Debbie Poryes Trio
Born in Santa Monica, California, Debbie Poryes
found herself at the piano when she was five, practicing
everything from Chopin to show tunes. Hearing Monk and Miles as a
teenager, she fell in love with
their music and decided to become a jazz pianist. She has since
headlined all
over the San Francisco Bay Area including Yoshi’s, the Berkeley
Jazzschool, the Healdsburg Jazz
Festival, and the Piedmont Piano Company.
The 1980s saw Debbie teaching jazz in the Netherlands at conservatories
in Hilversum
and
Arnhem. She toured Europe as a leader of her own trios and quartets,
performing at festivals and clubs in The
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, England, and France,
including The Bimhuis and the
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, New Morning in Paris, and Quasimodo in
Berlin.
While living in Europe she recorded a trio LP for Timeless Records. She
arranged for, accompanied, and recorded with numerous singers as well
as freelancing with other groups, including an eleven-piece band led by
bassist John Clayton.
Debbie currently teaches at both the Jazzschool and Stanford Jazz
Workshop.
Since 2007 she has released three CDs: "A Song in Jazz", "Catch Your
Breath", and "Two and Fro".
http://debbieporyes.com/
A
Song in Jazz
Peter Barshay
is a veteran bassist who has established a strong reputation over the
years from his sideman work on both the New York City and Bay Area jazz
scenes. Peter has performed with such jazz luminaries as Kenny Barron,
Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Werner, Shirley Horn, Woody Shaw,
Pharoah Sanders, Blue Mitchell, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Joe
Lovano, Johnny Griffin, Bobby McFerrin, Joey Baron, Jimmy Rowles, Tommy
Flanagan, the Mingus Big Band,
Victor Lewis, Lou Donaldson, Lew Tabackin, Joe Chambers, Armen
Donelian, Jim McNeely, Sonny Fortune, Mike Stern, Art Lande, and Paul
McCandless.
Peter has played Chez Hanny previously with Harvey Wainapel, Steve
Lockwood, Michael
O'Neill, Dave Scott, Peggy Stern, Edward Simon, Joshua Breakstone,
Armen Donelian, and
Larry Schneider.
http://peterbarshay.com/
Drummer David Rokeach
toured with Ray Charles from 1990-91. He has performed/recorded with
Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Aaron Neville, Mavis Staples, Lou
Rawls, Dr. John, Joe Henderson, Mark Murphy, The George Brooks-Zakir
Hussain Group, Wilson Pickett, Linda Tillery, Steve Miller, Joe
Satriani, Joyce Cooling, Maria Muldaur, Calvin Keys, Barry Finnerty,
Merl Saunders, David Grisman, Louis Bellson, Wayne Wallace, The Nelson
Riddle Orchestra, Paula West, Marcos Silva, The Coasters, The
Shirelles, Ernestine Anderson, Oscar Brown Jr., Ingrid Jensen, Maria
Schneider, and Rita Moreno.
He played Chez Hanny previously with Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble.
http://www.davidrokeach.com/
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