Soul Sauce

Drummer Curt Moore has over 100 recordings to his credit, and has performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Brown, Joyce Cooling, John Clayton, Richard Davis, Ian Dogole, Pete Escovedo, Bruce Forman, Mimi Fox, Jimmy Haslip, Jimmy Heath, Jackie and Roy, Andy Narell, Rufus Reid, Francois Rabatth, and Turtle Island String Quartet.

He is currently on the teaching staff at the JazzSchool in Berkeley, California.

Curt has appeared at Chez Hanny previously with Soul Sauce, Denny Berthiaume, and Dave Haskell.

www.curtmoore.com

Jon Eriksen, vibes/harmonica. Jon has been performing and recording in the Bay Area for the past 25 years and his credits include: Johnny Mathis, the Mills Brothers, Roger Williams, the Spinners, Liberace, the San Francisco Symphony, the Jofferey Ballet, Lola Falana, Bobby Vinton, and Art Van Damme.

Jon is also a first-call studio harmonica player with commercial, movie and record dates too numerous to list.

He has appeared at Chez Hanny previously with Soul Sauce.

Pianist and accordionist Rich Kuhns has been a part of the Bay Area music scene for more than twenty-five years. His versatility has led to collaborations with Nelson Riddle, touring with Harry Belafonte, recording with Richie Cole and accompanying impressionist Frank Gorshin and Brazilian diva Elza Soares. Other musical associates include Claudia Villela & Ricardo Peixoto, Peter Barshay, Harvey Wainapel, Joe Craven and Kitty Margolis.

His work has appeared in films, including "Henry and June" and the DVD release of "Ratatouille", and PBS programs including American Masters.

He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Soul Sauce, Trio Paradiso, and Maria Marquez.

http://www.richkuhns.com

Bassist Rich Girard has played, toured and recorded with Mose Allison, Cleo Laine, Gerry Mulligan, David Byrne, Mel Torme, Andy Narell, Stewart Copeland, John Sebastian, The San Francisco Pops Orchestra, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, The Los Angeles Pops Orchestra, and The Philadelphia Pops Orchestra.

He has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Finger Lakes Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl.

He appeared previously at Chez Hanny with Soul Sauce, Trio Paradiso, and Left Turn No Signal.

For more than 25 years, percussionist Javier Navarrette has been dedicated to the study and performance of music, specializing in Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Javier has studied with masters in Cuba including Miguel Angá Díaz, Jose Luis “Changuito” Quintana, as well Folklorico Nacional de Cuba. In the San Francisco Bay area, he has studied with John Santos, Michael Spiro and Jesus Díaz.

Javier has had the honor to perform with such greats as Poncho Sanchez, Los Van Van, the “Conga Kings” (Francisco Aguabella, Carlos “Patáto” Valdez, Armando Peraza and Milton Cardona), as well as with Jon Faddis, Trini Lopez, Nestor Torres, Jimmy Heath, Jerry Gonzalez, and Bobi Cespedes. In addition, Javier has had the privilege of recording with world-renowned artists Giovanni Hidalgo, Anthony Carillo, Sandy Perez, Jimmy Bosch, José Fajardo, Orestes Vilató, Carlos Del Puerto, Dafnis Prieto, Pedrito Martinez and Andy Gonzalez. He also recorded on three Grammy nominated albums with John Santos’ Machete Ensemble and El Coro Folklorico Kindembo.

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