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James Riel, Vocalist Jim has been performing throughout New England over his 20-year+ Career. Jim enjoyed a 10-year run as Baritone for the popular NH band known as "Swell Party", a vocal Swing, Jazz, and Big Band Quartet until their break-up in 2005. Jim is featured on both of their Albums, "Wishing You a SWELL Christmas" and "High Standards". He also had the pleasure of being the pre-show entertainment with "Swell Party" for the Manhattan Transfer, Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord NH. With a diverse vocal background including, Jazz, Swing and Classical, Jim has performed in Community and Dinner Theater productions in the Lakes Region as well as Southern New Hampshire, Northern Massachusetts and Vermont. His love of performing the standards of the 1930's and 1940's, combined with the styles of the 1950's, 1960's and the popular dance tunes of the 1970's and 1980's was his inspiration for putting this versatile, extraordinarily talented, top notch group of band mates together to form "New Hampshire's Favorite Party Band"! Tara Dallaire, Vocalist Amy studied music theatre at Plymouth State University and was a voice student of Ryan Turner. She has been involved with and participated in theatre in NH and around New England since grade school, including a summer at the Saxton’s River Playhouse. Amy took part in the 2008 NH Idol competition put on by WLNH radio station and finished in the top 3. Her more recent accomplishments have been raising her beautiful daughter Lily and maintaining a musical household. Paula Brennan, Keyboards David Couture, Electric Guitar Jared Steer, Percussion Award-winning bandleader Jeremy Mathison has been the assistant director of the New Hampton School Music Department, since 2001. In his words, “One of the best features of New Hampton is the strong sense of community that creates a safe and friendly place to ask questions and seek out knowledge.” He is a graduate of Plymouth State University where he was a member of jazz ensembles, jazz big band, classical ensembles, and college chorale. He is currently working toward an M.Ed. degree in music. Jeremy performs classical, jazz, rock, country, and fusion around New England. He has also played in pit ensembles and has been a music director for theatre companies. Mike Walsh, Percussion Mike Walsh has a B.A. in Music performance from UNH and has been playing drums for over 25 years. Mike has studied privately with drumming greats Les Harris Jr., Peter Moutis, Bob Gullotti, Dave Dicenso and Dan Weiss. For the last 12 years, Mike has performed extensively throughout the Northeast and has worked with The Amorphous Band, Analog Method, Equal Time, Jen Kearney and the Lost Onion, and the Mango Groove Steel Band. In 2008 Mike Performed the music of Esquivel! in Mexico City Mexico with Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica. Mike resides in Portsmouth and teaches at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center. NOTEable DECADES performance
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