Jeff Lund (Keyboards & Vocals)
Jeff is one of those rare "A" list musicians that are known by only a handful of people. Kalimba is extremely fortunate to know him and have the opportunity to work with him.
Jeff's career started with a formal Jazz & Classical
background spanning over 20 years that included
playing the Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone in Jazz,
Wind ensemble, and marching band. As Jeff's
career grew he toured with several bands from LA,
San Francisco, New York, Miami, Washington D.C.
and Victoria B.C.
Living in the rarified air of "A" list musicians, Jeff
composes music in the original Seattle band
"Striking Back" working with the producer of "No
Doubt", Live", "Incubus", "Jacks Mannequin", and
"Hoobastank". This has led to recording at some of
the major studios in Seattle including Robert Lang
Studios, Bear Creek Studios & 4th Street Recording
in North Hollywood, California.
Evident in Jeff's vocabulary are the influences of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Stevie Wonder.
Given the complex compositions and keyboard work of Earth Wind and Fire, Jeff's musical depth and maturity give Kalimba the ability to execute this material at the highest level.
Jeff is one of those rare "A" list musicians that are known by only a handful of people. Kalimba is extremely fortunate to know him and have the opportunity to work with him.
Jeff's career started with a formal Jazz & Classical
background spanning over 20 years that included
playing the Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone in Jazz,
Wind ensemble, and marching band. As Jeff's
career grew he toured with several bands from LA,
San Francisco, New York, Miami, Washington D.C.
and Victoria B.C.
Living in the rarified air of "A" list musicians, Jeff
composes music in the original Seattle band
"Striking Back" working with the producer of "No
Doubt", Live", "Incubus", "Jacks Mannequin", and
"Hoobastank". This has led to recording at some of
the major studios in Seattle including Robert Lang
Studios, Bear Creek Studios & 4th Street Recording
in North Hollywood, California.
Evident in Jeff's vocabulary are the influences of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Stevie Wonder.
Given the complex compositions and keyboard work of Earth Wind and Fire, Jeff's musical depth and maturity give Kalimba the ability to execute this material at the highest level.
Dereke James (Bass)
While growing up in Detroit, Dereke has played the bass since the age of 7, and the bass synthesizer since he was 15 years old. He has collaborated in multiple studio sessions and enjoys writing songs and grooving bass lines.
Dereke has played in concert with Aretha Franklin, Brides of Funkenstein and the Parletts. He has toured with Alliya and The Ojays, Oneway (ft. Al Hudson), and played with Washington State Music Department in 2005.
Dereke's Influences range from Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller. His playing syles span jazz, pop, gospel, blues, hip-hop, funk, House music, Techno, Country, and R&B Music.
Other notible tours:
The New Years Celebration Bash & Comedy Jam
Atanas Illitch Alternative Pop Band
Old School 70’s Dance Band
Winans Gospel group, The Futch Brothers
Billy Love and the Tech Brothers
While growing up in Detroit, Dereke has played the bass since the age of 7, and the bass synthesizer since he was 15 years old. He has collaborated in multiple studio sessions and enjoys writing songs and grooving bass lines.
Dereke has played in concert with Aretha Franklin, Brides of Funkenstein and the Parletts. He has toured with Alliya and The Ojays, Oneway (ft. Al Hudson), and played with Washington State Music Department in 2005.
Dereke's Influences range from Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller. His playing syles span jazz, pop, gospel, blues, hip-hop, funk, House music, Techno, Country, and R&B Music.
Other notible tours:
The New Years Celebration Bash & Comedy Jam
Atanas Illitch Alternative Pop Band
Old School 70’s Dance Band
Winans Gospel group, The Futch Brothers
Billy Love and the Tech Brothers
Gary Tobin (Guitarist)
Gary grew up in San Diego in a highly musical family.
He was privately taught violin and piano between 6 to 18 years old by the Concert Master for the San Diego Symphony, broadened his musical landscape by picking up guitar at 12 - which quickly grew into his primary instrument ever since.
A career in architecture placed him in Los Angeles where he continued to engage in music as a studio section violinist and session guitarist. While living in L.A. he started to formalize his composition skills for commercial production projects, working on film and other album based projects. This led to starting a cooperative composer's consortium of like minded musicians that continues to this day providing production tracks for various industry segments.
In the Seattle area Gary has brought his years of diverse music experience to various groups ranging from R&B to Jazz, Zydeco and Top 40 dance bands. With soulful/funky rhythms and signature leads lines, Gary brings to Kalimba the finishing groove and polish to the EW&F sound.
He was privately taught violin and piano between 6 to 18 years old by the Concert Master for the San Diego Symphony, broadened his musical landscape by picking up guitar at 12 - which quickly grew into his primary instrument ever since.
A career in architecture placed him in Los Angeles where he continued to engage in music as a studio section violinist and session guitarist. While living in L.A. he started to formalize his composition skills for commercial production projects, working on film and other album based projects. This led to starting a cooperative composer's consortium of like minded musicians that continues to this day providing production tracks for various industry segments.
In the Seattle area Gary has brought his years of diverse music experience to various groups ranging from R&B to Jazz, Zydeco and Top 40 dance bands. With soulful/funky rhythms and signature leads lines, Gary brings to Kalimba the finishing groove and polish to the EW&F sound.
PHOTO CREDITS: MICHAEL GOUDE
PHOTO CREDITS: MICHAEL GOUDE
