ACTUAL PROOF
FIVE AMAZING ARTISTS WHO SHARE A COMMON VISION AND SENSIBILITY FOR CONTEMPORARY JAZZ - THEY ALSO SHARE A HISTORY SPANNING DECADES OF BRINGING ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO EVERY STAGE THEY PLAY
Ronnie France Bass: Has worked with such luminaries as Doc Severinsen (The Tonight Show); Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels; Jay Stollman and the Blue Eyed Souls; Joe Locke; Dean Brown; Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (James Brown Horns); John Hall (Orleans); Gary U.S. Bonds; Felix Cavaliere & Gene Cornish (The Rascals); Kathy Sledge (Sister Sledge); Carmine Appice; Randy Bachman; Pat Travers; Russell Thompkins, Jr. (The Stylistics); and Reggie Torian (The Impressions); David Clayton Thomas (BS&T); Paul Schafer (David Letterman) and drummer Steve Smith (Journey - Vital Information). Ron has been an Upstate NY favorite bassist playing with Jazz vocalist Nancy Kelly; Primtime Funk with Ronnie Leigh and the Funky Jazz Band with Dave Hanlon.
Ed Vivenzio Keys: Has had major label success with his band 805 recording two albums with R.C.A. Those records Stand In Line, 1980 and Question of Tomorrow, 1985 hit the US charts. The first record, Stand In Line ended up crossing over to chart on AOR radio airplay the first week of its release. Ed has been playing contemporary jazz in an around Syracuse most of his professional career — since the 1980’s. In that time he’s produced his own original music and was the keyboardist for Dave Hanlon's Cookbook and The Funky Jazz Band