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• Dave Chappell, a Washington, DC native, is one of the most sought after and respected musicians in the area. For the last several years, he has won the Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES) for 'Musician of the Year', 'Rock Instrumentalist of the Year', and 'Roots Rock Instrumentalist of the Year'.

• Deren Blessman Drums. Currently I am blessed to play and record with many fabulous local acts such as; Mary Ann Redmond, Eric Scott, Jonathan Sloane, Jenny Langer, Scott Ambush, and Bobby Thompson to name a few, which gives me the opportunity to play a wide variety of genres. I'm also part of a few collaborative instrumental Jazz projects; Mysterious Traveler a tribute to the band super fusion group Weather Report, Sunflare a Latin R&B Jazz fusion ensemble, Beast From The East an alt-rock-jazz fusion group. Nationally and internationally I enjoy touring with smooth jazz Grammy award winner Gregg Karukas, Paul Brown, Deanna Bogart and the Scott Ambush (bass player for Spyro Gyra) Band, Smooth Jazz Guitarist Tim Bowman, Jazz Violinist Karen Briggs.

• John Previti Award-winning bassist John Previti grew up in the Southern Maryland-D.C. area during the early sixties, immersed in the region’s bubbling cauldron of musical styles: swing, country, jazz, R&B, soul and the roots of rockabilly. He was famed Washington, DC guitarist Danny Gatton’s bass player for eighteen years, from 1976-1994. John’s first recording as a leader, “Swinging Lullabies For My Rosetta” (Mapleshade Records) has received tremendous reviews. Other recent recordings include a Tribute to Danny Gatton with Big Joe Mayer and Joe Stanley, and a swing session with John Cocuzzi, Alan Vaché and Big Joe. Over the years, John hass won a number of awards for his rare talent. These include WAMA "Wammie" awards for Musician of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year, and Album of the Year.

• Tommy Lepson is a legend in the DC area for his soulful, award-winning vocals and keyboard playing, and you've heard him with several local acts, but with the Bad Dawgs (Paul Bell on guitar and vocals,  Gary Crockett on drums and vocals Mike Davis on bass) Tommy's singing and his original songs take center stage, and the evening always includes plenty of Memphis soul and New Orleans funk alongside R&B and Rock 'n Roll 

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