Band
Members
BILL PIPES
Keyboards studied with Sacramento jazz legend Jerry Murphy while performing with high school and college jazz bands, He served as the original keyboardist for Final Analysis and The 95821 Band. Bill also worked as a freelance pianist/organist in the Fresno area.
Bill with Stan Kenton – 1972
DAVE HOWARD
Drums performed throughout high school and college and as a contract musician in Sacramento and the Bay Area. He played with Final Analysis, Our Joy, Veda, The 95821 Band and several big band orchestras.
Dave with Buddy Rich 1970
CRAIG SOLENBERGER
Reeds began playing saxophone in 1961, with Ted Webber at Arcade Middle School, and followed him to Mira Loma High School. Craig played with Gillette & the Blades, Philo, Copelia, and for the past 18 years – The Urban Sherpas. He is proud to have served in the US Navy, and lives in Roseville, California with his wife Julianna. Together they have one daughter, Mila. Craig’s playing has been influenced by Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Stanley Turrentine and Herb Alpert.
Craig with Dave Brubeck -1982
DAVID LICHMAN
Bass studied arranging and composition at Berklee College of music in the early 1970s. He has toured extensively on the East Coast and worked in bands that opened performances for such diverse groups as the Modern Jazz Quartet and Weather Report. His influences are groups like Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power. David trains horses in North Natomas where he lives with his wife Nancy.
David street busking Harvard Square – 1969