Both musicians have a long list of credits. David Kempton has performed and/or recorded with jazz, pop and R&B artists as diverse as jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, sax man Brandon Fields, funkmeisters Paul Jackson and Mike Clark (the rhythm machine driving Herbie Hancock's famous Headhunters,) ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith and Lou Rawls. He has toured with Sam and Dave and Latin-jazz giant Willie Bobo, and played many of the top jazz venues in the world, including Carnegie Hall, Montreux, the Playboy Jazz Festival, both Newports, the Northsea Festival in Amsterdam and the Monterey Jazz (and Blues) festivals.
Dino Vera has performed with pop icons Jimi Hendrix and James Taylor. He spent years in New Orleans, honing his skills while playing with internationally known recording artist Fats Domino and Bourbon Street greats The Meters, and on the road in exotic locales like St. Martin in the Caribbean and Dallas. His vocal skills are as multi-faceted as his experience, enabling him to sing Sinatra swingers and crooners, Jimmy Reed blues, and rhythm and blues hits in a definitely Ray Charles-tinged soulful groove. These credentials have paved the way for a recently-completed highly successful and acclaimed series of jazz concerts in France.These two artists blend their skills into a seamless tapestry of musical excellence. With an enormous range of genres and styles from which to select, it's not surprising that Dino and David have been lighting up audiences from all over the world.
