David Newman
| Four albums he's performed on have been nominated for the Grammy, one, "Unforgettable" with Nataliie Cole winning. Funk & Wagnall's Jazz Emcyclopedia comments, "One of Jazz and popular music's great pleasures is to hear the gorgeous, huge Newman tones laying out sax solos, interacting with an organist or guitarist or just embellishing a melody." Referring to his 1993 album, "House of David Newman," There have not been many saxophonists or flutists more naturally soulful that David 'Fathead' Newman. His tenor has a honking resiliency, a deep mournful tone, and the compelling qualities that define soul... Newman's playing in Ray Charles' great combos, with such leaders as Herbie Mann and as a lead act, is both simple and shattering." Funk & Wagnall's continuing, "The sound of Newman's shimmering sax and flute is breathtaking." |
David Newman |
 Barbara St. Clair |
Barbara has toured throughout the country, had a regular gig in Aspen, CO for some time. She's performed with many of the greats, including Little Anthony, the Drifters, Marilee Rush, Bob Seegar and Wayne Cochran. She's opened for Earth, Wind and Fire at the Rochester War Memorial and for Barry White at Kleinhans Concert Hall in Buffalo. In the past, she was a regular at the Pine Grill, the Bon-Ton and Revelat and is prominently featured in the book Don't Bother Knockin,' This Town's A Rockin,' by Patti Meyer Lee and Gary Lee, published in 1999, which chronicles the great Jazz and Blues scene in the Buffalo area, during the 60's, 70's and 80's. . Barbara and the Shadows sing in many local clubs today, including the site for many national Blues acts, the Lafayette Tap Room. A recent music critic, describing a Lafayette appearance, called Barbara's singing "soaring, surging, swinging with a capital 'S' and all with a seemingly effortless power." Barbara tells she learned to sing in church, where she was a soloist from age 10. |
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Chris Haug - bassist - Chris started playing bass since he was 14, in the '60's, and has played with groups ever since, except for a hiatus during the 80's. He's been playing with Barbara St. Clair for the last six years, and over the years played and sometimes recorded with Glass Menagerie, the Marquees, Jim Beischline, LeeRon Zydeco and the Hot Tamales, Jimmy Wozniak, John Mahoney, the Posse & Billy McEwen and Ernie Corallo. Bob Falk - - guitarist - Bob, starting in 1964, studied guitar for three years and then embarked on his performing career in grammar school with his own group, The Trends. He has led or been in working groups ever since, including national tours with the Great Escape, Moonshine Express and the Blues Bandits. For four years, Bob and Moonshine played for Bo Diddley at the Lone Star Caf� in New York City and often, Steely Dan and Doobie Bros. guitarist Elliott Randall would sit in. Other notables Bob's performed with include Richie Havens, James Cotton, Odetta and Johnny Paycheck. He's opened for Della Reese, Stuff, Steppenwolf, Marshall Tucker, the Outlaws and Winter Brothers. John Collins - guitarist - John has been a professional guitar player and singer for over 30 years, performing in bands throughout Western New York. Currently, he teaches guitar as well as regularly performing with Barbara St. Clair & the Shadows, and Phoenix. Carol Swist - - keyboards - Carol, on 9/20/01, was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, commemorating her years of performances as a pianist and singer with many greats, local and national, including Marion McPartland, Big Wheelie and the Hubcaps, Steam Donkeys, Jim Beischline, Solid Grease and currently Barbara St. Clair. She's also sung with the Calvary Episcopal Church (Venite) Choir, numerous other church-related groups and taught music in the Buffalo Public schools for many years. Born into a family of professional musicians, she started piano lessons at an early age and voice lessons during her early teens. She has Bachelors and Masters Degree in Education from SUNY Buffalo and an additional Education degree from Medaille. John Bryans - drummer - John has been playing drums professionally for 30 years in and around the Buffalo area. Influences have been the Beatles and the great soul artists of the sixties and seventies. Prior to joining Barbara St. Clair and the Shadows in 2000, he played with Donna Rose and Jimmy Wozniak. |
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Jim Catino - guitar - has been performing professionally for 35 years. Jim's studied guitar and played his whole life. He and his brother "Babe" have toured nationally. Jim also plays sax, flute and mandolin. "Babe" Catino - bass - also a life-time musician, also plays harmonica in the group. James "Skip" Martin - saxophone |
| Mike Bonafede - drums. Tre-Cats has added Mike over the last year. Mike began taking lessons at an early age, and he himself was a teen-age teacher with Duke Spinner. He started playing clubs at the age of thirteen with Brother Leo. Mike has also played with Jacobs Trolley, Hammer, and most notably with Black Sheep and Lou Gramm later of Foreigner. Mike recently participated in a successful reunion of the group, Black Sheep, which featured Foreigner's Lou Gramm. The benefit concert at Water Street Grill in Rochester sold out in only two days, a month in advance. |
 Mike Bonafede |
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Saxophone Section |
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Maribeth Babcock - tenor sax, 10th grade, also takes piano Angela Joseph - tenor sax, 12th grade Kim Morse - alto sax, 9th grade, also takes piano Dave Warren - baritone sax, 12th grade Latoya Washington - alto sax, 10th grade |
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Trombones |
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Josh DeBellis - 12th grade, also plays trumpet, tuba, French horn, saxophones and piano Denis Buehler - 9th grade Coletta Fry - 11th grade Andy Murray - 10th grade |
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Trumpets |
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Matt Bertrand - 11th Grade Amanda Buehler - 12th grade Vinny Flow - 12th grade Amanda Sharp - 12th grade, also plays clarinet Tyler Swanger - 10th grade |
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Rhythm Section |
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Tom Barchet - guitar, 11th grade Todd Charland - drums, 10th grade Cody Rath - drums, 9th grade Lisa Salvaggio - bass & vocals Stacey Snyder - piano, 10th grade, has taken private lessons for 7 years, plays organ and piano in Kendall churches, has her own Jazz quintet, which has played for a region-wide Boards of Education meeting, which Kendall hosted. |
 Stacey Snyder |