Roger comes from a family of musicians and drummers, with influences from Mozart, Gershwin
and Miles Davis. He played as a studio musician with jazz artist Vickie Cole in Houston, Texas. As part
of Portland’s Rose City Kings, Roger produced and engineered the bands three albums. He and Ron have played together
for the last twelve years in the Portland area. Roger has played at all over the West Coast including Jazz Alley in Seattle
and Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco as well as Portland’s Aladdin and Roseland venues in addition to Vancouver’s
Wine and Jazz Festival. Roger studied sound engineering in college and has his own recording studio. He enjoys writing
and arranging music.
Debby comes to the Portland area from Seattle where she started playing piano at 8 years of age. Influenced
by Gershwin, Debussy, Ramsey Lewis and Elton John, Debby has had an eclectic professional career. From
playing Gospel music in local churches to playing cabaret in downtown Seattle she has always found music to be a passion.
Musical theatre experience included Hello Dolly, Annie, Chess and Guys and Dolls. More recently she played at Highway 99 Blues
Club with a local Seattle band called The Love Doctors. Debby has taught music in various forms for over 20 years both instrumental
and choral; has written a full-length musical in addition to songwriting and arranging. Debby is an Assistant Professor of
Education at Seattle Pacific University and lives in Vancouver, WA.
Eran received a BA in music (studio/jazz guitar) from USC’s Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles,
before relocating to Portland to pursue a musical career. He is a guitar teacher and performs with his original music project,
Sound Semantics, as well as with Rachichi.
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| Gary Giacci - Bass and Vocals |
A native new Yorker, Gary's musical influences have been molded by the likes of Jaco Pastorius,
Mongo Santamaria, Herb Alpert, Chuck Mangione, The Rippingtons, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, all but to name a few! At
age 18, Gary left the confines of the United States to spend two years living abroad in Brazil. It is here that his
lifetime love affair with the bass guitar and Brazilian samba first began! Gary's musical experience spans two coasts
and 30 years as both a professional and part-time musician. He is currently a home designer and builder in both the
Portland and Bend areas.
Originally from New York, Allie studied vocal performance at the USC Thornton School of Music before coming
to Portland. She is half of local indie/pop duo Sound Semantics, works for the Oregon Symphony, and volunteers for several
local arts nonprofits.
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