Dave has traveled on an exciting journey through the music business as a musician, sound engineer or road manager with such Blues luminaries as: Buddy Guy, Luther Allison, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, Albert King, BB King, Ko Ko Taylor, Dr. John, Eddy Clearwater, James Brown, James Cotton , Sunnyland Slim and the list goes on.
A Sampling of his credits include:
Record industry work with Delmark Records, Alligator Records, Island Records, Virgin-Pointblank and Warner Brothers
Currently, he's involved with several productions for Delmark Records.
He’s the Production Manager at Buddy Guy’s Legends, an accomplished guitar player and excited to be a member of the Amy Lowe Trio.
Kevin Patrick
Kevin Patrick Percussionist / Composer/ Arranger.
Chicago Magazine -Jazz Editor and childhood friend, Mark Ruffin say’s.. “Even as a kid... before high school....he was in the upper echelon of musicians. Kevin had a reputation among musicians as being able to play any instrument well.
Kevin owes his versatility as a musician to his early influences as a teenage hanging out with the older musicians making a living in the club’s. Carl Davis ,Chi Sound Record owner and producer, noticed young Kevin’s talent and brought him into the stable of first call musicians for Chi Sound Records.
Since then Kevin’s has emerged as a force in the Chicago Jazz Scene. Currently, he plays and records with Pianist- Vince Willis, Chris Forman, the legendary guitarist George Freeman. He can also be heard at Chicago’s night spot the Underground Wonder Bar with the Jazz/Reggae band Oversoul, Violinist/Vocalist- Heather Horton and the Joe Thomas Band. Recently he performed with the legendary Stevie Wonder.
He enjoys being one of Chicago's first call percussionists. Not only is he adept with all the toys in the percussion family but, he is also comfortable performing his original songs on guitar and piano.
Influences
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Amy Lowe is a consummate performer, polished and pure in her commitment . . . Her enthusiasm is inspiring." Moira McCormick Family Fun Magazine
"Amy Lowe is a talented songwriter with a definite bent for variety in her original material." Dan Kenning The Illinois Entertainer
". . . Not only does Lowe draw on all the right contemporary sounds . . . but she cleverly uses them to illuminate the characters and situations." Hedy Weiss Chicago Sun-Times
Multi-award winning singer, songwriter- storyteller Amy Lowe, has captivated audiences from concert halls and festivals to schools and libraries throughout the world. She is a prolific songwriter with an extensive recording career as well as, the recipient of numerous Parent’s Choice and Association of Educational Press Distinguished Achievement Awards. Additionally, her recordings have been recommended by:Booklist, Library and School Library Journal. A Sampling of her credits include:CD & CD/Rom releases entitled: I Like Gum, Fire in Boomtown , Brighter Than Fire Flies , Children In the Spirit, Precious Gifts, Made For Each Other , When I Grow Up,; Math Music- 1- Sing Lowe Score High, Math Music 2-Understanding Math Through Music; Movin In Building a Town-The story of Naperville ; Performances include: Millennium Park; Second City, The Taste of Chicago; The Chicago History Museum, The Winnipeg Folk Festival- Canada; The City of Las Vegas- Music Festivals- Las Vegas-Nevada; Arizona Theater Works- Flagstaff , Maricopa County -College Tour- Arizona ; a Concert Tour of Ecuador; Who’s Next- Paris, France.
Her songs have been heard on -The American Experience- City of the Century, the PBS special, WGN-TV & Radio, WLUP-FM- the Kevin Mathew's Show-live, WXRT-FM-the Terri Hemmert Show and WBEZ-FM- Morning Edition. She has appeared on television: NBC-WMAQ-The Morning Show, WTTW- Art Beat and Fox-32-Kozone. She received rave reviews for her original show The Journey of Estevanico: America’s First Black Explorer (formerly-Voices of Arizona / A Story Rarely Told). Voices was commissioned by, Arizona Theater Works, Flagstaff. These days,Amy performs and tours a variety of original shows throughout the country, including her production of All Aboard, commissioned by the Chicago Historical Society. Naper Settlement Museum in Naperville Illinois, also, commissioned Amy to research, write & record original songs & narrative for an innovative Musical Museum Audio Tour along with an accompanying CD entitled-MOVIN IN BUILDING A TOWN- The Story of Naperville , and a performance and workshop series. Her 2005 release of Brighter Than Fire Flies features a unique blend of contemporary styles and won her The Parents Choice Silver Award. Amy holds a Bachelors of Arts, in Theater/ Music, a Masters Degree in Interdisciplinary Arts. She has written critically acclaimed music for the theater, including-FIRE IN BOOMTOWN, winner of the Educational Press Distinguished Achievement Award & the Parent’s Choice Gold Award; She has created several successful educational & historical touring shows. Her Math Music 1 project recently won her the 2005 Educational Press Distinguished Achievement Award. She has composed music for a Christmas album with universal themes in a wide range of styles and has written, recorded and performed Americana Roots, Adult Contemporary, Folk and Popular Music. She also co-created and performed in one of the longest running comedy reviews for young audiences.
The children’s comedy review was called FUNSTUFF.
Nancy Maes of the Chicago Tribune dubbed. “ FUNSTUFF... Saturday Afternoon Live.”
In the field of arts in education Amy’s work is quite extensive. Since 1984, she’s been a Teaching Artist for several arts organizations including: The Illinois Arts Council, Urban Gateways-Arts For Learning and Heartland Arts Fund-Mid America Arts Alliance. She’s designed programs that integrate the arts into the curriculum and has appeared in over 1000 elementary schools, high schools, community centers and universities throughout the country as a touring performer, workshops facilitator, residency and teaching artist.
Lowe continues to pursue new directions and if the past is any indication of the future then it’s bound quite an adventure.
Math Through Music
The making of documentary included on the award winning Emphasis Kids enhanced music CD release, "Math Music 1" by Amy Lowe. The Kids say it all! In Addition to the video, the classroom supplements on the CD include: printable lyrics & lesson plans, classroom posters, unit plan, assessment and test.
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