Jun 9, 2022
Born in Ohio to a British architect father and Italian artist mother, Colin spent his youth in Memphis, picking up guitar by accident:
“I was playing trumpet in the school band and I punctured my ear drum in a football game. So the Band director put me in the concert band playing double bass with a bow, and from there I progressed to electric bass in the jazz band at school and then switched to guitar.””Colin was also busy soaking up classic Chicago blues and Memphis soul during this time.
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Feb 17, 2022
Jazz harmonica player Tom Stryker began his musical journey in San Francisco in 1954 under the guidance of former Borah Minevitch Rascal, Ray Tankersley. He later began playing professionally with world-famous ‘Harmonica Rascal’ Johnny Puleo. Tom went on to perform as a soloist and with various symphonies, harmonica trios, and jazz bands. He has appeared on telelvision and radio shows as well as the World Harmonica Championships in 1980 as lead player with Harmonica Express, a quartet. Tom has performed all over the world and in jazz clubs in Reno and aboard Holland America Cruise Lines.
Jun 28, 2018
Joie Taylor has been a saxophonist for over 25 years, and has been a member and leader of several bands. In the Montgomery Jazz Orchestra of the State of Alabama she has performed in small and big bands with Tommy Stewart, Charles Ellington, Kebbi Williams and grammy award winning artists Javon Jackson and Delfayo Marsalis in the 2016 Maui Jazz Festival.
As a member of the world famous Clark Atlanta University Jazz Orchestra begun by Dizzy Gillespie, she has toured Europe as part of the Montreux, Paris, and North Sea Jazz festivals. She can be heard on the released album by Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground. On Maui was a member of Rio Ritmo and currently plays as a solo artist at various locations. She sang as lead vocalist in the group One & One. Her styles include: meditation, jazz, neo-‐soul, electronic/dance, and lounge including original compositions.
Music Education/Training/Bands (1980-2006) Syndey Lanier Alabama
Montgomery Jazz Orchestra
Alabama All State
Clark Atlanta University Jazz Orchestra
Cornell University Jazz Ensembles
Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground
Maui Band Membership
Rio Ritmo
Rare Vibration
Modern Jukebo
Performance Locations on Maui (2009-2015)
Bistro Casanov
Casanova’s Upcountry
Haiku Flower Festival
Pita Paradise
Moana Cafe
Four Seasons
The Grand Wailea
Weddings and Private Parties
Makawao Union Church
Maui Yoga Shala
Kono’s on the Green
Wailea Golf Course Gold and Emerald course
Maui Jazz and Blues Fesitival 2016
