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 Victoria Theodore
Victoria is a highly sought Bay Area pianist, keyboardist and accompanist, respected for her wide ranging musical versatility. Victoria resides in San Leandro, CA, and teaches students from her home when she's not performing with various R&B, jazz, gospel, pop and classical artists.
Victoria Theodore received her Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Classical Piano Performance and Computer Music from Oberlin College / Conservatory of Music (where she studied piano with Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein), and her Master of Arts degree in Classical Piano Performance from Stanford University (where she studied piano with George Barth and vocal accompaniment with Judith Bettina). During these years, Victoria also studied Jazz Piano with Mark Levine, Bill Bell and Frank Martin.
While studying for her MA, Victoria performed with several San Francisco Bay Area ensembles and bands, including The Peninsula Symphony, Theatreworks, Hayward Little Theater, Oakland Youth Chorus, and jazz bands Victoria Theodore Quintet, Time Will Tell Sextet, LMNOP and 10BassT. Shortly after graduation from Stanford, Victoria toured nationally as a keyboardist for Captiol Records artists Oaktown 357 - produced by MC Hammer.
After Oaktown 357's tour ended, Victoria moved to New York City to run a multimedia company. In 2000, Victoria returned to the Bay Area after several years running her company, GlobalDisc.com - a very successful venture which is still a market leader in same day media duplication.
Beginning in August, 2007, Victoria was hired to tour with with legendary musical genius Stevie Wonder playing keyboards and singing background vocals. She completed the 2007 Wonder Summer's Night and Wonder Autumn's Night Tours and looks forward to more touring with Stevie! |
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 Natasha Miller
Legendary song writer Bobby Sharp who wrote " Unchain My Heart" for Ray Charles, heard Natasha Miller and now you can hear Natasha perform an array of jazz favorites including songs of Bobby Sharp!
Natasha delivers each song with finesse and power and tops it with a light touch of
attitude. Once you listen to Natasha's spin on great jazz classics, you will wonder how these songs could be sung any other way.
Natasha is one of the Bay Area's busiest performers and regularly sells out Yoshi's jazz club in Oakland. As a vocalist, Ms. Miller has had the honor of performing at many fine venues such as the Monterey Jazz Festival, Yoshi's in Oakland, The Plush Room in San Francisco, Blues Alley in D.C., and the Jazz Standard in NYC. |
 Born and raised in Moscow, Russia Campagne was immersed in Classical European tradition while studying cello and piano at the renowned Gnessin State Musical College. Diverse ethnic, cultural and creative atmosphere in Moscow during her ripening years inspired her to learn to play guitar and sing. Those early repertoire choices were Russian folk songs and City romances by Vertinsky, Okudjava and Makarevich.
Campagne’s musical family provided nurturing ground for her studies and encouraged an adventurous spirit by introducing diverse styles of music. At home she first heard LP records of Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, and Miles Davis and the vocal stylings of Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Carmen McCrae. “My grandfather, the greatest inspiration and a multi-reed player, introduced me to the world of Jazz. Playing nightly with his 25-piece band at the Moscow landmark ‘Metropol’ restaurant he would often bring me along to his gigs. The spontaneity and swinging energy of the music abducted my heart . . .” Campagne recalls.
While in high school Campagne discovered Brazilian Jazz. Those early influences were João Gilberto, Tom Jobim and Elis Regina. In Campagne’s words “Brazilian Jazz with its sophisticated harmonies, subtle dynamics and unaffected vocals were a major inspiration”.
In 1991, Campagne relocated to San Francisco, with its rich and varied musical heritage. She was soon fully immersed in the Jazz scene by joining the Foothill College Jazz vocal group ‘Fanfares’ which won first prize in 1995 Down Beat’s vocal Jazz competition.
In 2000, already a veteran performer Campagne stepped into the local San Francisco Brazilian music scene by teaming up with British guitarist Simon Butler to co-found the duo entitled “Cantando um Samba.” This collaboration resulted in a self-titled EP, which featured compositions by Tom Jobim, Tonhinho Horta and Joyce. The success of this release garnered extensive performance engagements at top San Francisco venues like Butterfly, Café do Brasil, Bubble Lounge and others.
Campagne’s passion for Brazilian music fully blossomed with her 2007 national debut release ‘Caminhos Cruzados’. A talented, intuitive musician she widely collaborates with Weber Iago, a brilliant Rio de Janeiro-raised pianist/arranger.
The record also features impressive cast of musicians such as Harvey Wainapel, David Belove, Carlos Oliveira, Paul van Wageningen and Michael Spiro. |
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 As the first About Records' artist Tim Hockenberry is already well known to Bay Area audiences and has a growing reputation as a one of the great innovative singers and compelling song stylists in America today. Somewhere between Tom Waits and David Gray with a Bruce Hornsby instrumental feel, Tim arrives at About Records coming off of the successful release of his latest CD, “Mostly Dylan”. Playing with artists such as BB King, Bonnie Raitt and Robert Cray, Tim has a voice that no one who hears it can ever forget – with a unique heart, music and soul all wrapped up in his own original songs.
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 The Broadway Grill Presents Motown Monday's Featuring Pure Ecstasy. The Broadway Grill in Burlingame will have two very special guest singers joining Pure Ecstasy for the restaurant’s super popular Motown Mondays continuing through the end of summer.
Fred Ross who is the lead vocalist with The Family Stone Xperience will be joining Pure Ecstasy’s Preston Turner when they perform the rich catalog of Motown songs including “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “I Can’t Help Myself,” and many more.
Fred’s musical resume includes recording with Aretha Franklin, Tower of Power, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Chaka Kahn, and The Commodores. Most recently, he has been touring the United States and Europe as lead vocalist with The Family Stone Xperience that includes original members of Sly & The Family Stone.
Pure Ecstasy, featuring Preston Turner has been performing at the Broadway Grill every Monday for the past year during the restaurant’s Motown Mondays. “Pure Ecstasy has created a real following at the Broadway Grill,” stated Nick Bovis co-owner of the Burlingame eatery. “They engage the crowd every week with the Motown classics and it will be a real treat to have Tony and Fred join in.”
Located at 1400 Broadway Ave. in Burlingame, the Broadway Grill features moderately priced wood-fired cooking and a menu of hearty and healthy food that is both children friendly and that adults love too. |
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