About
Our Musicians
To give you an
idea of the talented musicians we represent, here is are some of
our musicians' credits.
Franni
Burke has accompanied Bette Midler and Tony Bennett.
She started as a protege of Joe Cribari and Derek Smith and her
first job in NYC was working at Gregory's as the warm up act for
Lee Konitz and Sammy Davis, Jr. She worked as the house pianist
for the Waldorf Astoria and the Hilton for Irving Fields. She was
also signed to Columbia Records as a singer and has performed in
Chicago with Lucie Arnaz as a singer and percussionist.
Gregory
Generet is a vocalist who has been performing in and around
New York City, his hometown, for more than fifteen years. While
singing various styles of music, Gregory has found that he had a
special connection to jazz. He has performed with some of the finest
musicians in Jazz today, including Mike Renzi and Onaje Allen Gumbs.
Gregory has also worked with Lilias White and the legendary songwriting
team Alan and Marilyn Bergman for a performance of a show written
by the Bergmans with Cy Coleman and Larry Gelbart called “In
the Pocket”. He has appeared in New York City and abroad,
in such venues the Red Eye Grill, The Garage Jazz Club, both in
Manhattan, Aux Deux Canard in Paris and 66 in Cortona, Italy. Other
venues include the world renowned Birdland, “J’s”
Uptown Jazz Club and the Firebird Restaurant.
The
Harmony String Trio hail from Prague and have performed
internationally with symphonies around the world.
Marva
Hicks is a singer on the Broadway stage and a recording
artist. Her eponymous CD with Polygram Records yielded her a Billboard
top ten hit with NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE. She has traveled the
world as a featured and backing vocalist for Stevie Wonder, Michael
Jackson, Whitney Houston and James Ingram. She performed with the
legendary Lena Horne on Broadway, and blues great Ruth Brown, and
Allan Toussaint, Off-Broadway. As a gospel singer she is a member
and featured vocalist with the Broadway Inspiration Voices on their
Christmas CD, GREAT JOY.
Jay
Leslie is a woodwind virtuoso who plays saxophone with
the Tokens and Sha Na Na, not to mention teaching actors how to
perform on their instruments in movies and television.
Joanne
Mosca is a performer of great charisma, having done 3 one-woman
shows in NYC to rave reviews. She has written, sung and acted
in what is basically a tour de force recital-
at Don't Tell Mama, 88s, Danny's Skylight Gardens and other venues
around the city. Her shows were produced and arranged by famed composer
and pianist Jeff Waxman.
Rob
Paparozzi is a singer and harmonica player who is a member
of the Blue Brothers and also has a blues group called Hudson River
Rats, featuring Bernard Purdie on drums.
Chris
Rosenberg plays guitar for Ornette Coleman.
Carla
Savoy is a versatile smooth jazz stylist who has performed
at Tatou, Laurabelle and The Roxy. She also wrote and performed
in Losers, a sitcom, and the cult classic "Foxwoods the musical."
Kathy
Sommer is a pianist, arranger, composer and producer who
commands the utmost respect from her peers. Starting as a
keyboardist for The Magic Show, she went on to play in Nine, Cats,
Romance, Romance (conductor and dance arrangements), City of Angels
(conductor), and currently, Beauty and the Beast (conductor).
Kathy also composed tunes for the Hilary Duff CD and Clifford the
Big Red Dog. She and Franni co-wrote the theme for the AIDS Walk,
called You Are Loved. Kathy's dad, Ted Sommer, was Frank Sinatra's
drummer, her mom Yole was a big band singer and her sister Terry
Sommer is our Dance Party liaison, being a renowned swing
dancer and former member of Chicago City Limits.
Wiltrud
Weber is an internationally known classical singer, performing
the repertoire in Germany, Israel and the United States.
Megan
Weeder is the violinist for John Mellencamp.
Tom
Werkhiser was a founding member, singer and arranger for
Doo Wah Zoo, the renowned New York vocal group.
Diane
Wright is a traditional pop singer whose mother was Agnes
De Mille's accompanist. She has performed shows at Danny's Skylight
Room for years and has been a back-up singer for other performers
at Don't Tell Mama and the Triad Club, all in New York City. She
has had many years of experience in the business side of music,
as well, having worked for the management organizations that represented
Dionne Warwick and the rock group Foreigner.
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