Evil Ways...a tribute to Santana

GUITARIST MIKE GOLDBERG HAS HONED HIS SKILL ON THE MIDWEST BLUES CIRCUIT FROM CHICAGO TO PHILIDELPHIA. MIKE'S SMOKING LEADS AND FUNKY RHYTHMS ADD GRITTY STREET VIBE AND SOUL TO HIS INTERPRETATION OF SANTANA'S SONGS. MIKE IS ALSO IN GREAT DEMAND AS A SESSION PLAYER IN AND AROUND THE NORTHEAST. MIKE HAS AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE AND CLASSIC GUITARS AND AMPS IN HIS ARSENAL.

"IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FEELING."

KEYBOARDIST DENNIS AUGUSTA SPENT YEARS IN THE CARRIBEAN PLAYING SALSA AND TROPICAL JAZZ. HIS PIANO WORK IS AUTHENTIC LATIN JAZZ AT ITS BEST AND HIS ORGAN WORK IS INCREDIBLE. DENNIS IS IN DEMAND AS A SESSION PLAYER AND ARRANGER, WORKING WITH SUCH NOTABLES AS THE LETTERMAN, THE LAWRENCE WELK ORCHESTRA, NEW MUSIC MAGAZINE, GLASS HARP, AND OTHERS.

"SANTANA'S MUSIC BREAKS DOWN ALL BARRIERS"

SINGER/MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST BEN SY HAILS FROM SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA. BEN HAS BEEN PLAYING MUSIC HIS WHOLE LIFE. HIS GROOVE IS UNSTOPPABLE AND HIS POSITIVE VIBE IS ELECTRIC. BEN SINGS IN SPANISH, ENGLISH, FRENCH AND VARIOUS AFRICAN DIALECTS. HE ALSO PLAYS BASS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, GUITAR, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAKES A SOUND- A TRULY AMAZING AND UNIQUE TALENT.

"CARLOS'S MUSIC IS TRUE WORLD MUSIC"

BASSIST JIM CURTIS HAS BEEN GIGGING SINCE THE AGE OF 12 IN VARIOUS BANDS AROUND THE U.S. JIM HAS PLAYED EVERY KIND OF MUSIC FROM HEAVY METAL TO POLKAS. A CONSUMMATE PRO AND WEB GURU, JIM IS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DRIVES THE BAND WITH HIS MUSICAL LEADERSHIP.

"IF YOU AREN'T DANCING, YOU MUST BE DEAD"

PERCUSSIONIST MARKO DEMICHELI, BORN AND RAISED IN CROATIA'S SECOND LARGEST CITY, SPLIT, HAS ONLY BEEN IN THE STATES A SHORT TIME. MARKO HAS PLAYED SOME OF THE BIGGEST MUSIC FESTIVALS IN AND AROUND EUROPE WITH VARIOUS ROCK, JAZZ, AND POP BANDS. HE CONTINUES HIS TRAVELS AROUND THE GLOBE AS A SESSION PLAYER FOR VARIOUS GROUPS. MARKO IS AN AMAZING DRUMMER AND PERCUSSIONIST AND IS A JOY AND INSPIRATION TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO.

"CARLOS SANTANA IS AN INTERNATIONAL TREASURE"

DRUMMER GREGG GARLOCK HAS BEEN PLAYING DRUMS FOR 30+ YEARS AND HAS PLAYED LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF GIGS AND STILL COUNTING. HE HAS TOURED EXTENSIVELY WITH BLUES GREAT JIMMY LEY AND ALTERNATIVE SKA BAND THE TWISTOFFS. GREGG HAS BEEN SIGNED TO NUMEROUS LABELS AND IS AN ARTIST ENDORSER FOR PURECUSSION DRUMS AND R.I.M.S., HOLZ, ATTACK DRUMHEADS, ANVIL ROAD CASES AND MAY/EA MICROPHONE SYSTEMS. HE IS A VETERAN OF NO LESS THAN 14 CD'S AND VARIOUS COMPILATIONS AS WELL AS PRODUCING AND RECORDING MANY NEW UP AND COMING MUSICIANS. GREGG IS ON THE FACULTY OF THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION IN WILLOUGHBY, OHIO

ERIC DREGNE - TROMBONE
ERIC DREGNE IS AN ESTABLISHED NORTHEAST OHIO LEADER IN BIG BAND, JAZZ AND LATIN MUSIC AS A BASS AND TENOR TROMBONIST, ARRANGER, BANDLEADER AND EDUCATOR - A TRUE "JAZZ AMBASSADOR". HIS ECLECTIC RESUM INCLUDES JAZZ GROUPS, LATIN BANDS, R&B OUTFITS, AND EVEN SOME ROCKERS, INCLUDING ARETHA FRANKLIN, TOMMY TUNE, THE FOUR TOPS, FRANKIE VALLI, NANCY WILSON AND MANY OTHERS! ERIC'S LOW-BRASS BASS TROMBONE SOUND HAS BEEN WOVEN INTO THE MUSIC OF MANY LOCAL AREA BANDS. HE'S AN AVID PERFORMER WITH A TRUE LOVE OF ALL THINGS TROMBONE, AND A MASTER OF VARIED MUSICAL STYLES. AS SUCH, YOU ARE LIKELY TO RUN INTO ERIC QUITE OFTEN AS A GUEST ARTIST DURING LIVE LATIN AND JAZZ PERFORMANCES IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND AREA.

LIZZ WILSON - TRUMPET
CLEVELANDER LIZZ WILSON HAS BEEN PLAYING TRUMPET FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO THE STAGE, HAVING PLAYED IN HUNDREDS OF SHOWS, GIGS AND SESSIONS. LIZZ HAS TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH MANY ORCHESTRAS AND CONCERT BANDS OVER THE YEARS AND EVEN SPENT FOUR YEARS IN SAUDI ARABIA AS PRINCIPAL TRUMPET OF THE RIYADH CONCERT BAND. SHE KEEPS ACTIVE IN THE LOCAL THEATURE CIRCUIT AS WELL. THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET IN LATIN MUSIC IS HISTORIC, YET FRESH AND MODERN. VIVA!