Album Notes

Artist / Band bios:

Bobby Shand - Singer / songwriter - Bobby Shand is a talented singer, keyboardist and guitarist who has played with John Leventhal (producer of Marc Cohen and Shawn Colvin), Carl Wilson of Beach Boys fame and Jay Ferguson of Jo Jo Gunn and Spirit.

Bucket Baker - Drummer - Self-taught Bucket was exposed to music at a very early age from his grandmother's relationships with B.B. King and Tina Turner. Bucket has worked with recording artists Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue), Elvis Costello, Barry White, and toured with Kenny Loggins from 1994 - 1996.

George Friedenthal - Pianist / Keyboardist - Over a 25-year music career George Friedenthal has performed a wide spectrum of music, attracted to the worlds of improvisational music in the forms of jazz, blues, R&B as well as other forms of world music. This has lead to work with artists such as Mary Wilson (of the Supremes), Jim Messina (of Loggins and Messina), Michael McDonald, famed songwriter Jeff Barry, Chic Street Man, jazz composer Maria Schnieder, Costa Rican jazz composer Luis Munoz, Gerald Wilson and many others.

Randy Tico - Bassist Tico has gained a solid reputation as an inventive and versatile bassist, having played with Brazilian artists Flora Purim and Airto, Matrix, Strunz and Farah to name a few. Working with Nancy Keystone, Tico has scored "Dr.Faustus", "The Rover", and Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure". Tico and Keystone also collaborated on the "Akhmatova Project," a large-scale performance piece based on the life and writing of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, which was named one of the top 10 productions of 2000 by the L.A. Times

Daniel Zimmerman - Guitarist - Dan's career in music has included a wide variety of musical styles, from orchestral music in the touring production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to commercial jingles for Toyota, IBM and Notre Dame College.

Eric Robison - Saxophone - Eric has had the opportunity to fully express his creative talent as a musician, playing saxophone this year for the Queen's Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace with Phil Collins, backing Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and Tony Bennett.

Muffy Hendrix - Vocals - Muffy Hendrix has sung background vocals for Bob Dylan, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Olivia Newton John, Barry Manilow, Sunny Davis Jr., George Duke and Tom Jones. She has also worked on a variety of television shows, commercial spots, academy-award winning movie soundtracks and grammy-winning albums

Darelle Holden - Vocals - Darelle has sung background vocals for a number of bands including Tom Jones, Earth Wind & Fire and George Benson. She has also worked on movie soundtracks including "Mars Attacks" and "The Full Monty"

Aja Kim - Vocals - Aja's powerful voice has created a sensation with every appearance she has made from the local to the national club scene. She has performed and recorded with Clarence Clemons, famed rock and roll saxman for Bruce Springsteen's "E" Street Band and legendary Tower of Power funk guitarist, Bruce Conte, as well as opening for the famed Latin percussionist Pete Escovedo. She has also performed in many music videos as well as commercials. Her music can also be heard in the HBO film "Private Wars"