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Mike Vaccaro

Born: January 26, 1947

Mike Vaccaro is a freelance musician in greater Los Angeles, California. He is active in the fields of motion pictures, television, jingles, live theater, and classical, jazz, and pop concerts. Performing on a multitude of woodwind instruments including the clarinet, flute, saxophone, and oboe families his background and current performance activities are varied. After studies at Cerritos College and Cal State University Long Beach (where he premiered the Scaramouche for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by Darius Milhaud) in classical music he served his professional apprenticeship on tours with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Paul Horn, and the American Folk Ballet. A four year stint in Las Vegas had him performing for production shows and celebrities and various hotels

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Monty Aidem

MONTY AIDEM – first entertained audiences on the radio in major cities including Atlanta, San Francisco, and Philadelphia, and during that time he also wrote topical comedy material for leading radio personalities across America. Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles and became a TV Comedy Writer. His TV writing career started with a job on a revival of the series “Laugh-In”, which introduced a little-known performer named Robin Williams. Monty went on to write on various major TV specials, including The Dean Martin Roasts. Soon, he became a staff writer for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show

Sidney Jacobs

Sidney Jacobs is an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, arranger and producer. Born in Harbor City, California, and raised in Los Angeles, Jacobs first began singing in the church choir as a child. As the baby of the family, Jacobs’ musical taste was greatly influenced by those of his teenage brother and sister. His brother - a flutist, favored jazz, and rock and roll, while his sister - a pianist, was a lover of soul and pop music. Additionally, gospel music filled the house as Jacobs’ father, a radio and television news reporter, had once been a gospel radio disc jockey. At 18, Jacobs became a principle singer with the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers

Ray Zepeda

One of the most versatile exponents of the latest cadre of young jazz musicians to emerge in the post-“Young Lions” era, saxophonist, Ray Zepeda, differentiates himself not only by his diverse musical background but also by his life story – a sojourn that began in the shadows of oil wells and derricks in Taft, California, followed by his formative musical development in the beach cities of Los Angeles’s South Bay which led to a 5-year stint in the Boston area where he greatly broadened his musical perspective and started composing, only to return to the South Bay to establish himself in the Los Angeles jazz scene – a life that has not only encompassed alternating periods of focus on “classical” composition, jazz, and popular music, but also various professional pursuits which have included jobs as a music educator and cutlery salesman, and a successful project management career in the oil & gas industry

Carol Bach-y-Rita

Born: October 30

VOCALIST CAROL BACH-Y-RITA RELEASES MINHA CASA / my house on ARUGULA RECORDS A STUNNING BLEND OF JAZZ, BEBOP and BRAZILIAN MUSIC COMING SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 Listening to vocalist CAROL BACH-Y-RITA sing, it comes as no surprise that she’s also a dancer. Her singing has a supple fluidity that suggests a body in motion. On her newest CD, MINHA CASA / my house, she performs re-imagined standards and original songs that celebrate both well- and lesser-known Brazilian rhythms. Bach-y-Rita’s band features stellar musicians who are leaders in their own right, including LARRY KOONSE on guitar, BILL CANTOS on piano, JOHN LEFTWICH on bass, and MIKE SHAPIRO on drums and percussion

James Eason

Born: November 1

Born in San Francisco, James Eason began his jazz saxophone studies while in high school with some of the best saxophonists in the Bay Area — most notably, Jim Grantham and Mel Martin. While attending San Jose State University, he began his studies with Joe Henderson. After two years at SJSU he transferred to Berklee College of Music as a Jazz Composition & Arranging major. While at Berklee he had the pleasure of studying with Joe Viola, Billy Pierce, George Garzone, and John McNeil. After Berklee he got his Master of Music at New England Conservatory of Music. He studied composition with William T

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Thelma Houston

After 47 years of performing, Thelma Houston continues to celebrate her long and outstanding career and shows no signs of slowing down! Over the course of many years, promoters have been asking Thelma, when is she going to return to her Motown roots? After much thought, Thelma has decided that the timing was right to launch a brand new band show called: “Thelma Houston: Motown, Memories & Me!” The show features non-stop classic Motown songs (that we all know and love,) along with tributes to her gospel roots, and to the legendary Jimmy Webb, who wrote and produced Thelma's debut album called "Sunshower." Thelma was asked to join a stellar list of artists honoring the illustrious career of the late Donna Summer, who Thelma knew

Maryanne Reall

Whether it's jazz, blues, a French tune or a sly “tongue in cheek” pop tune, critics, fans and musicians agree that vocalist Maryanne Reall has a distinctive way of taking you on an intimate adventure with her innate musicality, warm mellifluous tone, subtle caressing of each lyric and tastefully selected repertoire. A native New Englander, music has always been Maryanne’s passion. This passion and her dream to live in ‘California’, inspired by Joni Mitchell’s song, were both realized back in the 90’s. Since then, she’s appeared at countless venues from clubs and festivals to some of L.A.'s top jazz rooms including the world-renown Catalina Jazz Club, the World Stage Performance Gallery and the Southern California Jazz Festival