CATATONIC - JAZZ FUSION

PLEASE NOTE, $25 MINIMUM ON FOOD OR BEVERAGES

Doors: 6:30pm //Show: 8:00pm

Michael Celenza (drums) percussionist and composer. Michael toured with the 2nd Chapter of Acts and various “country” bands out of Nashville such as Loretta Lyn, Eddie Rabbit, and the Forester Sisters. He holds a BA in jazz performance from the University of Miami, and a MA in percussion performance from Stephen F. Austin St. University. During his career, he led jazz bands in New York, Miami, Dallas, and Los Angeles. Currently he is the instrumental director at Loyola High School of Los Angeles. His compositions can be found on soundcloud.com and he also contributes many compositions for Catatonic.

Rob Garland (guitar) has been writing, performing and teaching music for over 25 years playing hundreds of shows in the U.K and U.S. He graduated from Canterbury Christ Church College with a BA and is influenced by "everyone from Joni Mitchell to Frank Zappa.” He has performed sessions at Los Angeles studios such as Revolver and The Village Recorder and co-writes music for Bad Robot.

Musicians Rob has worked with include Jimmy Haslip (The Yellowjackets), Tony Newton (Tony Williams) and Gus Thornton (Albert King). He is a published author and guitar instructor for TrueFire with a classroom, channel, and instructional courses. Currently he is also a guitar instructor at the Music Institute in Hollywood. He is endorsed by Bogner Amps, Xotic Guitars, D’Addario Strings, Hell Picks & Moody Straps. He continues to compose and release his original music fusing jazz with rock, blues and funk. Visit Rob at www.robgarland.net

Andy Francis (sax) graduated from University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance and a minor in Informatics. He performs regularly in Orange County with local jazz musicians. He also has performed alongside his university professors, which include Kei Akagi, Darek Oles, and Bobby Rodriguez. Some of his original songs/covers can be heard on YouTube by searching Andy Francis jazz.

Ben Armentano (piano) graduated from the University of Bridgeport, Ct. with a BA degree in Music Composition. He has performed all over the US and Canada and has performed with such artists as jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, former Doobie Brothers drummer Chet McCracken, guitarist Tim Bogart, and former Chicago guitarist Chris Pinnick. He has opened for such acts as Fourplay, Spyro Gyra, Grover Washington Jr, Airto and Tower of Power. He has written songs for and produced many artists, and his music can be heard on YouTube/Ben Armentano, Reverbnation/Ben Armentano and Soundcloud/Ben Armentano. Ben currently lives in Los Angeles, Ca where he performs regularly and teaches private piano lessons.

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