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"'Round Midnight" at Swan Bar 2010 Recurring Performance
Played after-hours informal jam; accompanied singers Ursuline Kairson, Richard Allen, Jennifer Jade Ledesna, Patrick "Mr. Easy" Durand, Sarah Holtrop, Brigitte Beling, Terrance Gelenter, Céline Arnaud, Laure Pierredun, Lexi DeRock, Brian Scott Bagley, Maria Christoforou, Valérie Martignac, Luana Kim, Tiffany Assouline, Valérie Kuhn, Sabrina Lee, Natalie Gordon, Emmanuel Faussurier, Stéphanie Manus, and the Hiribarne Family: Ariane, Lauren, and Raphael, plus jazz poet Moe Seager, trumpeters Hermon Mehari and Michael Missiras, tenor saxophonist Brian Price, and "claquettistes" (tap-dancers) Aicha Toure, Philou Nagau, Nicolas Jan, Patrick Honoré and Samuel Mwame. Also welcomed guest pianists Jean-Claude Guignard, Philippe Ours, David Herridge and Magdalena Stroj. At the "New York Jazz Club On Montparnasse," Paris 6ème.

"1968: The Concert" 2010 Cabaret Show
Revived and revised from 2008, six-person ensemble including lead singer David Nathan Scott, backing singers Ronica Reddick and Felicia Hudson, bassist Tim Kiah and drummer Steve Singer performed 2 hours of iconic songs written, recorded, and/or released in the pivotal historical year of 1968. Music by: Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Nino Rota, Marvin Gaye, Mary Hopkin, Tom Jones, Donovan, Stevie Wonder, The Rascals, Blood Sweat and Tears, Galt MacDermott, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Jimi Hendrix, Burt Bacharach, Sly and the Family Stone, Harry Nilsson, Jimmy Webb, The Bee Gees, Hugh Masekela, and Simon and Garfunkel. At Iguana Lounge, NYC.

"An Anderson In Paris" 2010 Cabaret Show
accompany New York singer Anderson Lim in a tribute to "An American In Paris" with songs by George Gershwin(and Cole Porter, Michel Legrand, Henry Mancini etc. for good measure) at Swan Bar, "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6ème.

"Happy Hours at the St. Exupery Chapel" 2010 Recurring Performance
Play nightly two-hour sets of background music at Villa St. Exupery Nice Nord (hostel that has been rated #1 in France and top 10 worldwide) over the course of a week on the French Riviera, thanks to Baron Ulf von dem Bussche-Ippenburg.

"Jam Vocale" at Swan Bar 2010 Recurring Performance
Play for singers' open-mics with animators Patrick "Mr. Easy" Durand and others at Swan Bar, "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6ème. Guest singers included: Janet McCunn, Gilles Dattas, Eve Havas, Stéphanie Albou, Stéphanie Noguet, Hervé Futeral, Martine DeVichi, Josh Karson, Sabrina Lee, Carmine Brocco, Valerie Martignac, Corinne Azzoug, Gerald Nassif and Magdalena Stroj.

"Jeudi Bleu" 2010 Special Event
played two blues sets as a duo with singer/guitarist/tenor saxophonist Rob Armus with guest singer/poet Emma Jean-Girard at Kabyle bar-bistrot Le Nouvô Cosmos on a Thursday evening in Belleville, Paris 19eme

"Last Chance Apero" chez Grace 2010 Special Event
accompanied singers Brigitte Beling, Valerie Martignac, Grace Teshima, and Jasmine, plus tenor saxophonist Tim Puckett, guitarist Rene Miller, and dancer Maria d'Arcy, and welcomed guest pianist Joel Forrester. At the home of Grace Teshima on rue des Abbesses, Paris 18eme.

"Lost In Traduction" 2010 Cabaret Show
Accompany Texas-born and NYC-bred singer Erin Leslie Colston in her debut as a headliner at Swan Bar, "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6ème. Jazz standards and Broadway showtunes tellng a story to which we can all relate.

"Nineteen Secrets" 2010 Theater Show
act as musical director for (and perform 19 classic Negro spirituals in) the first staged reading of a "historically-based drama with music" about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, written and directed by Dr. Cynthia Stephens, performed by Shannon Antalan, Chauncey Bellamy, Adrienne Fishe, Sahirah Johnson, Bridget Lovell, Brian Roland, David Nathan Scott, Brittany Shaw, Reggie Street, and Ben Williams; presented by The Bantabaa Theater: Sacred Ground Productions and Operation Unite New York at Hudson Opera House, "New York State's oldest surviving theater," on whose stage Susan B. Anthony, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Clarence Darrow, Henry Ward Beecher, and Wendell Phillips have all appeared.

"Soirees de Jazz" at Swan Bar 2010 Recurring Performance
1. accompany singer Brigitte Beling plus guest "claquettistes" (tapdancers) Chloe Arnold, Aicha Toure, and Philou Nagau. 2. "Jazz Jam Montparnasse" in duo with tenor saxophonist and vocalist Rob Armus, with guests Moe Seager, jazz poet, and singer Nini Sakhri. 3. accompany singer Lexi DeRock, originals and covers. At "The New York Jazz Club in Montparnasse," Paris 6eme.

"Talents Vocaux 18" at Swan Bar 2010 Special Event
Produced showcase and played for the following singers, each performing a 20-minute set: 1. Valerie Martignac, 2. Brian Scott Bagley, 3. Patrick "Mr. Easy" Durand, 4. Patrick Honore, 5. Tiffany Assouline. At "The New York Jazz Club in Montparnasse," Paris 6eme.

"You Can Go Home Again" 2010 Cabaret Show
with singer Kathryn Allyn and bassist Tom Hubbard at The Metropolitan Room, NYC--a program of Harold Arlen, Frank Loesser, Rodgers and Hart, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Don Maclean, Randy Newman, Arlo Guthrie, Willie Nelson, Jon Cleary, Kingston Trio and Squirrel Nut Zippers, with a salute to Betty Hutton. Also performed as "Two Steps Forward, One Look Back" at the C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City, Kansas with bassist Gordon Lewis.

Academy Company 2010 Showcase 2010 Recurring Performance
Perform an arrangement of Dietz & Schwartz's "A Shine On Your Shoes" as opening and closing production number with the departing third-year students in several evenings of showcase. At The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA)-New York.

Any Wednesday 2010 Special Event
Play a half-hour set of Henry Mancini, Edith Piaf, Burt Bacharach, Charles Trenet, and Cole Porter with San Francisco-based "world jazz" chanteuse Lua Hadar and bassist Tom Hubbard. At the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble, NYC.

Artists' Pub, Gaité 2010 Special Event
Accompany song-and-dance man Patrick Honoré in a Broadway set at a petit Vietnamese restaurant on rue Raymond Losserand, Paris 14ème.

Aux Trois Mailetz, Quartier Latin 2010 Additional Appearance
Late-night sit-in at the well-known Left Bank piano bar accompanying singer Patrick Honoré.

Bay Ridge Cafe-Lamb House 2010 Special Event
Perform solo piano (jazz) plus accompany lyric soprano Oleksandra Hrabova and bass-baritone Michael Peer in an eclectic dinnertime program of arias, art songs, duets, and Broadway showtunes at a convivial Ukrainian-owned Turkish restaurant in deep Brooklyn.

Birdland 2010 Additional Appearance
accompany singers Malou Beauvoir (Paris), Laurel Howard (Amsterdam), and Patrick Honoré (Paris) at Jim Caruso's Cast Party at the famous jazz club on 44th St, NYC.

Brussel's Café, Amiens (Somme) 2010 Special Event
Perform a two hour set "Jazz à Broadway: Hommage à la Comédie Musicale Américaine" with chanteur/claquettiste (tap-dancer)Patrick Honoré in a brasserie just next to the 13th-Century cathedral in Amiens, capital of Picardy.

Cleopatra's Needle 2010 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers David Nathan Scott and Kathryn Allyn at Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon open-mics.

Eldorado/Emerson 25-Year Reunion 2010 Special Event
Played a solo piano set for former classmates and old friends at the home of Eve-Marie and Paul Kuntzmann in Trabuco Canyon, CA.

etcetera etcetera 2010 Additional Appearance
accompanied singer Kathryn Allyn at Salon.

Fete Chez Grace, Montmartre 2010 Special Event
Jammed with musicians Laurent Griffon, Maya Persaud, and Olivier Marchand at a dinner on Abbesses, Paris 18ème.

Flatteurville 2010 Additional Appearance
accompany UK singer Faye Liddle at a party in an amazing art space on Cours des Petits Ecuries, Paris 10eme.

Kookaburra Australian Restaurant 2010 Additional Appearance
Sit-in with The Boogiemen, a swing/jump-jive small combo, at a "Down Under" venue on the Port of Nice, Cote d'Azur, France, courtesy of keyboardist Ronnie Ray.

La Beliere Piano Bar 2010 Additional Appearance
Play informal after-hours set with singers Brigitte Beling, Brian Scott Bagley, Patrick Honore and Tiffany Assouline. On rue Daguerre, Paris 14eme.

La Mediterranée French Bistro 2010 Additional Appearance
sat-in courtesy of house pianist Mitch Kahn.

Le Café Montmartre 2010 Additional Appearance
Accompanied chanteuse Céline Arnaud, sit-in courtesy of pianist Laurent Attali.

Le Cave du 38 Riv' 2010 Additional Appearance
Accompanied visiting chanteuse Lua Hadar at a "boeuf au cave" on rue de Rivoli.

Metrojam 2010 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Malou Beauvoir and Yanelle Dugar at monthly open-mic at The Metropolitan Room hosted by Jenna Esposito.

MS Vesterålen (Hurtigruten) Panorama Salong 2010 Additional Appearance
played background music in the sightseeing lounge of a Norwegian cruise ship during a long sunset at sea between Bergen and Ålesund.

Papillon Bistro, NYC 2010 Recurring Performance
accompany singers Noelle Barbera, Nathan Carlisle, Tiffany Abban, Giuseppe Agostaro, Laura Kate Garner, David Nathan Scott, Jennifer Gliere, Scott Bearden, Jenna Esposito, Kevin Courtemanche, Malou Beauvoir, Kirk Eichelberger, Yanelle Dugar, Joe Hurley, Barbara Martinez, William Maselli, Adriana Angotti, Jose Moreno, Alexandra de Santis and Oleksandra Hrabova after-hours on Caffe Taci Opera Nights.

Party Chez Agostaro, Bushwick 2010 Special Event
Solo piano at Giuseppe Agostaro's 50's-60's party.

Russian Samovar 2010 Additional Appearance
Late-night surprise appearance with singers Nathan Carlisle, Oleksandra Hrabova, and Tony Chiarizzi at a notable Russian venue in NYC.

Salon Amarga 2010 Special Event
Accompany sopranos Juliana Valente and Erica Mundy, tenors Adam Juran and George Cornelius, and bass-baritones Andrew Nolen and C. David Morrow in an informal revue of arias and art songs by Handel, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Schubert, Verdi, Massenet, Bizet, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff at a private apartment on Central Park West.

Vocal Ease 2010 Volunteer Event
Accompany singers Eva Swan, Greg Purnhagen, Malou Beauvoir, Todd Murray, Casey Erin Clark, Adam MacDonald, Jennifer Wren, David Nathan Scott, Ruth Aguilar, Jason Cook, Helena Grenot, Ken Greves, Sandra Bargman, Paul Martin Kovic, Ronica Reddick, Carlos Encinias, Megan Myers, Hechter Ubarry, Jacqueline Taylor, Toby Blackwell, Christy Morton, Lanny Blaustein, Joy Dewing, Jason Winfield, Dawn McFarr, Dana Mooney, Randie Shane, Rudy Martinez, Diane Findlay, Jerry Zieselman, Jaye Maynard, and Luis Benitez at NYC venues: New East Side Nursing Home, YM-HWHA Inwood, Jackie Robinson Senior Center, New York Harbor Veterans' Hospital, Isabella Geriatric Center, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Hamilton Grange Senior Center, East River Senior Center, ARC Fort Washington Senior Center, Senior Health Partners, Rusk Institute, Stein Senior Center, and Lillian Wald Older Adult Center.

Vocal Production at AADA 2010 Teaching Engagement
accompanist for Jennifer Smolos' Vocal Production classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).

Wednesday Nights at the Iguana 2010 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Kathryn Allyn and Malou Beauvoir at weekly variety show hosted by Richard Skipper and Dana Lorge.

"'Round Midnight" at Swan Bar 2009 Recurring Performance
Play requests and welcome guests at informal/unstructured after-hours jazz-and-cocktails scene. Have accompanied singers Lisa Zane, Shane Harvey, Béatrice diCarlo, German Rodriguez, Bénédicte Ferber, Larry Browne, Isla Silver Farley, Léo Céra, Dory Agazarian, Anderson Lim, Caroline Porta, Patrick ("Mr. Easy") Durand, Caroline Faber, J. Christian Guerrero, Sheyla Costa, Douglas English, Sarah Tullamore, Sarah Holtrop, Sara Campanella, Sarah Bouvier, Céline Arnaud, Zhakee, Julia Boman, Fédia Lumbroso, Maria Christoforou, Emmanuelle Zagoria, Erin Colston, Nili Blumberg, Luana Vartic, Valerie Martignac, Céline Martin, and the Delbecq-Serrand-Cantiniau vocal trio; played with trumpeters Shane Harvey, Larry Browne and Chad Malm; cornetist Mike Missiras; flugelhornist Larry Browne; clarinetist Gordon Whyte; alto saxophonist Arnaud Bessis; tenor saxophonist Gerald Nassif; guitarists Arnaud Lalue and Celinho Barros; bassists Laurent Larcher and Fred Sayag; thereminist Thomas Suire; harmonica player Jacques de Candé; tap-dancers Reggio ("The Hoofer") McLaughlin, Samuel Mwame and Patrick Honoré; and jazz poet Moe Seager. Have welcomed guest pianists Massimo Carrieri, Cedric Granelle, Jean-Claude Orfali, Félicien de Bourges, Laurent Attali, and Philippe Ours; singing pianists Walter Araugo, Roberta Di Pasquale, Jason Kingsley, Kerry Tracey, and Gatane; and singer Emi Oshima. Every Friday and Saturday midnight-2am at "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6ème.

"Broadway Party" at Le Sherwood Piano Bar 2009 Recurring Performance
Accompanied singer Patrick Honoré for four-hour sets of Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Dietz & Schwartz, Jerome Kern, Harry Warren, Vernon Duke, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Kander & Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, Marvin Hamlisch (and some Charles Aznavour)--also welcoming guest singers Aude Lechangeur and Natasha Morange--at the bar next to Harry's, rue Daunou, near Opera, Paris 2ème.

"Jam Vocale" at Swan Bar 2009 Recurring Performance
Co-lead (with animatrices/animateurs: Lexi DeRock, Fédia Lumbroso, Luana Vartic, Charlène Charléry, Patrick Durand, Maria d'Arcy, Laurent Ribaud, Béatrice Di Carlo, Malou Beauvoir, Sarah Holtrop, Thomas Macfarlane, Laura Woody...and drummer Chris McDonald) open-mics for singers. Accompanied: vocalists Lua Hadar, Tony Bonfila, Mychelle Colleary, Dory Agazarian, Ursuline Kairson, Chris Gibson, Géraldine Dabat, Philippe Lucas, Sandrine Mallick, Tony Alexander, Isla Silver Farley, Shane Harvey, Julia Boman, Alan Hoy, Leslie Bourdin, Jean-Luc Baillet, Aurélie Deltombe, Amin Bouker, Renee Doruyter, Fabrizzio de la Vega, Céline Arnaud, Brian Scott Bagley, Laura Woody, Gerald Nassif, Awa Timbo, Jean-Claude Calif, Nicolle Rochelle, Michel Van Der Esch, Sarah Tullamore, Mike Dineen, Katia Lioubinskaia, Gilles Marek, Flavia Coelho, Giles Dattus, Sibylle Veyre, Fatiha Neuman, Edith Bouyain, Eve Havas, Heather Curtis, Stéphanie Albou, Stéphanie Noguet, Valerie Kessler, Carolina Pedalino, Corinne Moury, Sandrine Coletti, Tamara Zenobia Coleman, Angel Tazari, Josie Dundon, Carole Harris, Janet McCunn, Olivier Thesée, Maria McManus, Sarah Bouvier, Ajna Austin, jazz choir Groupe ACEM Laurence Saltiel and jazz poet Moe Seager. Played alongside: trumpeters Shane Harvey and Pierre Manganelli, alto saxophonist Jeff Suzda, tenor saxophonist Rob Armus, clarinetist Gerald Nassif, flautist Laurent Amselem, violinist Paul Susen, electric violinist Florian Wallez, bassist Bruno Schorp, drummer Lionel Boccara. Welcomed: pianists Demian Garcia and Chris Tapor; singing pianists Richard Sanderson, Almeta Speaks, Andrey Kozchevskiy, Yana Yunker, and Dave Lowe; guitarists Brad Spurgeon, Paul Francis, Rémy Gauche, Eric Nedelec, Dante Bravo, David Munoz, and Gatane; tap-dancers Patrick Honoré and Natasha Morange, and Joyce readers Paul Woolfenden and Jim Christiansen. At "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse" every Wednesday at 9:30pm, Paris 6eme.

"Keeping Up With The Joneses" 2009 CD Work
Recorded a full-length CD of original songs by Lexi DeRock...with singer Lexi DeRock, tenor saxophonist Rob Armus, bassist Gael Petrina, and drummer Chris McDonald...at Basement Studios in Paris' 9th arrondissement.

"La Fête de la Musique" at Swan Bar 2009 Special Event
Perform in a jam on the evening of June 21 with singer Malou Beauvoir, bassist Marc Pont, drummer Christophe Gallé, and tap-dancer Samuel Mwame. At "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6eme.

"Le Strip C'est Chic" at BALAJO 2009 Special Event
Played "Moi," "Avec," and "Don't Touch My Tomatoes" with a band (Bastien Marchand, guitar; Dee Fly, bass; Batiste Darsoulant, percussion) backing chanteuse Nicolle Rochelle (interpreting Josephine Baker) and dancers. The act was directed and choreographed by Brian Scott Bagley, and the event was presented by L'Oeil d'Eros. Balajo (on rue de Lappe in Bastille) has been a fixture of the Parisian scene since 1936, and launched the career of Mistinguett.

"Soirees du Jazz" at Swan Bar 2009 Recurring Performance
1. "Love Songs From Marlene Dietrich to Juliette Gréco" a romantic program with singer Luana Vartic. Also included songs by Edith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, Marilyn Monroe, and others. 2. "Charlene Quartet" with Marlene Charlery (Martinique)-chanteuse, Mano Falla (Guadeloupe)-contrebasse, and Chris McDonald (NYC)-batterie: songs of A.C.Jobim, Jorge Ben, Baden Powell, Boris Vian, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, etc. 3. "Talents Vocaux du Swan"--May Day All Star Vocal Showcase featuring singers Laura Woody, Laurent Ribaud, Stephanie Albou, Eve Havas, Béatrice Di Carlo, Sarah Holtrop, Cynthia Crane, and Patrick Durand. 4. "Prime Time" with singer-songwriter Lexi DeRock. Original (Western Swing, rockabilly, comic novelty) songs plus covers of Janis Joplin, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton, etc. 5. "Talents Vocaux Du Swan--Deux" featuring singers Johanna Cantwell, Sara Campanella, Michel Van Der Esch, Maria Christoforou, Erin Colston and Valérie Kuhn. 6. "Cold Genius, Hot Jazz" with singer Laurent Ribaud. Songs by Charles Aznavour, Michel Legrand, Jacques Brel, Léo Ferre, Edith Piaf, Henri Salvador, Barbara, Eddy Mitchell, Michel Berger, Henry Mancini, Leonard Cohen, Carole King, Jacques Offenbach, Henry Purcell, Franz Lehar, and others. 7. "A Broadway Affair" with singer/tap-dancer Patrick Honoré. Songs of Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Jerry Herman, Cy Coleman, etc. 8. "Talents Vocaux Du Swan--Trois" featuring singers Gatane, Sandrine Mallick, Stéphanie Noguet, Stéphanie Canellis, Angelique, and Thomas Macfarlane. 9. "Independence From Mad King George" July 4 concert of jazz, Broadway, stride piano and folk-rock feat: Patrick Durand, Patrick Honoré, Brad Spurgeon, Philippe Souplet. 10. "Jazz, Blues and Soul Standards" with Sicilian-Tunisian singer Beatrice DiCarlo. Songs by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Cole Porter, Otis Redding. 11. "Talents Vocaux Du Swan--Dernier Du Saison" featuring singers Brad Spurgeon, Lexi DeRock, Aude Lechangeur, Carmine Brocco, Susy Firth, and Tamara Zenobia Coleman. 12. "Malou's Beach Party"--Malou Beauvoir sings jazz, blues, and soul with guests Abou Smith, Sandrine Mallick, Jean-Marie Rollin, and Peter Thias. 13. "Lua Hadar In Paris"--Bay Area jazz/cabaret artist singing Charles Trenet, Luigi Tenco, Kurt Weill, Cy Coleman, Jule Styne, Burt Bacharach, Leonard Bernstein, more. 14. "Lisa Zane Live"- with Lisa Zane vox, Thomas Suire theremin, Jacques de Candé harmonica - songs by Georges Bizet, W.C. Handy, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, John Barry, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Judy Collins, Tom Waits, and Lisa Zane. 15. "Fete de la Reouverture"-featuring singers Laura Woody, Lexi DeRock, Thomas Macfarlane, Beatrice DiCarlo, Pierluca Porri, Stephanie Canellis, and Ursuline Kairson, plus drummer Chris McDonald. 16. "Free For All"--with singers Stephanie Canellis, Brad Spurgeon, Florence Ségui, and Terrance Gelenter.

"Sotto Voce" chez Grace, Montmartre 2009 Special Event
performed with singers Laurent Ribaud and Cynthia Crane, joined by Thomas Suire on theramin with dancing by Maria d'Arcy, at Grace Teshima's art event on Abbesses. Paris 18ème.

Artists' Pub, Paris 2009 Additional Appearance
Performed a Broadway set (Sondheim, Cy Coleman, Kander & Ebb, etc.) with singer Patrick Honore at this very charming little bar near Metro Gaiete in the 14th arrondissement.

Au Bon Coin 2009 Special Event
Played for the closing-party of the Paris Alumni Network (PAN) art show on rue des Cloys, Paris 18ème.

Aux Trois Mailetz, Quartier Latin 2009 Additional Appearance
Sit-in and accompany singer Patrick Honore. Paris 5eme.

Chez Adel Concert Theatre, Canal St. Martin 2009 Miscellaneous
Perform a Broadway set with singer Patrick Honore. Paris 10eme.

Chez Papa Jazz Café, Saint-Germain des Prés 2009 Special Event
Played three sets of standards on a grand piano as background for Sunday dinner. Rue St. Benoit, Paris 6ème.

Cleopatra's Needle 2009 Additional Appearance
accompany singer David Nathan Scott at open-mic.

Coaching Leslie Caron 2009 Teaching Engagement
assisted Ms. Caron with songs for her upcoming performance as Mme. Armfeldt in Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" at Theatre du Chatelet.

Dizzy Jazz & Bar @ Le Méridien Président 2009 Recurring Performance
Happy hour set and two night sets, 6 evenings per week for two weeks. The billing read: "Le Trio Américain de Sheldon Forrest nous fait redécouvrir les standards de films et de comedies; petite touche de folklore et de musique country au programme." my steady musical partner was tenor saxophonist/guitarist/vocalist Robert Armus (Paris) and we were often joined by drummer Herman "Hymie" Witthoft (Dakar). Other guests included singer Sylvia Pellegrini (Dakar), kora-player Abdoulaziz Diop (Gorée), bolon-player Mamaudou Fofana (N'gor), and bassist Nass Gueye (Dakar). Repertoire: Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Billy Strayhorn, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Bessie Smith, Willie Dixon, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Jim Croce, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan. Pointe des Almadies (the westernmost point in continental Africa), Sénégal.

etcetera etcetera 2009 Additional Appearance
solo piano appearance at Raissa Katona Bennett's Sunday evening salon.

Fête chez Cynthia, Montmartre 2009 Special Event
Performed with singers Cynthia Crane and Thomas Macfarlane at Cynthia's going-away party on rue d'Orsel at rue des Martyrs. Everyone hopes she'll be back! Paris 18ème.

Fete Chez Gravois, Antony 2009 Special Event
Played at a private party with jazz singer Manda Djinn, tenor saxophonist Les Theard, and bassist Farris Smith, Jr. At Colin's and Hamida's near Fontaine Michalon.

Fete d'Anniversaire Tamara Petrova, chez Muszlak 2009 Special Event
Performed for the birthday party of friend Tamara Petrova, at the home of Michael Muszlak on rue St. Jacques., Paris 5eme.

Fête d'Anniversaire, chez Suzanne Black, Passy 2009 Special Event
Performed in a combo with trumpeter Julio Laks, saxophonist Pierre Levy, and bassist Giovanni Licata. Vocals by Patrick Honoré and Terrance Gelenter. Paris 16ème.

Gurney's Inn, Montauk 2009 Special Event
Perform solo piano at the wedding reception for Peter Hyde and Sonya Ledanski. On the easternmost tip of Long Island, NY.

Holiday party at Gail Brewer's 2009 Special Event
I was honored to be selected to be one of three pianists (the others being Jon Delfin and Dennis Buck) who entertained at Vocal Ease's third annual holiday party at the home of NY City Councilwoman Gail Brewer. Accompanied many fine singers, including Karen Oberlin, Greg Purnhagen, Maureen Taylor, Rob Langeder, Jenna Esposito, David Nathan Scott, Kristin Maloney, O.G. Smoke, Jennifer Karan, Michael Quinn, Eva Swan and Jerry Zieselman.

Holiday party at Rich Siegel's 2009 Additional Appearance
perform as one of several pianists at a party given by Rich Siegel in Teaneck, New Jersey.

L'ÉCLUSE Bar à Vin, Grands Augustins 2009 Special Event
Perform a two-hour set with NYC jazz singer Mychelle Colleary at the St.-Michel restaurant/wine bar which in its previous cabaret incarnation hosted such talents as Barbara, Jacques Brel, and Marcel Marceau...Paris 6ème.

La Bélière Restaurant-Piano-Bar 2009 Recurring Performance
Twice played 3 sets of Chanson Francaise (Piaf, Brel, Aznavour, Greco, etc.) and the American Songbook (Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, Kern, etc.) at Colette's cozy establishment on rue Daguerre, Paris 14ème. Singers Patrick Honore and Aude Lechangeur, dancer Joëlle Bovis, and drummer Javier "Lucky" Lobillo joined as guests.

La Closerie des Lilas 2009 Additional Appearance
Played after-hours for a small but attentive crowd at the place next to Swan Bar that some guy named Hemingway frequented. On another occasion, accompanied singers Sarah Bouvier and Patrick Honore, courtesy of house pianist Walter Araugo. Montparnasse/Port-Royal, Paris 6eme.

La Rivista Ristorante Italiano da Luciano 2009 Special Event
Perform a 4-hour set of background music on Halloween for a candlelit dining scene. Restaurant Row (W. 46th St. btw Eighth and Ninth Aves.) NYC.

Le Carillon Hotel Bar, Canal St. Martin 2009 Special Event
accompanied 3 tap-dancers--Jenny Lane, Natasha Morange, and Patrick Honore--plus sets of Broadway showtunes with singers Patrick Honore and Sarah Bouvier, and blues jams with harmonica players Eric Dworjack and Svend Povelsen--at the corner of rue Bichat and rue Alibert, Paris 10eme.

LE CAVEAU DES ARTISTES, Montmartre 2009 Special Event
Play synthesizer in a world music trio for a special September 11 program with multi-instrumentalist Olivier Marchand (Brittany) and tablaist Anuvab Chatterjee (Calcutta), featuring original compositions and arrangements by Olivier, who played string instruments from Madagascar, China, Vietnam, Turkey, and the Pacific Islands.

Le Cercle Suédois, Tuileries 2009 Special Event
Played background music (jazz standards)at the reception after the Association of Americans Resident in France (AARO)'s annual general meeting. This is a private club founded in 1891 and Alfred Nobel was one of the first members. On rue de Rivoli, Paris 1ème.

Le Cinquante 2009 Special Event
Accompany singer Patrick Honore in a program of Broadway showtunes (Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, Cy Coleman, etc.) near Canal St. Martin on rue de Lancry, Paris 10eme.

Le Quinze 2009 Additional Appearance
sit-in, accompany singer Katia Lioubinskaia (bossa, blues) at restaurant on rue Roger, Paris 14eme

LUCERNAIRE Centre National d'art et d'essai 2009 Special Event
Played for a private party at the restaurant of an arts and cultural center on rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs, celebrating the baptism of Avocat I.P. Tchiakpe's daughters Bessie and Mahalia. Paris 6eme.

Music Hall Salon de The, Champs Elysees 2009 Miscellaneous
played a set of chanson francaise and jazz on a white baby grand for a "degustation" (tasting) of pastries at a new restaurant/bar/lounge on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris 8eme.

Papillon Bistro, NYC 2009 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Noelle Barbera, Robert MacPherson, Tiffany Abban, Laura Kate Garner, Christian Teague, Jennifer Feinstein, Todd Wilander, Sarah Viola, Cynthia Karp, Topaz Chanteuse, Tony Chiarizzi and others on Saturdays, Caffe Taci Opera Night. E. 54th St., NYC.

Schola Cantorum, Paris 2009 Teaching Engagement
Filled in for one afternoon accompanying voice students (arias by Handel, Gluck, Rossini and Puccini) at a music academy founded in 1894, with which French composer Vincent d'Indy is associated.

The Freedom Pub, Champs-Elysées 2009 Special Event
Duo performance with singer/guitarist René Miller, covering material from Robert Johnson to Hoagy Carmichael to Charles Aznavour to Bob Dylan, but with an emphasis on the blues. With guest singer Fédia Lumbroso. On rue de Berri, Paris 8ème.

The Townhouse 2009 Additional Appearance
Play instrumentals in NYC piano bar courtesy of house pianist David Pellegrene.

Vocal Ease 2009 Volunteer Event
Accompany singers Eva Swan, David Nathan Scott, Kristen Sergeant, Daryl Glenn, Ronica Reddick, Ken Greves, Mara Jill Herman, Paul Agostini, Nina Grand, Edwin Vega, Stefani Rae, and Lanny Blaustein at the following NYC venues: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bialystoker Home For the Aged, Rusk Institute, NY Harbor VA Medical Center, St. Francis of Assissi Church, and Isabella Geriatric Center.

Wednesday Night at the Iguana 2009 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Cynthia Crane, David Nathan Scott, and Kathryn Allyn in repertoire by Joni Mitchell, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Nat King Cole, Blood Sweat and Tears, Burt Bacharach, and Jimmy Webb at Richard Skipper and Dana Lorge's recurring variety show, W. 54th St., NYC.

"1968: The Concert" 2008 Cabaret Show
A hard rock, Motown, psychedelic, folk and country cabaret co-created by pianist Sheldon Forrest and singer David Nathan Scott--the 1968 Band consisting of David Nathan Scott, vocals and hand percussion; Pete Maness, electric bass; Alec Menge/Alex Wyatt drums; Rayna Dae and Ronica Reddick ("The Rayronettes") backing vocals; Sheldon Forrest, musical direction and piano. A revue of 25 songs written, recorded, and/or released in the year 1968. Music by Donovan, Sly and the Family Stone, The Rascals, Mary Hopkins, The Bee Gees, Jimmy Webb, Todd Rundgren, Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Nino Rota, Harry Nilsson, Three Dog Night, Blood Sweat and Tears, Hugh Masekela, Jimi Hendrix, Burt Bacharach, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Traffic, Joe Cocker, Stevie Wonder, Nino Rota, and Simon and Garfunkel. At The Laurie Beechman Theatre/West Bank Cafe, NYC.

"A Bright Room Called Day" 2008 CD Work
Made a recording of "Memories Of You" for use in a performance of a Tony Kushner play directed by Barbara Rubin at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC.

"AADA Unplugged" 2008 Special Event
Accompanied student singers in the first installment of a "cafe cabaret" variety show in the lobby of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC.

"Fearless" 2008 Cabaret Show
Musical directed and accompanied singer Heather Curtis in her cabaret debut FEARLESS, a show we co-created, exploring a journey from a life lived in fear, through moments of anguish, reflection, self-discovery, realization, self-assertion, overcoming, and ultimate victory, through music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Kander & Ebb, William Finn, Wildhorn & Bricusse, Jason Robert Brown, Andersson and Ulvaeus, Tori Amos, Billy Joel, and Joni Mitchell. At Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Theater.

"Home/Thuis" 2008 Cabaret Show
Accompany Dutch singer Sabina Petra in her U.S. cabaret debut in a show she created which asks, in both Dutch and English, the musical questions: "What exactly is home? Where can you find it? How? Where?" through theater and film songs by Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill, Michel Legrand, Maury Yeston, Ahrens & Flaherty, Maltby & Shire, Quincy Jones and Phil Collins; pop songs by Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Louis Armstrong, Vonda Shepard, and Theo Nijland; plus Sabina's own original songs. At the Duplex Cabaret Theater.

"I Hate New York: A Love Story" 2008 Cabaret Show
Musical-direct and accompany singer Ben Cherry in his cabaret debut at The Metropolitan Room at Gotham. The show consisted of songs of love, hate and ambivalence toward New York City written by such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Harry Warren, Gordon Jenkins, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, John Bucchino, Maury Yeston, Michael John LaChiusa, Dave Frishberg, Peter Golub, Nellie McKay, and Michael Mooney. We were honored to have Mr. Mooney in our audience, and to have had the benefit of direction by Ms. Suzanne Carrico.

"Jams Vocales" at Swan Bar 2008 Recurring Performance
Co-lead a series of open-mics principally with singer-songriter Lexi DeRock, and also occasionally with chanteuses Fédia Lumbroso or Luana Vartic. A variety program of swing, blues, pop/soul, bossa nova, boleros, chansons françaises, novelty numbers, and showtunes (Bessie Smith, Vinicius de Moraes, Marlene Dietrich, Kander and Ebb, Henri Salvador, Patsy Cline, The Andrews Sisters, Claude Nougaro, Peggy Lee, Michel Legrand, Ray Charles, Janis Joplin, Benjamin Biolay, Bette Midler, Louis Prima, Tom Jobim, Malvina Reynolds, Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Edith Piaf, John Lennon, Etta James, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton, etc.) plus original songs from Lexi's upcoming CD "Keeping Up With The Jones's" and invite guests from the audience to perform. We have been joined by tenor saxophonist Rob Armus; trumpeter Chad Malm; guitarists Amen Viana, André Kaminker, Mick Logsdon, and Assab; pianist Joan Edgar; singing pianists John Florencio, Segolene Neyroud, and Livia Phelizom; violinist Jion Sheibani,"gentle drummer" Chris McDonald, and interpretive dancer Maria d'Arcy. It's also my pleasure to have accompanied singers Céline Arnaud, Léo Céra, Yanelle Dugar ("the Princess of Harlem"), Freddie King, René Miller, Manuelle Gré, Fabrice Merlo, Richard Allen, Valerie Kuhn, Laurent Ribaud, Sonia Bouaniche, Carmine Brocco, Marlène Charléry, Michel van der Esch, Patrick Durand, Stéphanie Albou, Guillaume Vic, Stéphanie Noguet, Patrick Honoré, Delphine Haslé, Kit Leonard, Jessica Lambert, Abu Smith, Eve Havas, Cyril Bonnet, and many others. Ramenez votre partitions!! At "the New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6eme.

"Les Apéros Lyriques" at Swan Bar 2008 Recurring Performance
Twice accompany lyric soprano Jessica Morel (Réunion), singing programs of Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Mozart, Donizetti, Offenbach, Anton Rubinstein, Massenet, Fauré, Debussy, Copland, Poulenc, Bernstein, Gershwin and Bernard Hermann. At the "New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6eme.

"Long As You're Living: The Songs and Poetry of Oscar Brown, Jr." 2008 Cabaret Show
Perform with jazz trio (Tom Hubbard-bass; Scott Latzky-drums/percussion) backing singer Linda Kosut in a reprise of her tribute show to the genius songwriter Oscar Brown Jr. at The Metropolitan Room during the fourth quarter of the Giants-Patriots Superbowl. And there was an impressive audience nonetheless!

"Movin' Right Along: Music of the Muppets" 2008 Cabaret Show
Musical-direct and accompany featured singer Douglas Cochrane and guest singer German Rodriguez in a revue of four decades of Jim Henson's Muppet Franchise, from Sesame Street and the Sesame Street movie to The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppet Treasure Island, and Labyrinth. Songs by Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss, Paul Williams, Barry Mann, Waylon Jennings, and David Bowie. Performed at The Music Box at Broadway Baby.

"Piano In The Park" 2008 Festival Performance
Performed for the fifth consecutive summer in Bryant Park's piano festival. Other pianists in the festival included Terry Waldo, Junior Mance, Russ Kassoff, Mike LeDonne, Roy Eaton, Armen Donelian, Joel Forrester, Jill McManus, Todd Robbins, Victor Lin, Frank Owens, and Kuni Mikami.

"Round Midnight" at Swan Bar 2008 Recurring Performance
"'Round Midnight" revives the after-hours jazz-and-cocktail scene in Montparnasse. Sheldon Forrest at the piano welcoming guests and playing requests until the last Métro and beyond. I have so far been joined by singers Sarah Holtrop, Valérie Belinga, Brian Scott Bagley, Maria Christoforou, Fédia Lumbroso, Marlène Charléry, Michel Bagoé, Yana Yunker, Sofia Boukersi, Luana Vartic, and J. Christian Guerrero, singer-songwriter Lexi DeRock, pianists Philippe Souplet and Régis Guenoun, singer/guitarist Assab, guitarist/songwriter David Jarre, jazz guitarist Arnaud Lalue, soprano saxophonist Jean-Pierre Thirault, tenor saxophonist Clément Gourand, flautist Laurent Amselem, tap-dancer Samuel Mwame, and interpretive dancer Maria d'Arcy. Every Friday and Saturday night at Swan Bar, "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6ème. Entrée Libre!

"Soirees du Jazz" at Swan Bar 2008 Recurring Performance
1) Accompany French singer Delphine Haslé in her debut vocal performance "An Elegant Evening of Jazz:" songs by Gershwin, Sondheim, Jobim, Benny Goodman, Charles Trenet, Jerome Kern. 2) Play in Charlene Quartet with singer Marlène Charléry (Martinique), bassist Mano Falla (Guadeloupe) and drummer Chris McDonald (NYC) in a program of Gershwin, Arlen, Jobim plus Bart Howard, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, and Luis Bonfa. 3) Marlène Charléry and Michel Bagoé, "two singers from Martinique" with songs by Henri Salvador, Duke Ellington, Roberto Baden-Powell, Boris Vian, Henry Mancini, Claude Francois. 4) "Jazz Autour du Monde" Armistice Day Concert with singer Fedia Lumbroso and percussionist "Chico" Mario Salgado (Chile) in a program of Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole, Claude Nougaro, Michel Legrand, Charles Trenet, Vinicius de Moraes, Benjamin Biolay, Henri Salvador, Louis Prima, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Cole Porter and the Platters. 5) "Comme Ci Comme Ca" (jazz, reggae and African-tinged chansons francaises)--with songwriter Leo Cera and his group: guitarist/musical director Amen Viana (Togo), bassist Jal Hohy, and drummer Samuel Domergue. 6) "Take a trip thru, out, with, in… but LOVE!"--songs of Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, the Andrews Sisters and Marilyn Monroe-- with singer Luana Vartic. 7) "Reveillon de Jim Haynes" New Year's Party--perform with singer Luana Vartic. At "The New York Jazz Bar in Montparnasse," Paris 6eme.

"The Disneyfication of Douglas" 2008 Cabaret Show
Musical-directed and accompanied singer Douglas Cochrane in the third of our trilogy of revues of entertainment empires (first and second being James Bond and Jim Henson), covering seven decades of Disney film music from 1937's "Snow White" to 2007's "Enchanted." Songs by Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, Roger Miller, Barry Mann, Randy Newman, Elton John, Phil Collins, Alan Menken, and Stephen Schwartz; also songs previously sung by Louis Prima, Julie Andrews, Pearl Bailey, Donnie Osmond, Angela Lansbury, Huey Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and more. Performed at The Music Box Room at Broadway Baby, NYC.

"Two Steps Forward--One Look Back" 2008 Cabaret Show
Musical-directed and accompanied dramatic mezzo-soprano Kathryn Allyn (formerly Kathryn Friest, New York City Opera etc.) in her cabaret debut--a departure from her usual repertoire--singing the folk, jazzy and bluesy pop, country, singer-songwriter, and swing music she grew up hearing and singing in "The Little Apple" (Manhattan, Kansas). Music by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Patsy Cline, Don McLean, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Kingston Trio, Mose Allison, k.d. lang, Arlo Guthrie, and more. At the Metropolitan Room at Gotham, NYC.

"Wives and Lovers" 2008 Cabaret Show
Musical-direct and accompany singer Adrianne Hick in her cabaret debut. The show, co-created by Adrianne and myself, explored themes of love, sex, relationships, flirtation, seduction, and infidelity through jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller, Walter Donaldson and Louis Prima; theater songs by Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, Charles Strouse, Kurt Weill, Elton John and Jerry Bock; and pop songs by Burt Bacharach, Don Henley, Fiona Apple, and Journey. It was performed to a near-capacity crowd at The Reprise Room at Dillon's.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) 2008 Teaching Engagement
Play for Vocal Production classes taught by Jenn Smolos at the New York campus of a 120-year-old theater school with many celebrity alumni (including: Edward G. Robinson, Grace Kelly, John Cassavetes, Florence Henderson, Robert Redford, Judd Hirsch, Kim Cattrall, Spencer Tracy, and Christine Ebersole).

Astoria Performing Arts Center 2008 Theater Show
Musical directed and performed the vaudeville-style variety show presented by Senior Stars 2008: "Old Folks' Follies," including arias by Mozart & Lehar; songs by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Frank Loesser, Stephen Schwartz, George M. Cohan, Peggy Lee; as well as many international standards. Directed by Kim Grogg and performed at the Broccoli Drama Theater in Astoria, Queens.

Au Cadet de Gascogne, Montmartre 2008 Miscellaneous
Accompanied singer Bénédicte Ferber in several French, English, and Spanish songs, courtesy of pianist Laurent Attali. On the Place du Tertre, Paris, France.

Autour de Midi...et Minuit, Montmartre 2008 Additional Appearance
Perform with singer Fédia Lumbroso at Wednesday night jam session.

Aux Petits Joueurs, Menilmontant 2008 Additional Appearance
Jammed with guitarist Christian Michard at live-music restaurant on rue Mouzaia, Paris 19ème.

Aux Trois Mailletz, Quartier Latin 2008 Miscellaneous
Sit-in, invited by jazz/Chanson Francaise singer Meline Tobiana, accompanied her on several songs, at Jacques Boni's upstairs piano bar on rue Galande, where Memphis Slim, the American blues pianist, used to play. (Paris, France)

Birdland 2008 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Ben Cherry, Kathryn Allyn, David Nathan Scott, and Adrianne Hick at Jim Caruso's Cast Party.

Café Universel 2008 Additional Appearance
Accompanied singers Laurent Ribaud, Delphine Hasle, and Lexi DeRock during Jams Vocales and after-hours jam sessions, at the club on rue Saint-Jacques. Paris, France.

Caffe Pane e Cioccolato 2008 Additional Appearance
Play after-hours on Caffe Taci Opera Nights--accompany singers Maude Maggart, Cheryl Evans, Sarah Viola, Heather Friedman, Jasmine Spiess, Jenn Smolos, Jennifer Fouche, & Robert Garner.

Carr's Restaurant & Pub, Tuileries 2008 Additional Appearance
Exchanged places at the piano for hours with German classical pianist Catherine Conrad von Heydendorff and French stride pianist Philippe Souplet, entertaining Democrats Abroad while waiting for the 3 am Paris-time live Obama-McCain debate.

Caveau des Oubliettes 2008 Miscellaneous
Sat-in on a Nord Electro 2 organ with a small combo for a few songs during the Tuesday evening "Swing/Bebop" jam session after "Jumpin' Jeff's Hot BBQ" set. In the "sous-sol" beneath Guillotine Pub, Paris, France.

Fete chez Gravois, Antony 2008 Special Event
Play an improvised swing, blues, and ballad set with bassist/singer Farris Smith, Jr. at the home of Colin and Hamida Gravois in Antony, Ile-de-France, for a private party.

Jenn Smolos' students' vocal recital 2008 Special Event
Accompanied singers Mara Lileas, Naomi McDougall Jones, Christine McKenna, Mia Romero, Annick Sheedy McLellan, Fiona Thompson, Aimee Whelan, and Lara Zaluski in two programs of songs by Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Jason Robert Brown, Edith Piaf, Patsy Cline, Cy Coleman, Duncan Sheik, Andersson & Ulvaeus, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, Kander & Ebb, Maltby & Shire, Stephen Schwartz, C. Schonberg, Lionel Bart, Frank Wildhorn, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Paula Cole, Ahrens & Flaherty, Lennon & McCartney, Michelle Branch, Jerry Herman, Maury Yeston, Lerner & Lowe, Boy George, and Jonathan Larson. At The Singers' Forum.

Joe Bachana's MetroJam 2008 Additional Appearance
Accompany singer Linda Kosut at the Metropolitan Room in an excerpt from her Oscar Brown tribute show.

La Rivista Ristorante Italiano da Luciano 2008 Recurring Performance
Play background music (mostly jazz standards, cocktail style) by candlelight on a Baldwin grand in a well-known Italian restaurant in the Theater district. Every Thursday 8pm-midnight, Restaurant Row.

Le Houdon Jazz Club Montmartre 2008 Additional Appearance
Accompany NYC jazz/cabaret chanteuse Cynthia Crane at an open-mic on the Butte in Paris(18eme).

Le Relais de la Huchette 2008 Miscellaneous
Accompany chanteuses Bénédicte Ferber, Cachou and Céline Arnaud in jazz standards, pop songs and chansons francaises. Rue de la Huchette, Paris 5eme.

Marie's Crisis Cafe 2008 Recurring Performance
Entertain and instigate sing-a-longs(mostly Broadway) at classic West Village piano bar. Every Saturday evening from 6-10pm (Happy Hour). A recent honor has been to perform "Donna e Mobile" and "Nessun Dorma" with tenor Jose Manuel Zapata, who has made his Metropolitan Opera debut singing the role of Count Almaviva in "Barbiere di Siviglia."

Maxim, Amsterdam 2008 Miscellaneous
Accompanied singers Lexi DeRock and Laurel Howard, by permission of Charlie, the resident pianist/showman, at this Leidseplein-area piano bar.

Party for Sir Frederick Ballantyne 2008 Special Event
Performed background music for a Trinity University School of Medicine event honoring His Excellency Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for his creation of the Charitable Fund for sick children. At La Rivista Ristorante.

Poklisar, Dubrovnik 2008 Miscellaneous
Played several songs--jazz, blues, pop, classical--for evening crowd at lovely terrace restaurant overlooking the port of the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, courtesy of house pianist Ivan "Bratco" Tepsic.

Shakespeare And Company, Paris 2008 Additional Appearance
On Rue de la Bucherie, just across the Seine from Notre Dame de Paris, in the back of the ground level of George Whitman's 1964 revival of Sylvia Beach's famous Anglophone bookstore which published James Joyce's "Ulysses" is an upright piano with a quote from Merchant of Venice "Mark The Music" taped to it. Sheldon has played this piano on numerous occasions, both solo and accompanying French singer Anny Peguin Perrin, British singer Jessica Clarissa Lambert, and American singer Lexi DeRock.

Swan Bar Extras 2008 Miscellaneous
In addition to playing Apéros Lyriques, Jams Vocales and Soirées de Jazz at Swan Bar, I have occasionally dropped in and been invited to play informally--worth mentioning because I was able to accompany singer Bénédicte Ferber (aka Bénédicte Laurent) and to jam with saxophonist Jean-Pierre Thirault.

Vocal Ease, Inc. 2008 Volunteer Event
Play for Eva Swan and her company--including singers such as Greg Purnhagen, Joan Crowe, David Nathan Scott, Mychelle Colleary, Carlos Encinias, Gretchen Reinhagen, Hector Coris, Ronica Reddick, Hechter Ubarry, Kelly Rypkema, Rayna Dae and Adrianne Hick--at Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Encore Senior Center, Senior Health Partners, NY Harbor Veterans Hospital, New East Side Nursing Center, East River Senior Home, and ARC XVI Fort Washington Senior Center.

"21" Club 2007 Special Event
Play background music for Quigley family cocktail hour.

"Becoming Memories" 2007 Theater Show
Provide incidental music--marches, hymns, a square dance, the Hornpipe from Handel's "Water Music," and original music by Kim Sherman--for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts' fall production of a 2-act play. Directed by Janis Powell with musical direction by Jenn Smolos, and performed by the Academy Company (3rd year students) at the Lester Martin Theatre (at AADA). The playwright, Mr. Arthur Giron, honored us by attending our final performance.

"Cosi" and "Hedda Gabler" 2007 CD Work
Made recordings of The Moonlight Sonata and the Finale from Cosi Fan Tutte for use in Company plays at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY.

"Disney's High School Musical" 2007 Theater Show
Musical-directed 35 high school students and lead the Wildcat band (consisting of Barry Wiesenfeld-bass, Steve Hodes-drums, Michael Senyszyn-guitar)in The West Milford Players' spring production of "High School Musical," directed by Erika Crocco, benefiting the local organizations PRIDE (a developmentally-disabled adults' program) and ERASE (End Racism and Sexism Everywhere), at the Hillcrest Community Center in West Milford Township, New Jersey.

"Movin' Right Along: Music of the Muppets" 2007 Cabaret Show
Musical direct and accompany "Tall Dark and Henson" American Idol contestant Douglas Cochrane at Don't Tell Mama Cabaret in a 30-year review of the music of the Muppet franchise--from The Muppet Movie to Labyrinth to Sesame Street to Muppet Treasure Island and the Muppet Christmas Carol. Songs by Jim Henson, Jeff Moss, Joe Raposo, Paul Williams, Barry Mann, and David Bowie. Special guest singer German Rodriguez.

"My Sunny Valentine" 2007 Cabaret Show
Musical-direct and perform with jazz-rock trio featuring Trevor Allen "King of the Open Mic" on bass and Adam Snyder (formerly of "Movin' Out," the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp musical) on drums behind singer Sunny Leigh in a program of love songs by: Richard Rodgers, Jimmy McHugh, Nacio Herb Brown, Burt Bacharach, Wright & Forrest, Sammy Fain, The Beatles, The Doors, The Righteous Brothers, Olivia Newton-John, and Georges Bizet. With special guest Douglas Cochrane. Our sixth venture at the Triad Theater.

"Nobody Does It Better--Songs of 007" 2007 Cabaret Show
"Forty-four years of James Bond movie-themes in one hour." A retrospective of the film music from 21 Bond movies, 1962-2006. Featuring singer Douglas Cochrane (American Idol contestant)in a reprise of our well-received November 2006 show--with the welcome addition of Mr. Barry Wiesenfeld, ace bassist--interpreting songs by John Barry, Bricusse & Newley, Marvin Hamlisch, Paul McCartney, Bono, k.d. lang, Sheryl Crow, Chris Cornell, etc...originally sung by Shirley Bassey, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Rita Coolidge, Duran Duran, A-Ha, Garbage, Tina Turner, Gladys Knight, Nancy Sinatra, etc. The notices for this show were picked up by the James Bond fan sites www.commanderbond.net and www.MI6.co.uk. Douglas and I were also interviewed by the producer of the "Out and About" cable TV show, who had also just filmed our performance. A segment of the show and interviews may be aired on Time Warner...look out for it!

"Now I'm Breaking Free" 2007 Cabaret Show
Musical-direct & accompany the cabaret debut of singer (AMDA graduate) Laurel Moulin at the Duplex Cabaret Theater, in a program of mostly contemporary Broadway by: Maltby & Shire, Ahrens & Flaherty, Andrew Lippa, Jason Robert Brown, Frank Wildhorn, & Jonathan Larson--with a little Marvin Hamlisch and Jerry Herman for balance. With guest singer Michelle Doucet.

"Piano In The Park" 2007 Festival Performance
Played two weeks (in July and August) of lunchtime concerts in Bryant Park (behind the New York Public Library)--emphasizing ragtime, stride, and jazz and blues of the 20s--for the fourth summer in a row. Other pianists in the festival included: Terry Waldo, Junior Mance, Victor Lin, Ayako Shirasaki, Roy Eaton, Todd Robbins, Deanna Witkowski, Dan Manjovi, and Dona Carter.

"Rayna Dae on Mondays Never Lets You Down" 2007 Recurring Performance
A seven-week run of Sunday evening acoustic/unamplified performances with singer Rayna Dae in the intimate and bohemian-charming lounge of Mezzo Mezzo Estiatorio on Ditmars in Astoria. Material by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Cy Coleman, Henry Mancini, Leiber & Stoller, Bricusse & Newley, Nina Simone, Harry Nilsson, etc. with special tributes to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. At one of our performances we were honored to have the very talented songwriter and performer Spencer Day as our guest.

"The New Yorkers" 2007 Television Work
Accompany London-based singer Jack Jaffe singing "My Manhattan," a song he wrote which Nancy LaMott had planned to record. The session took place at Metro Studios, NYC.

"This Is My Night To Howl" 2007 Cabaret Show
Third and final show with singer John McWhorter. Songs by Harry Warren, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Cy Coleman, and others in a revue of obscure songs dating from 1901 to 1958. At the Duplex Cabaret Theater.

"Verrückt nach Oper" 2007 Television Work
Sheldon appears playing the piano in a segment of Finkernagel und Luck's made-for-German-TV (ZDF Theaterkanal) documentary about Caffe Taci, in which the opera singers are relaxing at Marie's Crisis Cafe.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) 2007 Teaching Engagement
Accompany singers in Vocal Production classes at the New York Campus taught by Darin Anquoe, Jenn Smolos, and John Baylis. (This school, founded in 1884, has Cecil B. DeMille, Lauren Bacall, Anne Bancroft, Jason Robards, Robert Redford, Elizabeth Montgomery, Kirk Douglas, Armand Assante, Danny deVito and Adrien Brody as alumni)

Bar With No Name, Sausalito 2007 Miscellaneous
Accompanied singer Linda Kosut in a mini-jazz set, courtesy of Nancy "Queen of Boogie-Woogie" Dewitt.

Beautyrock Records, L.I.C. 2007 CD Work
Accompany singer Laurel Howard in the recording of her demo-CD.

Birdland 2007 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Douglas Cochrane, Sunny Leigh, Rayna Dae, Abby Kowalewitz, Ben Cherry, Ron Kert, Laurel Moulin, & Katherine Tanner at Jim Caruso's Cast Party

Brel Audition Video 2007 Miscellaneous
Assist a singer in the making of an audition video for "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living In Paris."

Caffe Pane e Cioccolato 2007 Miscellaneous
After-hours on Caffe Taci Opera Night. Accompany Taci singers Tiffany Abban, Cheryl Evans, Brad Cresswell, Jenny Meggitt, Robert Garner, Laura Kate Moore, and Barbara Tobler; also accompanied honored guest Maude Maggart.

Caffe Trieste, Berkeley 2007 Additional Appearance
Was invited to sit-in with the "North Beach Band" (Dave Sturdevant, guitar; Tony Mance, bass; Dave Baioni, accordion) accompanying "Pappa" Gianni Giotta, 88-year-old tenor, at the once-monthly Sunday concert.

City College of San Francisco Music Department 2007 Teaching Engagement
Sub for pianist Thaddeus Pinkston assisting voice teacher Judy Hubbell in her intensive summer vocal program, coaching and accompanying student singers as they prepared their material for their final recital. Material ranged from arias by Handel, Saint-Saens & Carl Orff to jazz, Broadway, folk and pop repertoire.

Fête de la Musique 2007 Festival Performance
Celebrated in France annually since 1982, Fête de la Musique is also celebrated at the French Institute Alliance Francaise in NYC. Sheldon performed a half-hour set of Piaf, Brel, Trenet and Legrand songs in the Skyroom at FIAF, and also had the unexpected pleasure to accompany mezzo-soprano Mary Ann Stewart singing the Habanera from Bizet's "Carmen."

Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks Talent Show 2007 Special Event
At Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on the Lower East Side. Accompany singers Shannah Timms and Kimberley Bentley in selections from Gershwin and Porter, plus arias from "La Boheme" and "Adriana Lecouvreur" and the Flower Duet from "Lakme."

Holiday recording project 2007 CD Work
Accompany singers Kathryn Allyn (mezzo), Sam Kinsey (tenor), and Shannah Timms (soprano) in the creation of compilation recordings for their respective families.

La Rivista Ristorante Italiano da Luciano 2007 Recurring Performance
Play jazz standards and other background music by candlelight at a fine-dining establishment on Restaurant Row (W. 46th at Eighth Ave.)--every Thursday evening from 8pm to midnight.

Little Pioneer Cider House 2007 CD Work
Accompany singer Abby Kowalewitz on her demo CD, recorded by Craig Levy (Little Pioneer) of Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Marie's Crisis Cafe 2007 Recurring Performance
Instigate and accompany group Broadway sing-a-longs and some very talented soloists at a West Village landmark, once the home of Thomas Paine and now the home of showtune mayhem. Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite!--every Saturday evening from 6-10pm (happy hour!)

Martuni's 2007 Miscellaneous
The quintessential San Francisco piano bar. Accompany singer Steve Randolph with pianist Joseph Magdalena joining on flugelhorn.

Octavia Lounge, San Francisco 2007 Miscellaneous
Accompanied singer Lua Hadar in a mini-set of sambas and jazz waltzes.

Seppi's at Le Parker Meridien 2007 Miscellaneous
Accompany singers Bradley Cresswell, Jenny Meggitt, and Tiffany Abban in a melange of jazz standards, opera arias and Italian folk songs at a vacant piano, celebrating Mr. Cresswell's birthday.

Singers Forum 2007 Special Event
Accompany students of voice teacher Jenn Smolos in a year-end recital. Material was mostly contemporary Broadway (Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Schwartz, Frank Wildhorn, Ahrens & Flaherty, Jonathan Larson, Maury Yeston, Jeanine Tesori, etc.) but also included an aria from Carlisle Floyd's "Susannah" and songs from Sarah McLachlan and Pat Benatar.

Studio Maestro 2007 Teaching Engagement
Play for Gail Pennington Crutchfield's "Shuffles" tap-dance class, helping 3-year-old girls prepare for their big recital.

The After Party 2007 Additional Appearance
Accompany singer Rayna Dae at Brandon Cuttrell & Lisa Asher's weekly open-mic at the Laurie Beechman Theater @ West Bank Cafe.

The Metropolitan Opera 2007 Additional Appearance
Supernumerary (populace) in Act II (Cafe Momus scene)of Puccini's "La Boheme"

Uncle Charlie's 2007 Miscellaneous
Sit-in, play solo material, and accompany singers Scarlett Daine, Tony Chiarizzi, and Douglas Cochrane, courtesy of pianists Charlie James & David Pellegrene, at new, attractive Midtown East piano bar.

Val's Restaurant, Daly City 2007 Miscellaneous
Accompanied singers Arnold "Arnoldino" Trogman and Maddaline Edstrom, courtesy of the latter.

Vocal Ease Holiday Party at Gail Brewer's 2007 Special Event
Accompanied singers Jenna Esposito, Rob Langeder, Shaynee Rainbolt, Richard Malavet, David Nathan Scott, Katherine Tanner, Greg Purnhagen, Michael Quinn, Adrianne Hick, Jasmine Spiess, and others, at Vocal Ease's first-ever holiday party at a swanky Upper West Side townhouse.

Vocal Ease, Inc. 2007 Volunteer Event
Perform with Eva Swan (& singers such as Sue Matsuki, Raissa Katona Bennett, Jenna Esposito, Greg Purnhagen, Ronica Reddick, Adrianne Hick, David Nathan Scott, Meredith Petry, Rayna Dae, Michael Quinn, Jasmine Spiess & Kristen Sergeant) at Rusk Institute, Castle Senior Living, Cobble Hill Health Center, Carnegie East House, The 92nd Street Y, Fort Tryon Nursing Home, Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center, Hamilton Senior Center, DeWitt Nursing Home, Young Israel Senior Services of Midwood, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, ARC XVI Fort Washington Senior Center, & New East Side Nursing Home.

Waltz Astoria 2007 Additional Appearance
Perform Nilsson & Nina Simone with singer Rayna Dae at a Wednesday evening open-mic on Ditmars in Astoria

"Let's Fly Away-An Hour of Hidden Cole Porter" 2006 Cabaret Show
Lesser-known Cole Porter songs. Accompany singer John McWhorter at Night and Day Restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn and at the Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC.

"Nobody Does It Better--Songs of 007" 2006 Cabaret Show
Accompany singer (& American Idol contestant) Douglas Cochrane in his cabaret debut. This show covered over forty years of themes from the James Bond movies, with songs by Marvin Hamlisch, Bricusse & Newley, Tim Rice, John Barry, Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang, Duran Duran, A-Ha, Tom Jones, Garbage, Rita Coolidge, Bono, Gladys Knight, Nancy Sinatra, & Louis Armstrong. At Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Theater, NYC.

"Random: A Musical Notebook" 2006 Cabaret Show
A conceptual art piece produced by Window Mirrors and directed by Ryan Jons which "can be described but not explained." Performers Ryan Jons, Jenna Esposito, Meredith Petry, Kristen Sergeant, Emilie Davis, Heather Curran, Ricky Ritzel, Michael Mooney, Davis Jones, and Lannie Blaustein; music by Stephen Sondheim, Paul Simon, William Wade, Kander & Ebb, Roger Waters, Ryan Jons, Meredith Wilson, John Lennon, Stephen Bishop, Rick Crom, Michael Mooney, Jason Mraz and Jason Robert Brown. At the Duplex Cabaret Theater, and the TRIAD Theater.

"Shades Of Blue" 2006 Cabaret Show
Second show with singer Jenna Augen; an all-blues program--covering material from W.C. Handy, Bessie Smith, Harold Arlen, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Etta James, Mose Allison and Quincy Jones--at The Metropolitan Room at Gotham.

"Sunny In Paris: A French-American Friendship Show" 2006 Cabaret Show
Sheldon's fifth cabaret show with singer/dancer/entertainer Sunny Leigh, honoring singers Josephine Baker, Eartha Kitt, Nina Simone and Dee Dee Bridgewater and featuring songs by Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Charles Trenet, Florent Pagny, Jacques Prevert and others. The point of the show was to demonstrate shared musical sensibilities between the two nations in the hope that the "freedom fries" mindset may vanish from our midst. Performed at the Triad Theater.

Baronessa Mariuccia Zerilli Marimò birthday party 2006 Special Event
Accompany soprano Suzanne Carrico and tenor Anthony Tovle in a program of Italian arias and art songs at the Columbus Citizens' Foundation.

Birdland 2006 Additional Appearance
Accompany singers Adriana Angotti, Douglas Cochrane, Abby Kowalewitz, Laurel Howard, David Nathan Scott, Jenny Meggitt, Vale Rideout, Sunny Leigh, & Jenna Augen at Jim Caruso's Cast Party

Bryant Park 2006 Festival Performance
"Piano In The Park" annual summer festival. Solo piano performance, middays for one week, on the Fountain Terrace behind the New York Public Library. Early jazz, blues, stride, and ragtime. Sheldon's third summer performing in this festival, created by the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation and cosponsored by Sam Ash Music and American Federation of Musicians Local 802. Other pianists in the festival included Terry Waldo, Jeb Patton, Victor Lin, and Larry Ham.

Cafe La Minagua 2006 Additional Appearance
Sit-in at piano bar in Chartres Ville, Ile-de-France--not far from the cathedral--by permission of the managment, who found themselves singing along to Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf.

Caffe Pane e Cioccolato 2006 Miscellaneous
Accompany singers Jenny Meggitt, Marc Heller and others, after-hours on Caffe Taci Opera Nights

Caveau de la Huchette 2006 Additional Appearance
Jazz club, Saint-Germain des Pres (Rive Gauche)-- Paris, France: sit-in with vibraphonist Dany Doriz & trio; special thanks to chanteuse Gilda Solve.

Cornelia Street Cafe 2006 Additional Appearance
perform Cole Porter pieces at the Artists' Salon

Fat Cat 2006 Miscellaneous
late-night jam-session sit-in.

Ferro's Restaurant at the Kimberly Hotel 2006 Miscellaneous
Sat-in, both solo and "4-handed" with Mr. Felix Endico, the pianist and bandleader.

Hotel Ajoncs d'Or 2006 Additional Appearance
Saint Malo, Bretagne, France. Played in the lobby courtesy of propietors Yves and Dominique Pellan Legoubey, who also danced.

Jeremiah Clancy-Heather Green wedding 2006 Special Event
Accompanied singers Lizzy Yoder and Angela Di Carlo, plus played background for cocktail reception. At Synod Hall, Saint John the Divine, NYC

John McWhorter-Martha Sparks wedding 2006 Special Event
Played processional and recessional at the ceremony at Columbia University Faculty House.

La Rivista Ristorante Italiano da Luciano 2006 Recurring Performance
Solo background jazz with occasional guest vocalists, every Thursday 8pm-midnight. Good Italian restaurant on Restaurant Row (W 46th St, btw Eighth & Ninth Aves.)

Mandarin Ballroom 2006 Special Event
At the Mandarin Oriental New York. Performed at a $10,000-a-table benefit for Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. and Fashion Delivers Charitable Foundation, just after keynote speaker Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

Marie's Crisis Cafe 2006 Recurring Performance
Weekly Broadway sing-a-long in a real West Village institution (take that any way you like). Saturdays 6-10pm, Grove Street at Seventh Avenue South.

Martuni's 2006 Miscellaneous
Piano bar in San Francisco, California. Accompany singer Stephen Randolph, courtesy of pianist Joseph Magdalena, who also joined us with a magnificent trumpet solo later on.

Octavia Lounge 2006 Miscellaneous
San Francisco, California. Accompany singers Arnold Trogman and Stephen Randolph, courtesy of house pianist Madeleine Edstrom.

Scott Bearden-Wendy Gulledge wedding reception 2006 Special Event
At the home of Ms. Sarah Jones Baker; the second time Sheldon has played a Caffe Taci singer's wedding.

St. Barnabas H.S., Bronx 2006 Special Event
Accompany student singers in selections from "My Favorite Year," "Godspell," and "Avenue Q," (and play interstitial music) in an annual variety show directed by Meredith Petry.

Superfine 2006 Special Event
accompany singers Terry Robinson, Nicole Thompson-Adams, and Tanya Rynd in benefit for the HeadStrong Foundation (assisting families whose children have suffered strokes) at a restaurant under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn (DUMBO)

The Metropolitan Opera 2006 Recurring Performance
Supernumerary in Puccini's "Tosca" (foreign visitor, Act I), Puccini's "La Boheme" (populace, Act II), and Verdi's "Don Carlo" (red monk, Act II)

The Quigleys' Holiday Party 2006 Special Event
In Bernardsville, NJ. Background music, dance music, and carols.

The Times Square Hotel 2006 Special Event
Played background music for an art show.

Tiro A Segno 2006 Special Event
Accompany tenors Robert MacPherson and Bradley Cresswell at private Italian club in Greenwich Village (founded 1888)

Vocal Ease 2006 Volunteer Event
Accompany Eva Swan and her many amazing guest singers (including Raissa Katona Bennett, Greg Purnhagen, Lori Eure, Hector Coris, Jenna Esposito, Russell Cook, & Mychelle Colleary) at: Castle Senior Living, Rusk Institute, Kateri Residence, Project Find Coffeehouse, Cobble Hill Health Center, The Hallmark, Isabella Geriatric Center, Alma Rangel Gardens, St. Francis of Assisi Parish House, Caring Community on the Square, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

ZDF 2006 Television Work
German television station ZDF filmed footage of Sheldon playing at Marie's Crisis Cafe with Cafe Taci personages in attendance, which may be included in an upcoming documentary...stay tuned.

"A Chorus Line" 2005 Theater Show
Musical director, pianist, bandleader for student production of Marvin Hamlisch's classic musical at Compton-Goethals Studio Theater, City College of New York, in Harlem. Directed & choreographed by Alexander Casanovas.

"A Hint Of Rosemary" 2005 Cabaret Show
Rosemary Clooney tribute show, directed by Erv Raible. With a jazz trio-Fortune Esposito (guitar) and Steve Doyle (bass) supporting singers Jenna & Kelly Esposito, at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

"Everything I'm Telling You Is More Or Less True" 2005 Cabaret Show
With Anderson Lim, singer; Joanne Amato and Megan Opalinski, backing vocals. Music by ABBA, Petula Clark, Badfinger, Billy Joel, Richard Rodgers, Burt Bacharach, & others. At the Hideaway Room, Helen's Restaurant and Cabaret.

"I Know Things Now" 2005 Cabaret Show
Jenna Augen's NYC cabaret debut, featuring music by Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, J.P.A. Martini, Van Morrison, Glenn Miller, Frank Loesser, Burton Lane, Cole Porter & others. At The Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

"Smart Girls Sing Dorothy Fields" 2005 Cabaret Show
With singer Sonya Ledanski, directed by Michael Dale of BroadwayWorld.com. Performed in honor of the Dorothy Fields Centennial. Music by Sigmund Romberg, Jimmy McHugh, Jerome Kern, Morton Gould, & Cy Coleman. At The Encore NYC Showroom. This show was listed on the Official Dorothy Fields Website (www.dorothyfields.co.uk).

"Sunny In Brasil" 2005 Cabaret Show
At the TRIAD Theater--an intimate concert revue of songs by Jobim, Bonfa, Ben, and others--with Sunny Leigh, singer, Robert Conton, guitar, and Raymond Smith, percussion.

"The Fantasticks" 2005 Theater Show
The first Manhattan revival since the end of the 42-year Sullivan Street Playhouse run-directed by Brady Amoon & choreographed by Erika Crocco-at United Stages' Phil Bosakowski 45th Street Theatre. See www.fantasticksnyc.com.

"You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" 2005 Theater Show
Musical director and pianist for The West Milford Players' production benefiting The Alexey Fund (for Alexey Smirnoff, a 15-year-old with traumatic brain injury). Directed by Kevin Jakimas & Sharon Murphy; choreographed by Erika Crocco. Presented at the Hillcrest Community Center in West Milford Township, New Jersey.

Accompany Karen Mason 2005 Volunteer Event
at Carter Burdon Senior Center in a Vocal Ease performance.

Bar Le Point, Suissotel Quito 2005 Additional Appearance
Quito, Ecuador. Sit-in courtesy of Sergio Jofre, the house pianist.

Birdland 2005 Additional Appearance
Jim Caruso's Cast Party. Accompany Jenna Augen, Douglas Cochrane, Jenny Meggitt, Jenna Esposito, & Anderson Lim.

Breakthrough Studios 2005 Additional Appearance
play for auditions

Bryant Park's "Piano In the Park" 2005 Festival Performance
summer festival--afternoons by the fountain; for Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, made possible by Music Performance Trust Fund, presented by Sam Ash Music & AFM Local 802. Other pianists in festival include Terry Waldo & Junior Mance.

Cafe Pierre 2005 Additional Appearance
At the Hotel Pierre. Sit-in courtesy of Ronny Whyte

Caffe Pane e Cioccolato 2005 Additional Appearance
play after-hours on new Caffe Taci downtown opera nights--accompany singers such as Marc Heller, Noelle Barbera, Dillon McCartney & Jenny Meggitt in their late-night jazz personae.

Caffe Taci 2005 Special Event
after-hours jazz on their closing weekend

Caffe Trieste Berkeley 2005 Additional Appearance
Accompany Bruce Winslow, Lua Hadar, "Pappa" Gianni Giotta & the North Beach Band (Dave Sturdevant, Tony Mance, & Dave Baioni)

Candace Forest's private party 2005 Special Event
perform solo and accompany singers at a songwriter's soiree in San Francisco.

Christmas Party 2005 Special Event
Entertain at the Quigley's annual family holiday party in Bernardsville, New Jersey

Deco Lounge 2005 Additional Appearance
San Francisco, CA. Accompany singer Sam Hiona, sit-in courtesy of house pianist Madeleine Edstrom.

Elliniki Spilia ("Cave") 2005 Cabaret Show
"Cabaret At The Cave" open-mic nights for singers Tuesday nights 8:30-1pm. Sponsored by the Astoria Performing Arts Center & presented by Sue Scannell & Charlie Kourakos.

Gallery at the Gershwin Hotel 2005 Special Event
Cocktail party with cabaret open-mic to benefit White Star Productions' "The Fantasticks."

InterContinental Del Lago Maracaibo 2005 Additional Appearance
Maracaibo, Venezuela. Sit-in courtesy of hotel management.

La Rivista (Restaurant Row) 2005 Recurring Performance
background music every Thursday evening 8pm-midnight

Marie's Crisis Cafe 2005 Recurring Performance
Broadway sing-a-long, every Saturday 6-10pm (Grove Street at Seventh Avenue South)

Martuni's 2005 Additional Appearance
San Francisco, CA. Accompany singer Lua Hadar.

Metropolitan Opera 2005 Miscellaneous
supernumerary in "Don Carlo," "Tosca," "La Boheme," and "Aida." Sheldon shares the stage with James Morris, Dolora Zajick, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Ruth Ann Swenson, Paul Plishka, Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra, Mark Delavan, & others. (however, they actually sing--he just walks about the stage in costume. This is the only one of Sheldon's gigs where he plays no part in making the music. But the music is glorious...)

Octavia Lounge 2005 Additional Appearance
San Francisco, CA. Sit-in with jazz trio.

Pegasus 2005 Special Event
fundraiser for WhiteStar's production of "The Fantasticks"

Robert Garner-Laura Kate Moore wedding 2005 Special Event
Play for the reception of Taci baritone and mezzo-soprano at the Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta, Georgia.

Sibarita´s Piano Bar at La Churuata Restaurant 2005 Additional Appearance
Maracaibo, Venezuela. Sit-in by invitation from the management.

St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn 2005 Special Event
Accompany singer Keith Outlaw at parents' reception. (The last pianist to play this event was the late great James Williams.)

Tatra Bar at the Hotel Kristoff 2005 Additional Appearance
Maracaibo, Venezuela. Two sit-ins courtesy of the management.

The Encore NYC Piano Bar 2005 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of pianist Michael Isaacs

Traditional Wigglee Party 2005 Special Event
accompany Topaz at Lady Julie Oakes Williamsburg art gallery

Vocal Ease 2005 Volunteer Event
time/talent-donated cabaret performances with Eva Swan and Company at Amsterdam House, The Jewish Home & Hospital, St. Albans' Naval Hospital, The Rusk Institute, Kateri Residence, Carter-Burdon Senior Center, Fort Tryon Nursing Home, Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home.

Wilde Oscar's 2005 Additional Appearance
San Francisco, CA. Solo sit-in courtesy of house pianist Maddaline Edstrom.

"A Little Too Unique" 2004 Cabaret Show
Musical director and accompanist for Margaret Cross' NYC cabaret debut, featuring music by Noel Coward, George Gershwin, Ben Folds, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Adam Guettel, and others. At the Laurie Beechman Theater (West Bank Cafe) and at Dillons.

"A Real Connection" 2004 Television Work
Time-Warner Cable 30 & 60 second network commercial. Cowritten with Nicole Leach and shot by Forever Films at Azucar Morena, Bridgehampton, NY

"Four Heads Are Better Than Two" 2004 Cabaret Show
Musical direct & accompany singer/songwriter Melissa Seitelman in her cabaret debut. Title refers to collaboration between two Geminis, with a nod to "Twisted" by Annie Ross as performed by Joni Mitchell.) Original music by Ms. Seitelman, and covers of songs by Ani diFranco, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Journey, Olivia Newton-John, & Tom Waits. At Mama Rose's Cabaret Theater, NYC.

"Nina Simone: High Priestess of Soul" 2004 Cabaret Show
Musical director and accompanist to singer Sonya Ledanski in our second cabaret show. Music by George Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Walter Donaldson, Willard Robinson, George Harrison, Randy Newman, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. At Mama Rose's Cabaret & Don't Tell Mama, NYC

"Opera Wednesdays" 2004 Recurring Performance
with soprano Sunny Leigh at Buona Sera Ristorante Italiano, NYC

"Shaking The Blues Away--A 1920's Cabaret" 2004 Cabaret Show
Accompany Maude Maggart. Music by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Noel Coward, Josephine Baker, Hoagy Carmichael, & others. At one show of the "Mondays With Maude" series at Danny's Skylight Room, NYC.

"Tales of Scampi & Other Pretty Things (The Lesser-Known Lyrics of Cole Porter" 2004 Cabaret Show
with Sonya Ledanski at Mama Roses Cabaret & The Hideaway Room at Helen's, NYC

"The Ins And Outs Of Love" 2004 Cabaret Show
with singer Susan McBrien and bassist Paul Pricer, at Shutters Cafe

"The Letter" 2004 Film Work
(Enjai & Amnau Eele)- instrumental piece "Seeing God" recorded with Melissa Seitelman, first screening at Ramscale Studios, NYC

"Wake Up And Live" 2004 Cabaret Show
Musical director and accompanist to Sunny Leigh in our third cabaret show together. Songs of inspiration by Harold Arlen, Jerry Herman, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne, Bob Merrill & others. At The TRIAD Theater, NYC

"What's That You're Whistling (Songs From the Recesses of My Mind)" 2004 Cabaret Show
Accompany John McWhorter in a revue of obscure Harry Warren, Irving Berlin, Arthur Schwartz, Jerome Kern & Cole Porter songs with Looney Tunes (Avery, Freling) thrown in. At Danny's Skylight Room and at the Cornelia Street Cafe.

"World" 2004 CD Work
Co-arrangement and recording of "World" by Joshua Charles on CD by J.C. Bosco titled "In the Energy Funnel"

Anne Frank Foundation annual awards banquet 2004 Ensemble Performance
at N.Y.U.--accompanied soprano Noelle Barbera, mezzo Laura Kate Moore, tenor Vincent Chambers and baritone Robert Garner

Birdland 2004 Additional Appearance
Accompanying singers Sonya Ledanski and Noelle Barbera at Jim Caruso's Cast Party

Black tie party, New Years Eve 2004 Special Event
private party on Park Avenue

Breakthrough Studios 2004 Additional Appearance
Played auditions for singers seeking representation

Bryant Park's "Piano in the Park" 2004 Festival Performance
Summer festival in the park behind the New York Public Library. Other pianists included John Hicks, Harold Mabern, Junior Mance, Terry Waldo, and Dick Katz

Cafe Mezzo, Brooklyn Heights 2004 Ensemble Performance
With singer / guitarist Joshua Charles as Unique Duo

Caffe Pierre 2004 Additional Appearance
At the Hotel Pierre. Accompany Jana Robbins; sit-in courtesy of Ronny Whyte.

Caffe Taci 2004 Recurring Performance
After-hours jazz with in-house opera singers Noelle Barbera, Jenny Meggitt, Laura Kate Moore and special guests such as John McWhorter and Maude Maggart

Caravan Of Dreams 2004 Special Event
accompany singer Topaz at a private party

Danny’s Broadway Piano Bar 2004 Recurring Performance
Background music and open mic nights, NYC

Hearts & Voices 2004 Volunteer Event
Jan Wallman's and Hope Hardcastle's organization--accompany singer Richard Malavet at Bellevue Hospital, NYC

Hempstead House, Sands Point, NY 2004 Special Event
Landmark On Main Street's Gold Coast Gala. Accompanying cabaret singer Maude Maggart.

La Rivista Ristorante 2004 Recurring Performance
Background jazz and occasional guest singers, NYC

Marie’s Crisis Café 2004 Recurring Performance
Weekly Broadway 'sing-a-long' nights, NYC

Martuni’s 2004 Additional Appearance
Sit-in courtesy of Madeleine Edstrom, San Francisco

Metropolitan Opera 2004 Additional Appearance
supernumerary for La Boheme and Aida

One If By Land, Two If By Sea 2004 Additional Appearance
Sit-in courtesy of management

Orbits East Harlem 2004 Additional Appearance
sit-in with singer Nora Fuqua

The Producers Club 2004 Miscellaneous
Played auditions for the original musical "Another Life" by Jeffrey Todd Fernandez

The Purple Onion 2004 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Accompany Kitchenettes Lua Hadar and Linda Kosut

The Water's Edge Restaurant 2004 Special Event
Accompany singer Keith Outlaw at St. Joseph's College Awards Breakfast

Vocal Ease 2004 Volunteer Event
With Eva Swan & company, at the Esplanade, the Rusk Institute, Isabella Geriatric Center, Atria, Hallmark, St. Albans Naval Hospital, Amsterdam Nursing Home, Jewish Home & Hospital, De Witt Nursing Home, St. Francis of Assissi, Home of the Sages of Israel, NY Harbor Veterans Hospital, NYC

World Café 2004 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Ronny Whyte

York Grill 2004 Special Event
Mt. Sinai Annual Harvest Dinner--solo piano performance during cocktail hour

Zingari at the Donatello 2004 Additional Appearance
San Francisco (sit-in courtesy of Madeleine Edstrom)

"A Tribute To Peggy Lee" 2003 Cabaret Show
Musical direct and accompany Sonya Ledanski in our first cabaret show together, featuring Peggy Lee's own compositions as well as songs by Ray Charles, Cy Coleman, Willard Robinson, Leiber & Stoller, & Jerry Bock that she made famous. At The Duplex Cabaret Theater, NYC

"A Tribute To Piaf, Dietrich & Others" 2003 Recurring Performance
accompany chanteuse and Piaf/Dietrich intepreter Topaz alternate weeks for seven months at Elysee Cafe Theater in SoHo (NYC)

"Dallo Sciamano allo Showman" (Italian Festival of Comic Song) 2003 Festival Performance
cabaret show entitled "DINE: Quando Il Cibo Ed I Desidere Mettono A Cantare" with the Kitchenettes of San Francisco in duo & trio format--including songs by Richard Rodgers, Bessie Smith, Sephen Sondheim, the Mamas and the Papas, Christine Lavin, and others--as part of a national festival of comic songs and songwriters in Darfo-Boario Terme & Borno, Lombardia, Italy

"Florence and Carrie" by Karen Lewis 2003 Theater Show
a staged reading with music at the Broadway Theater Institute, NYC

"Making The Scene," MNN 2003 Television Work
accompany singers Sunny Leigh, Topaz, Melissa Seitelman, and Gary di Lissa on Manhattan Neighborhood Network Channel 67, program hosted by Marcia Hershkowitz

"Opera Wednesdays" 2003 Recurring Performance
with Sunny Leigh at Buona Sera Ristorante Italiano, NYC

"Sunny Side Up (I & II) 2003 Cabaret Show
Musical direct and accompany singer/dancer/entertainer in her first and second cabaret shows. Guest musicians included Saadi Zain, Josh Charles, & Raymond Smith. Direction by Charles Coker. The show combined opera (Bizet, Puccini), operetta (Franz Lehar, Oscar Straus, & Sigmund Romberg), jazz (Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, & Dave Frishberg), & latin (Alberto Dominguez, Alvaro Carrillo, & A.C. Jobim), and poetry (Keats, Lear). The first performance was performed entirely on rollerblades and featured backup dancers led by Douglas Cochrane. At The TRIAD Theater.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) 2003 Teaching Engagement
Assistant Musical Director, Musical Theater Performance classes

Chefie's Restaurant 2003 Additional Appearance
Jersey City, NJ. Sit-ins courtesy of Albert Garzon

Chez Suzette 2003 Additional Appearance
Trudi Mann's open-mic, accompanying singer Sunny Leigh

Danny’s Broadway Piano Bar 2003 Recurring Performance
Background music and open mic nights, NYC

Fleur de Sel Restaurant 2003 Special Event
NYC, New Year's Eve Concert with Sunny Leigh

J.C. Bosco 2003 Ensemble Performance
Prog-rock band. At The C-Note, NYC

Jen Elliott & Bluestruck 2003 Ensemble Performance
blues-rock band at Orphan Annie's, Stirling, NJ

Marie’s Crisis Café 2003 Recurring Performance
Weekly Broadway 'sing-a-long' nights, NYC

Martuni's 2003 Additional Appearance
sit-in, accompany Lua Hadar, Steve Randolph, & Arnold Trogman

Metropolitan Opera 2003 Additional Appearance
supernumerary for La Boheme & Tosca

Primi Della Classe 2003 Additional Appearance
Trudi Mann's open-mic, accompanying singer Sunny Leigh

The Dollhouse, Williamsburg 2003 Special Event
"Elephant Banquet" with Topaz & Melissa Seitelman

Vocal Ease 2003 Volunteer Event
With Eva Swan & company, at the Esplanade, the Rusk Institute, Isabella Geriatric Center, Atria, Hallmark, St. Albans Naval Hospital, Amsterdam Nursing Home, Jewish Home & Hospital, De Witt Nursing Home, St. Francis of Assissi, Home of the Sages of Israel, NY Harbor Veterans Hospital, NYC

"A Tribute To Peggy Lee" 2002 Cabaret Show
Musical direct and accompany Sonya Ledanski in our first cabaret show together, featuring Peggy Lee's own compositions as well as songs by Ray Charles, Cy Coleman, Willard Robinson, Leiber & Stoller, & Jerry Bock that she made famous. At Danny's Skylight Room.

50th wedding anniversary 2002 Special Event
with Josh Charles. at the Penn Club, NYC

American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) 2002 Teaching Engagement
assistant musical director, musical theater performance classes

Bill's Gay 90s 2002 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Franz Alderfer, with Jan Corey & Judy Piovesan, singers

Caffe Trieste, San Francisco 2002 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Gianni Giotta

Coletta's Restaurant 2002 Additional Appearance
Jersey City, New Jersey. Sit-ins courtesy of Ron Passalacqua

Danny’s Broadway Piano Bar 2002 Recurring Performance
Background music and open mic nights, NYC

J.C. Bosco 2002 Ensemble Performance
Prog-rock band. At Bar B, NYC

Marie’s Crisis Café 2002 Recurring Performance
Weekly Broadway 'sing-a-long' nights, NYC

Martuni's, San Francisco 2002 Additional Appearance
sit-in

Matsushima Restaurant 2002 Special Event
Edgewater, NJ. Background piano jazz for wedding reception dinner

Metropolitan Opera 2002 Miscellaneous
Supernumerary in La Boheme, Tosca, Don Carlo, & Aida

Midsummer Night Sing 2002 Cabaret Show
with Michelle Tidmore and friends at Don't Tell Mama, NYC

Mimi's 2002 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Hunter Blue, with Franz Alderfer & Judy Piovesan, singers

St. Jean Baptiste Church 2002 Special Event
wedding ceremony--solo piano (Debussy) + accompany clarinetist Adria Dowd (Mozart) + vocalist (Rachmaninoff)

The Manor 2002 Special Event
West Orange, NJ--accompany singer Susan McBrien at wedding reception

Vocal Ease 2002 Volunteer Event
With Eva Swan & company, at the Esplanade, the Rusk Institute, Isabella Geriatric Center, Atria, Hallmark, St. Albans Naval Hospital, Amsterdam Nursing Home, Jewish Home & Hospital, De Witt Nursing Home, St. Francis of Assissi, Home of the Sages of Israel, NY Harbor Veterans Hospital, NYC

"Old Friends" 2001 Cabaret Show
with Nancy Mayans & Barney Stein at Don't Tell Mama, NYC

Caffe Trieste 2001 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Gianni Giotta

Chez Suzette 2001 Additional Appearance
Joni Paladin, singer

Clem Meadmore's Jazz Jam 2001 Additional Appearance
sit-ins at the home of the famous sculptor and jazz aficionado on the first Monday of each month

Danny’s Broadway Piano Bar 2001 Recurring Performance
Background music and open mic nights, NYC

J.C. Bosco 2001 Ensemble Performance
Prog-rock band. At Acme Underground, NYC

Jean Lafitte's Blacksmith's Shop 2001 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of the house pianist--Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Metropolitan Opera 2001 Miscellaneous
Supernumerary in La Boheme, Tosca, Don Carlo, & Aida

Vocal Ease 2001 Volunteer Event
With Eva Swan & company, at the Esplanade, the Rusk Institute, Isabella Geriatric Center, Atria, Hallmark, St. Albans Naval Hospital, Amsterdam Nursing Home, Jewish Home & Hospital, De Witt Nursing Home, St. Francis of Assissi, Home of the Sages of Israel, NY Harbor Veterans Hospital, NYC

Vocal Ease holiday show 2001 Television Work
Terence Cardinal Cooke --NY Channel 9

Beautiful Music 2000 Cabaret Show
Barry Manilow revue with Anderson Lim at Danny's Skylight Room and Pegasus, NYC

Caffe Trieste, San Francisco 2000 Additional Appearance
courtesy of Gianni Giotta

Clem Meadmore's Jazz Jam 2000 Additional Appearance


Danny’s Broadway Piano Bar 2000 Recurring Performance
Background music and open mic nights, NYC

Martuni's, San Francisco 2000 Additional Appearance


Metropolitan Opera 2000 Miscellaneous
Supernumerary in La Boheme, Tosca, Don Carlo, & Aida

Opera Night 2000 Special Event
Danny's Steak House, Red Bank, New Jersey, with Shannah Timms

The Alley 2000 Additional Appearance
Oakland, California - sit-in courtesy of Rod Dibble

The Manhattan Penthouse 2000 Special Event
wedding reception

Caffe Trieste 1999 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Gianni Giotta

Danny's Broadway Piano Bar 1999 Additional Appearance
numerous sit-ins with clarinetist Sol Yaged and his group

Danny's Steak House 1999 Recurring Performance
Red Bank, NJ. Accompany soprano Shannah Timms on Opera Nights.

Eighty Eights 1999 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Erv Raible, solo + accompanying Anderson Lim

Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center 1999 Special Event
accompany singer Anderson Lim at party

Long Yang Club 1999 Special Event
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Accompany singer Anderson Lim at party

MAC Awards After-Party 1999 Special Event
Ecco L'Italia Restaurant with Jan Corey

Multnomah Hotel 1999 Additional Appearance
Portland, Oregon

NOLA Studios 1999 Miscellaneous
cabaret workshop with Thomas Lister

Opera party 1999 Special Event
home of voice teacher Marianna Christos, Stamford, Connecticut

Pegasus 1999 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Michael Isaacs. Accompany Anderson Lim & Lua Hadar

Rose's Turn 1999 Additional Appearance
sit-in. Accompany Lua Hadar

St. David's Episcopal Church, Portland, OR 1999 Special Event
wedding

The Duplex 1999 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of Michael Isaacs. Accompany Anderson Lim & Lua Hadar

Caffe Trieste Saturday Concerts 1998 Recurring Performance
San Francisco. Duet with mandolinist Matteo Casserino; jazz with trumpeter John Myers, guitarist Dave Sturdevant, & bassist Tony Mance; Italian & Italian-American songs with singer Gianfranco Giotta + accordionists Fabio Giotta and Dave Baioni; scenes from opera with tenor Gianni Giotta; Latin songs with Oralia Alvarez; accompany guest singers such as Lua Hadar, Steve Randolph and Arnold Trogman. Every Saturday afternoon until May 1998 when Sheldon moved to New York City.

Hannukah party 1998 Special Event
Upper West Side penthouse with Keren Bernbaum, singer (December '98, NYC)

Judy Hubbell's Vocal Recital 1998 Special Event
City College of San Francisco--May '98 was the last recital Sheldon played for Judy Hubbell, ending a series begun in December '93.

Magical Musical Bus Tour III 1998 Cabaret Show
Joe Sent Me Club, Martuni's, Giraffe, San Francisco

Norman Wong Voice Club 1998 Special Event
the Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco

Opera party 1998 Special Event
home of voice teacher Marianna Christos, Stamford, Connecticut

The Whole Shabang, Alameda, CA 1998 Ensemble Performance
Piano for Sue Glaser and Steve Randolph -- Sheldon's last Bay Area gig before moving to New York City (May '98)

Unexpected Broadway 1998 CD Work
with Lua Hadar, San Francisco

AIDS benefit 1997 Special Event
Chuck Largent and Company at The Gate

Ascent Cabaret & Visual Arts Gallery 1997 Special Event
piano for Tisha Page and Marianne Kooken, singers

Baker Street Bistro 1997 Special Event
San Francisco. accompany singer Tisha Page at Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs party

Bauhaus Club-Gallery-Restaurant 1997 Ensemble Performance
San Francisco. Jazz performance with saxophonist Karl Karlton, guitarist Dave Sturdevant, and vocalist Steve Randolph

Caffe Trieste Saturday Concerts 1997 Recurring Performance
San Francisco. Duet with mandolinist Matteo Casserino; jazz with trumpeter John Myers, guitarist Dave Sturdevant, & bassist Tony Mance; Italian & Italian-American songs with singer Gianfranco Giotta + accordionists Fabio Giotta and Dave Baioni; scenes from opera with tenor Gianni Giotta & sopranos Shannah Timms + Tisha Page; Latin songs with Oralia Alvarez; accompany guest singers such as Lua Hadar, Steve Randolph and Arnold Trogman. Every Saturday afternoon.

Commodore Hornblower Yachts 1997 Special Event
On San Francisco Bay with singer Shannah Timms--Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs party

Crystal Lounge at Marine's Memorial Club, SF 1997 Special Event
piano accompaniment at reception at academic conference

Grace Cathedral 1997 Special Event
with singer Shannah Timms, ceremony in honor of St. Luke's Hospital

Hilltop Mall 1997 Additional Appearance
Richmond, California. Background Christmas music

jazz performance 1997 Special Event
St. Mary's Adult Day Care Center with Steve Randolph, singer

Judy Hubbell's Vocal Recital 1997 Special Event
City College of San Francisco

Julie Ring's Heart & Soul 1997 Additional Appearance
Steve Randolph, Michael Salat, Shannah Timms

Jump City 1997 Ensemble Performance
R&B band. San Francisco

La Scene Cafe & Bar at the Warwick Regis Hotel 1997 Additional Appearance
accompany Geena Jeffries (of Phantom of the Opera) at her birthday party

Magical Musical Bus Tour II 1997 Cabaret Show
Joe Sent Me CLub, Martuni's, Queen Anne Hotel, The Moze, Marlena's with Chuck Largent and Company

Martuni's 1997 Special Event
accompany singer Valerie Quevedo at legal firm's holiday party

Norman Wong Voice Club 1997 Additional Appearance
Laguna Honda Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center, St. Luke's Hospital, Southeast Campus CCSF

Outlaws (by Sherri Hugi) 1997 Theater Show
drama with music at College of Marin, Kentfield, California

Piaf's 1997 Additional Appearance
accompany singers Steve Randolph and Tisha Page at singers' open-mic

Plush Room at the York Hotel 1997 Cabaret Show
San Francisco. Show entitled "Five P.M." accompanying singers Shannah Timms, Stephen Randolph, Keith Vitali, and Marianne Kooken

Rassela's Ethiopian Restaurant & Jazz Club 1997 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Sit-in with trumpeter Johnny Myers & vocalists Joseph Magdalena, Stephen Randolph, & Tisha Page

San Francisco Shopping Centre 1997 Special Event
holiday caroling with Shannah Timms & Steve Randolph

St. John's Presbyterian Church 1997 Special Event
with Shannah Timms

Stanford University 1997 Special Event
Psych Dept. Xmas party with Tisha Page, singer, Palo Alto, CA

Storyville 1997 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Sit-in, accompany Steve Randolph

The Caravansary Restaurant 1997 Special Event
San Francisco, accompany singer Marianne Kooken at Coldwell Banker party

The Club Room 1997 Special Event
Marriott Hotel with Shannah Timms

The Crystal Room 1997 Special Event
Holiday Inn, San Francisco, with singer Shannah Timms

The Herbst Theater 1997 Special Event
San Francisco. International Studies Academy graduation ceremony

Trinity Episcopal Church 1997 Special Event
Chuck Largent and Company

Ultra Lounge 1997 Special Event
San Francisco, with Marianne Kooken & Tisha Page, singers

Washington Square Bar & Grill 1997 Additional Appearance
sit-in

Yosemite Room at the Clift Hotel 1997 Special Event
Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs dinner --with singer Shannah Timms

A Magical Musical Bus Tour 1996 Cabaret Show
with Chuck Largent and company, San Francisco

Caffe Trieste Saturday Concerts 1996 Recurring Performance
San Francisco. Duet with mandolinist Matteo Casserino; jazz with trumpeter John Myers, guitarist Dave Sturdevant, & bassist Tony Mance; Italian & Italian-American songs with singer Gianfranco Giotta, accordionists Fabio Giotta and Dave Baioni; scenes from opera with tenor Gianni Giotta & soprano Shannah Timms; Latin songs with Oralia Alvarez; accompany guest singers such as Sam Hiona, Ed Fonseca. Every Saturday afternoon.

Company (Piano Bar) 1996 Recurring Performance
San Francisco

Jazz At Pearl's 1996 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Sit-in; accompany singers Steve Randolph & Shannah Timms, with rhythm section

Judy Hubbell's Vocal Recital 1996 Special Event
City College of San Francisco

Magical Musical Bus Tour I 1996 Cabaret Show
Joe Sent Me club, Company, The Gate, Kimo's, Marlena's, with Chuck Largent & Co.

Masonic Auditorium 1996 Ensemble Performance
San Francisco. With David Hardiman Jazz Ensemble & Norman Wong Voice Club

Piaf's 1996 Additional Appearance
accompany singers Steve Randolph and Tisha Page at singers' open-mic

Stern Grove summer festival 1996 Festival Performance
accompanying Shannah Timms, singer

The Alley 1996 Additional Appearance
Oakland, California, sit-in courtesy of Rod Dibble

The California Club 1996 Special Event
cotillion event

Yerba Buena Performing Arts Center 1996 Special Event
San Francisco. with the Norman Wong Voice Club in the Garden Esplanade

"A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine" 1995 Theater Show
At the Masquers Playhouse, Point Richmond, CA

"The Fantasticks" 1995 Theater Show
at the Joe Sent Me Club, San Francisco

Bix Restaurant 1995 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Sit-in

Cafe du Nord 1995 Special Event
San Francisco. Accompany singer Steve Randolph

Cafe Venus 1995 Special Event
San Francisco. Accompany singers Khadijah Ford and Steve Randolph

Caffe Trieste Saturday Concerts 1995 Recurring Performance
San Francisco. Duet with mandolinist Matteo Casserino; jazz with trumpeter John Myers, guitarist Dave Sturdevant, & bassist Tony Mance; Italian & Italian-American songs with singer Gianfranco Giotta, accordionists Fabio Giotta and Dave Baioni; scenes from opera with tenor Gianni Giotta & soprano Shannah Timms; Latin songs with Oralia Alvarez; accompany guest singers such as Sam Hiona & Ed Fonseca. Every Saturday afternoon.

David Hardiman Jazz Combo 1995 Ensemble Performance
Evans Campus, CCSF

Forest Hill Clubhouse 1995 Special Event
play at reception for Croatian wedding

Harry's (Pacific Heights) 1995 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Sit-in with Khadijah Ford

Jack's 1995 Additional Appearance
sit-in with blues band The Tailfins on B-3 organ

Judy Hubbell's vocal recital 1995 Special Event
City College of San Francisco

Light 1995 Ensemble Performance
Prog-rock band. San Francisco

Opera Plaza 1995 Special Event
Christmas party

Orleans Court Restaurant and Art Gallery 1995 Additional Appearance
San Francisco. Sit-in courtesy of Tony Mance

Texaquila 1995 Ensemble Performance
Western Swing band. At the Mason Street Wine Bar, San Francisco

The Blue Muse Restaurant 1995 Special Event
with Chuck Largent and company

West Point Inn 1995 Special Event
atop Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, CA accompanying singer Katie Love at wedding reception

"Frida" 1994 Theater Show
at the Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco

Caffe Trieste Holiday Party 1994 Special Event
Hotel Bedford with Fabio Giotta and Ron Sfarzo

Caffe Trieste Saturday Concerts 1994 Recurring Performance
San Francisco. Duet with mandolinist Matteo Casserino; jazz with trumpeter John Myers, guitarist Dave Sturdevant, & bassist Tony Mance; Italian & Italian-American songs with singer Gianfranco Giotta, accordionists Fabio Giotta and Ron Sfarzo; scenes from opera with tenor Gianni Giotta & soprano Ida Giotta; Latin songs with Oralia Alvarez; accompany guest singers such as Marianne Sfarzo, Sam Hiona & Ed Fonseca. Every Saturday afternoon.

David Hardiman Stage Band 1994 Ensemble Performance
Big band jazz. At the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco

David Hardiman Stage Band 1994 Ensemble Performance
Walden House, and Diego Rivera Theater

Holiday concert 1994 Special Event
St. Francis Convalescent Pavilion

w/Judy Hubbell's voice classes 1994 Additional Appearance
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

"Assassins" 1993 Theater Show
at the Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco

Caffe Trieste Saturday Concerts 1993 Additional Appearance
Begin weekly sit-ins, alternating with pianist Dr. David Wise, accompanying Gianfranco, Gianni & Ida Giotta, Oralia Alvarez, Sam Hiona, and other singers. After a time, officially hired as house pianist in the Caffe Trieste Saturday Concert Band & hold position until 1998

David Hardiman Stage Band 1993 Ensemble Performance
Big band jazz. At the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco

Together Again For the Very First Time 1993 Cabaret Show
With Tommi Rose and Jose Sarria, The Blue Muse, San Francisco

David Hardiman Stage Band 1992 Ensemble Performance
Big band jazz. At the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco

David Hardiman Stage Band 1992 Ensemble Performance
Potrero Hill House and Diego Rivera Theater, San Francisco

Starmaker Competition 1992 Special Event
City College of San Francisco with Stephen Hall and Maria Canoy

Together Again For the Very First Time 1992 Cabaret Show
With Tommi Rose and Jose Sarria, The Blue Muse, San Francisco

Tommi Rose and Jose Sarria 1992 Cabaret Show
Rumors, Hayward, CA

Tommi Rose at Lily's 1992 Additional Appearance
the Kokpit, Finnochio's, and the California Club

Talent show 1991 Special Event
The Mint, San Francisco with Tommi Rose

The Zot Spot, UC Irvine 1991 Ensemble Performance
Piano with Roxanne Armstrong jazz trio

wedding 1991 Special Event
Thomas Aquinas Church, Palo Alto, California with Kathy King, singer

Holiday concert 1990 Special Event
Roxanne Armstrong at Freedom Village Convalescent Home

Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA 1990 Ensemble Performance
Piano for Roxanne Armstrong jazz trio

Doc Rutherford Big Band 1989 Ensemble Performance
Jazz ensemble band. At Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

Zona Rosa, Mexico City 1989 Additional Appearance
sit-in courtesy of the restaurant pianist

Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Agoura, CA 1988 Recurring Performance
alto recorder, duo with harpist. St. Cecilia's Guild "pass-the-hat" players

The Free Radicals 1988 Ensemble Performance
Folk-rock band. At UC Santa Cruz, CA

UCLA 1987 Special Event
Solo presentation of Eastern European piano music

Myth America 1986 Cabaret Show
Played piano for feminist musical variety show directed by Rosalie Abrams at Unitarian Church in Santa Ana, CA

UC Irvine 1985 Additional Appearance
Piano recital at orientation for Honors Humanities Program

Four on the Floor barbershop quartet 1983 Ensemble Performance
Sang baritone at Emerson High School, Orange, CA

Greg Egland band 1983 Ensemble Performance
played oboe at Emerson High School, Orange, CA

Greg Egland vocal ensemble 1983 Ensemble Performance
sang bass parts at Emerson high school, Orange, CA

Four on the Floor barbershop quartet 1982 Ensemble Performance
sang second tenor at Emerson High School, Orange, CA

Greg Egland band 1982 Recurring Performance
played clarinet at Emerson High School, Orange, CA

Greg Egland choir 1982 Ensemble Performance
sang at Emerson HIgh School, Orange, CA

Allen Giles' Student Piano Recitals 1981 Recurring Performance
classical piano recital, Long Beach, CA

Allen Giles' Student Piano Recitals 1980 Recurring Performance
classical piano recital, Long Beach, CA

Allen Giles' Student Piano Recitals 1979 Recurring Performance
classical piano recitals, Long Beach, CA

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