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Paul Shaffer

For 33 years Paul Shaffer served as David Letterman's musical director and sidekick. Paul began his career in 1972 as musical director of the Toronto production of "Godspell." He played piano in "The Magic Show" on Broadway in 1974, then spent the next five years with the original "Saturday Night Live," where he played keyboards, composed special musical material and, in 1980, became a featured performer. In 1977, he took a brief break from the show to star in the CBS comedy series "A Year at the Top," produced by Norman Lear and Don Kirshner. After his return to "Saturday Night Live," he collaborated with Gilda Radner on the songs for her Broadway show, in which he also appeared

Bernie Worrell

Born: April 19, 1944

Bernie Worrell first came to prominence as a founding member and Musical Director of Parliament/Funkadelic. While this massively influential super-group was radically altering the course of music, Bernie was radically charting the course of emerging keyboard technology during the golden age of analog synthesis. Among the key ingredients in his sonic stew were perfect pitch and a well-honed facility with the classical canon. A child prodigy who began studying piano at the tender age of three and gave his first public performance just a year later, Worrell wrote his first concerto at age eight and performed with the Washington Symphony Orchestra at ten

Derek Turner

Born: November 28, 1962

DTurner's love for music began at the age of five. Throughout his college years he mastered three instruments: Drums, Bass and Keyboards. He has a Christian musical background and enjoys composing and arranging music genres from jazz, pop, soul, easy listening, hip hop and more. Performance and Recording Experience: DTurner has performed and/or recorded with several original artists and bands, including Ronnie Laws, gospel artist Brian Duncan and Daryl Coley. His compositions can be heard on the Weather Channel as well as numerous radio ads. He has extensive recording experience and has worked in various studios in and around the Los Angeles area. Professional Memberships: BMI Songwriters Association International, The Songwriters Guild of America and EMI Christian Music Group. Performing Credits: DTurner has performed in all major theaters across the country

Christopher Rossi

Born and raised in the Boston, Mass. area, music has always been an important part of Chris’ life and it developed into quite a past-time for him. Growing up as a young boy throughout the seventies, he recalls sitting in his brother Ed and Ken’s basement level apartment listening to a LOT of music. Countless albums… several times over. It opened his ears to a lot of Classic Rock from the sixties and seventies, as well as some Soul/R&B from back in the day. Some of his favorite artists back then were The Beatles, J. Geils, The Allman Brothers, The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Boston, Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Billy Joel

Ian Rutherford

Mu-Theory - About the Band Mu-Theory are about a sound we call "Mu". Jazz fans know it, Steely Dan named a chord for it, you'll hear it in Boz, Elton, Doobies and a range of others. We're not jazz, blues or rock but you'll hear all of that in our music. Mu-Theory are driven by the song writing of Tony and a desire to play "interesting" music, which we hope is also interesting listening! Personnel Tony Brewin - lead vocals and acoustic guitar Ian Rutherford - keyboards Stuart Naylor - drums and backing vocals Chris Birchall - guitars Ivan Bader - bass Tony - Vocals & Guitar Tony has been writing and singing tunes for the past 30 years

Sam Bruton

Born: January 6, 1962

I have recently played with Delfeayo Marsalis, Kaiso, Larry Panella, and the USM Orchestra, and have played at Snug Harbor in N.O., the Pensacola Jazz Festival, the Bay Springs Jazz festival.

Quentin Moore

Quentin Moore is “The Last Mohican” of southern-style soul. In an era where Black music is dominated by electronic samples and rappers, this avant-garde musician breaks the mold with live instruments, particularly the vintage sound of the Fender Rhodes, which conjures memories of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. Lyrically, Quentin Moore embraces everyday topics like romantic complexities and brings a feel-good vibe to his audience though each song. He displays his creativity through his return-to-innocence yearnings in “Vintage Love” or his swagger in the sexually-charged tune, “Gimme Some Sugar”. Born and raised in the Austin, Texas, dubbed the live music capitol of the world, Quentin developed an ear for soul in the church

Alan Adams

Born: November 1, 1961

One of the Pacific Northwest newest instrumental artist, the music of Alan Adams blends smooth jazz and mellow grooves, with traditional fusion. Using digital keyboard technology, Alan is an innovative composer and versatile musician, and he creatively paints the moments of his life on a musical canvass that is vivid with life and color.

Brulée

Julie Weiner is a born vocalist who comes from a family of singers and musicians. Julie is also an exceptional dancer and veteran of theater especially musical comedy and reveals her love of lyric and melody with captivating tenderness and a heart full of soul. She has a voice that is at once technically spot on and capable of improvisation and searing emotional declaration. Julie has a nearly three octave range and a tone of crystalline clarity yet deep, sultry resonance in her lower range. Doug Onstad, who has arranged all of the duo’s piano interpretations, knows how to hold the gorgeous melodies of the pair’s song book in chordal inventions that are at once classic and adventurous

Justin Thyme/Gary Washburn

Born: January 14, 1946

Gary Washburn(2011) BIOGRAPHY OF GARY WASHBURN Gary Washburn grew up and attended public school in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He was very active in music, taking piano lessons and playing in the school band. However, his original career goal was to be in Veterinary Medicine. But, along the way his brother, Kent (also a graduate of Skiatook HS, class of 1960), got involved in a dance band called The Shadow Lake Eight. Gary was very enthusiastic about what his brother was doing, and practiced and learned the piano parts for that performing group. He was sitting in, and subbing as piano player in the group before he was even old enough to drive a car! By his Junior year in High School, he had become the main piano player for the Shadow Lake Eight, and performed regularly with them throughout his Junior and Senior year in High School, plus went with them each summer of 1963 and 1964 to play at Rockaway Beach Resort in southern Missouri