PERFORMERS: STARRY NIGHT
Coco Love Alcorn
The Vancouver Province calls her voice extraordinary. The Star Phoenix calls it stunning. As a songwriter, she creates a fresh sound by mixing the known elements of jazz, soul and folk into a unique blend while allowing her lyrics to draw on an equally diverse range of topics. As a performer, she is playful and witty, joyful and genuine, soulful and compelling. Her latest release "Sugar" won her this praise from the Ottawa Xpress, "A bright burst of colour amidst the many shades of indie grey.” Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, raised in Vancouver and living in Toronto, Coco Love Alcorn is a Canadian through and through. The long list of artists she's toured or recorded with include 54 40, Ani DiFranco, Burton Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jesse Cooke & Loudon Wainwright III. The past two years have been the busiest to date, with over 200 concerts and festival appearances. Keep an eye out for Coco's winter '09 release "Joyful" that features new fan favorites, "Revolution", "Intellectual Boys", and "I Got A Bicycle”.
Giovanni Amenta
Giovanni has performed extensively around Europe and North America. He had a #1 Hit on Multicultural Radio in Canada and won “most requested artist of 2002”. Giovanni has played the lead in several musicals including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Crazy For You, Hair and Bye Bye Birdie. He has been fortunate enough to share the stage with Michael Buble, Marie Osmond, Tom Cochrane, “Canadian Idol” Eva Avila and Stabilo<> and has been a Member of both The Canadian Tenors and Destino. Two of Giovanni’s fondest memories are singing for Prince Albert of Monaco and Pope John Paul the Second. He is very proud to be the Artist Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network and World Vision. Currently Giovanni is the Image Consultant and President of Pink and Grey Style and Image Consulting. For more info visit www.pinkandgrey.ca
August
Wit, wisdom, womanhood, harmonies & hilarity weave the musical tapestry known as AUGUST. The music group AUGUST combines four award-winning recording artists & singer/songwriters: Rae Armour, Beverley Elliott, Linda Kidder, & Meg Tennant – 'women of a certain age' with attitude! When AUGUST comes around, it’s time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the music. They JUST released a new CD called “The Sweetest Day” and are equally at home on the stage, the recording studio or on the back porch, combining folk, country, bluegrass, and pop. With their sunny blend of harmony, humour, and timeless melodies AUGUST captures the essence of summer’s sweetness and light all year 'round. www.august-music.blogspot.com
Jacqueline Breakwell
Jacqueline is a recent graduate from the Capilano University Musical Theatre Program. She is so excited to be venturing out into the world of musical theatre! She was seen most recently in the role of Maureen in Rent (Fighting Chance Productions). Other past credits include: Reefer Madness (J.E. Productions), Jesus Christ Superstar (TUTS), The Threepenny Opera, HONK! and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Exit 22), Merrily We Roll Along (Arbutus Studio). Love to all my loved ones!
Dalannah Gail Bowen
Singer, actor, playwright Dalannah Gail Bowen recently released her first blues recording "Mamma's Got The Blues" to critical & public acclaim & domestic and international airplay. A musical activist, Dalannah's energy is currently focused on leading an initiative to create the Downtown Eastside Centre For The Arts.
Sean Boynton
Sean attained a Master's degree in Music, Piano Performance at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas, under the instruction of Dr. Jon Kimura Parker. His past teachers include his father, George, with whom he studied until age 15. Dr. Robert Silverman was his instructor during his undergraduate study at UBC. At the age of 16 Sean made his orchestral debut with the White Rock Symphony Orchestra. Two years later, he performed the first movement of the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to a crowd of 10,000 at a special outdoor concert. As well as over 300 first place standings in BC competitions, Sean won each of the Junior, Intermediate, Senior and National championships at the BC Festival of the Performing Arts. At the 2002 Canadian Nationals in Lloydminster, Alberta, Sean was presented with the prestigious Blake Cherry Memorial Award, a special one-time-ever award for the most entertaining piano performance. He has been on stage as a pianist for "Oh What a Lovely War", a musical parody presented by the UBC Theatre Department, and has been the rehearsal pianist, orchestral member and/or guest conductor in a number of Theatre Under the Stars' productions such as The King and I, Crazy for You, Big! , and Oklahoma. He was music director for Rice University's Bat Boy. He currently teaches piano in Vancouver, holds the position of Musical Director for Ellesmere United Church at Simon Fraser University, and is the keyboardist/vocalist in the independent rock group, The Armadilettantes.
Michael Creber
Michael Creber is one of the West Coast’s most sought-after musicians, both onstage and in the recording studio. He pursues a wide-ranging career as a keyboardist, composer and producer. After recording and touring internationally with the Irish Rovers from 1981 to 1986, Michael went on to become one of k.d. lang's “Reclines.” During the next four years he toured extensively and appeared with kd. on the Johnny Carson Show, Arsenio Hall, Saturday Night Live, the Grammy Awards, Vicki Gabereau, Super Dave, The Smothers Brothers and Austin City Limits. From 1992 to 1995 Michael toured, recorded and produced with world-renowned family entertainer Raffi. Highlights included a performance for US President Bill Clinton's first inauguration, a week of sold-out concerts at the Gershwin Theater in New York City and a special performance at a Washington luncheon for Mikhail Gorbachev. Michael has also performed and recorded with many other great Canadian and international artists including: The Rankin Sisters, David Foster, Shirley Bassey, Powder Blues, John Sebastian, Charo, Cyndi Lauper, B.J. Thomas, Roger Miller, Charlotte Diamond, Jim Byrnes, Dee Daniels, Valdy and many more. He is a regular on the Vancouver jazz scene in his own Michael Creber Trio and also as pianist for Fantazea. www.crebermusic.com
Gurteshwar Grewal
Gurteshwar Grewal is about to make his mark in the Bhangra industry with his debut single, “Dil Dangdi”. Gurteshwar was born and raised in the Punjab and moved to Canada to complete his post-secondary education. Gurteshwar has been in and around the music scene in Vancouver collaborating with artists such as, A-Slam Productions for the past few years. He joined this Desi Hip Hop crew and established his name through gigs and performances within the community. He experimented with the ‘fusion’ of desi hip-hop and got a great response from the audience. Gurteshwar’s raw desi vocals added the essential traditional touch to the A-Slam camp. In addition, Gurteshwar has shown his vocal talents through performing with highly acclaimed Bhangra teams all over North America including, Jawani Bhangra, and PCAC.. Recently, he has collaborated with local DJ and producer, DJ Intense to work on his forthcoming projects. “Dil Dangdi” is the first single to drop as a free digital download to the public worldwide on February 27th 2009. DJ Intense coming straight out of Surrey, B.C, Canada has been tearing up the bhangra dj circuit with his highly proclaimed remixes for the past few years. He completed a series of mixtapes such as the Welcome To Surrey series, Still Me, and his final mixtape as an underground DJ, End Of An Era, which all got great feedback from the local community. As time passed, due to the “Intense” signature used in the beginning of a majority of his tracks, DJ Intense became a household name in bhangra remixes and was being recognized worldwide. Intense now has recently been signed with The Hits Factory which is a new label out in the UK whose main goal is to showcase some of the best artists and music they can possibly offer. Besides that, DJ Intense is working a few artists locally, trying to bring up the Canadian Desi music scene. Gurteshwar Grewal is the 1st artist to have production from the Intense Music camp. “The 1st single I guarantee you, will not be a disappointment so stay tuned to Chakdey.com for more exclusives and information.” – DJ Intense . Gurteshwar Grewal`s debut single, `Dil Dangdi` produced by DJ Intense will be releasing worldwide as a free digital download on February 27th 2009!
Ellie Harvie
Ellie Harvie is a multi award winning, Vancouver grown actress and comedienne. A graduate of the Vancouver Playhouse, she spent 10 years doing local theatre as well as becoming a beloved star of the Vancouver TheatreSports League and a regular in the Stand Up Comedy scene. She leapt to Television with the role of Mortica in Fox Family’s “The New Addams Family” series. Since then she has been in countless local television and film productions working with the likes of Arnold Schwartzenager, Robin Williams, Kevin Nealan, Martin Short, Adam Sandler, Jim Bellushi and Kim Bassinger, plus a lot of names you’ve never heard of!!
Ron Irving
Ron Irving is a veteran Canadian singer/songwriter with over 100 songs recorded worldwide in 7 languages. Artist’s who have recorded Ron’s song’s include, Anne Murray, Michael Buble, Asian star Jacky Cheung, Lisa Brokop, Germany’s Trademark, Canadian boy band VIP, Amanda Stott and numerous others. Ron is an active performer, music publisher and producer. Ron is a proud member of the BCCMA Hall of Fame and has released 2 solo CD’s, Into The Blue and You’re Not Alone. .www.boutiquerecords.com
Linda Kidder
From a long lineage of performers, Linda Kidder carries on the family tradition. Both a bass player and a performer, Linda has toured with kd lang, Gary Fjellgaard, Michelle Wright, and Norman Foote to name a few; plus an extensive list of studio work including Bon Jovi and Rita MacNeil. Linda has two CDs, 'Mom and Me,' singing jazz standards with her mom Betty on grand piano; and her recent 'Close to Bliss' featuring her originals. and Canada. Linda has sung hundreds of jingles for television, radio and on countless album projects. Some of her highlights include "Letterman", "Leno" andthe "Grammy Awards.” She is also a proud member of the musical group August.
Tom Landa (The Paperboys)
Tom Landa, the lead vocalist for The Paperboys, is hailed as a world talent and killer songwriter, excelling in creating beautiful melodies. He delivers ballads about lost love, longing, hope, and nostalgia with depth and tremendous sensitivity. The Paperboys received a Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year (Molinos); and Juno Award nominations for the three of their albums; two West Coast Music Awards for Best Roots Recording (Molinos, Postcards) and three more nominations in that category. Add to this list, an American Indie nomination; a Genie Award nomination for Best Musical Score for the film 'Lunch With Charles' and appearances in both that film and the movie 'Marine Life.' The latest release 'The Road To Ellenside' (2006) was wholly recorded at a country manor in rural England. Ellenside was recently listed in the Top Ten critic's poll in The Village Voice, while the video for the single 'Fall Down With You' camped out in MuchMoreMusic's Top Ten for a staggering ten weeks - peaking at Number Four alongside Nickleback, Madonna, and Nelly Furtado– a feat almost unheard of by an Indie band. The follow-up video for the single 'Fragile' was shot entirely on location in Morelia, Mexico and enjoyed constant rotation on video channels, not to mention thousands of hits on YouTube and other video websites. www.paperboys.com
Alison MacDonald
Originally from Alberta, Alison has been pursuing her theatre dream here on the West Coast for the past 7 years. In that time, she has worked at the Chemainus Theatre Festival (Wizard of Oz, Little Women), Carousel Theatre (Seussical the Musical), Gateway Theatre (Secret Garden, Emily), and Arts Club Theatre (Les Mis, Company, Suds!). Last summer, she co-produced/performed in the smash hit The World Goes Round, which received a Jessie Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. This summer, she co-produced/performed in Songs For a New World, which the composer himself - Jason Robert Brown - flew up from LA to see! Currently, she can be seen yodeling as 'Lou Starr' in the new Canadian musical BACK TO YOU: The Life and Music of Lucille Starr and next spring you can catch her in the Belfry/Artsclub's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She is thrilled to be a part of Starry Night!
Lisa Milton
Born and raised in Vancouver, Lisa started out as a dancer in the performing arts. She studied ballet in her youth with the late Kay Armstrong and Maria Lewis at Pacific Ballet Theatre. She also studied with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in the summer of 1978 and on scholarship with the Academy of Ballet in San Francisco in 1979. In her late teens she discovered jazz dance and over the years has participated in numerous local performances. In 1981, she spent a year at Studio 58, studying acting, voice and movement and participated both on stage and back stage in several plays. In 1982, Lisa performed in a local production of Jesus Christ Superstar. It was there that she rekindled a childhood friendship with Sheryl Rae. They formed a female singing group called "Hot Ice" which performed locally over the next few years. Since then, Lisa has done background vocals for Sheryl on recordings and in concert, most recently with the renowned Dal Richards' Orchestra. She is the proud mother of three beautiful children who continually inspire her in life.
Sheryl Rae
Sheryl has been performing since the age of four. This is her 3rd performance in the Starry Night show, the first being 19 years ago, and is happy to be involved in this wonderful event again! Past performance highlights include being a special guest artist with the Dal Richards’ Orchestra, “Phantom and Les Mis” Concert Tour, headlining her own sold-out concert at The Arts Club Revue Theatre, singing the Canadian and US national anthems at the Kingdome in Seattle, and numerous theatre shows. Sheryl has appeared throughout the years in various musical theatre productions, headlined concerts, and performed with her female trio “Hot Ice” (with Lisa Milton). “After All These Years” is the title of her recently released CD which includes favourite jazz and swing standards performed with her own unique style. In addition to performing, Sheryl is a photographer and Sign Language Interpreter and has had a number of photo exhibits and has appeared in various TV shows and newspaper articles. She recently published three books of her photographs entitled “Patterns of Life” and “Perspective”, and “Black & White & Red All Over. Sheryl thanks her family and friends for their love and support, and to Gypsy for making her heart sing! www.myspace.com/sherylraemusic
Kendra Sprinkling
Kendra has been involved in music for 35 years, working with B.B. King, Martha Reeves, Taj Mahal, the Doobie Brothers and Slade, as well as countless recording sessions, commercials and musical theatre performances. In 1986, Kendra first performed in Starry Night, an AIDS fund–raising variety show, developed by the Art’s Club’s David Harrison (who succumbed to the disease in 1995). Kendra has produced and directed the show since 1995 and year 2008 marks the “23rd" Anniversary Performance. She is the Founding Executive Director of the Shooting Stars Foundation, a special events organization, which is dedicated to raising funds for direct service AIDS organizations. She is the producer of all the Shooting Stars events which include, Raymond James Starry Night (a musical variety event), Fit For A Queen presented by RBC, (a fantastic “Drag” Extravaganza), Gambado! (Dinner and Auction), Motown Meltdown (HUGE soul revue), Raymond James Undercover (a unique, blind wine tasting) and Coast Capital Jazzilla (a Monster Jazz event).
www.shootingstarfoundation.org
David Sinclair
As a guitarist in Sarah McLachlan's band from 1993-2003, and with k.d. lang from 92-95, David has toured extensively in North America, Europe, and Japan and appeared on Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Arsenio Hall, Saturday Night Live, Larry Sanders, Good Morning America, Rosie O’Donnell, MTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, The Grammy Awards Show (93, 98), Juno Awards. In the 80s, his bands Straight Lines and Body Electric had a series of radio hits including Juno-nominated Letting Go . As a studio guitarist, he has worked with many Canadian artists including Sarah McLachlan, Amy Sky, Rita MacNeil, Paul Janz, Valdy, Susan Jacks, Terry Jacks, Prism, Irish Rovers, Matthew Lien and Gary Fjellgaard. He has played on and/or written for TV series including North of 60, Reboot, Beast Wars, Fly By Night, Tom Stone, Edgemont, The Beachcombers, Max Glick and Weird-Ohs.www.davidsinclairmusic.com
Randall Stoll
Randall Stoll is a drummer with over 150 CD recordings to his credit (including platinum and Grammy award winners with k.d.lang and Kevin Parent, and 4 Juno award winning albums). He performed with Tom Cochrane, Red Rider and Shania Twain at the Juno Awards, and has toured with Tom Cochrane and k.d.lang. He was twice nominated West Coast musician of the year. He is also leader of three bands, including the Vancouver 10 piece funk, soul group, Soulstream.
Sibel Thrasher
Sibel Thrasher has performed in all 1,000-plus performances of the Arts Club theatre’s all-time longest running production, Ain’t Misbehavin’, both locally and nationally. She also had great success in the productions of Black and Gold Revue I and II, Blues In The Night, The Club, When The Rains Come, Tapestry, and Little Shop Of Horrors. Her extensive credits include recording in New York with legendary recording artist Roy Ayers, and in Canada with Long John Baldry and Linton Garner. She toured with the renowned Platters in the US, Japan and the Philippines. Sibel has traveled extensively as a highly sought after jazz, gospel and R & B singer in the cruise industry on Alaskan and Caribbean tours. In 2004 she was in the movie “Fierce People”, starring Donald Sutherland and Diane Lane and enjoyed a 6-month engagement in Shanghai, China. She most recently returned from a tour of London, England and a concert in New York with a group she performed with many years ago (Ramp), which is enjoying an amazing resurgence, which includes an album release. www.sibelthrasher.net
Jennifer Suratos
Jennifer Suratos (Vancouver) Jenn is an avid musical theatre fan and has performed with numerous groups in the Lower Mainland. Recent favorites include Rent (Joanne), Titanic (Charlotte Cardoza), Seussical (Sour Kangaroo), and Lost Vegas Live (Tina Turner). Jenn recently earned her Masters in Theatre Studies from UBC, and has also forayed into the world of directing with Merrily We Roll Along for APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert. She is thrilled to be a part of this amazingly worthwhile event.
The Higgins
They’ve already had a rich, enviable career the last couple of years, working festivals, award shows and, memorably, before 60,000 people in Guangzhou, China. But only now is the music of The Higgins, the family trio with the jaw-dropping harmonies, finally available on Open Road Recordings. Already the hook-laden, leadoff “Flower Child” has proven the ideal radio introduction for Kathleen, Eileen and John Higgins, flying up the charts and raising eyebrows all the way. At the B.C. Country Music Association the Higgins were nominated in an amazing 14 different categories as well as three nominations in the 2009 CCMA's! www.higginsmusic.com
The Sojourners
The Sojourners (Marcus Mosely, Will Sanders, Ron Small) were originally created to provide background vocals on Jim Byrnes' latest CD "House of Refuge". The trio of Marcus Moseley, Ron Small and Will Sanders perform on seven of the CD’s 12 tracks and set the tone for some seriously spiritual sounds. All members of The Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir. Jim was so pleased with their sound he christened them with the name, "The Sojourners", and has continued to book them to perform with him at various events. They appeared with him at the Centre during the Jazz Festival as the opening act for Dr. John and will be appeared with Jim in Whistler, at the Paralympic's Emblem launch. There are also plans for them to continue working on new material with Jim and Steve Dawson in preparation for future performances www.goodnoisevgc.com
Bruce Tilden
Bruce Tilden has been one of Vancouver's most popular vocalists for several years. He started singing and performing at the tender age of 9 when he was a soloist in the church choir. Throughout high school and college he was actively involved in theatre and music and played the lead roles in various musical productions. At the age of 18, Bruce began his piano bar career in Calgary, Alberta and he has performed to rave reviews in bars all over the world. He has played regularly in all of the finer hotel lounges in Vancouver, as well as starring on cruise ships and in venues abroad; his friendly, intimate style is especially popular in Europe. He has also been the lead voice on many local and national radio and TV commercials. Bruce has played regularly in all of the finer hotel lounges in Vancouver, as well as starring on cruise ships and in venues abroad; his friendly, intimate style is especially popular in Europe. Bruce's personality and ability to deliver requests make him a highly sought-after piano entertainer.
Miguelito Valdes
Miguelito Valdes began studying music in Cuba, his country of birth, at the age of 11 while attending the Elementary School of Music "Paulita Concepcion". He completed his studies at the Provincial School of Music "Amadeo Roldan" at age of 19. Since then, he has performed with many of Cuba's top performers, including the Cabaret Tropicana Orquestra, Giraldo Piloto & Klimax, Pablo Milanes, Haila Mompie, Chucho Valdes, Havana Ensemble, Augusto Enriquez and Mayito Rivera (from Los Van Van).
Miguelito participated in the award-winning recording "La Rumba Soy Yo", which won a Latin Grammy in 2001. In 2000, he began playing with Omara Portuondo (Diva of Buena Vista Social Club) with whom he toured the world for 6 years. He has also played with important musicians abroad including Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney, Brian Blade and, from the Latin scene, Michael Stuart, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ricardo Lemvo, among others. In 2005, had the opportunity of participating in the recording of the CD named “Rhythms del Mundo” with musicians Sting, Coldplay, U2, Maroon 5, just to mention a few. In 2002 and 2003, he was invited to play the Mexico venues of the Buena Vista Social Club, which included musicians Ibrahim Ferrer, Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, Eliades Ochoa, Compay Segundo, Barbarito Torres, Cachaito Lopez, “Guajiro” Mirabal, Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos. He also participated in the latest European tour of Ibrahim Ferrer in July 2005.
Described as one of Cuba's most highly regarded trumpet players of his generation, Miguelito has become, since making Vancouver his home, very involved in the local music scene. In the short time he has been on the West Coast of Canada, he has performed with numerous local musicians.
Michael Vincent
A former teen-idol & recording artist, Michael Vincent has made approximately 100 TV appearances. Michael recorded with Polydor and Atlantic –performing across the continent and around the world. His recent recording with BIG BLACK DOG saw the band nominated nationally for a Smooth Jazz award in 2007. His latest solo CD called, THANK YOU was just released, on Boutique Records, with a mix of original tunes and classic favorites. “…an amazing soulful voice…” says John P McLaughlin, of The Province. www.reverbnation.com/michaelvincent
Guy Wilkins
Growing up in South Africa, Guy Wilkins has lived as a gypsy musician, traveling and living in seven countries he’s performed for thousands. His style, evolved from its African roots reflects life in the cosmopolitan cities of Europe and hard swinging Jazz from Canada. His own compositions are drawn from real life experiences, they tell an emotional story of the highs and lows of a travellers life, from scenic beauty and impromptu ensembles to severe poverty. Guy is now forging a name for himself in Canada with his unconventional use of harmony and sultry voice. www.guywilkins.com
David Wills
David Wills is best known as the lead singer of Stonebolt and currently performs as well with the high-energy dance band “The Dynamics”. With the current cultural revival of music from the earlier decades, and the fact that the members of Stonebolt still like to make music, the vote was passed and the creation of “Regeneration” Stonebolt’s newest album was realized. This CD is a compilation of the band’s biggest hits including “I Will Still Love You” and “Don’t Ya Hide It”, as well as three new songs written and recorded by the original members. In Canada Stonebolt became a popular radio act with a number of hit singles topping the Canadian charts and in 1978 became an international hit, recognized as word wide stars. The band had hits in the US, Europe and Japan and played concerts as far away as Osaka Japan. Stonebolt made regular appearances on national TV shows such as American Bandstand and Midnight Special and received a Grammy nomination. Stonebolt was a Canadian band that achieved international stardom and now the band and their lead singer, can now be discovered again by today's generation of music lovers. David is actively involved with producing other projects.
Garfield Wilson
UK-born and Edmonton-raised, Garfield Wilson has had an extensive and diverse career in music for the past 15 years, which has seen him successfully lead a funk/soul cover band in Edmonton, a rock band which was a winner on Vancouver’s local CFOX Seeds contest in 2000, plus have his own solo career in R&B. Garfield also contributed his back-up vocals to Colin James’ 2001 Warner release Fuse, 2003’s Traveler and on Colin’s subsequent tours. He has worked in musical theatre with a leading role as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, plus had a supporting role in Hair. Garfield has also acquired a lengthy list of acting credits, including work on Dark Angel, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Andromeda, The Dead Zone as well as a role in the feature film Edison Force starring fellow musicians Justin Timberlake and LL Cool J, along with Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman.
Rene Worst
Rene Worst, an internationally known and very well respected jazz bass player, has established himself as a leading bassist in North America for several decades. He was voted Bassist of the Year by the BC CARAS Tribute to West Coast Music for the 4 years that the awards were given. Rene has performed at many North American jazz festivals, primarily with a Jazz Fusion band called Skywalk, in Montreux-Detroit, Monterey and the Montreal International Festival of Jazz, to name a few. He has toured Canada with jazz legends Chet Baker, Gene Bertoncini and Joe Pass and on the international scene, toured the former Soviet Union with Paul Horn. He is also the bassist with a Brazilian band called Novo Tempo, which has been touring throughout the US; he is a virtuoso with string bass, electric bass, fretless bass and piccolo bass. Rene has recorded and performed with numerous jazz greats, Buddy Greco, Jack Sheldon, Tommy Banks, Herb Ellis, Freddie Hubbard, Ernestine Anderson, John Faddis, to name a few and his latest album, titled “ Emotional Girl“ was recorded with Jennifer Scott, one of the top jazz singers in Canada. Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Bowie, Aerosmith and Poison have also featured him on recordings. Rene recently released a duo album with pianist Miles Black called “Two” to much critical acclaim.
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