On Stage
Joe’s live band is a diverse group of musicians who came together to perform the material from Joe’s new CD release “Joe de la Torre – Sings the Classics”, a collection of classics from the “Great American Songbook”, at events and in venues around the Bay Area.
In the Studio
For recording projects, Joe’s team has assembled several of the finest studio musicians working the Bay Area and gathered them at one of Northern California finest recording studios. Each player has an impressive musical resume and an extensive list of performance and studio credits. The chemistry between the players is apparent and can be heard on every song on Joe de la Torre’s new CD’s.
Chris Beveridge
Chris as a much-accomplished bass player having worked extensively with the renowned composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Gilbert, in the progressive rock group Giraffe and many other acts of all genres of music.
Joe Pieri
Sax man Joe Pieri hails for the east coast.
Nancy Whitecar
Nancy has been playing piano with other musicians all of her life. She’s played in chamber groups, jazz combos, and has accompanied choral ensembles and singers of all genres of music. She’s particularly fond of the music she arranged for a sacred jazz group known as “Shades of Grace.”
Kevin Smedt
Guitarist Kevin Smedt is a much sought after and very busy studio guitarist. He comes with an impressive set of musical credentials. When not working in the recording studio Kevin performs across the state with several popular jazz groups.
Don Frank
Don is well known as the long-time drummer for the popular Bay Area band, ‘Legend‘. More recently Don provides the beat behind a group of musicians known as the ‘Gravy Boat‘.
When not performing on stage or in recording in the studio, Don can be found overseeing the activities at Gelb Music, one of finest music stores in the state.