CD Release Band Members
Two days left until the CD Release Party & Concert at the City Opera House! Just want to share with you some biographical information of the band members that will be playing with Barbara on Sunday. They are all great people and great musicians – come hear them on Sunday!
Keyboard player, Derrick Hall has visited more than 30 countries performing with the variety band Ges Werk. Ges Werk opened for many different artists such as Kid and Play, Temptations, Dave Mathews Band, Morris Day and the Time, and many more. Derrick has personally performed with The Temptations, War, and Millie Jackson. He has performed at night clubs, bars, casinos and hotels for over 13 years. Derrick founded Vynl Production, providing studio production, artist promotion and entertainment for weddings, nightclubs, corporate events and private parties. Derrick also serves as Music Minister at the Lighthouse Church of God.
Drummer Cris Pico is a Traverse City Transplant from Puerto Rico. He loves all kinds of music and has been playing professionally for 7 years. His work can be largely heard on Miriam Pico’s CD (City Dreams) which has sold 1,700 copies. Cris is currently is working on the follow up to that album which is due out this spring. He is currently playing with the East Bay Blue band.
Led Guitar player Michael Racine is a Traverse City native and graduate of West Senior High, where he was active in jazz band, choirs and musicals (you may have seen him as Jean Valjean in 2003’s Les Misérables). He then served as music minister at College Hill for Christ and took up the classical guitar while studying religion at Brown University. During his summers home from college, Michael played guitar for the SchussyCats, Miracle Productions’ Pump Boys & Dinettes, and OTP’s Gala in Black & White.
Paul Recht on bass guitar has been performing for over 30 years in the Chicagoland area. Laying down solid bass grooves for in a variety of musical styles from ABBA to Zappa. He has been a long time member of the Original Roots/Folk project The River Brothers Band available through the internet at Frozen Peach Records, Original and Rock/Groove dance sound of The Grinnin’ Whipet Band, Cajun party band Zydeco Bonton, Rock/Show band JUJU Minstrels and the Chicago Blues/R&B legend L.C. Walker and Trouble No More.
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