Since the beginning of 2006, the group has been a trio, with Bill Schlipf on bass and Don Cochran on drums. Here are some folks who have played in the band in the past, either as regular members or subs:
Saxophone: GG Pelletier(tenor sax); Perry Rask(alto sax); Doug Stone(tenor sax)
Trumpet: David Hoffman, Jeff Helgesen, Brian Pryor, Dick Garretson
Piano: Kevin Hart, Tim Green, Michael Stryker, Johnny Thompson, Frank Vanes, Bob Klocke
Bass: Bill Schlipf, Rob Killam, Kevin Ellis, Andy Burtschi, Jeff Rogers, Wayne Coniglio, Jim Troxell, Bryan Thompson, Chris Nolte, John Fremgen, Stacy Jackson
Gene Haas, Jeff Davis, Gary Davis, John Tubbs
Drums: Don Cochran, Bob McEntyre, Steve Adleman, Brian
Justison, Rich Olson, Mark Sanders, Craig Russo, John Sluzalis, Keith Cronin, Darrell Taylor, Jack Conrath, Jaro Howse
Vocals: Amy Smith
Influences
GUITARISTS: Jeff Beck, Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Steve Lukather, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Joshua Breakstone, Emily Remler, Mike Stern, Pat Martino, Jim Hall, Yngwie Malmsteen, Adrian Belew, Peter Leitch, Jesse Van Ruller(I LOVE Jimi Hendrix but can't really claim him as an influence);OTHER MUSICIANS: John Coltrane, Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Freddie Hubbard, Frank Zappa, Chet Baker, Keith Emerson, Bela Bartok, Alberto Ginastera, Thiis VanLeer, Arnold Schoenberg, Mario Davidovsky, Elliott Carter, William Schuman, Johannes Brahms, JS Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Igor Stravinsky, Tom Harrell, Phil Woods-- to name a few!!
b. August 10, 1954( 2 days before Pat Metheny's birthday). Started guitar lessons age 11, played in wide variety of bands as guitarist & bassist. Also double as keyboardist. Graduated from Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore MD in 1980 w/ degree in Music Composition. Classical works include orchestral, choral, chamber and electronic music. 2 CDs of modern classical music are available on CD Baby.
As guitarist, performed all over the US, into Canada, and in Japan. 22 CDs available, not only jazz but fusion and classical music. CDs have sold all over the US(including Hawaii!), in Canada, France, England, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway , Kuwait, Lithuania and Belgium.
Since January '06, have had a working trio which is featured on my CD "A Walk on the Mild Side', available along with all my other CDs on CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com/all/scrain
Hi Sam Crain! Holidays are here!!! Once again I'm, offering my low holiday pricing. Great rates for full length CDs, mix-tapes, EPs, and singles. Get in touch if you need high-quality mastering on a budget. Hope the holidays treat you well!!! Jim Bowen Wavelength Masters
my dearest friend Sam I hope you are happy that you haven't to wait until friday this special week - so I wish you a great Thanksgiving and a relaxing looong weekend, where you open your door just four the 2 leg sam-boss, your 12 leg buddies and the muse of course! btw: interesting music on your player ... unexpected pleasure due to the different style. more (hopefully) soon! with love, claudia ox
~ the first thanksgiving - jean louis gerome ferris ~
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Hi Sam Crain! Just stopping by your page to see whats good! Keep me in mind if you need any high quality/low cost mastering. All the details and samples are on my page. Feel free to get in touch with any questions. Take care!
hello dear Sam, sad, sad - long time no talk ... I'm not on facebook and you are not here any more ... but I still read your blogs and listen to your music - enjoying both ... have an easygoing weekend without too much load, my friend! claudia ox
Hei på deg, hvordan står det til med deg da? Hei Sam Crain, Her står det bare bra til, hadde meg en tur ute i båten idag og jammen må jeg si at det har vært en fin dag på sjøen i dag. Og du da, hva bedriver du tiden din med i dag :)
Hey Sam Crain! Hope you're having a great summer!! Keep me in mind if you need any mastering done. Still only $25 per song and $100 for an EP, mix-tape, or full CD! Thanks!! Jim Wavelength MD
Our first album "King of the Universe " is available on Brennus website! YESSSSS! A fucking metal album ! Enjoy yourself and get on with it ! http://www.brennus-music.com/boutique
Hey Sam Crain! Just want to stop by to say thanks for being friends! Keep me in mind if you need any mastering done. All of the info is on my page and feel free to email me anytime. Only $25 per song and $100 for an EP, mix-tape, or full CD! Thanks!! Jim Wavelength MD
Every time that we listen & write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... something is healing inside...
When we share it with friends... something is healing all over...
Love can drive... in a simple way... everything
We are connected
Vibejays & Friends
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimada/o Sam Crain,
cada vez que escuchamos o escribimos musica... tocamos un instrumento... bailamos... o trabajamos en procesos de ingenieria de audio/imagen/video.... algo se sana por dentro...
Cuando lo compartimos con otros... algo se sana en todas partes...
El Amor puede conducir... de manera simple... todo...
hey Sam, thanks for joining my birthday party today - I send you the photo we took and it's obvious that you had a lot of fun among all my girlfriends ;))) have a relaxing evening now ... all the best, claudia oxo
Hey there buddy! Dropped my stuff off @ the LO about an hour ago. Looks pretty daunting; ***8 bankers boxes*** full of stuff sitting on a desk in the back office. Thank you, thank you, thank you sooooooooo much for being one of the absolute best partners a person could ever ask for. I'm gonna miss popping my head over the cube to talk to you or joke or bitch or whatever. We just gotta keep the faith that it won't be too long before they figure out a way to put the pieces back together again. Have an absolutely fabulous, restful week off, and I'll call you towards the end of the week and let you know how things go.
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