A formidable Texas talent joins us in the desert. We are excited to have her in our group of friends.
“…a soulful, sensuous voice…” ALBUM REVIEWS, BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
”…she sings what she writes with subtle, but intense credibility… ” JACK HURST, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

As a bassist and vocalist, music has always been his life passion and is the driving force for everything he does. Being a musician and playing for large audiences as well as recording in the studio was always the dream from his early childhood in New Jersey, to Rice University in Texas, to Los Angeles, music has directed his path in life. The world class musicians that he worked with is too long to list here…

A local favorite singing excellent material everyone loves. We’re always excited to have him perform with Dick & Jane.

A composer of TV and film, he’s an orchestrator, producer and arranger. He's toured or recorded with Henry Mancini, Bobby McFerrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Bernadette Peters, Luciano Pavarotti, Neil Sedaka, Timot B. Schmidt…too many to name here…

Local drummer living here in the Coachella Valley, comes with a long list of credible tours & recordings; David Crosby, Boz Scaggs, Brenda Russell, Christopher Cross, Phil Collins.

Bio to come! Or ask her at the next gig!

Accomplished bassist has performed or recorded with an astounding variety of artists, including Vince Gill, John Denver, Amy Grant, Colin Hay, Belinda Carlisle, the Mamas and Papas, Jesse Colin Young, Glenn Branca, John Oates, Richie Furay, LeeAnn Womack, Dave Alvin, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Glenn Frey, Eric Marienthal, Jack Tempchin and Honk. Alan is currently a member of the popular Joe Cocker tribute band, “Mad Dogs And The Englishman”.

A long-time friend of Janis, Albina has been a session singer in L.A. for many years. These days she sings in the L.A. club circuit when she’s not using her other talents in designing clothes for pro ice skaters.

A multi-national award-winning songwriter/composer, has a vast resume of work with a huge range of styles; scored many interactive games including Jurassic Park, Scooby Doo, Jade Dynasty, songs for pop artists and major ads, and recent #1 songs on the international charts as an artist.

The guitarist for the Coachella Valley’s own “Desert Crows” brings brings an enthusiastic approach to his leads —his tones down to perfection, he’s a total draw.

As a keyboardist Jesse Harms has played with Sammy Hagar, REO Speedwagon, Eddie Money, Ry Cooder, David Lee Roth and John Hiatt. As a songwriter Jesse’s songs have appeared on 9 Gold Albums recorded by Heart ,Sammy Hagar, Patty Smyth, MSG, Bad English, Jonny Van Zant, Guitar Shorty as well as his Top Ten hit “ Walk On Water” recorded by Eddie Money.  Jesse will perform a few of his own songs this week, including “Walk on Water.”

A veteran road singer known for her airy beautiful jazz quality tones. Some of her most fun tours were with Michael Bolton, Dirty Dancing with Merry Clayton and Eric Harmon, Pet Shop Boys, Righteous Brothers. Pat shares the stage these days with good pal pal Janis Liebhart in the Joe Cocker tribute band, “Mad Dogs And The Englishman”. 

A huge resume but you’d know him from his many years as the keyboard player with The Bangles. He also toured with Air Supply, Connie Stevens, and has been composing for both film,TV, and theater productions nonstop for eons.

Saxophonist/clarinetist who has enjoyed an “avocational career” playing his reed instruments starting at a young age with his TV role as clarinetist in “Little Ricky’s Combo” on the “ I Love Lucy” show, Dinah Shore Show and others. He went on to write and had a hit record playing sax on “Beavershot” while in his high school band “The Periscopes”. He plays sax in “Zaremba”, a cover-rock band in Thousand Oaks, and was recently featured in “Metal Elvis”, an Elvis Presley tribute band.

Mick has said to me on several occasions, “There is nothing like waking up in Tokyo…” Mick has been around the world playing with musicians like John Oates John Popper, Jeff Prevat, and a whole cast of characters that it has been  a privilege to work and play with. Let’s keep the metaphysical ball rolling rock on!

A fixture here in the Coachella Valley. She has toured with Righteous Brothers, appeared with Michael MacDonald, Peter Tork, The Judds, BJ Thomas, and Crystal Gayle among others. She is known for her clear, high soulful tones and produces local artists.

She toured with Engelbert, The Righteous Brothers, Eric Carmen, Charlie Rich and the Dirty Dancing tour. She currently sings alongside Janis and Pat Hawk in the Joe Cocker tribute band, “Mad Dogs And The Englishman” these days she also designs for her fabulous floral design company, Lori’s Flowers. 

Spent his early years in San Francisco playing drums for local acts. We’re glad he’s in town to join us this week playing vicious Congas. Try to stump him with a music trivia question…

A multi-instrumentalist, veteran of LA music scene, recorded with Richard Page, Martha Davis, Lee Oscar, Kiki Dee and many other projects in a wide variety of styles. He plays several guitars and a natural for harmonies and pulling songs out of a hat.

She toured with Motley Crue for their “Girls Tour” and “Dr. Feelgood” as well. She also toured Billy Idol, and Toto.You may even remember her for her long career as a featured singer on the Tomorrowland stage at Disneyland before touring! Nowadays she is the owner of the very popular catering and event planning company, “Bella Donna Special Events”.

A singer, writer, producer, and player, he and Janis worked together with Michael Bolton on tour in the 90’s. He has been credited as music director for Michael Bolton, Eartha Kitt, Liza Minnelli, Julio Iglesias, and is now appearing at the McAllum Theater this week with Barry Manilow, who he’s been touring with now for about a decade. Joey has a night off and wants to see his old friends Dick & Jane…you don’t want to miss him. He’s one of those guys with a resume three pages long—and deserves it!

A multi-talented singer, songwriter, keys player, having co-written songs with Lamont Dozier for Janet Jackson & Chaka Khan; his tours or recordings include Chaka, Michael Jackson, George Michael, and Michael McDonald. He’s currently touring with Dave Mason.

An international recording artist, songwriter, pianist and vocalist. She travels year round for her many engagements and regularly plays Copenhagen Jazz Festival, and has played here in the Palm Springs area for many years. Currently Linda can be seen at Backstreet Bistro in Palm Desert on Saturday afternoons.

Bart has been a session bassist on countless film and television scores. As well as a working as musical director for live events, and composer for television and film, he’s recorded with a variety of music acts including Peter Gabriel, Rod Steward, Michael Bolton, Fifth Dimension, Barry Manilow … and list goes on. He currently plays at the McCallum Theater often with Lori Andrews, and has added guitar and flute to his onstage performances when sitting in with Dick & Jane.

Bob Schuster is a musical chameleon with decades of creating & performing original music in the recording studio for film, television and live stage. Some of his resume highlights are performing with The Coasters, Platters, Drifters, Shirelles, Jan & Dean, Bob Dylan, Michael McDonald, Patti LaBelle, Trisha Yearwood & Vince Gill … conducted shows for Rick Springfield, Buddy Greco, Lani Kazan and well, the list goes on. We knew of his band “The Hodads” so when he moved out here, which is recently, we connected - and voila!

teetosh1@att.net
www.bobschustermusic.com
www.hodads.com

Teri Wood is a hard working veteran of the music industry. She has been writing and performing for over thirty years. She has performed in bands and duos throughout Canada, USA and as far as Japan. From tender ballads to rip roaring rock, Teri can sing the gamut.