January 2018 – Page 12 – The Music Syndicate

Month: January 2018

Lenny Castro

Artist Profile: Lenny Castro A native of New York City, Lenny Castro moved to Los Angeles in the late 70’s where he quickly established himself as a first call percussionist in the prestigious Los Angeles studio session scene. Since then

Artist, Vocalist

Leonard Patton

Artist Profile: Leonard Patton Some people are born to sing. Leonard Patton was just born singing. From his elementary school days when he requested hall passes in order to test the acoustics of the school’s hallways, to his college days

Artist, Vocalist

Lisa Harriton

Artist Profile: Lisa Harriton An emerging young jazz artist, 23-year-old Lisa Harriton is becoming a regular in the L.A. jazz scene, appearing regularly at quality venues such as The Baked Potato, Rocco, Catalinas, Steamers, LACMA, Chadneys, The Jazz Bakery, Ca

Artist, Guitar

Little Charlie Baty

Artist Profile: Little Charlie Baty Sacramento-based blues stalwarts It’s been 30 years since world-class guitarist Little Charlie Baty and harmonicist/vocalist/songwriter Rick Estrin first teamed up to form Little Charlie & the Nightcats. Jump and swing jazz mix with hard Chicago

Artist, Sax

Lon Price

Artist Profile: Lon Price Lon Price began his musical development in Fort Worth, Texas, where he began playing professionally at the age of fifteen. His major influences on the saxophone were John Coltrane, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, David “Fathead” Newman, and

Artist, Drums

Lorca Hart

Artist Profile: Lorca Hart Drummer Lorca Hart grew up in Taos, New Mexico in a musical family. He was exposed to a variety of instruments and musical styles as a child but early on it became clear that the drumset

Artist, Percussion

Luis Conte

Artist Profile: Luis Conte “I really don’t know how I got started playing. As far back as my memory will go, I owned a drum. It’s like asking someone how long they’ve been breathing.” Luis Conte Luis Conte’s genius stems

Artist, Sax

Luis Taylor

Artist Profile: Luis Taylor Musician with the experience playing with Ray Charles for 20 years, actor, teacher and pretty good saxophone player.

Artist, Guitar

Luiz Mantovani

Artist Profile: Luiz Mantovani Luiz Mantovani’s performances have been described The New York Times as “powerful, beautifully shaped and just practically flawless.” A winner of the coveted Pro Musicis International Award, his awards also include the first prize at

Artist, Bass

Luther Hughes

Artist Profile: Luther Hughes Luther Hughes has played bass with some of the biggest names in jazz in a career spanning over 30 years. Having recorded and performed on stage, and for film and television scores, Luther can also be