In my professional music career of more than 50 years, I've had the opportunity to play with some of the finest musicians, vocalists, bands, conductors and comedians in the world. Below is a fairly complete list of names that I've had the pleasure to work with from 1966 through the first half of 2019 - some famous, some not so famous, but all extremely talented! The list is sorted alphabetically by category: Jazz, Classical and Pop
JAZZ (alphabetical order)
Alex Acuña - drums, percussion
Randy Aldcroft - trombone
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Cat Anderson - trumpet
Clipper Anderson - bass
Ernestine Anderson - vocal
Jim Anderson - bass
Dorothy Ashby - harp
Chuck Berghoffer - bass
John Bishop - drums
Phil Bodner - woodwinds
George Bohanon - trombone
Oscar Brashear - cornet
Larry Bunker - percussion
Red Callender - tuba
John Chiodini - guitar
Jim Coile - saxophone, flute
Larry Coryell - guitar
Eddie Daniels - clarinet
Wayne Darling - bass
Dan Dean - electric bass, guitars
Buddy DeFranco - clarinet
Chuck Deardorf - bass
Chuck Domanico - bass
George Duke - piano
George Duvivier - bass
Don Ellis - bandleader, trumpet
Herb Ellis - guitar
Ron Eshete - guitar
Victor Feldman - piano
Bill Frisell - guitar
Jim Ganduglia - drums
Stu Goldberg - piano
Don Grusin - piano
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Gary Herbig - saxophones
Conrad Herwig - trombone
Earl “Fatha” Hines - piano
Dave Holland - bass
Paul Horn - flute
Ralph Humphrey - drums
Kim Hutchcroft - saxophones
Marc Ivester - drums
Pete Jolly - piano
Harold Jones - drums
Quincy Jones - conductor
Charlie Keagle - saxophone, piano
Roger Kellaway - piano
Red Kelly - bass
Morganna King - vocal
Steve Korn - drums
Abe Laboriel - bass
Mike Lang - piano
Bob Leatherbarrow - drums
Milcho Leviev - piano
Frank Liberio - piano
Moyes Lucas - drums
Dave MacKay - piano
Shelly Manne - drums
Bill Mays - piano
Patrick O’Hearn - bass
Gary Peacock - bass
John Pisano - guitar
Jack Perciful - piano
Ted Poor - drums
Joe Porcaro - drums
Rufus Reid - bass
Emil Richards - marimba, percussion
Howard Roberts - guitar
Steve Rodby - bass
Frank Rosolino - trombone
Diane Schurr - vocal
Marc Seales - piano
Bud Shank - flute, sax
Bobby Shew - trumpet
Ben Smith - drums
William O. “Bill” Smith - clarinet
Jay Thomas - trumpet, saxophone, flute
Cal Tjader - vibes
Mike Vax - trumpet
Allen Vizzutti - trumpet
Cuong Vu - trumpet
Ernie Watts - saxophones
Jiggs Whigham - trombone
Joe Wilder - cornet
CLASSICAL:
Belle Arte Ensemble
Bellevue Philharmonic
Emily Berendsen - vocal
Elmer Bernstein - conductor
Bremerton Symphony
Richard Buckley - conductor
Zita Carno - piano
Stanley Chapple - conductor
Don Christlieb - bassoon
Jeffrey Cohan - flute
Cheryl Collier, flute
Michael Crusoe - timpani
Stuart Dempster - trombone
Denver Symphony
Vince DeRosa - French horn
Louise DiTullio - flute
Everett Symphony
Great Falls Symphony
Paul Hansen - percussion
David Harrington - violin
Richard Karpen - piano
Milton Katims - conductor
L.A. Contempo Four
Louis Lane - conductor
John Lenti - lute
Los Angeles Repertoire Orchestra
Ingrid Matthews - violin
Peter Maund - percussion
Rainer Miedel - conductor
Stafford Miller - conductor
Debbie Montgomery, piano
Musica Grato, Himi City, Japan
Marni Nixon - soprano
Olympia Symphony
Pacific Chamber Orchestra
Terri Richter - soprano
Lalo Schifrin - conductor
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Jim Self - tuba
Craig Sheppard - piano
Eric Shumsky - viola
William O. Smith - clarinet
Temporamental - late Renaissance / early Baroque ensemble
Thalia Symphony Orchestra
Linda Tsatsanis - soprano
Joseph Pollard White - conductor
Nathan Whittaker - cello
John Williams - conductor
Frank Zappa - conductor
POP:
Anna Maria Alberghetti - vocal
Patti Allen - vocal
Susan Apple - vocal
Pete Barbutti - comedian
Shirley Bassey - vocal
Mike Baxter - keyboards
The Beach Boys - band
Lauren Becall - vocal
Jim Belushi - vocal
Leon Bibb - vocal
Hal Blaine - drums
Pat Boone - vocal
Terry Bozzio - drums
Yul Brenner - vocal/actor
Les Brown - bandleader
George Burns - comedian
Joseph Byrd - conductor
David Cassidy - vocal
Cyd Charise - vocal
Jim Coile - saxophone
Natalie Cole - vocal
Barry Curtis - vocal, electric guitar
Cooder, Ry - vocal
Bob Crosby - bandleader
Rodney Dangerfield - comedian
Sammy Davis, Jr. - vocal
Martin Denny - piano
Tennessee Ernie Ford - vocal
The Four Lads - vocal group
Jerry Frank - piano
Gina Funes - vocal
Jim Ganduglia - drums, conductor
Mitzi Gaynor - vocal
Jerry Goldsmith - conductor
Jon Goforth - saxophone, flute
Kenny Gorelick (Kenny G.) - saxophone
Edie Gormé - vocal
Al Green - vocal
John Hanford - electric guitar
Richard Harris - vocal
Doug Hastings - electric guitar
Bob Hope - comedian
Pat Hues - keyboards, organ
Englebert Humperdinck - vocal
Marion Hutton - vocal
The Jacksons - vocal group
Ricky Lynn Johnson - drums
Jim Keltner - drums
Chris Leighton - drums
Sherri Lewis - vocal
Rich Little - comedian
Frankie Laine - vocal
Steve Lawrence - vocal
Peggy Lee - vocal
Hal Linden - vocal
David Lindley - guitar
Gary Malabar - drums
Henry Mancini - conductor
Mannheim Steamroller - band
Kevin Mason - vocal
Tony Martin - vocal
Johnny Mathis - vocal
Marilyn McCoo - vocal
Maureen McGovern - vocal
The Mills Brothers - vocal group
Liza Minelli - vocal
The Miracles - vocal group
The Modernaires - vocal group
Bob Newhart - comedian
Wayne Newton - vocal
Olivia Newton-John - vocal
Harry Nilsson - vocal
Peter Noone - vocal
Tony Orlando - vocal
Mark Pearson - vocal
Juliet Prowse - vocal
Barry Puhlman - organ, keyboards
Fred Radke - trumpet
Della Reese - vocal
Nelson Riddle - bandleader
Diana Rigg - vocal
The Righteous Brothers - vocal group
Joan Rivers - comedian
Ginger Rogers - vocal
Valerie Rosa - vocal
Vic Schoen - conductor
Tim Scott - vocal, electric bass
Mal Sharpe - comedian
Bobby Sherman, vocal
Dinah Shore - vocal
Bobby Short - vocal
Silver Tongued Devils - band
Frank Sinatra, Jr. - vocal
Red Skelton - comedian
Ben Smith - drums
O.C. Smith - vocal
Kay Starr - vocal
Barbra Streisand - vocal
Jay Thomas - Saxophone, flute
June Valli - vocal
Ben Vareen - vocal
Klaus Voorman - bass
Walt Wagner - piano
Lawrence Welk - bandleader
Paul Williams - vocal
Roger Williams - piano
Frank Zappa - guitar/band