Jordan
Comeau
Plays: Roland
FP4 Keyboard, voice
Studied with: Lorri Dunn, Rioko Mine-Goldring, Robert Milne
Musical inspiration/listens to: Ray
Charles, Elvis Presley, The
Beatles, Billy Joel, Elton
John, Beethoven,
Leonard Cohen, Japanese animé
music, any old rock.
Micaela "Micci" Comeau
Plays:
Vocals, piano, bass guitar, flute
Studied with: Rioko Miné-Goldring
(piano); Lorri Dunn (piano and voice); Robert Milne (voice). Sandy Ackles
(bass guitar) She is learning flute on her own, and a friend showed her
a bit on bass guitar in January of 2008, and she is continuing lessons officially
now.
Musical inspiration/listens to:
The Beatles, Aretha
Franklin, kd lang; Celtic
Woman; Joni Mitchell; Billy
Joel; Bonnie Tyler; Pink
Martini; Joan Jett; Mammas
and the Papas; Queen, anything
Broadway, and many more. Also likes Japanese animé music.
Lorri
Dunn
Plays:
Vocals, Piano, oboe
Studied with: at Avila Centre,
Thunder Bay; continued with numerous courses/workshops on singing and piano.
Teach piano, direct a children's choir; musical director for song and dance
classes
Musical inspiration/listens to:
Baroque, Classical and Romantic music (especially Bach, Chopin and Beethoven);
Billy Joel, Paul
Simon, Bob Marley, Bonnie Tyler,
kd lang, CCR,
Diana Krall, Michael
Bublé, April Wine,
The Eagles, Joan Jett.
Susan
Hall
Plays:
Vintage Canadian Brich Drum set & a variety of Latin percussion toys
Studied
with: Self-taught
Musical Inspiration: Gene
Krupa, Stewart
Copeland, Carl Palmer, Buddy
Rich, Joe Morello, The
Police, Talking Heads, X,
The Clash,
Brian Setzer Orchestra, Stray Cats.
Ray
Mackie
Plays: Cort Earth 6 string
guitar
Studied with: A mirror and
a tape recorder (self taught!)
Musical inspiration/listens
to: Ry
Cooder, Eric Clapton, Missisippi
John Hurt, Robert Johnson,
Leon Redbone
John
"Clams" Malmström
Bandleader
Plays:
Buffet R-13 Bb Clarinet, Vintage 1949 Buescher "Big B" Tenor Sax
with Zonda Reeds
Studied With: Leo
Potts, California State University, Long Beach; Charles
West, Virginia Commonwealth University
Musical Inspiration: Benny
Goodman, Cab
Calloway, Lavay
Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Warren
"The Unflappable Dr." Paton
Plays:
Hand carved Stentor 3/4 upright bass
Studied With: Self-taught
Musical Inspiration:
Miles!
He could say so much by saying so little!
And
in true "On-a-Shoestring" fashion:
That's an original, unmodified 1940 Zenith
AM/Shortwave Floor Model Radio that we're using as an amp!