MARINSTOCK FESTIVAL

MUSIC CONCERT

MWANZA FURAHA

The Local All Stars Feat. Si Perkoff, Richard Howell, Ron Borelli, Larry Vann, Jerry Bojeste.

The People for Action Gospel Singers feat. Larry Beuchamp, Cathey Cotten, Yvonne Dawes, Michael Ilnicki, Ruby Wilson & Larry Noble Sr.

Mwanza Furaha has established herself as a skilled professional in a career that has spanned over fifty years. She is a gifted vocalist, actor, costumer person and producer with several years of PR/marketing under her belt. She has worked with some Jazz Legends such as Richard "Groove" Holmes, Pharaoh Sanders, Merle Sanders, Pee Wee Ellis, Bishop Norman Williams, Charlie Persip and Billy Ecktine to name a few. She is a featured vocalist with the Red Hot Khachkas, the Jeffrey Chin Trio. As a solo artist, Mwanza is accompanied by Si Perkoff, Dave Mioke and Carlton Carry. Baum Biem, music critic's article in the Marin Scope/The Music Scene 6/5-11/08 - "The heavy hitting Mwanza Furaha sings with a powerful and sublime voice that lifts each song above the ordinary. Her laconic improvisations give 'Georgia On My Mind' a Cab Calloway feeling, which blends with the mood as the sun sets over the bay. She sings 'My Funny Valentine' with a Samba beat, adding little scat sections that is applauded by the audience."

Mwanza is a member in good standing with the San Geronimo Valley Lions, and is an Ambassador for the American Heart Association. She teaches Performance Development and voice privately.

SI PERKOFF

Born July 25, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri, Si Perkoff has been prominent on the Bay Area Jazz scene since the early 1960's when he was house pianist at the legendary Bop City. Si is the pianist with the Mike Vax Big Band.

He is the musical director of Chuck Bernstein's Monk's Music Trio, which plays the compositions of Thelonious Monk. He appears frequently in the Bay Area with his own groups as well as those led by his son, Max Perkoff. He plays with Mal Sharpe's Big Money In Jazz Band, an informally traditional Dixieland group. He also plays with Johnny Bones and the PALACE OF JAZZ, a Swing and Jump-Swing dance band.

Much in demand as an accompanist for Jazz vocalists, Si often performs with Wanda Stafford, Margie Baker, Cami Thompson, Robin Gregory, Dale Zola, Jack Pollard and Les Bailey. He also sings and has recorded a vocal CD called Si Sings.

Si's playing is rooted in Bebop and the Blues. His influences span the history and breadth of Jazz, from Jelly Roll Morton and Pete Johnson through Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk, to Red Garland, Bill Evans, and Herbie Hancock. www.siperkoff.com

RICHARD HOWELL QUINTET

Featuring: E. W. Wainwright, Gary Brown, Frederick Harris, Destiny Muhammad

The Richard Howell Quintet is a stellar all-star cast of artists featuring Richard Howell on saxophone and vocals, E.W. Wainwright on drums, Gary Brown on bass, Frederick Harris on piano and Destiny Muhammad on harp and vocals. The quintet's theme is to demonstrate the exuberant, rich cultural heritage and definitive musical elements inherent in JazzÉspontaneous creativity!

The core concept explores accessible melodies, grooves and a spiritual tribute to those who came before us. They honor the old and new traditions in the music and weave the old and new into an innovative presentation of the music. They create improvised compositions at each performance. Every performance is purposely designed to be inclusive with the audience. The audience is an essential part of the performance. The quintet is infectious and playful. Their music can create a gateway for persons to journey through time, space and dimension. Their music awakens the senses. Some of the audience responses include, people feel the love and connection, people feel pride to have the ancestors represented, people feel good, happy and inspired and want more. As one observer shared, "It's fun to watch the artists interact and be part of the creation of the music, it makes me feel good and I leave happy."

RICHARD HOWELL

Multi-instrumentalist, saxophonist, vocalist, Richard Howell has explored a vast spectrum of music. His powerful, sensually melodic saxophone playing has been heard with artists as diverse and definitive as blues/jazz/soul legends Etta James, Chaka Khan, Maurice White, Narada Michael Walden, Della Reese, Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden, Hilton Ruiz, Bernard Purdie, Buddy Guy, Bobby Watson, Regina Carter, Jimmy Smith, Charlie Musselwhite, Joe Louis Walker, Ledisi, Taj Mahal, to such progressive Latin/Afro/rhythmic pioneers as Willie Bobo, Bill Summers, Pete Escovedo, Mingo Lewis, John Santos. His prodigious skills and talents as producer and musician have been shared with Babatunde Lea, Vivendo de Pao, The Mo' Rockin Project, Omar Sosa, el Houssaine Kili, Upsurge, The Supplicants. In summer 2008, Richard was guest performer with Carlos Santana in Liepzig, Germany. He was a special guest of Salif Keita at Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, California. Richard has also performed at the Mali Music Conservatory with Fra Fra Sound and Tumani Dibate in Bamako, Mali, West Africa.

http://www.richardhowellquintet.com/rhq/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsUAaGjQaWY

ARJAN KHASLA

Featuring: Fred Ross-Perry on banjo and Andy Shaw on mandolin

A long time resident of Marin County, Arjan has been leading children and family sing-a-long and storytelling events for the past 30 years. He has led fundraising and community-building efforts in Marin County and is donating his time for our cause.

TONY MAYFIELD - PERCUSSIONIST

Tony Mayfield is an innovator, bridging the gap between genres with a directness that only solo percussion performance will deliver. He makes unique music, individually tailored to the needs of each audience, he reads his crowd, and knows which beats will reach them to their soul.

RAYMOND NAT TURNER

JazzPoet, Raymond Nat Turner, has performed live internationally and throughout California as well as on television and radio. Since 1990, he has also been Artistic Director of the swinging, stalwart JazzPoetry Ensemble UpSurge! The group fuses cutting-edge poetry with jazz. UpSurge opened the historic 2001 anti-war rally in support of the then embattled Congresswoman Barbara Lee after her lone vote against going to war. As a solo artist, Raymond once had the honor of opening for the great James Baldwin. He has also opened for radical sports writer Dave Zirin, author of "What's My Name, Fool?" and People's President, Cynthia McKinney of Georgia.

Raymond has also appeared with UpSurge! at the Monterey Jazz Festival, KCSM's Jazz on the Hill Festival, Panafest in Ghana, West Africa and many, many other venues. He has performed, as well, at Harvard, Tulane, and Brown Universities, and

In 2003, UpSurge! was voted Best of the East Bay, Reader's Poll East Bay Express. Raymond is the Executive Producer on UpSurge!'s two critically acclaimed CDs, "Chromatology," and "All Hands on Deck;" the latter, having won Honorable Mention in 2000 for an independent music award from AFIM.

BUBBLEOLOGIST STERLING JOHNSON

The only performer who specializes in blowing bubbles using only his hands, Sterling Johnson was trained as an engineer and a lawyer. His bubble blowing to entertain friends over 30 years ago has developed into a full stage show. Sterling is the only person to ever put a bubble inside a bubble inside a bubble on stage without any straws or tubes, and the first person to walk completely through a bubble film. He explains it this way, "When a hand is soapy, you can slide it right into a bubble because the bubbles respond as if your hand is part of them. I had a fantasy of getting entirely soapy and walking into or out of a vey large bubble. We tried it at the second and third Exploratorium Bubble Festivals in the 1980s. I stripped down to my bathing suit and bathing cap, was drenched with detergent, and Richard Faverty waved huge bubbles over me as I attempted to walk out through the film. Although the bubble often popped just as my last foot was coming out, I got credit for having succeeded by the end."

http://bubbleblowers.com/Human/sterling.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImiSY40f8_M

T.S.K. RAP

Featuring: Tee, Scobb, J. Kidd & Pilar Renee on Vocals

T.S.K is a Hip-Hop group and natives of Berkeley California have been collaborating together for the past year. Tee & Scobb are songwriters while J. Kidd produces the music. Together they join their forces to bring the best of their music to you.

PILAR RENEE'

This dynamic R&B singer/songwriter is no stranger to the Bay Area; she learned the transforming power of music early in life. She has preformed for showcases and opening acts for artists such as Ledisi and Goapele.

LOS DIABLOS DE AMOR

Featuring: Mike Miranda-Guitar, Edgar San Gabriel - Bass, Joachim Karl Greve - Drums, Sergio Duran-Percussion, Dave Eagle-Percussion, Dave Mehrwein-Piano

Lead by guitarist Mike Miranda, Los Diablos de Amor have been exciting Bay Area fans with their high energy World Music fusion of Latin Music with Rhythm and Blues. Sensational guitar solos and a Latin percussion and rhythm section keep audiences dancing to songs influenced by Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix and other guitar legends.

THE MIGHTY GROOVE

Featuring: Susan Copperman-Sax, Cathey Cotten-Vocals, Neil St. Andrew-Piano, Jim Cervantes-Bass, Greg Rocha-Drums and Cory Clar (for Chick Petersen)

The Mighty Groove's mission is hip shakin', danceable funk and soul-jazz. Those who groove on funky retro, and soul/jazz will appreciate The Mighty Groove's soulful covers of hits made golden by War, The Crusaders, Ramsey Lewis, AWB, Tower of Power, Marvin Gaye, and others. TMG digs a deep groove as we explore the relationship between contemporary jazz, funk, and R&B.

RAMONA PAM AND THE BAY AREA SOUL LINE DANCERS

Ramona Pam is the founder/instructor/director of the 'Bay Area Soul Line Dance Crew. The 'Crew' is composed of students from Ms. Pam's line dance classes. All levels of ability are represented and students are from many Bay Area communities. The 'Crew's' latest performance was for the S.F. Giants' pre-show.

RON BORELLI

Ron Borelli, accordionist, performs in a wide variety of musical settings from jazz, to classical and opera, throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed with Dick Contino, Margie Baker, Jules Broussard, The San Francisco Symphony, Diablo Ballet Orchestra, The Santa Rosa Symphony, The San Francisco Opera, and with the Three Tenors.

He has performed and instructed on Jazz accordion for the pass 10 years at the Las Vegas International Accordion Convention.

MEDICINE BALL BAND

Featuring: Charlie Hickox-Piano/Lefthand Bass/Melodica & Vocal, David Sturdevant-Guitar/Vocals(Band Leader), John Hunt-Trombone/Vocals, Mwanza Furaha-Vocals, Ylonda Nickell-Vocals

The San Francisco Medicine Ball Band was formed in the 1970s as a street band. Led by guitarist David Sturdevant, the band has consisted of some of the best traditional dixieland jazz and be-bop players in the Bay Area. Members have included Pee-Wee Ellis of James Brown's Band, Richie Cole and other well-known (and lesser-known) musicians. Currently the band is appearing regularly at Caffe Trieste, now 'A Taste Of Rome' in Sausalito, playing a mix of traditional jazz, New Orleans rhythm and blues and other foot-tapping styles that suit their mood.

On any given night you might see guests stop by such as Roger Glenn from Duke Ellington's band, Faye Carol, renowned East Bay vocalist, or Curtis Lindberg of David Bromberg's band. Anyone who stops by the Trieste will be thrown back into an era when jazz, coffee, and non-conformity ruled the Bay Area.

SANDY & RICHARD RICCARDI

Richard Riccardi has played piano professionally in the Bay Area with the San Francisco Symphony, Opera Orchestra and Ballet Orchestra. He is a regular with the California Symphony and many other performing organizations. He is a graduate of Oberlin and Yale, and has taught public school music in Fairfax, San Anselmo and Alameda for the better part of two decades. He is happily married to Sandy Riccardi. Sandy Riccardi performed much musical theater in NYC for 11 years after getting her Master's in vocal performance at Manhattan School of Music. She has been teaching music in Sonoma and Marin Counties for the past 11 years. Sandy and Richard have a children's show in which they play over 30 instruments between them!

TAKE FIVE AGAIN

Featuring: Stephenie Hendricks-Vocals, Pat Inciardi-Bass, Herb Marshall-Piano, & Special Guest Matt B.

TAKE FIVE AGAIN plays Cool and Modal Jazz, wanting to share swinging tunes with our audiences. We play the music of Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Thelonius Monk, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker and many other greats. Cyrus Wood-Thomas has been playing drums for over 30 years in bands in Florida, Los Angeles and Arizona. Stephenie Hendricks started singing with acapella improv, studying with Rhiannon, taught "Coming Out of the Shower for People Afraid to Sing" through Tamalpais Community Education, helped found the Belrose Theatre Open Mic in San Rafael, and has played with and tried to learn from Dori Green, Sy Perkoff, Raz Kennedy, and other fine Marin artists. Both pianist Herb Marshall and bassist Pat Inciardi come to jazz from a classical background. We are "mature artists," who all have "day gigs," and play for the love of music, having fun with audiences for Bread & Roses and Festivals. Take 5 Again will be performing at Marinstock with special guest, Matt B. Matt has been playing music since he was 12, and has played with several R&B and Jazz music bands in the San Francisco area, including Mellow Magic and Jazz 4 U. We are honored to be able to join with other fine Marin artists to support the noble efforts of Marin Family Action and the Marin Justice Center.

SEAON & FRIENDS

With a voice like no other, Seaon's rising success as a solo artist comes as no surprise to many of us. Captivating our ears with an eclectic array of vocal affectations and an astounding depth of passion puts Seaon in a class all by himself. Within five seconds of hearing the sultry, smooth voice of this elegant artist, you know instantly your emotions are about to be erupted. "Seaon has an incredibly polished sound that is extremely rare in many vocalists of this era," says Grammy Award Nominee Kenny Lattimore. "I am amazed as to how refreshing and clean he sounds," adds Nicholas Cooper, vocal coach to many stars like Chante Moore & Maxwell.

Seaon was born and raised in the country of Georgetown Guyana where at a very early age, he sang in his Church choir while winning various talent showcases all over his country. He also demonstrated a promise as a successful recording artist as he was featured in many news magazines and countless television appearances. After migrating to the United States at the tender age of 16, his drive and passion were unsurpassed as he enrolled in New York University, majoring in Finance & Information Systems and a minor in music. While attending school by day, Seaon continued to record and perform by night in search of that golden opportunity to become the next best recording artist.

ANDY SIMPSON & FRIENDS

Featuring: Andy Simpson-Guitar, Jim Cervantes-Bass, Greg Rocha-Drums, Mindy Canter-Flute & Piano, Phil Montalvo-Percussion

Andy was born and raised in San Francisco and grew up listening to people like T. Bone Walker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Paul Butterfield with Mike Bloomfield, The Jefferson Airplane, the Greatful Dead, Quick Silver Messenger Service and Big Brother & the Holding Company. Andy has played in various bands the most recent being Tropical Heat.

MINDY CANTER - FLAUTIST/KEYBOARDS

Mindy's greatest love and strength is to color music with a sense of magic and soul. Learning to read music before she could read words, Mindy has played the piano since age 4, and flute since age 9. Classically trained, her earliest influences were jazz and blues, and later, soul, funk, roots, rock-n-roll and anything else she could wrap her flute or keyboards around.

JIM CERVANTES - BASS

Born and raised in San Francisco during the flower power era, Jim has had a chance to discover musical roots that still live on today. Jim had the wonderful opportunity to Jam with Armondo Peraza, Coke and Pete Escavedo, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi and a number of the great players out of California. Jim toured the USA and Canada with a number of well- known Top 40 bands.

PHIL MONTALVO

Phil studied drums at Blue Bear in San Francisco as a teenager. I have participated in Berkeley Jazz School Salsa and Afro Cuban ensembles. I played at Anna's Jazz Island with Sally Hanna Rhyne and the Jazz Express. I played at Panama Hotel in San Rafael with Marianna August and her Jazz Pals. Currently bongocero with Josh Jones Salsa Band and conga player with Bejazzled. Percussionist with Tropical Heat dance band based in Marin.

LA TIGRESSA - SPOKEN WORD

La Tigresa (Dona Nieto) made international headlines in the fall of 2000 when she blockaded logging trucks with bare-breasted recitals of her poem, "I am the Goddess," putting her body on the line in the struggle to save California's ancient redwoods. As a poet she has opened for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, and is a frequent headliner at poetry events in the Bay Area.

As LA TIGRESA AND THE TONGUES OF FLAME she performs spoken word with a jazz back-up band, featuring Pete Cornell on sax and flute (he has played with Lavay Smith, Dan Hicks, Austin DeLone) and Lee Elfenbein on stand-up bass (he played with nationally known comedienne/jazz singer Lea DeLaria, and trained at Berklee School of Music.)

The documentary film about her, "Striptease to Save the Trees," created a stir at Sundance 2002, and can be seen by clicking "Watch" on her website, www.LaTigresa.net. You can also hear three cuts from her CD, NAKED SACRED SPOKEN WORD by clicking "Listen" on the website. Her book, NAKED SACRED EARTH POEMS is scheduled for publication later this year.

NICK TARA & CARLY BOND

Nick is a senior at Marin School of the Arts in Novato. He is a regular performer at Finnegans in Novato and has also performed at Dominican University, the College of Marin, the Marin Youth Center, and the Novato Art, Wine and Music Festival. Carly Bond is a senior at Novato High and has also performed at the Novato Art, Wine and Music Festival. www.myspace.com/nicktaramusic

IVY MEISSNER

Ivy is a 16 year-old singer-songwriter from Fairfax. She has been playing for six years and has performed at many venues including the San Rafael Farmers Market, the Fairfax Festival, the Sleeping Lady and the Sweetwater Station.

MATT JAFFE

Matt is a 14 year old singer-songwriter from Mill Valley who has performed at Revolution 9 in Fairfax, the Sleeping Lady, the Sweetwater Station and the Starry Plough in Berkeley. Robin Williams has compared him to a young Bob Dylan, and Narada Michael Walden has likened him to a young Sting.

MAIA SINAIKO

Fairfax native Maia Sinaiko is an exceptionally talented 13 year-old with a background in music and theater. She is a singer/songwriter/actress who has performed at Revolution 9, Bookbeat and has appeared in a local production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

CULLEN GRAY

Cullen Gray is one of the most talented and unique acoustic guitarists that you're ever likely to see. Entirely self-taught, he has a musical wisdom that belies his 18 years. He has played at the Sweetwater Station, the Sleeping Lady, the Fairfax Festival, the Marin County Fair and two sold-out shows at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center. www.myspace.com/cullengray

YVONNE DAWES

Yvonne Dawes, a Bay Area resident and Jazz, Blues and Gospel vocalist, regularly performs in hotels, restaurants and churches such as the Danville Political Ceremony, La Furia Chalaca, Cathedral Hill Hotel, Casa Madrona/Mikayla Hotel in Sausalito, as well as made a personal appearance on "Jazz with Frankye Kelly" as a guest singer. She has also performed with the Steve Good Swing Band as a backup singer. A choir CD release was established, "Coming Home To The Spirit" through the Glide Ensemble Gospel Choir. Ms. Dawes has also been part of the ensemble cast in Black Repertory's presentation of the "The Mahalia Jackson Story" and "The Josephine Baker Story".

Her training as a dancer with Alice Arts Center as well as East Bay Dance Center has helped her as an understudy with Move Dance Company where she received further experience in the modern Jazz dance arena. She also danced and performed with Ruben Aponte's Dance Revu, a Latin Salsa dance company, as well as in an independent film entitled "Shut Up And Dance", where she played the role of a Tango dancer.

Her most current theatrical projects have been a tribute to great jazz legends through Vallejo Music Theater. A dancing and singing musical tribute to Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin", and Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Ladies" where she played the role of the dancing Chanteuse.

CATHEY COTTEN

A songwriter since her early teens, Cathey Cotten started her own label, MoonChaser Music in 1996 releasing "Dream and Decisions". Working as co-producer on her own recordings, Cathey partnered with artist-composer and engineer Stuart Horne on "Under the Covers" and her most recent release. Collaborations include songs written with many artists throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Born in Long Beach, California on April Fools Day, Cathey is the 3rd of 6 children. At age 9, she discovered Texas and met the true talent in her family, her father Tom. A Texas Blues Man, Tom Cotten was playing guitar and harmonica for several local Texas bands and quickly pulled Cathey into his world of Country Western, Honky Tonk and Texas Blues.

After "doing time" living in Texas, Cathey caught a bus back to California at the age of 15. That's when she truly found her voice while studying music theory at a Cypress College in So. Cal and began auditing every Jazz Ensemble and Big Band class she could sing her way into at Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton and UCLA. Her tenacity and vocal range opened doors to performing with tenor sax player Pete Cristlieb along with other great LA jazz musicians and legendary musicians like Jules Brussard after moving to San Francisco in the late 80s.

Now, with dozens of original songs and music in her heart, Cathey can be heard singing with The Mighty Groove (Susan Copperman, Jim Cervantes, Chick Petersen, Greg Rocha and Neil St. Andrews) and other fun and talented musicians throughout the Bay Area.

Sound Engineering by Naim of J.P. Studios Recording Engineering by Earl Dancy