Meniketti ~ The Musicians

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Who's Who (live band & session players). . .

Myron Dove (Bass: live band, On The Blue Side CD, Meniketti CD, Live in Japan CD) Myron is a very popular San Francisco Bay Area bass player whose versatility and killer chops have made him a sought after artist. He has performed and/or recorded with Santana, Robben Ford, Tony Furtado, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Narada Michael Walden, Herbie Hancock, Angela Bofill, Buddy Guy, Vince Gill, Wayne Shorter, Amy Grant, John Lee Hooker, Jeffrey Osborne, Boz Scaggs, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, Rodney Franklin, Ronnie Montrose, Tony Williams, Mark Russo, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau, Philip Bailey, Lisa Fischer, and many more artists. You can see Myron doin' his thing live at Meniketti shows (when he's not on the road with Santana), and you can hear him on these Meniketti CDs: On The Blue Side released in 1998, Meniketti released in 2002, and Meniketti Live in Japan CD released on Avex in Japan in March 2003.

Chris Miller (Drums: live band, Meniketti CD, Live In Japan CD) Chris is a groove machine who, coincidentally, lives just down the street from Dave. Along with being a well known accomplished rock drummer in Northern California, Chris has played with R&B legend Billy Preston, and more recently been honing his vast knowledge of complex rhythms by playing and touring the US and Africa with major African artists such as Pepe Kalle, Rigo Star & Samba Ngo. He has written a series of instructional drum booklets & is also a talented keyboard player/songwriter. His songs have appeared on TV shows including The Drew Carey Show, Homicide, Jag, HBO's Sex in The City, and more. Chris plays with a "punchy" black Yamaha kit. You can see Chris laying down the groove at Meniketti shows, and you can hear him on the Meniketti CD released in 2002, as well as the Meniketti Live in Japan CD.

Tommy Grasso (Rhythm Guitar/Keyboards: live band & Live In Japan CD) Tommy is a New Jersey player who adds background vocals and rhythm guitar/keyboards to Meniketti live.

Endre Tarczy (Bass: live band) "ET" is a bass player who sets down a solid groove while adding exquisitely tasteful, melodic accents. Endre & Myron share the position of bass player in the Meniketti live band.

Tony Stead (Keyboards: Meniketti CD) Bay Area keyboard player who plays a killer B-3.

Ron Wikso (Drums: On The Blue Side) Ron is a Southern California drummer who has toured & recorded with many popular groups, including Foreigner, The Storm, David Lee Roth, Gregg Rolie, and Cher. Ron is a groove drummer who really knows how to craft the best rhythm for each song. He endorses Sonor Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Rimshot Drumsticks, and Remo Drumheads.

Jimmy DeGrasso (Drums: On The Blue Side) Jimmy is a very accomplished drummer who plays with intensity and has mastered many different styles of drumming. In addition to drumming with Dave in Y&T since 1986, Jimmy has also toured and/or recorded with Alice Cooper, Suicidal Tendencies, and Megadeth.

John Seppala (Keyboards: On The Blue Side) John is a wizard keyboard player from the San Francisco Bay Area. Since childhood, John has been playing and writing jazz, rock and fusion. He attended the Berkelee School of Music in Boston and lived on the East Coast for 10 years, working with producer Arif Mardin, and making numerous recordings for Atlantic and Modern Records. He has played on albums by Lenny Williams of Tower Of Power, Stef Burns, Jeff Berlin, Foghat, and many others.

Joe Heinemann (Keyboards: On The Blue Side) Joe is a popular San Francisco keyboardist who has performed with many music greats including Quincy Jones, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, Narada Michael Walden, Patty Austin, James Ingram, Eddie Harris, Archie Shepp, and more. Joe has recorded with varied artists like Steve Miller, Ronnie Montrose, John Fahey, Curtis Salgado, and others.

Mark Stanford (Keyboards: On The Blue Side) Mark "was" a Bay Area jazz musician who had played saxophone and keyboards with such jazz legends as bassist Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillspie, Joe Pass, and Buddy Rich, and had recorded with many artists, including pianist Jaki Byard of the Charles Mingus group. Now he is "Tak Kesil," an alien entity from the Orion star system! So one could say that while Dave hasn't surfed with an alien, he has, instead, "played with an alien."