2018 – Page 42 – The Music Syndicate

Year: 2018

Ron Eschete

Artist Profile: Ron Eschete Ron Escheté is originally from Louisiana and grew up playing the Blues, eventually playing in most of the major Blues clubs on New Orleans famous Bourbon Street. Ron studied classical guitar and flute at Loyola University

Artist, Trumpet

Ron Stout

Artist Profile: Ron Stout Born into a musical family in 1958, the native Californian is a third generation musician (both maternally and paternally). A Musician’s Union member since age 15, Ron studied music at Orange Coast College and Golden West

Accordian, Artist

Roy Carrier

Artist Profile: Roy Carrier Combining the sublime with the explosive, Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers simultaneously play two dynamic forms of Louisiana music, Zydeco and the Blues. Roy’s family, the Carriers, are one of the great musical Creole clans

Artist, Drums

Roy McCurdy

Artist Profile: Roy McCurdy Roy McCurdy will probably always be best-known for his important contributions to Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet (1965-1975), but he has been a tasteful and stimulating participant in many other sessions through the years. Early on, he worked

Artist, Piano, Vibes

Ruben Estrada

Artist Profile: Ruben Estrada Ruben Estrada was born March 18, 1938 in Ventura County, California. He is the youngest of seven brothers and two sisters. H…e comes from a musical family. His father, Louis D. Estrada was a violinist who

Artist, Keyboard, Piano

Russell Ferrante

Artist Profile: Russell Ferrante Russ’s first exposure to music came from his church, where his father was the choir director as well as being a frequent vocal soloist and having a vocal gospel quartet. His father’s whole family were music

Artist, Bass

Ryan Cross

Artist Profile: Ryan Cross Ryan Cross is a name that is synonymous with professionalism and musical excellence. Glee, Friends, ER, The West Wing, Studio 60, Cold Case, Along Came Polly and Poseidon are just a few of the television and

Artist, Bass, Vocalist

Ryan Kunimura

Artist Profile: Ryan Kunimura We want you all to meet Ryan Kunimura, who is effectively the glue that holds us all together over here at Colossal. Ryan is our Production Manager, a job that is no easy feat. His days

Artist, Sax

Sal Lozano

Artist Profile: Sal Lozano A Southern California native, Sal Lozano is a freelance woodwind player. He is a featured member of bands led such notable musicians as Louie Bellson, Tom Kubis, and Gordon Goodwin. A few of the artists

Artist, Flute, Sax, Vocalist

Sam Most

Artist Profile: Sam Most One of the first jazz flute role models, Sam Most — born in 1930 — made his name in the 1950s and early 1960s with the bands of, among others, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson and Teddy