of Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker as well as Count Basie, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. His older brother Floyd (Uncle Floyd Vivino) played a lot of Louie Prima and great swing and jump blues from the 30's, 40's and 50's. Jerry found that he enjoyed listening to many different types of music. He would even listen to symphonic music as well. Stravinsky, Debussy and Leonard Bernstein were among his favorites. At the tender age of 7, he attempted to learn the guitar, but did not connect with the instrument ( -- that would be reserved for another member of the family). Nevertheless, at 9 years of age, his third grade teacher gave him a soprano recorder and within 2 or 3 weeks, he was mastering the instrument. His parents took notice of his progress and by the age of 10, Jerry was taking clarinet lessons. He quickly progressed and studied classical clarinet with his father's cousin, Frank Vivino, and with Ray Gerrard. In 1968, when Jerry was 14, he bought his favorite album, Jethro Tull's, "This Was", and he still owns it to this day, keeping it in excellent condition. He also loved Al Kooper's original Blood Sweat and Tears, and their first recording, "Child Is Father To The Man" was his favorite. Jerry also actually wore out all of Chicago's first three albums! Other favorites of his back then included Elton John, The Beatles, James Taylor and especially Sly and the Family Stone. Jerry listened to a lot of R&B and Funk as well. And because of brother Jimmy's stereo speakers infiltrating into his room more often than not, he ended up being exposed to A LOT of Jimi Hendrix. At the age of 16, Jerry started playing the saxophone. Jerry won state honors in the New Jersey All-State Jazz band in his junior and senior years in high school, which was ranked #1 in the state in 1971 and 1972. Throughout his high school years, Jerry listened to all types of music, but Jazz was his favorite. Stan Getz was his first real influence and Jerry knew he wanted to be a saxophonist after hearing Getz play. Jerry attended the Manhattan School of Music in 1972 and 1973 where he studied with woodwind guru, Joe Allard. He left the Conservatory to pursue a musical career on the road. In between road gigs he would continue to study with Joe Allard and Ray Gerrard. Jerry formed a band with his brother Jimmy in 1974 and the brothers haven't stopped working since. As a horn player in the disco 70s, Jerry found that work was plentiful. Jerry toured the country with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in 1978 and 1979. Jerry did not want to continue with lengthy tours, and wanted to make a living in New York, so he got off the road and started working steadily in the tri-state area. Jingle work and show work quickly followed. Jerry found himself working with Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, Tony Bennett and Ray Charles, to name a few. Jerry played in the band in many Broadway shows, including Leader of the Pack, Annie, A Chorus Line, Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Starlight Express, Just Once, Groucho and Grease. In 1989 Jerry was asked if he would play on a record with a relatively unknown band called Killer Joe. It was started by Joe Delia and Max Weinberg, who decided to contact a few session musicians in the NY area to form the group. A recording was released in 1990 and even though the project never really got off the ground, this is how Max Weinberg got to know Jerry. In 1993, when Max was asked if he would put together a band for a late night talk show, he contacted Jerry to find out if he would like to audition for Late Night With Conan O'Brien. At that time, Jerry and his brother Jimmy were both playing with Donald Fagen and New York Nights, and were on the verge of making a commitment to the first Steely Dan Reunion tour. More than a few people thought they made the wrong decision, passing on a great opportunity to tour with Fagan and Becker for just the slim possibility of a TV show. Yet, Jerry eagerly agreed to the audition, and as it turned out, the Steely Dan Reunion tour only lasted five weeks! Jerry can still be heard nightly, playing in the Max Weinberg 7 on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. If you don't know Jerry personally, you certainly have heard him play. Featured on countless recordings, TV commercials and movie soundtracks, his resume reads like a Who's Who In Entertainment. Jerry has played with Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Son Seals, Paul Shaffer, Frankie Valli, Al Kooper, Dion, James Brown, Phoebe Snow, Donald Fagen, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis and the legendary Keely Smith, to name just a few. Recordings for ESPN, Oreo cookies, Charmin and Wendy's head the list of advertisement (or jingle) work. Jerry has also played on many movie soundtracks, including such recent films as Maid in Manhattan, Auto-Focus, The Tao of Steve and the Sundance Official Selection for 2003, Camp. Jerry plays tenor, alto, soprano, baritone and bass saxophones, b-flat, e-flat and bass clarinets, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, ocarina, recorder and Irish penny whistle. Jerry's true passion in music is Jazz and R&B. In addition to being a member of the Max Weinberg 7, he can be heard playing with his brother Jimmy in the Vivino Brothers Band. He also is the leader of a really fun group with bass player Mike Merritt, drummer James Wormworth, keyboard player Brian Charretteand frequent guests, trumpet player Lew Soloff and guitarist Melvin Sparks. Jerry's saxophone influences include Ben Webster, John Coltrane, King Curtis, Johnny Hodges, Cannonball Adderly, Michael Brecker, Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon. Clarinet influences include Benny Goodman, Buddy deFranco, Aker Bilk, Pete Fountain, Sidney Bechet and Eddie Daniels. Flute influences include Jean Pierre Rampal, Hubert Laws, James Galway and Ian Anderson. However, Jerry's favorite musician is his wife, flutist Laura (Renino) Vivino. http://www.jerryvivino.com

Bobby Watley and Funk Inc

one of the most popular soul-jazz combos of the Seventies, is a remarkable story. Formed in 1969 by organist Bobby Watley, the Indiana-based group was signed to Prestige Records two years later by producer Bob Porter. The band's inspired blend of impassioned jazz improvisation and riveting funk grooves was given a highly enthusiastic reception by disc jockeys and record buyers across the country, as well as by critics. "Though it bears a name that suggests yet another rock group," Stanley Dance commented in the Saturday Review, "this Indianapolis quintet plays more jazz than most of the established organ groups are permitted to record. Rhythmically, it is very strong, and its repetitive use of riffs on blues themes has an agreeable, hypnotic effect." In 1976, after cutting five albums for Prestige, Funk, Inc. broke up. Watley blames the demise of the original band on management problems, exacerbated by a general decline in the popularity of organ-led jazz groups during that period. The organist settled into the relative anonymity of performing popular standards, blues, and even country tunes as a solo act in hotel lounges. Unbeknownst to him, however, a revival of interest in the quintet's rhythm-charged brand of jazz developed during the early Nineties. British club deejays had discovered that the fatback beats played by Funk, Inc. and other soul-jazz groups provided ideal grease for the feet of dancers in the emerging acid-jazz underground. Ace Records in England reissued all five of the Prestige discs Funk, Inc., Chicken Lickin', Hangin' Out, Superfunk, and Priced to Sell as well as a Best of collection, on both CD and vinyl. They proved to be strong sellers, not only in the U.K., but as imports in Japan and in the U.S. In 1995, Prestige rereleased the first two albums on a single CD (PRCD-24156-2) for domestic consumption. Watley initially found the renewed interest in Funk, Inc. difficult to fathom. "I never thought it would come back this way," he says. "I was told that the old stuff was selling in Europe and Japan, but I never really took it seriously because I didn't have a manager. I had a guy fax me some stuff to authenticate that Funk, Inc. was still selling in England and Japan. Upon that I got in touch with Bob Porter who verified it." Watley proceeded to put a new band together, which then re-signed with Prestige and returned to Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey studio the scene of the original quintet's first three albums to again work with producer Porter. The result is Urban Renewal, the first new Funk, Inc. album in 21 years. Watley, saxophonist Teddy Patterson, and guitarist Doug Swanigan improvise with biting authority over some of the funkiest grooves this side of James Brown to create a winning sound not unlike that heard on the original band's albums. Drummer Phil Brines and original Funk, Inc. conga drummer Cecil Hunt complete the current lineup. "This band is fresher," Watley says of the new Funk, Inc. "The ideas are fresher. The momentum is fresher. It's just fresh because of the youth. I listen to their input it's not just mine all mine." Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in Steubenville, Ohio, Watley started out as a drummer at age 15. After high school, he joined saxophonist Sammy Bryant's rhythm and blues quartet, the houseband at Gleason's Musical Bar in Cleveland, where it backed such headlining artists as Etta James, the Coasters, Major Lance, Ben E. King, Big Maybelle, and Jimmy Reed. The band traveled some during Watley's five-year tenure and even appeared at Birdland in New York City. Watley then began a series of associations with organ players, including Winston Walls, Manuel Riggins, and Blue Note recording artist Lonnie Smith. "That organ had me hooked," Watley recalls. "I was always around organists. I saw organists start playing from scratch, so I did the same thing." Based in New York City at the time, Watley bought a Hammond B-3 the same instrument he plays today and taught himself to play it, though Jack McDuff and other friends gave him some pointers. Then the owner of Surf Side Seven in Indianapolis contacted Watley about organizing a band to back vocalists at her club. She had thought he was still a drummer, but he quickly won her over with his decidedly funky organ work. ("That's how I kinda learned how to play, playing behind all these different singers," he says.) She was also impressed with the musicians he assembled saxophonist Eugene Barr, guitarist Steve Weakley, drummer Jimmy Munford, and conga man Cecil Hunt (Barr and Munford are now deceased) as were Jack McDuff and Houston Person, who heard the group while traveling through Indianapolis and passed the word to Bob Porter. Although Porter produced only Funk, Inc.'s debut album, he continued to hear from Watley over the years. "For a producer, recording artists are kind of like cousins," Porter explains. "You may not be in touch with them all the time, but generally you know where they are and they know where you are and there's some contact. The band broke up in '76, and I didn't hear anything from Bobby for a while. Then I'd get a call from him every couple of years, and he'd tell me what he's doing. The last time he called was maybe 18 months ago." The acid-jazz movement was by then in high gear, having spread from England to Japan and on to the U.S., and the time was right for the return of Funk, Inc, over a quarter-century after its inception. With Urban Renewal, the band is back in business, rejuvenated and playing blues-bitten soul-jazz with more grit and grease that ever. "What they're doing," says Porter, "is what they were doing differently perhaps and not avoiding contemporary techniques but certainly looking for the same groove. --FUNK INC, Prestige Records 1998 www.myspace.com/funkinc


John C. Webb

I have obtained A Doctor of Arts in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Northern Colorado, A Masters of Music Education with a minor in Jazz Education, The University of North Texas, A B.M. degree in Music Education, minor in jazz education, at the University of North Texas and an Associate of Arts Degree, Cypress Community College in Cypress, California. I started my 31 year teaching career at as Instructor of Jazz at San Antonio college and then at Cal State Fullerton. A good portion of my teaching career was taking jazz to where it wasnt, as I started jazz studies at several universities. I have been the Professor of Music and the Director of the School Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Tyler. Also I was an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater while teaching Saxophone and Jazz Studies, At Chadron State College in Nebraska I was the Director of Jazz studies. I have performed all types of jazz standards. I've done top-40, some rock and even a country band!. I had the opportunity to play Greek music 6 nights a week for nearly a year back in the day!. But, jazz is my specialty. As a student and later Professor of Music, I continue to play as many gigs as I could. My vocal training started with singing harmonies in a band. Then I graduated to singing a few tunes a night, and before I knew it, I was singing about half of the time. So by now I guess I can call myself a crooner too! I've been fortunate to have played with some great bands and musicians along the way, to mention a few.. Chuck Berry, Freddie Cannon, Crystal Gale, Herb Jefferies, Dave Mancini, and Lloyd Price APPEARANCES Chuck Berry Harrell Bosarge Freddy Cannon Denis DiBlasio Dr. Wayne Dyess Jack Evans East Texas Jazz Orchestra Jeff Eckels George Faber Crystal Gayle Larry Gray Larry Greer The Grooves Jazz Connection Herb Jeffries Allen Johnson Sparky Koerner Brad Leali Ted Ludwig Dave Mancini Frank Mantooth Lou Marini Heather Mensch Ed Peterson Panhandle Sinfonia The Penguins Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet Lloyd Price J.T. Pundt Dr. Sarah Roberts Phil Rumbley Souled Out Jazz Band Mike Steinel Stanley Brothers Tyler Junior College Jazz Ensemble UT Tyler Wind Ensemble UW-Whitewater Orchestra UW-Whitewater Symphonic Band Mike Vax Dr. Otis Webster Kenny Werner Steve Wiest johncwebb.com


Scott Weiss

Scott has performed as a trumpet player in a wide variety of settings including, orchestral, jazz, blues, pop, dixieland, concert band, brass quintet, soloist, recording and musical theatre. He has performed with the Kona Brass, Chamber Orchestra of Kona, the Olliephonic Horns and Telarc blues recording artist Kenny Neal and opened for Grammy winning vocalist Dianne Reeves. Studied music at Ventura College, USCB, and Cal State Chico. Private trumpet study with Uan Rasey, (MGM studio orchestra), Bill Phillips, (Canadian Brass), Larry Weiss (father, Chicago Symphony), Paul Merkelo (Montreal Symphony), studio players Chris Tedesco, Gary Grant, and jazz legend Bobby Shew Studied conducting with Ronald Ondrejka (Santa Barbara Symphony) and Dr. Richard Rintoul. Scott attended the conducting workshop at the Cabrillo Festival with teachers Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier. Has conducted: Ventura County Concert Band, Ojai Summer Band, Chamber Orchestra of Kona, Nashua Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Reading Orchestra at UCSB and Ojai Summer Band. Founder of the non-profit organization Music 4 Kids. Producer of several musical musical/documentary DVDs on professional trumpet players: www.trumpetworld.net. Has filmed many of the top trumpet players in the world, including Bobby Shew, Carl Saunders, Anthony Plog, Clark Terry, Malcolm McNab, Wayne Bergeron, Jon Lewis, Bobby Bryant, the Dallas Brass, and the Canadian Brass. https://www.facebook.com/scott.weiss.9400


Todd Weldon

Vocalist Todd has been performing on stage for over 30 years between Los Angeles and New York with every stop in between. He grew up in Orange County and attended Chapman University in the city of Orange majoring in Music with a focus on Vocal Performance. After graduating from college, he immediately went off to New York and made his mark on Broadway and off-Broadway shows garnering high praise for his acting and singing ability. Being a gypsy for close to 20 years took him places both domestic and exotic performing in national tours of plays and musicals. He has been reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, New York Times and locally praising him for his connection and passion with the work he presents. Locally, you may have seen him perform at the Elite Theatre in Oxnard or in Ojai at the Libby Bowl or in Thousand Oaks at The Conejo Playhouse. After many years of theatre, Todd decided to dedicate himself to a lifelong goal of forming a small intimate jazz quartet. He formed Rare Jazz Well-Done to focus on his true passion with the music of the American Songbook. He is elated to be part of this dedicated and talented group of musicians that share his same passion of exploring and preserving this great music. https://www.facebook.com/rarejazzwelldone/?fref=ts


Dan Willard

Dan Willard is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist (sax, clarinet, flute, and trumpet) who performs in a wide variety of styles and group sizes. As an instrumental soloist or big band leader, from Dixieland, modern jazz, and rock to classical, Dan has the ability to provide almost any size and style group you can imagine.Dan Willard was born in the Los Angeles area and began musical training with singing lessons at the age of 7. Later he studied clarinet, sax, flute, guitar, piano, trumpet, composing, and arranging. Since moving to Ojai in 1992, he's had the opportunity to perform with many of the best musicians in the Ventura/Santa Barbara region. A full time musician, he also gives private lessons at the Thacher and Ojai Valley Schools in Ojai.www.myspace.com/danwillard www.myspace.com/danwillard


Austin Wrinkle

is a versatile drummer and percussionist who has immersed himself in rhythm and drumming from near and far. By combining techniques and concepts from many cultures, he has forged a unique voice on an array of drums and percussion instruments. Austin was recently nominated for World Percussionist Of The Year in the 2014 Drum! Magazine Drummies Awards. He is a founding member of the internationally acclaimed percussion group Hands OnSemble, a percussion group devoted to the art of hand drumming. Winner of Drum! Magazine Drummies Award for Best Percussion Ensemble in 2003, 2002, and first runner up award in 2001. A Stellar percussion group with extraordinary soloing, and extensive palette of sounds (Modern Drummer Magazine) Hands OnSemble has performed throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia at many of the worlds premier percussion and world music festivals, music schools and conservatories, and have collaborated with a wide array of highly esteemed percussionists including: John Bergamo, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Houman Pourmehdi, Adam Rudolph, Poovalur Sriji, Abbos Kosimov, Glen Velez, Brad Dutz, Jamey Haddad, Steve Shehan, Mark Nauseef, Pete Lockett, Ed Mann, Jerry Leake, Carlos Stasi and Guello. Hands onSemble worked on the soundtrack for the 2011 Universal Pictures feature film Cowboys and Aliens, and was featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 Disney feature film, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. Hands OnSemble has recorded five CDs to date. Percussionists and critics worldwide have praised their recorded work as being some of the most important and interesting of its kind: Masterful (Modern Drummer Magazine) John Bergamo, Austin Wrinkle, Randy Gloss, and Andrew Grueschow succeeded in presenting a CD clearly ranking among the most interesting percussion CDs of the last ten years. ( Percussion Creative Germany) This just might be the best percussion recording ever made. The drumming is of such a high quality that this CD is on my short list of the CDs I can recommend to any drummer or percussionist. It is one of those rare CDs that is wonderful to listen to, and also can be played over and over in order to learn new rhythms and compositional forms Every drummer should own this CD. (Percussionmusic.com) In addition to Hands OnSemble, Austin is also a founding member of the gypsy/jazz/rock band PLOTZ! Their CD Extraordinary Renditions was the winner of Best Instrumental CD and Best Instrumental Song (Splash, by Daniel Rosenboom) from the MAVRIC Awards in Ventura County and Best International Instrumental CD from Toronto Exclusive Magazines Music Awards. Austin is a former member of the world fusion group Hindugrass, a group brings together elements of traditional Hindustani music from northern India with bluegrass from Appalachia. He collaborates with many musicians in the Southern California area including the Persian music group Lian Ensemble, Adam Rudolphs Organic Orchestra, guitarist/singer Jonathan McEuen, and rock/blues band Moss Man. Austin has performed at festivals such as: Alma Surf Festival, PercPan, Ritmos de Terra, and the First International Music Festival of Belo Horizonte, Encontro Internacional de Percusso in Brazil World Drum Festival in Hamburg Germany The Taiwan International Drum Festival, the Tainan Chi-Hsi Intl Arts Festival Intl Drummers Gala and the Hsin Chu International Folk Drum Festival in Taiwan several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions (PASIC) Seattle World Rhythm Festival Watts Tower Day of the Drum Festival the Different Drummer Festival, and numerous PAS Days of Percussion including New York City, Southern California, Central California, Northern California, Southern Oregon, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Nevada. Austins composition Wart Hog #3, was selected to be recorded at Village Recording Studio in Santa Monica, CA and included on the California Institute of the Arts promotional CD CalArts Essencia Performance and Composition 1997. Wart Hog #3 has been performed by numerous percussion ensembles world-wide and has been programmed alongside illustrious composers such as John Cage, Lou Harrison, and Steve Reich. Austin has studied under some of todays greatest drummers and percussionists. He spent many years studying with percussion vanguard John Bergamo, as well as the great tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. He studied South Indian drumming with Mridangam Poovalur Sriji, orchestral percussion and jazz with David Johnson, West African (Ghanaian) drumming with Alfred Ladzekpo, drum set with Jazz legend Joe LaBarbara, and Persian music with Houman Pourmehdi. Austin Wrinkle proudly endorses Remo drumheads and world percussion, Cooperman frame drums, Dream Cymbals and Gongs, and Innovative Percussion drumsticks and mallets. Education: California Institute of the Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music (1997) Master of Fine Arts in Music (1999) http://austinwrinkle.com


Scott Yawger

Trumpet/Cornet/Vocal Although trained as a Chemical Engineer with an MBA in Finance, Scott has spent the last 16 years playing the trumpet professionally. He has performed in the pit orchestra for over 40 musicals. On the East Coast, Scott was a founding member and leader of the Moonlight Brass Quintet a member of the Salem County Brass Society and principle trumpet of the Arden Festival Orchestra. He has played lead trumpet with the Ojai Big Band, Angel City Big Band, Seniors of Note Big Band and the Dan Taguchi Big Band. He teaches trumpet and has been with Riverboat Dixie since 2006. He leads The Unforgettables band. Scott and his wife Ellen reside in Thousand Oaks, CA.


Tony Ybarra

Flamenco Latino Guitarist: Born in Santa Barbara, California, Tony has been playing music his whole life. His father introduced him to the guitar and to Latin and Jazz music. Soon his musical palette broadened to encompass classical and flamenco. His understanding of these diverse styles has let him craft out his own sound that is melodic, romantic, rhythmic, and sophisticated. Tony formed Sonido Moreno in 2004 with the sole purpose of performing Latin Jazz and Flamenco that is united with a jazz element. The result is what Tony termed, Flamenco Latino. His music has been described as "Paco de Lucia meets Sergio Mendez with the freedom of Chick Corea and Pat Metheny". This sound is lead by Tonys versatile and passionate guitar work and complemented by world percussion, bass, flute, and flamenco dance. The sound of Flamenco Latino is modern in Tony's original compositions but he stays true to the roots of Flamenco, Brazilian jazz, and Latin Jazz. Tony is one of the rare guitarists who have been able to meet the demands of these art forms and create something that is new, fresh and genuine. Tony is an active and sought out guitarist and recording artist in many styles. He has recorded 5 albums under his own name and recorded music for the Compass label which has been featured across the United States. His 5th album entitled Flamenco Latino contains 12 original Flamenco Latino pieces featuring Flamenco, Samba, Bossa Nova, and Latin Jazz styles. His music has been featured on documentaries, film, commercials, and television such as Turner Classic Movies, Showtime's "Dexter" series, and the in the film "Species". He has performed in the prestigious North Sea jazz festival in the Netherlands, the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland and in 2005, Tony and Sonido Moreno, traveled to Hong Kong to perform at a charity event and tour to support his first album entitled "Sonido Moreno". Tony has performed with Grammy award winning composer Maria Schneider at Santa Barbara City College, shared the stage with trumpet legend Doc Severson and in 2001 he performed with flamenco guitar virtuoso Adam Del Monte and his quintet at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in what the L. A. Times hailed as a great show. In 2005 and 2007, he was asked to perform for the private premier parties of The Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest and The Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End where he entertained the entire cast and crew including Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Geoffery Rush. In 2008, Tony was asked to perform for, then Presidential candidate, Barack Obama at Oprah Winfreys estate in Santa Barbara. Tony is a graduate of the University of Southern Californias studio guitar department where he holds a masters degree in guitar. Tony Ybarra has magic fingers. Listening to what he accomplishes on his guitar is amazing, not to mention completely enticing Tinta Latina Magazine "Tony Ybarra has made a name for himself as one of the foremost flamenco guitarists in Southern California" - The Santa Barbara Independent Tony Ybarra is the guitar magician hereThe enthusiasm is heartfelt Christmas Reviews anthony@ybarramusic.com


George Young

George Young is one of the most frequently heard musicians of our time. Young plays over ten instruments, including Tenor, Alto, Soprano, Sopranino Saxophones, Clarinet, Alto flute, C flute, East Indian ethnic flutes and Piccolo. George has played with Eric Clapton, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Pavarotti, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Dizziy Gillespie, Sony & Cher, Tony Bennett, and the list goes on. Read more Young has contributed to many television and motion-picture soundtracks, including Miller's Crossing, My Blue Heaven, My Name is Earl, Naked Gun 2 1/2, New York, New York, The Simpsons ('03/'04 Season), Sleepless In Seattle, Tootsie, Working Girl, You've Got Mail, Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights, Animal House, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Line, Fame, GI Joe The Movie, Ghostbusters, Great Mouse Detective (Walt Disney Pictures), Hair, Meet Joe Black, The Object of My Affection, All that Jazz, Silent Movie, When Harry Met Sally, Ferris Buellers Day Off and more. Read more film credits George Ernest Opalisky Jr. a/k/a George Young, professional reed player since the late 50's, is one of finest technicians in fusion, jazz, swing, bebop, rock, studio and concerts, and although he is one of the most heard, he is one of the most unknown. A virtuoso in most of the reeds. Young specializes in the Tenor and Alto Saxophones when in recording sessions with such artists and musicians as George Benson, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Martan Mann, David Sanchez, Earl Klugh, G.E. Smith & The Saturday Night Live Band ('91-96), Dave Holland and Toots Thielemans and so many others. George has also recorded solo recorded in the combos of the great Steve Gadd, Jay Leonhart and John Tropea in the big bands of Louis Bellson and Benny Goodman, and as a leader for both the Chiaroscuro and Paddle Wheel Studios, working with the dozens of artists that went through their doors. George Young is well respected in the music industry by colleagues and artists with a large worldwide fan base. George teaches Master Classes at the University level and has played many International Jazz Festivals. http://georgeyoungmusic.com/ For bookings of live performances as well as master classes, please contact: Mike Dano CREATIVE ENTERTAINMENT http://www.creative-ent.com Phones: (856) 229- 7092 (office) (856) 229-7159 (fax) georgeyoungmusic.com/home.htm


Granville James Young

Granville James Young, aka Danny, is a third generation musician greatly influenced and inspired by his father, Snooky Young, and his peers of the great jazz era, and by his friend and mentor, the world-renowned bass player, Chuck Rainey. Granville plays everything from rock, pop, R&B, soul, jazz, latin, to fusion and country. He performed as a member of the West Coast All Stars including Jonathan Butler, Everette Harp, Rick Braun, Bobby Lyle, Lalah Hathaway, Paul Jackson, Jr. He had the honor of performing for our troops and fans all over the world with singers like Lou Rawls, McCoo & Davis, and here in LA with Jean Terrell, Ernie Andrews, and ZZ Hill. He has recorded with such greats as Ray Charles, John Debney, as well as commercial work for Disney and Coke. Most recent credits TV include The Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Showtime's Ray Donovan, with some of his bigger claims to fame in film and TV being the bass-player in Back to the Future, Fletch Lives , Colombo, Murder She Wrote, The Freddie Printz Story. He has been a fixture at the Fine Arts Building for DTLA Artwalk for the past 8 years. Granville is a music teacher, a songwriter, a lyricist, and singer and enjoys writing and collaborating with other musicians and songwriters.


Glenn Zottola

Glenn Zottola, born in Port Chester, New York, is an American jazz trumpeter and saxophonist. Zottola is known for his work with Lionel Hampton, the Benny Goodman Sextet and Bob Wilber, and has played for a broad range of vocalists, particularly Mel Torm, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams. He has recorded over 50 albums, performed at major jazz festivals throughout the world, and was a featured soloist at Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall 50th Anniversary in 1988. In 1995, Zottola was Band Leader on the Suzanne Somers daytime TV Talk Show at Universal Studios. In a genre where biographies are filled with achievements, anecdotes, awards, and career ups and downfalls, multi-instrumentalist, musical director and all-around savant, Glenn Zottola possesses certainly one of the most unique. The scion of a musical family Glenns father, Frank arranged for Claude Thornhill, was a legendary trumpet mouthpiece-maker, and later owned a jazz nightclub Glenn began playing trumpet at age three. Soon, he was playing along with his gifted pianist Mother and developing his legendary ear, arguably one of the best in the biz. That playing experience and aural skill alone would later set Zottola apart from musician mortals and draw the respect of swingmaster Benny Goodman and others. At 9 he was playing with youth orchestras and at 13 was a three-time winner on Ted Macks Original Amateur Hour and did a nationwide Mack tour with other winners. He was also a featured performer at the Zottola jazz nightclub, playing in a melodically embellished style that was reminiscent of Louis Armstrong. At 17, Glenn, whose reputation as a hard- swinging improviser was resonating, hit the road with the Glenn Miller Band, then under clarinetist Buddy DeFrancos leadership. A stint with Lionel Hamptons Band followed, as well as a non-stop series of performances with the A-List of popular music: Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Mel Torm and many others. As was the case throughout his career, Zottola was always Mr. Swinging and in the utmost demand. It wasnt long before Broadway beckoned and Glenns beautiful tone was regularly heard from the band-pits of Evita, Barnum, Annie and Chicago. Benny Goodman was notorious for employing only the most accomplished and swinging musicians. It was a Goodmans request that Zottola soon joined and toured with the Goodman ensemble. Zottolas awesome technical ability, as well as his impeccable swing moved Goodman to such an extent that he considered Glenn one of his best, if not the best, trumpeter ever in his employ. As savvy an entrepreneur as a musician, Zottola then launched his own musical production company which employed over 70 musicians and presented over 300 gigs per year throughout the East. One of his associates at the time was legendary drummer Bobby Rosengarden. But, being a soloist by his very nature, Glenn soon chose to move back into the solo spotlight. He formed his own groups (both small and big band), recorded scores of celebrated albums, and toured the world, performing with Gerry Mulligan, Chick Corea, Milt Hinton, Bob Wilber, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and just about every name in Leonard Feathers Encyclopedia of Jazz. What is also testament to Zottolas unique musical brilliance hes never taken a lesson and, while he can read music, plays predominantly by ear is the fact that, having a lifelong interest and love for the instruments sound and lyric beauty, he taught himself to play both alto and tenor saxophones and to develop said horns at such a level of proficiency that his performances and saxophone recordings on those instruments (and trumpet, of course) have been critically lauded in DownBeat, All About Jazz, et al, and they have submitted for Grammy nominations. Zottola, never one to rest on laurels, soon became performer and Musical Director for actress/vocalist, Suzanne Somers television show. With Suzanne, Zottolas baton and three horns also traveled the worlds foremost musical venues just doing his Glenn thing, as Sommers would state. Glenns ability to blend his tone, lyricism and sense of swing, as well as guide the performances was heralded. Over the last few years, Zottola, a firebrand of energy has recorded over 14 celebrated albums, many on trumpet and others on alto or tenor saxophone. While great multi-instrumentalists are not unique in the jazz world, no one performer has played at the complete proficiency on all three of those specific instruments, as well as been a musical director and businessman. Lately, Zottola, always one to give back, has begun to share his abundant expertise by way of interviews, Master Classes and clinics throughout the world. The Glenn Zottola saga continues to evolve to this day with multiple exciting projects in the works. It has been a Jazz Life of depth, accomplishment, class, and above all swing. Albums Christmas in Jazztime Charlie Parker with Strings Revisited I Got Rhythm Reflections of Charlie Parker The Bechet Legacy: Birch Hall Concerts Live Jazz Titans: Classic Jazz Trio Bossa, Bonf and Black Orpheus: a Tribute To Stan Getz Too Marvelous for Words Getting Sentimental Classic Arrangements I Remember Clifford Classic Standards With Strings: Inspired by Ben Webster Miles Davis Remembered Clifford Brown Remembered Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1: Too Marvelous For Words Come Fly With Me Triple Play https://glennzottola.com/contact/