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Meet the Musicians of...
Shades of Blue
[
Conductor ] [
Sax Section ]
[ Trumpet Section ] [
Trombone Section ] [
Vocalists ]
[ Sound Engineer ]
Meet the Shades
of Blue Rhythm Section...
<photo soon>
[
Joe Decara ] [ Patty
Delisle ] [ Gary Kerner ]
[ Kevin Hayes ]
Click on a musician above to learn
more about that member of the Shades of Blue
rhythm section.
Joe Decara |
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Joe Decara (Guitar) |
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Joined
Shades of Blue: |
2021 |
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Patty Delisle |
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Patty Delisle (Piano) |
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Shades of Blue: |
2013 |
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Gary Kerner |
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Gary Kerner (Bass) |
Education: |
Continuing |
Occupation: |
Coast Guard Contractor Provisioner,
Musician, Antique store co-owner |
Favorite
Music Era: |
Post Cro-Magnon |
Favorite
Artist: |
Varies daily - currently Niels
Henning Orsted Pedersen |
Favorite
Big Band: |
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis |
Favorite
Song: |
Varies weekly - currently
"There's A Small Hotel" |
Other
Music Experience/Groups: |
Sentimental Journey, Cold Spring Jazz Quartet, Sunset Band
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Biggest
Musical Influences: |
Myron Floren, Art Van Damme,
Ray Brown, Phyllis Olson, Joe Pass |
Joined
Shades of Blue: |
1999 |
Favorite
Sound: |
Ears ringing |
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Kevin Hayes |
Name: |
Kevin Hayes (Drums) |
Education: |
Masters - Music Performance
(Percussion), Studies in Europe |
Occupation: |
Musician, Take care of home
and children |
Favorite
Music Era: |
Swing/BeBop on to the present |
Favorite
Artist: |
Elvin Jones, Bill Evans, Gary
Burton |
Favorite
Big Band: |
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Kenny
Clarke/Francy Boland |
Favorite
Song: |
Too many to pinpoint one |
Other
Music Experience/Groups: |
U.S. Army Band, NYC Jazzmobile
Big Band, many & varied |
Biggest
Musical Influences: |
An early teacher - Joe Morello |
Joined
Shades of Blue: |
1999 |
Favorite
Sound: |
Children laughing |
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I'm glad to be here!! |
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