Currently making his home in Los Angeles, Chris is one of the most sought after musicians in the area. In addition to appearing at international jazz festivals as a member of Los Angeles' Swing Savant as well as other national acts, he performs regularly at all of San Diego's and Los Angeles' top jazz listening rooms.

He is also a long standing member of the Hollis Gentry III Acoustic Quartet & Bruce Cameron's Latin Jazz Ensemble.
Arranging and composition are two additional skills that Chris has mastered and he is involved in an assortment of writing projects with artists who represent a wide range of styles, including Bobby Caldwell & Gary Puckett.

Chris has toured and recorded with many jazz masters such as Johnny Hartman, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Sal Nistico, Bob Crosby, Buddy DeFranco, Phil Woods, Don Menza,the Bill Holman big band, Kate Reid and Oscar Peterson.

As a director and producer her NY stage work includes new plays on Theatre Row, the Cherry Lane’s New Look series and Ensemble Studio Theatre along with numerous video projects. Based in New York, Mary and husband Terry Caza spend part of the year in Chatham, MA where she recently directed Last of the Red Hot Lovers and choreographed f1776. at the Cape’s Monomoy Theatre. Past productions there include Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Quilters, The Odd Couple, My Fair Lady, Rumors and A Streetcar named Desire.

Mary takes great pleasure in working with young actors and musicians. In addition to private coaching, she has taught master classes and directed at Professional Actor Training Programs including UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University, North Carolina School of the Arts, The Hartt School, and NYU, staging classical and contemporary works from Lanford Wilson’s 5th of July to Noel Coward’s Present Laughter. As co-owner of Tour de Force Communications she also coaches corporate executives and has performed, written and directed corporate theatre and video projects throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Dorian DeMichele-Co Producer pictured above at The United Solo Theater Festival's Closing Night Festivities.

 I am fortunate in my relationship with my gal pal from my undergrad days at the University of Utah in SLC-Utah. You have seen the beautiful campus featured in the Winter Olympics. It was a great place for a couple of Midwestern gals (from Bannockburn, Il. and Middleton, Wi.) to go to school. We met in class and became fast friends over Barbie, "Plan Nine From Outer Space"the musical,  and Andre Gregory's "Alice in Wonderland".  Life took us elsewhere for several years beyond those at the U of U and we came together having each lost a parent as our paths reconvened as only the fabric of life can weave, easily seamlessly and effortlessly.

Dorian DeMichele (Co-Producer) is a performer/writer and educator who has worked in theater, television, film and music. She co-edited the recently debuted novel, "This Wonderful Year" by Mark E. Benno. 

Dorian quickly became my supporter and my co producer at PlaidBird Productions during its development. Her musicality, gift of language, interpretation and style jived with my own and I have continued to feel fortunate to have her on my team in a supportive, creative, and business-like position. She understands producing as a solo artist.  She has made the calls, been my company rep (with The United Solo Theater Festival) and been my eyes and ears on and off stage so I can fly unencumbered. She managed my spring preview performances at the HourGlass Tavern with Beth Sheinis with aplomb. She was the hostess with the mostess. She also held my hand during the lead up to the shows theatrical presentation in November on Theater Row and most recently during our two performances at Red Carpet Jazz Upstairs at Vitello's in SoCal. 

Playing professionally since the age of sixteen, Nick has performed as a soloist and also as a member of various large and small jazz and popular music groups, working extensively with vocal and instrumental artists.  His compositions and arrangements have been featured on the stage, on records and CDs, and in radio and TV commercials.  He has previously been Musical Director/Arranger of: the University of Texas Experimental Jazz Ensemble, the award-winning PBS children's bilingual television series, CARRASCOLENDAS, the FOOTLIGHT FOLLIES Show and Ball, the NEW YORK ALUMNI SHOW starring Milton Berle, the ALL NITE SHOW late-nite TV entertainment and talk show, and several original musical theater productions.  Other credits include work for BetteMidler, Howie Mandel, Holland America Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and orchestration work for the feature animation film CATS DON'T DANCE and the TV movie IN SEARCH OF DR SEUSS. Nick has toured with actress/entertainer, ANN-MARGRET, recently performed with singer, JANE HARVEY and is currently musical director for cabaret and concert artist, DEAN REGAN.

Over the past 34 years L.A. native Freddie Johnson has been playing the bass and 'doing' public radio. He has performed around town with the likes of The Page Cavanaugh Trio, The Torchlighters, Rob Rio and The Revolvers, Snotty Scotty,Dread Zeppelin, The Hollywood Combo, The Aristokats and many others. His radio experience includes stints at KROQ, KPCC, KGAM, and KCSN FM both as on-air talent and in station management.Freddie continues to perform and tour to this very day and is a #1 fan of Blossom Dearie and Jaye Maynard!

Featured on Upright Bass is Leon Lee Dorsey, Jaye Maynard-vocals and Jon Delfin-Music Direction usually on Blossom Dearie's Yamaha Clavinova. Photographed at The HourGlass Tavern on W 46th Street, NYC.

Leon Lee Dorsey-is an American Jazz bassist, arranger, and educator. Most recently at UPitt Jazz Performance as an Asst. Professor. Known for his debut on Landmark records. Leon Lee Dorsey's fluid and ubiquitous bass has energized Jazz masters Lionel Hampton, and Art Blakey with his Jazz Messengers, as well as Grammy winning Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson. In addition he has performed under the baton of conducting legends Lukas Foss and Robert Fountain.As composer and arranger, he has performed with jazz luminaries thatinclude: Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Jon Hendricks, Gloria Lynn, Harry "Sweets" Edison,Dorothy Donegan, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Ellis Marsalis, Neena Freelon and Terumasa Hino. Mr. Dorsey made his solo recital debut at Lincoln Center in September1999.  Bassist/Composer/Arranger Leon Lee Dorsey is indeed a triple- threat, handling bass-playing, composing and arranging tasks with equal aplomb. He has also performed in big bands with the Smithsonian JazzMasterworks Orchestra, Benny Carter, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Charlie Persip's Superband.

Jon Delfin- (pianist) has toured nationally and internationally with "Bob Fosse's Dancin'," "The Who's Tommy," singers Jane Olivor and Joanne Borts, and the Yiddish/English revue "Paved With Gold" (also cast recording). For five years, he was the assistant musical director for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. In New York City, he has appeared off Broadway playing for "What's a Nice Country Like You (Doing in a State Like This)," "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," and many workshops. His arrangements can be heard on Aaron

Morishita's CD, "What More Do I Need? / Songs by Stephen Sondheim." Jon is a seven-time winner of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, which has led to appearances on "Nightline" and "60 Minutes," and he is featured in the documentary "Wordplay." A graduate of Vassar College, he has studied piano, arranging and improvisation with Blanca Uribe, Tony Aless, Jim McNeely, Chuck Israels, Bill Dobbins and Don Sebesky.

Jaye Maynard- a proud Wisconsin native,  Jaye received her Master of Arts in Vocal Performance at New York University and her undergrad from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She has performed bi-coastally at FringeNYC - Lucile Lortel Theater, Midtown International Theater Festival and with NYMF at Atlantic Stage 2. Additionally she has graced the stages of such theaters as The Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room - Peccadillo Theatre Co, Park Slope's Gallery Players, Prospect Theatre Company, Don't Tell Mama and the ArcLight Theater.

She has long championed the self producing artist with her own PlaidBird Productions and Angry Girl Gang Productions and has plans in the works for a solo theater artists consortium. She studies with Shirley Callaway in New York City.

Please check out the incentives, the updates and YouTubes, give a listen and a read. Consider supporting developmental costs for launching this show to a venue near you!

Recently added incentive: Lunch or Dinner with Co Producer Dorian DeMichele and Performer Jaye Maynard to talk Blossom and the Biz.

Corporate Gifts Welcome! Bird Amongst the Blossom available to entertain at your Holiday Christmas Party!

Gilles Montezin is recreating in life size, Jaye size proportions this Mattel fashion from Barbie's mid-Century wardrobe. http://gillesmontezin.com/  Lucky me! He will also create a special bolero jacket to cover my own mid-Century shoulders since I am not a 'teen-age fashion model' in the Barbie sense of the phrase. I had my first fitting earlier this summer and will premiere the dress at the  United Solo Theater Festival performance in November.  Thank you to Carl Goldberg of Cego Custom Shirts and Andrew Axelrod for pointing me to Ellen and David of Rosen & Chadick Fabrics. John JP Patrick will style me for the dress debut at "Bird Amongst the Blossom"-a tribute to the Blossom Dearie Songbook.

Directed by: TinaMarie Casamento, Music Direction: David Libby playing Blossom Dearie's own Yamaha Clavinova.

Bass: Bill Pace. Styled by JP Patrick

Co Production/House Management: Dorian DeMichele.

Make reservations today! email blossomdeariesongbook@gmail.com or call: 347-687-2876

4 performances 25 seats only 8:00pm seating 8:30 Show

8.88/10.00 cover charge

15.00 plus 15% minimum

 Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Hourglass Tavern