RONNIE FABRÉ, vocal coach and instructor, provides singing and voice lessons in Las Vegas. During a singing career that has spanned almost 40 years, Ronnie has earned the respect of her peers for her talent. But her skill as a voice coach is beginning to overtake her reputation as a vocalist since becoming well known
At age of 87, ROGER HALL, saxophonist, still loves to play the music of his youth, that larger-than-life big band sound that he says no longer commands respect among the casino bosses in this town. In an earlier life, he played in bands backing Nat King Cole, and Sammy Davis Jr. and the rest of
ROCHON WESTMORELAND, bass guitarist, was born to a blues guitarist Dad and an R&B singing Mom in East St. Louis, Illinois and grew up surrounded by music. Rochon’s grandma was a jazz and gospel organist and his step-grandfather was a drummer. It was he that gave him his first drum lesson and he played them
ROB MADER, saxophonist, is a freelance woodwind player in Las Vegas. Rob has a Bachelor’s Degree in music performance from UNLV and is a former student of Bill Green, Felix Viscuglia, and Don Menza. He is a featured member in Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns, The Las Vegas Jazz Connection, Latin Breeze and
PHIL WIGFALL, alto saxophone, was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Las Vegas with his family in 1971. He grew up listening to the jazz greats and at age nine, his parents bought him the alto saxophone he desperately wanted. Phil attended UNLV and later transferred to Berklee College of Music in Boston. In
PAUL TESTA began studying drums at 13 with Vincent "Muzzy" Mizzoni. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and studied drumming there with Alan Dawson. From 1970-73, he was in the Army band and then began freelancing in the New York City area and going on the road with various show bands. In
PAT CADDICK has been involved in the LA and Las Vegas music scene for more than 25 years as a player, composer, arranger, orchestrator, producer, and director. He is the recipient of the Prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award from the Berklee College of Music. He has worked with artists such as Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Siegfried and
Since 1998, NATHAN TANOUYE has been Principal Trombonist in the Las Vegas Philharmonic and has performed with many artists and shows on the Las Vegas Strip. Beginning in 2005, Nathan performed and recorded with Las Vegas' premier horn band, Santa Fe & the Fat City Horns, a 15-piece band for which he also writes and
MIKE HEPNER, keyboardist, (often referred to as “Detroit” Mike Hepner) was taught his first boogie woogie bass line by Bob Seeley at the age of 13. Mike, mostly self-taught, spent time with many big band “jazzers,” at North Texas State University which led to his first recording contract with a country band in Texas. He
MIKE CANDITO, respected drummer, educator, performer and singer is best known for his versatility and love of working in many of the more sophisticated musical settings from Jazz, R&B, Rock, Latin, Pop and Funk to Country. Mike has performed with major artists and groups such as Stanley Turrentine, Richie Cole, Tommy Flanagan, Les Paul, Gregory
