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Laurie Antonioli (Voice; Director, Vocal Jazz Studies)
Studied at Mt. Hood College and Cal State Long Beach. Student of Joe Henderson, Mark Murphy; Professor, Vocal Jazz Studies, Kug U., Graz, Austria; Nabel Records recording artist; international performing and recording artist/ clinician; performed and recorded with George Cables, Bobby McFerrin, Richie Beirach, Joe Henderson, Pony Poindexter, Joe Bonner; bandleader of Foreign Affair; American Dreams, lyricist of Pauer- Antonioli Songbook www.laurieantonioli.com
Jon Arkin (Drums)
BA in Jazz Performance, University of Miami School of Music (Coral
Gables, FL). Faculty, Stanford Jazz Workshop. Performance credits
include Ira Sullivan, Grady Tate, Taylor Eigsti, Vusi Mahlasela, Dayna
Stephens, Julian Lage. Festival/venue highlights include Yoshi's,
Montreal Jazz Festival, IAJE Convention, Healdsburg Jazz Festival,
North Beach Jazz Festival, Sleep Train Pavillion. www.jonarkin.net
Bill Aron (Woodwinds)
M. Mus. in Saxophone Performance, San Francisco State U.; BA in Music, UC Berkeley. Angel Records
recording artist; co-founder, San Francisco Saxophone Quartet; has performed nationally and internationally since 1977. www.sfsax.com.
Joe Bagale (Drums, Bass, Voice, Piano)
Eastman School of Music (1 1/2 yrs.). Record producer; Manager, Coast Recorders, SF; awarded "Outstanding Rhythm Section Player" by Wynton Marsalis; studied with Rich Thompson, Steve Gadd, Ben Monder, Clay Jenkins, Ron Carter, Darmon Meader, Scott Amendola; played with Fred Wesley (James Brown); leader, Joe Bagale Band. www.joebagale.com..
Peter Barshay (Bass)
Studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Manhattan School of Music. HOTTEA Productions &
Platform Recordings artist; has performed nationally and internationally with Milt Jackson, Freddie
Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Eddie Henderson, Woody Shaw, Pharoah Sanders, Blue Mitchell, Tony Williams,
Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Johnny Griffin, Bobby McFerrin. www.peterbarshay.com.
Nicolas Bearde (Voice)
Founding member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra; founding member of SoVoSo; performed with Patti Austin, Michael Bolton, Janis Siegel and John Handy. International performing artist, recording artist and actor for stage, screen; studied acting with Jean Shelton; voice- over work for television and radio. www.nicolasbearde.com.
David Belove (Bass)
Studied at San Francisco State and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Recorded and/or performed
with Pete Escovedo, John Santos and The Machete Ensemble, Danilo Perez, Tito Puente, Francisco
Aguabella, Rebeca Maule—n, Ray Obiedo, Marcos Silva, Joe Henderson, Max Roach, Blue Mitchell, Eddie Harris, Mark Levine, Pat Metheny, Larry Coryell, Zakir Hussain.
Wil Blades (Hammond B-3 Organ)
BA in Jazz Studies, New College of California. Played, recorded, studied with John Lee Hooker, Dr.
Lonnie Smith, Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Eddie Marshall, Herbie Lewis, Will Bernard www.wilblades.com.
Lee Brenkman (Recording, Sound)
Sound system operation, design. Sound engineer, Avalon Ballroom, Family Dog Productions; head sound technician, Great American Music Hall, Stanford Jazz Workshop, Dick Bright's SRO Band; mixed live shows for Bill Evans Trio, Stephane Grappelli, Count Basie Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan, Van Morrison, Astor Piazzolla, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Oregon; engineered recordings by Ed Blackwell, Betty Carter, Tito Puente, Woody Herman, Hampton Hawes, Carmen McRae.
Cifford Brooks (Percussion)
1988 - 1995 Private studies, with several master drummers in Cuba including Jesus Alfonso - Quinto & Quinto Cajon, Pancho Quinto - Quinto Cajon, Pedro Orta - Quinto Cajon, Mario Jauregui - Folkloric Rhythms, Windo Quinto Conga, Ventura and "El Mellizo" on Bata. 1990 -1994 Folkloric Dance and Drum Troupe "Raices, Afro-Cubanas" in Berkeley California. 2003 Authored the book Rumba Afro Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation vol. 1 through Melbay Publications. 2005 Authored the book Rumba Afro Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation, "Mastering Clave With Quinto Licks" vol. 2 through Melbay Publications.
Danny Caron (Guitar)
BA in English and Music, Oberlin College and Conservatory; graduate of Howard Roberts Program,
Guitar Institute of Technology, Los Angeles; Music Director with pianist/vocalist Charles Brown. www.dannycaron.com
Maye Cavallaro (Voice)
Advanced degree in Education, UC Santa Barbara; BA in English Lit, UC Santa Barbara. Fellow NY
Cabaret Symposium; faculty, Blue Bear School of Music; private coaching, 25 years; producer, 8
recordings; band leader, recording artist; awarded Best of the Year in Jazz by the San Francisco
Chronicle; visiting clinician, St. John's U.; graphic artist, web designer. www.redheadmusic.com
Deszon Claiborne (Drums)
Recorded, performed with Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, Bo Didley, Phyllis Hyman, Jay McShann, Michael
White, Andy Narell, Alex Acuna, Ray Obiedo, Alphabet Soup, Charles Brown, Dave Ellis, Rodney
Franklin; student of Ralph Humphrey, James Levi, Billy Cobham, Richard Peterson, Barry Jekowsky,
Kenneth Nash.
Clairdee (Voice/Performance)
International performing and recording artist. Performances include Monterey Jazz Festival, The Jazz Cruise, Playboy Jazz at the Rose Bowl, SFJAZZ Summerfest; performed with Boz Scaggs, Cyrus Chestnut, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dave Frishberg, Red Holloway and others; opened for Count Basie Orchestra, David Sanborn, Etta James; former vocal jazz instructor UC Berkeley Jazz Ensembles and Diablo Valley College; teaching artist for San Francisco Symphony’s “Adventures in Music” and Healdsburg Jazz Festival’s “Operation Jazz Band”; model and voice-over talent for Apple Computers, Bank of America, California State Lottery, Coca-Cola and Discover Channel’s Fit TV. www.clairdee.com
Jeremy Cohen (Violin)
Studied at Sonoma State U. and Brooklyn College. Member, Turtle Island String Quartet 1991-93; founder, Quartet San Francisco; member, Violinjazz Quartet; faculty, Henry Mancini Institute, UCLA; faculty, Stanford Jazz Workshop; student of Anne Crowden, Itzhak Perlman. www.violinjazz.com.
Taylor Eigsti (Piano)
Studied music at U. of Southern California. 2-time Grammy nominee; Concord Recording Artist; faculty, Stanford Jazz Workshop since 1999; leader, Taylor Eigsti Group with 5 albums as a leader; featured on BET jazz channel; performed with Ernestine Anderson, Dave Brubeck, Diane Schuur, James Moody, Bobby Hutcherson, Frederica Von Stade, Patti Austin, Christian McBride, Red Holloway, Dave Koz, David Benoit, Rufus Reid, Alan Broadbent; featured on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NPR; featured in Downbeat, Billboard, Jazziz, Jazz Times, and Keyboard Magazines. www.tayjazz.com
Steve Erquiaga (Guitar)
National and international recording and performing artist; performed at Montreux Jazz Festival,
Berlin Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival; performed with Bobby McFerrin, Joe Henderson, Les
McCann, John Scofield, David Byrne, Turtle Island String Quartet, Paulo Bellinati, Andy Narell, and
Paul McCandless; founder, leader, Trio Paradiso; faculty, Jamey Aebersold Jazz Clinics; publications
include Guitar Duets and arrangements from his CD Cafe Paradiso. www.erquiaga.com
Rob Ewing (Trombone, Drums, Bass)
Jazzschool Community Music School Director. Jazzschool Summer Youth Program Director. BA in Religious Studies, Naropa U.; 2 years, Berklee College of Music in Jazz Trombone and Drum Set. Adjudicator for the 2008 Reno Jazz Festival. Leader of Disappear Incompletely — The Radiohead Project. Performances with The Latin Giants of Jazz, Ray Vega, Wayne Wallace, Joe Bagale, The Slip, Kasey Knudsen Sextet, Jazzschool Composers Collective, Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Marcus Shelby.
Jean Fineberg (Saxophone, Flute)
M.Ed. in Secondary Education, BS in Science; BA in Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State U. Founder,
leader of Deuce and Saxophunk; Assistant Director, composer, arranger, Montclair Women's Big Band;
toured and recorded with Melba Liston, David Bowie, Laura Nyro, Chic, Sister Sledge; consultant, San
Francisco Arts Commission; NEA Jazz Fellow; recipient, ASCAP music composition awards, Meet The
Composer grants; featured on Marian McPartlandÕs Piano Jazz on NPR. www.deuceband.com
Ben Flint (Piano, Voice)
BA from Berklee College of Music;MA from USC. Student of James Williams, Cary Sheldon. Performed with Isaac Hayes, Ledisi, Mary Stallings, Cheryl Lynn, Nicolas Bearde. www.myspace.com/howubenflint.
Mimi Fox (Guitar)
Advisor, Guitar Program. International recording/performing artist and five-time Downbeat magazine
International Critics Poll Winner. Performed throughout Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and Australia.
Festivals include Montreal, Monterey, Guinness Cork, Perth and North Wales International Jazz Guitar
Festival. Adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at NYU; guest clinician/artist in residence at Alaska
Jazz Workshop, Britt Music Festival, Yale U., CalArts, Cornish College of the Arts, U. of Oregon,
USC and Berkeley College of Music; featured artist on Marian McPartlandÕs Piano Jazz on NPR;
featured artist, Kennedy Center. Performed with Charlie Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Branford Marsalis,
David Sanchez and Diana Krall. www.mimifoxjazzguitar.com
David Frazier (Percussion)
BA Humanities with emphasis on Theological Ethnomusicology; AA in Music, New College of California.
National and international performing and recording artist. www.delcielocongas.com
Alan Hall (Drums)
Advisor, Drum Program. Former assistant professor at Berklee College of Music; adjunct faculty at UC Berkeley; clinician; author; performed with Ernie Watts, Paul Mc-Candless, Eddie Harris, Bruce Williamson, Art Lande, Tom Coster, Kit Walker, Rebecca Parris, Kai Eckhardt, Stuart Hamm; artist endorsement with Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Aquarian Accessories. www.jazzdrumming.com
Terri Hinte (Music Publicity)
Independent publicist whose current clients include the Jazzschool, Dave Holland, Danilo Perez, the Panama Jazz
Festival, Bobby Broom, Clifton Anderson, Ed Reed, Anthony Brown and the Asian American Orchestra, the Hot Club of San Francisco, and (since 1978) Sonny Rollins. Served as Fantasy Records’ Director of Press & Public Information for more than 30 years. Recipient of a 2006 “A Team” Award from the Jazz Journalists Association. www.terrihinte.com
Peter Horvath (Piano)
MA, Berklee College of Music; Bela Bart—k Conservatory of Music, Budapest, Hungary; Vienna
Conservatory of Music. Performed, toured, recorded with Victor Bailey Group, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe
Henderson, Lalah Hathaway, Oakland Symphony, Bob Sheppard, Bennie Maupin, Richie Cole, Ray Obiedo; arranged and recorded for Aretha Franklin. www.peterhorvath.com
Erik Jekabson (Trumpet)
MA in Composition, SF Conservatory of Music; B.Mus. in Trumpet, Oberlin Conservatory of Music. toured with John Mayer, Illinois Jacquet and Galactic, and composed for film and dance projects. recorded solo album "Intersection" on Fresh Sound/New Talent label. Currently teaching at Berkeley City College and Los Medanos college.
Darren Johnston
BA in Jazz performance, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; MA in Composition, Mills College. Has taught for over 15 years. Performed and/or recorded with Fred Frith, Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Mark Dresser, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Marcus Shelby, Brass Menazeri (Balkan brass-band), and many more. Has received commissions to compose for dance companies such as Robert Moses’ Kin, Amy Seiwert’s Im’ij-re, Smuin Ballet, and others. His latest CD, The Edge of the Forest, is now available on Clean Feed Records. He leads the award-winning Nice Guy Trio, the Darren Johnston Quintet, and the United Brassworkers Front. In 2007 Darren was mentioned as one of “25 trumpeters for the future” by Downbeat magazine.
Keith Johnson (Trumpet)
Keith Johnson currently serves as Director of the Jazzschool Young Musicians Program. A member of the Jazzschool faculty since 2006, he is the founder and director of the award-winning Jazzschool Studio Bands now entering their fourth season. In addition to his work at the Jazzschool, Keith is also Director of Jazz Activities at El Cerrito High School and is completing a Bachelor of Music degree on trumpet at San Jose State University under Dr. Edward C. Harris and Dr. Aaron Lington. Prior to his appointments at the Jazzschool and El Cerrito High School, Keith served as Director of Jazz Bands at Portola Middle School from 2003-2006. Under his astute leadership, the Portola jazz ensembles gained wide recognition and high accolades at jazz festivals throughout Northern California, Nevada and Canada. His efforts at Portola Middle School earned him the Satsuki Arts Festival Community Service Award in 2004 and public recognition by the West Contra Costa Unified School District School Board in 2006. Active as a clinician, Keith has taught at the San Jose Jazz Summer Camp, Jazzschool Summer Youth Program, and Hayward-La Honda Music Camp, served as an adjudicator at San Jose State University and Santa Cruz Jazz Festivals, and has guest conducted for the El Cerrito High School Concert Band and Portola Middle School Symphonic Band. He has also performed with the Contra Costa College Night Big Band, and the San Jose State University Jazz Orchestra and Wind Ensemble throughout Northern and Southern California.
Jennifer Jolly (Piano, Hammond B3)
BA in Environmental Science, UC Berkeley. Co-founded Jolly Gibsons, Jolly/Steinkoler Duo; performed
with Hot Links, Johnny Harper's Carnival, Broken Angels; performed, recorded with Phil Lesh, Barbara
Dane, David Grisman; faculty, Cazadero Performing Arts Camp.
Bob Karty (Piano)
BA in Biology, Reed College. Performing and recording artist; founding member, Orquesta La Moderna Tradición; performs with Candela; performed with Pete Escovedo Orchestra, Ray Obiedo; studied with Art Lande, Mark Levine, Andrew Hill, Chucho Valdes.
Frankye Kelly (Voice)
Vocalist, lyricist, composer, international and national recording and performing artist and educator. Artist in residence with multiple school districts in the greater Bay Area. Led jazz seminars and workshops in Europe, China, Japan, Mexico and Thailand.
Raz Kennedy (Voice)
A founding member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra, Raz Kennedy is best known for coaching many Bay
Area and internationally known artists including Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, Narada Michael
Walden (producer for Whitney, Aretha and Mariah), Los Tigres Del Norte, Hilary Duff, Lynn Asher,
Spencer Day, Jasmine Guy, members of Metallica, Lavay Smith, James Nash of the Waybacks, Pollyanna Bush and many others!
Oliver P. Kent (Guitar)
BA in Professional Music, Berklee College of Music; Faculty, Oakland Public Conservatory; Faculty, International School of Music and Fine Arts, Prague Cz; performed at Sonoma Jazz Festival; studied with Mick Goodrick, Mimi Fox, Phil Wilson and others.
KITKA (Vocal Ensemble)
A vocal ensemble dedicated to producing concerts, recordings and educational programs that develop new audiences for music rooted in Eastern European women’s vocal traditions. www.kitka.org
Kasey Knudsen (Saxophone)
BA in Jazz Composition, Berklee College of Music. Bay Area performer, composer; leader of her own trio and sextet; faculty, Young Musicians Program, UC Berkeley, 2004–06.
Dave LeFebvre (Woodwinds)
Associate Director UC Jazz Ensembles 1984Ð89; performed with Joe Williams and Don Ellis..
Mark Levine (Piano)
BA in Music, Boston U.; national and international performing and recording artist; Grammy Nominee,
2004; author, Jazz Piano Book and Jazz Theory Book (Sher Publications); member, Jazzschool Advisory
Board.
Melecio Magdaluyo (Sax, Flute, Clarinet)
Teaching in the Bay Area, San Francisco School of the Arts. Performed with Pete Escovedo, John Santos & Machete, Eddie Palmieri. Recording credits include Tito Puente, Wayne Wallace, Bobby Brown and the Whisperers.
Maria Marquez (Voice)
B. Mus. in Professional Music, Berklee College of Music. National and international performer,
composer, arranger, educator; studied with Judy Davis; performed with John Santos, Ricardo Peixoto,
Omar Sosa, Frank Harris, Wild Mango; music programmer, KRCB FM. www.mariamarquez.com
Jeff Marrs (Drums)
BA and MA in Jazz Performance from The New England Conservatory; works regularly with Marcus Shelby Jazz
Orchestra, The Mel Martin Quartet, The “Dynamic” Ms. Faye Carol; has performed with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Marc Cary and George Russell; part time-faculty member, Los Medanos College, Diablo Valley College, and UC Berkeley.
Frank Martin (Piano, Keyboards)
Music Director for Narada Michael Walden, Patti Austin, Angela Bofill; Asst. Musical Director, KPIX
5 1985-86; Carnegie Hall appearances with Sting, James Taylor, Elton John; record producer, arranger
for Al Jarreau, Turtle Island String Quartet, Angela Bofill, Joey DeFrancesco, Mimi Fox, SoVoSo,
Madeline Eastman, Deuce, Tuck & Patti; performed, recorded with John McLaughlin, Buddy Montgomery,
Joe Farrell, Dizzy Gillespie, John Handy, Bobby McFerrin, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Jordan, Stevie
Wonder, Airto, Dori Caymmi, Dianne Reeves; faculty, UC Berkeley Jazz Ensembles; owner, Hive
Recording.
Damien Masterson (Chromatic Harmonica)
Univ. of São Paulo and Univ. Livre da Música, São Paulo, Brazil; San Francisco State University. Clinician: SPAH National Harmonica Convention, 2002; touring/recording artist with Charles Brown, E.C. Scott, Ricky Encarnación (Menudo), Kitty Margolis, Ray Obiedo, Spacetime Continuum and more; Hohner and Audix endorsee; 3 solo CDs: www.damienmasterson.com
Seward McCain (Bass)
National and international performing and recording artist. Toured with Vince Guaraldi, Jackie Cain
and Roy Kral, Diane Schuur; performed with Ernie Watts, Kenny Barron, Herb Ellis, Jack Sheldon,
Richie Cole; performs with Dick Hindman Trio,Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Mark Murphy.
Adam Messinger (Financial Planning)
BA in Economics, UC Berkeley. CFP(R) certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial
Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
Curt Moore (Drums)
BA in Jazz and Percussion Studies, San Jose State U. Author, Afro-Cuban Drumset DVD Grooves You Can Use; founder, Soul Sauce; on over 100 recordings including Grammy-nominated Bogie with Jackie and Roy; performed with Francisco Aguabella, Count Basie Orchestra, Chuck Berry, Ray Brown, Joyce
Cooling, John Clayton, Richard Davis, Pete Escovedo, Bruce Forman, Vic Firth, Mimi Fox, Jimmy
Haslip, Jimmy Heath, Andy Narell, Rufus Reed, Wayne Wallace, San Jose Orchestra. www.curtmoore.com
Susan Muscarella (Piano)
BA in Music Composition, UC Berkeley. Founder, Director and CEO, Jazzschool Inc.; Chair, Jazzschool Instrumental
Program; Director, UC Jazz Ensembles program 1984–89; composer, arranger and recording artist; featured on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NPR.
Brian Pardo (Guitar)
MA, Mills College. Student of Pat Martino; performed and/or recorded with Jack McDuff, Chuck Israels, Eddie Harris, Stan Getz, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits.
Ricardo Peixoto (Brazilian and Jazz Guitar)
Native of Rio de Janeiro, graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, studied with Pat Metheny. Also studied classical guitar with George Sakellariou at San Francisco Conservatory. Adventure Music recording artist, composer, arranger, has performed nationally and internationally with Claudia Villela, Terra Sul, Carlos Oliveira, Airto, Flora Purim, Guinga, Dori Caymmi, Bud Shank, Dom Um Romão, Claudio Roditi
Debbie Poryes (Piano)
Leader Debbie Poryes Trio and Debbie Poryes Quartet; national and international performing artist including Yoshi’s, Bim House and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, New Morning in Paris, Quasimodo in Berlin and was a “Rising Star” at 2009 Healdsburg Jazz Festival; recorded a trio LP for Timeless Records; her 2007 CD, “A Song In Jazz” on Jazzschool Records, received extensive international airplay and reached the #1 slot on the Canadian Earshot jazz chart; studied at U.C. Berkeley and Hilversum Consevatory in the Netherlands: has a teaching credential in Jazz Studies, Netherlands; was a tenured faculty member in 2 Dutch music conservatories, Hilversum and Arnhem; toured with John Clayton Big Band; 30 years private instruction in jazz piano and jazz/classical theory. www.debbieporyes.com
Joyce Pricco (Voice)
B.Mus in Education,Voice, San Francisco State U.; Certificate of Completion in Multimedia Studies,
Diablo Valley College. Bay Area freelance musician, 17 years; performed with Oakland Opera Theater,
Opera on the Lawn; private instruction, 20 years.
Jackeline Rago (Cuatro, Afro-Venezuelan Percussion)
Multi-instrumentalist, national and international performer, composer, arranger, educator; Music Director, Venezuelan Music Project; awarded CAC Artist In Residence Grant.
Ed Reed (Voice)
Performing artist for over 60 years; released his first CD Ed Reed Sings Love Stories in 2007; and The Song is You in 2008. Appeared on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NPR; concert and club appearances in the Bay Area, New York and Boston; educator and lecturer for 20 years atKaiser Hospital and other health care institutions.
www. edreedsings.com
Brian Rice (Percussion)
B.M. in Percussion Performance and Ethnomusicology from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Studied pandeiro with Luis Guello, Marcos Suzano, Airto, Claudio Bueno and Clarice Magalhaes. Performed with Mike Marshall and Choro Famoso, Jorge Alabe, Wake the Dead, Paulo Sergio Santos, Danilo Brito, Dudu Maia, Regino Jimenez, Paul McCandless, Mike Manring, Dann Zinn Banned, Willie and Lobo, the Santa Rosa Symphony and with the Broadway musical The Lion King. Percussion instructor at the California Brazil Camp, California Coast Music Camp and the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. Guest lecturer at Stanford University, Oberlin Conservatory, Queens College and the University of Washington. Founder and directer Samba Seattle, and the Afrocuban Folkloric Collective in Seattle, WA.
Glenn Richman (Bass)
Mannes School of Music (1 yr); Berklee College of Music (2 yrs). Advisor, Jazzschool Bass Program;
student of Buster Williams, George Mraz and Mike Longo; performed with Bobby Hutcherson, Jon
Hendricks, Dave Liebman, Chet Baker, Benny Green, Dakota Staton, Chris Connor, Tom Harrel, Eddie
Henderson, John Hicks, Mike Clark, Jack Wilkins, Billy Hart, Larry Willis, George Colman and Mickey
Roker; faculty, Brubeck Institute, UC Berkeley and Chabot College. www.glennrichman.com
Ellen Robinson (Voice)
In addition to her own jazz performance dates and recording projects, Ellen is currently the Director of the Anything Goes Choruses in San Francisco and Oakland: community choruses for men and women which she founded in 1980. She also directs two women’s performing ensembles called Girlfriendz and Treble Makers, and teaches a beginning singing class for women called Swingshift Singers. Recently Ellen began working as a vocal coach with Stagebridge in Oakland, the nation’s oldest senior theater company. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and has worked with literally thousands of singers, from professional to beginner, and is widely praised as a gifted and dedicated vocal coach. www.ellenrobinson.com
Pamela Rose (Voice)
Studied at UC Berkeley. National and international jazz and blues vocalist and recording artist;
performed with Merl Saunders, Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra, Nate Ginsberg, Tony Stead, Jim Pugh,
Montclair Women's Big Band and Danny Caron; two BAMMIE Award nominations; headliner, Copenhagen Jazz Festival; featured on NPRÕs All Things Considered. www.pamelarose.com
Trelawny Rose (Voice)
BA in Vocal Performance, 4 years of additional training in LA with celebrity vocal coach Roger Love, performing and recording artist, choir director, vocal producer, improvised circle singing, performed with Ledisi, recorded with Carlos Santana and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Trelawny’s latest album, To Eva With Love, a tribute to Eva Cassidy. www.TrelawnyRose.com.
Anton Schwartz (Saxophone)
MS in Computer Science, Stanford U.; National Science Foundation Fellow; BA in Mathematics and
Philosophy, Harvard U., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Faculty, Stanford Jazz Workshop; clinician,
Brubeck Institute; performer, composer and recording artist; headliner, Blue Note, Yoshi's, Blues
Alley, Monterey Jazz Festival; featured artist on NPR's JazzSet, 2005. www.antonjazz.com
Dave Scott (Trumpet)
MA in Trumpet Performance, U. of Northern Colorado; BA in Instrumental Music, U. of Michigan.
National performing and recording artist, jazz, classical idioms; lead trumpet, Contemporary Jazz
Orchestra, The Realistic Orchestra, Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra; performs with Boz Scaggs, Glide
Memorial Church Change Band, Brass Monkey Band; founder of TRUMPET SUPERGROUP, Dave Scott Jazz Quartet.
Ellen Seeling (Trumpet, Flugelhorn)
B.Mus. in Jazz Studies, Indiana U. Composer, arranger and recording artist. Founder and Director,
Montclair Women's Big Band; featured on Marian McPartlandÕs Piano Jazz on NPR and Grammy Foundation; performed with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Joe Cocker, Ray Barretto, Patti LaBelle; consultant, San Francisco Arts Commission. www.montclairwomensbigband.com
Rumen Shopov (Balkan and Romani Drums and Percussion)
Bulgarian recording and performing artist specializing in contemporary Balkan drum kit styles, as well as the older, more traditional styles of drumming on the dumbek (hand drum), the tupan (double-headed drum), and the defi and daire (frame drum and tambourine).
Adam Shulman (Piano)
B.A. in Music, UC Santa Cruz. Studied with Smith Dobson. Performance credits include Marcus Shelby,
Eddie Marshall, Stefon Harris, Paula West, Bobby Hutcherson, Willie Jones III, Mike Zilber, Anton
Schwartz. www.adamshulman.com
Marcos Silva (Piano)
Advisor, Brazilian Program. National and international performing and recording artist, composer,
arranger, producer, educator; performed with Leny Andrade, Emilio Santiago, Marcio Montarroyos, Jon
Lucien, Claudio Roditi; Music Director, arranger, keyboards for Flora Purim, Airto, Toninho Horta,
Paquito D'Rivera, Bud Shank, Ricardo Silveira, Dori Caymmi, Nana Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, Edu Lobo, Joyce; leader, Marcos Silva and Intersection.
Ben Stolorow (Piano)
BA in Music, UC Berkeley. Recipient, Hertz Traveling Fellowship from Berkeley to study jazz piano,
improvisation in New York with Gary Dial at Manhattan School of Music; studied in New York with
James Williams, Stanley Cowell; performed with Joshua Redman. www.benstolorow.com
Wayne Wallace (Trombone)
BA in Music Performance, San Francisco State U. (in progress). National and international performing
artist, composer, arranger, educator; faculty, San Francisco State U., Stanford Jazz Workshop, San
Jose State U., UC Berkeley, Jazz Camp West; grants, N.E.A., Zellerbach Foundation, San Francisco
Arts Commission, Creative Work Fund; recording artist, producer, arranger for Angela Bofill, Celine
Dion, Con Funk Shun, Pete Escovedo, Chris Isaak, Santana, Sister Sledge; performed with George Duke,Joe Henderson Big Band, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Bobby Hutcherson, Irakere, Dr. John, Eartha Kitt, GladysKnight, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, John Santos and the Machete Ensemble, Sonny Rollins, The Temptations, James Taylor, McCoy Tyner Big Band, Los Van Van, Tony Williams, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Winwood, Stevie Wonder. www.walacomusic.com
Jeanne Walpole (Piano)
MA in Music Theory, San Francisco State U.; MA (in progress), Manhattan School of Music; BA, Smith
College: studied with Dick Hindman 1990-2003; Pianist, Nordstrom.
Katherine Westine (Piano)
Post-graduate studies in Early Music, Norddeutsche Orgelakademie, Bremen, Germany; MA in Organ
Performance, Lone Mountain College, San Francisco; BA in Music History, U. of Washington, Seattle.
Co-producer, Florio Street Concerts.
Faith Winthrop (Voice)
Singer, songwriter, recording artist and educator; student of Clara Shear, Boston Conservatory. Performed as house singer at SF’s hungry i, NY’s Village Vanguard; international appearances include Paris, Sydney and Rio Founding Director, Glide Memorial’s Soulful Glide Ensemble; students include Al Jarreau, Ben Vereen, Holly Near, Madeline Eastman, LaVay Smith, Jacqui Naylor and Paula West; faculty member, Mills College and San Francisco of Conservatory of Music.
Michael Zilber (Saxophones)
Ph.D. in Composition, NYU; MM in Composition, Tufts U.; B.Mus. in Composition, New England
Conservatory. National and international performing and recording artist, composer, arranger,
educator; performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Dave Liebman, Miroslav Vitous, Bob Berg,
Eddie Henderson, Fareed Haque, Geoff Keezer, Donald Harrison, John Handy, Dave Douglas, Rachel Z, James Genus, Narada Michael Walden, Barry Finnerty Steve Smith, Bruce Barth www.michaelzilber.com
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