STAFF
CEO & Artistic Director: Chris Walden
Managing Director: Kurt Swanson
Production Manager: Sabrina Walden
Senior Engagement Advisor: Joanna Elliott
Development Advisor: Marc Haupert
Legal Counsel: Don Franzen
Orchestra Contractor: Jeff Driskill
Music Librarian: Daniel Gold, Naomi Sato
FOH Engineer: Francesco Perlangeli
Audio Assistant: Christina Gasparich
Monitor Mixer: George Hicks
Recording Engineer: Steve Genewick
Audio Advisor: Fred Vogler
Lighting Director: Ebony Madry
Stage Screen Images: Beate Walden
Publicity: Libby Huebner
Marketing: Martin Rickman, Hector Diaz
Musicians
Guitar: Andrew Synowiec
Piano: Josh Nelson
Bass: Edwin Livingston
Drums: Peter Erskine
Woodwinds: Jeff Driskill, Jacob Scesney, Kirsten Edkins, Glen Berger, Ken Fisher
Trumpets: Wayne Bergeron, Kye Palmer, Ray Monteiro, Michael Stever
Trombones: Andy Martin, Alex Iles, Ramsey Hampton, Juliane Gralle
Horn: Laura Brenes
Percussion: Wade Culbreath
Harp: Gayle Levant
First Violin: Charlie Bisharat (cm), Songa Lee, Jen Choi Fischer, Grace Oh, Josifina Vergara, Daphne Chen, Bethany Mennemeyer
Second Violin: Tamara Hatwan (p), Mark Cargill, Natalie Leggett, Luanne Homzey, Wynton Grant, Adrianne Pope, Jackie Brand
Viola: Erik Rynearson (p), Andrew McIntosh, Leah Katz, Linnea Powell
Cello: Tim Loo (p), Giovanna Clayton, Hillary Smith, David Mergen
Board of Directors
Yvonne Faison (Co-Chair)
Rafa Sardina (Co-Chair)
Alexander Walden (Treasurer)
Don Franzen (Secretary)
Daniel Carlin
Zain Khan
Chuck Ortner
Paula Salvatore
Matt Serletic
JoAnn Tominaga
Advisory Board
Eden Alpert
Alan Bergman
Gregg Field
Rachel Fine
David Foster
Dave Grusin
Quincy Jones
Michael Lazarus
Felice Mancini
Monica Mancini
Harvey Mason Jr.
Rickey Minor
Ledisi Young
Mission Statement
The mission of the Pacific Jazz Orchestra® is to entertain and enrich the lives of the people of Los Angeles and the greater Southern California community, as well as a global community through performance and educational programs.