THE USUAL SUSPECTS

CHRIS BLETH

WEBSITE: www.chrisbleth.com

Chris playing duduk on "The Chronicles Of Narnia"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/chrisduduk.mp3

Chris playing bass flute on "Duma"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/chrisbassflute.mp3

Chris Bleth first heard the duduk in the early 1990s at a rare Los Angeles performance by Djivan Gasparyan, who is known throughout the world as the Master of the Armenian duduk. Soon after, Chris became Master Gasparyan’s first American student.
Chris also performs on many other world-music flutes as well as orchestral woodwinds such as oboe, English horn, flutes, clarinets, and saxophones. His recent film credits include featured solo duduk and world winds on "The Chronicles of Narnia." He also performed on "King Kong," "Yours, Mine, and Ours," "Zathura," "Chicken Little," "Dreamer," "40 Year Old Virgin," "An Unfinished Life," "The Island," as well as the up-coming release of "Pink Panther."

Recent television credits include "Invasion," "E-Ring;" "Over There," "Battlestar Galactica," "Navy CIS," and the NOVA/PBS special, "The Mummy Who Would Be King."

Chris has played Duduk and other woodwinds on video games such as Myst 4, The Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones, and Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.

Chris has recorded with Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tony Williams, Jose Feliciano, Azam Ali, Strunz & Farah, Jane’s Addiction, John Tesh, Enrique Iglesias as well as on three albums with the West Coast Saxophone Quartet, of which he was a founding member. He is a member of the oboe section of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and has also performed on oboe with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Camerata Pacifica, Long Beach Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theater.

Chris Bleth's film credits

DAVE BORUFF

Watch a television show in the 80's and 90's? This guy did them ALL. His credits are prolific.

WEBSITE: www.musenet.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Dreamstreet" and "Dreamstreet 2" (Artful Balance Records)

ALBUMS

* Bristish Rock Symphony Album '99 (Ron Nevison) * Jeff Lynne Solo Album '99 (ELO)* Whitney Houston * Natalie Cole * Aretha Franklin ** Jullian Lennon ** Anita Baker * Rod Stewart * Harry Connick Jr. * Rick James * Linda Ronstadt * Julio Iglesias * Jodi Whatley * Gladys Knight * Diane Schuur * Mickey Howard * Dick Tracy (Movie Soundtrack Album - Pat Leonard / Madonna) * Nia Peeples * Al Stewart * The Commodores * Carl Anderson * Joshua Kadison * Curtis Steigers * Riff * Gordon Litefoot * Patti Austin * Deniece Williams * New Edition * Paul Young * Kylie Minogue * De Barge (Group) * Ray Parker Jr. * Patti Labelle * Dionne Warwick * Jeffrey Osborne * Jermaine Jackson * Shanice Wilson * George Duke * Take 6 * Kenny Rogers / I Don't Need You * Ann Murray * Neil Diamond * Breakfast Club * Teena Marie * Paul Anka * Tremaine Hawkins * Siedah Garrett * Stanley Turrentine (programming only) * Stephen Bishop * Ojay's * Jellybean Benitez * Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire) * Gino Vanelli * Burt Bacharach (Niteshift Soundtrack) * Jennifer Holiday * Many Japan Projects * Agnetta Falscoog (ABBA, Peter Cetera) * El Debarge * Thelma Houston * Peter Allen * Peter Brown * The 4 Tops * Marilyn McCoo * Seiko (David Foster) * 5 Star * The Quick * Phil Collins (Buster Soundtrack)* Hello Again (Soundtrack) * David Foster (Stealing Home Soundtrack) * Little Richard * Seiko * Glen Madeiros * Mickey Thomas * David Hasslehoff * Engelbert Humperdink * Roberto Carlos * Diana Reeves * BJ Thomas * Arturo Sandoval * Dan Hill * Jimmy Osmond * John Whetten * Paul Young * Roger Williams * The Quick * Tommy Puett * Ray Parker Jr. * Paul Anka

MOVIES

* Eraser (Vanessa Williams/Foster) * Straight Talk * Rocky 5 * Dick Tracy (Pat Leonard / Madonna) * Baby Boom (Bill Conti) * Bird on a Wire (Hanz Zimmer) * 4 Weddings And A Funeral (Elton John end Title) * Arthur on the Rocks (Burt Bacharach) * One Good Cop (D. Foster) * Buster (Phil Collins) * Roxanne (Steve Martin) * Dream A Little Dream * Stealing Home * 3 Men & A Baby * Big Business * No Way Out * Stealing Home * Overboard * Cross My Heart * Big Shots & Last Rites (Bruce Broughton) * Maybe Baby * Nothing In Common (Jackie Gleason) * Niteshift (Movie - Burt Bacharach) * The Boss's Wife * Adventures in Babysitting * Critical Condition * 8 Million Ways To Die * Teen Wolf * The Principal * Outrageous Fortune * Hello Again * Beer * Cheech & Chong Movie * Running Scared * American Anthem

TV

Entertainment Tonight Theme / Bumpers (99) * All Main Titles; End Credits Bumpers etc. for the cable network America's Talking premiering July 4th 1994 * 1994 Emmy Awards Show * * Models Inc. (Fox '94) * L.A. Law (Theme & Shows for 8 years) * 1990 Emmy Awards Show * Welcome Home America * Cop Rock * Hooperman (Theme & Shows) * Babes * Lenny * Mystery Movie Theme * Snoops (Theme & Shows) * Sonny Spoon (Theme & Shows) * Murphy Brown * 30 Something * Fight Back Theme (D. Horowitz) * Alien Nation * Just The 10 of Us * Quantum Leap * Matlock * The Wright Law * Striker * Ohara * Beverly Hills Buntz * Tracy Ullman * Valerie * Wiseguy * Simon & Simon * Hunter * Spencer For Hire * Fame * Wang Chung (Solid Gold / Carson) * The Last Rookie * Family Ties * Lou Grant (Theme & Shows) * Magnum P.I. * Over 1000 T.V. & Radio Commercials * T.J. Hooker * Rhoda (Theme & Shows) * Heart Of The City * Legwork * J.J. Starbuck * McGuyver * Mike Hammer * Chips * Matt Houston * Designing Women * Chipmunks Cartoons * The Last Precinct In Addition David was also a Featured Soloist on the 'THE LATE SHOW' 5 nights a week.

LEE CALLET

BOB CARR

PETE CHRISTLIEB

Pete Christlieb is probably one the world's most famous anonymous tenor saxophonists. For years, he played jazz tenor in Doc Severinsen's Tonight Show big band. His big, beefy sound and aggressive solos were heard mostly in brief snippets as the show came out of commercials, unfortunately denying the American public a chance to hear a very fine saxophonist improvise at length. Though he's done good work elsewhere, Christlieb's biggest claim to fame away from Severinsen and Carson is a Warner Brothers album he recorded in 1978 with fellow tenorist Warne Marsh. Apogee is one of the most compelling straight-ahead jazz albums of the '70s. Christlieb's cocky, rhythmically assured style contrasts effectively with Marsh's looser, more querulous manner. The record's overall air of curious abandon foretold (somewhat wrongly, as it turned out) a bright future for mainstream acoustic jazz in the coming decade.

Christlieb was born into a musical family. He began playing the violin at seven, and tenor sax at 13. After playing with a variety of L.A.-based bands in the early '60s, including those led by Chet Baker, Woody Herman, and Sy Zentner, Christlieb joined drummer Louis Bellson's band in 1967, with which he would continue to play into the '80s. His first record as leader was the deleted Jazz City, an LP released in 1971. The tenorist started his own label, Bosco Records, in 1981; Bosco would issue small-group albums by Christlieb, as well records by Bellson and Bob Florence. Christlieb has long been in demand as a studio player; he's played innumerable sessions of every type. Other prominent jazz figures with whom he's played include Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Quincy Jones, and Sarah Vaughan.

WEBSITE: www.genecipriano.com

JON CROSSE

WEBSITE: www.joncrosse.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Kind Of Blue & Pink"

Jon Crosse has been playing and teaching music of diverse styles since his graduation from Ohio State in 1968, continuing his education with a Master of Music in saxophone performance from Cal State Northridge in 1995. A resident of the Los Angeles area since 1976, Jon has enjoyed performing with many jazz greats, including Clare Fischer, Alan Broadbent, Benny Carter, Victor Feldman, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Wayne Shorter and John Patitucci. He has been heard on many films and seen on television in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, England and Holland. He has been sax soloist with Paul Anka since 1983, and musical director of the Paul Anka shows since 1993, conducting the Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, National Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, and the Pacific Symphony. Jon's compositions are heard on the recordings of the group Sacbe, and his arrangements of childrens songs are found on his award-winning recordings, "Lullabies Go Jazz", "Peter and the Wolf Play Jazz", and his latest CD compilation, "Kind of Blue and Pink."

JEFF DRISKILL

Jeff soloing on "Cherokee" from Chris Walden's "Home Of My Heart"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/cherokee.mp3

In 1992, after studying music at the prestigious North Texas State University, Jeff Driskill began his career as a freelance saxophonist, woodwind artist, writer, and arranger in his hometown of Los Angeles. Over the course of these 12 years he has been involved in a wide variety of musical situations with some of the best musicians in the world.

Jeff has played with nearly every big band in Los Angeles. A partial list includes the bands of Jack Sheldon, Louie Belson, Bill Holman, and Bill Watrous. He is currently a member of 2 Grammy nominated bands: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band (2004) and the Chris Walden Big Band (2005). He is also a member of Bob Florence’s Limited Edition, with which he was a featured soloist on the Grammy winning recording, Serendipity 18.

Other live performance and recording credits include: The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Dianne Reeves, Take 6, Natalie Cole, Keely Smith, Steve Tyrell, Kirk Franklin, Prince, Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, Toby Keith, and Alan Jackson. Recently Jeff performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall under the baton of John Williams.

Jeff has been pursuing a successful arranging career as well. His original song and arrangement of “This Swinging Life” was featured in the HBO special “Jerry Seinfeld: I’m Telling You for the Last Time”. Artists and bands for which Jeff has written arrangements include Randi Crawford, The Long Beach Municipal band, the Don Miller Orchestra, and Jack Sheldon.

BOB EFFORD

PEDRO EUSTACHE

WEBSITE: www.pedroflute.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Global Mission"

Venezuelan-born Pedro Eustache is an openly creative solo flautist/composer—doubling in reeds, World-Music woodwinds, and wind synthesizers—with a unique, richly eclectic, and multidirectional personal voice. This musical language is the direct result of years of both solid studies and professional experience in the classical-European, African-American (jazz), world music, popular-folk, and computer/electronic music art forms.

Mr. Eustache holds diplomas in classical flute from the ‘Hector Berloiz’ Conservatory and in avant garde flute from the ‘Asnieres School of Music’ (Paris, France); a masters degree (M.F.A.) in jazz flute (reeds) from the California Institute of the Arts (L.A., U.S.A.); and special studies and master classes in world music flutes and woodwinds from a plethora of first-class, internationally renown masters, including Pandits Ravi Shankar and Hariprasad Chaurasia. Pedro was first (solo) flute for three major Latin-American Symphony Orchestras and played numerous solo recitals, jazz concerts, and studio sessions. Since moving to the United States, he has played, recorded, and/or toured with a plurality of remarkable jazz, classical, world music, and computer/electronic musicians, such as James Newton, Alex Acuna, Andre Crouch, Don Caymmi, Henry Threadhill, Morton Subotnik, and Daisaku Kume.

Mr. Eustache is a featured soloist with new age superstar Yanni and is also a Cal-Arts adjunct faculty member. As a solo-artist for the MIDI/MMP record labels, Pedro also has two best-selling CDs. He is currently completing a textbook on the holistic approach to flute instruction.

Pedro playing with Yanni

PHIL FEATHER

Phil Feather performs both jazz and classical music on all woodwinds except bassoon. In demand as a Los Angeles session player, he's recorded with Doc Severinson, Linda Ronstadt and Chicago, among many others. His scoring credits include MATCHSTICK MEN, THE MAN ON THE MOON, SWEET HOME ALABAMA and numerous television shows. In live performance, Mr. Feather has backed such legends as Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, George Burns and Bob Hope. Currently professor of oboe at CalState L.A., Mr. Feather is playing some of his more exotic woodwind instruments on this CD: Alto Flute, Oboe d'Amour, Bass Clarinet, Native American Flute, Boxwood Penny Whistle and Tenor Recorder.

BRANDON FIELDS

WEBSITE: www.brandonfields.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Fields and Strings" (Paras Records)

Brandon's tenor solo on "Star Wars" from Chris Walden's "Home Of My Heart"

 http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/sw.mp3

Brandon playing flute on The Rippingtons' tune "Los Cabos" from "Kilimanjaro"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/lc.mp3

To call Brandon Fields a talented saxophonist is to understate the true musical genius of this diverse musician. Brandon, who learned the saxophone at the age of 10 while growing up in Orange County, CA, began working as a freelance musician while still a teenager, and has been busy ever since. Brandon's first solo album came out under the Nova label in 1986 to critical acclaim. There have been seven other solo albums since, including his latest, "Fields and Strings," released in late 1999 under the Paras Recording Company, which has been met with rave reviews.

Brandon Fields is no stranger to recording. His first time in the studio was in 1976, and since then he has appeared on hundreds of albums. His record credits read like a "who's who" of the musicbusiness, including Nancy Wilson, Phil Upchurch, George Duke, Stanley Clark, Ricky Peterson, Tower of Power, Terence Trent D'Arby, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Luther Vandross, Tom Petty, Quincy Jones, Los Lobotomys, Neil Larsen, Luis Conte, Alphonse Mouzon, Bill Meyers, Al Jarreau, Robben Ford, the Rippingtons, Alex Acuna, David Benoit, Michael McDonald, David Garfield, Lionel Richie, Harry Connick Jr., and Dave Weckl. Brandon has also been a featured player on several movie soundtracks, including "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," "Class Action," "Bull Durham," "2 Days in The Valley," "The Preacher's Wife," and "Waiting to Exhale."

When he's not in the recording studio, Brandon Fields stays busy doing live shows and touring around the world. Brandon is a very energetic and entertaining Jazz saxophonist combining his wide range of influences and experiences into his own unique contemporary mainstream style. He has also toured with several successful acts including George Benson (1985-86), The Rippingtons (1987-89), Tower of Power (early 1990's), Earth Wind and Fire(1995), and with the Dave Weckl Band (1998-present).

JENNIFER HALL

Jennifer, a busy woodwind player and native of Los Angeles, has been freelancing in the Los Angeles area for many years. She can be seen and heard playing in the orchestra pits of the Pantages Theater, performing with the Pacific Symphony for Pops concerts, or playing in local jazz venues with the Jack Sheldon Big Band or Maiden Voyage Big Band.

TERRY HARRINGTON

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Comin' Atcha" (Danwell Records)

TRIVIA: Terry is the principal bari sax voice for Lisa on "The Simpsons" 

Terry's tenor solo on "Sweet Georgia Brown" from "Comin' Atcha"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/sgb.mp3

Terry's clarinet solo on "Bimbosity" from Bob Florence's "Serendipity 18"

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Since moving from Detroit in 1969, Terry Harrington has resided in Los Angeles, California where he has compiled an extensive list of credits as a studio musician. While living in Detroit, he was a staff musician at WJR (CBS), recording for Motown Records, doing commercials and conducting the Roostertail Orchestra behind many of America's greatest entertainers. Terry was nominated three consecutive years for the "Most Valuable" all-around woodwind doubler by his peers in the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, playing all the woodwinds except bassoon. The "art of jazz," being Terry's primary motivation in choosing music as a career, has led him to recently publish a highly acclaimed book on Advanced Jazz Improvisation and Polytonality called "The Way I See It".

Terry has worked on television shows including Steve Allen, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, The Simpson's (Lisa's baritone sax), Bette Midler, Arsenio Hall, Merv Griffin, and Moonlighting. He has often been a featured saxophonist and actor on the long running hit show Days of Our Lives. His Motion Picture credits include I Love Trouble, The Big Chill, A Star is Born, At Long Last Love, For Pete's Sake, Gator, Love Potion #9, Young Frankenstein, Love At First Bite, The Mambo Kings, National Lampoon's Vacation, Popeye, Mrs. Doubtfire, Cannonball Run, and The Tuxedo. Terry Harrington has worked and recorded with many of the great bands, notable players and singers including Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Neal Hefti, Herbie Hancock, Ray Brown, Henry Mancini, Ouincy Jones, Doc Severinson, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and more. His credits also include countless record dates in the "pop" field.

GARY HERBIG

WEBSITE: www.garyherbig.com

Gary's famous solo on "I've Had the Time Of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/ihttoml.mp3

EQUIPMENT: Yamaha piccolo, Haynes and Powell flutes, Muramatsu alto flute, Buffett clarinet and bass clarinet, Loree oboe and english horn, Yanagisawa soprano sax, Selmer Mark VI (French) alto and tenor saxophones, Selmer Mark VI Bari saxophone.

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Gary Herbig", "Friends To Lovers", and "Montana Shooting Star" (latest solo CD). End credits for the movie "Romancing the Stone" (tenor sax)

TRIVIA: The clarinetist on "CHEERS" ( for 11 seasons). Has played on more than 1,000 records and hundreds of T.V. Shows and Movies. He became a professional free-lance musician at the age of 14. He attended the University of Montana  (class of 1969). On a full clarinet scholarship, and last April 28th received a Lifetime Acheivement Award!  (He flies home to Missoula, Montana every 3 months, teach the students for free, and bring them new music.) He moved to Hollywood , summer of 1969 and began doing studio work in 1974. He also was nominated for "Most Valuable Player Award" , saxophone category , for 5 years, by NARAS.

Record solos include "Some Guys Have All the Luck" — Rod Stewart; "On the Radio" — Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder producer; "She Works Hard for the Money" — Donna Summer, Michael O'Martian producer; "She's Like the Wind" from "Dirty Dancing" — Michael Lloyd prod.; Barbara Streisand "The Broadway Album"; Kenny Rogers "What About Me" — Sir George Martin (Beatles) prod.; Kenny Rogers, "Share Your Love," - Lionel Richie prod., David Benoit "Coconut Highway," — Don Grusin prod., "Northern Lights" — Dan Siegel as well as Barry Manilow, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Johnny Mathis, Phoebe Snow, "Freeflight" with Jim Walker - Stanley Clarke, prod.,"Whistling Midgets" (with Ernie Watts), Dan Dean and Tom Collier, Diane Schurr, "Pilot of My Destiny," "Paul Cipriano" (Cip's son) — Barry Fasman, prod.

Movie solos include "Romancing the Stone," "My Stepmother is an Alien" (with Kim Basinger), "Back to the Future I" and "II" — Alan Sylvestri, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" — Thomas Newman, "Three Men and a Baby" - Marvin Hamlisch, "White Knights" and "St. Elmo's Fire" — David Foster, "Barbarians at the Gate," "Fatal Instinct," "Honeymooners," "That Darn Cat," "Once Upon a Crime" - Richard Gibbs, "Police Academy I, II, III and IV" — Robert Folk;

The first year he played in the Academy Awards Orchestra with Bill Conti, he had a featured solo with Denise Williams on "Let's Hear It for the Boys" from "Footloose" - Dean Pritchford.

Gary's first two solo albums reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Contempo­rary Jazz Charts, the second CD also receiving "Pick-of­the-Week" honors, which gar­nered him an international debut at the prestigious Montreaux Switzerland Jazz Festi­val in July 1998, opposite jazz legend Miles Davis. His latest solo effort, "Montana Shooting Star," earned him a spot in last year's Playboy Jazz Festival.

Gary has played and or recorded with the big-bands of; Buddy Rich, Toshiko Akioshi, Don Menza , Don Ellis, Capp-Pierce Juggernaught, Harry James.

Gary has toured with; Elvis Presley, Tower of Power, Seawind, David Benoit, Lee Ritenour, Don Grusin, Percy Faith Orchestra, Blue Note Records, JVC Records. As a woodwind doubler; Gary Herbig is currently in his  6th season playing oboe/english horn with the 100 piece L.A. Wind Ensemble Concert Band, and in his 2nd season as the 2nd flute / piccolo  player with the SFV Symphony Orchestra....he has previously played 2nd clarinet and oboe/english horn with this  Symphony and was a member of the Burbank Symphony   in the early 70's, playing oboe/english horn.

WEBSITE: www.danhiggins.net

RUSTY HIGGINS

WEBSITE: www.lbjazzworkshop.com

Rusty Higgins, one of LA’s top sax players, has played with dozens of acts ranging from the great big bands to today’s hottest studio projects and theatrical productions. 

GREG HUCKINS

KIM HUTCHCROFT

Kim comes from the tiny farm community of Middletown, Iowa (population 150), but he's had an exemplary musical education, first at the University of Iowa and then, because he was more interested in performance than teaching, at the University of Indiana. That's where he met Jerry Hey and Larry Williams and the three soon found themselves playing shows in beautiful Hawaii and destined to become the Seawind Horns. From baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxes to all flutes and wooden recorders.

WEBSITES: www.k2b2.com and www.convertabore.com

BILL LISTON

WEBSITE: www.billliston.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Bill Liston and Friends" and "Walkin' The Walk" (with Andy Martin)

Bill's solo on "Manteca" from Arturo Sandoval's "Trumpet Evolution"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/listonmanteca.mp3

Bill destroying a rhythm changes - "Hangin' With Herman" from "Bill Liston and Friends"

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A freelance woodwind player and composer/arranger/orchestrator living in the Los Angeles area, Bill's credits including playing and/or recording with Maureen McGovern, Kevin Mahogany, Arturo Sandoval, Michael Bolton, Chaka Kahn, Tony Bennett, Cece Wyans, Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Feinstein, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Angela Bowfill, Rita Moreno, Ben Vereen, Diane Schuur, and others too numerous to name. Bill is also tenor sax soloist in the big bands of Jack Sheldon, Tom Kubis, Ralph Carmichael, George Stone, Gordon Goodwin, and Bill Watrous, having recorded several times with all of them.

He is staff arranger for the Long Beach (CA) Municipal Band, and three of his arrangements were featured on their premier CD. His Duke Ellington Centennial Tribute has been performed at the Hollywood Bowl by the American Winds Concert Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Bill was also staff arranger for the former L.A. Rams football team band, and has written over 35 hour-long orchestral variety shows for Crystal, Disney, and Celebrity cruise lines. He is also the arranger for Barbara Morrison, and has also written for the great blues singer, Linda Hopkins.

Most recently Bill has worked as a film orchestrator, and has played on and/or orchestrated several jingles for Accura, Dodge, Mazda, Volvo, Gucci, McDonalds, and more. He has appeared twice on the Tonight Show, once with the group Chicago and once with the European singer Bjork. He has also arranged and conducted music for Disneyland, Disney World, the Disney theme parks in Paris and Tokyo, Disney Quest, Epcot, and Busch Gardens. Very recently Bill wrote and orchestrated original music that was recorded by the Metropol Orchestra of the Netherlands, broadcast by radio in Europe, and released as a CD on the German label Mons.

ROB LOCKART

A clip of  the title cut "Parallel Lives"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/Parallel Lives.mp3

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Parallel Lives" (Origin Records)

Robert Lockart received a BM in music theory with a performers certificate and MM from Eastman School in Jazz Studies, as well as attending the Banff School with Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, and David Liebman. As a performer he has played with the Woody Herman Orchestra, Tom Harrell Big Band, Doc Severinsen Big Band, Joe LaBarbera Quintet, Kurt Elling, in addition to single performances with Dave Liebman, Mel Lewis, Hank Jones, Clark Terry, and as a soloist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. His teachers include Dave Liebman, Al Regni, Micheal Nascimben, Joe Allard, Ramon Ricker, and Mardele Marcellus.

In Los Angeles Rob is active as a recording musician in the jazz community and TV and film. As a jazz artist he is a featured sideman with Steve Houghton, Bob Sheppard, Bill Cunliffe, Matt Harris, and Mitch Watkins for Enja records. In TV and film Rob has worked on Star Trek, Jag, Party of Five, Fish Police and many films including the jazz score of "Dillinger" with Charlie Haden.

SAL LOZANO

WEBSITE: www.sallozano.com

Sal soloing on "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" from Gordon Goodwin's "The Phat Pack"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/aotkt.mp3

Sal playing piccolo on "Hunting Wabbits 2 (A Bad Hare Day)" from Gordon Goodwin's "The Phat Pack"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/salwabbits.mp3

A Southern California native, Sal Lozano is a freelance woodwind player. He is a featured member of bands led by such notable musicians as Louie Bellson, Tom Kubis, and Gordon Goodwin. A few of the artists Sal has also recorded with include Christina Aguilera, Will Smith, Mandy Moore, Stevie Wonder, Lalo Schifrin, Brian McKnight, Robbie Williams,Keely Smith Jessica Simpson, Barbra Streisand, Joey DeFrancesco Maynard Ferguson and Natalie Cole.

    Occupying the principal chair at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles keeps him busy as well. His credits include Fosse, Caroline or Change, Play Without Words and The Full Monty. As a soloist, Sal has appeared with the Pacific Symphony and The San Diego Symphony and the Riverside Philharmonic.

    Sal has been a member of the Emmy Awards Orchestra for the past 5 years as well as the American Idol House Band. He has also performed at the Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.  Other television credits include Dancing With the Stars, The Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, ESPY Awards, America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, Touched by an Angel, The Tonight Show, Warner Brothers Cartoons, Commander in Chief and numerous National Commercials.

Motion Picture credits include Man About Town, Just Like Heaven, Coach Carter, Vegas Vacation, National Treasure, The Last Shot, Ice Princess, Legally Blonde 2 and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Sal is currently a Professor of Saxophone at California State University, Long Beach and has served as director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He conducts clinics and master classes across the country. He is also a clinician for Disney's Magic Music Days Workshops at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Ca. Sal is also a clinician for Disney's All American College Band at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

DON MARKESE

Some of Don's many credits include "Chronicle's of Riddick", "The Motorcycle Diaries", Collateral Damage", "Four Rooms", "Tapeheads", "That Thing You Do", and "Surf Ninjas".

JAY MASON

WEBSITE: www.jaymasonmusic.com

Jay playing bari on "Hunting Wabbits" from Gordon Goodwin's "XXL"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/jaywabbits.mp3

Saxophone and woodwind artist Jay Mason began his freelance music career in Southern California after graduating from CSU, Long Beach with a B.A. in Music.  His performance credits include The Rockettes, Barry White, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Michael Feinstein, Suzanne Somers, Maureen McGovern,  Kenny Rogers, Scott Record, Joel Grey,  Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Newhart, Bob and Dolores Hope, Red Buttons,  Melissa Manchester, Donny Osmond, Eartha Kitt, Gloria Loring, Johnny Mathis, Robert Goulet, Jamie Lynn Siegler, Andy Williams, Roger Williams, Alan Paul, Ric Flauding; Tom Harrell, Greg Osby, Nicholas Payton, Barbara Morrison, Tierney Sutton, Lorna Luft, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Jody Benson, Art Linkletter, Steve Tyrell, Tom Scott, Cirque Du Soliel, and many others. 

In addition to the Big Phat Band, Jay also appears regularly with several area big bands including Bill Watrous, The Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra, Doug MacDonald, Buddy Chlders, and others.  He has been a member of the Long Beach Municipal Band for 7 seasons and the Walt Disney Distinguished Service awards orchestra for the past 3 years.  Jay has also found time to play with The Disneyland Band, The Pacific Symphony and The Indian Wells/Desert Symphony.

Active in the Southern California musical theatre scene, Jay has performed at venues such as the South Coast Repertory Theatre,  La Mirada Civic Theatre,  Orange County Performing Arts Center, and the Ahmanson Theatre. Shows have included Company, Kiss Me Kate, The Full Monty, Cinderella, A Chorus Line, Sunday In The Park With George, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Peter Pan, and Little Shop of Horrors, to name a few.

Jay has recorded with  John Lithgow, The Lettermen, Tom Kubis, Bill Elliott, Jerry Grant, Indigo Swing, Alan Jackson,  Steve March Torme’, Steve Allen, and others.  Soundtracks for motion picture and television include: "The Paper" , "Aladdin, King of Thieves" , "Forest Warrior" , "Nixon" ,"Cats Don’t Dance", "Killer", "Psycho Surf Babe" ," Sweetwater", " Mango Kiss" , The Howie Mandel Show; Tower Of Terror; Alley Cats Strike, Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story; Femme Fatales & Ingenues on A&E; Belles’ Magical Stories: Dragon Tales;  The Dorothy Dandridge Story, and The Gilmore Girls.

Also very active in music education, Jay serves on the faculty at Long Beach City College, maintains a home teaching studio, and has been an artist/clinician at such schools as CSU, Fresno, Irvine and El Toro High Schools and La Paz Middle School in Southern California, Red Rocks High School, Mesa, AZ and Carroll High School, Southlake, TX. 

Jay playing bass sax

Jay soloing on "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes"

JOHN MITCHELL

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John started working and going on the road at an early age with the following bands and acts: Louie Bellson and Pearl Bailey, Stan Kenton, Osmond Brothers, Canned Heat, Andy Williams, Captain and Tennielle.

John has played the Bassoon/Bari low woodwind chairs @ the Shubert Theater, Ahmanson and Pantages Theaters for the last 4 decades on the following LA Broadway shows: Cats, Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, Folies, Kiss Me Kate, Jerome Robbin’s Broadway, Full Monty, Secret Garden, Caroline and Change, Dr Doolittle, Stop the World I Want To Get Off(Sammy Davis), Chicago, Showboat, City Of Angels, Into the Woods, Music Man, Hello Dolly, 42^nd Street, Man of LaMancha, Anything Goes, White Christmas, Cinderella(Prokofiev Ballet), and more.

One of the Highlites of John’s career was working with Richard Stone and his extremely talented and creative writing team playing the Bassoon/Bari Sax/Bass Sax/tenor Sax/Contra Bassoon chair on the Warner Bros cartoon shows: Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain Freakazoid, Selvester & Tweety, Historia, Taz Mania, Carrotblanca.

That period also included playing bassoon and low woodwinds on the following Disney cartoons: Goof Troop, Bonkers, Buzz Lightyear, Timone and Pumba, Little Mermaid and other series such as Toonslylvania, Casper, Invasion America, Tom and JerryOther Shows include Furturama, Simpson’s, Family Guy, American Dad.

But wait! There’s more. Though out the years John has played on the following TV shows: St Elsewhere, Vegas, Sho-Gun, Hotel, Vegas, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek :Voyager, Cheers, The Critic, Home Improvement, and Malcolm In The Middle.

Some Movie Credits: Alf, Adam Sander’s 8 Crazy Nights, Amityville Horror, Amos and Andrew, Another Stake Out, The Black Knight, BrainStorm, Children of a Lesser God, Chronicles of Riddick, Collateral Damage, Mission Impossible III, Spiderman III, Ratatouille, Daredevil, The Day After Tomorrow, Die Laughing, Down Periscope, Dude, Where’s My Car?, Mighty Ducks II, Easy Money, An Extremely Goofy Movie, Fatal Instinct, Friday After Next, The Ghost in the Machine, Going In Style, Gordy, Head of State, Hey Arnold! The Movie, Higher Learning, Honeymoon In Vegas, Ice Castles, The Incredibles, It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Jack, The Jerky Boys, Jumanji, Ladybugs, The Last Starfighter, Legally Blonde 2, Little Big League, Look Who’s Talking Too, Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Looney Tunes Back in Action, Master of Disguise, Matchstick, McHale’s Navy, Mean Girls, Metalstorm, Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas, Micki and Maude, Mr McGoo, Mystic River, Naked Gun 33 1/3, The Net, Newsies,The Nutty Professor, Oliver and Company, Piglet’s Big Movie, Problem Child II, Remo Williams, Rumer Of War, Short Circuit 2, Sin City, The Substitute, Tank Girl, That Darn Cat, Titan A.E., Tweety’s High Flying Adventure, Under The Cherry Moon, War Games, Mod Squad, National Lampoons European Vacation, and Tigger Movie.

KIM RICHMOND

WEBSITE: www.kimrichmond.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Passages" and "Crossweave"    

Kim Richmond is an active and versatile musician based in the Los Angeles area. His first love is jazz, and his primary jazz voice is the alto saxophone. He has, however, been involved in nearly every facet of the professional music industry, both as a player and as a composer/arranger. His instruments are alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, clarinet, bass clarinet, and flutes. Kim has been a member of the orchestras of Stan Kenton, Louis Bellson, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, and Vinny Golia among others.

Kim is also a consummate educator. He is an adjunct professor in the Jazz Studies department of USC (teaching combos, composition and saxophone), and does numerous jazz camps and clinics in the Spring and Summer of each year. He is on staff at many of the Jim Widner Summer Jazz Camps, the Centrum Workshop camps (Port Townsend, WA), and the CSU Frenso Summer Jazz Workshop. He is involved the running of the Northwoods Jazz Camp/Jazz Party for grown-ups.

Whatever his mode of expression, be it instrumental performance, composition, arranging and conducting, Kim Richmond is striving to express a uniquely original voice, combining his extensive experience with the new sounds of our evolving musical world.

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Kim playing lead and soloing with the Mike Barone Big Band

BRIAN SCANLON

Brian's solo on "The Jazz Police" from Gordon Goodwin's "XXL"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/tjpscanlon.mp3

Brian's solo on"Cut 'n Run" from Gordon Goodwin's "The Phat Pack"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/cnrscanlon.mp3

Click below for my transcription of Brian's "Cut 'N Run" solo: 

http://www.lastudiomusicians.com/Cut 'N Run - Tenor Solo.pdf

Brian soloing on "Film Noir, Part III" from Chris Walden's "Home Of My Heart"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/filmnoirIII.mp3

Brian Scanlon has been an active member of the Los Angeles music scene since 1987. As a saxophonist and woodwind doubler, he has made his mark in the recording studios, on the concert stage and in nightclubs. Born in Queens, New York and raised in New Jersey, Brian started playing the saxophone at age eight. He studied saxophone with Ramon Ricker at the prestigious Eastman School of Music where he earned both a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music (1981 and 1983). Brian's career highlights include touring with song and dance man Ben Vereen (1986-1999) and regular appearances on the "Tonight Show" as a member of the NBC Orchestra (1988-1992). He also toured with trumpeter Doc Severinsen (1988-1996) and briefly played lead alto with Buddy Rich (1986). Brian can be heard on several soundtrack recordings such as "Monster's Inc.," "A Bug's Life," "Moulin Rouge" and "Analyze This." He has recorded with Randy Newman and Rosemary Clooney and performed with Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King and the LA Philharmonic. Saxophone soloist for Natalie Cole and Maureen McGovern are among his current gigs as well as extensive freelancing in the LA area. At Pepperdine University, Brian directs the jazz ensemble and teaches saxophone.

TOM SCOTT

WEBSITE: www.tomscottmusic.com

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Born Again" and "Bebop United"

Tom Scott is a renowned composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist.  He has twenty-six solo recordings to his credit and for these efforts has earned three Grammy Awards and thirteen Grammy nominations. His other career achievements include composing film scores, among them Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Uptown Saturday Night, Stir Crazy, Hanky Panky, The Sure Thing, Just One Of The Guys, Soul Man, and Shakes the Clown.  His television composing and conducting credits include themes for Family Ties, Starsky & Hutch, Square Pegs, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Celebration At Ford’s Theater, the People’s Choice Awards, Comic Relief, the Carol Burnett Show, the Pat Sajak Show, and background scores for Baretta, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Streets Of San Francisco, National Geographic Explorer, and numerous T.V. Specials and Network Movies.  He has served as Musical Director for Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Olivia Newton-John, and the GRP All-Star Big Band--and has toured five continents as leader of his own group. He produced two CD’s for tenor vocalist Daniel Rodriguez (a.k.a. ‘The Singing Policeman’) and has conducted over 30 symphony orchestras for Daniel.

Tom’s career as a guest recording artist spans more than 500 recordings—by such diverse artists as Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Thelonius Monk, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Ravi Shankar.  His numerous contributions as a player and arranger include Joni Mitchell’s Court And Spark, Steely Dan’s Aja; hit singles like Carole Kings Jazzman , Paul McCartney’s Listen To What The Man Said,  Rod Stewarts Do You Think I’m Sexy,  Blondie’s Rapture , Captain & Tenilles Do That To Me One More Time,  Whitney Houston’s Saving All My Love For You; and on movie soundtracks such as Taxi Driver, Bladerunner, Heaven Can Wait, Sea Of Love,  Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc.

Tom Scott's Equipment List

Saxes
Selmer Sopranino Sax w/ Selmer Mouthpiece
Yamaha Soprano Sax
- Dukoff D6 Mouthpiece
- Van Doren 2-1/2 Reed
L.A. Sax 'Chicago Jazz' model Burnished Brass Alto Sax
- Guardala Custom Mouthpiece
- Fibracell Medium Reeds
L.A. Sax 'Chicago Jazz' model Black Nickel Tenor Sax
- Guardala Custom Mouthpiece
- Van Doren 'Jazz' 2-1/2 Reeds
Selmer 'Low A' Baritone Sax

Flutes/Clarinets
Miyazawa Flute
Rudall-Carte Alto Flute
Larry Frank Bass Flute
Buffet Clarinet
Selmer Bass Clarinet

FRED SELDEN

Fred is a multiple woodwind expert on saxophones, flutes, and clarinets -- but specializing in ethnic winds. His solo work can be heard on "The Last Samurai", "March Of The Penguins", "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl", "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing", "Return To Paradise", "Steamboy", "Domestic Disturbance", "Tarzan", "Prince Of Egypt" and "Moll Flanders".

DON SHELTON

Born in Tyler, Texas, Don studied music with his father, who was also a saxophonist. He attended the Navy School of Music, Washington, D.C. from 1952 to 1955. Don later moved to L.A. in 1956 to attend UCLA. There he became interested in group singing and joined the Trends, who sang on Rusty Draper's radio show. Don also worked around Los Angeles with Bob Florence and numerous other bands.

EQUIPMENT: ZENTNER AND ALTUS PICCOLO & FLUTES, BUFFET CLARINETS, SELMER MARK VI SAXOPHONES.

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: “IN THE NOW” (SIROCCO JAZZ) AND "TELL TALE SIGNS".

“WOW!” MOMENTS: SOPRANO SOLO ON “THE FIRST CIRCLE” FROM BOB CURNOW’S “PLAYS THE MUSIC OF PAT METHENY AND LYLE MAYS”. TENOR SOLO ON “ONCE REMOVED” FROM HIS ALBUM “TELL TALE SIGNS”. TENOR SOLO ON “CHICK IT OUT” FROM BILL CUNLIFFE’S “RARE CONNECTION”. BASS CLARINET SOLO ON “MINNESOTA” FROM BILL CUNLIFFE’S “RARE CONNECTION”.

Bob's solo on "The First Circle"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/tfc.mp3

Bob's solo on "Requiems" from Wayne Bergeron's "Plays Well With Others"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/req.mp3

Bob's solo on "Chick It Out" from Bill Cunliffe's "A Rare Connection"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/cio.mp3

GREG SMITH

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "No Baggage" (with wife and fellow woodwind expert, Bev Dahlke-Smith - Intima Records) and "Smile and Nod" (with trombonist Nick Lane - Strokeland Records).

Greg soloing on "Blues For Buddy" from "No Baggage"

http://www.lastudiomusicians.net/GregBlues.mp3

Greg Smith began playing the saxophone at the age of eight. He attended
college at North Texas University where he studied with Tim Bell and Jim
Riggs. His playing is strongly influenced by musicians such as Coltrane, Miles
Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Serge Chaloff, Buddy Rich and numerous others.

Greg Smith just completed an album entitled "Smile & Nod". He told Teen
Jazz that he is making more money than he ever has at any other point in
his career while touring with The Eagles and feels that his career has gone
exactly how it was supposed to go. He does wish, however, to write more
and improve his image marketing skills. He also looks forward to teaching
master classes at schools, record more, and to continue touring.

Some of the artists and groups that Greg Smith has performed with include
Aaron Neville, Pink, Stan Kenton, Bruce Willis, The Eagles, Supersax, Buddy
Rich, and Dwight Yocum. He feels that his coolest gig is his current one with
the Eagles while his lamest one he had was with Johnny Catron that paid
only $23 a week after taxes. Greg Smith's most embarassing gig was when
he was on the road for the first time. He was playing with Stan Kenton;
Albert Hall had written a feature for him. When he went to play the solo, he
squeaked in front of thousands of people.

Greg Smith's first horn was a Beuscher Soprano Saxophone that he inherited
from an uncle. Hobbies that he enjoys aside from music include golf and
"annoying people". Greg Smith has endorsements with SaxRax and has had
an endorsement with Rico since 1983.

STEVE TAVAGLIONE

RECOMMENDED LISTENING: "Silent Singing" and "Blue Tav" 

Personal Recordings: Caldera 1,2,3,4 , Blue Tav, and Silent Singing. Toured as a performing musician with: Caldera (Capitol Records) 1975-79, George Benson 1980-87, Diana Ross 1990, John Patitucci 1991-95, Randy Crawford, Chaka Khan, Sly and the Family Stone.

Performed in the bands of: George Benson, Diana Ross, Sergio Mendes, Gino Vanelli, Mark Isham, Randy Crawford, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, JohnPatitucci,