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Karen
HeaChung Lyu loves to sing everything from salsa to jazz and Korean
to Hebrew. As vocalist and bandleader of Global Jazz, she soulfully
savors songs in many styles and languages including English, Korean,
Hebrew, (Brazilian) Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, Iroquis,
Igbo (Nigerian), Russian, Vietnamese, Arabic and sign language. Karen
has a Jazz Studies degree from Cornell College, and also studied voice
with Mira Kehoe (Guthrie Theatre) and Roberta Davis (Manfredo Fest).
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Karen grew up in California and has traveled
in Central America, South Korea, Canada and throughout the US. Outside
of Global Jazz, she has performed with the Karen Lyu Quartet, Via
Brasil (aka Banda Brasil), Bomba, Minneapolis Community College Gospel
Choir (now Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir), the Eddie Piccard
Trio and as a solo vocalist since 1993. Karen is delighted, inspired
and challenged by teaching at West
Bank School of Music, as a roster artist with SteppingStone
Theatre. She also performs as a member of Unbound: Asian Women
Write! For Karen, the arts are about personal expression, exploring
differences, discovering abilities, fostering creative solutions and,
of course - having fun!
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Michael
O'Brien has been performing in the Twin Cities and around the
nation for over a decade. Michael studied bass with Anthony Cox, and
percussion with Marc Anderson. He has performed at international festivals
such as the IAJE (the International Association of Jazz Educators,
2000-New Orleans), and PASIC (the Percussive Arts Societies International
Convention, 1995-Phoenix). Michael has also appeared on the stage
most notably with Klezmerica at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami,
FL in the staging of "The Soul of Gershwin". Michael has
appeared on numerous recordings, television commercial jingles, television
performances such as the PBS series "Quarter Notes" and
live with dance companies, poets, and musicians in a kaleidescope
of styles. He is also an active composer. Michael teaches at Music
Tech, the West Bank School
of Music, and Water Music.
Michael's background is Irish and Puerto Rican.
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Introducing our incredibly excellent new drummer! Craig Hara
is a Japanese-American freelance musician and educator, playing Drums
and Percussion, Trumpet, EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument), and Keyboards
and Synthesizers. Craig currently teaches at the University of Wisconsin,
River Falls, and at Hamline University and he earned Bachelor of Fine
Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the California Institute
of the Arts. His primary drum and percussion teachers were Peter Donald,
Peter Erskine, Jerry Steinholtz,
and Tarnoth Rao. Formerly living in Los Angeles, he made the move
to the Twin Cities in 1997 when his wife, Marni Hougham, won the English
Horn chair in the Minnesota Orchestra.
As a drummer, Craig can be heard on the title track from Mary Louise
Knutson's recent CD release,"Call Me When You Get There",
on the upcoming CD release from the quartet Zona, and has performed
with various Twin Cities artists, including the David Singley trio,
Laura Caviani and Pete Whitman. Past work before moving to the Twin
Cities includes: performances on Drums and Percussion with The Social
Climbers, the Val McCallum Band, the Larry Honda Quartet, KhazË, Reawakening,
Loretta Livingston and Dancers, Rhapsody in Taps, Shale, also motion
pictures, jingles, and demos. He also helped Korg USA create a pioneer
digital hand drum called the Wavedrum. Craig's primary instrument
is actually Trumpet and he's performed with the Minnesota Orchestra,
the Minnesota Opera, the River Falls Brass, Vocal Essence, Los Angeles
Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Pasadena Pops, Santa Barbara Chamber
Orchestra, Asia America Symphony, Muzak, also several motion pictures,
TV shows and commercial jingles; performances on EVI and/or programming
with Rhapsody in Taps, The Jeff Rona Group, Loretta Livingston and
Dancers, Port of Call, Hard Copy (theater show), Korg USA (Wavedrum),
Star Trek - the Next Generation, The Rippingtons, Shadowfax, K-Muse
S900 Sample Library. Craig is published in Electronic Musician Magazine
and Music Technology Magazine, and has also done transcriptions for
Hal Leonard Publications.
Although we miss Rubin, it's really been great to sing with Craig's
crisp, grooving, inventive drumming and nice to find another Asian
jazz musician in Minnesota - there will be more chances to hear him
coming up!
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James
Allen grew up in Australia, where he obtained a degree in classical
guitar and studied jazz guitar with Ike Isaacs. There he performed
regularly in diverse styles including classical, jazz, pop and folk.
His experience includes recording; live radio, cable and television
broadcasts; and performing with a symphony orchestra. For the past
several years, he has played throughout the Twin Cities area in various
groups, as a solo artist and a jobbing musician. Aside from being
a member of Global Jazz, he also plays with the Johnny Mojo band,
the Nova Big Band, Stir Fry, and with David Roos in a guitar duo.
James teaches guitar and jazz ensemble at West
Bank School of Music and at the Perpich
Center Arts High School.
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Devon
Evans was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1944. Evans survived his
orphaned childhood by playing and running in the slums known as "Back-O-Wall",
the under-developed neighborhood of his hometown. Devon's percussion
skills honed by his challenging surroundings and Rastafarian beliefs
would lead him to becoming a member of one of the most influential
and legendary music families of all time...The Wailers. Evan's has
toured the world playing with Bob
Marley, Peter Tosh, and the rest of the family. Devon is a master
percussionist and now teaches a multitude of drum disciplines thru
workshops and master classes with Edu-Poetic
Enterbrainment. We were very blessed to have Devon's unexpected
request to be with us at the Global Jazz Live CD recording concert!
(Note: Due to a stroke, Devon's spirited presence is on vocals and
not percussion.)
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Shai
Hayo has performed for several years with the best Latin bands
in town (Latin Sounds, Salsa del Soul, Sabor Tropical) and also has
recorded with Klezmerica. Recently he played at Orchestra Hall for
the Latin Renaissance performance and on Prairie Home Companion with
Salsa del Soul. Shai is an Iraqi who grew up in Israel, lived 2 years
in Puerto Rico, and has spent most of his life in Minnesota. He played
congas on the Global Jazz Live CD, and also occasionally has a chance
to perform with us at other events when we're lucky.
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Soli
Hughes is a world-class guitarist with two gold records for his
work on Africa To Americaand The Evolution of Gospel.
He has played with B. B. King, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson
5 and was an original member of Flyte
Tyme. He has performed in Spain, Brazil, Germany, Finland, Jamaica,
Japan, Switzerland, London, and Canada. Most recently Soli performed
in London as a featured soloist with the Sounds
of Blackness playing for the Queen of England at the Royal Albert
Hall. Soli also contributed music to the John Henry soundtrack
which was released by Walt Disney in the spring of 2002. He is currently
Vice President and Music Education Chair of the Minnesota
Music Association and President of COMPAS
(Community Programs in the Arts). We're amazingly blessed to have
Soli as the executive producer of the Global Jazz Live CD, and also
guest starring on bass. piano, back-up vocals and guitar!
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Tim O'Keefe is widely renowned as one of the
top percussionists in the Twin Cities. He has been performing locally
for over 20 years and regularly performs with Robayat, Rai Action,
Saharan Nights, Brasamba, Mark Stillman, Salamat, and the Ethnic
Dance Theater. Tim has performed in venues as far away as the Jerash,
Bethlehem, and Bir Zeit music festivals in the Middle East as well
as closer to home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
He has appeared with some of the top artists in Arabic, Persian,
and Kurdish music including Simon Shaheen and Al-Qantara, Settar
Morteza, Sussan, and Sivan Perwar. His studies have included the
Arabic Music Retreat
in Massachusetts for 4 years and the National Conservatory of Music
in Amman, Jordan. Tim has also enjoyed composing and creating music
for the local theater productions Haroun and the Sea of Storiesand
Sohrab and Rustom. Tim played on the Global Jazz Live CD,
and also occasionally has a chance to perform with us at other events
when we're lucky.
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