Scott Marischen: 2010-4-19 at Van Dyke Upstairs

Master harpist Scott Marischen and his band enthralled jazz lovers at the Van Dyke Upstairs. Ana said, “ . . . good music to breathe in . . . makes me thankful to be alive and to be here . . . ” Above are Hal Roland on piano, steel drums & vocals, Matthew J. Bonelli on bass, Steve Rucker on drums, and Scott Marischen on harp. Scott has a website at http://www.scottmarischen.com.

Jazz harpist Scott Marischen. Ana said, “ . . . the harp was captivating and just outstanding . . . absolutely perfect . . . ” Scott is also an accomplished guitarist and booking agent. See the ScottMarischen.com, Marischen.com and myspace.com/scottmarischen web sites.
 

Hal Roland on piano, vocals and steel drums. Has is leader of The Hal Roland Orchestra and worked with Barry Gibb, Jon Secada, Quincy Jones, Exposé and others. Check out Hal's website at http://www.halrolandorchestra.com.
 

Hal Roland tearing up the steel drums.
 

Matt Bonelli on Fender Precision fretless bass. Matt worked with the Bee Gees, Ira Sullivan, Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night With David Letterman, Today Show, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Mose Allison, Roland Hanna, Gap Mangione, Fifth Dimension, the Platters, Smothers Brothers and others. Check Matt's U of M and MDC pages.
 

Steve Rucker on drums. Steve is drumset instructor at the University of Miami and worked with the Bee Gees, Randy Bernsen, Paquito D`Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Bruce Hornsby, Bob James, Dave Liebman, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Sample, Jon Secada and others. Read more at Steve's U of M page.
 

Guest vocalist Yrasema Santana. Ana said, “ . . . smooth and glorious . . . magical notes with a voice of their own . . . ” I remember Yrasema singing with “Friends” (featured Miguel Martin on percussion & vocals, Michael Orta on keyboard, Nicky Orta on bass, and others I can't recall) and she was awesome. Yrasema is known as Cary Alexander at Miami's WDNA public radio station, where she is host of “Latin Jazz Quarter.”
 

Scott Marischen's harp plugs into a Roland AC-60 Acoustic Chorus amp which then feeds the P.A. system.
 

Steel drums originally were made from used 55 gallon oil drums and many still are.
 

Scott Marischen band.