Album Notes

Dean Jacobsen Production Co.bringing live music to Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands. See complete information and photos at www.livemusiconlopez.com

Overton Berry
A northwest legend, has played extensively in venues around the world including Japan, China, Viet Nam, Thailand, and Egypt. A voting member for the Grammy's, music director for the TOBE School of Music and regular performer at major northwest jazz festivals. www.overtonberry.com

Art Foxall
Played and appeared with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge, Little Richard, Ivory Joe Hunter. His band included Jaki Byard, Joe Gordon, H.B. Barnum, Alan Dawson, Gigi Gryce, Sam Rivers and many more. He has headlined the Heineken Jazz Festival in Holland for three years. Art was in Artie Shaw's Band.www.artfoxall.net

Bob Beerman
Bob worked with top jazz artists including Milt Jackson, Zoot Sims, Anita O'Day, Ernestine Anderson, Abbey Lincoln and Lou Levy. With the Paramount Orchestra he was the bassist for shows with Bob Hope, Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Bob Newhart and others. He has a masters degree in bass performance. Bob now builds and restores instruments through Bob Beerman Bass Shop in Greensboro, North Carolina. www.bassviolinshop.com

Klaus Lendzian
Klaus has completed seventeen CD's of his own. He is a prolific writer. Having performed throughout the northwest at colleges, festivals and major clubs. Klaus has settled into the creative side of things.

Luis Peralta
Luis is currently with Teatro Zinzanni. He was born in Buenos Aires, came to the U.S. in 1965. Dizzy Gillespie hired him. They appeard as a duo on the Johnny Carson Show. He has appeared at the Monterey, Newport, and Hollywood Playboy jazz festivals. Luis performed on movie sound tracks, including the first Star Wars film. He recently recorded with Blossom Dearie, and has numerous recording appearances.