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One
of the most respected and requested singers from the Boston area,
Rachel E. brings it! Her professionalism and dedication are unparallel.
She knows what it takes to get a job done and if she believes in
your vision, she is there 199% , she and Sugar are spiritual
sisters that ROCK!
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Chuck
is the nephew of recording artist Jeffrey Osborne and has had a
life long connection to Sugar in musical units. They have been
singing together since they were teenagers in the Osborne band
Just-Uz. Chuck brings that 'special' something to Masterjam and is
grateful doing it, One of the most humble, under-rated
musicians in the New England area. Chuck brings it to the table at
all times. Chuck is currently working with Brother to Brother in
the Rhode Island Area
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Lorna
Jean has played with some of Rhode Islands premiere bands, most notably
with the late Greg Williams and has recorded her own music as an independent
artist. Lorna Jean came to Masterjam with a fresh, new outlook to her
future in music. She and Sugar are related on her Dad's Gomes side of
the family.
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BASS/ MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Songwriter
for the likes of
National recording Artist; Fergie, and more, do we need to say
anything else?? Vaughan
is the musical director and Sugar's right hand man for for
Masterjam and has a history with Sugar from a group called
NuVybe that she and Norman Chucky Gray formed. John
is playing with the very successful cooperate band "Beantown"
with Scott Tarulli and local unit: "Reasons" when
not doing other work or playing with Masterjam.
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Scott Tarulli
- Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music Leader of
the Scott Tarulli group.
Performs/Performed
with with Peter Eldridge, Steve Gadd, Abe Laboriel, Jerry
Moratta, Meatloaf, Peter Wolf. Musical Director for various
acts-recently Jacob Luttrell (Backup singer for Kelly
Clarskson's touring band and Clay Aikin's touring band).
Tarulli has done various jingles, including 5 for Dunkin
Donuts. He has also played on a various singer/songwriter CDs.
Alastiar Mooks "A Life I never Had," Lois Greco's
"Surrender" and cuts on R&B singer Drew Ambroses'
upcoming release. He's done countless recording sessions for a
wide range of pop, rock and jazz groups. He performed with Bob
Marly's "Wailers", Peter Wolf and
"Meatloaf." He also shared the stage with "The
Fixx." Tarulli still plays frequently in clubs in
freelance situations. And, in 2000, Scott was brought on board
as an instructor at Berklee College of Music.
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DRUMS
Drummer
for Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch, The Back Street Boys,
Justin Timberlake and more, Pookie Cole has been in the
professional circuit many times over. Still blazing the stage
as well as the past, his future is brighter than ever! |
PIANO
Berklee
College of Music, Class
of 1987 · Jazz Comp &
Arranging. Dennis
is one multi-talented multi-keyboard player. That's right -
one keyboard player. But when you hear him play, you may be
thinkin' there's another hiding in the bushes! How this
Berklee School of Music grad produces all of those
extraordinary sounds is anybody's guess! AND...he
has the most beautiful little daughter that brings Sugar
flowers!
:)
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TRUMPET/ KEYS
After
living in New York City for 3 years, Eric moved back to his
home state of Rhode Island in 2008 and has become one of the
top freelance trumpet players in the Northeast. He also has a
large studio of private students and performs many clinics and
master classes for schools. Eric can also be seen playing
around New England with one of his own groups like the EBB
Trio and his Reform Party.
In 2009 he
began playing with Diane
Birch, a highly acclaimed singer-songwriter from Brooklyn,
NY. With Diane, he was able to open up for British pop
sensation James Morrison, US singer Mat Kearny, and Nick
Jonas. While on the road with Diane, he was able to do several
headlining tours in the US, Canada, Japan, Italy, Holland,
England, and France, as well as performing on several T.V.
shows including the Craig Ferguson Show, the Carson Daly Show,
Jimmy Kimmel Show, the Today Show, the David Letterman Show,
and the Conan O’Brian Show.
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SAXOPHONE/ PERCUSSION
Music
Director of Chicken Clacks, Saxophone at Booty
Vortex - Boston's Greatest 13 Piece Funk Band, Saxophone at
Sultans of Swing, Entertainment at Carnival
Cruise Lines, Played with
international recording artists, Claudio Roditti, Jim Snidero,
Conrad Herwig, Mike Smith, Luis Gasca.
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SOUND
Darryl
"Groove" Walker, a graduate from RI School of
Broadcasting has the voice to prove it. He too is the
Nephew of national recording artist Jeffrey Osborne and was a
part of the band Just-Uz with Sugar and Norman. Groove brings
the MC duties to the table with Masterjam as well as being
their sound engineer and provides music before and after a
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